PRACTICE TEST 9

Choose the best answer:

1. I don't mind you _______ home late as long as you don't make so much noise.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
2. The girl _______ photo was in the paper today lives in our street.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
3. The_______ of this city has increased rapidly in the recent years.
A. number B. population C. crowd D. total
4. The _______is the place where a particular species of animal is normally found.
A. habitat B. surrounding C. region D. area
5. My younger brother would like to become a computer _______.
A. program B. programmer C. to program D. programmed
6. The lazy student felt _______about his coming examination because he had hardly leant anything at all.
A. easy B. easier C. uneasy D. not easy
7. Foreigners who learn English normally have difficulty with its_______.
A. pronounce B. pronunciation C. pronounced D. pronouncing
8. The company is not taking on any new _______ this year.
A. to employ B. employer C. employee D. employ
9. The old couple have saved a lot of money for their_______.
A. retire B. retiring C. to retire D. retirement
10. I admire the _______use of color in her paintings.
A. effection B. effective C. to effect D. effecting
11. English is a _______easy language for Swedes to learn.
A. compare B. to compare C. comparatively D. comparison.
12. We walked to the _______ bus stop in ten minutes.
A. near B. nearer C. next D. nearest
13. She can't apply_______ the job because she doesn't have enough qualifications.
A. in B. for C. to D. at
14. More than half of the world's _______are printed in English.
A. period B. periodic C. periodicals D. periodically
15. Did anyone ask you to make a _______ at the reception?
A. speaking B. speech C. to speak D. speak
16. Mark Twain was born in Missouri_______ 1835.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
17. He won't pass the exam _______he works hard.
A. if B. unless C. or D. whether
18. They are the children _______won the match yesterday.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which
19. We would go camping _______the weather were fine.
A. although B. if C. but D. however
20. He has _______ in giving up smoking.
A. to succeed B. successful C. unsuccessful D. succeeded
21. On a spaceship gravity is zero and everything seems to_______.
A. fly B. flying C. float D. floating
22. It's the English language _______ is used as an official language in 44 countries.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
23. A person who teaches at university is a _______.
A. teacher B. lecturer C. professor D. student
24. What's the place _______you stand and wait for a train?
A. when B. where C. which D. that
25. Vietnam is a _______country.
A. develop B. developed C. developing D. to develop
26. Phone the _______ if the lights don't work.
A. electric B. electrician C. electrify D. electricity
27. I borrowed the money_______ the bank.
A. to B. of C. for D. from
28. We _______Betty since she moved to our neighborhood.
A. have known B. had known C. are knowing D. knew
29. Do we _______attend the dance?
A. ought B. have got to C. must to D. have to
30. My sister is _______than me.
A. much older B. much elder C. most older D. more older
31. You should hear Lucy play _______guitar.
A. the B. one C. some D. a
32. Betty_______ a lot of presents on her birthday.
A. was given B. gave C. was giving D. was been given
33. I'm really looking _______ Christmas this year.
A. after B. out for C. into D. forward to
34. _______can come to the club. You don't need to be a member.
A. Someone B. Every C. Each one D. Anyone
35. The dog must _______ to the vet.
A. taken B. be taken C. be take D. take
36. My nephews speak French really_______.
A. good B. better C. well D. best
37. There is _______food left but not enough for everyone.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
38. _______ luggage is this? - It's Karen's
A. What B. Which C. How much D. Whose
39. _______have you been playing the flute? - Since 1992.
A. When B. Since C. How long D. How long ago
40. The meeting will start when everyone _______.
A. will arrive B. arrives C. is arriving D. will be arriving
Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the gaps:
Steven Spielberg was born in Ohio. He is one of the most (41) _ ______filmmakers in recent times, and in his
(42) ______ he has earned millions (43) dollars. He has been making movies (44) ______ 1961. His first film was a war
movie, Escape to Nowhere, (45) ______was made when he was only 13. He studied English literature at California State
University and then worked in the television division (46) ______ Universal Studios in Hollywood for seven years.
In 1975, he made the movie Jaws, which (47) ______ very successful, and (48) ______ him rich and famous. Since
then, he has made more than 30 movies, including the box- office hits Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana
Jones, ET, and Jurassic Parkura. He has also directed (49) ______ serious movies, like Schindler's List and Saving Private
Ryan, and he has produced a lot of hit movies. In 1994, he formed a new Hollywood studio, Dreamworks. Recently,
Dreamworks has been (50) ______Microsoft to produce interactive computer games and videos.
41. A. success B. unsuccess C. successful D. unsuccessful
42. A. job B. career C. work D. profession
43. A. of B. in C. work D. about
44. A. ago B. for C. since D. in
45. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
46. A. in B. at C. into D. near
47. A. were B. is C. are D. was
48. A. to make B. made C. makes D. make
49. A. some B. much C. more D. most
50. A. worked B. work C. to work D. working

PRACTICE TEST 10
Choose the best answer:
1. _______eight musicians in the band.
A. They will be B. They are being C. There is D. There will be
2. We are very grateful _______ your help.
A. to B. at C. with D. for
3. He _______wear a pair of glasses.
A. used to B. used C. use D. use to
4. Do you remember Mrs. Goddard, _______ taught us English composition?
- I certainly do.
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
5. It was too small. It wasn't _______.
A. enough big B. big enough C. fairly big D. rather big
6. There is too much noise in this room. I can't understand what_______.
A. is the professor saying B. is saying the professor
C. that is the professor saying D. the professor is saying
7. Don't forget _______home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called
8. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _______.
A. illness B. pain C. ache D. hurt
9. New York, Tokyo and Paris are all_______.
A. big cities B. capital cities C. central cities D. in Europe
10. I'll see you _______.
A. short B. after C. next D. later
11. Go and sit _______Richard.
A. beside B. next to C. by D. all are correct
12. This is the boy _______father is an architect.
A. who B. his C. whose D. which
13. I _______English for 6 years now.
A. am studying B. will have studied
C. have been studied D. have been studying
14. My uncle has given up_______.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked
15. Have you been Ho Chi Minh City?
A. Until you not B. Already not C. Still not D. Not yet
16. I've got a new grammar book. - _______?
A. How many cost B. How much price
C. How much is it D. How much you pay
17. At four o'clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some _______to do in his garden.
A. work B. job C. effort D. take
18. He has always been generous and he still _______
A. has been B. was C. is D. has
19. Thank you for _______ me.
A. invite B. invited C. inviting D. invitation
20. The lesson is _______ difficult that nobody can understand it.
A. so B. such C. very D. a lot
21. That umbrella is_______.
A. our B. our's C. ours D. to our
22. What _______ to the beggar?
A. did happen B. was happened C. happening D. happened
23. Please smoke in the _______room.
A. smoke B. smokes C. smoking D. smoked
24. We've got _______food in the house.
A. plenty of B. plenty C. lots D. very much
25. Up to now I _______a lot of information about her.
A. would learn B. have learnt C. have learn D. will learn
26. Mrs. Smith, _______husband is a diplomat, gives cooking lessons.
A. whom B. who C. whose D. who's
27. He was arrested. He_______.
A. escaped B. was caught C. was stopped D. was seen
28. He heard a noise _______coming from the bar.
A. which was B. who was C. that is D. which is
29. I live a few yards _______ the bus stop.
A. off B. away C. from D. with
30. We _______ in this village 10 years ago.
A. have lived B. were living C. used to live D. lived
31. I have a lot of books, ________ which I haven't read.
A. many of B. most of C. some of D. all are correct
32. I'm sorry. I haven't got any money. I've _______ my wallet at home.
A. missed B. left C. let D. forgotten
33. If someone _______into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?"
A. comes B. came C. would come D. could come
34. The children have gone _______.
A. for shopping B. to shop C. shopping D. to make shopping
35. Life on earth _______destroyed unless nuclear test stop.
A. would be B. will C. will be D. is
36. The doctor succeeded _______the patient's life.
A. when he saves B. saving C. to save D. in saving
37. She eats too much and now she is _______.
A. weighed B. weight C. overweigh D. overweight
38. Lots of people _______yoga to relax.
A. give up B. take up C. do D. make
39. The people _______ thought he was a bit strange.
A. which he worked with B. with which he worked
C. with whom he worked D. he worked with
40. A musician is a person _______music.
A. who plays B. whose C. who play D. which plays
41. Do you know a good _______ to paint my house?
A. painting B. paint C. who D. painter
42. Please don't touch anything _______the police arrive.
A. when B. if C. unless D. until
43. These apples are different _______ the ones you bought yesterday.
A. from B. with C. at D. about
44. He spent a lot of time _______ reading books.
A. on B. at C. in D. no word is needed
45. They treat women _______more equally than people in the North.
A. very B. too C. so D. much
46. Many Welsh people speak English as their _______ language.
A. home B. first C. family D. mother
47. Even if you can't stop smoking altogether, at least try to cut_______.
A. off B. down C. up D. out
48. The crowd at a football match are often_______.
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. being excited
49. If there_______ gravity, water wouldn't run down hill.
A. aren't B. isn't C. wasn't D. weren't
50. Your brother is very tall. What is his exact _______?
A. size B. length C. height D. measure