TEST:

Exercise 1.

Write in the suitable words which complete the following sentences.

1. I am quite c . . . . . . that John was at the concert yesterday. Both Paul and Betty say they saw him there.

2. Who are you going to . . t . for during the next elections?

3. “ Is there a . . s . . . . for me?” “Oh, yes. Mr Parker phoned about eleven and said that the report would be ready on Tuesday.”

4. In some countries people must stand in long . u . . . . to buy food.

5. I did not know John spoke so many foreign . . n . . . . . . .

6. “Has the . . . t . . . come yet?” “yes, he brought the letters at half past ten. There is one for you on your desk.”

Exercise 2.

Choose the word or phrase, A, B, C, or D which best completes each sentence. Give one answer only to each question.

1. She seems to be .......... . That is because she has failed her exam.

1. afraid

2. sensitive

3. upset

4. excited

2. I wonder how she could ............... to carry this heavy parcel by herself.

1. manage

2. arrange

3. help

4. win

3. I am thinking of buying a modern car and I do not feel like owning an old-............... one.

1. looked

2. styled

3. shaped

4. fashioned

4. He does not enjoy going to the zoo as he hates watching animals kept in .................. .

1. boxes

2. cages

3. rooms

4. tins

5. He is a very .............. driver, that is why he has not had an accident so far.

1. punctual

2. careful

3. careless

4. correct

6. That could not have been a murder. That man must have committed .................... .

1. death

2. sin

3. suicide

4. crime

7. The cheese cake is delicious. Who gave you the .............. for it?

1. list

2. advice

3. description

4. recipe

8. “When was this land ............ ?” I think in the XVIth century.”

1. invented

2. discovered

3. opened

4. founded

Exercise 3.

Choose the one grammatical structure which best completes the sentence below.

1. All the people suffering ............. poverty were promised some help.

1. of

2. by

3. with

4. from

2. I have not written it yet but I am sure i will finish it ....... a minute.

1. by

2. with

3. in

4. at

3. I will fly to New York next week unless I ......... a ticket.

1. will not buy

2. buy

3. do not buy

4. will buy

4. “Do you know how ........ spectactors watched our match last Satirday?” “Oh, there must have been at least ten thousand people there.”

1. much

2. a lot

3. more

4. many

5. “How much was it?” “It ....... $50.”

1. cost

2. costed

3. cast

4. was cost

6. ............... children from our town will spend their holidays in France this year.

1. Five hundreds

2. Five hundred of

3. Five hundreds of

4. Five hundred

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