TEST FOR UNIT 18, 20

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Question 1. Being a foreigner, he did not catch in that joke.
A. Being B. did C. in D. joke
Question 2. Rachel sailed into her finals and got A's in everything.
A. sailed B. into C. finals D. in
Question 3. She proudly displayed her degree certificated to her parents.
A. proudly B. displayed C. certificated D. parents
Question 4. Teenagers who drop down of high school have trouble finding jobs.
A. who B. down C. have D. finding
Question 5. The new parliament should make the opportunity available for further discussed about that problem.
A. parliament B. make C. available D. discussed
WORD PATTERNS
Question 6. I suppose I could get ________ with the ironing while I'm waiting for him.
A. in B. from C. for D. on
Question 7. Many of Britain's beaches fail ________ minimum standards of cleanliness.
A. to meet B. meeting C. met D. be met
Question 8. Horn said he'd ________ about Galloway's injury Thursday during his media day.
A. convey B. overcome C. speak D. exhibit
Question 9. I don't agree with her, but I admire her ________ sticking to her principles.
A. because B. from C. of D. for
Question 10. After a session, the user can see what they have learnt ________ carrying out a short test on the computer.
A. by B. of C. to D. on
Question 11. Acting, she says, offers an emotional outlet similar _________ that provided by ballet.
A. to B. with C. over D. in
Question 12. I know all the candidates well, and each of them is ________________doing a super job.
A. run out of B. come in for C. put up with D. capable of
Question 13. These people watch him go through hard work in order to succeed__________ the Olympics..
A. on B. at C. in D. with

PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS

Question 14. Please pay ________ because this information concerns all of you.
A. attention B. awareness C. notice D. visit
Question 15. If you ________ an idea for your final research paper, start writing today. Don't wait until the end of the semester.
A. think B. do C. have D. has
Question 16. And if you can't make ________ your mind, the salespersons are there to help with suggestions.
A. up B. at C. on D. with
Question 17. After students graduate high school and ___an exam, they can attend any college they choose.
A. do B. have C. take D. pass
Question 18. ________ my opinion, California businesses are the greatest welfare recipients of all.
A. In B. With C. By D. At
Question 19. I do see your _____that if no humans existed altogether then nature will still continue, maybe so.
A. means B. idea C. point D. mind
Question 20. What was the first thing that ________ your mind when you won the prize?
A. crossed B. came C. passed D. realised
Question 21. He didn't ________ an opinion on the matter
A. do B. argue C. persuade D. express
Question 22. Scientists made the discovery in mice, whose ________ of taste resembles that of humans.
A. piece B. sense C. slice D. sheet
Question 23. Sunshine shop provides a seven-day return period. You can change your ________ after the purchase, so you can
just buy and don't worry.
A. live B. advantage C. mind D. place
Question 24. It is important to _____ in mind that these financial consequences have, until very recently, remained largely hidden.
A. bear B. hold C. give D. know

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Question 25. The film was so full of _______________ breaks it was impossible to enjoy.
A. advertised B. financial C. commercial D. interval
Question 26. There's no point ________ going over the same ground twice.
A. in B. of C. on D. about
VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST
Question 27. The preparatory certificate is the minimum ________required to teach English in most language schools.
A. degree B. qualification C. proof D. diploma
Question 28. As a Umatilla University ________, she had competed on the co-ed wrestling team.
A. pupil B. team C. participant D. student
Question 29. She received a ________ of recognition as part of National Nursing Home.
A. degree B. certificate C. paper D. qualification
Question 30. Each teacher has a different strength and a unique way of presenting the _________ .
A. lesson B. intelligence C. purpose D. aim
Question 31. I hadn't seen her for 20 years, but now I ________ her immediately.
A. admit B. understand C. recognise D. do
Question 32. You can't expect to have any friends if you don't make the ________ to make friend with people..
A. grade B. effort C. performance D. mistake
Question 33. She is so thin her body mass index could not be __________ on any available chart.
A. counted B. done C. guessed D. measured
Question 34. Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since the nation __________ independence in 1980.
A. accused B. achieved C. ruled D. became
Question 35. I really hope that none of my friends _______ school this term.
A. run out of B. come in for C. put up with D. drop out of
Question 36. Be positive about your future and ______________ living a normal life like others.
A. get on with B. get in C. get to D. get with
Question 37. It's unrealistic to think that we can ___________life without any stressors, Frank says.
A. sail into B. sail through C. sail in D. sail up
Question 38. He asked if he could think the proposal _________before giving an answer.
A. over B. of C. for D. about
Question 39. Use a pen or pencil to cross _______ the last clause in this passage
A. before B. to C. out D. with
Question 40. The government cannot be seen to _____________ to terrorists' demands.
A. give away B. give in C. give to D. give on
Question 41. It's too early to say whether employees will ______________ to the new start-up.
A. came on B. came into C. came about D. catch on
Question 42. It was beginning to _______________ her that she had been fooled.
A. dawn down B. dawn in C. dawn on D. dawn about
SYNONYM
Question 43. Jim is bragging of getting the promotion, but the boss hasn't officially awarded it yet.
A. talking B. responding C. doubting D. boasting
Question 44. The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.
A. completed B. neglected C. flopped D. delayed
Question 45. She moved to London in the hope of finding work as a model, but doomed.
A. succeeded B. failed C. achieved D. managed
WORD FORMATIONS
Question 46. The youth ____________ starts training talented young players from the age of eight.
A. academic B. academy C. academically D. academical
Question 47. This may be the most practical guide yet for music ___________ who are searching for authenticity in their world
musics teaching.
A. educators B. educated C. education D. educational
Question 48. The interactive program is designed to develop early ________________and social skills.
A. literacy B. literature C. literate D. illiterate
ANTONYM
Question 49. She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.
A. better B. boost C. improved D. enhance
Question 50. I've been trying to solve this problem all week, but I still haven't cracked it.
A. neglect B. clear up C. do something D. think
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 TEST FOR UNIT 20

ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Question 1. We decide to call at our lion hunt and find some breakfast at Somalisa Camp.
A. call at B. hunt C. find D. at
Question 2. Bring up children often requires you to put their needs first.
A. Bring up B. requires C. put D. first
Question 3. Airports are frequently forced to close because poor visibility and polluted air.
A. Airports B. forced C. because D. polluted
Question 4. Finding the time to manage investments effectively can be extreme challenging.
A. Finding B. to C. effectively D. extreme
Question 5. United States is aimed at develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and
self-determination of people.
A. develop B. based C. principle D. people

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Question 6. By now you will be ________ with the one-way system in the centre of town.
A. pleased B. patient C. impressed D. familiar
Question 7. The researchers used two methods to ________ mosquitoes from entering the houses.
A. pretend B. cause C. urge D. prevent
Question 8. You will be able to pick up bargains in the markets, but to avoid feeling ________with your purchases later, there are a
few rules you should follow.
A. disappointed B. contented C. annoyed D. sympathetic
Question 9. We should be fully ________ of the significance of television in shaping our ideas.
A. confident B. capable C. aware D. fond
Question 10. Analysts ________ the company to announce growth of at least 5 per cent.
A. expect B. persuade C. remind D. permit
Question 11. The manager warns his employees ________ going late more than twice a week.
A. against B. with C. on D. by
Question 12. Before Diller came in, they were ________ on cash and needed to get a product out fast.
A. short B. sufficient C. necessary D. perfect
Question 13. Even if I have a ______ at the numbers, I would know that sales are down this year.
A. spark B. gaze C. glance D. stare
PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS
Question 14. We should take a __ at what is happening in our own backyard before criticizing what is taking place in other countries.
A. look B. fetch C. knock D. nap
Question 15. The prime minister must demonstrate to the country that he is really ________ of his government.
A. in silence B. in a queue C. in control D. in demand
Question 16. That would mean Orion's new pricing plan could ________ from April next year.
A. make progress B. go down C. take effect D. come apart
Question 17. Our spending is ________ and massive federal debt is hurting our recovery.
A. out of stock B. out of date C. out of control D. out of work
Question 18. Dr Mahathir gives the impression of believing that at least he will not ________ of things.
A. come to power B. make a mess C. make a move D. take a guess
Question 19. Microsoft basically do not want to take the ________ for providing good products.
A. initiative B. time C. opportunity D. responsibility
Question 20. I began to feel under the ________ on Thursday morning after leaving Haslemere.
A. name B. weather C. table D. hood
Question 21. Organisers now plan to beat the Guinness ________ at the same event next year.
A. round of applause B. world record C. great pride. D.international awards
Question 22. After so many years in a stuffy office job, she longed ________ adventure around the world.
A. for B. at C. of D. from
Question 23. I'm not a person who wants to make a ________ but it was a shock to read that letter.
A. promise B. mess C. fuss D. request
Question 24. She has a consulting room upstairs and a group meeting room on the ground _________.
A. face B. floor C. flat D. plane
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Question 25. Most camps welcome such visits ________ you make an appointment ahead of time.
A. as soon as B. as long as C. even though D. now that
Question 26. You'd think it a waste ________ time to hammer a candidate with no chance of winning.
A. at B. about C. for D. of
VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST
Question 27. Fog and ________ form when water droplets are suspended around particles in the air.
A. mist B. cloud C. storm D. breeze
Question 28. The figures are imprecise because they're based on a ________ of next year's sales.
A. statement B. prediction
C. publication D. declaration
Question 29. A camel herder crossing the ________ in the winter in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
A. plain B. coast C. valley D. desert
Question 30. The hotel is in an upscale ________ surrounded by golf courses and clubs.
A. pedestrian subway B. suburban area C. avenue D. downtown
Question 31. In the 1970s, residents twice turned down a plan to build a municipal ________.
A. reservoir B. canyon C. jungle D. brink
Question 32. A ________ strike caused the cancellation of the school's first day of classes.
A. famine B. casualty C. lightning D. drought
Question 33. Nine species that once lived in the state have gone ________ nationwide, he said.
A. wild B. influential C. extinct D. inaccurate
Question 34. Residents have called for a clean-up campaign to keep their streets free from ________.
A. exhaust B. rubbish C. pesticide D. gas emission
Question 35. If Mitchell is convicted of all charges, he could ________ 30 years in prison.
A. catch up with B. get out of C. fell up to D. face up to
Question 36. People are nervous about the safety of food products, and government entities are rushing in to ______ the issues.
A. come up B. clear up C. back on D. break down
Question 37. On Wednesday and Thursday winds will ________, but temperatures will remain cold.
A. die down B. carry on C. drop out D. get into
Question 38. The thought of working for a faceless corporation really gets me ________.
A. through B. off C. down D. together
Question 39. Winter seems to be ________ early this year. I feel the cold that makes me shiver when the wind blows.
A. cutting in B. doing with C. setting in D. ending up
Question 40. UFO ________ for 'unidentified flying object'.
A. pays B. stands C. goes D. making
Question 41. The charity ________ donations to assist victims of the earthquake.
A. tested out B. dived in C. called for D. prepared for
Question 42. She did seem rather unhappy, but I just ________ the pressure she was under at work.
A. bet it on B. put it down to C. put it at risk D. give it a miss
SYNONYM
Question 43. We spent our weekends doing up a 1934 Rolls Royce.
A. associate B. maintain C. oppose D. decorate
Question 44. Nine days of terror for residents of Gaffney, South Carolina, have apparently come to an end.
A. put an end to B. get to the point C. put on an act D. clear as a bell
Question 45. A shower will come tonight and temperatures will fall to the 40s overnight.
A. Drizzle B. Rainstorm C. Breeze D. a short period of rain
WORD FORMATIONS
Question 46. Even very small dosages of a radioactive substance can be ________ to the person.
A. harm B. harmful C. harmfully D. harmless
Question 47. She has _______ blond hair so Linda lightened some of it to enhance the color.
A. natural B. naturally C. nature D. unnatural
Question 48. The candidate must be willing to _______ in area and be active in the community.
A. residential B. resident C. reside D. residence
ANTONYM
Question 49. A lot of the material we throw away can generate some noxious fumes when burned.
A. take back B. answer back C. bring out D. cancel out
Question 50. You shouldn't waste your time with people with opposite views on the internet.
A. spend B. destroy C. collect D. save
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