A

1. Upon hatching, ________.

(A) young ducks know how to swim

(B) swimming is known by young ducks

(C) the knowledge of swimming is in young ducks

(D) how to swim is known in young ducks

A

2. Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates before ________.

(A) reaching the ground

(B) to reach the ground

(C) reach the ground

(D) the ground reaches

3. The truck ________ crashed into the back of a bus scattering glass
D

everywhere.

(A) loading with empty bottles

(B) which loading with empty bottles

(C) it was loading with empty bottles

(D) loaded with empty bottles

A

4. ________ is entirely up to him.

(A) How he travels

(B) How traveling

 (C) He travels

(D) How is he traveling

D

5. ________ he would have come to class.

(A) If Mike is able to finish his homework

(B) Would Mike be able to finish his homework

(C) If Mike could finish his homework

(D) If Mike had been able to finish his homework

B

6. All of the people at the AAME conference are ________.

(A) mathematic teachers

(B) mathematics teachers

(C) mathematics teacher

(D) mathematic's teachers

7. At an experimental agricultural station, many types of grass are grown
A

________ various conditions.

(A) under

(B) underneath

(C) below

(D) beneath
8. ________ techniques have been developed in recent years to diagnose
 A

(genetic diseases in the developing fetus.

(A) Several

(B) There are several

(C) They are several

(D) Several of
9. With new technology, cameras can take pictures of underwater valleys
C

________ color.

(A) within

(B) for

(C) in

(D) by
10. _______ are prepared from flour or meal derived from some form of grain.
C

(A) With bakery products

(B) While bakery products

(C) Bakery products

(D) They are bakery products

D

11. ________ a sizable geographic area, it constitutes a biome.

(A) That a group of plants and animals occupies

 (B) A group of plants and animals occupying

(C) A group of plants and animals occupies

(D) When a group of plants and animals occupies

12. Modern blimps like the famous Goodyear blimps ________ the first ones in
A

that they are filled with helium instead of hydrogen.

(A) differ from

(B) different from

(C) is different from

(D) different
13. Although the Ojibwa Indians fought frequently with the Sioux, they didn't
A

have ________ with early white settlers.

(A) much contact

(B) lots contact

(C) many contact

(D) large contact

14. In a hot, sunny climate, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more
C

liquids, wearing lighter clothing, and ________.

(A) skin changes that darken

(B) his skin may darken

(C) experiencing a darkening of the skin

 (D) darkens his skin
15. Some forms of mollusks are extremely useful as food, especially the
B

bivalves ________ oysters, clams, and scallops.

(A) such

(B) such as

(C) as

(D) so
16. It is now believed that some damage to tissues may result ________ them
C

to frequent X-rays.

(A) the exposing

(B) from exposure

(C) from exposing

(D) expose
17. Rhododendrons would rather ________ in shady places, and so would
D

azaleas.

(A) to grow

(B) growing

(C) grown

(D) grow
18. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like legionnaire's
 D

syndrome, and doctors don't know ________.

(A) what is the cause

(B) the cause is what

(C) is what the cause

(D) what the cause is

19. American author John Updike, ________ spent his boyhood in Shillington,
C

Pennsylvania.

(A) was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher

(B) whom the only child of a high school mathematics teacher

(C) the only child of a high school mathematics teacher

(D) he was the only child of a high school mathematics teacher

C

20. He entered a university________.

(A) when he had sixteen years

(B) when sixteen years were his age

(C) at the age of sixteen

(D) at age sixteen years old

1. It's an awful ________ your wife couldn't come. I was looking forward to
C

meeting her.

(A) harm
 (B) sorrow

(C) shame

(D) shock
B

2. There is a fault at out TV station. Please do not ________ your set.

(A) change

(B) adjust

(C) repair

(D) switch
D

3. Don't touch the cat, he may ________ you.

(A) kick

(B) tear

(C) scream

(D) scratch
C

4. The managers agreed to ________ the question of payment.

(A) balance

(B) control

(C) discuss

(D) increase
 A

5. Owing to the bad weather, the garden party was ________.

(A) called off

(B) shouted off

(C) spoken against

(D) cried down

A

6. I am sorry I opened your handbag but I ________ it for mine.

(A) mistook

(B) confused

(C) recognized

(D) imagined
B

7. The ________ of these volunteers for hard work is amazing.

(A) ability

(B) capacity

(C) capability

(D) efficiency
A

8. I like England, but I wish it ________ rain quite so much.

(A) didn't

(B) won't
 (C) hadn't

(D) hasn't
B

9. He was so tired that he ________ asleep in the chair.

(A) dropped

(B) fell

(C) went

(D) became
D

10. He has just taken an examination ________ chemistry.

(A) on

(B) about

(C) for

(D) in
C

11. They shouldn't have ________ the accident. It wasn't my fault.

(A) accused me of

(B) accused me with

(C) blamed me for

(D) blamed me
12. The bank won't lend you the money without some ________ that you will
D

pay it back.
 (A) profit

(B) interest

(C) charge

(D) guarantee
13. When you come tomorrow why not ________ your brother with you?
C

(A) fetch

(B) take

(C) bring

(D) carry
14. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs
C

________.

(A) hardly

(B) in difficulties

(C) with difficulty

(D) hard
A

15. Who does this book belong ________?

(A) to

(B) for
 (C) with

(D) at
C

16. All my handbags ________ of leather.

(A) had been made

(B) will have been made

(C) are made

(D) being made

17. He's the perfect person to take on this difficult job. He's a really hard-
B

________ person and won't stand for any nonsense.

(A) ship

(B) nosed

(C) handshake

(D) bargain
A

18. a sabbatical year = ________.

(A) a year in which one is released from one's normal duties

(B) a miserable year

(C) a year in which previously made plans are bound to

(D) a year that has brought happiness and good fortune

19. It always ________ me as odd that he should go off to work so late in the
 A

day.

(A) struck

(B) hit

(C) knocked

(D) smacked
20. I walked away as calmly as I could ________ they thought I was the thief.
D

(A) or else

(B) to avoid

(C) owing to

(D) incase l
B

1. Is there ________ bread for all the sandwiches we have to make?

(A) correct

(B) enough

(C) plenty

(D) equal
D

2. Teaching is not a(n) ________ which pays very well.

(A) post

(B) work
 (C) employment

(D) occupation
3. No, the letter didn't come through the post. It was delivered personally,
D

________ hand.

(A) with

(B) from

(C) in

(D) by
B

4. I ________ do that if I were you.

(A) won't

(B) wouldn't

(C) shan't

(D) don't
5. There was nothing to ________ him with the burglary until the police found a
A

gold ring in his car.

(A) link

(B) fix

(C) place

(D) join
6. The manufacturers are advertising a new ________ of soap powder.
 B

(A) mark

(B) brand

(C) pack

(D) box
D

7. ________ my stay in hospital, I lost twelve kilos.

(A) In

(B) On

(C) While

(D) During
8. I'm sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have ________. They were such a good
A

friends.

(A) fallen out

(B) fallen against

(C) dropped out

(D) dropped against

A

9. Shall I use this ________ to fry the eggs?

(A) pan

(B) kettle
 (C) dish

(D) tin
C

10. He ________ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.

(A) asked to

(B) demanded

(C) insisted on

(D) required
11. These cars originally had two doors but the latest ________ has four.
C

(A) brand

(B) mark

(C) model

(D) pattern
C

12. That boy is far ahead ________ everyone else in the class.

(A) from

(B) for

(C) of

(D) with
A

13. He is also interested ________ art.

 (A) in

(B) with

(C) about

(D) for
14. It is impossible to prevent them from quarreling ________ each other.
C

(A) for

(B) to

(C) with

(D) by
D

15. I'm thinking ________ looking for a new job.

(A) on

(B) at

(C) to

(D) of
D

16. Dick prefers football ________ tennis.

(A) than

(B) over

(C) from
 (D) to
17. The internship in a psychiatric ward ________ for the rest of his life.
A

(A) had an influence on him

(B) had influence on him

(C) had influence over him

(D) had an influence at him

18. If I had known the way to his house, I ________ him last Friday afternoon.
B

(A) would visit

(B) would have visited

(C) have been visiting

(D) had been visiting

19. He ________ that he had been involved in the decision not to attack the
D

enemy position.

(A) declined

(B) refused

(C) rejected

(D) denied
C

20. As brown as ________ = having a tanned skin after sunbathing.

 (A) dust

(B) chocolate

(C) a berry

(D) a beetle

1. It is ________ question.

(A) not hard

(B) a easy

(C) an easy

(D) not an hard

A

2. - ________? - Ten past three.

(A) What's the time

(B) What's the hour

(C) What our are they

(D) How the time

D

3. The oranges are ________.

(A) each one ten pence

(B) ten pence the piece

(C) each ten pence

 (D) ten pence each
A

4. I'm no good ________ French.

(A) at

(B) on

(C) for

(D) by
C

5. The old man tripped and fell ________ the stairs.

(A) from

(B) off

(C) down

(D) under
D

6. ________ you fond of jazz?

(A) is

(B) am

(C) have

(D) are
B

7. Why ________ a car?

(A) don't you got?

 (B) haven't you got?

(C) haven't you get

(D) haven't got you

C

8. Is that John's wife? No. John ________ married.

(A) he isn't

(B) doesn't get

(C) isn't

(D) isn't be
B

9. ________ the bus to work.

(A) Always Roberts catches

(B) Roberts always catches

(C) Roberts catches always

(D) Roberts does always catches

C

10. I asked him ________.

(A) to not go away

(B) to go not away

(C) not to go away

(D) go not away.

 B

11. What ________ your friend? Was she at the party?

(A) time

(B) about

(C) did

(D) was
A

12. I always go shopping ________ Monday morning.

(A) on

(B) by

(C) next

(D) at
A

13. Of course she would come to the meeting if you ________ her.

(A) asked

(B) have asked

(C) will ask

(D) have been asked

14. I wouldn't believe what she says. She sounds very convincing but she's just a
A

fast ________.

(A) talker

(B) eyes
 (C) one

(D) ride
B

15. I've never heard such a load of cock and ________ in my life.

(A) pack

(B) bull

(C) fishy

(D) business
16. The ________ built onto the back of the house provided valuable extra space.
A

(A) extension

(B) expansion

(C) development

(D) growth
C

17. The bank is on ________ side of the street.

(A) another

(B) other

(C) the other

(D) the rest

B

18. Before it was sold, the broken machine was cleaned and ________.
 (A) looked for

(B) put right

(C) kept up

(D) given back

C

19. We are not used to ________ in a cold climate.

(A) lived

(B) live

(C) living

(D) lives
C

20. I live ________ 42 Satorn Road.

(A) in

(B) on

(C) at

(D) zero