1.

This used to be the home _ d) a piece of

a) my old friend Terry
b) of my old friend Terry 9. Don’t expect him to approve _ your design at
c) my old friend of Terry once.
d) my old friend Terry’s a) of
b) at
2. Ana: I’m surprised your husband didn’t stay c) on
longer. Sonia: Well, _, had the weather been better. d) with
a) he should have done
b) he might’ve done 10. My sister’s back. She’s _ this afternoon.
c) he has done a) just arrived
d) he must have done b) just to arrive
c) arriving
3. My sister _ be mad if I lost her books. d) arrive
a) would
b) should 11. Why is it necessary that _
c) would to a) for him to study
d) must b) he will have an operation
c) he consult an expert
4. The teachers had a _ spot for them too and were d) he applied for a job
sympathetic if there was any trouble between them.
a) gentle 12. Diana has four pairs of _.
b) simple a) shoe
c) soft b) shoes
d) quiet c) shoe’s
d) shos
5. I _ my computer very often.
a) am not using 13. It’s funny _ we should both have the same
b) don’t use names.
c) doesn’t use a) so that
d) am not use b) that
c) lest
6. He’s very greedy when it comes to eating and d) in order
always takes the lion’s share of the food.
a) last portion 14. Carol speaks so fast that it’s _ to understand her.
b) smallest portion a) difficult
c) first portion b) easy
d) largest portion c) slow
d) wrong
7. They wouldn’t have lost the race unless their lead
_ late, 15. There are too many people on Earth, so many
a) hadn’t been countries have a problem with _.
b) had been a) genetic engineering
c) weren’t. b) habitat
d) were c) farming
d) overpopulation
8. There is _ bread on the table.
a) a 16. Jeff was ill last week and he _ go out.
b) a piece a) needn’t
c) one b) can’t
c) mustn’t d) colourful
d) couldn’t
24. These exercises are _ in the exam.
17. _ stone picked up by _ child on the banks of _ a) the difficulties
Orange River in South Africa in 1866 was a big b) the most difficult
diamond. c) the difficult
a) a, the, the d) most difficult
b) A, a, _
c) the, _, the 25. Two dozens of cows _ lying peacefully in the
d) A, a, the shade.
a) were
18. They rented a car so it would be easier to _ the b) was
new city. c) has been
a) get on d) is
b) get around
c) get 26. No sooner _ their baby is due in July, than the
d) get across press was set on fire.
a) have the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
19. If you don’t know the police emergency phone announced that
number, you could look it _ in the phone directory. b) had the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
a) into announced that
b) on c) did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
c) up announce that
d) at d) did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
announce than.
20. Vestile rele nu-i fac pe oameni fericiti.
a) Bad news don’t make people happy, 27. We should be very glad that there were so few
b) Bad news doesn’t make people happily. policemen on duty that day. But I prefer not to think
c) Bad news don’t make people happily, about the possible end of our action if there _ more.
d) Bad news doesn’t make people happy. a) were
b) had been
21. _ your child’s hunger for knowledge with this c) are
CD ROM version of our encyclopaedia. d) would be
a) Satisfy
b) Fulfil 28. Sarah usually _ to work, but today she _ her
c) Meet bike.
d) Encounter a) drives / rides
b) is driving / is riding
22. In the 1960s, pop art _ to discover artistic c) drives / is riding
significance in the commercial artefacts of d) is driving / rides;
consumer culture.
a) seeking 29. She can’t _ her mind whether to marry Jim or
b) to seek Tom.
c) has sought a) make up
d) sought b) make off
c) make for
23. The ink left a _ on the white table-cloth. d) made
a) colour
b) fault 30. It’s difficult _ sleep with this noise.
c) stain a) can
b) to have been able
c) to be able to
d) being able to