1. Your mother _ that cake last night.
d) headlights
a) do
b) make 9. I _ the traffic in Bangkok.
c) made a) play
d) did b) have
c) hate
2. I tried the two alternatives you told me. d) has
Unfortunately, _ of them worked.
a) both 10. There are millions of _ people in Third World
b) all Countries.
c) either a) por
d) neither b) poor
c) pour
3. You _ to be loyal while you _ but we won’t take d) pore
care of you _ life any more.
a) ought, will be employed, in 11. He _ the painting on the wall.
b) are, will employ, with a) hanged
c) have, are employed, for b) hung
d) ought, employ, on c) hunged
d) hang
4. What does he do? _
a) He’s teacher 12. People who steal and kill someone are put _ the
b) He’s a teacher prison and they stay there _ years sometimes.
c) He’s teaching a) in / on
d) Yes, he does. b) in / for
c) to / with
5. She’s bought some sandwiches _ her lunch. d) for / with
a) from
b) for 13. "Your mother wasn’t smart enough to go to
c) to college. That is why she stays at home, " Billy the
d) in Bully told Steven. Steven said, " You better take _
that comment, " and clenched his fists in
6. The small greenish flowers of the American elm anticipation of a fight.
tree appear in the spring, _. a) away
a) is grown long before the leaves b) home
b) long before the leaves grow c) back
c) the leaves before growing long d) off
d) the growth of leaves before long is
14. _ should one miss the Royal Wedding in
7. The old wooden door _ as he pushed it open. London on the 19th May this year.
a) screamed a) Under any circumstances;
b) sneezed b) Under such circumstances;
c) creaked c) Under circumstances;
d) grumbled d) Under no circumstances.
8. My wife will let me listen to classical music only 15. He doesn’t _ English.
if I agree to wear my _. a) neither speak or write
a) headlamps b) neither speak nor write
b) headphones c) speak or write
c) headdress d) speak nor write
a) The / _ / _
16. When she left school, she found she could do b) _ / _ / _
what she liked and be as free as air. c) _ / the / _
a) totally free d) the / the / the
b) quite free
c) almost free 24. Why _ you learning English?
d) somewhat free a) will
b) are
17. _ American poet Robert Frost, writing free verse c) have
is like playing tennis without a net. d) did
a) Compared to
b) Nevertheless 25. Luckily, I _ a seat belt when I had the accident.
c) As though a) wore
d) According to b) was wearing
c) have worn
18. The first day was very hard because I didn’t _ d) had better wear
anyone.
a) know 26. We are really happy to hear that the acoustics of
b) recognize the hall we are going to hold our conference in _
c) remember excellent.
d) remind a) has been
b) were
19. She said _ to walk back home. c) is
a) she’d rather d) have been
b) she’d prefer
c) she’d better 27. The spread _ education has ruined the old class
d) she has got system and created a new one.
a) with
20. I just remember Tom was saying you _ of b) in
leaving. c) to
a) will think d) of
b) would be thinking
c) are thinking 28. It is _ and _ to live here than there.
d) thought a) warm / most pleasant
b) warmer / pleasant
21. The baby is crying as if it _ hungry. c) warmest / pleasanter
a) were d) warmer / more pleasant
b) is
c) had been 29. Since I last met him, he _
d) will have been. a) will get married
b) gets married
22. We react _ stress _ two ways. c) had got married
a) - / in d) has got married
b) to / in
c) at / on 30. He sold all his property and went away to
d) - / for America never _ again.
a) hearing of him
23. _ Swiss Alps are a good place to go if you like _ b) being heard about
skiing. There is usually plenty of _ snow during the c) to hear of him
winter months. d) to be heard of
