PRACTICE

1. At three o’clock tomorrow, I ________ on the beach.

A. lie B. will lie C. will be lying
2. The river ________ to swell until some rain falls.
A. doesn’t begin B. won’t begin C. won’t be beginning
3. Be careful or the cars_______ you down.
A. knock B. will knock C. will be knocking
4. He __________ tennis at 7.30. He usually starts at 7 o’clock. Could you come before that?
A. plays B. will play C. will be playing
5. Your suitcase is so big. I ________ it for you.
A. take B. will take C. will be taking
6. I’ll have a holiday next week. I _______ at 6 o’clock as usual.
A. don’t get up B. will not get up C. will not getting up
7. He has been selling motorcycles _________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Columbus________ America more than 400 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. discovers
9. He fell down when he ________ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lives B. still lived C. was still living D. were still living
11. Children ______ping-pong when their father comes back home tomorrow.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I ________ for you for 6 months.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room now.
A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am
14. I ________ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I will come and see you before I _________ for America.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what________ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John_______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _____ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack _____ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening
20. After I ________ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. We should join hands to protect our environment.
A. take up B. put up C. work together D. make decisions
22. It was really difficult to decide between the two candidates.
A. steal B. think C. attempt D. choose
23. I didn't go to work this morning. I stayed at home due to the morning rain.
A. thanks to B. on account of C. in spite of D. in addition to
24. Could you take care of our children while I go away?
A. look like B. look after C. look for D. look at
25. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices.
A. Official B. Household C. Foreign D. Schooling
26. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help B. prepare C. be busy D. attempt
27. We can use either verbal or non – verbal forms of communication.
A. using gesture B. using speech C. using verbs D. using facial expressions
28. When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his attention is
appropriate.
A. coming nearer to B. catching sight of C. pointing at D. looking up to
Choose the option marked A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences.

My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a
party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees
and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics
or religion. She always starts off on something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon
she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She
said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about
themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to
listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking
at other things in the room while you're talking to someone. Another thing that I've noticed is that
she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?” or
“You look very well. Have you been on holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an
easy way into a conversation.

29. According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was__________.

A. speaking B. discussing C. looking D. listening
30. At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally__________.
A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people
B. asks people to introduces themselves to her
C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself
D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people
31. My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you__________.
A. let people talk about themselves B. let people hear about yourself
C. talk about politics or religion D. ask people about their secrets
32. What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone?
A. Looking very interested in his or her story
B. Looking at other things in the room
C. Listening very carefully and asking questions
D. Paying him or her compliments
33. According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about
A. the other person's wealth B. the other person's health
D. the other person's job C. the other person's daily activities
Vocabulary and grammar
1. It took us almost four hours to ……….. to London.
A. reach B. arrive C. get D. approach
2. Some medicines are only available on ……….. .
A. description B. instruction C. inscription D. prescription
3. She had to pay the adult ……….. on the bus because she was 18.
A. fare B. amount C. toll D. fine
4. If you’re on a diet, you should ……….. honey for sugar in you tea.
A. change B. replace C. substitute D. convert
5. Be ……….., you can’t expect to learn a language in a week.
A. just B. sane C. fair D. reasonable
6. Without her ……….. help they would never have survived the terrible ordeal.
A. priceless B. worthy C. invaluable D. treasured
7. Be careful not to ……….. your finger with that needle.
A. bite B. scratch C. prick D. sting
8. Ann has a lot of books, ______ she has never read.
A. most of that B. most of these C. most of which D. which most of them
9. By next Saturday, Tom ______ a whole month without smoking a cigarette.
A. will go B. will have gone C. has gone D. has been going
10. The man _______ his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.
A. whom he left B. who he left C. who left D. whose
11. This is the second time you ______ your door key.
A. are losing B. lose C. lost D. have lost
12. I enjoy______ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing ______.
A. being/to do B. to be/doing C. to be/to do D. being/doing
13. He was the last man ______ the ship.
A. who leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
14. Mary _________ with her dolls when she was younger.
A. used to play B. is used to playing C. used to playing D. is used to play
15. Susan is fed ________ with the housework.
A. of B. up C. at D. on