III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. There can be
more than one correct answer to some questions. (7 p)
1. Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food, _?
A. isn’t it B. doesn’t it C. is it D. does it
2. This part of the country is famous its beautiful landscapes and fine
cuisine.
A. about B. with C. of D. for
3. In the wake of increasing food poisoning, many consumers have turned to vegetables
____ organically.
A. that grown B. grown C. which grows D. are grown
4. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see B. had never seen C. have never seen D. never see
5. _______, the young woman was visibly very happy after the birth of her child.
A. As tired B. Though tired C. She was tired D.
Tired though she was
6. Most teenagers enjoy the Internet for information and entertainment.
A. surfing B. surf C. surfed D. to surf
7. they are delicious, hamburgers and French fries are too high in fat.
A. However B. Although C. Because D. Despite
8. Without your help, I the technical problem with my computer the other
day.
A. wouldn’t solve B. couldn’t have solved C. could solve D. can’t solve
9. In a modern family, the husband is expected to join hands with his wife to ____the
household chores.
A. do B. run C. take D. make
10. Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is
.
A. by the age of five it is quite well established B. quite well established by the age of
five
C. well established quite by the age of five D. by the age of five and quite well
established
11. Secondary schools offer a wide ________ of subjects.
A. field B. scope C. list D. range
12. A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer who has just finished his meal there. Select
the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir.”
- Customer: “ _______”
A. Don’t mention it. B. Can I pay by credit card?
C. What do you have? D. You’re welcome.
13. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ______
have happened.
A. possibly B. likely C. certainly D.
potentially
14. - “Do you think the book is expensive?
- “Yes, it’s not _________ what we paid for it.”
A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable
15. To ________ extent did she benefit from her uncle’s will?
A. what B. how C. which D. whom
16. The new system didn’t ______ expectations.
A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
17. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D.
should they meet
18. ______ aren’t effective anymore because insects have become resistant to them.
A. Fertilizers B. Pesticides C. Herbicides D. Composts
19. When he heard the joke, he burst into loud ______.
A. smile B. laughter C. amusement D.
enjoyment
20. The traffic lights ______ to green, and the car drove on.
A. exchanged B. turned C. removed D. shone
21. It is a good idea to be ______ dressed when you go for an interview.
A. well B. boldly C. smartly D. clearly
22. We were so late that we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D.
simply
23. They are going to make ______ excursion next month.
A. a two-week B. two-weeks C. two weeks' D. a two-week's
24. I haven't had a very ______ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. extensive B. productive C. enthusiastic D. economic
25. The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspectors with local conditions.
A. inform B. acquaint C. instruct
D. notify
26. I ’ m sure they will be here ______ .
A. shortly B. surely C. nearly D. soon
27. The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my ______.
A. body B. legs C. skin D. bones
28. Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t of such universal access to
information.
A. reminisce B. conceive C. contemplate D. access
29. , Americans eat a light breakfast. They don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square C. Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
30. There has been a recommendation that Peter ____the president of the country.
A. will be elected B. be elected C. is elected D. was
elected 31. TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to ____young children.
A. target B. point C. focus D. aim
32. He traveled for 20 years and then he decided to return home.
A. farther away B. far and near C. far and wide D. far from
it
33. No matter how angry he was, he would never _ _to violence.
A. refuse B. resort C. resist D. resolve
34. Simon_________in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
35. That argument is no good: it won’t _______ .
A. hold water B. blossom C. make water D. pass