TEST 12

I. Pronunciation
1. A. phoned B. called C. cooked D. raised
2. A. concern B. pattern C. vertical D. insert
3. A. marital B. irritate C. tension D. soften
4. A. factor B. sword C. absorb D. fork
5. A. epidemic B. pretend C. eject D. hesitate
6. A. procedure B. during C. eradicate D. desert
7. A. thrifty B. profitable C. punctual D. political
II. Find the mistake
8. We have to start early because we won’t be late.
A. have to B. early C. because D. won’t be late
9. Don’t let a good chance going by.
A. Don’t let B. a C. going D. by
10. Being good for agricultural purposes, soil must have in it the minerals plants
require.
A. Being good B. must have C. it D. require
III. Grammar and Vocabulary
11. My brother just has bought a new __________ near the shopping center.
A. accommodation B. housing
C. flat D. rental
12. What he says makes no __________ to me.
A. reason B. truth C. sense D. matter
13. Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female,
__________ by the male mosquito.
A. not B. however C. despite D. instead
14. He said that he __________ badly sick since he returned from abroad.
A. had been B. has been C. was D. would be
15. We’ll never __________ to get there by nine. The roads are quite busy
today.
A. manage B. arrive C. succeed D. able
16. How did you __________ this document?
A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at
17. He wasted __________ time searching for the door key.
A. priceless B. costly C. expensive D. valuable
18. High schools offer a wide __________ of subjects.
A. field B. scope C. list D. range
19. Sometimes we use __________ language in communication.
A. hand B. gesture C. head D. signal
20. It’s a foregone __________ that Jim will be top of the class again.
A. concept B. conclusion
C. proposal D. prediction
21. I like to wear a beautiful __________ of pearls round my neck.
A. string B. ring C. band D. bracelet
22. My shoes need __________
A. to clean B. clean
C. cleaning D. be cleaned
23. The judge __________ her never to do it again.
A. warned B. explained C. threatened D. said
24. When he came __________, he found himself in the bed.
A. round B. off C. over D. out
25. Our family has gone a __________ of the Alps for our holiday.
A. turn B. route C. tour D. round
26. Don’t worry about next interview. It’s just a __________.
A. form B. format C. formation D. formality
27. This is my business and you have no right to __________.
A. intervene B. interfere C. interrupt D. disturb
28. The __________ of the motor car on TV last night attracted many viewers.
A. approach B. inauguration
C. initiation D. advert
29. The taxi __________ up by the kerb.
A. turned B. stopped C. came D. drew
30. You can choose an idea place for your holidays after browsing these
__________.
A. booklets B. yellow pages
C. brochures D. propaganda
31. We began early __________ to miss the worst of the traffic.
A. so that B. in so far C. in order D. as long as
32. We shouldn’t live beyond our __________.
A. income B. earning C. gaining D. attainment
33. After a day of hard work I am totally __________.
A. weak B. exhausted C. strained D. dull
34. She was __________ in the film on TV and didn’t hear the phone.
A. engrossed B. submerged
C. gripped D. distracted
35. We could cut the grass if __________ it would stop raining for an afternoon.
A. ever B. just C. only D. even
36. He will phone if he __________ his mind.
A. has changed B. changes
C. changed D. will change
37. The students were warned __________ sailing alone on the lake by the
instruction.
A. not B. about C. from D. out of
38. I suggested going to the seaside but they turned it down.
A. made (it) shorter B. refused
C. threw (it) to the floor D. rejected
39. All of us would be very __________ to go to China one day.
A. hopeful B. enjoyable C. fond D. interested
40. She is certainly a very __________ girl, she can make up an interesting
story for a short time.
A. imaginary B. imaginable
C. imaginative D. imagining
41. The wheels __________ as the car went over an icy patch.
A. skipped B. skidded C. slid D. slipped
42. They have __________ me to buy their house.
A. suggested B. persuaded C. argued D. resulted
43. Most of the double rooms are the __________ size.
A. same B. similar C. equal D. like
44. The police __________ the thief and then took him to the police station.
A. chased B. looked C. captured D. hunted
45. The army __________ defeat at the hands of its enemies.
A. tolerated B. suffered C. bore D. supported
46. In the __________ of success, you must entertain us.
A. event B. condition C. chance D. fact
47. In an attempt to get the __________ of the problem, he took his car engine
to bits.
A. root B. gist C. base D. center
48. All at once, black clouds appeared and it started to rain.
A. Suddenly B. At times C. Occasionally D. Immediately
49. He __________ sport to keep fit, not because he likes it.
A. plays B. makes C. practices D. trains
50. There have been protests from animal rights group about __________ on
animals.
A. experience B. experiments C. expiration D. trials