EXERCISE 5

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: Luckily my wallet was handed into the police with all its contents ____________.
A. preserved B. unscathed C. unsafe D. intact
Question 2: “Isn’t all the chalk in the box?” - “__________.”
A. Yes, one piece is not in the box. B. No, one piece is not in the box.
C. Yes, all the chalk isn’t in the box. D. No, all the chalk is in the box
Question 3: Now that Susan has moved to the country, her visits to see in the city are............
A. far and betwwen B. between and far
C. few and far between D. between few and far
Question 4: I was glad when he said that his car was _____.
A. for my use B. for me using C. at my use D. at my disposal
Question 5: Unless something is done about unemployment, the _____ for the future is not good.
A. overlook B. outlook C. look D. lookout
Question 6: Civil Rights are the freedoms and rights _____ as a member of a community, state, or nation.
A. may have a person B. that have a person
C. a person may have D. and a person may have
Question 7: An addict can go to any _______ to obtain his drug.
A. cases B. lengths C. chances D. places
Question 8: _______ in doubt about taking the medicine, consult your doctor.
A. As B. Though C. As soon as D. When
Question 9: Your application is _______ consideration and you will receive our reply soon.
A. in B. under C. during D. about
Question 10: “I understand you don’t like opera. _____, I go at least once a month.”
A. On contrast B. In contrast C. In the contrast D. On the contrast
Question 11: In Africa , summer starts in the middle of December, ______.
A. however the inhabitants don’t have much opportunity to take advantage of this
B. while in Europe , the season begins in the middle of June
C. when vast stretches of land were frequently covered with snow
D. but they’re going to change the system so as to be like the rest of the World
Question 12: Only 65 percent of people voted in the local election; the rest were completely ______.
A. uninterested B. disinterested C. Uninteresting D. interested
Question 13: ______ she wanted to send her son to a private school in town.
A. Money as she was short of B. She was short of money
C. Short of money as she was D. Though money she was short
Question 14: They are rich enough to own ______.
A. not a helicopter only , but a yacht as well B. not only a helicopter but a yacht as well
C. both a helicopter and a yacht as well D. not a helicopter only but also a yacht
Question 15: Old people like the slow ______ of life in the countryside.
A. step B. speed C. space D. pace
Question 16: It was ten years ago _______ Mr. Thang returned from America.
A. when B. that C. since D. when that
Question 17: I can’t go with you today; I have _______ things to do.
A. a great deal B. many of C. a large amount of D. a great many
Question 18: Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?
A. differs B. disagrees C. objects D. opposes
Question 19: I am not able to go anywhere this weekend because I am up to my __________ in work.
 A. neck B. ears C. eyes D. All are correct
Question 20: Doctors have accepted that acupuncture can work for pain ___________.
A. release B. liberation C. killing D. relief
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 21: (A) Poverty in the United States is (B) noticeably different (C) from that in other (D) country.
Question 22: The doctor's records must be kept (A) thorough and (B) neatly, (C) so as to insure (D) good
book-keeping.
Question 23: I think she (A) will be suitable (B) for the work because she (C) has been working (D) like a
teacher for a long time.
Question 24: After Allan (A) had searched (B) for twenty minutes, he realized that his jacket had been (C)
laying on the table (D) the entire time.
Question 25: Life insurance, (A) before available only (B) to young, healthy persons, (C) can now be obtained
for old people and (D) even for pets.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 26: They were exposed to biased information, so they didn't know the true story.
A. If they got unbiased information, they could know the true story.
B. If they had unbiased the information, they could have known the true story.
C. If they had been exposed to unbiased information, they would have known the true story.
D. If they have exposed to the unbiased information, they could have seen the true story.
Question 27: Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
A. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled
B. In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.
C. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
D. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.
Question 28: It is possible that they will win the scholarship.
A. They are quite likely to win the scholarship.
B. They really enjoy winning the scholarship.
C. Winning the scholarship is out of the question.
D. They are possible to win the scholarship
Question 29: “I don’t mind at all if you use my computer. Go ahead” she said.
A. She said that I could use her computer if she went away
B. She told me to go ahead
C. I was forbidden to use her computer so I should go
D. She allowed me to use her computer
Question 30: To my horror, life in the city was so dangerous.
A. I was horrifying because life was so dangerous in the city
B. Horrifying, I found the city life so dangerous
C. I was horrified to find the city life so dangerous
D. Horrified, the city life was so dangerous to me.