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* The complete

*** A completing

** Completing

**** The completion

* Attaches to

*** its attaching to

** attaching to

**** where it attaches to

* those

*** they

** them

**** their

cord albums obsolete.

* the decade from

*** the past decade

** the decade since

**** decade ago the

3.

Polluter is

a

topic

of such

importance

today

that

even

A

B

elementary

school

children

are well-informed

about its

danger.

C

D

4.

Best represented in a famous oil painting by Da Vinci, The Last

A

B

Supper it is an important part of the history of Christianity.

C

D

5.

Together with his friend Little John, Robin Hood are fondly

A

B

C

remembered today by millions of people.

D

6.

In Vermont, the sap the maple tree is the primary ingredient

A

B

C

in producing maple syrup.

D

7.

After to have won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for A Bell for Adano,

A

B

John Hersey

wrote

a nonfiction book about the

bombing

of Japan.

C

D

8.

The smallest of the hummingbirds beat their wings 70 times

A

B

a second and are about two inched long.

C

D

9.

Quality, price and

located are often considered to be the

A

B

C

primary concerns in buying a house.

D

10.

The name “America” comes of the name of Amerigo Vespucci,

A

B

C

who was a 16th-century Italian explorer.

D

11.

Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes for their discoveries of

A

B

radioactivity and radioactive elements.

C

D

12.

The developing of the submarine was hindered by the lack of

A

B

a power source that could propel an underwater vessel.

C

D

13.

Although humans

have

highly developed

brains, most

A

B

animals have more acute senses than them.

C

D

14.

The movement of the stars was first noticed by early travellers

A

B

who used the stars to guide its way across the sea.

C

D

1.

It is implicit in the Constitution of the United States that one

A

B

has a right to their privacy.

C

D

2.

Although

scientists

have been

successful about finding

A

B

treatments for cancer, they haven’t yet discovered a cure.

C

D

3.

In the 18th century, standard college curriculums included a

A

heavy emphasis on classical, mathematics, and religion.

B

C

D

4.

As the numbered of non-native speakers rises, the demand for

A

B

C

teachers of English as a second language will increase.

D

5.

There is much bird migration above the equator, where the

A

B

Pole Star can be seen, than below the equator, where it cannot

be seen.

C

D

6.

Although most people believe that diamonds are the costliest

A

B

gems, emeralds are actually the valuablest.

C

D

7.

In the summer, Ann Arbor, along with Ypsilanti, Saline, and

A

Pontiac, are flooded with runaways fleeing the boredom of

B

C

A

B

long hours for the sake of advancement than

their 1970

C

D

counterpart.

10.

One of the claims made against science is that data are often

A

B

manipulated to prove a scientist’s thesis, rather than studying it

C

for possible contradictions.

D

11.

The teacher said that if the student did a mistake again, she

A

would make him rewrite the test.

B

C

D

12.

He

was buzy

for the

whole day and didn’t notice her

A

to go away without saying anything.

B

C

D

T E S T 14

1.

My mother _______ in a very big hospital in London

(A) work

(C) works

(B) is working

(D) are working

2.

What ________ this evening?

(A) do you do

(C) you do

(B) are you doing

(D) were you doing

3.

Have you ever ______ the portrait of Mona Lisa?

(A) seen

(C) seeing

(B) see

(D) saw

4.

The children will call you if they _______ anything

(A) need

(C) needed

(B) will need

(D) have needed

5.

‘Your mother was here a minute ago.’ ‘Oh, __________?

(A) did she

(C) was she

(B) has she

(D) is she

6.

Alice is _________ than her sister

(A) taller

(C) tallest

(B) more tall

(D) more taller

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(A) some

(C) any

(B) no

(D) a

9.

How _______ water is there in the cup?

(A) little

(C) many

(B) much

(D) big

10.

This house was built _________ the 18-th century

(A) in

(C) at

(B) on

(D) by

11.

Talk __________ me, please!

(A) with

(C) for

(B) to

(D) on

12.

Christmas is _______ popular holiday in Great Britain

(A) most

(C) most of all

(B) the most

(D) very

13.

_________ I come in?

(A) Can

(C) May

(B) Should

(D) Am

14.

I’m sorry, I ________ go

(A) ought to

(C) need to

(B) must

(D) have to

15.

You _________ come to school in time

(A) ought to

(C) need

(B) should

(D) may

(A) in

(C) at

(B) on

(D) by

3.

You are angry with me, _______ you?

(A) aren’t

(C) won’t

(B) shall

(D) will

4.

Let me give you ________.

(A) an advice

(C) some advice

(B) the advices

(D) some advices

5.

We would like ________ you a present

(A) give

(C) to give

(B) giving

(D) to giving

6.

We have very ___________ money left

(A) few

(C) a few

(B) little

(D) a little

7.

The ________ pens and pencils are on the desk

(A) children

(C) children’s

(B) childrens

(D) childrens’

8.

The mice ________ the cheese

(A) have eaten

(C) has eaten

(B) have been eaten

(D) has been eaten

9.

I wonder where _______.

(A) he did go

(C) did he go

(B) he went

(D) went he

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(A) her

(C) my

(B) mine

(D) your

(A) out

(C) for

(B) to

(D) after

(A) repair

(C) to repair

(B) repairing

(D) to be repair