A B C D

Test 3

Directions: Each sentence (1 – 20) has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

1. Many people in the west think that Brunei is in the Middle East but it isn’t;

A B

it’s in the East Asia, on the north coast of the island of Borneo.

C D

2. We had a very good weather while we were on holiday.

A B C D

3. A lot of dead fish has been found in the river next to the chemical plant.

A B C D

4. It has been raining for two days when suddenly the sun came out.

A B C D

5. AStatue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from France to the United States.

A B C D

6. In London there are a lot of streets with the same name and it’s very confused

A B C D

if you are a tourist.

Two years are a long time to be unemployed.

A B C D

I’m making breakfast. How many toasts do you want?

A B C D

9. Only about twenty per cents of the people voted in the local government

A B C

elections.

D

The average lead pencil can draw a line thirty-five mile long or write

A B

about thousand words.

C D

The problem of unemployment has became worse in recent months, and

A B

yesterday the president announced the introduction of a new set of measures to

C D

deal with it.

I remember she used to wear her hair shortly.

A B C D

Oxford is ninety kilometers from London – about an hour by car, bus or

A B C

train and only sixty-four kilometers from the Heathrow Airport.

D

14. According to research reports, people are usually turning in their sleep 25 to

A B C

30 times each night.

D

There is a new luxury five-star hotel in town, isn’t it?

A B C D

Tornadoes can pick up objects as heavy as automobiles and carry them for

A B

hundreds of foot.

C D

By Christmas, she will be working for our company for five years.

A B C D

18. Nick does not care how much does the car cost because he is going to buy it

A B C

anyway.

D

The steam engine is usually thought of as a relatively modern invention,