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" CONTENTS | GENERAL REVISION OF GRAMMAR THROUGH PAGE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (3) REVISION TEST 1 REVISION TEST 2...... AB REVISION TEST 8 --.ss:csee 33 REVISION TEST 4...... REVISION TEST 1 I'm afraid we it for yor . that shirt in pink in stock at the moment, Madam, but we you can wait until tomorrow. A) don't have/could order B) aren't having/should order ©) wouldn't have/have ordered. D) didn’t have/would order E) haven't had/are ordering Zoology studies the components of the animal body and the vital processes sustain it. A) whose B) what, ©) which D) how E) where Besides those, it examines the relations of individual animals or animal groups with ......... and the environment. A) another B) whichever Chevery D) one another E) whatever A monk is a man who separates himself from society and lives ......... alone in an organised community in order to devote himself full time to religious life. A) both/and B) whether/or ©) neither/nor D) barely/when ) cither/or Atypical desktop publishing system consists of a personal computer, a video monitor, a high-resolution printer, and various input devices, ... a keyboard, mouse or digital seanner. A) as if ‘B) such as C) both D)as B) every eres ELS 6 DS 6- Suspicions about North Korea's efforts to build nuclear weapons .......... when its government .......... to allow the inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to examine two nuclear-waste sites. A) were intensilying/was refused B) intensified /refused ) had intensilied/would refuse D) were going to intensify /refuses ) should have intensified/has refused 7- ‘They are looking for a small resort town where they can live without . the noise of traffic and human crowds. A) to disturb 8B) disturbing ©} ta be disturbed D) being disturbed B) having disturbed 8 [don't suppose they are going to find .. which technology hasn't penetrated. . as they hope for since there is A) somewhere/nowhere B) whichever/anything ©) wherever/nothing, D) anywhere/somewhere E) everywhere/anywhere 9- Cats usually avoid water and take to it only as a last resort when there is, ss Means of escape from a threatening enemy. Solher B) another ©) no other 1D} cach other B) the other 10- I'm so grateful to you. 1 don't know what To. ff YOU ss A) were doing/couldn’t help B) have done/aren't going to help ©) should dofhaven't been helping D} could do/wouldn't be helping E) would have done/hadn't helped 11+ Tean't see... you took that route instead of a shorteut through the woods. A) where B) that S}when D) why 2) which ES YDS 12 the civil war, many citizens were homeless, jobless and hopeless of the future. A) While B) As a consequence of ©) In spite of D) However much ) In comparison with 13- The Kizsimmak, which is the longest river in Turkey, flows into the Black Sea, the Sakarya and the Yesinrmak. A) so are B) nor do C) and so does D) neither are E) as do 44- Malmé and its province were incorporated into Sweden in L658 3s a result of the Treaty of Roskilde, ......... ended a bloody war between Denmark and ‘Sweden. A) that B) how ©) when. D) which E) where 15- After the lecture, the listeners asked the president of the national mountaineering association .......... it would he possible for them to join the association right away. A)as B) since ©) wher D) whether ) that 16- Had you not been dismissed from school due to disobedience, now we .. for a school that will accept you. A) won't have looked B) aren't going to look ©) wouldn't be looking D) weren't going to look B) haven't been looking 17- It’s amazing that there is a magazine for every age group, every interest, every specialty and every taste, A) isnt B) is there C) has there D) hasn't it B) isn't there 18. 19- 20- 2a. 22- 23- ELS- YDS Since it combines the features of........... the two-dimensional pictorial arts three-dimensional sculptural arts, relief sculpture is a complex art form. A) the same/as B) both/arid ©) neither/nor D) whether/or B) such/as Ina Frederick Aldridge, the facts about . early life are uncertain, is considered one of the greatest interpreters of Shakespeare in 19th century. A) which, B) whom ©) whose D) what B) why . the end of the first month, the expedition had used up all their food. A) In case B) Until ©) By D) As E) While Buropean trade unions negotiate .. than the ones in Asia. A) more successfully B) as successfully ©) such successfully D) more successful E) far too successful sss: Toad to take as. ‘Harry was confused at a crossroads and unable to decide ... the small side roads were not shown on the map. A) that B) how long ©) how D) what ) which ‘The International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines has just revealed that a new variety of rice that recently ....,....- harvests by at least 20% in the following years. A) developed /could have increased B) would develop/has increased ©) had been developed was increasing D) has been developed /will increase B) was developing/is going to increase ——— IS -DS _ 24. in the journal Nature this month that scientists from two . the human "period gene", which regulates the body's biological clock. A) reports/wilt have discovered. B) has reported/will be discovered ©) is reported /have discovered D) was teported /were discovered E) reported /had discovered 25- Even though he hadn't seen this town before, it was familiar to him ... had known it all his life. A) other than 2B) as though, ©) much like D) such as ) as much 26- Houston knew that he .......... his illness without the assistance, patience and compassion of his loving wife. A) won't be able to overcome B) needn't have overcome ©) shouldn't have overcome D) couldn't have overcome ) didn use to avercome 27- You @ copy of the ferry timetable between the islands before going there, or you'll have trouble catching them. A) must have got B) had better get ©) should have got D) could have gat E) might have got 28- Neither of the twins seemed pleased with what they were given as birthday presents, A) did they B) were they ©) weren't they Dj did he &) didn’t he 29 While arrangements of ......... kind OF ........ for the education of the young have existed at all times. it is only recently that schools have emerged as distinctive institutions for this purpose. A) any/others ‘B) much fany other ©) some/the other D) each /other ¥) one/another 30- Esa 35 36- TELS = YDS ‘That man .......... us. He's been behind us since we left the cafe. A) should have followed B] used to follow ©) has got to follow 1D) must be following E) will have followed Steven was looking at the woman in red opposite him during the dinn > to pay much attention to what I said. A) the busiest B) 50 busy that ©) too busy D) such a busy E) busier than working as a children’s librarian, she developed the ambition to ecome an author. A) Because B) Since ©) Bren if D) While ) Otherwise Everybody in the company knew that the manager would turn a deaf esr a member of her staff asked for a pay-rise. A) whomever 3B) whenever ©) wherever D) whichever E) whatever Extensive hunting of exotic striped and spotted cats .......... them to become rare, but in recent years, laws to protect them from extinction .. A) was caused/are being enacted B) has caused /have been enacted ©) might cause/have enacted D) was causing/were being enacted E) caused /will have enacted 1 my hair cut once a month, but I can’t even find time to comb my hair nowadays. A) used to have B) have had © had been having D) would be having ) could have had I wonder if ........., can understand why some countries are allowed to produce nuclear weapons While ......... are not. A) somebody/other B) anybody /all ©) no one/any D) one/none ) anyone/others Ce eee 37- 38- 39- 40- 4. 42- 43- Jack resented not receiving an invitation to Jeff's wedding party; were best friends at school. they A) therefore B) in case ©) after all D) otherwise B) as much as ['ll try to explain this seemingly complicated issue ... possible so that everyone can understand it. . plainly A) such/that B) too/for ©) more/than D) as/as E} so/as Iwish I........ my sister about my father’s illness since she had an important exam the following day. A) hadn't told B) didi’ tell C) wouldn't tell D) haven't told E) shouldn't tell Generally, when a product .., considerably. in large quantities, costs . ‘A) was produced have been lowered B) is produced/are lowered ©) must be produced/tower D) might be produced/can lower B) can be produced/must have lowered ‘You should consider .. Europe in it. a fuel-efficient car if you're planning A) to buy/travelled B) buying/to travel (©) having bought/travelling D) bought/to be travelling ) te be buying/travel At the moment, Pablo is painting her sister's portralt, ... take him two weeks to finish. A) which B) when ©) that D) whose E) who Indonesians claim that coconuts have year. uses there are days in a A}as many/as B) the most/for ©) such a lot offthat D) so much/that E) plenty offthat nt ELS- YDS 44 45- 46- 47 49. Marco Polo was among the first Europeans to describe coconuts, probably originated somewhere in Indo-Malaya. A) where B) that ©) who D) when E) which I .nsen the ladder steady as Dylan painted the ceiling of the kitchen, but 1 heard the phone ringing and rushed into the living room. A) must have held B) might have held ©) was supposed to hold D) have to hold E) could have held . was left in the tank. ‘You shouldn't have delayed buying petrol until A) none B) so much C) more D) any more B) almost no suse Writing reviews and essays, Susan Sontag has also written screenplays and edited selected writings of Roland Barthes and Antonin Artaud, A) Despite B) Because of C) Due to D) For fear of E) Besides ... in the hard conditions of Afriea while they ......... the Al had lived/made B) would be living/make ©) will be living/are making D) iived/would have made B) have lived /were making, Until you.......... your shopping at the supermarket, I . cafeteria on the corner. . for you in the A) are finishing/wait B) have finished /will wait ©) are going (o finish /am waiting D) finish/have been waiting ) will finish/can wait soca creme DEES YIIS eee te nee een 50- After Jack Kevorkian retired from practice as a doctor in 1982, he began to "help" terminally ill people . their lives. Adend B) to be ended ©) to have ended D) ended ®) ending 51- The reading comprehension passages .. to us in our English class were too difficult .......... by a lower intermediate student. Al giving/to have understood B) being given/to understand ©) to be given/understancing D) given/to be understood B) to give/being understood 52 By next Monday, Keanu ......... along the south coast of Italy for exactly a month. A) will be touring B) has been touring ©) will have been touring D) might have toured B) is going to tour 53- After he........... Pete many times not to be late for work, the manager him from work when there was no change in his attitude. A) was warning/was going to dismiss B) has warned/should have dismissed ) had warned/had to dismiss 1D) warned /will be dismissing 2} will have warned/can dismiss 54- George Jean Nathan was an American author, editor and drama critic who is credited with raising the standards of play producers and theatre-goers ... Ajalike B) at all ©) similar D) either E) rather 55- With .......... to play with, Alice was extremely bored with playing by herself. A) someone B) nowhere ©) anything D) nothing E) nobody 56- ust tell him simply that you .......... your mind, You . A) are changing/didn't need to state B) have changed /don’t have to state ©) will change/weren’t stating D) were changing/needn’t have stated E) change/won't have stated 87- 58. 59- 60- 61- 62- TELS = YDS cee Children, do not stand there, Can't you see that you .. the entrance? A) blocked B) are blocking ©) have been blocked D) were blocking E) are blocked ‘He worked as a drama critic for .......... magazines and newspapers, but his name is particularly associated with the most popular youth magazine of the country. A)a large quantity of B) much more than ©) such a lot D) so much, §) a number of ‘Throughout the journey he wondered how his family . him after so many years. . when they .... ‘A) have reacted /would see B) were reacting/had seen ©) will have reacted/were seeing D) were going to react/saw B) reacted/were going to see A conldn’t hear the news clearly . the reception on my radio was poor. A) therefore B) before ©) whereas D) owing to F) since ‘There seems to be no use in waiting in the queue: the tickets of the Jethro ‘Tall concert out by the time we .. the ticket window. ‘A) have been sold /have reached B) will be selling/were reaching ©) had been sold/reached D) might have sold/would reach E) will have been sold/reach This shirt is not supposed to be made from ... that one, but Tcan‘t feel any difference between them. A) so much/as B) the same/as ©) such/for D) more/than E) different/trom Se —— 12 63- 66- 67- 69- Sack paused for a moment to see if the listeners would like to comment, but . seemed inclined to say ... A) anyone/everything B) everybody /somewhere C) nothing/somebody D) no one/anything E) something/anywhere It was such a difficuit decision that Jeff could not made up his mind without giving it ....... thought. A) such a lille B) as much as ©) a great deal of D) a good many E) many more “ssusseee 6 a Jong and sad tale," said the gis! to the boy, who was listening to er With «1.10 eyes wide-open, A) Mine/his B) My own/him ©] Myself/hers D)'m/himselt E] My/her own For some reason, yesterday, my son returned from school sesenseees WSU, Av as/as B) so/that ©) much/than D) too/for E) the most/as Gill: Can you recall the pattern of her dress? Mike: Tonly saw her briefly. A) I don't either. B) I'm afraid so. ©) Neither can I BD} don't think so. E) Nor did | When our landlord started to shout at us because of one-day delay in our paying the rent, I couldn't help losing my temper, «..... A) but my husband didn't either B) and so did my husband ©) but my husband couldn't D) and neither could my husband 5} but my husband did too I searched for the lost ring, but it seems to be ......... in the house. A) wherever /anywhere B) somewhere/elsewhere ©) everywhere/nowhere D) anywhere /somewhere ) where else/wherever ELS YDS 70- 71- 72 73. 74 73 Mum, I think I cast go out with my friends as well, as I have finished tidying up the kitchen, A) don't B) cant! ©) haven't 1 D) have I E) cant It doesn't matter which medicine you give me cough. . it stops this ceaseless A) solong as B) whether ©) in case D) however E) even if Hee «ss... greatly relieved when finally he .......... his divorce. A) felt /got B) was feeling/has got ©) feels/got D) is feeling/will get E) was feeling/would get Since the authorities paid no attention to the people's wishes in the first place, there are now uprisings all over the country, 2 A) didn’t they B) did there ©) aren't there D) aren't they ) are they ‘The famous athlete ......... down with her face in her hands and her left leg in a plaster cast, wondering if she .. in the competitions again. A) was sitting/will have run B) sat /would be able to run ©) has sat/bas been running D) had sat/should have run B) sits/might have been running You no idea what a delightful thing the lobster is unless you .. A) have had/tasted B) were having/would taste ©) had/were tasting D) will have/taste E) can have/had tasted 13 14 ELS DS 76- 77 78. 79- 81 Freud conceptualised the mind, metaphorically, as an ancient, buried rain which bad to be unearthed . an archeologist would unearth the treasures of an ancient civilisation, A) rather B) like ©) such as, D) unlike E)as Among the many ways in which people communicate through speech, public speaking has probably attracted ........ attention of ail, A) the most B) so much ©) as much D) far too E) more than T appreciate architecture that is in harmony with its surrounding and graces, the landscape disgracing it. A) more like B) other than ©) rather than D) besides #) in spite of you drive, ......... the risk of your becoming involved in an accident. A) As fast/so high B) The faster/the higher ©) So fast /to0 high D) The fastest/the highest E) Fast enough /high enough . fos the first five at the next match, but the son of the school instead, A) was being considered/was chosen B) has been considering/is chosen ©) had been considered/will have chosen DJ is considering/will be chosen E) will be considered /has chosen The publicity given to early UFO sightings in the press undoubtedly helped stimulate further sightings ......... im the United States ......... in other countries. A) the more/the more B) so many/as ©) too much/like D) whether/or E) not only/but also ——_—___-——____._ Es ¥ps 82- 83- 84 85- 86 88- The first effective flight simulator has replicated the airplane cockpit, with full instruments and controls, in AWAY «ne it can be used for pilot training in a ground location. A) similar/to B) different/from ©) same/as D) as much/as E) such/that, In a flight simulation, the cockpit .......... to the controls as though it .. really an airplane in flight. AS responded /will be B) can respond/has been ©) had responded/is D) responds/were 8) would respond/would be . their formlessness and lack of a conventional story line, the stories of Sait Faik Abastyamk convey a wide range of human emotion. A) Though B) Even if ©) Incase D) For E) Despite Of course, how long this shampoo will last depends on .......... you wash your hair, Madam. A) how far B) how much ©) how often D) how many ) how high Ancient man had to forecast the weather from the action of birds and mammals, . from the wind and the appearance of the sky. A) either B) as well as ©) whether D) whenever E) too ... unteliable rainfall and harsh winters, agriculture along the Orhon River is limited. A) Besides B) As ©) Unless D) Owing to E) In spite of Orhon inscriptions dating from the 8th century contain ...... in a Turkic language. known writings A) the oldest, B) such an old ©) much older D) so old ) as old as 15 16 et ELS IIS B89. 91- 92- 93- 98- the development of steam power during the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th century, waterwheela were the primary means of mechantical power production, A) Since B) Due to ©) until D) Thanks to F) While Salt lowers the melting point of the mixture ......... applied to snow or ice, A) though B) for O) while Dj that B) when In Hinduism, a temple belongs to community that occupies it. paid for its construction or to the A) whatever B) whoever ©) whichever D) whomever E) whenever In 1995, during which only 10 world records were set by athletes, no one anticipated that there would be new records. A) so few B) as many as ©) that much D) so lite B) such a lot ‘The grasshoppers that are also called locusts are among the world’s . insect pests and have been recognised ......... throughout history. A) so bad/too B) worse/such as ©} worst/as such D) too bad/much E) as bad as/so After she .......... the Vietnam War at a White House luncheon publicly in the presence of the First Lady, Eartha Kitt's career .......... into a severe decline. A) critised/had gone B) had criticised /went ©) was criticising/ would go D) criticises/has gone ) has criticised /was going Jn the 1970s, she began to recover when it .......... thtat she .,........ to US Secret Service surveillance. A) revealed /has been subjected B) had been revealed /has subjected C) is revealed /was subjected D) was revealed/had been subjected B) has revealed /was being subjected TELS = YDS ee 96- the established Beslin and Chicago festivals that presented many new musicians, the San Francisco Jazz Festival had become a forum for introducing native musicians to an international jazz audience. A) Since B) Whereas ©) Like D) Likewise E) Although 97- As you travel so much, I think there are hardly any countries where you don't feel at home, A) do you B) are there aren't you D) are you E) isn't it 98- Moliere succeeded in inventing a new comedy style that was based on a double vision of normal and abnormal seen each other. Al because of B) besides ) in relation to D) despite E) according to 99- Venice Film Festival ......... unique until after World War Il, when the Cannes Festival A) remains/is founded B) had remained /was founded ©) would remain /has founded D) remained/has been founded ) has remained /founded 100- We have bought everything that we should for tomorrow's garden party, A) haven't we B) shouldn't ©) should we D) have we BE) hasn’tit 17 18 REVISION TEST 2 L 2 to spend the day relaxing at home, but then we .. of mishaps that arose. with a lot A) were pianning/deal B) are planning/have been dealing ©} had planned/had to deal D) would plan/could deal B) have planned/were dealing Since the editor found his article a little too aggressive, the journalist .. to modify his expression before it... + A) asked/was going to be printed B) has asked/will be printed ©) has been asked /printed D) was asked /was printed E) had asked/was being printed ‘We've just bought a new house, but we won't be moving in for a while because We need .......- its design to make it .. our requirements better. A) to alter/fit B) allering/to fit ©) altered /to have (i D) alter fitting E) lo be altered /having fit When you... those exercises, Yu... JOU New ones. A) finished /am going to give B) have finished /will give ©) are finishing/have given D) finish/have been giving E) will have finished /give David «ou... his job at the restaurant on the first day When be «rss 10 peel three sacks of potatoes. A) was quilling/ would be ordered B) has quit/has been ordered ©) quits/will have ordered D) had quit/was ordering ¥) quit/was ordered ‘The launch of the rocket was delayed for a month that arose at the last moment. . a technical problem A) so that B) on account of ©) unlike D) in addition to B) just as 10- ue 12- TUS 6 YDS en pnt ‘You begin . but accomplish ..,.......! You must realise that the problem is your trying to do so many things at a time. A) nothing/anyone B) anything/somewhere ©} somewhere/something D) everything/nothing B) everywhere/anything Shall we pay a quick visit on Aunt Victoria, .. to her house? ‘we bave come very close A) before B) although ©) now that D) by the time Bl even if ‘Throughout the interrogation, the suspect maintained that he was innocent, and that he bad connections with ...,....... of the gangs in town. A) no/any B) none/some ©) some/no D) neither/either E) any/many Winters are getting colder and summers hotter, ..... A) are they B) do you ©) aren't they D) are you E) don’t they Cindy's father is so pig-headed that once he has made up his mind about something, it is just impossible to make him behave .. A) otherwise B) rather ©) either Dj also B} as well the house at Our landlord asked us to sign a document stating that we . the end of the month, but we ........... to do so. A) have vacated/would refuse B) vacate/had refused ©) were vacating/refuse D) had vacated /will refuse ) would vacate/refused Despite the shortcomings of aur team that you have pointed out, I still believe that we ....e00. OwF previous match, Ahad won B) could have won ©) must have won D) have won B) will be winning 19 20 14 15. 16- 17- 19- 20- TELS 6 TVS ‘The owner of the house behind . complained that the trees in our garden obstructed .......... Sea View. A) us/itsell B) our/its (©) ours/his D) ourselves /their E) our own/themselves ‘The bees’ greatest value to humanity . is as pollinators of plants, A) so far B) such as just as D) by far ) more than I tried not to offend him, but it was difficult — there wasn’t an easy way to tell someone that he was dismissed from his work ....,...... his inefficiency. A) in case of B) tn addition to €) because of D) instead of B) in contrast to In our age, wars have taken a very unusual form, because with the latest technology, it is now possible to observe almost . movement of the enemy. A) every B)all ©) much D) whole E) too many . you claim that you have greatly improved your behaviour, I haven't noticed any change in your conduct. A) As B) However C) As though D) Even 5) Though When you apply for a job, you are usually asked ........... you left your previous one, of are leaving your current job if you are still employed. A) where B) why ©) what D) whom B) that ‘The Foreign Minister did not conceal his annoyance when he was continually asked ‘question at the press conference. A) such a lot 8) as many as ©) a number of D) the same B) so tnuch, 21- 22 23- 2a- 25- 26- 27- My grandfather's hearing was permanently damaged by the roar of the machines in the factory, and he had to spend ........... of his life deaf. A) as much. ‘B) the rest ©) every one D) litle E) whole My mother keeps up a continuous commentary when we are watching a film on TV, spoils all my pleasure. A) where B) which ©) who D) how ) whom ‘The organisers were glad that the conference was well attended fears that a war would break out any moment in the country, . the A) so that B) because ©) despite D) instead of B) whereas T don't know how Phil does it; he studies sce Httle seen is humanly possible, yet he still gets top marks in all his courses. A) too/than B) such a/that ©) so/that D) as/ae ) more/than hope the developers don't fell that tree, ..... feature of the landscape. . has become a permanent A) how B) what ©) where D) that ) which “The perpetual snow of Everest . constant magnet to me all my life,” the mountaineer said just before he ssvsse Out for his climb. Al is/was setting B) will be/sets ©) has been/set D) had been/would set B) was/had set ewe Children are constantly eating sweets. It will ruin I've noticed that teeth. A) yours/your B) your/their ©) yourself/them D) your own/theirs E) you/yourselves 21 22 29- 30- a1. 32- 33- 34 EUS = YDS It was a complete waste of time to that meeting, so you didn’t miss anything by not... it, A) gomg/attending B) to go/to attend ©) yone/attended D) to be going/attend B) having gone/attended My sister loves to frequent the fashionable shopping centres, though she can afford to buy anything, A) nowhere B) no more ©) hardly ever D) almost none E) whenever ‘You don't believe that he is likely to accomplish what he has set out to do, A}isn't he B) have you C) does he D) has he B) doyou in Paris, we visited Montmartre, which fascinated us. A) How long B) During ©) Wherever D) When, F) Besides From the run-down appearance of the building, it is obvious that more maney on the maintenance of Dolmabahce Palace. A) should be spent B) has been spending ©) must have been spent D) was spent ) 45 going to spend Although the car was six years old, it was obviously well-maintained, . decided to buy it, Ayas B) just ©) for Dy yet ) 50 ‘The Lake District in England still attracts ........... tourists because responsible authorities have preserved .......... of its natural charm. A) plenty offa number B) so many/ruch ©) a good deal of some D) s0 few/most ¥) few/too moch ELS YS 35 36- 39° 40- {found it strange that there was a permanent smile on her face .. things went wrong. A) as though B) no matter ©) even when D) whereas, B) on the contrary "stay ‘you are, or I'l shoot you," the police officer warned the man trying to run away. A) what B) where ©) who 1) that 4B) which Everybody was chattering excitedly at the party, except Jim, ..... remained silent all night. A) that B) why ©) when D) who ) where We stop at this restaurant ........... We pass through this village on our way to Izmir. A) which B) how often ©) moreover D) where £) whenever I noticed at a glance that something was wrong and asked her ........0- the Problem was. A) what B) that ©) which D) how 5) why My brother is neonen he never stays in one place for long. A) such/as B) more/than ©) too/that D) so/that ) much/than I didn't think that Helen would stand by our side during all our hard times, 2 A) wouldn't she B) did she ©) wouldn't you D) have you #) did you 23 24 42. 43- 44. aS 46- az. 48 TES 6 YDS Everybody in my workplace ............ me an astonished look when I told them that 1 janes my Job to join a round-the-world trip. A) gave/was leaving B) was giving/have left ©) would give/will leave D) gives/am leaving B) had given/leave As his car raced along the road, I. the front seat, but I.......0+ her. a glimpse of a young lady sitting in A) was catching/haven’t recognised B) have caught/don't recognise ©) catch/won't recognise D) caught/ didn't recognise B) would catch /hadn't recognised Upon reaching the summit, we all gazed admiringly at the view stretched out before us. A) where B) that Chow D) what E) when, {don't care ... You paid for them — I insist that these shoes are of rather poor quality. A) when B) which C) whomever D) how muck 8) wherever It is a general rule that you can hardly expect good quality . of a product is tow. .. the price A) so B) whether ot D) how B) just constant debate over at least for the near future. .. safety of British beef looks set to continue A-/— BIA/a ) The/the ‘D)—/the E) The/a ‘The recent peace talks ...... retreat. 1... to establishing # timetable for a military A) have been limited B) are limiting ©) were being limited ‘D) had limited E) have limited 49- 50- 51 52- 53 54 85- TELS © YDS ssn he wrote of a society of sophistication and culture, Henry James was accused of being a snobbish writer. A) Owing to B) Just as ©) For D) In case F) Since Im ancient Egypt, the high limestone cliffs hemming in provided ......... inexhaustible supply of fine building stone. Nile valley A) the/an B)a/— ©) —/the D) some/any E) any/some infrared cameras which take pictures of heat-energy, scientists can measure differences in water temperature in the oceans. A) To be used B) Used ©) Without use D) In use ) By using ‘The growth of public transportation was a decisive factor in the development of the amusement park ......... an industry in the United States, A) just B) even jas D) how ) what Walt Disney World, which ......... in 1971, is still the largest theme park ever built, and new ventures and adventures .... 11,300-hectare site. all the time to exploit its A) has opened/were added B) was opening/had been added ©) was opened/will have added D) has been opened /added E) opened /are added Toning your muscles with moderate weight training which basis . your overall appearance. on a regular A) is done/ean improve B) has been done/had improved ©) was doing/improved D) should be done/is improved E) could do/must improve Chopin, most of ........ adult life was spent in Paris, though he was born in Poland, was a piano virtuoso and wrote almost entirely for that instrument. A) whom 1B) whose ©) which D) where E) when 25 56- One of the most famaus of the German composers, Richard Wagner revolutionised opera with .......... spectacular works .. Die Meistersinger’ and ‘Lohengrin’. A) such/as B) more/than ©) much/that B) too/as E) so/that 57- When Brahms’ first symphony .. the noted conductor-critic Hans von Bulow .......... it the ‘Tenth’ — a successor to Beethoven's nine symphonies. A) was completed called B) completed /was calling ©) had completed/would call D) has been completed/had called E) would be completed /has called 58- There was some use of native American themes in Antonin Dvorak’s compositions ..,........ he had visited the United States and come into contact with the natives. A) ever since B) after Q)just as B) while F) due to 59- Although he had suffered a heart attack the previous autumn, the Chairman said that his health was .......... for him to carry out his duties for an additional four years. AY the best B) so well ©) better than D) good enough #) as well as 60- The author's protection of ......... private identity only heightened public curiosity about A) hers/herself B) her/her ©) her own/she ‘D) herself/hers : B) her/hers 61- Though they considered her in the first place, the director later decided that Someone .......+- her would fit the role better. A) the thinnest B) 60 thin that, ©) thinner than D) so thin as E) thin enough es ELS YG er 62. 63. 64 65- 66- 68- Susan had better find someone to look at the used car that she wants to buy, A) doesn't she B) doesn't it ©) had she D) hadn't she B) hadn't it ‘This unfortunate event has left on her forget all about it wherever she goes. uses OOP SEMIS -esserene SHE WOR'E A) so/as 3B) more/than ©) too/for 1D) such/that E) as/as No salt is allowed in the diet you are following, A) does it B) are you Caren you D) isn't it E)isit Multitalented and internationally known, Paul Robeson enjoyed success . was unparalleled among African Americans in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s, AY that B) who ©) where D) when B) what Tim has been extremely naughty since he came from school, imitating her brother. who is A) but so is Sally B) and Sally is too ©) but Sally didn't D) and so did Sali, ) and so has Sally haven't had a good night's sleep since the bombardment on Iraq started, A) but my parents haven't B) and so have my parents ©) but my parents didn't D) and s0 did my parents B) and neither have my parents ‘Towards the end of the day, the labourers they .......00, Sinee dawn without a break. extremely tired because A) had looked /have been working B) would look/were working ©) have looked/are working D) looked/had been working E) were looking/would be working 27 28 69- 70- 71. 72 cm 74 75. el . at 140 kilometres per hour when he ..........+. control of it. A) had travelled/was losing B) was travelling/lost ©) has been travelling/will lose Dj would be travelling/loses B) travelled/has lost It 10th. sss: from ist June to . by the head teacher that the examinations A) has been announced /have held B) was being announced/are holding ©) was announced/would be held D) must have announced/are held E) is announcing/will be held Don't be so protective with your daughter. I think she... SHE sseersne after herself. an age when A) has reached/should be able to look B) will reach/was able to look ©) reached /must have looked D) was reaching/will be looking 8) would reach/had been looking I'm sorry that your mother is ill with the flu, I hope she'll get soon, A) as good B) better ©} better than D) as well as E) good . from a group of reporters at the front for four days, and it's A) was heard/had been kilied B) is going to hear/will have been killed ©) has been heard/might have been killed D) is heard/could have been killing E) will have heard /have been Kalled ‘There wasn't enough time for them to sell everything that they wanted to get rid of, . 2 A) was there B) didn't they ©) were they D) did it ¥) did there After a late night party, Jim was ... not up when I rang him at 11 o'clock the next morning. A) already B) rather ©) though D) still B) just mm ELS YDS mee 76- 17 78- 79- 80- 82- ‘The era of modern mass-circulation magazines can be dated from 1850 with the introduction of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, ........... carried many itlustrations, serialised fiction and other articles. 4) that B) which ©) whose D) how E) when . the youths were told that the conditions were too bad to set sail, they set out at dawn. AD Unlike B) Otherwise ©) Even though D) However B) Just in case The train may be comfortable, but it is not ... time for the conference. . to get us there in good A) as fast as B) so fast ©) such a fast D) faster than ) fast enough Our literature teacher has promised that she .... end of next week. the exam papers by the A) has been correcting B) is going to correct ©) will have corrected D) has corrected E) used to correct I've spotted a number of errors in your essay: some are major ones, some are just spelling mistakes. A) while B) besides ©} until D) therefore F) despiie George svvssarenn for the job if we the project to be successful. A) will have chosen /have wanted B) must be chosen/want ©) will be choosing/were to want D) has been chosen/would want ¥) should choose/had wanted Susan is over thirty now, but she runs about .........a girl of fifteen. A) more B) such ©) like D)as B) just 30 —— SDS 83. 84 86- 87- 88- 89- B magetine is ......... a newspaper nor a book, but it may have characteristics of. one. ‘A bath/neither B) neither/either ©) whether/none Dj cither/no E) not only/both Mr Higgins is such a bad-tempered man that it’s a Wonder? «..... managed to put up with him for so many years. his wife has A) whorn B) which ©) how long D) how E) what Iwas furious when I saw rain water our roof from the ceiling as we had just had A) to be dripping/iix B) dctp/to be fixed ©) dripped/being fixed D) to drip/fixing ¥) dripping/fixed Cosmology is the scientific inquiry into ............ the universe is like, A) when B) which ©) what D) how B) where ‘Sha T turn the light on if yau can't see w+... to read? A) as good as B) well enough ©} such a good D) better than E) the best over in my mind the ides of asking the boss for a pay-tise when he ssi: Me to his room to give me the sack. A) was turning/summoned B) turned/had summoned ©} had turned /was summoning D) would turn/has summoned B) had been turning/would summon “If you . no idea where a book ...,....., look it up in the catalogue,” the shop-owner instructed his new assistant. A) have had/is keeping B) Htave/is kept C} were having/was kept D) had /has kept B) would have/kept ES DS 90- Okay, I this CD, but if my daughter ........... it, Pl bring it back. A) have bought/wouldn't like B) should buy/didn't like ©) was buying/hasn't liked D) will buy /doesn't like ) would buy/hadn't liked 91- In 1764, while he ...,...... for comets, the French astronomer Charles Messier sssunseens MB by Chance, one of the brightest and best-studied globular clusters in the northern sky. A) could search/has discovered B) had searched /was discovering ©) searched /would be discovering D) has searched/had discovered E) was searching/discovered 92- Knowledge of the arrangement of an individual atlas is necessary can be used successfully. A) in case B) for fear that ©) even though D) therefore B) in order that 93- Modern political science originated during the 19th century, .......... People believed that almost any subject matter could be turned into a scientific discipline. A) when 1B) where ©) whose D) how E) which 94- Some numismatists are professionals ........... activities include the appraisal, purchase and sale of coins, but most collect coins only as a hobby. A) where B) whose ©) that D) when ) whom 95- John Creasey, the author of more than 500 novels, was mystery writer ever. sevens productive A) so much 1B) as much ) the most D) far more E) as much as 31 32 BLS = YDS ees 96- Waves of opposition to the Roman Catholic church swept over Europe in the 13th century; the church established a tribunal called the Inquisition to try persons accused of revolting against religious authority. A) nevertheless B) in contrast ©) in addition to D) otherwise BE) as a result 97- Arthur Miller's The Crucible, based on the witch persecutions in colonial New England, reminds modern audiences that fear of the unknown and mass hysteria infect life in modern times just . they did in the 17th century. A) more than B) so much that ©) too much Dy as much as B) the most 98- Renaissance Florentine sculptor, painter and architect Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ............ lying on his back ona platform 18 metres above the floor. A) during B) before ©) such as D) while E) by the time 99- The Australian soprano Nellie Melba wes .....cu POPUIAT --.eaees AN Opera singer that melba toast and peach melba were named after her. A) s0/as B) more/than ©)as/as D) such/that E) so/that 100- In 1815 the Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini signed a contract as musical director of two opera houses in Naples, agreeing that every year he would write a new opera for ...,.0. of them. Ayal B) none C) every 1D) some E) each REVISION TEST ‘You wouldn't mind if I left the party early tonight, A) would you 8) do you ©) did you D) wouldn't you F) didn't you When the Girl S33couts........... in the United States by Juliette Low in 1912, they .........: With opposition from Boy Scout leaders, who were against the use of the title Scouts for girls, A) have been organised/mect B) were organising/had met (©) were organfsed/met D) organised /would have met B) would be organised /have met The French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir started painting at the age of 13 ina porcelain factory, ........ he learned to paint Slaral patterns on the porcelain. A) that B) where ©) whom D) which E) how -son being a trade route, the 7,500-kilometre-long Silk Road was the first information highway, spanning a quarter of the circumference of the globe and virtually the entire known world at the time. A) In case B) Since ©) Likewise D) In addition to E) Nevertheless In 1864 Melville Bell, the father of Alexander Graham Bell, applicable phonetic alphabet by which he the sounds of nearly all known languages. . @ universally the manner of production of A) was completing/is described B) could complete/was described ©) has completed /described D) had completed/should describe E) completed /could describe 33 ES Se 10- Le 12. 34 ‘Thailand is an immensely fertile land; drawn strength from agriculture. the society has traditionally A) even though B) therefore ©) nonetheless D) otherwise E) because My grandfather is 80 years old, but he always seems to be on the go; I don’t know where he gets .......... his energy. A) whole B) every ©) such D) as much Ball ‘Thomas Edison's parents became accustomed to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook . house. A) some 2B) cach of ©) the whole D) all E) several You may think it is just a village shop, but you can find there virtually you need, 8) anything B) something ©) how else D) wheriever E) wherever ‘The space probe Pioneer 10, on Merch 2, 1972, became the first man-made object ........... the solar system, A) launching/leaving B) to launch/having left ©) having launched /left D} launched /to leave E) to be launched/to have left Scientists .......... a cure for some types of cancer, but they need to experiment more to be cestain. A) should find B) may have found ©) must have found D) are finding ¥) ought to be finding In his later years, the composer Alban Berg was regarded outside ........... country as the leading Austrian composer, but in Austria .......... Works were not popular. A) himself/its own B) him/himself ©) him/his own D) his own/his ) his/itself ELS YS 13- 18- 19. I worked very hard on the assignment, but the teacher was ......... critical of the results ........ 1 got discouraged. A) more/than B) as/as ©) so/that D) too/for E} such/as reading the story, we had a discussion about its symbolic meaning. A) Like B) During ©) Such as 1D) Since E) After, Ashrine in the Forum in ancient Rome had a perpetual fire .. renewed every year on March 1, ....... the Roman new year. A) that/— B) which /which ©) —/when D) where/how E) when/that She told you how to do this, but then you didn’t listen to her properly, ...... ‘AY have you B) did you ©) did she D) didn't she ) hasn't she . his low salary, Jeff likes to dress fashionably, so it is no wonder that he is always in debt. A) Owing to B) Although ©) Much as DY in spite of B) In contrast Since I sister's. of any way to get out of it, T.... to the family reunion at my A) couldn't think/had to go B) haven't thought/would go ©) shouldn't think/had gone D) wasn't thinking/have gone } muster think /must have gone a diplomat's most demanding activity is negotiation, which requires 1 Skill ......., Patience as well as knowledge. A) either/or B) whethet/or ©) both/and D) neither/nor #) much/than 35 36 20- 21 22- 23- 24 25. ELS- YDS 150.579 miles per hour is the fastest average speed in a Grand Prix race and sso, BY Britain's Peter Gethin in 1971 Italian Grand Prix. A) bas been achieved B) was achieved ©} would have achieved D) should be achieved B) had achieved In rural areas, snakes animals such as rats and mice, which .. .. a highly useful purpose because they feed on to be pests in general. A) are serving/considered B) are served/have considered ©) served /were considering D) will be served will be considered E) serve/are considered ‘Two outstanding English books of the early 1700s, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, ......... for grown-ups, but children the stories as their own. A) have been written/were claiming B) were written/claimed ©) had written/would claim D) were being written /claim E) would have written/have claimed After undergoing ......... operations for a brain tumour in 1975, my grandfather only lived ......... months A) several/a few B) every/few ©) many/any D) each/many B) all/several Picasso's personal style began to form in the years from 1901 to 1904, a period . often referred to as his blue period because of the pervasive blue tones he used in his paintings. A) which/— B) that/when ©) —/that D) when/which B) how/what T received an unsigned Valentine's Day card, and I have no idea from .. came. A) which B) what ©) how D) whom, E) that

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