a. of
b. for
c. to
d. with
 c
33. Many accidents in the home could be ............... if householders gave more
thought to safety in their houses.
a. avoided
b. excluded
c. protected
d. preserved
 a
34. The boy sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he
........................ before.
a. hasn’t flown
b. didn’t fly
c. hadn’t flown
d. wasn’t flying
 c
35. Smoking is a very bad habit but many people find difficult to .................. it.
a. break
b. beat
c. breathe
d. cough
 a
36. I’m sure you’ll have no ......................the exam.
a. difficulty to pass
b. difficulties to pass
c. difficulties passing
d. difficulty passing
 d

37. Who is most likely to swing a club?
a. a golfer
b. a tennis player
c. a basketball player
d. a cricket player
 a
38. It took me quite a long time to get there. It was ................. journey.
a. three hour
b. a three-hours
c. a three-hour
d. three hours
 c
39. He was told to eat all his rice or ................ he would get no ice-cream.
a. in case
b. else
c. instead
d. in fact
 b
40. My brother likes walking . .................................. .
a. Every morning he walks to work.
b. He walks to work every morning.
c. He walks every morning to work.
d. both a and b are correct
 d
41. ................ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go to school.
a. Although
b. Provided
c. As
d. Unless
 c

42. He’s not very good ............. translating documents.
a. at
b. for
c. in
d. about
 a
43. ................ the time you get to the cinema, the film will have finished.
a. Until
b. In
c. By
d. On
 c
44. .......................a villa when they were living in London?
a. Had they
b. Did they have
c. Were they having
d. Have they had
 b
45. Since his mother died, his aunt ……………. him.
a. brought up
b. brought in
c. brought on
d. brought after
 a
46. My close friend phoned ...............me to a fare-well party.
a. for invite
b. to invite
c. for inviting
d. for to invite
 b

47. They took him to the police when he was caught with his hand in the
...............
a. register
b. till
c. accounts
d. books
 b
48. Could you tell me where ....................... is?
a. the manager office
b. the manager’s office
c. the office of the manager
d. the office of the manager’s
 b
49. Have you any objections ................ this plan?
a. with
b. for
c. at
d. to
 d
50. .......................a long time for the train.
a. Always we have to wait
b. We always have to wait
c. We have always to wait
d. We have to wait always
 b
Test 58
Pronunciation
1.
a. flirt
b. skirt

c. shirt
d. irritate
 d
2.
a. niece
b. piece
c. client
d. species
 c
3.
a. mail
b. tail
c. sailor
d. airline
 d
4.
a. base
b. bass
c. vacant
d. may
 b
5.
a. knife
b. key
c. kiss
d. stick
 a
6.
a. bread
b. break

c. wake
d. gate
a
Find the mistakes
7. Don’t be nervous about sitting for the exam. I know for certain you would pass.
a. Don’t be
b. sitting for
c. know
d. would pass
--> d
8. Tom seemed to enjoy himself on vacation, hadn’t he?
a. to enjoy
b. himself
c. on
d. hadn’t he
--> d
9. We have not seen our old teacher in 1980.
a. not
b. seen
c. our
d. in
--> d
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. Many people in the world died .............. AIDS.
a. from
b. for
c. of
d. about
 c
11. I fail to understand this sentence. Can you ......................?

a. explain to me this word
b. explain me this word
c. explain this word to me
d. explain this word me
 c
12. I object ................... being kept waiting. Why can't you be ................... time?
a. for / on
b. to / on
c. of / on
d. to / upon
 b
13. I ................... to music a lot but I don’t do any more.
a. was listening
b. was used to listen
c. used to listen
d. was used to listening
 c
14. To get a passport, we must send in our birth ................ and two photos.
a. certificate
b. licence
c. paper
d. card
 a
15. Thomas doesn’t speak very clearly. ..........................
a. It is difficult to understand him.
b. He is difficult to understand.
c. He is difficult to understand him.
d. Both a and b are correct
 a
16. The job was more difficult than I ................ expected it to be.

a. would
b. had
c. have
d. might
 b
17. My manager .................... . He left last May.
a. still doesn’t work here
b. doesn’t still work here
c. no more works here
d. doesn’t work here any more
 d
18. The burglar ....................... to open a store's window.
a. succeeded
b. managed
c. forced
d. discovered
 b
19. If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something ............. it.
a. for
b. about
c. against
d. with
 b
20. Mrs White ................ drive to work every day but then she suddenly decided
to walk instead.
a. was used to
b. had used to
c. was using to
d. used to
 d

21. The path was so icy that we walked very carefully. We were afraid ................
a. of falling
b. from falling
c. to fall
d. to falling
 a
22. Scientists have discovered a close ................ between smoking and lung
cancer.
a. action
b. connection
c. union
d. combination
 b
23. ..................she’s very busy, she’s agreeable to help me.
a. Even
b. Even though
c. Even if
d. Even when
 b
24. "Who’s Charles Chang?" "I’ve no idea. I’ve never heard ............. him."
a. about
b. from
c. after
d. of
 d
25. She earned her money by developing a profitable travel ...................
a. commerce
b. shop
c. affair
d. business

 d
26. I didn’t hear you ................. in. You must have been very quiet.
a. come
b. to come
c. came
d. All are wrong
 a
27. We .................... 2,000 English words by the end of this year.
a. will learn
b. will be learning
c. will have learnt
d. will have been learnt
 c
28. “Could you arrive on time?” “I don’t know for certain. It depends ........... the
traffic.”
a. of
b. for
c. from
d. on
 d
29. I went to that museum ................ some famous pictures.
a. to watch
b. to see to
c. to look at
d. to visit
 c
30. .................. a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
a. Finding
b. After finding
c. Having found

d. both b and c are correct
 d
31. ................ she is studying at a famous university.
a. In a moment
b. At this instant
c. At present
d. In the present
 c
32. I prefer fish ................. meat.
a. to
b. than
c. against
d. over
 a
33. You should keep a box of matches ................ in case the lights go out again.
a. handy
b. by hand
c. in touch
d. in the way
 a
34. She gave me a form and told me to ..................
a. fill in
b. fill it into
c. fill in it
d. fill
 a
35. I couldn't make my son ................ hard
a. to work
b. working
c. worked

d. work
 d
36. I hope this backache ............... soon.
a. goes out
b. comes away
c. wears off
d. passes always
 c
37. Rarely do we get ................ an intelligent student as you.
a. as
b. so
c. such
d. too
 c
38. The monitor is responsible …………. our form-master for the class.
a. with
b. for
c. about
d. to
 d
39. In addition ............ doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.
a. for
b. to
c. on
d. with
 b
40. Chip .............. out of the house as fast as his leg would carry him.
a. strolled
b. dashed
c. ambled

d. plunged
 b
41. Mary promised to write ................ we never heard from her again.
a. but
b. except
c. although
d. because
 a
42. This is the second time I ............. such a difficult exercise.
a. do
b. did
c. have done
d. would do
 c
43. They're moving out soon because their house is going to be knocked
..................... when the new supermarket is built.
a. off
b. out
c. down
d. away
 c
44. He told me that it had taken him only a few hours to ................... the paper off
the wall.
a. paste
b. stroke
c. scrape
d. chip
 c
45. Her uncle won't ................ her drive his car.
a. allow

b. let
c. leave
d. permit
 b