GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the correct answers.

1. The journalist asked me____

a) what was my favorite pastime c) what my favorite pastime was
b) what is my favorite pastime d) what my favorite pastime is

2. What will____ be like tomorrow?

a) the weather c) weather
b) a weather d) weathers

3. Which of you ___ to eat an ice-cream?

a) wants b) want c) does want d) do want

4. I want to be a doctor______
a) when I will leave school c) when I am leaving school
b) when I leave school d) when I had left school

5. _____ Elvira nowadays, she is so busy at the office.

a) We see hardly ever c) Hardly we ever see
b) We hardly see ever d) We hardly ever see

6. You are really annoying me. You are doing it ___ purpose, aren't you?
a) in b) on c) out of d) of

7. When did Tom go out?

a) For 10 minutes c) 10 minutes ago
b) Since 10 minutes d) In 10 minutes

8. We encouraged them___ a new business

a) setting up c) set up
b) to set up d) have setting up.

9. In the kitchen there was a ____ table

a) beautiful large round wooden c) wooden beautiful large round
b) large beautiful round wooden d) round wooden beautiful large

10. A speech to the nation ___ by the Prime Minister, but it had to be cancelled at the last
minute because of the cabinet crisis.
a) would make c) was made to
b) had make d) was being made

11. A: Did you enjoy the concert?

 B: It was OK, but I ____ to the theatre.
a) needn't have gone c) would rather have gone
b) must have gone d) had better go

12. George King___ filter-tipped cigarettes, but now he smokes cigars.

a) is used to smoking c) is accustomed to smoking
b) was used to smoke d) was accustomed to smoking

13. His life___ if he had worn his seat belt

a) would be saved c) could have been saved
b) might have saved d) may be saved

14. Many countries today are suffering_ lack of food and unfortunately some people have
to do__ food several days
a) from/without b) of/on c) on/with d) with/without

15. One way of_ the wealth or poverty is by __ out how much it produces in one year.
a) to determine/finding c) determine/ finding
b) determining/finding d) determining/to find

16. Before he died, he decided to leave all his money to a stranger.

a) He made up his money to a stranger
b) He made out his money to a stranger
c) He made off with his money to a stranger
d) He made his money over to a stranger

17. Water, ________ is also one of the most abundant compounds on earth.
a) is necessary for human survival
b) one of the most critical elements for human survival
c) it is necessary for human survival
d) for human survival

18. We have the pleasure____ you that your book has been awarded the first prize
a) of informing b) in informing c) on informing d) informing

19. _____ English people always complain about weather, but in fact, _____British Isles
have reasonable climate on the whole.
a) the/the c) _/the
b) _/the d) the/_

20. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was_ to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
a) the woman who first c) who the first woman
b) the first woman d) the first and a woman
21.North Carolina is well known not only for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
_ for the Cherokee settlements
a) also c) but also
b) and d) because of

22.For the investor who_ money, silver or bonds are good options.
a) has so little a c) has so few
b) has very little d) has very few

23.According to the economic laws, the greater the demand, _____the price
a) higher b) high c) the higher d) the high

24.Canada does not require US citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and _
a) Mexico does neither b) Mexico doesn't either c) neither Mexico does
d) either does Mexico

25.Although the weather in Martha' s Vineyard isn't ______ to have a year-round tourist
season, it has become a favorite summer resort
a) goodly enough c) good as enough
b) good enough d) enough good

26.The Ford Theatre where Lincoln was shot_______

a) must restore c) must have been restored
b) must be restoring d) must restored

27. ___ of the play Mourning Becomes Electra introduces the cast of characters and hints
at the plot
a) The act first b) Act one c) Act first d) First act

28. Thirty-eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty-two as monuments and
_______
a) the another one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites
b) the other one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites
c) seventy-eight plus one hundred more as historical sites
d) as historical sites one hundred seventy-eight
 VOCABULARY

Choose the answer that could best replace the underlined word without
changing the meaning of the sentence

1. Prior to World War I, 20 percent American homes had electricity.

a) Before c) During
b) After d) Despite
2. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an obscure writer until the publication of Uncle Tom’s
Cabin.
a) anonymous c) unknown
b) infamous d) eminent
3. The United States turns out 16.5 billion hot dogs each year.
a) produces c) returns
b) controls d) delivers
4.Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potentially dangerous diseases.
a) colossal c) common
b) popular d) scattered
5.Jazz appeared as a unique form of American music in the 1920s.
a) common c) singular
b) scare d) vital
6.It took a great deal of courage for the early explorers to set sail on uncharted seas
a) foolishness c) benevolence
b) bravery d) timidity
7. Ultrasonic waves can detect cracks in metal that the human eye cannot see.
a) stop c) arrange
b) find d) mend
8.Excessive amounts of leads in the air can decrease a child’s intelligence.
a) boom c) abate
b) diminish d) swamp
9. The brain uses up 25 percent of the oxygen you breathe.
a) handles c) adopts
b) consumes d) exhaust
10. You shouldn't leave your bike out in the rain. It will get_______.
a) rusty c) decayed
b) rotten d) mouldy
11.We can only___ when the next earthquake will be
a) predict c) speculate
b) reminisce d) haunt
12. His father would often__ about the time he was young and famous athletic star.
a) conceive c) reminisce
b) predict d) mediate
13. From 1990 to the year 2000 is the last _________ of the 20th century.
a) epoch c) decade
b) an era d) span
14. My sister lives ____ in a distant suburb, but she never seems to be___
a) alone, alone c) alone, lonely
b) lonely, alone d) lonely, alone
15. Levi Strauss, the man who invented blue jeans, was _________ to the United States
from Germany.
a) an immigrant c) an inhabitant
b) a settler d) dweller
16. Lemon _________ is often used in cakes.
a) rind c) shell
b) husk d) kernel
17. His speech was____ to all the audience, who would lose their jobs in the layoffs.
a) fundamental c) significant
b) petty d) minor

Questions 18-25
You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.
You are also given a set of four words (A, B, C, and D) which correspond to each
space. You are required to choose the correct word for each space from the set of
words given.
The French Revolution
The French Revolution, which lasted for ten years, was a (18) __________ of time in
France when the people removed the king and took control of the government. It began
when a group of (19) __________ people attacked a prison called the Bastille, to release
the prisoners inside. Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided
into three social groups. The first group were the church leaders, the second group were
the (20) _______ people, and the third group were the commoners, which included most
of the population of France. This was the group that paid all the taxes while the other two
groups lived (21) __________ of luxury. The French Revolution completely changed the
(22) ___________ social and political power was used in France. It put an end to the
corruption in government, and took (23) _______ away from the Catholic Church. It (24)
_________ new ideas to Europe including liberty and freedom for the common people,
the abolishment of slavery, and the rights of women. These new ideas had a big influence
on Europe and helped to (25) __________ many of the governments in other countries.

18. a) epoch b) season c) period d) date

19. a) average b) common c) general d) unusual
20. a) rich b) perfect c) fashionable d) happy
21. a) instances b) situations c) lives d) existences
22. a) principle b) way c) system d) kind
23. a) ability b) power c) force d) strength
24. a) cut b) made c) distributed d) brought
25. a) position b) align c) arrange d) shape
READING COMPREHENSION

The reading passage has 4 paragraphs labelled A-D. Read texts and
answer the questions below.

A. Ron Barton shares his home with about 200 sewing machines.
His passion began when he was searching for bits of second-hand furniture
and kept seeing ‘beautiful old sewing machines that were next to nothing to
buy’. He couldn’t resist them. Then a friend had a machine that wouldn’t
work, so she asked Barton to look at it for her. At that stage he was not an
authority on the subject, but he worked on it for three days and eventually
got it going. Later he opened up a small stand in a London market. ‘Most
people seemed uninterested. Then a dealer came and bought everything I’d
taken along. I thought, “Great! This is my future life.” But after that I never
sold another one there and ended up with a stall in another market which
was only moderately successful.’ Nowadays, he concentrates on domestic
machines in their original box containers with their handbooks. He is often
asked if he does any sewing with them. The answer is that, apart from
making sure that they work, he rarely touches them.

B. As a boy, Chris Peters collected hundreds of vintage cameras, mostly

from jumble sales and dustbins. Later, when the time came to buy his first
house, he had to sell his valuable collection in order to put down a deposit.
A few years after, he took up the interest again and now has over a thousand
cameras, the earliest dating from 1860. Now Peters ‘just cannot stop
collecting’ and hopes to open his own photographic museum where
members of the public will be able to touch and fiddle around with the
cameras. Whilst acknowledging that the Royal Camera Collection in Bath is
probably more extensive than his own, he points out that ‘so few of the
items are on show there at the same time that I think my own personal
collection will easily rival it.’

C. Sylvia King is one of the foremost authorities on plastics in Britain. She

has, in every corner of her house, a striking collection of plastic objects of
every kind, dating from the middle of the last century and illustrating the
complex uses of plastic over the years. King’s interest started when she was
commissioned to write her first book. In order to do this, she had to start
from scratch; so she attended a course on work machinery, maintaining that
if she didn’t understand plastics manufacture then nobody else would.
As she gathered information for her book, she also began to collect pieces of
plastic from every imaginable source: junk shops, arcades, and the
 cupboards of friends. She also collects ‘because it is vital to keep examples.
We live in an age of throw-away items: tape recorders, cassettes, hair dryers
– they are all replaced so quickly.’ King’s second book, Classic Plastics:
from Bakelite to High Tech, is the first published guide to plastics
collecting. It describes collections that can be visited and gives simple and
safe home tests for identification. King admits that ‘plastic is a mysterious
substance and many people are frightened of it. Even so, the band of
collectors is constantly expanding.’

D. Janet Pontin already had twenty years of collecting one thing or another behind
her when she started collecting ‘art deco’ fans in 1966. It happened when she went
to an auction sale and saw a shoe-box filled with them. Someone else got them by
offering a higher price and she was very cross. Later, to her astonishment, he went
round to her flat and presented them to her. ‘That was how it all started.’ There
were about five fans in the shoe-box and since then they’ve been exhibited in the
first really big exhibition of ‘art deco’ in America. The fans are not normally on
show, however, but are kept behind glass. They are extremely fragile and people
are tempted to handle them. The idea is to have, one day, a black-lacquered room
where they can be more easily seen. Pontin doesn’t restrict herself to fans of a
particular period, but she will only buy a fan if it is in excellent condition. The
same rule applies to everything in her house.
The reading passage has 4 paragraphs labelled A-D. Read texts and
answer the questions below.

QUESTIONS 1-15
Which paragraph contains the answer to the given questions? Choose the
correct letter A-D in boxes 1-15 on your answer sheet
1. had to re-start their collection?
2. has provided useful advice on their subject?
3. was misled by an early success?
4. received an unexpected gift?
5. admits to making little practical use of their collection?
6. regrets the rapid disappearance of certain items?
7. is aware that a fuller collection of items exists elsewhere?
8. has a history of collecting different items?
9. performed a favor for someone they knew?
10. is a national expert on their subject?
11. is aware that they form part of a growing group?
12. insists on purchasing top-quality items?
13. noticed items while looking for something else?
14. has to protect their collection from damage?
15. would like to create a hands-on display of their collection?