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Unit 1:

1 - My sister is really clever. She….. three languages very well.


- …….she ……Chinese?
A. speaks/ Does…..speak C. speak/ Is….speaking
B. speaks/ Does….speaks D. speaks/ Will….speak
2 My father …..jogging in the park with a friend when he….work
A. goes/ finished C. go/ finishes
B. is going/ finish D. goes/ finishes
3 You haven’t won the lottery! I ……..you
A. didn’t believe C. don’t believe
B. am not believe D. not believe
4 …… you….. what time …..?
A. Do…know/ the train leaves C. Do…know/ does the train leave
B. Are…know/ the train leaves D. Are…knowing/ the train leaves
4 …… you….. what time …..?
A. Do…know/the train leaves C. Do…know/does the train leave
B. Are…know/ the train leaves D. Are…knowing/the train leaves
5 Her nephews …… to her every week but she…….to them very often
A. writes/ doesn’t write C. write/ isn’t writes
B. writes/ isn’t write D. write/ doesn’t write
6 Excuse me, …..you….. a shop which….. local specialties?
A. Do…. know/ sells C. Do….know/ sell
B. Are…know/ sells D. Did….know/ sold
7 She…. her job but I ….. I want to change mine.
A. enjoys/ am not C. enjoys/ don’t
B. enjoy/ don’t D. is enjoying/ don’t
8 I’m afraid football …. sense to me- men running after a ball. Why……..you ………it so
seriously?
A. isn’t make/ do…take C. doesn’t make/ do….make
B. don’t make/ are….take D. isn’t making/ are…taking
9 A good friend ……... when you …….upset about something.
A. knows/ are C.know/ are
B.know/ are being D. is knowing/ are
10 My cousin …. know many English songs. She never….in English
A. isn’t/ sings C. doesn’t/ sing

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B. don’t/ sings D. doesn’t/ sings
11 Jane……..many friends in her new school so she …….. unhappy.
A. isn’t have/ feels C. doesn’t have/ feel
B. don’t have/ feels D. doesn’t have/ feels
12 How often …..your brother…..to the cinema? He …. every two weeks
A. is….going/ goes C. is…go/ goes
B. does…go/ go D. does…go/ goes
13 My sister usually ……. languages very quickly but she ……. able to learn modern Greek
A. learns/ doesn’t seem C. learn/ don’t seem
B. learn/ isn’t seem D. learns/ isn’t seeming
14 Which supermarket ……..your mother often …….. at?
A. is/ shopping C. does/ shop
B. does/ shops D. is/ shop
15 Jack …….from Cuba but his parents ……..German
A. is/ is C. comes/ are
B. comes/ is D. come/ are
16 I can’t help you now, I …. my homework for my history subject
A. do C. am doing
B. doing D. have done
17 Your perfume……..really nice. Did you get it from the Chemist’s at the next corner?
A. is smelling C. smell
B. smells D. are smelling
18 She…….about tonight’s party. Are there many guests coming?
A. thinking C. is thinking
B. thinks D. think
19 What …...here? I …….for my friends. We are going to the library to do some research
A. are you doing/ wait C. are you doing/ am waiting
B. do you do/ wait D. do you do/ am waiting
20 …… boots, trainers, sandals or shoes today? What kind of shoes do you normally wear?
A. Do you wear C. Do you wearing
B. Are you wear D. Are you wearing
21 At present, her group ..….. a new play
A. act C. acts
B. is acting D. acting
22 We ……. English at the monent.

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A. are study C. studying
B. study D. are studying
23 Look! It…... very heavily outside. Take an umbrella with you!
A. rainds C. has rained
B. rained D. is raining
24 We….... “Star War” this week
A. watch C. watched
B. are watching D. has watched
25 Melissa … down on her bed
A. is lying C. lie
B. are lying D. lies
26 My mother-in-laws ….. at our house this week
A. is staying C. stay
B. are staying D. stays
27 Someone ……. at the door. Shall I answer it?
A. knock C. is knocking
B. are knocking D. knocks
28 They ….. a new shopping mall downtown
A. are opening C. opens
B. open D. are opening
29 Hi, Carol! ….. your holiday?
A. Do you enjoying C. Do you enjoy
B. Are you enjoy D. Are you enjoying
30 Our boss ….. a big factory and a lot of buildings.
A. are owning C. is owning
B. own D. owns
31 Tom …... in Manchester but he …... this month in Wales.
A. lives/ spends C. lives/ is spending
B. live/ is spending D. is living/ is spending
32 We …. in the new French restaurant tonight. It …. food of excellent quality.
A. eat/ serves C. are eating/ serves
B. eats/ serves D. eat/ is serving
33 I ……. understand what you…..…
A. don’t/ are saying C. didn’t/ say
B. am not/ are saying D. don’t/ say

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34 It …… delicious. What ……?
A. Smells/ do you cook C. smell/ are you cooking
B. is smelling/ do you cook D. smells/ are you cooking
35 My father usually ….. for about half an hour. He….. for a 10- kilometre race next spring.
A. runs/ trains C. runs/ is training
B. run/ training D. runs/ has trained

Unit 2
1 He usually ….. zorbing when he …. on holiday on Florida beach last summer.
A. goes/ goes B. went/ was
C. goes/ went D. went/ goes
2 In the last Olympic, I loved to see the moment when the swimmer …… to the surface.
A. were shooting B. shot
C. is shooting D. shoots
3 When the referee blew the whistle, all swimmers ….into the water
A. jumped B. jump
C. were jumping D. are jumping
4 They….. the first extreme sports festival in my city some time ago
A. holds B. hold
C. were holding D. held
5 ….. people …… up extreme skiing in your town when you ….. small?
A. Do/ are B. Did/ were
C. Did/ are D. Do/ were
6 By the time I ….. at the stadium, everyone…. Excitedly for one side or the other
A. arrived/ cheered B. arrived/ cheer
C. arrived/ was cheering D. arrive/ are cheering
7 At this time last football season, he ……. for chelsea club.
A. is playing B. was playing
C. plays D. played
8 As he ……. to jump off the bridge, his phone…… unexpectedly in his pocket.
A. was waiting/ ring B. waited/ rang
C. was waiting/ rang D. was waiting/ was ringing
9 The new athlete was nervous. His hands …….. and his heart ……. faster and faster
A. were sweating/ was beating B. was sweating/ was beating
C. sweat/ was beating D. was sweating/ beat

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10 I was so excited this time. While I ……. at the river, they …….. the bungee cord to my
harness
A. am looking/ tie B. was looking/ was tying
C. was looking/ are tying D. was looking/ were tying
11 When the instructor said: “Go!”, my legs ….. to shake uncontrollably
A. begin B. began
C. was beginning D. are beginning
12 When the game ……, the spectators….. to shout cheering
A. begins/ started B. began/ start
C. began/ was starting D. began/ started
13 They really enjoyed their vacation. The weather ……. great and they …. swimming almost
everyday.
A. was/ were going B. was/ went
C. is/ go D. is/ are going
14 At first, I….. skateboarding and snowboarding were the same, but now I know they
…..completely different.
A. thought/ were B. thought/ are
C. think/ are D. was thinking/ are
15 I once saw my father play squash. He….. the ball against the wall.
A. hits B. hit
C. is hitting D. hitted
16 While I ……… to jump off the bridge, my mobile phone rang
A. was waiting B. waited
C. am waiting D. wait
17 When the moment finally….., a soft breeze ……
A. came/ blew B. is coming/ blew
C. came/ was blowing D. comes/ blew
18 As I ….. to the camp, some monkeys …… onto the jeep
A. drive/ climb B. was driving/ climbed
C. drove/ was climbing D. drove/ climbed
19 It …….. when the riders left Paris
A. was raining B. is raining
C. rained D. rains
20 I …… him when he ….. on his rollerblades.
A. saw/ put B. saw/ was putting

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C. see/ is putting D. was seeing/ put
21 The police stopped him while he …… a motorbike at 60 kph
A. was riding B. was ridding
C. rode D. rides
22 …….he……. plans for his wedding when the doctor discovered he was going to blind?
A. did/ make B. was/ making
C. was/ made D. is/ making
23 Some companies ….. to help him when he….. into doing his trip.
A. refused/ looking B. refused/ looked
C. were refusing/ look D. refused/ was looking
24 Their parents…….. some guests in the house, the children ….... tug of war.
A. were entertaining/ were playing B. entertained/ played
C. are entertaining/ are playing D. entertained/ were playing
25 My friends …….. English yesterday at 6 p.m
A. are studying B. were studying
C. studied D. do study

Unit 3
1 Guess what? I ….. the singing cometition
A. just won B. have just won
C. has just won D. have just win
2 What is the most beautiful place you …….. to?
A. have ever been B. has ever been
C. haven’t been D. went
3 How many times …..you….. abroad?
A. has/ been B. have/ been
C. has/ gone D. have/ go
4 Linda …... to a different country
A. have ever travelled B. have never travelled
C. has ever travelled D. has never travelled
5 John’s teacher ………. ill ………. two weeks
A. has been/ since B. have been/ since
C. has been/ for D. have been/ for
6 I ……... you for ages. Where…… you …….?

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A. haven’t seen/ have…. been B. didn’t see/ have …..been
C. haven’t seen/ were D. have seen/ have….. been
7 This is the first time the Browns …. fried ants.
A. has tried B. tried
C. has been tried D. have tried
8 He ….. meat ….. he was 18.
A. haven’t eaten/ for B. hasn’t ate/ for
C. hasn’t eaten/ since D. haven’t eat/ since
9 How long ….. you ….. for this company?
A. has/ worked B. have/ worked
C. are/ working D. do/ work
10 - I …… just ….. your girlfriend
- Really?
- With another boy.
A. has/ seen B. have/ seen
C. was/ seeing D. have/ saw
11 You look really pleased with yourself. – I am. I ……my driving test!
A. have passed B. passed
C. pass D. am passing
12 What have you got in that bag? – It’s a new jacket. I ….. it in the sales
A. buy B. have bought
C. am buying D. was buying
13 You look upset. What’s the matter?- I ….. my bag on the train
A. leave B. am leaving
C. have leaved D. have left
14 I ….. the book that you lent me yet.
A. didn’t finished B. don’t finish
C. haven’t finished D. wasn’t finishing
15 ….. his mother why he came home late last night yet?
A. He has told B. Has he told
C. Did he tell D. He told
16 ….. tidying up your room yet, Paul?
A. You finished B. Did you finish
C. You have finished D. Have you finished
17 …… the cat yet? – Yes, she fed it half an hour ago

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A. Was she feed B. Does she feed
C. Has she fed D. Is she feeding
18 I …… more than 100 pages of this book since I started yesterday
A. have read B. am reading
C. was reading D. have readed
19 This is the most expensive shirt my mother ….. for me since I was a high school student
A. have bought B. has bought
C. bought D. buys

Unit 4
1 …… the basketball team next semester? – I don’t think so. I’m going to have to study a
lot.
A. Are you going to join B. Will you join
C. Do you join D. You are going to join
2 What……. on Friday night? – Nothing special. What about you?
A. have you done B. will you do
C. you are doing D. are you going to do
3 I’m going to watch a movie with some friends. Why don’t you join us?- Ok, I…. you
there
A. am going to see B. will see
C. am seeing D. have seen
4 I’ve got a terrible headache. – Just sit down and I….. you an aspirin
A. am giving B. am going to give
C. will give D. give
5 Would you like fruit juice or mineral water? – I …. an orange juice please.
A. will have B. have had
C. am having D. am going to have
6 Oh, no! It’s raining and I haven’t got my car. – I ….. a lift
A. am giving B. am going to give
C. have given D. will give
7 Have you got any plans for the weekend?- Yes, we….. our aunt and uncle in Newcastle
on Sunday.
A. am going to visit B. will visit
C. is visiting D. visit

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8 Did you know that Sally has been ill for a week? – No, I didn’t. I …. her a get well card.
A. am going to send B. am sending
C. will send D. have sent
9 Oh, no! I forgot to post this package again. – Don’t worry, I ….. it for you
A. will post B. am posting
C. am going to post D. post
10 Have you got your mother’s birthday present? – No, not yet. I …. her a new leather
handbag
A. will buy B. am going to buy
C. have bought D. bought
11 I’m having an appointment with the bank manager this morning. – Why …… him?
A. will you see B. did you see
C. have you seen D. are you going to see
12 They ….. next month in a church in the city of Rome
A. will get married B. get married
C. have married D. are going to get married
13 I ….. English until I speak it perfectly
A. wil study B. study
C. have studied D. studied
14 I ….. the bed as soon as I have finished my breakfast
A. make B. am making
C. will make D. going to make
15 I …… until I have travelled around the world
A. don’t get married B. am not married
C. haven’t got married D. am not going to get married

Unit 5
1 We are looking at The Talented Mr.Ripley, a psychological thriller, …… has been made
into a film twice.
A. that B. where
C. who D. which
2 Mr.Greenleaf wants Tom to go to Italy, ….. his son, Dickie, is living
A. where B. which
C. when D. whose

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3 It’s the type of book …. keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next.
A. who B. where
C. which D. whose
4 Straford-upon-Avon, …… Shakespeare was born, is visited by lots of tourist all year round.
A. whose B. when
C. that D. where
5 Don Quixote is the type of book …..everybody admires but few people have read.
A. who B. which
C. what D. when
6 I don’t like novels …. have boring endings.
A. when B. which
C. whose D. who
7 Middle Earth is the place …. The Lord of the Rings is set
A. where B. who
C. when D. which
8 Lewis Carroll, ….. real name was Charles Dodgson, wrote Alice in Wonderland.
A. that B. who
C. which D. whose
9 Have you seen the film ….. won the Academy Award?
A. who B. what
C. where D. Which
10 This is the library….. you can borrow books, CDs and DVDs.
A. who B. which
C. where D. that
11 I met the girl ….. brother won the short- story competition.
A. who B. whose
C. whom D. that
12 Tom Ripley is the main character …. appears in a series of Patricia Highsmith novels
A. whose B. whom
C. who D. when
13 He writes books …. you can’t put down.
A. that B. whom
C. where D. who
14 What’s the name of novel … you are looking for?
A. who B. which

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C. where D. when
15 I really admire people …. give up their free time to do charity work
A. when B. which
C. whom D. who
16 Is that the girl …. you met at the party?
A. which B. when
C. whom D. where
17 I couldn’t understand the notes …. you lent me
A. which B. where
C. when D. who
18 I don’t know how they are going to pay for the new flat ……. they bought.
A. where B. what
C. that D. when
19 The strories …. Stephen King writes are usally very frightening
A. who B. that
C. where D. what
20 Is that the girl …. Father is a TV presenter?
A. who B. whose
C. that D. whom
21 I think reading is ….. than watching television.
A. much satisfying B. as satisfying
C. most satisfying D. more satisfying
22 Books are usually much …. their film adaptations.
A. more good than B. better than
C. the best D. as good as
23 I love J.K.Rowling. I think she is ….. fiction writer of our time
A. more imaginative than B. the more imaginative
C. the most imaginative D. as imaginative as
24 Cookery books are….. than romantic novels; they sell fewer copies
A. as popular B. little popular
C. the least popular D. less popular
25 It is ….. to read in my language than in English
A. as easy B. easier
C. the most easy D. the easiest
26 I’m afraid the dictionary that you asked for has sold out. Would you like to have this

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one? It is just …..
A. better B. the best
C. not good D. as good
27 This is … novel I have ever read
A. the funniest B. the most funny
C. the more funny D. the funnier
28 His chronicle is very well-written; it is almost ….. as an adventure story.
A. as thrilling B. the most thrilling
C. more thrilling D. much thrilling
29 Thanks to the new editor, our magazine has become ……. ever before.
A. the most popular B. as popular as
C. more popular than D. much popular
30 I lost the rare book that I had borrowed at the school library. This is…..day of my life!
A. the bad B. the worst
c. worse than D. as bad as
31 Saruman is my …….. character in The Lord of the Rings. I don’t like him as much as the
other characters.
A. least favourite B. less favourite
C. as favourite D. little favourite
32 I watched avatar last night, as you suggested. It wasn’t …… I had thought, honestly
A. as bad as B. worse than
C. the worst D. the worse
33 He is not ….. author, but has had two bestsellers and is writing his third fantasy novel.
A. the most celebrated B. as celebrated as
C. much celebrated D. more celebrated than
34 Comedies are far …. historical films.
A. amusing B. as amusing as
C. the most amusing D. more amusing than
35 Nobody could have been …. I was when I heard that my boss, whom I gratly admired,
was going to resign from the editorial board.
A. much disappointed B. as disappointed as
C. more disappointed D. the most disappointed
36 You look ….. than last month. Have you lost weight?
A. thiner B. thinner
C. more thin D. as thin

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37 In my opinion, reality TV programmes are ….. than other shows.
A. as interesting B. much interesting
C. interestinger D. much more interesting
38 Rio de Janeiro is one of ….. cities in the world I have been to.
A. the more amazing B. as amazing
C. the most amazing D. the amazingest
39 The ……... and……..… sea in the world is the Red Sea.
A. warmer/ saltier B. warmest/ most salty
C. warmest/ saltiest D. most warm/ saltiest
40 My mum thinks that cats are ….. pets than dogs.
A. more good B. much gooder
C. as good D. much better
41 Bungee jump is one of ….. adventures Jack has ever tried
A. best exciting B. much more exciting
C. the most exciting D. the excitingest

Unit 6
1 You …. Show your library card to return a book. It’s the in-house rule
A. can B. can’t
C. have to D. don’t have to
2 You …… drive faster than the speed limit or you’ll be in trouble
A. must B. mustn’t
C. should D. don’t have to
3 If we get to the stadium early, we ….. to get good seats
A. can B. could
C. should D. will be able
4 Last night I …get to sleep until 3 a.m
A. couldn’t B. could
C. was able to D. can’t
5 You ….. wear seatbelt at all times when you are traveling by car
A. has to B. can
C. don’t have to D. must
6 You …. take medicines before driving. They can make you feel more tired
A. should B. shouldn’t

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C. must D. don’t have to
7 He …. play the piano then he was only four years old
A. can B. could
C. able to D. can’t
8 You ….. take food and frink into the school library. They are not permitted
A. can’t B. can
C. don’t have to D. shouldn’t
9 Students who arrive late …. speak to the head of studies. It’s required
A. have to B. should
C. mustn’t D. don’t have to
10 I haven’t phoned my mother for ages. I ….phone her tonight.
A. can B. don’t have to
C. must D. shouldn’t
11 You …. use a dictionary. I’m tired of correcting your spelling mistakes
A. don’t have to B. must
C. shouldn’t D. can
12 You…. Wear a dress tonight. You can’t go to the opera in those jeans.
A. should B. can
C. don’t have to D. must
13 Last night Don became ill suddenly. We …. call a doctor
A. have to B. must
C. had to D. should
14 You really …. work harder if you want to pass the examination.
A. must B. had to
C. shouldn’t D. can
15 The car park is free- you …. pay to park your car there
A. don’t have to B. have to
C. shouldn’t D. can

Unit 7
1 If the Arctic ice sheets collapse, polar bears …. their homes
A. will lose B. would lose
C. lost D. lose
2 If sea levels …. as expected, countries below sea level will be flooded

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A. rise B. would rise
C. rises D. rose
3 If people …. drive to work, they would save a lot of petrol
A. don’t B. didn’t
C. won’t D. hadn’t
4 What …. our city be like if everybody used public transport?
A. would B. will
C. does D. can
5 If the eain forest continues to be destroyed at the current rate, it ….. in forty years’ time
A. would disappear B. disappeared
C. will disappear D. disappears
6 If the factory …tons of toxic waste into the river, hundreds of fish wouldn’t have died
A. didn’t spill B. doesn’t spill
C. hadn’t spilt D. won’t spill
7 If you turn off the tap while brushing your teeth, you …. a lot of water
A. would save B. saved
C. would have save D. will save
8 If I …. The president of Brazil, I would stop illegal logging
A. were B. am
C. will be D. had been
9 If she …. so fast, she wouldn’t have had the accident
A. didn’t drive B. doesn’t drive
C. was not driving D. hadn’t driven
10 If illegal logging companies were stopped, fewer forests …. Destroyed
A. were B. would be
C. will be D. had been
11 If I had written down her phone number, I …. able to call her last night
A. would have been B. had been
C. would have be D. was
12 If we …. cars less frequently, we would reduce CO2 emissions fromm traffic jams
A. use B. would use
C. used D. will use
13 If we enforce the Kyoto Protocol, we…. greenhouse effect emissions.
A. will reduce B. reduce
C. had reduced D. would reduce

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14 If there …. so many cars, we wouldn’t need such wide roads
A. aren’t B. isn’t
C. wasn’t D. weren’t
15 My parents wouldn’t have punished me if I …. my homework
A. did B. do
C. had done D. would do
16 If you wear sandals in the mountains, you …. on the rocks
A. will slip B. slips
C. had slipped D. would have slipped
17 If the activists hadn’t campaigned against the ring road, the government … it
A. had built B. would build
C. would have built D. will build
18 If Rita….. doing her homework, the teacher will give her a low mark
A. forgets B. forgot
C. forget D. has forgotten
19 If Tim and Tom were older, they …. in our hockey team
A. play B. will play
C. can play D. would play
20 If Michael …. more pocket money, he would ask Doris out for dinner
A. gets B. got
C. will get D. get

Unit 8
1 The first telephone ….. in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell
A. were invented B. is invented
C. was invented D. be invented
2 People believe that all letters …. with mobile phones and emails.
A. has been replaced B. has replaced
C. have been replaced D. have replaced
3 Centuries ago, urgent long distance messages….by horsemen running days and nights
A. are delivered B. was delivered
C. have been delivered D. were delivered
4 When you enter the shop, the latest models of mobile phones ….to you
A. will be shown B. will shown

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C. will show D. is shown
5 Many new features …. to mobile phones by competing companies all over the world
A. is constantly adding B. are constantly adding
C. is constantly being added D. are constantly being added
6 Usually, hundreds of consumers …. before a new product is launched.
A. are interviewed B. are being interviewed
C. will interview D. has been interviewed
7 I bought a new MP3 player online yesterday and I think it …. to me by post now
A. will be sent B. is sent
C. is being sent D. will send
8 There is no doubt that internet …. communication much easier than ever before.
A. have made B. has made
C. has been made D. have been made
9 As a matter of fact, the youth….. too much money on smart phones
A. is being spent B. are being spent
C. are spending D. is spending
10 The prototype of a servant robot ….. for years and will be launched shortly
A. has been tested B. has tested
C. has been testing D. have been tested
11 People …. thousands of ring tones this year
A. has downloaded B. has been downloaded
C. have downloaded D. have been downloaded
12 Thousands of new inventions…. at the Patent Office every year
A. have been registered B. has been registered
C. are registered D. is registered
13 A course of ten years before, smart phones …. as popularly as now
A. weren’t used B. wasn’t used
C. hasn’t been used D. haven’t been used
14 Sony …. the first personal stereo in 1989
A. hasn’t launched B. didn’t launch
C. wasn’t launched D. haven’t launched
15 How much …. Each month working for that company?
A. will he be paid B. will he pay
C. does he pay D. he is paid
16 Seatbelts …. at landing and taking off

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A. must fasten B. must be fastened
C. mustn’t be fastened D. mustn’t fasten
17 A new password ….. each time you log into your email address
A. should be entered B. shouldn’t be entered
C. sould enter D. shouldn’t enter
18 Mobile phones …. at Operation Theaters in hospitals
A. should be turned off B. should turn off
C. should turned off D. should be turning off
19 Around 1879, telegraphs …. to send messages
A. must be ised B. were used
C. used D. have been used
20 …. one of the first MP3 players …. in Korea?
A. Did/ manufacture B. Was/ manufacture
C. Was/ manufactured D. Were/ manufactured

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