Review 12 1) I for you for a long time a) has waited b) have waited c) am waiting d) was waiting 2) My sister often (imitate) _ the dress fashion of movies stars when she was young a) imitate b) imitates c) imitated d) was imitated 3) He told me that he _our wedding tomorrow a) attended b) will attend c) is attending d) would attend 4) Since he (leave) here no one (see) him a) has left/saw b) had left/saw c) left/has seen d) left/have seen 5) I _ such a big fire before a) have never seen b) never see c) had never seen d) never saw 6) When I last saw him, he in London a) has lived b) is living c) was living d) has been living 7) We Dorothy since last Saturday a) don’t see b) haven’t seen c) have seen d) didn’t see 8) As soon as you all your homework, you will be allowed to go out a) are doing b) had done c) did d) have done 9) While I along the road, I saw a friend of mine a) had cycled b) have cycled c) cycled d) was cycling 10) When I _home last night, I discovered that Jane _a beautiful candle-lit dinner a) arrived / had prepared b) arrived / prepared c) had arrived / was preparing d) was arriving / prepared 1) When you here at this time tomorrow, I _the room up a) come / will tidy b) come / will be tidying c) will come / will be tidying 2) In a few days, there an important meeting a) will have b) is c) will be d) is having 3) Our parents hands to give us a nice house and a happy home a) join b) shake c) share d) take 4) He is a lot of study pressure to win a place at university a) for b) under c) in d) with 5) Sometimes my father has to work the night-shift a) for b) in c) on d) at 6) Home is a base from which we can go into the world with d) come / will have tidied a) confide b) confident c) confidence d) confidently 7) Children need a environment a) possible b) obedient c) caring d) responsible 8) Members of our family have very close with each other a) share b) confidence c) responsibility d) relationship 9) We are very close-knit family and very of one another a) support b) supportive c) supporter d) supporting 10) The wedding day was chosen by the parents of the groom a) careless b) careful c) carelessly d) carefully 1) Few Asian students agreed the American students’ view that wives and husbands should share all thoughts a) to b) on c) with d) for 2) To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, and salary a) marry b) married c) marriage d) marrying 3) The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual _ takes less than an hour a) ceremony b) ceremonies c) celebration d) anniversary 4) An arranged is the one in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child a) married b) marriage c) marrying d) marry 5) The bride and the groom would pray, asking their ancestors’ _ to get married a) permission b) permit c) permissive d) permissibility Read the following passage Then choose the best option (A,B,C or D): In many modern countries, people think (1) _ a family as a mother , a father and their children But this is not (2) only kind of the family group In some parts of the world, a family group has many (3) _ members This kind of large family is called an “(4) family” or a “joint family” The joint family includes all living relatives (5) _ either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family It is made (6) _ grandparents , parents ,brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins They live together in a large house or in huts (7) _ close together Early people probably lived in joint families They had to be part of a large group in order to survive The members of the group help each other hunt They work together to protect (8) from dangerous animals and other enemies In China, people lived in joint families When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents’ house (9) daughters remained at home until they married Chinese children felt very loyal (10) _ their parents Younger members of the joint family always took care of the old ones 1) a) on b) off 3) a) another b) others 5) a) on 7) a) building 9) a) unmarried b) in c) about c) with b) built b) married d) at a) a 2) c) other d) the other 4) d) at6) a) from c) which built c) marrying b) the a) open b) up to d) be built8) c) no article b) extended c) up of c) intensive d) big b) themselves c) they d) of a) them d) being married10) d) an a) on b) of c) with d) to d) their Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English 1) What would happen because I pressed that red button ? a) A 2) She had left the office when she saw how angry he was a) A 3) The doctor strongly advised her take a few days’ rest a) A c) C b) B c) C b) B b) B d) D c) C d) D d) D 4) She has disappeared three days ago , and they are still looking for her now a) A b) B 5) Mary has so many things that she has no time to go out c) C d) D a) A b) B c) C d) D Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three 6) a) decided 8) a) hopes 10) a) chairs b) stopped b) takes b) hats c) washed c) tastes d) laughed7) d) arrives9) c) grapes a) summers a) worked b) exams b) forced c) countries c) caused d) houses d) matched d) roofs Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1) a) although 3) a) pleased b) threat b) learned d) thrill2) c) throw c) sounded d) steamed4) a) rhinoceros a) where b) when b) hunger c) hunt c) who d) hydrogen d) why Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest 5) a) conical 7) a) ancestor b) determine c) contractual b) measurement d) supportive6) c) counterpart a) physical d) appearance b) mischievous c) suitable d) romantic Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences 8) Can I use a pencil _a pen a) in spite of b) instead of c) in case of d) in favour of b) 9) Peter lives with his parents and two sisters There are generations in his family a) 10) In America, it isn’t _to ask personal questions c) rude a) polite b) impolite c) d) d) B&C are correct Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences 1) A free _is guaranteed to every citizen a) educating 2) A holiday in America can be cheap a) surprise b) education b) surprised c) educator c) surprising d) educationalist d) surprisingly 3) Symptoms of mild vitamin C deficiency may be weakness, irritability, loss, and apathy a) weight b) weightless c) weighty d) overweight 4) When I came to visit him last night, he his homework He said that he it since o’clock a) did/did b) was doing/was doing c) was doing/has been doing d) was doing/had been doing 5) There a big increase in the market for mobile phones recently a) has had b) was c) has been d) is 6) The Empire State Building is of New York’s skyscrapers a) most famous b) more famous c) the most famous 7) Do you know how many sheep _ in Australia d) the most well-known a) there is b) is there c) are there d) there are 8) He doesn’t have _ money a) many b) much c) a lot 9) The pig was the last animal to be fully domesticated by the _ 10) Hello, my name’s John to meet you d) lot of a) farmer a) Please b) scientist b) I am very well c) expert d) worker c) Pleased d) Thank you Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences 1) Lan: “Are you American?” – John: “ ” a) Sorry! 2) A: “Would you like some more tea?” – B: “ .” b) Yes? a) Yes, please 3) A: Could I have an early morning call at 6.30? – B: c) Excuse me? b) Here you are a) No, thanks b) I will d) Pardon? c) It doesn’t matter d) I’m OK c) Yes, certainly d) No, that’s all 4) She doesn’t know a) what to hide the money b) where to hide the money 5) Do you mind _the cooking? a) doing c) why to hide the money b) to 6) Most of the goods in this factory are exported 7) February has _ days than March a) more c) making a) is made b) few d) to hide the money where d) to make b) making c) fewer 8) When _as food, the root of this plant should be soaked in water overnight 9) It’s difficult _high scores in this test a) get b) to get c) getting 10) _ of health makes us miserable, and a burden to ourselves and our friends a) Lose b) Loss c) Losing d) Being lost c) are made d) made d) less a) is eaten d) to be getting b) ate c) eating d) eaten Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one 1) That factory is producing more and more pollution a) Pollution is being produced more and more by that factory c) More and more pollution are being produced by that factory b) More and more pollution is produced by that factory d) More and more pollution is being produced by that factory 2) “How long have you been learning English?” the examiner asked a) The examiner asked me how long I have been learning English c) The examiner asked her how long she has been learning English b) The examiner asked me how long I had learnt English d) The examiner asked how long I had been learning English 3) When did you start working here a) How long have you worked here b) How long ago have you worked here c) How long have you started working here d) How long have you been starting working here 4) We can’t anything to help him a) Anything can’t be done to help him c) Nothing can’t be done to help him b) Nothing can be done to help him d) He can’t be done anything to help by us 5) “I’m sorry I have to leave so early,” he said a) He apologized for having to leave early b) He apologized to have to leave early c) He apologized that he has to leave early d) He apologized to have left early Read the following passage Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage We can (6) other people in many different ways We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas Animals have ways of (7) information, too Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear Whales sing songs Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love But this is nothing (8) to what people can We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies And we have a sense of past and future, not just present Radio, film, and television (9) a huge influence on society in the last hundred years And now we have the Internet, which is infinite But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly But there is (10) information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day 6) a) talk to 7) a) changing b) transferring c) exchanging d) giving 8) a) compare b) comparing c) is compared d) compared 9) a) have 10) b) talk with b) have had a) so much c) communicate to c) are having b) such much d) communicate to d) had c) so many d) too much Read the passage below Then choose one best answer (A), (B), (C) or (D) to each question Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression Many of these symbols of the whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people While verbalization is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings 1) The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to a) tourists b) the deaf and the mute c) thoughts and feelings d) sign language motions 2) Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people a) Picture signs b) Braille c) Body language d) Signal language 3) How many different forms of communication are mentioned here a) b) c) d) 11 4) The word “wink” in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as a) close one eye briefly b) close two eyes briefly c) nod the head up and down d) shake the head from side to side 5) People need to communicate in order to a) create language barriers b) keep from reading with their fingertips c) be picturesque and exact d) express thoughts and feelings Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 6) We were (A) surprising (B) by the results (C) of the (D) test a) A b) B 7) She (A) spent (B) many money (C) on clothes (D) at the supermarket yesterday c) C a) A 8) I (A) don’t think I can get (B) the job (C) because there are many (D) applicant for it 9) (A)When a (B) little boy, he (C) is used to go swimming (D) in the river with me a) A d) D b) B a) A b) B c) C b) B c) C d) D c) C d) D d) D 10) In the future, (A) human workers might be (B) replace by robots (C) in dangerous areas (D) such as nuclear power plants or coal mines a) A b) B c) C d) D Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others : 1) a) scary b) category c) vacancy d) apply 2) 3) a) remember a) challenge b) recommend b) chance c) relate d) reduce c) achievement d) scholarship Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others 4) a) candidate 5) a) appoinment b) engineer c) lecturer b) examine d) favourite c) September d) concentrate READING COMPREHENSION : Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct anwer : Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech.A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language.Human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years, but they have been talking for much longer.When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, albeit imperfectly Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write Any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk , a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing sytsems never learn to read or write,while some who learn the rudiments of those skills so only imperfectly 6) The word "writing " means a) words b) books c) experiences d) novels 7) According to the passage, writing a) is imperfect, but less so than speech c) developed perfectly from speech b) represented speech, but not perfectly d) is represented perfectly by speech 8) In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of a) people who learn the rudiments of speech c) intelligent people who couldn't write b) people who speak many languages d) handicapped children 9) The author argues that a) writing has become too important c) everyone must learn to write b) speech is more basic to language than writing d) all languages should have a written form 10) The author argues that a) writing has become too important c) everyone must learn to write b) speech is more basic to language than writing d) all languages should have a written form Read the passage and choose the best answer Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people for jobs, (1) , human beings like to examine each other in this way One of the many problems of (2) , as it is commonly practiced is that the forms filled in by (3) often failed to show people what they really are This means that you can (4) _ all the best advise when completing your form and still find that you are (5) at the next stage the interview Similarly, in the race cases where interviews are automatic, a (6) _ with an inadequate form may (7) _ surprisingly well Of course, your form needs to show that you have (8) _ in your ability to the job, but don’t try to turn (9) into someone else a person you have to pretend to be at the interview Realism and honesty are definitely the best (10) 1) a) and 3) a) senders 5) a) lost 7) a) make 9) a) oneself b) so b) writers b) careless b) d) yet 2) c) therefore c) applicants d) assistants4) c) unsuccessful c) gain b) yourself d) complete c) itself a) offer d) successful6) 8) d) themselves10) b) choice a) follow a) human a) interest a) street c) selection b) c) fill b) person b) importance b) road d) chance d) complete c) man c) attention c) path d) candidate d) confidence d) approach Choose the best answer 1) If you _me you needed money, I _you some a) told/could lend b) had told/could have lent c) tell/ can lend d) have told/ could have lend 2) A : Thank you for a lovely evening B: a) Don’t mention it b) I’m glad you enjoyed it c) Yes, I’d like that d) Yes, that would be very nice 3) Because he didn’t obey his parent’s advise, he got into the trouble a) If he had obeyed his parent’s advise, he wouldn’t have got into the trouble b) If he obeyed his parent’s advise, he wouldn’t got into the trouble c) If he had obeyed his parent’s advise, he would have got into the trouble d) If he didn’t obey his parent’s advise, he wouldn’t got into the trouble 4) If more chemicals are released into the water, plants, and animals _ a) will kill b) will be killed c) would die d) would be died 5) I _it if you _with me now a) will appreciate/ had came b) would appreciate/ are coming c) appreciate/ would come d) would appreciate/ came 6) A: I hope to see you again B: a) I hope so, too b) Good enough 7) If we don't save water, we will have no fresh waters to use c) Thank you a) A d) I really enjoyed meeting you too b) B 8) The driver in front stopped so suddently Therefore, the accident happened c) C d) D a) If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddently, the accident wouldn’t have happened b) If the driver in front didn’t stop so suddently, the accident wouldn’t happen c) If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddently, the accident would have happened d) If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddently and the accident would have happened 9) A : _B : Don’t worry a) Thank you b) Sorry, I’m late c) Happy Birthday d) Welcome home 10) Yesterday my father _a new watch as his old one stolen a) bought/ had been b) bought/ was c) bought/ was being d) bought/ would 1) A: Could I have an early morning call, at 6.30? B : a) No thanks b) I will c) Yes, certainly d) No, that’s all 2) My father drinks too much strong coffee, that’s why he can’t sleep a) If My father drinks too much strong coffee, that’s why he can sleep c) If My father doesn’t drink too much strong coffee, he can sleep b) If My father didn’t drink too much strong coffee, he could sleep d) If My father drank too much strong coffee, he couldn’t sleep 3) If he , he _ that food - Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately a) would have been warned , had not taken b) would be warned, had not taken c) had been warned , would not have taken d) was warned , would not take 4) It’s no good _ Peter a rabbit: he’s too young to take care of it properly a) be given b) giving c) gives d) being given 5) A: Hello, John Welcome to London ! It’s good to meet you B : _ a) Me, too b) It’s good to be here at last c) Thank you d) Same to you 6) John, _ typewriter had broken, had to use a pencil a) whom b) whose c) who d) that 7) A: Do you travel a lot for work ? B : _ a) Don’t mention it b) I’m glad you enjoyed it c) Yes, almost all the time d) Yes, that would be very nice 8) When the police , the building was empty The thieves and escaped through an unlocked window a) arrive / have entered b) will arrive / enter c) arrived / had entered d) arrive / will enter 9) Until you learn to relax more, you your ability to speak English a) haven’t improved b) aren’t improving c) don’t improve 10) The city _ we spent our vacation was beautiful d) won’t improve a) where b) why c) which d) what 1) Preparing for a job interview can be stressful, particularly when you are called _ the first interview a) out b) in c) for d) x (nothing) 2) You may jot down your qualifications and experience 3) That the story I’ve ever heard.- a) amazed a) mention b) note down b) amazing c) type c) amazement 4) He’s decided to go and teach abroad, _ will be an interesting experience for him d) find out d) amaze a) that b) where c) when d) which 5) It was a nasty memory Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid by the supervisors? a) to recognize b) to be recognized c) recognizing d) being recognized 6) George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither a) A b) B c) C d) D Complete the following sentences : 7) The table was a) too heavy that one person couldn't carry c) too heavy for one person to carry 8) Peter asked me c) she left the tickets at home b) what time the film starts d) what time the film started 9) She regretfully told him that _ 10) She will be ill _ d) enough heavy for one person to carry a) what time does the film start c) what time did the film start b) so heavy that one person could carry a) she would leave the tickets at home b) she had left the tickets at home d) she would have left the tickets at a) unless she takes a few days' rest c) in case she takes a rest for a few day b) provided she takes a rest for a few day d) if she takes a few days' rest  ... relatives (5) _ either the mother’s or the father’s side of the family It is made (6) _ grandparents , parents ,brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins They live together in a large house... learning English?” the examiner asked a) The examiner asked me how long I have been learning English c) The examiner asked her how long she has been learning English b) The examiner asked me how... is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings 1) The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to a) tourists b) the deaf and the