TEST I

GRAMMAR SECTION

I. Choose the correct answer and cross it out:

1. ______________ at the moment I’ll go to the shops.
A. For it doesn’t rain B. As it doesn’t rain C. For it isn’t raining D. as it isn’t raining
2. That’s the man ______________ killed my cat.
A. whose dog B. the dog of whom C. which dog D. the which dog
3. She hasn’t written to me ___________________.
A. for last month B. during last month C. since last month D. a month ago
4. Speak to him slowly _______________ he will understand you better.
A. in order B. so that C. for D. that
5. She’s going to the photographer’s ________________________.

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A. to take her photograph B. to have taken her photograph C. to have her photograph taken D. that he takes her photograph

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6. He looks ________________.
A. to be unhappy B. unhappily C. unhappy D. that he is unhappy
7. I can’t break it. It’s __________________ iron.
A. as hard as B. so hard as C. as hard than D. so hard than
8. Mont Blanc, ________________ we visited last summer, is the highest mountain in Europe.
A. where B. which C. that D. what
9. ______________________ English?
A. How long time are you studying B. How long do you study
C. How long have you been studying D. How long time have you studied
10. You _____________ drive carefully. The roads are wet.
A. had rather B. would rather C. had better D. would better

II. Rephrase the following sentences so that the meaning remains the same, or that the new sentence
represents a logical conclusion to the original sentence:

1. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.

Nothing ________________________________________________________________________.
2. It is possible that he telephoned while we were out.
He ____________________________________________________________________________.
3. “Can you see the marks he made on the carpet?”
He asked me ____________________________________________________________________.
4. I could never have succeeded without your help.
Unless _________________________________________________________________________.
5. I was very sorry I wasn’t able to see him off at the station.
I wish _________________________________________________________________________.

VOCABULARY SECTION

I. Choose the correct answer and cross it out.

1. If you don’t ______________ smoking you never get better.
A. give off B. give out C. give from D. give up
2. _______________ at the door before you come into the room.
A. Hit B. knock C. Touch D. Strike
3. They were very happy when they ______________ the end of their journey.
A. arrived B. arrived to C. arrived at D. reached at
4. I don’t think I could ________________ another night without sleep.
A. stand B. support C. put up D. carry
5. _______________ beautiful flowers!
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A. What a B. What C. How D. So
6. My car ________________ so I had to come by bus.
A. fell down B. fell over C. broke down D. broke up
7. ______________ of them knew about the plan because it was secret.
A. Some B. Any C. No one D. None
8. He doesn’t know the answer _________________ I’ve told him several times.
A. in spite B. even C. while D. although
9. _______________ me ___________________ .
A. Tell/where are you going B. Tell/where you are going
C. Say/where are you going D. Say/where you are going
10. There are so many cars _________________ nowadays.
A. for all places B. in all the place C. anywhere D. everywhere

II. Complete the sentences with the most suitable form of the word related to the one in brackets

1. He was completely _____________ (HELP). I had to do everything by myself and, in ______________

(ADD) had to put up with his constant complaining.
2. Jim picked the ______________ (RECEIVE) and dialled the number. ________________ (FORTUNE),
there was no answer, so he hung up.
3. _________________ (THEORY) speaking, our _________________ (MARRY) could work out fine.
4. When she heard the news, she stood there _______________ (BREATHE) staring at me in
____________________ (BELIEVE).
5. The council need to find a ______________(SOLVE) to the problem before things get _______________
(SERIOUSNESS) out of hand.

READING COMPREHENSION

A Night at a Police Station

Let me describe what I saw one night some few years ago at a police station in the heart of London. It was boat-race
night and there had also been a football match between England and Scotland. I chose this particular night for my visit
to this station because there had been a bit of trouble the previous year about the behaviour of Oxford and Cambridge
students up in town for the race. It turned out that a previous warning by the police had evidently had the desired
effect and not more than one or two students were brought in to the station. But that did not prevent the evening from
being full of interest.
It was about 11:30 pm on the Saturday night. The interrogation room was more or less permanently occupied by an
officer taking charges against a series of arrested persons. On that particular night, the office had to serve all purposes.
Most of the floor was occupied by a large table, round which half a dozen uniformed officers were seated, filling up
forms, writing reports, and so on. In one corner a group of football fans from Glasgow were trying to remember their
names and addresses. Elsewhere three alleged students had compelled an unwilling officer to arrest them by persisting

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in the annoyance of peaceful citizens. A little further along, a gentleman was loudly claiming to be innocent and
trying to explain why he found it necessary to carry three purses and four wallets.
For a brief period during this busy night, the Home Secretary* himself chose to be present. Under the great man’s eye,
a somewhat embarrassed policeman had to interrogate a diminutive Scot who had consumed more alcohol than his
small body could properly accommodate. The whole situation proved to be favourable for the Scot because the
minister ordered that he be put on the train and an officer to accompany him. He even provided the fare.
(Home Secretary *= Minister of Internal Affairs)

Select the best of the four choices a, b, c, d, after each question.

1. What do you conclude from the passage itself about the boat race?
a) the contestants are England and Scotland
b) the race takes place twice a year
c) the contestants are Oxford and Cambridge universities
d) students are not allowed to come up to London for it

2. What do you think the gentleman was with three purses and four wallets?
a) a shoplifter; b) a house-breaker; c) a pickpocket; d) a confidence-trickster (conman)

3. The Glasgow fans were trying to remember their names and addresses. This was because:
a) they were exited; b) they were drunk; c) they were afraid to tell the truth; d) they were frightened of the police

4. The Home Secretary appears to have been:

a) particularly fond of regulations;
b) the type of man who would show no mercy;
c) a man who particularly disliked Scotsmen;
d) a sensible, kind-hearted man

5. The men who “had compelled an unwilling officer to arrest them”:

a) claimed to be university students but were not;
b) were proved to be students by the police;
c) had done nothing wrong at all;
d) were unjustly arrested

6. What are we told about the Home Secretary?

a) He stayed at the police station almost the whole night;
b) the staff of the police station respected his authority;
c) it was quite a common thing for him to visit the police station;
d) he showed no interest in minor offenders

Write down the letter of every choice (a,b,c,d,e) that could fill the gap (……..) in each item.
The choices must be grammatically suitable and must correspond to the meaning in the passage.

7. Half a dozen officers ……………………….…… round a large table.

a) sat all together; b) sat altogether;
c) all seated on benches; d) were all seated on benches; e) were all sat on benches

8. It was only …………………… the Minister’s intervention that the little Scot was released.
a) throughout; b) through; c) since; d) because on; e) in spite of

9. The three alleged students had ……………………… peaceful citizens.

a) Insisted in annoying; b) persisted in annoying; c) persisted at annoying;
d) persevered to annoy; e) continued to annoy

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10. The Home Secretary solved the problem; he ordered ……………………………..
a) the Scotsman to release; b) to release the Scotsman; c) the Scotsman to be released;
d) the Scotsman to be put on the train; e) the Scotsman being put on the train

Ask questions about the underlined parts of the sentences.

11. The room was more or less permanently occupied by a policeman.

___________________________________________________________________

12. The Home Secretary himself chose to be present at the interrogation.

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Find synonyms in the above text (second paragraph) for the following words or collocations.

13. a) constantly - ___________________

b) was taken - ___________________

14. a) recall - ___________________

b) forced - __________________

15. a) disturbing - __________________

b) needed - ____________________

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