Practice Test 1: Choose The Words Which Best Complete The Following Sentences by Circling The Letter
Practice Test 1: Choose The Words Which Best Complete The Following Sentences by Circling The Letter
Practice Test 1: Choose The Words Which Best Complete The Following Sentences by Circling The Letter
I. Choose the words which best complete the following sentences by circling the letter.
1. My mother used to…………….. research in this library when she was a student
A. make B. do C. making D. doing
2. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ………………?
A. shall we B. do we C. don’t we D. will we
3. I wish he ……………… that.
A. doesn’t say B. didn’t say C. hasn’t said D. hadn’t said
4. My father has gone away. He’ll be back……………..a week
A. for B. at C. until D. in
5. Don’t do this all at once; do it little ………………little.
A. by B. to C. from D. with
6. They are both good………….. because they type carefully.
A. typewriters B. typists C. typers D. typemen
7. We didn’t ……….to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. approach
8. I don’t think that purple shirt………….with your yellow skirt.
A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears
9. We had to stop for the gasoline at a filling ……………..
A. garage B. service C. station D. pump
10. ………….. you study harder, you won’t pass the examination.
A. If B. although C. despite D. unless
11. He ordered them ………………it again.
A. don’t do B. not do C. not to do D. didn’t do
12. Quite soon, the world is going to ……………..energy resources.
A. run out of B. get into C. keep up with D. come up again
13. We decided not to go camping because of the …………….rain.
A. great B. strong C. heavy D. extra
14. Mary works at a supermarket. She…………$ 5 an hour.
A. pays B. brings C. takes D. earns
15. The students have got ……………news about their exams.
A. many B. some C. few D. a few
16. There are chances that Manchester United………….the last match against Juventus.
A. won B. will win C. has won D. would win
17. ……….our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather.
A. Though excited B. excited as C. because excitement D. exciting
18. I am leaving the key under the pot in the garden……..you should be home earlier than usual.
A. because B. so that C. though D. in case
19. Be patient…………….you won’t succeed.
A. because B. unless C. or D. otherwise
20. Susan couldn’t help…………..when I told her the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
21. Doctors advise ………………too many hours watching television.
A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending
22. Quite…………people have complained about his behavior………people have voiced their
support for him.
A. A few / many B. very few / some C. a lot / few D. a few / very few
23. …………..finds the treasure is entitled to twenty percent of it
A. Who B. the person who C. whoever D. man who
24. Police believe that there is a ……………between the 2 crimes.
A. chain B. link C. connector D. mixture
25. …………, the reports are not good enough to be printed.
A. On my own B. If you ask me C. telling the truth D. out of the ordinary
26. You should pay ………..to what the instructor is saying.
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention
27. Can I ask a favor…………you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards?
A. for B. of C. with D. to
28. Too many tests and exams have put high schools students……………pressure.
A. In B. on C. under D. into
29. I am fed………….hanging around here with nothing to do.
A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by
30. …………. My shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist.
A. Despite B. As for C. Instead of D. Due to
II. Circle and correct the mistakes in the following sentences
31. I’m afraid you’ve lost your test. You only got twenty three percent.: failed
32. Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions.
33. I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me. :no one
34. I’m a bit short of cash. Can you borrow me some until tomorrow?: lend
35. Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary: earns
36. Do you mind if I make a photograph of you?: take
37. Our school is nearby to the town center. near
38. Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition. made
39. I feel asleep. Do you mind if I go to bed? sleepy
40. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club. stop
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given
41. He treated them with generousity GENEROUS
42. How many competitors Entered the race? COMPETE
43. If you are satsified with our service, please write to the manager. SATISFY
44. He drives so carelessly that he often has accidents. CARE
45. Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar. FERTILE
46. I think these thin clothes are unsuitable for cold weather. SUIT
47. The computer is one of the most marvelous invetions in our modern age. INVENT
48. She is always worried about her children’s safety SAFE
49. She was kept in the hospital overnight as a precautionary measure PRECAUTION
50. Housework has traditionally been regarded as a women’s work
TRADITION
IV. Read the passage, then choose the best letter for each space
GREEK THEATRERS
The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has
been popular in ancient times. People did not go theatre simply to see an interesting (51)
………… for the play formed part of religious festivals (52) …………….early Greek theatres
consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside (53) …………….that
time, there were no (54) ………………as there are in modern theatres, so the (55)
………………stood or sat on the slopes hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by
building large stone or wooden steps one (56)………………… another up the hillside. In later
times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the
actors (57) …………………the parts of the different characters. Eventually, a (58)
………………….platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the
first appearance of anything (59) ………………our modern stage. As well as these permanent
theatres, there were simple wooden stages (60) ……………… around by actors wandering from
one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery
and as a dressing room