PRACTICE TEST 8

The idea for redecorating the house came to my mind _______ to work last week.. Mary is so young that she cannot live on her own.. Mary lives on her own although she is young... To reach

PRACTICE TEST 8 Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.

1 The idea for redecorating the house came to my mind _ to work last week

A as I drive B when was driving C when driving D as I was driving

2 What do you think our friends _ when we _ to the party?

A will be doing / get B are doing / will get

C have done / will be getting D had done / got

3 _ me to the airport, please? My car _

A Are you going to take / broke B Are you taking / breaks

C Do you take / has broken D Will you take / has been broken

4 The article stated that he _ read at the age of three

5 You _ take a sweater in case it gets cold

6 Be careful! Such small objects _, causing serious injury or even death

7 It is obvious he is only interested _ money

8 Anne couldn’t find a taxi so I offered _ her to the station

9 Let me _ you some reasonable explanation

10 I sat down _ drank my coffee

11 Tina wanted to go home, _ Dave did not

12 The police had searched thoroughly, _ found nothing

13 Each of them _ a good seat

A have chosen B are chosen C was choosing D choose

14 All of the dogs in the neighborhood _

15 Statistics _ a difficult subject

16 Jack has _ friends in Los Angeles

17 There is _ available at the library

A plenty of help B many helps C so many helps D a few help

18 There is _ to waste.

19 _ the matter with you?

20 _ you ever witnessed a fire?

21 Let’s begin now, _?

22 Do you often go to church on _?

A Christmas’ Eve B Christmas Eve C Christmas’s Eve D Christmas of Eve

23 _ has soared over the past 20 years,

24 The city leaders have not chosen the _ for a new university yet

A building’s site B building site C site of building D building of site

25 “I regret not to take that work,” Tom said

A Tom promised not to take that work.

B Tom agreed to take that work.

C Tom refused to take that work.

D Tom said he regrets not to take that work.

26 Sam is not as strong as Peter

A Both Sam and Peter are not strong B Neither Sam nor Peter is strong.

C Peter is stronger than Sam D Sam is the strongest.

27 Mary is not old enough to live on her own

A Mary is old and lives independently.

B Mary is too old to live on her own.

C Mary is so young that she cannot live on her own.

D Mary lives on her own although she is young.

28 Several neighbors of _ were at the party

29 She lost _ key and locked _ in the room

A her / she B her / herself C hers / she D herself / her

30 Anyone who drives _ car at 100 miles an hour is asking for trouble

31 The lines at _ cinema were very long, so I had to wait for _ long time

32 John was here _ hour ago Now, he has gone to Paris on _ business

33 Listen! Dennis is playing _ trumpet.

34 _, we had to complete the trip in two hours

A To reach the airport on time B Reach the airport on time

C As reaching the airport on time D Reached the airport on time

35 That book, _, is about science fiction

A is publishing last year B is published last year

C published last year D publishing last year

36 John was _

A extremely rich indeed B as extremely rich indeed

C for extremely rich indeed D being extremely rich indeed

37 The River Reiner burst its banks _

A after the heavy rain yesterday B the heavy rain after yesterday

C after yesterday the heavy rain D after the heavy yesterday rain

38 John used to drive _

A an old German yellow car B a German old yellow car

C an old yellow German car D a yellow German old car

39 _ Is a tiring work

A In the running summer, a marathon B The summer running in a marathon

C Running a marathon in the summer D A running marathon in the summer

40 The conference starts _ 8 am Please be _ time

41 Did you listen _ the news _ the radio last night?

A at / over B to / on C of / through D for / in

42 He is addicted _ the Internet, especially games online

43 His test score _ They were very disappointed

A put his parents through B let his parents down

C took his parents on D showed his parents off

44 He _ school because his family was in financial difficulty

A sent through B dropped out of C brought about D turned into

45 My sister has recently _ yoga as a hobby

46 _ by Mr Pike, my friend’s father?

A Is the plane flying B Is the plane being flown

C Is the plane be flown D Is the plane be flying

47 More and more foreign investments _ in our country

48 Anyone who reaches the tape first _ to be the winner.

A will declare B will be declaring C will be declared D will have declared

49 _ so depressed

50 _, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza

51 Hardly _ home when _ the message

A I had reached / I remembered B I had reached / did I remember

C had I reached / I remembered D had I reached / did I remember

52 Betty wanted to know _

A where I went yesterday B where did I go the day before

C where I had gone yesterday D where I had gone the day before

53 She _ to her birthday party the previous week

A said why did not I come B said why I did not come

C asked why had not I come D asked why I had not come

54 “ _” my friend urged me

A Come on! Apply for the job, B Shall I apply for the job?

C Would you mind applying for the job? D I will apply for the job,

55 The doctor may want to give an extra _ injection at the same time as the measles _

A protection / vaccine B protective / vaccination

C protect / vaccinate D protector / vaccine

56 Drugs are one of the _ profession’s most _ tools

C medicate / valuably D medicine / invaluable

57 A handshake should not be so _ that it hurts the other person

58 He does not remember _ at the accident

A that happened B what happened C happened D happened what

59 _ is hire a tutor who can help them with their math skills

60 _ depends on _ a computer or not

A That you will get the job / whether you can use

B You will get the job / whether you can use

C That you will get the job / you can use

D You will get the job / you can use

61 The school library is an interesting place _ you can get necessary information

A in where B which C from that D from which

62 Jonathan has a little sister _ he plays all the time

63 The woman _ next to me wants to ask a question

64 _ Lee came to the country, he could not speak any word of English!

65 _ the news, I rushed straight to the police station

C While I was hearing D As soon as I had heard

66 We will have finished our work _ they arrive

67 The little boy said to his friend, “Hide this toy car _”

A that other boys cannot find it B where other boys cannot find it

C where cannot other boys find it D so where other boys cannot find it

68 _ the people in the world are living in poverty

69 Which mountain is _, the Andes or the Rockies?

A higher B the higher C more higher D the highest

70 Do it when you can but _ it is done, _

C the more soon / the more good D the sooner / the better

71 You succeed again! You must be _ man in the world

72 You may get malaria _ by a mosquito

C if you would be bitten D unless you would be bitten

73 The company will cancel the commercial _ they increase their earnings

74 If I _ it was a formal party, I _ wearing jeans and a jumper

A knew / would not go B had known / would not have gone

C had been knowing / did not go D could know / will not have gone

75 _ it were well-paid, I would accept this job

76 I left home early _ I had some important things to do

77 Because _, he is seldom at home

C of there is a lot of business D a lot of business

78 _ it is your birthday, you can sit in the front

79 _, she has not succeeded in the examination

A Even though Sarah’s cleverness B Although Sarah is clever

C Despite Sarah is clever D In spite her cleverness

80 _ the difficulties, they continued their plan

81 _ I could not persuade him to change his mind

A Even though trying my best B Despite I tried my best

C Although I tried my best D In spite of I tried my best

82 It was _ a cold day _ we wrapped ourselves in blankets

A such / that B so / that C such / as D so / as

83 We have _ time left that we have to take a taxi to the airport

84 There were _ in the sky that we could not see much

A so clouds B so many clouds C such clouds D such many clouds

85 He had his car checked in the garage _ make sure that it would be ready for his trip

86 A lot of people head for the mountains with warm sleeping bags _ they can sleep out and watch the stars

87 Let’s go upstairs and talk _ a bit of privacy

A so for getting B in order we get C so that getting D so as to get

88 The widow acted _

A as if her husband had not died B as though her husband does not die

C as her husband had not died D as if her husband would not died

89 Practice more frequently _

A as your teacher has advised B as if your teacher had advised

C even if your teacher advised D as though your teacher has advised

90 She has caused a lot of troubles but she behaves _ an outsider

Error identification

91 To achieve independent has been the goal of many nations since World War II

92 Though it was writing for children, Alice in Wonderland appeals to many adult readers

93 Exceeding speed limits and fail to wear safety bells are two common causes of automobile

death

94 Gabriel Marquez, after received his 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, appeared on the

cover of Time magazine

D

95 Ships can only reach Antarctica during a relatively short period because the extremely

cold condition

96 Though both cats and dogs existed before human beings, without man, they will not

have developed as many varieties

97 Fruit and vegetables should be carefully washed whether eaten fresh or cook

98 Oscar Wilde lived out his final days in obscurity in France in spite the brilliance of his

early career

99 The Olympic Games, first celebrated in Athens in 1896, were held every four years so far,

except during the two world wars

D

100 When they were first introduced, electronic calculators were less powerful and cost

many more than they do today

D