Test 13

1. I don't need these old typewriters any more. If you can ……….a good use for them, you can have them for nothing. a. find b. have c. put d. do

2. I didn't buy this ring. It was ……….down to me by the brother of my mother, my uncle Peter, when I was only 12 years old. a. given b. passed c. handed d. sent

3. The two soldiers, lost in the desert, looked up at the sun ……….in the blue sky and looked nervously at each other. a. burning b. glittering c. gleaming d. firing

4. I can't ………….why you lent him the money. You know how unreliable he is. a. assume b. think of c. figure d. imagine

5. There's no way I can let you go out again tonight…………, it's raining very hard. a. although b. however c. moreover d. besides

6. Only put a little oil in the mixture. If you ………..in too much, it will make the cake very greasy - and not very healthy either. a. crumble b. spill c. sip d. pour

7. The wild area to the north of the lake ……..of conifer forests and small lakes full of trout. a. makes b. comprises c. consists d. contains

8. Now we are going to play a game which should be ………..to you all: scrabble! Let's pick teams first! a. popular b. normal c. widespread d. familiar

Test 14

1. I was too scared to approach the house in the dark. I couldn't ………….the courage and remembered all the stories about ghosts being seen there. a. get b. see c. find d. experience

2. Did you hear him talk about the Amazon rain forest last night. He is a very ………..man and you can always learn so much speaking to him. a. well known b. all knowing c. knowledgeable d. know-it-all

3. You can go to any of the restaurants along the riverfront ………..from "The Grand Eatery" which is too expensive. a. apart b. excluding c. except d. but

4. I got lost driving back from work again. That ……it three times this month! I need to buy a street map. a. makes b. leaves c. totals d. gives

5. The authorities want to build a new lake in Proctor Park, which …………the residential and commercial districts of the city. a. disconnects b. splits c. separates d. parts

6. Be careful of the high winds on that ………stretch of road along the coast. a. horizontal b. straight c. open d. fast

7. Mike has been really lucky over the last five years with his job. He now earns …………to double what he was earning when he started. a. near b. almost c. next d. close

8. Each farmworker was given a small …………..of land and was then expected to give half of the food produced to the landowner. a. line b. plot c. measure d. breadth

Test 15

1. Elvis Presley was, without…………., one of the best rock and roll singers of all time. a. hesitation b. doubt c. explanation d. questions

2. I stayed at work all day and …………….got very little done. a. yet b. despite c. just d. moreover

3. …………..you won't appreciate it yet, you'll be happy that you stopped smoking when your health improves. a. But b. However c. Although d. Yet

4. I haven't seen Kathy since we both …………..school in 1999. a. stopped b. graduated c. departed d. left

5. For ………..of security, we have had to cancel tonight's performance... a. motivation b. because c. reasons d. consequence

6. ...but all ticket costs will be refunded in……………. a. full b. complete c. wholeness d. entire

7. He graduated from Harvard but never …………..to become as successful as his father was. a. achieved b. reached c. succeeded d. managed

8. We had taken more supplies than usual with us …………the weather turned bad. a. supposing b. if c. in case d. because of