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READING TEST

Time allowed: 20 minutes


Full Name: _________________________ Student’s ID: __________________
Class: _________________________ Date: __________________
PART 5
Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer choices are given
below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C),
or (D) on your answer sheet.
1. If you cook chicken for too long, the chicken _________ tough.
A. got B. is getting C. get D. gets
2. She ___________ for an apartment for months and couldn't find one, so I invited her to stay with me.
A. were looking B. has been looking C. had been looking D. has looked
3. I missed the meeting yesterday. By the time I got there everyone ___________.
A. leaves B. had left C. left D. have left
4. He claims _________ he was once the champion of the world.
A. what B. that C. if D. who
5. If I_________, I ___________ smoking, Barb. You know it's bad for you.
A. am you/ will stop B. were you/would stop
C. am you/ have stopped D. was you/ would stop
6. She's on vacation. When I saw her at school last Friday she said she __________ that evening.
A. was leaving B. will leave C. is leaving D. left
7. I hear that David is in town. Do you know ___________?
A. if he’s staying B. that he’s staying
C. where is he staying D. where he’s staying
8. I had all my arrangements __________ care of by a travel agent.
A. take B. taking C. taken D. to take
9. Max and I work together in the same office. We're ___-workers. (Choose the best prefix below)
A. bi- B. co- C. down- D. multi-
10. The actor was nervous and _________ all his lines during his scene.
A. had forgotten B. was forgetting C. forgot D. has forgotten
11. - Do you know what caused the fire in the Ritz Hotel?
- They say it __________ arson.
A. could be B. could have been C. must be D. should be
12. If you __________ the map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
A. have bought B. buy C. bought D. had bought
13. Alicia's mother, _________very protective, won't let her date until she's seventeen.
A. that’s B. who’s C. which is D. is
14. Is she the teacher __________ class you liked so much?
A. whose B. who’s C. that her D. which her
15. The streets are all wet. It _____________ while we were inside.
A. must have rained B. should have rained
C. should rain D. must be raining
16. The car _________ on the way home and they had to call their mechanic.
A. broke up B. broke down C. broke into D. broke

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17. If your knee keeps _____________, I'll take you to the hospital.
A. blood B. injury C. bleeding D. recovering
18. I couldn’t __________ the meeting as I was ill on that day.
A. come B. attend C. participate D. take
19. The hurricane caused terrible __________ to the town.
A. harm B. injury C. damage D. hurt
20. Calculating income tax can be very ___________.
A. bothersome B. elegant C. deserted D. glamorous
21. I didn't think I could afford a house in that area, but it was a real ______________.
A. purchase B. budget C. down payment D. bargain
22. Turn on the TV. I want to see _____________.
A. defeat B. chances C. election results D. vote
23. He was arrested. He was caught during a(n)__________ robbery.
A. illegal B. committed C. attempted D. clue
24. I usually __________ my old clothes to an organization that collects them for charity.
A. label B. donate C. recycle D. produce
25. This __________ is known for the beautiful scenes in his movies.
A. makeup artist C. cinematographer
B. costume designer D. screenplay
26. Parents should be __________ with their children.
A. affectionate B. engaged C. divorced D. easygoing
27. There is no hurry to finish the job - do it at your own __________.
A. plan B. pace C. time D. schedule
28. At 2:00 PM today, workers at the Thompson factory voted to ___________.
A. handle the situation C. go on strike
B. make a living D. make ends meet
29. He’s not capable _________ fixing the car himself.
A. by B. with C. of D. in
30. Right now I'm just concentrating _________ getting well.
A. in B. to C. on D. with

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