IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by
writing your answer A, B, C or D. (7 points)
1. Nothing will prevent him ____ succeeding.
A. in B. at C. from D. on
2. We are waiting for the ____ of his plane.
A. arrive B. arriving C. arrives D. arrival
3. Scientists have made_____ tests on the new drugs.
A. compare B. comparing C. comparation D. comparative
4. Last month, I read a book about wild animals. This month, _____ a recently
published historical novel.
A. I'm reading B. I'd been reading C. I've read D. I was reading
5. I'd like to make some____ remarks before beginning the lecture.
A. introduction B. introductive C. introduce D. introduced
6. Parents love and support their children ____ the children misbehave or do foolish
things.
A. if B. since C. only if D. even if
7. Have you ever read anything ____ Earnest Hemmingway?
A. by B. of C. from D. for
8. I came ____ an old friend while I was walking along the street.
A. across B. into C. over D. for

9. Everyone ____ Tom was invited to the party.
A. as B. from C. but D. for
10. From now on, we won't be able to go out as much as we ____.
A. were B. had C. used to D. will
11. It has been _____ that by the year 2050 some capital cities will be almost
uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution.
A. reported B. threatened C. promised D. predicted
12. London is the city _____ I have visited several times.
A. in which B. where C. in that D. which
13. Nobody is ready,_____?
A. is he B. isn’t he C. are they D. aren’t they
14. The boy_____ next to me is very good at English.
A. is sitting B. sitting C. sits D. sat
15. Bread is made _____ bread flour and yeast.
A. of B. by C. with D. from
16. “Shall I do it now?” – “I would rather you _____ it tomorrow”
A. do B. did C. will do D. should do
17. Either John or his brothers_____ the money.
A. have stolen B. has stolen C. stole D. steals
18. I remember_____ the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when.
A. to post B. posted C. posting D. post
19. Nancy talks as if she_____ every thing.
A. knows B. had known C. knew D. know
20. I’m not accustomed_____ up so early.
A. to getting B. to get C. by getting D. get
21. I must get that letter posted. I must_____.
A. post it B. have posted it C. have it posted D. have got it posted
22. When Bill retires, he’s going to_____ golf.
A. take after B. take off C. take down D. take up
23. _____ of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation.
A. According to B. On behalf C. Together D. In addition
24. _____ from Bill, all students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
25. The visitor spoke_____ the subject of wildlife in Northern Britain.
A. in B. from C. with D. on
26. She _____ her neighbor’s child for the broken window.
A. blamed B. accused C. complained D. denied
27. Hardly ever_____ get a good job these days without a good education.
A. people might B. do people C. people can D. have people
28. “Do you have any pets?” – “Yes, I have_____ kittens”
A. two small black B. small two black
C. black small two D. two black small
29. If you_____ my advice, you would not have been in such trouble.
A. take B. have taken C. took D. had taken
30. There was no_____ in waiting longer than half an hour so we left.
A. good B. point C. worth D. use
31. The hotel room_____ over a very beautiful park.
A. viewed out B. faced up C. opened up D. looked out

32. Jane lost her case because it didn’t have_____ with her name on
A. a ticket B. a poster C. a label D. an identification
33. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he_____ enough time to join
A. had B. had had C. had been D. has had
34. If you put a paper on a fire, it_____ quickly.
A. burns B. burned C. burn D. burning
35. By the year 2020, the world population_____ 9 billion people.
A. will reach B. reaches C. reach D. will have reached