ENGLISH FOR C LEVEL TEST 56

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ENGLISH FOR C LEVEL TEST 56 Pronunciation

1

a breat h e b aut h ority c

birt h day d t h eory

> a

2

a poo dle b boo t

c flo o

d smoo th

> c

3

a famous b another c

railwa y d a che

> b

4

a loos e b rose c teas e

d pose

> a

5

a t h y

b t h irty

c breat h d clot h

> a

6

a t h in b t h is

c t h an d t h ere

> a

Find the mistakes

7 I f i n d the time of English meals very st r ange I’m not a c c u st m d ha v i n g dinner a t 5 p.m

a find

b strange

c accustomed having d at

> c

8 Suzanne re a lly t a k e s f t e r her father She ha d got the s a m character a really

b takes after c had

d same

> c

9 The market in town w a s so c r o w de d that she gave in do i n g her shopping here a was

b crowded c in

d doing

> c

Grammar and Vocabulary

10 The man his nephew for the broken window a accused

b complained c blamed

d denied

 c

11 Let’s get a taxi It’s to walk a a quite long way

b quite a long way c rather a long way

d both b and c are correct

 d

12 The boy screamed while the dentist one of his teeth a were pulling out

b had been pulling out

c had pulled out d was pulling out

 d

13 I’ll be in London next week I hope to see Tom there a while I will be

b while I am

c during my visit

d both b and c are correct

 d

14 They say they've been to restaurant in town a many

b every c all

d most

 b

15 Sandra’s away at the moment She’s holiday in England a at

b on c in d for

 b

16 Mary hasn't written to me a already

b yet

c never

d any longer

 b

17 It’s three years Charles a that I don’t see

b that I haven’t seen c since I didn’t see

d since I saw

 d

18 She has to go to work by bus today because her car is being a stopped

b broken c serviced d

rented

 c

19 What a great party last night! You come Why didn’t you?

a must have

b should have

c ought to have d had to

 b

20 I don't get tired watching TV every night a with

b by c of d at

 c

21 "May I stay here?" "I’d rather with us."

a you come

b you to come c you came

d you would come

 c

22 The play lasted three hours with of fifteen minutes between scene one and scene two

a an interval b a pause

c a stop

d an interruption

 a

23 When invented?

a was washing machine

b were washing machines

c was the washing machine

d were the washing machines

 c

24 When we first came here, they this bridge yet a hadn't built

b haven't built c had built

d have built

 a

25 Nowaday don't have to take the ink pot with them when going to school

a The most pupils

b Most of pupils c Most pupils

d both b and c are correct

 d

26 My manager is very busy at the moment so it may take a time to answer your letters

a little b few

c small d some

 a

27 The exam was quite easy; we expected a more easy that

b more easy than c easier than

d easier as

 c

28 I've known Tom I left college a when

b during c until

d since

 d

29 Michael is away at the moment I don’t know for certain what time he’s coming back but I’m sure he’ll

be back Monday

a by

b until c at

d in

 a

30 She was wearing a heavy sweater to himself against the cold a conceal

b protect c cover

d wrap

 b

31 I travelled 7.00 train, arriving at 9.30 a in the

b on the c by the

d by

 b

32 There was no in continuing, for him the race was over a value

b worth c point d profit

 c

33 Betty out after dinner and she’s just come back a went

b has gone c is gone

d had gone

 a

34 We'll stop now you have any further question a unless

b if

c in spite of d although

 a

35 She a desktop computer a suggested that I buy

b suggested that I should buy c suggested to buy

d both a and b are correct

 d

36 She wasted time searching for her pen a priceless

b costly

c valuable

d expensive

 c

37 Are you looking forward your old teacher again?

a seeing b to see

c to seeing

d to being seen

 c

38 They like to the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day

a fill

b make c do

d answer

 c

39 My parents visited a Canada and United

States

b the Canada and the United States c Canada and the

United States

d the Canada and United States

 c

40 Mary three hours to do her homework a It takes

b To take to it c Taking it

d It must

 a

41 I asked two strangers the way to the post office but of them knew a none

b either c both

d neither

 d

42 Shall we across this field instead of going by the road?

a set b take c come d

go

 d

43 The more running water you use, a your bill will be higher

b will be higher your bill

c the higher your bill will be d the highest your bill

will be

 c

44 He's a wonderful cook, he can make a delicious out of almost anything

a flavour b food

c meal

d plate

 c

45 Have you read any books by Charles Dickens?

a write b wrote

c writting d written

 d

46 What do you mean, he's watching television? He's to be washing the car

a supposed b hoped

c expected d thought

 a

47 Faraday generator a invented

b have invented c had invented

d had been inventing

 a

48 The red curtains began to after they had been hanging in the sun for two months

a fade b die

c dissolve d melt

 a

49 I think all students uniforms a should wear

b had better wear

c had better to wear d would rather

wear

 a

50 They have lived near the railway for so long now that they've become

to the noise of the trains a accustomed

b familiar

c unconscious d aware