TEST ZA VII RAZRED OSNOVNE SKOLE

1) Are you going to apply ________ that job?

a) tob) forc) atd) on

2) I wish ________ more about the Loch Ness monster!

a) that I knowb) I would knowc) I will knowd) I knew

3) Most people will agree that smoking is a bad _______.

a) customb) actc) habit d) temper

4) When _______________?

a) did you comeb) did you camec) have you comed) have you came

5) This sauce tastes _________. Did you make it?

a) nicelyb) goodlyc) badlyd) nice

6) This is the boy ____________.

a) that his father had a farmb) whose father had a farmc) which father had a farmd) so that his father had a farm

7) The last time I _______ to Paris was in 1998.

a) have goneb) was goingc) was goned) went

8) __________ there be an accident, the first of kin will be notified.

a) Wouldb) Willc) Should d) Shall

9) The boy and girl were walking hand _____ hand.

a) underb) byc) ind) on

10) Look ____! You must drive ___________!

a) out/ more carefullyb) out/ more carefulyc) at/more carefuld) out/ more careful

11) I hope the two of you will enjoy _______ at the party.

a) -b) yourselvesc) yoursd) yourself

12) It was the Queen’s birthday yesterday, so we took the children down to the Thames to watch the ________.

a) lightingb) lightsc) firearmsd) fireworks

13) If I add some more sugar, will the cake be ________ for you?

a) sweet enoughb) enough sweetc) so sweetd) as sweet

14) The book must cost _______15 pounds.

a) the leastb) in the leastc) at leastd) least

15) One neighbour Mr Brown _______ all kinds of vegetables in his garden.

a) provides b) growsc) doesd) makes

16) A: How long _______ Peter?B: Since last summer.

a) do you knowb) did you knowc) have you knownd) are you known

17) There is a theatre ________ my friend’s house.

a) in frontb) beforec) opposite d) across

18) In the middle of the night we were all awakened by the sound of loud _________.

a) shrewsb) screensc) scrapesd) screams

19) Rare species of birds and animals should be protected by _____ international law.

a) theb) ac) somed) -

20) Do you go to school_____ bus or _____ foot?

a) by/ onb) by/ byc) with/ ond) on/ on

21) There was a meeting scheduled, but he forgot all ______it.

a) forb) aboutc) ond) over

22) The match was called ______ because of the rain.

a) upb) outc) ond) off

23) In ______years, a lot of interesting performers have come to our city.

a) latelyb) recentc) latestd) recessive

24) If you leave your bags here, it will be at your own ______.

a) costb) dangerc) riskd) loss

25) She is used _______at 6:30 in the morning.

a) to getting upb) to get upc) to be getting upd) getting up

26) How long did it_______ you to get home last night?

a) makeb) needc) lastd) take

27) I haven’t got something to wear for the party.

a) This sentence is correct.b) This sentence has one mistake.c) This sentence has two mistakes.d) This sentence has three mistakes.

28) The children didn’t want to ________ their father any further by asking for permission to go out.

a) annoyb) awardc) ensured) attend

29) Why do you enjoy _____hockey? It’s such a rough game.

a) to playb) in playingc) playingd) play

30) I think we should _______our best to win this match.

a) dob) performc) maked) act

31) I wonder what William does in his ______time. Does he have any hobbies?

a) busyb) sparingc) freelyd) spare

32) He was made ______ to the doctor’s even though he didn’t want to.

a) goingb) to goc) god) having gone

33) Which sentence is not correct?

a) The house had incredible big windows.b) I bought the house three years ago.c) It was absolutely wonderful house.d) The house we bought was very expensive.

34) The topic was not very interesting, and the lecturer talked so long that we were all _______.

a) boringb) bornc) bored d) a bore

35) I don’t remember ______any such thing.

a) him to sayb) he saysc) him sayd) his saying

36) Was Jane married______ John at that time?

a) withb) byc) tod) for

37) How would you make a question for the sentence : “ He’s very tall and has brown eyes and fair hair.” ?

a) How does he look?b) What does he look like?c) Is he very tall and does he have brown eyes and fair hair?d) What does he look?

38) Where do you have your hair _______?

a) makeb) donec) fixedd) arranged

39) It’s an animal that pulls St. Nicholas’ sleigh.

a) a horseb) a dogc) a swined) a reindeer

40) The man _________ came into the room was small and slender.

a) whob) -c) whichd) whose

41) You can open the lid _______ pressing it down.

a) withb) byc) fromd) in

42) Dick is always ready to do me a ________.

a) favourb) pleasurec) presentd) turn

43) Which of the following words does NOT collocate with FUNNY?

a) storyb) businessc) making-upd) mood

44) How_______ speak to me like that ! He’s very rude!

a) dare he b) he daresc) dares hed) he dare

45) Where will the Parkers live if the landlady _______ them out?

a) will throwb) had thrownc) would throwd) throws

46) Here are the boys! _________ names are Jack and James!

a) The boy’sb) The boysc) The boys’sd) The boys’

47) Don’t you ever shout ______me again!

a) onb) toc) atd) with

48) I _______ a car until I was 40.

a) never driveb) have never drivenc) had never driven d) was never driven

49) I must apologize ______ so rude. I was terribly upset.

a) I amb) For beingc) Having beend) Being

50) A: I’ve _________my pen at home. May I borrow yours ? B : Of course!

a) leftb) droppedc) putd) placed

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TEST ZA VIII RAZRED OSNOVNE SKOLE

1) I haven’t _________idea. I really couldn’t say.

a) in the leastb) leastc) at leastd) the least

2) James was planning to buy a ______ tennis racquet for his son.

a) twenty-poundsb) twenty poundsc) twenty pounds’d) twenty-pound

3) ______next person to buy a ticket was given a prize.

a) Theb) -c) Ad) An

4) Do you know _______?

a) how to swimb) to swimc) swimmingd) to be swimming

5) There is plenty of time, you _______do it right now.

a) must notb) need notc) mustd) cannot

6) I’m telling you! ________that and I’ll do something drastic!

a) Don’t sayb) Sayc) If you sayd) Even if you say

7) When he was younger, _______ up past midnight.

a) he should often stayb) he’ll often stayc) he’d often stayd) he’s often stayed

8) We had to drive on because we couldn’t find a motel with a ______ room.

a) vacantb) emptyc) vagued) vacuous

9) A: Let’s have another sandwich!B: You go ahead, but I’m really ______.

a) fed upb) filled upc) hungryd) complete

10) Will you put the _____ on? I’d like a cup of coffee!

a) kernelb) cattlec) kenneld) kettle

11) Do we have _________ or it is __________ ?

a) time enough/ too lateb) enough time/ too latec) too time/ enough lated) enough time/ late too

12) If you can _______ a secret, I’ll tell you what happened at Will’s party !

a) keepb) holdc) guardd) save

13) Nobody ______ your brother could do it so quickly.

a) lestb) thanc) butd) as

14) What’s your hometown famous______?

a) byb) forc) withd) of

15) I wonder _______ help me with my homework. I don’t understand it.

a) could youb) if you couldc) if you d) that you could

16) She’ll never forgive __________ late.

a) me to be b) I amc) My beingd) I will be

17) __________ of __________ are full of danger.

a) Lives/ spiesb) The life/ spysc) The lives/ spiesd) Lives/ spys

18) The law forbids the _______ of _______ to people under 18.

a) sell/ alchoholeb) sell/ alchoholc) sale/ alcoholed) sale/ alcohol

19) They still can’t find an answer ________this problem.

a) tob) forc) atd) about

20) He had ________ money than I expected.

a) fewb) fewerc) littled) less

21) She has made ______ good progress.

a) ab) -c) thed) an

22) Mike is only 20, but he behaves ________ an old man.

a) asb) afterc) liked) of

23) We liked the festival _______ it lasted too long.

a) despiteb) evenc) howeverd) even though

24) A: What happened to Marc?

B: He cut ________.

a) his own b) himselfc) himd) myself

25) She speaks ______ very good English.

a) -b) thec) nod) a

26) The gym teacher will do some exercises. Please do _______.

a) likewise b) likelyc) latelyd) alike

27) I must apologize ________ disturbing you.

a) onb) forc) ind) to

28) There was plenty of food. We could eat _______ we wanted.

a) so much asb) how muchc) as much asd) so much

29) ____________ our telephone is out of order, I’ll have to use the neighbour’s.

a) Sinceb) Unlessc) Althoughd) Though

30) A: I don’t like fish. B: ___________.

a) I don’t, toob) I, tooc) Neither I d) Neither do I

31) My _______ of that terrible accident is completely different from hers.

a) recollectionb) mementoc) souvenird) rememberance

32) He advised me ________ some spices.

a) not to forget to addb) not to forget addingc) not forget to addd) not forget to adding

33) Her English is not easy _______.

a) to understand itb) to be understoodc) to understandd) having understood

34) All of us thought the novel _________ the best so far.

a) isb) to bec) will bed) being

35) This cake is absolutely delicious. You must give me the _______.

a) prescriptionb) receiptc) reciped) instructions

36) The most famous English _______ is certainly William Shakespeare.

a) drama writerb) dramaticianc) drama actord) dramatist

37) _________ theory, the train should arrive at 7:15, but_______ practice, it is quite often late.

a) in/ atb) at/ inc) in/ ind) at/at

38) John has not played tennis _______ 20 years.

a) duringb) since overc) for overd) since

39) He is such a rude fellow. I absolutely refuse to have anything ______ with him.

a) being doneb) to doc) doingd) to be doing

40) I’ll never forget those eyes of _______.

a) you’sb) yourc) your’sd) yours

41) They did their best to ________ their true feelings from Mary.

a) revealb) conceivec) conceald) discover

42) She ______ a comment on something every now and ______.

a) makes/ thanb) forms/ thenc) forms/ thand) makes/ then

43) Neither Jean ________ have ever been to London.

a) nor Ib) nor mec) or med) and I

44) It is extremely dry in the Sahara, ________ in India it can rain for weeks.

a) wheneverb) whereasc) whereverd) whatever

45) I can see _______ bars of chocolate on the shelf. Could you give me one?

a) a fewb) few c) fewerd) less

46) The girls were _______ friends that they shared all they had.

a) sob) suchc) so ad) such a

47) Bill’s army uniform completely changed his _______. I didn’t recognise him.

a) sightb) lookc) visiond) appearance

48) What is the ______ of ‘good’?

a) contraryb) differencec) opposited) negativity

49) What______ of cigarettes does your brother smoke?

a) brandb) markc) named) sign

50) He was able to swim at the age of 5. Someone ______ have taught him.

a) shouldb) ought toc) needd) must

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TEST ZA I GODINU SREDNJE SKOLE

1) Both hotels are good. You can stay at ______ of them.

a) someb) two

c) anyd) no

2) You can find ______ suits in this store.

a) ladies’b) ladiesc) ladies’sd) ladie’s

3)__________drive this evening. I’m a bit tired.

a) I’d rather notb) I’ll rather notc) I’d rather not tod) I rather not

4) Take your boots _______ it snows. a)for b) because c) unless d) in case

5) We’ve run short of sugar. We’ll have to ______without.

a) dob) makec) keepd) get

6) Scarcely ___________ supper when somebody started pounding on the door.

a) had he finishedb) did he finishc) he had finishedd) he finished

7) May I _______ that you give your seminar paper to professor Stevenson, rather than his new assistant?

a) mentionb) implyc) hintd) suggest

8) They appointed him ___________.

a) chairmanb) to chairmanc) be chairmand) being chairman

9)“ I don’t know John Smith.”

a)Peter declares that I don’t know John Smith. b) Peter declares that he doesn’t know John Smith. c) Peter declares that he not to know John Smith.

e) Peter declares he not knows John Smith.

10) The early bird ________________.

a) spoil the brothb) makes Jack a dull boyc) catches the wormd) while the sun shines

11) The cost of rebuilding the factory was _________ by the insurance company.

a) borneb) bornc) carriedd) taken

12) I asked them ________ waiting for the bus.

a) since when they areb) since when they werec) how long they have beend) how long they had been

13) You must start your classes _________ time if you hope to cover all the material that you’ve planned.

a) atb) onc) tod) into

14) Walking under a ladder brings _____ bad luck.

a) theb) ac) -d) an

15) She decided to act ______ John’s ______.

a) by/ adviceb) on/ advisec) by/ advised) on/ advice

16) The murderer has two deaths on his ________.

a) consciousnessb) conquestc) consensusd) conscience

17) I always look forward to ________ from you.

a) hearb) hearingc) listend) get

18) What is the noun of DO?

a) deadb) deedc) dated) died

19) Jim’s father suffers from _________, so he has to take sleeping pills.

a) insigniab) insomniac) instalmentd) indigestion

20) I had to give_______ to all the pressure being put on me.

a) upb) atc) ind) on

21) ______________, Mary played better although she lost the match.

a) To speak strictlyb) Strictly speakingc) If spoken strictlyd) Strictly spoken

22) A: Did Tom want to go to the cinema? B: Yes, he _______, but unfortunately he couldn’t.

a) would like to gob) liked to have gone c) liked to god) would like to have gone

23) Circle the answer where the sentence “He is not here. I am very sad.” is correctly rewritten.

a) If he is here, I’m not sad.b) If he has been here, I wouldn’t be sad.c) If he was here, I wouldn’t be sad.d) If he were here, I wouldn’t be sad.

24) __________ from his behaviour, he may run into even greater difficulties.

a)Judged b) To be judged c) Judging

d)Being judged

25) When you “ give up your life to something”, you :

a) devote your life to somethingb) want to commit suicide because of somethingc) become tired of lifed) stop doing something you used to do

26) We believe it _______ a dreadful mistake.

a) to have beenb) having beenc) was beingd) is being

27) They did their best to ________ the scandal in the Ministry.

a) calm downb) put downc) hush upd) turn off

28) John’s little sister fell and ___________ her ankle.

a) slippedb) stainedc) sprainedd) stretched

29) My uncle said that he would send me the air ticket______ I passed my final examination.

a) unlessb) providedc) untild) lest

30) A: I’m afraid he won’t be coming. B:____________________.

a) Better sob) So much betterc) Much betterd) So much the better

31) One scene in ‘ Frankenstein’ was so frightening I dared _________.

a) not lookb) not to lookc) not lookedd) not looking

32) We went ahead, and John said would catch ______ us later.

a) up with b) down onc) out ond) on to

33) Let’s __________ the Thompsons! We haven’t seen them for ages!

a) go onb) drop inc) call ond) look in

34) Do you know ________ man who phoned _______ last night ?

a) the/ lateb) a/ latelyc) the/ latelyd) a/ late

35) _________ the biscuit, _________ the baking time.

a) The larger/ the longerb) Larger/ longerc) The largest/ the longestd) Largest/ longest

36) It’s no use _______ her. She won’t come to the party.

a) to askb) askingc) to be askingd) in asking

37) Please, don’t go home __________. We have a lot to talk about.

a) yetb) even c) stilld) nevertheless

38) The police ________ searching for a tall guy with a ______ on his face.

a) are/ scarb) is/ scarec) is/ scard) are/ scare

39) I ________ dinner with him tomorrow.

a) haveb) am having c) am going to havingd) will have had

40) A : What shall we do if we run out of coffee? B : Don’t worry. We’ll _________ that bridge when we come to it.

a) makeb) crossc) buildd) jump

41) The students ________ to have caused a lot of damage.

a) allegedb) were allegedc) have allegedd) had alleged

42) She entered the room and _______ her purse on the seat of a chair,

a) was lyingb) liedc) layd) laid

43) It has been a month_______ since I left ________ United Kingdom.

a) ago/ theb) ago/ -c) -/ -d) -/ the

44) Are you serious or just ________their legs ?

a) pushingb) pullingc) puttingd) pointing

45) The _______ between the older and younger generations is just as obvious as it has always been.

a) gapb) timec) placed) space

46) All of us who have followed Jim’s career knew that his downfall would be ______________.

a) inevitableb) inexactc) ineffective d) inestimable

47) Margory is a very ________person. She believed all the stories that her husband tells.

a) credibleb) creditedc) credulousd) creditworthy

48) _________ to be quite a few fine actors appearing in that play.

a) It is saidb) They are saidc) There are saidd) There is said

49) It was her first ship ________ and it was natural she was so excited about it.

a) tripb) journeyc) traveld) voyage

50) The manager _____________ refused to give Tom a raise _______ he wouldn’t grant him a week’s leave __________.

a) not only/ but/ eitherb) not only/ but/ as wellc) neither/ nor/ as welld) both/ and/ either

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TEST ZA II GODINU SREDNJE SKOLE

1) The proverb “ It never rains but pours” means :

a) misfortunes never come alone b) long explanations are not necessary c) we should never express mistrustd) raining heavily

2) Marc and Simon had a ________ interest in finding a speedy solution to the problem.

a) wideb) connectedc) mutuald) usual

3) I am your best friend, _______ I?

a) wasb) isc) aren’t d) wasn’t

4) We insisted that the film _________, even though it was an old copy.

a) should showb) be shownc) to be shownd) has shown

5) Drugs influence our health_____ a bad way. I know that although I’m not _____expert _____ this.

a) on/ an/ onb) in/ an/ forc) in/ -/ ond) in/ an/ on

6) The hunter knocked the bear down with his _______ hands.

a) nakedb) barec) skilledd) capable

7) Our friends decided to name their daughter ________ my sister.

a) afterb) according toc) asd) like

8) The burglars panicked and ran away when the alarm ________.

a) went onb) took onc) went offd) took off

9) Luigi’s English is impeccable. If it were not for his accent, you might think he was born in England. His accent _________________.

a) brings him outb) gives him awayc) turns him outd) takes him away

10) He showed great bravery in ______ face of danger.

a) -b) ac) and) the

11) We had to hurry up ______ we should be late for class.

a) unlessb) lestc) thoughd) hence

12) Jill saw her doctor on Monday and on the following day she was ______ to the hospital.

a) admittedb) receivedc) acceptedd) allowed

13) I don’t think that Sarah has ever ________a promise.

a) looked down onb) stayed away fromc) caught up withd) gone back on

14) His sister is much better than he is _________piano.

a) at playingb) in playing thec) to play thed) at playing the

15) A : Did you enjoy your stay in Madrid? B : Oh yes, I had the _____of my life!

a) best

b) runc) timed) period

16) Did you watch TV last night ? _________ some very important news.

a) There wasb) There were c) They wered) It was

17) She looked in her bag for the key ________the front door, but couldn’t find it.

a) to b) ofc) ond) at

18) ________Bible says _______ love of money is _______ root of all _____ evil.

a) -/ the/ a/ -b) the/ the/ the/ -c) -/ a/ -/ thed) the/ the/ the/ the

19) I didn’t recognise John although he went right ________ us.

a) passb) passedc) pastd) passing

20) _________ that, he would have run away.

a) Were he to realiseb) Had he realisedc) Should he realised) He had realised

21) Stephanie had everything she ever wanted in New York, but she still _________ to go back to her home in California.

a) yieldedb) yearnedc) yelpedd) resisted

22) The carpet was _________ yesterday.

a) liedb) layc) laidd) lain

23) Being out of work and having two small children, they found it impossible to _________.

a) come to a sticky endb) make ends meetc) reach the end of the lined) keep themselves at the end of their tether

24) It is essential that every child _________ the same educational opportunities.

a) hadb) havec) is havingd) will be having

25) When I saw her, she was trembling _______ cold.

a) atb) ofc) fromd) with

26) When my sister moved to Nairobi, one of the first things they had to learn about were the local _________.

a) conductb) behaviourc) habitsd) customs

27) They like gossiping________ her private life.

a) of

b) onc) aboutd) into

28) What does UNICEF _______?

a) take afterb) stand forc) stand ind) turn on

29) Some people insist on doing certain things________the consequences.

a) according tob) in contrast toc) regardless ofd) in conjunction with

30) ____________ at the problem from your point of view, you may be right.

a) Unless lookingb) If looked c) To lookd) Looking

31) He was such a ___________ at the party that they never invited him again.

a) wet nurseb) dry blanketc) wet blanketd) dry rot

32) The committee ________ for the last time, the club was dissolved.

a) having metb) being metc) to have metd) to be meeting

33) Never________ Anna for the first time.

a) I shall forget to see

b) shall I forget to seec) I shall forget seeing d) shall I forget seeing

34) Which sentence is correct?

a) My sixteen-year-old son has just left school.b) My sixteen-years-old son has just left school.c) My sixteen-year-old son is just left school.d) My sixteen-years-old son was just left school.

35) David ________to have spoken to the Dean, and we’ll just have to believe him.

a) saidb) supposedc) claimedd) thought

36) He’s so furious because my grades are the same ________ his.

a) asb) toc) liked) about

37) It will never stop raining ! We _____ as well stay home.

a) canb) couldc) shouldd) might

38) Although smoking was forbidden in the waiting room, one man could not ________ from smoking.

a) give upb) refrainc) retaind) regret

39) Yesterday she ________________.

a) fixed her tapb) has had her tap fixed

c) had her tap fixedd) was fixing her tap

40) I can’t put ______ your behaviour any more!

a) up againstb) toc) up withd) against

41) _________ man and _______ woman were created equal.

a) A/ ab) The/ thec) -/ -d) The/ a

42) He is a very ______child. He can make up a story whenever he feels like it.

a) imaginaryb) imaginablec) imaginedd) imaginative

43) The show had to be postponed ______ the illness of the leading singer.

a) in spite ofb) whilec) due tod) nevertheless

44) Do you mind______the radio a bit ? I can’t hear it very well.

a) me to turn upb) my turning upc) my turn upd) I turn up

45) We saw him ________ off the cliff.

a) fallb) fell

c) feltd) feel

46) She’s really disappointed ______you.

a) onb) toc) ford) in

47) _______ my surprise, they let me stay at the party until midnight.

a) Onb) Forc) Ind) To

48) Don’t make your decision now. _____________ and I’ll give you a call tomorrow.

a) Sleep on itb) Take a breakc) Break the iced) Have a look

49) A: What ________? B : She’s tall and slim.

a) ‘s she likeb) she likesc) does she liked) is she

50) Is it true that Mary ________ skiing last winter?

a) put downb) took upc) took ind) let out

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48) A49) A50) B

TEST ZA III GODINU SREDNJE SKOLE

1) I had no idea you _______ Robert. It’s a ______ world.

a) knew/ littleb) have known/ littlec) knew/ smalld) have known/ small

2) You’ll be a real professional when you _________ in the lab for several years.

a) workedb) have workedc) will workd) will be working

3) All that ______ is not gold.

a) glowsb) glimmersc) glistensd) glitters

4) It was reported that during the fighting several men were ________.

a) slainb) slayedc) slavedd) slashed

5) He regretted _______ the matter with his wife first before making a decision.

a) not having been discusedb) that he hasn’t discussedc) not having discussedd) that he doesn’t discuss

6) Their children were born out of _______.

a) marriageb) the marriagec) wedlockd) the wedlock

7) It was a bad accident. The doctor is not sure if the driver will _______.

a) get awayb) pull throughc) stand upd) pull out

8) He was such _____ nice guy that I had to go out with him.

a) –b) ac) and) the

9) If you are sleepy, you should _______.

a) turn upb) take inc) turn in

d) take up

10) Jim’s report had too many ______ details, so he had to rewrite it and leave them out.

a) redundantb) refinedc) importantd) abundant

11) If George had taken your advice, he _________ failed.

a) will not haveb) may not havec) might not haved) cannot have

12) The man ______book I’m reading is _______.

a) whose/ my fathers’ good friendb) who’s/ a good friend of my father’sc) whose/ a good friend of my father’sd) who’s/ my father’s good friend

13) Mothers still play a big part in their children’s lives, _________ working and having a full-time nanny.

a) in spiteb) evenc) despited) much as

14) My last pair of shoes wore ___________________.

a) off quicker than I have expectedb) off quicker than I had expectedc) out quicker than I have expectedd) out quicker than I had expected

15) No man should be forced to obey _____law that is against his principles, even for ____ common good.

a) - /-b) a/ thec) the/ a

d) -/ the

16) If any student ________from the university, he shall not be permitted to return.

a) be expelledb) has expelledc) will expeld) being expelled

17) A ______ year has 366 days.

a) hopb) jumpc) stepd) leap

18) I was distressed, yet I was made ___________.

a) laughb) laughingc) to laughd) to laughing

19)He ______ a satisfied expression on his face.

a) boreb) worec) bornd) worn

20) She entered _________ the room without making a sound.

a) inb) intoc) -d) to

21) The court was told that a ________ boy _________ himself in his cell.

a) seventeen-year-old/ hangedb) seventeen-year-olds/ hangedc) seventeen-year-olds/ hung

d) seventeen-years-old/ hung

22) _________ his lecture , professor Brown returned to his lab.

a) To have finishedb) To be finishedc) Had been finishedd) Having finished

23) The tourists were asked not to leave ________ in the parks.

a) litterb) literacyc) basketsd) lumber

24) Jim didn’t mean to say that. It was only a_______ of the tongue.

a) slipb) mistakec) lapsed) miss

25) What is the baby ill ______? Is it serious?

a) overb) withc) ond) of

26) A: I’d like some light summer shoes. B: Which ______ do you take?

a) size b) numberc) measured) colour

27) Michael picked _____ a few words of Russian while he was in Moscow.

a) upb) out

c) ond) in

28) My car broke down and had to be ________ to the garage.

a) pulledb) pushedc) towedd) dragged

29) You _____ better ______ the table before your parents arrive.

a) had/ layb) would/ liec) would/ layd) had/lie

30) After 5 weeks, they finally returned from ____ Sahara.

a) ab) anc) –d) the

31) Susan and George _________ on their memories of how they used to spend weekends during their college years.

a) thoughtb) dwelledc) residedd) dwindled

32) “ To have one’s cake and eat it “ means :

a) to have the benefits of two situationsb) to have to choosec) to do something successfullyd) to complete something

33) Never again ________ home!

a) did she returnb) she did returnc) she returned

d) didn’t she return

34) One could tell at a _______that she enjoyed ______his music.

a) glimpse/ inb) glance/ -c) glare/ -d) gleam/ -

35) “ To______” means to complain about something in a bad-tempered and discontented way :

a) grudgeb) mumblec) grumbled) drudge

36) I take ____ axiomatic that it is the novelist’s job to hold a mirror to reality.

a) itb) that isc) it asd) that as

37) Who does he take _______, his father or his mother?

a) onb) afterc) outd) at

38) Is it the ______ here to take flowers when visiting a patient in hospital?

a) habitb) customc) ruled) obligation

39) The accused didn’t _____ guilty at the trial.

a) acceptb) show

c) pleadd) allow

40) Amanda could not see the bride because so many people ________ around her and all of them were taller than she was.

a) cluckedb) clutchedc) clusteredd) cluttered

41) A: Did you visit Anne in London? B: No, _______________.

a) I would like to see herb) I liked to have seen herc) I would have liked to have seen herd) I liked to see her

42) She proved herself _________with difficult people.

a) to be capable of dealingb) being capable of dealingc) to be capable to deald) being capable to deal

43) _________ workers work in offices rather than doing manual work in industry.

a) Blue-collarb) Redneckc) White-collard) Rubberneck

44) The generation gap is a subject that often _________ nowadays.

a) comes inb) crops upc) turns ond) gets up

45) I appreciate ______ me. It was nice of you.

a) you to helpb) your helping

c) you helpd) you are helping

46) The letter was written ______ ink.

a) ofb) byc) ind) with

47) By the end of this week, _________a whole month for my computer to be repaired.

a) I will be waitingb) I shall have been waitingc) I shall waitd) I shall be waiting

48) Susan’s mother devoted her whole life to the struggle for a more _________ society.

a) humanb) humanec) populard) manlike

49) John’s brother is very conscientious. He likes to do everything _____________.

a) as he wishesb) as the book saysc) by the bookd) in principle

50) We left the restaurant because there was nobody to wait _____ us.

a) byb) afterc) ond) for

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1) __________, it would have been a nice day.

a) Hadn’t it been for the rainb) But for the rainc) Were it not for the raind) If it wasn’t for the rain

2) I ________ to think what will happen if I turn up late again.

a) fearb) loathec) despair d) dread

3) ________ Jack couldn’t ________ that information from James.

a) No matter he tried/ illicitb) No matter he tried/ elicitc) However hard he tried/ elicitd) However hard he tried/ illicit

4) Jane is ________ in her mother’s footsteps.

a) walking b) running c) followingd) treading

5) My best friend refused ________in the wrong.

a) to admit to beb) admitting to bec) admitting beingd) to admit being

6) We must ________the roof.

a) get someone to repairb) have someone repairedc) get someone repairedd) had someone repaired

7) The boss ______into a rage and started shouting at Robert.

a) chargedb) rushedc) burstd) flew

8) The dog __________ still, unable to _______ his head.

a) laid/ raiseb) lay/ risec) lay/ raised) laid/ rise

9) The members of the school board talked for a couple of hours, but no ________ proposal was made.

a) viableb) vitalc) vividd) vicarious

10) Judging by the Browns’ enormous house and their car, they must be __________.

a) well-wornb) well-offc) well-maded) well-done

11) The novel is very good, but too long. It should be ________.

a) acknowledgedb) attendedc) attestedd) abridged

12) Numerous ________ watched the scene.

a) passer’s byb) passers-byc) passer-by’s

d) passers’ by

13) I must remember ________ Helen if she remembers ___________ to Spain with us as a child.

a) asking/ going b) to ask/ to have gonec) asking/ to have goned) to ask/ going

14) Her ________ not very good, but she is an expert ____ biology.

a) arithmetic is/ onb) arithmetic is/ forc) arithmetics are/ ford) arithmetics are/ on

15) They need a secretary with ____ first-class knowledge of _____ English language.

a) a/ theb) the/ -c) a/ -d) the/ the

16) No sooner ________ she started to have second thoughts about it.

a) she had agreed marrying him thatb) had she agreed marrying him thanc) had she agreed to marry him thand) she had agreed to marry him that

17) There was no doubt it would be a ______ occasion.

a) momentb) momentuousc) momentumd) momentary

18) Come ______ this baby! She is adorable!

a) to seeingb) and seeingc) and seed) to see

19) After their quarrel, Sarah complained______ bad headache.

a) of ab) ofc) on ad) on

20) If Laura turns the situation _____her advantage, she will have the advantage ____ her rivals.

a) in/ withb) of/ inc) with/ offd) to/ over

21) ________hearing the news, John burst out ________.

a) On/ laughingb) At/ laughingc) On/ into laughterd) At/ into laughter

22) “Tongue-in-cheek” means:

a) directlyb) ironically humourousc) with surprised) with pleasure

23) When I met Marc for the first time, he________ a nice and friendly person.

a) came across to beb) came across as beingc) came through as beingd) came through to be

24) Loving and supporting parents are _______ to any child.

a) valuelessb) worthc) invaluabled) worthless

25) It was so dark outside that she could hardly _________ a slim figure approaching the house.

a) make outb) make upc) make downd) make for

26) ___________ that loose button on the dress before it falls off.

a) Sowb) Setc) Sewd) Saw

27) The rebels _______ several villages and are alleged ______ south.

a) captivated/ to have headedb) captivated/ having headedc) captured/ having headedd) captured/ to have headed

28) Our public transportation system is said ___________ cash.

a) that is starved withb) that is starved ofc) to be starved ofd) to be starving with

29) It is_________ bad news ________ media on both sides of _____ Atlantic.

a) -/ -/ -b) -/ the/ thec) a/ -/ thed) the/ the/ -

30) After going ______ strike, the workers were threatened ______ the loss of their jobs.

a) on/ withb) to/ byc) in/ ind) to/ about

31) I will research your audience thoroughly to _______ a successful presentation.

a) assureb) ensurec) insured) reassure

32) He easily gets annoyed______ such people.

a) ofb) afterc) ind) with

33) Isn’t it about time you ______school?

a) were leaving forb) leave for c) will leave tod) are leaving to

34) Her knees were operated ______ by a top surgeon.

a) tob) inc) atd) on

35) They look _______ her because of her poor clothes.

a) up tob) down onc) up ond) down to

36) _______________ a lot of money, he bought a house.

a) Having to inheritb) To having inherited c) Having inherited d) To have inherited

37) It was such _____ bad weather that I didn’t even think of going out.

a) anb) ac) -d) the

38) Mike has to type all his letters because his handwriting is_________.

a) illegalb) illiteratec) illegitimated) illegible

39) Under no circumstances _________ in this place.

a) people are permitted to smokeb) are people permitted to smokec) people are permitted smokingd) are people permitted smoking

40) Poor ______, he was honest.

a) if he wasb) as he wasc) though he wasd) although he was

41) He ________ the door behind him.

a) slammedb) struckc) hitd) beat

42) Kyle fell _______ his studies when he was ill and he had to work hard to catch _______.

a) back on/ onb) behind with/ upc) back on/ upd) behind with/ on

43) It was very kind of you ________ something for my birthday, but you ________ a hundred roses.

a) to get me/ needn’t have boughtb) to get me/ didn’t need to buyc) got me/ needn’t have boughtd) got me/ didn’t need to buy

44) She is ___________. She can write with ______ hand.

a) ambiguous/ eitherb) ambidextrous/ anyc) ambidextrous/ eitherd) ambiguous/ any

45) Nobody was surprised when George ______ his final exam since he spent more time going out than studying.

a) fellb) flunkedc) collapsedd) dropped

46) He is a well-known public_________.

a) beneficaryb) benefactorc) benevolentd) bequest

47) The police car pulled ______ outside_______ the house.

a) -/ ofb) up/ -c) off/ tod) up/ of

48) He is _________. He has a completely different personality, though.

a) like his brother in lookb) alike his brother in looks c) alike his brother in lookd) like his brother in looks

49) It’s been said that you can’t translate______ culture, so it’s impossible to do so with ________ language.

a) a/ - b) the/ thec) the/ -d) -/ -

50) The pay that the soldiers received was ___________.

a) negligibleb) ignoblec) negligentd) ignorant

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