I- Choose the words which best complete or have the closest meaning to the
underlined word in the following sentences by circling the corresponding letter
(A, B, C or D).
1. We had better _______ an umbrella when we go out. It looks like it's going to rain.
A. taken B. took C. takes D. take
2. We spent an enjoyable evening talking about old time.
A. pleasant B. boring C. comfortable D. free
3. Tom read this article on the website, ________ ?
A. doesn't he B. didn't he C. did he D. hasn't he
4. I hope that the weather will improve. _______ we'll have to cancel the picnic.
A. However B. Although C. Therefore D. Otherwise
5. Not only _______ , but he also plays the piano and writes his own songs.
A. does Billy Joel sing B. Billy Joel sings
C. if Billy Joel sings D. what Billy Joel sings
6. Jeans have never been ____fashion, and today young generation is still fond
_____wearing them.
A. out of ........of B. out of...... in C. about ....... on D. with ..... of
7. Don't promise _______ it if you aren't sure you can.
A. doing B. to do C. will do D. being done
8. Are all the students used ______ their summer vacation in the countryside?
A. to spend B. spend C. to spending D. spending
9. If we don't ______ on electricity, there will be power cut.
A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economize
10. I saw many soldiers and tanks ______ were moving to the front.
A. which B. that C. whom D. who
11. Tidal wave and _____ which happened in Japan last month were natural disasters.
A. snowstorm B. volcano C. earthquake D. typhoon
12. When we heard the unexpected news, we were at a loss of words.
A. could not speak for a while B. did not know what to say
C. became dumb D. panicked
13 ________ the T.V for me, will you? I want to watch the weather forecast
A. Turn on B. Turn down C. Turn into D. Turn off
14. ______ is a row of things forming a fence.
A. Garbage B. Hedge C. Dump D. Trash
15. On Easter Day, young children receive chocolate or sugar cakes _____they are
good.
A. as much as B. unless C. because of D. as long as
16, The house stood by itself in the middle of a field. It was completely _________.
A. lonely B. isolated C. singular D. unaccompanied
17, She opened the packet and emptied the _________ into a saucepan.
A. fullness B. insides C. contents D. refills
18. The girl’s father _________ to buy her a car if she passed her examination.
A. admitted B. acceptable C. agreed D. approved
19. I _________ him to arrive in time for dinner.
A. hope for B. attend C. expect D. think
20. In China an ancient medical treatment _________ as acupuncture is sometimes
used during surgery.

A. to know B. knowing C. known D. knows

21. Acupuncture is _________ by _________ needles into various parts of the body.
A. made/insert B. made/inserting C. done/insert D. done/inserting
22. “I think I failed the test.” “In my opinion, the _________ was the most
unreasonable.”
A. examination third question B. question third of the examination
C. third examination question D. examination of the third question
23. “How can you keep such long hours?” “Well, now I ________at night so It isn’t
hard for me.”
A. am used to working B. used to working
C. used to work D. was used to work
24. “Sandra is a miserable person.” “Of course she is. She’s jealous
________everyone.”
A. about B. with C. to D. of
25. _________ the harvest, farmers are busy _________ their work on the field.
A. During/doing B. While / to do C. As / do D. Between / in doing
26. He went on doing it _________ our protests.
A. owing to B. because C. in spite of D. instead of
27. If there _________ no floods last year, the crop _________ better now.
A. were / would be B. had / would have been
C. had been / would be D. was / would have been
28. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut _______the
electricity supply to the flat.
A. down B. out C. across D. off
29. Bob's been _______work for six months now.
A. on B. out of C. over D. under
30. After arriving home, they usually _______ their uniforms.
A. take out B. put out C. take off D. put off