PRACTICE 1

1 The police are ________ certain who the culprit is.

A. in some ways B. more or less C. here and there D. by and by
2. The noise of the machinery ________ the words of the factory manager.
A. covered B. suppressed C. drowned D. deadened
3. What a _______!
A. new small nice car B. nice small new car
C. new nice car, that is small D. car new nice and small
4. Advertisers often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending _________.
A. power B. force C. energy D. ability
5. The police finally arrested the ________ criminal.
A. famous B. renowned C. respectable D. notorious
6. When the light _______, we couldn’t see a thing.
A. went out B. switched off C. put out D. extinguished
7. She is __________.
A. a well-known but not a widely-read poet. B. a well-known poet but not read widely.
C. a well-known but not a poet which is read widely. D. a well-known poet but who is not a widely-read.
8. Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span greater than ______.
A. man B. the man C. the one of the man’s D. that of man
9. D.W. Griffith pioneered many of the stylistic features and filmmaking techniques ___ as the Hollywood
standard.
A. that establish B. that became established
C. what established D. what became established
10. Not only _______ visit Japan but they plan to stop off in the USA as well.
A. they plan to B. they must C. will they D. are they paying
11. The book was given to me by the author, _______ is on the front cover.
A. which B. whose C. who D. and his signature
12. _______ and terrifying, coral snakes can grow to 4 feet in length.
A. They are extremely poisonous B. The poison is extreme
C. Extremely poisonous D. An extreme amount of poison
13. He _______ a large sum of money when his aunt died.
A. came off B. came out C. came into D. came over
14. It turned out that we _______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t
15. He is decorating the house with a view _______ it.
A. to sell B. to selling C. for selling D. to be sold
16. The construction of the modern airport is _________.
A. being processed B. working out C. in plan D. under way
17. If we had known _______, we could have invited him to speak at our ceremonies.
A. whom was B. who he was C. who was he D. he was who
18. _______ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had
19. _______ that she burst into tears.
A. Such was angry girl B. So angry she was
C. She was angry so D. Her anger was such
20. His emotional problems _______ from the attitudes he encountered as a child.
A. stem B. flourish C. root D. sprout
21. They were ………… with excitement at the thought of seeing the sea.
A. acting out B. bubbling over C. jumping on D. sweeping away
22. There was a sudden ……… of anger in the General’s eyes as he listened to the soldier’s report.
A. fire B. flame C. flash D. shade
23. Fast & Furious 6 ……… at number one at the North American box office, taking more than double The
Hangover Part III’s opening takings.
A. debutes B. will debute C. has debuted D. is going to debute
24. What we know about habit ……… is that you want to make the behaviour easy to perform, so that
people repeat it often and it becomes part of their daily routine.
A. formation B. information C. format D. form
25. Mr. Hill gave the new secretary a good ……… explanation of her duties.
A. overall B. booklet C. actual D. major
26. – “Has Alice had an accident?” – “………”
A. I don’t hope so B. I hope no C. I hope not D. It’s hopeless
27. I was kept awake for most of the night by the ……… of a mosquito in my ear.
A. screech B. groan C. moan D. whine
28. I always feel he has a ……… against me, although I don’t know what wrong I’ve done him.
A. grudge B. grumble C. grunt groan
29. The authorities ……… a massive security operation in the city.
A. held B. landed C. launched D. dampened
30. As part of the takeover agreement, the new owners have agreed to ……… the existing senior managers.
A. enquire B. contain C. retain D. absorb
31. It is always nice to have a travelling ……… when visiting places for the first time.
A. company B. companion C. compatibility D. accompaniment
32. Which is the CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined?
Some species of birds, when migrating divide according to their age and sex
A. in keeping with B. in relation to C. in cognizance of D. in line with
33. I don’t agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food ………
A. for fun B. for think C. for thinking D. for thought
34. I had to ……… the class all the answers to the test.
A. fork-feed B. spoon-feed C. knife-feed D. happily-feed
35. There’s no danger in using this machine as long as you ……… to the safety regulations.
A. adhere B. abide C. observe D. comply
36. Indoor gardens are sometimes ……… as part of air conditioning or heating systems.
A. corporated B. incorporated C. uncorporated D. miscorporated
37. An echo is a sound heard ……… it is reflected from an object.
A. subsequently B. as if C. lest D. seeing that
38. In the second half of the nineteenth century, textiles from the southwestern United state, particularly
fabrics woven by the Navajo people, ………
A. rugs began to be used C. began to be used as rugs
B. as rugs began to be used D. began to used them as rugs
39. During adolescence many young people begin to question ……… held by their families.
A. the values B. of the values C. the values are D. are the values
40. – “Do you think that the weather will be fine tomorrow?” – “Oh, yes. It’s ……… that it will.”
A. almost surely B. very likely C. near positive D. quite certainly
41. Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood from a ………
A. sea B. beach C. rock D. stone
42. He managed to climb over the wall without ...................
A. seeing. B. to be seen. C. to see. D. being seen.
43. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think we are ................
A. to follow. B. following. C. followed. D. being followed.
44. “The performance must have been terrible.” “ .................., I enjoyed every minute.”
A. On the contrary B. In the contrary C. On contrary D. By contrary
45. Mr. Bless was talking to his wife and.................
A. on a perch beside him sat a blue parrot. B. on a perch beside him did a blue parrot sit.
C. did a blue parrot sit on a perch beside him. D. a blue parrot did on a perch beside him sit.
46. A competitor may submit any number of entries ................ each one is accompanied by a packet top.
A. supposing B. notwithstanding C. assuredly D. provided
47. I .................. a small fortune when my uncle died but I squandered most of it.
A. came in for B. came into C. came up with D. came out
48. However good Schoenberg .................. have been, I still find his modem music very difficult to appreciate.
A. should B. would C. may D. could
49. Ancient civilizations were not aware that the earth .................. a sphere.
A. had been B. has been C. is D. was
50. The fact remains that we are still two teachers short, .................. ?
A. isn’t it B. aren’t we C. does it D. don’t we