One of (1) ______ novels was Don Quixote (2) ______ the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes in

1605. Around one hundred years later, novels became popular (3) ______ Robinson Cruise (4)
______. Written by English Author Daniel Defoe, it is the story of a shipwrecked man alone on
a(n) (5) ______ island.
1. A: earlier than B: as many C: the earliest D: so much E: far earlier than
2. A: by B: on C: to D: as E: towards
3. A: then B: until C: therefore D: such as E: when
4. A: published B: is published C: had been publishing D: has been published E: was published
5. A: abrupt B: emotional C: biased D: remote E: sudden
1. The South of Turkey, because of its climate and historical sites, _______________.
A) the perfect place for some fine coastal and inland walking.
B) is becoming one of the most popular holiday destinations for tourist from Europe.
C) and one can find approximately 600 old Greek and Roman ruins, mostly well-preserved.
D) was numerous reminders of the strategic importance of this coast.
E) that is the best in Europe with crystal-clear water and beautiful bays to explore.
2. There have been numerous arguments about the creation of the universe _______________.
A) when it was a concept that astronomers ignored
B) but there are some other scientific theories apart from the big bang theory
C) as we know how the sun, the moon and other plants came into existence
D) ever since man was created
E) after some scientists came up with the big bang theory
3. _______________ because it showed that you had enough Money to eat well.
A) Overweight people today usually eat less food than their normal weight counterparts
B) People give more importance to their physical appearance than they used to
C) Many people try to save up some of their salary every month
D) None of us would want to be in debt even if we desperately needed it
E) Being overweight was at one time a symbol of wealth
4. _______________, their contributions to greenhouse gases will certainly rise.
A) If people stopped to pollute the environment at this rate
B) After the Kyoto treaty was set up to consider what could be done to reduce global warming
C) When the industrial revolution led to the development of factories for large-scale production
D) Whether many developed countries depend significantly on industry
E) As undeveloped countries expand their industry by using cheaper fossil-fuel technology
5. The longer the conftlict goes on _______________.
A) more people are expected to die
B) its effects will be felt less
C) it is not as violent as it was in the past
D) the more destructive it becomes
E) it exhausted all participants
1. Rob: I am so fed up with work at the moment. I am working longer and longer hours, but I
am not being paid to do all this extra admin.
Roy: Yes, it seems that it has got to the stage where you are totally overworked and
underpaid.
Rob:
Roy: That’s agood idea. Let me know how you get on.
A) That’s why I am thinking bout resigning. I would like to have a complete break.
B) This may be one of the options, however, it is not to so easy to quit immediately.
C) The rumor that some staff will be made redundant next week is what has discouraged us.
D) Even so, I am not exactly sure what I am expected to do in such a short time
E) Jack and Jill had already quit when I applied for this job.
2. Jim: Would you mind if I took your car tonight?
John:
Jim: But you said you would study all night for your exam.
John: I would, but it’s been postponed.
A) It broke down last night. It’s in the garage now
B) Yes, I will dine out tonight with Sue.
C) Of course not. When are you going to take it?
D) No, I need them. I’m very sorry.
E) A strange noise is coming from the engine. I need to check it.
3. Bob:
Dan: At least for a while.
Bob: What do you mean?
Dan: My father was fired yesterday. We will have hassle getting by on my income.
A) Haven’t you prepared the documents yet?
B) I think you are the one who will be made redundant this month
C) What sort of problems do you have at work?
D) I heard you’re going to resign soon.
E) You had better hang on to your current job.
1. The company has installed an alarm system because they do not want to get burgled again.
A) The company is thinking of installing an alarm system in case of a burglary.
B) For fear of getting burgled again, an alarm system has been put in by the company
C) If the company had installed an alarm system, they wouldn’t have been burgled.
D) The company had been burgled many times before they installed an alarm system.
E) The reason why the company wants to install an alarm system is that they are afraid of being
burgled.
2. Not having heard that his flight was boarding, Nick missed the plane.
A) Nicked missed his plane because he ignored the boarding time
B) As the wrong boarding time was given to Nick, he missed the plane
C) If Nick can’t hear his boarding time, he will miss his plane
D) Provided Nick had heard that his flight was boarding, he wouldn’t have missed the plane
E) When Nick heard that his flight was boarding, he rushed to the plane
3. Julia doesn’t like playing the guitar as much as she likes singing.
A) Julia likes singing, but not playing the guitar
B) Julia prefers to sing rather than play the guitar
C) Julia is good at singing, but when it comes to playing the guitar, she is hopeless at it.
D) Singing doesn’t give the same satisfaction to Julia as playing the guitar does
E) Julia is fond of not only playing guitar but also singing.
4. You must not enter this area unless you are wearing protective clothing.
A) Even when you are wearing protective clothing, this area is hazardous.
B) You can go into this area without any protective clothing
C) Entry to this area is forbidden to anyone who is not wearing protective clothing
D) People wearing protective clothing should still be very careful when they enter this area.
E) No one is allowed to enter this area even if they have protective clothing.
5. After new technological developments, people including train drivers have been forced to be
unemployed.
A) Together with other people, train drivers, too, have been made redundant because of the recent
developments in technology.
B) Because of fast improving technological developments, many people become unemployed.
C) It is not advisable to make train drivers redundant with the excuse of technological developments.
D) If authorites take developing technology as an opportunity to lay off even train drivers, other
workers will get worried, too.
E) Recent developments in technology shouldn’t result in the unemployment of so many workers
including train drivers.
6. In spite of occasional differences in opinion, Ron and Paul get along very well.
A) What makes Ron and Paul good friends is that they have the same opinions about many subject.
B) Since Ron and Paul rarely agree on a subject, they don’t have a good relationship with each other.
C) Although they have different opinions on many subects, they are very friendly towards each other.
D) Because they have nothing in common, it is hard to say that Ron and Paul like each other.
E) Even though their ideas sometimes differ, Ron and Paul have a good relationship with each other.
7. We had a flat tire, consequently, it took three hours longer than usual to go home.
A) If we didn’t have a flat tire, it would take us less than three hours to go home now.
B) Even though we had a flat tire, we arrived home three hours earlier than had been planned.
C) When we had a flat tire, we knew that it would take nearly three hours long than usual to go home.
D) Even if we hadn’t had a flat tire, it would have taken three hours longer than usual to go home.
E) The reason why we arrived home three hours later than usual was that we had a flat tire.
8. Regardless of the manager’s warning, the secretary interrupted the meeting due to an urgent
situation, which made him angry.
A) Although the secretary was warned not to stop the meeting, she had to do it due to an emergency.
B) The reason why the manager got very angry was the secretary who stopped the meeting to say that
there was an emergency.
C) In spite of the manager’s warning, the secretary stopped the meeting once more because there was
an important situation.
D) The manager got angry not because there was an emergency but because the secretary informed
him about it in the middle of the meeting.
E) The manager got angry when the secretary stopped the meeting for a period because of an
emergency although he had warned her not to do it.
9. The professor gave the student an extension although he failed to finish his assignment by the
end of the week.
A) The student was given extra time by the Professor to complete his assignment even though he
couldn’t manage to finish it by the end of the week
B) Although he submitted his assignment before the end of the week, the Professor to give him some
more time to finish it.
C) Because he couldn’t complete his assignment on time, the student asked the Professor to give him
some more time to finish it.
D) By the end of the week, the student will have already submitted his assignment to the professor and
therefore won’t have to ask for an extension.
E) The professor refused to give the student an extension on the grounds that he couldn’t finish his
assignment by the end of the week.