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if you are a tourist.

7. Two years are a long time to be unemployed. A B C D

8. 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

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

A B

about thousand words.

CD

11.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.

12.I remember she used to wear her hair shortly.

A B C D

13.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

15. There is a new luxury five-star hotel in town, isn’t it? A B C D

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

A B

hundreds of foot.

CD

17.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

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

A B

but the Greeks had built a kind of steam engine in ancient times.

CD

20.Arthritis, a painful swelling of the joints, is often associated with elderly

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A B C

people, but it afflicts young as well. D

Test 4

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. It is a sad fact that inflation in the country is rising while imports fall. A B C D

2. You must be very hungry. You had nothing but a small bunch of grape for A B C

lunch. D

3. Three-quarter of the people interviewed said that they supported the A B C

president. D

4. She checked the content of the bag quickly, and then left for the airport. A B C D

5. Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on A B C D

the air conditioning.

6. The colonists who first settled in New England did so because they felt there A B C

was none social justice in their homeland England. D

7. Stress on the job costs American companies as many as one hundred fifty A B

billion dollars a year in lower productivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, C D

and higher medical costs.

8. Have you seen some good films recently? – No, I haven’t been to the cinema A B C D

for ages.

9. I don’t think he will have time to accept you and discuss the matter. He is A

leaving for the airport at 4 o’clock sharply. B C D

10. Are bacon and eggs what he usually eats for breakfast? A B C D

11. I found it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I lost my ticket, but

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A B C he believed me in the end.

D

12. Although New Zealand is a very small country, the beauty of its nature A B

including mountains, beaches, glaciers, and hot springs, attracts hundred of C D

touristsevery year.

13. It was only when I got home that I realised I forgot my keys in the A B C D

office.

14.The news he told his wife were a shock to her. A B C D

15. Hopefully, he will have learn everything by the time he sits the exam. A B C D

16. All the roads were blocked: it has been snowing all night long. A B C D

17. London has twice as more banks as the rest of south-eastern England. A B C D

18. The worse earthquake in one hundred-forty years left Japan struggling for A B C D

survival on Friday, March 11, 2011.

20. I talked to the students and all think that both Mike and I have lots of money, A B C

but we really don’t have very much. D

Test 5

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.The world’s largest islands are Greenland and New Guinea, the largest

A B

lakes are Lake Superior, Lake Victoria and Lake Huron, the largest deserts are C

Sahara Desert and Australian Desert. D

2.If you give us a five percents discount, we’ll make a firm order of five

A B C

thousand units.

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D

3. The number of people who drink Coke for a breakfast in the United States is A B C

nine hundred sixty-five thousand. D

4. Last year Americans spent six times as much money for pet food than they A B C

did for baby food. D

5. Farther evidence is needed to support recent research which suggests that A B C

certain chemicals found in broccoli may act as cancer preventatives. D

6. She isn’t at home because she’s gone to hospital to visit her grandmother A B C

who is ill with pneumonia. D

7. The police thinks that more than one person was in the stolen car. A B C D

8. The road was wet and slippery: it has been raining heavily all night. A B C D

9. Your perfume is smelling so nice. What is it? – It is a new perfume called ‘In A B C D

Love’.

10. A man is as old as he feels, and a woman is as old like she looks. A B C D

11. The news on the radio and TV stations confirm that a serious storm is A B C

approaching the city. D

12. What’s the use of talking about diets if you are always nibblingchocolate A B

biscuits or something between having meals? C D

13. Phyllis had written two-third of the report when she was told they didn’t A B C D

need it.

14. According to the economic laws, the greater the demand, the high the price. A B C D

15. Both his parents are very proud of him for getting a good education, but A B

none of them can understand why he can’t find a suitable job. C D

16. We had hardly took our seats when the lights went out and the film started. A B C D

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17. America has cut its oil imports from the Middle East by seventy-three per A B C

cents. D

18. London has twice as more banks as the rest of south-eastern England. A B C D

19. I’m not going to the lecture tonight because I’m not very interesting in the A B C D

subject.

20. Immediately after the quake, powerful tsunami waves ten-foot high washed A B C

up the coastal areas of Japan, causing complete destruction of the areas. D

Test 6

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. Nobody love is as constant and unselfish as a mother’s. A B C D

2. Only a month now remained and no a moment must be lost. A B C D

3. The party was held in the house of the Johnson. A B C D

4. The only thing that stood out clearly was his parentes house. A B C D

5. The boy drove many sheeps in the direction of the village. A B C D

6. I was presented with a dozens of handkerchiefs. A B C D

7. I must have two tooths pulled out. A B C D

8. The child were bitterly crying over the broken toy. A B C D

9. The scout brought several valuable information. A B C D

10. A very strange phenomena was observed by astronomers yesterday. A B C D

11.What more books by Kipling besides “Mowgli” did you read in your A B C D

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of the week.

19.I suppose that when my letter will reache you, you will return from your A B C D

village.

20. We call Renaissance the time of the great revival of art and learning which has A B C D

covered the 15th and 16th centuries.

Test 7

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. The clouds were lieing so closely below the plane that nothing could be seen A B C D

of the earth.

2. Soon he saw light in the distance and understood that he was on the right A B C D

track.

3. The performance of the play proved to be a much deal better than I could A B C

ever expect. D

4. Many thousands of years ago Cyprus had been famous for its copper. A B C D

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5. The delegation will start for London as soon as they will receive their visas. A B C D

6. During dinner while Andrew was chewing his piece of old meat, Mrs Page A B

helped herself to wine and hot beefsteak. C D

7. They completed all preparations for the fancy dress ball by 5 o’clock. A B C D

8. No sooner she had opened the drawer when she found the photo which she A B

thought she had lost. C D

9. Our pilot had asking for permission to take off for ten minutes already, but A B

he got no answer yet. C D

10. Approximately 30 percent of all parents in the world let their children to A B C

attend school. D

11.

12.

13.

to post. D

14.By the time the clock on the tower struck midnight the streets of a city were

A B C almost deserted.

D

15. Will you have any more tea, Charles? I think you’ve had more than is good A B C D

for you.

16. Latin is a dead language now, but it has been the international language A B C

some four centuries ago. D

17. Americans share a number of values, among them achievement, practical, A B C

material comfort and democracy. D

18. Some individuals see the issue of smoking as a matter of personal freedom

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A B C of choices.

D

19. Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt. A B C D

20.A competitive company can increase its profit by cutting its costs or A B C

increase its sales. D

Test 8

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. The boxis made with iron and has a tricky lock. A B C D

2. Eskimos were the first people to live, hunt and traveling in the Siberian A B C D

tundra.

3. Stores can bring in more customers when they staying open longer hours or A B C

stock more things. D

4. Playing jokes on April Fools Day is common in many regions, although A B

none knows how the tradition began. C D

5. An interest in architecture often involves preserving old buildings and A B

modifying it for new uses.

CD

6.Plants with short roots system are best suited for areas where they do not

A B C

receive much rainfall. D

7. By the time babies are seven months old their able to sit up without support. A B C D

8. It is probably that a welldeveloped memory is crucial in learning a foreign A B C D

language.

9. The Saudi Arabian economy depends large on the petroleum industry and oil

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A B C D production.

10. Veterinary medicine is the branch of medical science where deals with the A B C

diseases of animals. D

11. Research indicates that genetic inputs influence who we react to alcohol. A B C D

12. What the violin-maker glues the violin parts together, he uses no nails or A B C D

screws.

13. Not everyone wish to or can afford to purchase a home. A B C D

14. Left to themselves, rain forests sustains their ecological systems indefinitely. A B C D

15. During the day the sun warm the air near the earth’s surface and the heated air A B C D

rises.

16. Cyclical unemployment figures include workers who lose their jobs because a A B C D

recession.

17. Of all the paved roads in the nation 93 percent are covered by asphalt. A B C D

18. Each of the musicians in the orchestra were rehearsing daily before the concert A B C

tour began. D

19. Side photographic light it dose not show surface detail as well as front light. A B C D

20. Television news give you more information than radio news. A B C D

Test 9

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. Although Japan is crowded, the Japanese has a high standard of living. A B C D

2. Balm which grown in damp and shady woodlands is a tall, fragrant herb of the A B C

mint species. D

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