a. risen
b. rose
a
Test 37
Pronunciation
1.
corn
--> d
2. a. children
--> a
3. a. eight
--> d
4. a. excursion
--> d
5. a. warm
--> b
6. a. plow
--> d

a. car
d. city

b. carriage

b. child

c. line

d. sign

b. weight

c. freight

d. heighten

b. fur

c. hurry

d. bury

b. wash

c. wall

d. walk

b. how

c. cow

d. flow

c.

Find the mistakes
7. The blankets of fog that cover often coastlines and valleys are really
ground- level clouds which are usually composed of minute water droplets.
a. cover often
b. really

c. ground-level clouds
d. usually composed
a
8. When the eggs of the Nile crocodile are close to hatching, the young within
make piping calls which are too loud that they can be heard from several
yards.
a. close to hatching
b. the young within
c. piping calls
d. too loud
d
9. The multi-storied skyscraper, developed by Louis Sullivan, with its iron or
steel framework reflected some of American's industrial great achievements in
the last half of the 19th century.
a. multi-storied
b. its
c. iron or steel
d. industrial great
d
10.An American college typically offers a blend of naturally and social sciences
and humanistic studies.
a. typically offers


b. a blend of
c. naturally
d. humanistic studies
c
11. The Grand Canyon is too dry that only isolated juniper trees and low serub
freckle the surface of the cliffs and the rock strata.

a. too dry
b. only isolated
c. low serub
d. the rock strata
a
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. To .............. extent did he benefit from his uncle's will?
a. what
b. how
c. which
d. such an
a
13. Their wedding ............... in the summer of 1999.
a. had taken place
b. took place
c. takes place
d. was taken
b
14. It is more than ............. that she will succeed as an actress.
a. alike
b. likely
c. likeness
d. like
b
15. Local people are concerned about pollution from .............. oil wells.
a. maritime
b. sea-going
c. off-shore
d. coastline
c

16. My brother is ............... the weather these days.
a. in
b. under
c. behind
d. before
b
17. The strong garlic sauce tastes quite .............. .
a. hot
b. insipid


c. bland
d. pungent
d
18. There is a pair of sunglasses with gold ............... displayed at this shop.
a. rims
b. brims
c. edges
d. boundaries
a
19. I ............... the book three times and I'm going to read it again this summer.
a. read
b. have read
c. had read
d. was reading
b
20.Those campers are really ….............. . They have no idea how to set up a
tent.
a. green
b. blue

c. white
d. black
a
21. Susan was woken up by the sound of sheep .............. in the meadows.
a. neighing
b. crowing
c. bleating
d. croaking
c
22. .............. beans are sweeter and tastier than big ones.
a. Dwarf
b. Microscopic
c. Minimal
d. Miniature
a
23. ................. he worked, the more money he earned.
a. The more hard
b. The hard
c. The harder
d. The hardest
c
24. Mr. Black devised a new tool.
a. obtained
b. improved
c. invented
d. inspected
c


25. He loved her very much but tried to conceal his feeling.

a. hide
b. reduce
c. express
d. get rid of
a
26. You can't blame me ............. your own mistakes.
a. for
b. with
c. about
d. in
a
27.The manufacture of garments depends less each year on the products of
nature.
a. ornament
b. goods
c. clothing
d. utensils
c
28. Driving fast is dangerous ............... you are an experienced driver or not.
a. when
b. wherever
c. whether
d. whenever
c
29. He insisted that the new baby ............. after his grandfather.
a. was named
b. is named
c. be named
d. will be named
c

30. His ghost story really made my hair .............. .
a. stand up
b. stand on end
c. lift up
d. turn to grey
b
31. The building they are moving into is .............. enormous.
a. as
b. too
c. absolutely
d. fairly
c
32. This is a .............. of old friends.
a. round-up
b. round-off


c. round-on
d. round-down
a
33. If you know my grades, please tell me. Don't keep me .............. .
a. in suspension
b. under suspense
c. in suspense
d. in suspicion
c
34. I'll never ................. the secret information.
a. give away
b. give up
c. give in

d. give out
a
35. Her face ................. up after she had known her exam results.
a. showed
b. cleared
c. warmed
d. lit
d
36.The invention of machines gives the women the freedom to .............. their
own interests.
a. pursue
b. chase
c. seek
d. catch
a
37.
Computer technology will
bring
.............. a
revolution in
business administration.
a. over
b. across
c. up
d. about
d
38. .............. he had a lot of money, he wasn't happy.
a. In fact
b. Since
c. Even though

d. When
c
39. I like her very much, she is ............... I have ever met.
a. most intelligent girl
b. the more intelligent girl
c. the most intelligent girl
d. more intelligent


c
40. Yesterday, she .............. her house white-washed.
a. had
b. have
c. got to
d. order
a
41. Their lessons should ................... prepared carefully every day.
a. being
b. be
c. been
d. no word is correct
b
42. Will you .............. me a favor?
a. make
b. do
c. give
d. call
b
43. Who will go with us? - The man .............. to my father.
a. talking

b. to talk
c. talks
d. is talking
a
44. The price runs .............. sixty dollars.
a. high not than
b. so high as
c. as high as
d. as high like
c
45. Neither heat nor cold .............. the milkman.
a. daunts
b. daunt
c. daunting
d. to daunt
a
46.Do you think the dictionary is expensive? -Yes, it's not .............. what we
paid for it.
a. worthy
b. worth of
c. worth
d. valuable
c
47. He works .............. the ambassador.
a. to


b. for
c. in
d. with

b
48. Does Betty object to .............. the windows?
a. my opening
b. open
c. that I open
d. to have opened
a
49. When you go shopping, could you help me look ................. the tie I want.
a. into
b. down
c. out for
d. around
c
50. Although they used to quarrel with each other, now they are the ................. of
friends again.
a. best
b. most
c. surest
d. happiest
a
Test 38
Pronunciation
1. a. pudding
--> d
2. a. seizure
--> d
3. a. harm
--> a
4. a. bread
--> b

5. a. food
--> d
6. a. kind
--> c

b. put

c. pull

d. puncture

b. measure

c. confusion

d. tension

b. wall

c. call

d. talk

b. reads

c. pence

d. very

b. mood


c. shoot

d. poor

b. site

c. kit

d. bite

Find the mistakes
7. The eyes of some fish enable them to see not only what is going on the
water around them and also in the air above the surface.
a. enable them
b. only what
c. around them


d. and also
d
8. Clouds, foggy and dust in the atmosphere absorb ultra-violet.
a. foggy
b. dust
c. in the atmosphere
d. absorb
a
9. In the twenties, the Golden Age of Sports, Babe Ruth became a national baseball
hero because his sixty home runs in 1927.
a. In the twenties

b. a national baseball
c. because his
d. sixty home runs
c
10. Scientists believe that even although pain is a very real thing to some extent,
it seems to be learned.
a. even although
b. a very real thing
c. to some extent
d. it seems
a
11.
William Cullen Bryant both was a brilliant poet and the distinguished editor of
the New York Evening Post from 1829 to 1878.
a. both was
b. a brilliant poet
c. and
d. the distinguished
a
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. - "The movie ............... last night was terrific." - "What is it about?"
a. I went
b. I went to it
c. I went to
d. that I went
c
13. He didn't like the people ............. disagreed with his opinion.
a. who
b. which
c. where

d. when
a
14. The programmer explained in great ................. how the computer worked.
a. clarity
b. detail


c. information
d. example
b
15. The wind blew so hard and so strongly that the windows ................
a. rattled
b. slapped
c. flapped
d. shocked
a
16. The camera can't be loaded. I will help you find the ................ for it.
a. handbook
b. note book
c. work book
d. cheque-book
a
17. The problem .................. never occurred.
a. I had expected it
b. which I had expected it
c. that I had expected it
d. I had expected
d
18. If you don't stop teasing the cat, it'll ................ you.
a. turn up

b. turn down
c. turn off
d. turn on
d
19. His family travel to Australia by the most ................ route.
a. easy
b. direct
c. straight
d. unique
b
20. When I ................ the doctor, I will ask him to look at my throat.
a. will see
b. would see
c. see
d. have seen
c
21.
- "My writing has improved a lot in this class." - "Mine has, too. All the
students ............. do well in writing."
a. whom Mr. David teaches them
b. that Mr. David teaches them
c. which Mr. David teaches
d. Mr. David teaches
d


22. Can you do me a(n) ................ and cook the meal?
a. help
b. promise
c. favour

d. aid
c
23. My class has 17 students, most of ............... speak English very well.
a. who
b. those
c. whom
d. which
c
24. Daisy is going to have a short rest because she ................ a headache.
a. takes
b. has
c. feels
d. suffers
b
25. Ann's doctor insists ................ for a few days.
a. that she is resting
b. her resting
c. her to rest
d. that she rest
d
26. It is imperative that you ................ at home.
a. be
b. will be
c. will
d. are
a
27. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I .............. to the library.
a. go
b. went
c. had gone

d. have gone
b
28. ................ you rather drink some beer?
a. Don't
b. Will
c. Wouldn't
d. Won't
c
29. Cars have become much more complicated. .............., mechanics need more
training than in the past.
a. Because
b. Therefore