69. Choose the correct item

1. There is a large…….of posters to choose from.

A. attraction B. admission C. selection D. eruption

2. Busy roads should have a…….so that people can cross the road safely.

A. pedestrian subway B. one-way street C. roadwork D. lane

3. Only a ……of people voted for him, so he lost the election.

A. majority B. feature C. altitude D. minority

4. Little Tom was really….. to see his grandmother after three months.

A. alert B. courageous C. wise D. eager

5. Somebody……their flat while they were on holiday. They took everything.

A. vandalized B. burgled C. broke D. stole

6. Although we had been warned, we never expected to…….such long delays.

A. depict B. encounter C. enthrall D. capture

7. The last……of the film was definitely the best part. It was so moving.

A. script B. shot C. scene D. setting

8. You’d better ask the company’s tax……. . He’s the expert on finances.

A. consultant B. translator C. composer D. citizen

9. Lisa cannot……rudeness. It makes her angry.

A. establish B. ensure C. tolerate D. associate

10. Passing my exams with good grades was a great……for me.

A. pride B. fulfiment C. strength D. achievement

11.Water…….results in the death of sea-life.

A. extinction B. contamination C. recycling D. survival

12. Her boss agreed to give her a……so she could apply for a new job.

A. input B. reference C. fee D. report

13. Poetry classes should be included in the school’s…….. .

A. layout B. material C. course D. curriculum

14. In some parts tigers are hunted for their beautiful ……. .

A. skin B. cover C. horn D. tusk

15. I wouldn’t wash this red T-shirt together with the write ones; the colours might …….. .

A. run B. spread C. reappear D. reduce

16. Sally’s not too keen on…….food so don’t use too many chilli peppers.

A. creamy B. greasy C. spicy D. salty

17. Sam got into the big soft bed and ……fell asleep.

A. normally B. accidentally C. extremely D. promptly

18. Harry has…….for several posts and is still waiting for a reply.

A. appointed B. applied C. sought D. presented

19. The train had broken down, so we had to wait on the……..for one hour.

A. engine room B. muster station C. platform D. port

20. Sam is quite ….. and finds it hard to talk to new people.

A. reserved B. well-groomed C. scruffy D. sloppy

1. The knights had to promise to serve the king in battle, …….for grants of land .

A. in return B. in turn C. but D. in case

2. In a lord’s household a future knight…… good manners.

A. taught B. had taught C. was taught D. were taught

3. By about 8500 BC Britain was almost as warm as it is today. The ice had retreated everywhere, the sea level…… .

A. had raised B. rose C. raised D. was risen

4. The new farmers came in boats from …… northern Europe, carrying seeds of barley and wheat for growing annual crops.

A. a B. – C. the D. an

5. In 750 DC, the population of the British Isles was only about 150,000. ……, there were enough people to make a great change to the landscape.

A. In spite of B. However C. Although D. Also

6. There …..hilltop forts in Britain since Iron Age times, but the Norman kings deliberately built a chain of castles to impose order.

A. were B. have been C had been D. was

7. From a fortified base, chieftains……. patrol the district for about 16 km around in the times of Norman Conquest.

A. could B. were able B. must D. can

8. In some orders, monks laboured in the gardens, kitchens and workshops themselves, in ….. , manual work was done by servants.

A. the other B. the others C. another D. others

9. They also brought animals…….for meat.

A. for rearing B. to rear C. rear D. reared

10. Gradually the new settlers……their nomadic lives to build permanent homes and storehouses.

A. gave up B. had given in C. gave in D. gave on

11. …….cloth exports, London had become one of the greatest ports and trading centers in the continent.

A. Due of B. Because C. Thanks to D. According to

12. A knight’s career began……about the age of seven.

A. in B. when C. at D. by

13. They also had great influence on the decisions …..by their rulers.

A. performed B. done C. made D. given

14. ……wandering in search of wild food, new British settlers began growing their own.

A. Having B. Instead for C. Instead of D. As they had

15. …..the harvest, more land than ever before had to be cleared.

A. For increase B. To increase C. Increasing D. Increase

16. ……early Saxon times, groups of Christians had lived in communities where they could work and pray together.

A. Since B. From C. Begin with D. Of

17. The knight had many advantages……..the poor footsoldier.

A. at B. after C. over D. off

18. …….these luxury buildings, there were hundreds of villas built in the Roman style.

A. About B. Beside C. Expert D. Because

19. On…….British Isles, Henry II quickly established firm control after the chaos and the war.

A. an B. - C. a D. the

20. The Druids were the link…….the supernatural world and the ordinary human one.

A. among B. around C. between D. in