7. Conifers protect their trunks from mechanical damage and insect attacked with a
special gummy substance, resin.
a. their trunks
b. mechanical damage
c. insect attacked
d. a special gummy substance
c
8. Despite of growing industrial activity, the majority of the American people
continued to make their living from farming until the beginning of the twentieth
century.
a. Despite of
b. growing industrial
c. continued to make
d. from farming
a
9. In the 1920s, art deco, known for plastic and chrome-plated objects, were very
popular.
a. In the 1920s
b. known for
c. chrome-plated
d. were
d
10. The glider uses gravity to keeping flying and updrafts of air to gain altitude.
a. The
b. keeping
c. updrafts
d. to
b
Grammar and Vocabulary
11. I should like .......... house in .......... country.
a. a / the

b. a / a
c. no article / the
d. the / the
a
12. I must have .......... extra key for .......... front door.
a. the / a
b. an / the
c. the / the
d. an / a
b
13. They haven't discovered .......... real origin of .......... rumour yet.
a. a / a
b. a / the
c. the / the


d. no article / no article
c
14.
.......... industry is the basic of our country; .......... industry of Chicago is steelmaking.
a. No article / the
b. The / the
c. An / an
d. An / the
a
15. We can’t live without .......... love and .......... friendship.
a. the, the
b. no article, no article
c. a, a
d. a, the

b
16.
If you feel extremely happy about something, you can be said to be over
the ...........
a. sun
b. stars
c. moon
d. clouds
d
17. The man ……........ her sister is married to is an engineer.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
b
18. The weather is ................ than it was a few days ago.
a. more warmer
b. much warmest
c. much warmer
d. much warm
c
19. It was .......... in the meat freezer.
a. balmy
b. frigid
c. sizzling
d. cold
b
20. Tropical countries generally have a .......... climate.
a. sultry
b. freezing

c. mild
d. warm
a


21. It was so cold for my car to start in the .......... weather.
a. freezing
b. scorching
c. chilly
d. frozen
a
22. He'd rather die than live with her, ................?
a. hadn't he
b. would he
c. wouldn't he
d. had he
c
23. The temperature was .........., neither too hot nor too cold.
a. balmy
b. stuffy
c. mild
d. average
c
24. The raincoat ................ is red is mine.
a. whose
b. who
c. that
d. where
c
25. With no air conditioning, it was .......... in my car.

a. mild
b. sweltering
c. frigid
d. freezing
b
26. The ................. heat from the fire ruined my boots.
a. chilly
b. balmy
c. scorching
d. hot
c
27. In the evening it can be .......... enough for a jacket.
a. freezing
b. chilly
c. balmy
d. hot
b
28. After a hot day, the evening cooled to a ................ temperature.
a. balmy
b. stuffy
c. sweltering


d. cold
a
29. With twenty people in the small room, the air was ...................
a. mild
b. stuffy
c. sultry
d. hot

b
31. Lan ............................ on Sundays.
a. does not mind / to work
b. does not mind / work
c. is not mind / working
d. does not mind / working
d
32.They are waiting for the ........................ of the ship.
a. arrival
b. arrive
c. arriver
d. arriving
a
33. Lions are probably the most ...................... and popular zoo animals.
a. valuable
b. value
c. valuables
d. valuably
a
34. If she wants to apply for the job, she has to write an ...................
a. apply
b. application
c. applied
d. applicator
b
35.When he was a boy, he used to .................. hiking but now he
is used to ....................... football.
a. going / play
b. go / play
c. go / playing

d. to go / playing
c
36. Is there any more ....................... about the robbery?
a. informatics
b. information
c. informations
d. informative
b
37. There's somebody behind her. She thinks she .....................


a. was followed
b. was being followed
c. is followed
d. is being followed
d
38.........................., many houses have to be destroyed to make
ways for the motorway.
a. Fortunate
b. Unfortunately
c. Fortunately
d. Fortune
b
39. Hoa .................. home three weeks ago and we ............................
from her since.
a. has left / did not hear
b. had left / have not heard
c. left / have not heard
d. has left / have not heard
c

40. If the earth suddenly ................. spinning, we ................... off it.
a. had stopped / would have flied
b. stopped / would fly
c. stops / will fly
d. stopped / will fly
b
41.
They had to
write a
....................... of a tree they liked for their composition test.
a. description
b. describe
c. describer
d. descriptive
a
42.We .............................. there by lunch time if we had caught the ten o'clock
train.
a. had got
b. would get
c. would have got
d. will get
c
43. I ...................... the bell several times before he answered the door.
a. had rung
b. rang
c. have rung
d. had been ringing
a
44. You'll never pass the exam ................. you study your grammar!



a. if
b. when
c. as soon as
d. unless
d
45. Miss Snow swears that she .................... that man before.
a. had never seen
b. has never seen
c. has never been seeing
d. had never been seeing
b
46. There has been a tendency to choose ...................... jobs.
a. well-read
b. well-paid
c. well-preserved
d. well-proportioned
b
47. I need some money. Have you got any? - Yes, but not ...............
a. many
b. little
c. few
d. much
d
48.I do not know much about biology. I have ................... knowledge about
genetics.
a. many
b. most
c. much
d. little

d
49. Would you like a little coffee? Yes, please. But put ................... sugar in it.
a. little
b. few
c. a little
d. a few
a
50. The quality of these of recordings ................ not very good.
a. has
b. have
c. is
d. are
c
Test 41
Pronunciation
1. a. rough
--> d
2. a. ghost
--> a

b. tough

c. cough

d. though

b. hostage

c. lost


d. frosty


3. a. busy
--> a
4. a. work
--> a
5. a. stop
--> b
6. a. warm
--> c

b. thus

c. must

d. bus

b. torn

c. torch

d. worn

b. mode

c. hot

d. drop


b. thought

c. got

d. saw

Find the mistakes
7. Insurance rates are not the same for different people because they are not
likely have the same risk.
a. because
b. they
c. have
d. the same risk
c
8. Many people with spinal cord injuries can, with the help of computer
implants, recovering some of their mobility.
a. injuries
b. help
c. recovering
d. their
c
9. Although thousands of grizzly bears used to roaming the Western Plains of
the United States, today only a few thousand exist.
a. Although
b. used to roaming
c. only a few thousand
d. exist
b
10.Although fraternal twins are born at the same time, they do not tend
resembling each other any more than do other siblings.

a. are born
b. resembling
c. each other
d. than
b
11. Some astronomers contend that in ancient times, the Big Horn Medicine
Wheel, an arrangement of stones in Wyoming, must have serve as sighting
points for observations of the sun.
a. contend


b. in Wyoming
c. have serve
d. sighting
c
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. Stables as well as a garden ............ attached to the house.
a. do
b. does
c. is
d. are
d
13. I don't think the food is very good, but it is ...................
a. tolerance
b. tolerate
c. tolerable
d. tolerably
c
14. Disk is the ................. of the two workers.
a. more careful

b. most careful
c. carefulest
d. carefuler
a
15. The competition makes the price of goods .........................
a. most cheap and cheap
b. cheaper and cheaper
c. more cheap and more cheap
d. cheaper and more cheaper
b
16. George has no intention of ................. the city now.
a. to leave
b. leaving
c. left
d. being left
b
17. John resented ................... losing the paper.
a. George
b. George's
c. George'
d. the George's
b
18.
There are people who can't help .................. when
someone ..................... on a banana skin.
a. laughing / to slip
b. to laugh / slip

they


see


c. to laugh / to slip
d. laughing / slip
d
19.
Active: After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard.
(Change into passive sentence)
a. After class, the chalkboard always is erased by one of the students.
b. After class, the chalkboard was always erased by one of the students.
c. After class, the chalkboard is always erased by one of the students.
d. After class, the chalkboard is always erased with one of the students.
c
20.
Direct speech: She wanted to know, "How long will it take me to get there?"
(Change into indirect speech)
a. She wanted to know how long would it take her to get there.
b. She wanted to know how long it would take her to get there.
c. She wanted to know how long it will take her to get there.
d. She wanted to know how long it would take me to get there.
b
21. The teacher's advice is profitable .................... the students.
a. to
b. with
c. for
d. about
a
22.
Active: People say that the price of gold is going up. (Change into passive

sentence)
a. They are said that the price of gold is going up.
b. People are said that the price of gold is going up.
c. It was said that the price of gold is going up.
d. It is said that the price of gold is going up.
d
23.
Direct speech: She asked him, "Do you like your job?" (Change into indirect
speech)
a. She told to him if he liked his job.
b. She asked him if he likes his job.
c. She asked him if he liked his job.
d. She asked him if she liked her job.
c
24. ............... the narrow streets in that city, many people drive cars.
a. Despite
b. Even though
c. Instead of
d. Because of
a
25. Mary does her homework .................... Tom.
a. more careful than
b. the most carefully


c. as careful as
d. more carefully than
d
26. I advise them .............. out such a dangerous plan.
a. stop thinking of carrying

b. to stop thinking of carrying
c. to stop to think of carrying
d. to stop thinking of carry
b
27. ................... his love for teaching, David would continue his teaching career.
a. Despite
b. Even though
c. Instead of
d. Because of
d
28. My head seems to be ................ fire now.
a. on
b. in
c. upon
d. under
a
29. ............ is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources.
a. Pollution
b. Environment
c. Conservation
d. Conversation
c
30. Conservation is also concerned ............ the reclaiming of land.
a. to
b. with
c. about
d. of
b
31.
In the past, most people believe that the world's resources could never

be
............
a. enjoyed
b. used
c. used up
d. destroyed
c
32. The farmer can ............ their land by ............ deserts, ............ swamps.
a. reclaim / irrigating / draining
b. protect / irrigating / draining
c. irrigating / draining / reclaim
d. irrigating / protect / draining
a