PRACTICE 1

I. Multiple choice:
1. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake
2. People who are unemployed can receive the ____________ .
A. pension B. dole C. scholarship D. allowance
3. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ . any solutions.
A. looked into B. thought over C. got round to D. come up with
4. I have never seen _____________ before.
A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such good a film
5. We've got a very good ____ in the local newspaper this morning. They must have liked the play.
A. critic B. article C. write-up D. praise
6. The accused man was proved innocent and was ______________ .
A. liberated B. excused C. interned D. acquitted
7. As we were driving along a car suddenly ______________ in front of us.
A. set out B. put up C. pulled out D. stepped in
8. I know for _________ that he was at the scene yesterday. .
A. exact B. certain. C. true D. correct
9. She's certainly a _________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. prolific D. successful
10. I’ll_________ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know. .
A. discuss B. argue C. explain D. talk
11. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape .
A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames
12. I was just ___________ to go out when you telephoned .
A. around B. about C. thinking D. planned
13. They live in a very _____________ populated area of Italy .
A. sparsely B. scarcely C. hardly D. barely
14. The _________ exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June .
A. false B. unreal C. untrue D. imaginary
15. Automobile production in the United States _________
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years
B. has been rather erratic recently
C. has been erratically lately
D. are going up and down all the time
16. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, ______________ .
A. the bicycle of John broke down B. it happened that John's bike broke down
C. the storm caught John D. John had an accident on his bicycle
17. Unless you give up smoking , you’ll _________ the risk of damaging your health .
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
18. Do you think Ms. Brown will _________ for Parliament in the next. election? .
A. sit B. run C. walk D. stand
19. I ________ my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed.
A. needn't wear B. mustn't wear C. needn't have worn D. mustn't have worn
20. He passed the test by the skin of his teeth.
A. easily B. with very little margin C. with a very high score D. All are correct
21. It has rained for four days without letting up.
 A. thundering B. freezing C. increasing in intensity D. slackening
22. Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall _________ about it .
A. having told B. having been told C. to have told D. to have been told .
23. There are two small rooms in the beach house , ______________ served as a kitchen .
A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which
C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that
24. Last year, Matt earned ____________ his brother , who has a better position .
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
25. The doctor insisted that his patient _____________ .
A. he did not work too hard for three months B. take it easy for three months
C. take it easy inside of three months D. could take some vacations for three months
26. _______ we have finished the course , we should start doing more revision work .
A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now
27. Some very important issue was __________ all his attention .
A. taking up B. taking off C. taking out D. taking in
28. I wish you ‘d stop chatting and ________ with some work .
A. get down B. come on C. get on D. come back
29. Jane changed her major from French to business __________
A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
B. hoping she can easier get a job
C. with the hope for being able to find better a job
D. hoping to find a job more easily
30. This university's programmes _________ those of Harvard.
A. come second to B. are first C. are second only to D. are in second place
II. Word form :
III. Use the correct verb tense / form :
I heard the sound of children playing in the street outside. I listened more closely. Their words (41)
_______ with death, injury and revenge. The names they called out were all from the latest series of so-
called children's films (42) ________ in the cinemas. They were in a fantasy world.
It (43) ______ that these boys were playing in this way only because of the films they (44) ______ ,
and that this will encourage them to grow up into violent adults.
I disagree with that. It is true that if they (45) _____ these things they (46) _____ these particular
games, but I am sure they would be playing other games of equal violence, as young boys(47) _______
. Moreover, if (48) ________ to get this natural violence out of their systems at an early age, they are
less likely to grow up into violent adults.
To sum up, I would say that violence in the cinema (49) _____ people to be violent, with the
exception of a very few. However, it (50) ____ people ideas about how to put violent feelings into
practice.
41. A. were all associated B. have associated C. associated D. associate
42. A. showing B. were shown C. to show D. being shown
43. A. can be said B. could be said C. should be said D. would be said
44. A. saw B. were seeing C. had seen D. see
45. A. didn’t see B. saw C. had seen D. had not seen
46. A. would not be playing B. wouldn’t have played C. would not play D. would play
47. A. had always done B. are always doing C. have always doneD. always did
48. A. allowing B. allowed C. it allowed D. it allows
49. A. did not encourage B. does not encourage C. encourage D. encourages
50. A. must give B. will give C. is to give D. may give
IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or article :
51. The police wanted Ted to call at the station. They wanted him to call _____ them.
A. at B. in C. on D. up
52. The writer got on the bus but he didn't know where to ________
A. get down B. get off C. get out of D. get over
53. This is an experiment. The astronauts will be trying something ________
A. on B. out C. in D. with
54. We are appreciative _________ their efforts.
A. of B. for C. in D. over
55. She was unequal ___________ the demands placed on her.
A. towards B. with C. for D. to
56. You know your problem? You get too wound up _________ things.
A. with B. for C. under D. about
57. I was _______ the impression that I had paid you______ the work you did _______ me.
A. on ... for ...for B. under ... for ... for
C. under ... on ... for D. under ... for ... with
58. The professor interceded _________ the review board on my behalf.
A. at B. on C. with D. for
59. It was _________ January after we went to Greece.
A. a B. an C the D. no article
60. Winton Churchill has been called __________ of ________ century .
A. the / the B. a / a C. a / the D. the / a
VI.a: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D
to indicate your answer. (0) has been done as an example.
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
The Open University was created in 1968 to (0) ___________ people who cannot afford to (1)
__________ regular courses of study, the opportunity of studying and (2) _________ a university
diploma or degree. They study at home and their academic performance is assessed by (3) __________
of written examinations or project work. Most Open University students (4) __________ in study while
also holding down a job or coping with a busy home life. They study in order to update their job skills
or for personal (5) __________.
At the heart of most courses is a (6) ___________ of specially written and professionally printed
textbooks and workbooks which students receive by post. On many of the courses, students are (7)
__________ to watch television programmes on the BBC network, which are usually broadcast in the
(8) ___________ hours of the morning. The (9) _________ of these programmes is to develop and
broaden the study experience, so that students do not have to (10) __________ only on the printed
material they are sent.
Students are (11) __________ with all the notes and books they need and, in (12) __________,
some courses also include audio and video cassettes and computer software. However, studying at the
Open University can be a (13) __________ because students have few opportunities to (14)
___________ each other. That is why the University encourages students to set (15) ____________
and run informal study groups themselves.
0. . give B. bring C. let D. make
1. A. present B. assist C. attend D. apply
2. A. managing B. claiming C. reaching D. obtaining
3. A. method B. means C. route D. system
4. A. fit B. take C. put D. join
 5. A. delight B. satisfaction C. joy D. challenge
6. A. unit B. club C. set D. heap
7. A. expected B. needed C. hoped D. considered
8. A. first B. initial C. starting D. early
9. A. cause B. reason C. end D. aim
10. A. rely B. believe C. trust D. confide
11. A. given B. provided C. posted D. handed
12. A. addition B. particular C. advance D. return
13. A. fight B. struggle C. battle D. pressure
14. A. introduce B. know C. meet D. speak
15. A. out B. in C. up D. off

Rewrite the following sentences using the clues

Question 1: The only reason for the success of her party was that a famous film star attended.
 Had __________________________________________________________
Question 2: Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
 No sooner_________________________________________________________________
Question 3: The spectators got so angry that they had to cancel the football match.
Such _______________________________________________________________
Question 4: “Whatever you do, don’t give up hope” they said.
 They urged _____________________________________________________________
Question 5: He can shout even louder but I still won’t take any notice.
 No matter ________________________________________________________
Question 6: The rain in Hanoi last October was the biggest one since 1984.
 No rain _____________________________________________________________
Question 7: It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobaccos into England.
 The English _________________________________________________________________
Question 8: We should ban the use of pesticides, but we should also restrict the use of other chemicals.
 In addition _________________________________________________________
Question 9: The fire led to the setting up of a public enquiry.
 As a_________________________________________________________
Question 10: His second attempt on the world record was successful.
 He broke_______________________________________________________