SENTENCE & DIALOGUE & PARAGRAPH COMPLETION & RESTATEMENT QUESTIONS

1.
Paul: Recently, the number of shopping malls in our city has been rising very rapidly.
Abby: But few of them are as frequently visited and well-known as the others.
Paul: ____________________________.
Abby: Location is also an important factor. The ones close to the city center are more crowded than those in
the suburbs.
a. Nearly every month, an event like a concert or exhibition is held at a shopping mall.
b. This can be because of the entertainment facilities and the diversity of shops inside them.
c. People prefer to go shopping less than they did in the past because of increasing prices.
d. I really don’t understand why people spend so much time just wandering inside a shopping mall.

2.
Chris: These days, I can’t sleep easily, or I wake up too early and can’t get to sleep again.
Oliver: ___________________________
Chris: Yes, I can’t stop thinking about stressful problems before I go to bed.
Oliver: You should try to resolve them, or you can note down your problems to deal with them later.
a. Do you know going to bed at the same time each night provides a good night’s sleep?
b. Do you think there is something that disturbs your sleep?
c. Are you planning to get professional help to overcome your sleeping problem?
d. Why don’t you try avoiding drinks that contain caffeine after 8 p.m.?

3.
Tim: Were you able to get some sleep last night? I know you were really tired.
Amy: _________________________________
Tim: Oh, really? What was the problem?
Amy: I was disturbed by the traffic noise.
a. I slept as soon as I went to bed.
b. Some of my friends popped in to have coffee.
c. I should take some sleeping pills.
d. Well, actually I was able to sleep only a little bit.

4.
Jane: Alice was so angry when the toaster that she bought didn’t work.
Judy: She certainly was.
Jane: _________________________________
Judy: She made the company refund the money.
a. Why didn’t they take it back?
b. She always acts too quickly and gets into trouble.
c. Is the new one working better?
d. What did she do when she found out?

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5.
Carla: How much tip should we leave?
Sally: No more than a dollar.
Carla: _______________________________
Sally: No, not at all. The service was slow and the soup was cold.
a. Why do you say that? Wouldn’t it be too little?
b. They didn’t offer us coffee, either.
c. How about leaving nothing?
d. I think we should complain to the manager

6.
Betty: It’s summertime. I thought people only took trips to Crested Butte in winter for skiing.
Wilma: _____________________________
Betty: Like what?
Wilma: It’s great for hiking, or if you don’t feel like walking, you can rent horses or mountain bikes.
a. I just can’t believe we are going to Colorado.
b. If you don’t want to go there, we can go somewhere else.
c. It’s a great place to go in summer, too. There are lots to do.
d. The trip to Crested Butte is going to be fantastic.

7. All around us there are examples of highly advertised products which we use in our daily lives;
_____________________.
a) in fact, these are the products that are most useful to society
b) indeed they have no effect on our daily habits
c) instant coffee, soap powder, cars, cigarettes and cameras are some examples
d) people tend to buy whatever is advertised on TV

8. Since all countries need to trade, ___________________________.

a) isolation from other countries may bring some advantages
b) France and Germany are highly independent countries
c) too much economic dependence causes a country to be affected by events in other countries
d) no country has complete economic independence from other countries

9. If it was easy to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, _____________________.
a) we should have developed several strategies
b) the problem of global warming wouldn’t be this serious
c) 380 molecules per million in our lungs are carbon dioxide
d) there is no reason why carbon dioxide should be released into the air

10. Women tend to choose fields of study like education, English, psychology, biology and art history.
__________________________.
a) Consequently, women had lower salaries, less laboratory space and fewer resources
b) Since many experts who study male/female differences provide strong support for this idea
c) On the other hand, men are much more interested in physics, mathematics, computer science and
engineering
d) Because there are so few women in the fields of mathematics and physical sciences

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11. ___________________, and this suggests there may be life there.
a) Researchers have almost given up hope
b) There is no need to look any farther
c) New discoveries are actually very rare
d) Water has been found on Mars

12. The boat continued down the river __________________ and she saw it no more.
a) that there were trees on each side
b) until it passed round one of the many turnings
c) whether the sun shines or not
d) while all the time leaves are falling

13. Let me know if there is something I can do to help you.

a. Tell me when you need more help.
b. If you need a lot of help, I'll try to come along.
c. Are you sure you don't need my help?
d. If I can be helpful to you, just say so.

14. It was surprising that everyone arrived at the meeting place on time, so this was a good start for
the trip.
a. Surprisingly enough, the trip turned out to be a great success even though there were many late-
comers.
b. The trip began well as we were surprised to find that everyone had come to the meeting place at the
appointed time.
c. Everyone made a really big effort to get to the meeting place on time, so the trip had a good start.
d. The trip started well, with everyone at the meeting place on time, but then there were some
unpleasant surprises.

15. There were no poor performances; but the Russian dancers were certainly the best.
a. The standard of dancing was high, particularly among the Russians.
b. The Russian dancers were well worth watching but the others weren’t.
c. They all danced well, but the Russian dancers were far better than the others.
d. The Russians danced well, but some of the others were even better.

16. The only thing I forgot to put in my case was the camera.
a. I didn’t forget to put the camera in my case.
b. The only thing in my case was the camera.
c. I put everything in my case including the camera.
d. I remembered to put everything in my case except the camera.

17. You cannot go into that restaurant without a jacket and tie.
a. It’s preferable to wear jacket and tie while you are going into that restaurant.
b. Unless you wear a jacket and tie, you cannot go into that restaurant.
c. If you want to go into that restaurant, you have to wear a special tie and jacket.
d. When you wear a jacket but not a tie you can go into that restaurant.

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18. Everyone in our class is doing something at the end-of-term concert, but Mary alone is staying
away.
a. At the concert at the end of term, Mary is going to represent our class.
b. No one in our class except Mary is taking part in the end-of-term concert.
c. Mary is the only one in our class who is not taking part in the end-of-term concert.
d. The class wants Mary to play in the concert at the end of term, but she won’t.

19.Louis Braille, a Frenchman became blind at the age of three. He was cutting leather in his father’s
leather shop when his knife slipped and cut his face. As he grew up, he became a musician and at the
age of ten, he entered a special school for blind children. This was the place where Louis developed the
special writing. ___________________________.
a. It is now called the Braille alphabet and widely used by the blind people
b. This is the system that we use for taking notes
c. The deaf and the blind can use this system
d. It is the alphabet the blind use only at school

20.______________________. They saw that the wounded soldiers were sometimes cured of illnesses
from which they had suffered for a long time. It seemed that if a hole was made in the skin and a needle
placed in the hole, then the wounds of the soldiers could be cured. But the hole had to be made in the
right place and had to have the right depth.
a. Acupuncture is a very important alternative medicine
b. Acupuncture first started when the Chinese made an important discovery
c. Some alternative ways of treatment are being made
d. Alternative medicine is a new way of treatment

21._______________________ On Monday, you said that your cat was ill and you had to take it to the
vet before five. On Tuesday, you asked me if you could go home early because you didn’t feel well. And
now today you are asking me to let you leave early! What is more, you only started this job last week!
a. Do you hardly ask time off?
b. How many times had you taken your cat to the vet?
c. This week, this is the second time you have asked time off work.
d. This is the third time this week, you have asked for the time off work.

22.Many people do not believe there is a monster in Loch Ness. _________. How, they ask, can large
animals live for thousands of years in a British lake without being seen?
a. They say it is impossible
b. They believe it is quite possible
c. They say it is too dangerous to be true
d. They believe they will kill the animal

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23.Many people think the English do not like to speak other languages. ____________. If you ask an
Englishman a question in French, he pretends not to have understood it at all. They all think English is
the best language to speak, and all foreigners are supposed to know it.
a. On the contrary, they love it.
b. You can’t imagine why they don’t like it
c. But the truth is they really care
d. In fact, they hate it

24.______________? There were several reasons. Firstly, almost all the houses were wooden. Secondly,
the streets were narrow and the houses were close together. Thirdly, there was a strong wind. Finally,
the authorities didn’t order the destruction of the houses in the path of the fire.
a. Why couldn’t they stop the fire
b. Why did they stop the fire early
c. Why couldn’t they pull down the houses
d. Why did they build the houses close to each other?