TEST 1

FAMILY HISTORY
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (1) ___
to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own
family history. They can try to (2) ____ out more about where their families came from and what
they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a (3) _____ short history,
like Australia and the United States.
It is one thing to spend some time (4) _____ through a book on family history and to take the (5)
_____ to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work
successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganized way and (6) _____ yourself many problems
which could have been (7) _____ with a little forward planning.
If your own family stories tell you that you are (8) _____ with a famous character, whether hero or
criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just (9) ____ it as an interesting possibility. A
simple system for collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with, a more
complex one may only get in your way. The most important thing, though is to (10) ____. Who knows
what you may find?
1) A. pushed B. attracted C. brought D. considered
2) A. lay B. make C. put D. find
3) A. fairly B. greatly C. mostly D. widely
4) A. goes B. go C. going D. to go
5) A. idea B. plan C. purpose D. decision
6) A. produce B. cause C. build D. create
7) A. missed B. lost C. avoided D. escaped
8) A. connected B. joined C. attached D. related
9) A. treat B. control C. contact D. direct
10) A. get start B. get starting C. getting started D. get started
TEST 2
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
Clothing habits are a matter of (1) ____ preference in the United States. Most people are free to
wear (2) ____ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are (3) ____ to wear suits or
dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend to dress casually when not in
formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans (4) ____ a fork in the hand with which they write. Americans eat
away from home often, and usually they (5) ____ their own meals when dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often (6) ____ a firm handshake. They may greet strangers
on the street by saying "Hello" or "Good morning".
Friends often greet each other (7) ____ "How are you?" and respond "Fine, thanks." Americans do
not really (8) ____ any other answer to the question "How are you?" because it is a way of saying hello.
Except in formal situations, people address each other by their given names once they are acquainted.
Although Americans are generally informal people, it would be (9) _____ to schedule an appointment
before going to visit someone, especially in business (10) ____ an appointment has been made, it is
considered to be prompt.
1) A. person B. personal C. persons D. personably
2) A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. whichever
3) A. unlikely B. likely C. like D. alike
4) A. take B. carry C. hold D. bring
5) A. buy B. get C. order D. pay
6) A. transfer B. exchange C. replace D. change
7) A. with B. of C. by D. about
8) A. want B. predict C. expect D. need
9) A. the best B. best C. good D. well
10) A. while B. during C. when D. once
 TEST 3
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
What do you do if you are a woman with two young children? You have to spend a lot of
time and energy taking (1) _____ of them. What do you do if you are also divorced and have (2)
_____ money? You have to look after the children and earn (3 ) _____ to feed and clothe them.
What happens if you are also only twenty-four years old and have hopes and dreams for a (4)
_____ life in the future? You look after the children, go to work, and go to university, all at (5)
____ same time. That has been Nancy Wesley's life for two years now.
Nancy gets up at 6.00 every morning, dresses four-year old Matthew and two-year-old Anna,
and (6) _____ their breakfast. At 8.00, she takes them to the kindergarten. Then she goes to
university (7) _____ she takes classes from 8.30 to 2.30 pm. At 3.00 she picks (8) _____ the
children and spends time with them at home. Two hours later, at 5.00, it is time to go to Wall-
mart store where she works in the sports department, (9) _____ hunting equipment. She is (10)
_____ about 10.00, and then she studies until midnight. She works all day at the weekend. She
is always tired.

1) A. charge B. position C. care D. look

2) A. no B. not C. any D. no any
3) A. money enough B. enough money C. too money D. many money
4) A. more good B. best C. more best D. better
5) A. a B. an C. the D. no article
6) A. prepares B. carryies out C. does D. puts up
7) A. which B. that C. in that D. where
8) A. on B. up C. at D. over
9) A. to sell B. sell C. selling D. sold
10)A. home B. to home C. house D. at house

TEST 4
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
Farm animals supply (1) _____ estimated thirty percent of all food and agricultural needs.
They provide (2) ___ like milk, meat, and eggs. They provide fertilizer to help crops grow.
They also help farmers (3) ____ the farming. They supply us with not only food and labor (4)
___ clothes and tools. There has been concern (5) ____ the loss of many varieties of farm
animals as a result of efforts to create new ones. People began to breed animals thousands of
years(6)_____
Breeders have looked for animals with high qualities as they expect. So many animals are
used to reproduce, so they (7) ____ along these qualities to the future (8) ___. Big farms and
modern agriculture often depend on only a few kinds of animals (9) ____ have been bred to
(10) _____ the needs of new technology and production methods.

1) A. a B. an C. the D. no article
2) A. produce B. production C. products D. productivity
3) A. from B. with C. for D. of
4) A. not B. also C. but also D. nor
5) A. about B. in C. at D. for
6) A. change B. put C. pass D. go
7) A. So B. Such C. So that D. So much
8) A. kinds B. sorts C. grades D. generations
9) A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
10)A. meet B. see C. notice D. look
 TEST 5
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
(1) ____ Saturday morning, Charlie gets up later than he (2) ____ on work days. He goes
downstairs to the kitchen and (3) ___ pot of tea. He takes a cup up to his wife, who is still in bed. It
is a quiet, leisurely way to start the weekend. However, time off does not mean (4) ____ nothing all
the weekend. Charlie enjoys (5) ____ his house. He spends a lot of his free time on do-it-yourself
work (6) ____ painting and wallpapering the rooms, or doing repair work. Now he is fitting the
cupboard in the kitchen. He often spends the morning working on the kitchen. Then he has some
gardening (7) _____ . He has flowers and vegetables in his garden and a lawn. Charlie has to (8)
____ the lawn twice a month. On Sunday, Charlie spends (9) ____ long time over breakfast, reading
the Sunday newspaper. After that he takes his car out of the garage to wash and (10) _____ it. In the
afternoon he often takes his wife to her sister's and they stay there for tea and supper.

1) A. On B. In C. For D. At
2) A. is B. does C. has D. used
3) A. gains B. creates C. does D. makes
4) A. do B. to do . C. doing D. did
5) A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. improved
6) A. so as B. so many as C. such many D. such as
7) A. do B. to do C. done D. did
8) A. cut B. pick C. dig D. swing
9) A. a B. an C. the D. no article
10)A. establish B. accomplish C. demolish D. polish

TEST 6
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
In (1)_____USA, the education of adults goes on in many different places for many different
reasons. At (2) _____ twenty-five million adults - about 13 percent of the adult population - are
(3) _____ in classes, nearly all as part-time students. (4) _____ these classes are not for college
credit (c/chỉ) (5) _____ for knowledge that they can use on the job, for job (6) _____, to pursue
a hobby, or for personal growth. Programs commonly (7) ____ Adult Education or Continuing
Education are operated by many colleges. In recent year, private learning centers (8) _____,
offering inexpensive classes for adults in a wide variety of skills and activities. A typical
catalog might offer classes in (9) _____ to cook a dinner, arrange flowers, do needlework,
make friends, or write letters. Many adults enjoy (10) _____ classes where they can learn
something new and also meet people who share the same interest.

1) A. a B. an C. the D. o
2) A. last B. the last C. least D. the least
3) A. took B. enrolled C. went D. attended
4) A. Most B. Mostly C. Almost D. Most of
5) A. and B. so C. but D. with
6) A. promotion B. Playing truant C. dismissal D. unemployment
7) A. call B. to call C. calling D. called
8) A. built B. were built C. have built D. have been built
9) A. why B. what C. how D. which
10)A. take B. to take C. taking D. taken

TEST 7
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
 In recent years, there (1) ____ great increases in the number of engineers and scientists (2) ____
in American industries. There is new emphasis (3) ____ research and the development of labor-
saving machines. For (4) ____, electronic computers now can (5) ____ mathematical problems in a
few minutes that once (6) ____ weeks of math-human efforts. Some of the oil and (7) ____
industries are built almost entirely around self-acting controls. Machines are doing more and (8)
____ of the work of processing, assembling, packing, and distributing products. Industry today turns
out more (9) ____ at greater speed and with less labor to (10) _____ the demands of the rapidly
increasing population.

1) A. are B. were C. have been D. had been

2) A. employ B. employed C. employment D. employer
3) A. on B. in C. with D. for
4) A. respect B. regard C. result D. example
5) A. solve B. make C. create D. save
6) A. spent B. consumed C. took D. stayed
7) A. chemist B. chemistry C. chemical D. chemically
8) A. one B. as C. than D. more
9) A. labor B. products C. employers D. wastes
10)A. meet B. see C. look D. watch

TEST 8

Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
Many books on disability and disability rights point out that the disabled community is one
of very (1) ____ groups of people that one does not have to be born into, as disability can
develop later in life as well. Some disability rights activists use an acronym TAB, "Temporarily
Abie-Bodied", as (2) ____ reminder that many people may become disabled, rather from
accidents, illness, poor health (3) ____ poor fitness, especially if they happen to the old people.
In most areas of the world, but especially in developed countries, people with disabilities is
becoming a (4) ____ expensive percentage of the population. The main reasons are longer lives
(5) ____ clean water, better food, shelter, medicine and medical (6) ____. Accidents, genetics,
illness and poor health are (7) ____ effective reasons for reducing the population.
Physical trauma both arising from accidents and violence, particularly war and it subsequent,
lead to serious disability such as the impaired limbs. (8) ____ some big cities, traffic accidents are
(9) ____ common causes of disabilities. Most disabilities have psychological and sociological
factors (10) ____ usually are much more important than any physical factors.

1) A. few B. a few C. little D. some

2) A. a B. an C. the D. no article
3) A. nor B. or C. and D. as well
4) A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger
5) A. because B. because of C. as though D. but for
6) A. overdose B. drug using C. injection D. treatment
7) A. any more B. any longer C. more and more D. no longer
8) A. For B. At C. In D. To
9) A. the most B. most C. more than D. the more
10)A. that is B. which C. is which D. whose

TEST 9
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
 At most British universities the academic year is divided (1) ____ three terms. Students study a
main subject throughout their degree course, which is usually a mix of (2) ____ courses and
choices. Teaching methods vary between universities. Most students (3) ____ lectures and (4)
_____ (=discussion groups) and there are practical for those doing a science subject. At some
universities students have individual tutorials or supervisions.
In Britain a professor is the person in (5) ____ of a department or a senior member of staff.
Other teaching and research staff are called (6) _____ . Junior academic staff may be called
research associates. In the US most people who teach at colleges or universities and have a (7)
____ are addressed as professor. Graduate students working towards a higher degree may teach (8)
______ courses at larger universities. These grade students are called TAs (teaching assistants). In
(9) ____, TAs do not have to pay for their own tuition and get a small amount of money to live
(10) ______

1) A. with B. into C. to D. by
2) A. optional B. difficult C. compulsory D. academic
3) A. have B. do C. make D. take
4) A. seminars B. courses C. meetings D. classes
5) A. possibility B. agreement C. duty D. charge
6) A. teachers B. tutors C. lecturers D. professors
7) A. doctorate B. diploma C. certificate D. degree
8) A. graduate B. graduating C. graduation D. undergraduate
9) A. result B. return C. general D. advance
10) A. in B. by C. on D. through

TEST 10
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage
(1) _____ the teenage years , many young people can at times be difficult to talk to . They
often seem to dislike being questioned . They many seem unwilling to talk (2) ______ their work in
school . This is a normal (3) _____ at this age , though it can be very hard for parents to understand .
It is part of becoming independent , of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still (4) _____
up . Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of
real interest and not because people are trying to (5) _____ up on them .
Parents should do their (6) ______ to talk to their Son or daughter about school , work and
future (7) _____ but should not (8) _____ them to talk if they don’t want to . Parents should also
watch for the danger signs : some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex ,
drugs , alcohol or smoking . Parents need to (9) _____ for any signs of unusual behaviour which
may be connected with these and get help if (10) ______ .

1) A. At B. On C. Over D. During
2) A. on B. with C. about D. at
3) A. development B. scene C. sight D. appearance
4) A. growing B. rising C. raising D. bringing
5) A. set B. check C. look D. see
6) A. task B. duty C. best D. work
7) A. object B. plan C. subject D. show
8) A. fix B. set C. take D. push
9) A. watch B. take C. go D. make
10) A. urgent B. necessary C. need D. must

TEST 11
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
 I/O (short for input / output) is a general term for devices (1) ____ computers information
from the outside world and that return the results of computations. For personal computers, for
(2) ____ , keyboards and mice are the primary ways people directly enter information (3)
____ the computers; and monitors are the primary way (4) ____ information from the
computer is (5) ____ back to the user, though printers, speakers, and headphones are
common, too. There is (6) ____huge variety of (7) ____ devices for obtaining other types of
Input. One example is the digital camera, (8) ____ can be used to Input visual information.
The (9) ____to transfer data between computers has opened up a huge range of capabilities for
the computer. The global Internet allows millions of computers to transfer information of till
types (10) ____ each other.

1) A. that send B. which sends C. which sending D. who send

2) A. instead B. instance C. interest D. increase
3) A. for B. toward C. into D. in
4) A. in which B. in that C. those of D. which in
5) A. received B. read C. paid D. presented
6) A. a B. an C. the D. no article
7) A. another B. other C. the others D. others
8) A. that B. which C. whose D. whom
9) A. able I B. enable C. ability D. ably
10)A. among B. in C. beyond D. between

TEST 12
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (1) _____ to be successful?
Having someone around who always fears the worst isn't really a lot of (2) _____ - we all know
someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, “It looks (3) _____ rain.” But if you
catch yourself thinking such things, it's important to do something for it.
You can change your view of life, according to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and
you'll find life more rewarding as a (4) _____. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and
confidence but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to offer. Optimists are
more (5) _____ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (6) _____ to the world. Some people
are brought up to (7) _____ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when
anything (8) _____ wrong. Most optimists, on the other hand, have been brought up not to (9)
_____ failure as the end of the world - they just (10) _____ with their lives
1) A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited
2) A. amusement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
3) A. so B. to C. for D. like
4) A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
5) A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
6) A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
7) A. trust B. believe C. depend D. hope
8) A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
9) A. regard B. respect C. suppose D. think
10) A. get up B. get on C. get out D. get over

TEST 14
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blanks in the following passage.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the (38)
_____ language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350,
after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced (39) ____ the Norman
invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had
not (40) _____ even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next
two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of (41) ______, trade (including
slave trade), colonial and missionary work.(42)_____, small groups of English speakers became
established and (43)_____ in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English
gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information (44)____ on computer systems worldwide is in
English. Two-thirds of the world’s science (45)____ is in English, and English is the main language
of technology, advertising, media, international airport, and air traffic controllers. Today there are
more than 700 million English users in the world, and (46)___ half of these are nonnative speakers,
(47)____ the largest number of nonnative users of any other language in the world .
38) a) famous b) advanced c) dominant d) basic
39) a) since b) following c) by d) during
40) a) extended b) expanded c) risen d) reached
41) a) development b) exploration c) invention d.) discovery
42) a) Accordingly b) Still c) Yet d) Thus
43) a) increased b) risen c) grew d) developed
44) a) stored b) stocked c) memorized d) saved
45) a) materials b) works c) editions d) writings
46) a) upwards b) above c) exceeding d) over
47) a) establishing b) constituting c) achieving d) obtaining
TEST 24

Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six tournaments and millions of
Japanese (41a) _______ them on television. A tournament is a (42) _______ of matches.
Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself. Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over
two thousand (2,000) years ago. Stories say that there were national sumo tournaments in the eighth
century.
Often (43) ______ are thin and can move very quickly. It is beautiful to (41b) _______ them play.
However, sumo wrestlers (44)_____ from 100 to 160 kilos. One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos.
Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful, and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport.
Sumo wrestlers (45)_______ training when they are boys. They (46)_______ to make their bodies
strong. They also eat and eat and eat.
They wrestlers in a round ring with a sand floor. A wrestler (47) _______the match if he leaves
the ring. He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler
tries to (48) _______the other floor or out of the ring. Sometimes one wrestler just (49) ________
aside when the other wrestler rushes towards him. Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the
ring.
Sumo is not very (50) _______ in other countries, but the Japanese love it. Even young people
find his traditional sport exciting.
41) a) watch b) examine c) hold d) fix
42) a) series b) group c) list d) combination
43) actors b) athletes c) doers d)
workers
44) a) move b) change c) divide d) weigh
45) a) open b) set c) set off d) start
46) a) motion b) exercise c) move d) act
47) a) misses b) loses c) cancels d) quit
48) a) push b) hit c) carry d) place
49) a) walks b) slips c) steps d) takes
50) a) general b) normal c) known d)
popular

TEST 25
England is one of the first countries that had (31) ____ the car industry in the world. “ Englishmen
are (32) _______ in cars as much as tea.” some people are (33) ______ to say so. They always have
a careful (34) ______ before buying a car. Each kind of cars has its (35) ____ and disadvantages.
A modern car is enjoyed. It is comfortable and (36) _____ but it is rather expensive. Only the
rich can afford to buy it.
A large car can carry many people at the same time . It is very good for a (37) ______ family .
However it uses a lot of petrol to start the (38) _______ and run. It is also difficult to get a space for
parking . A large car is (39) ________ in some streets.
A driver can drive his small car to any place. It uses less (40) ______ and it is easy for the driver
to park. But it is only suitable for small family and it cannot run fast. Which cars would you like to
choose ?
41) a) exported b) imported c) developed d) invented
42) a) fond b) absorbed c) interested d) enjoyed
43) a) playing b) telling c) speaking d) joking
44) a) imagine b) thinking c) think d) thought
45) a) advantages b) comfortable c) convenient d) all are
correct
46) a) economical b) economically c) economic d) economics
47) a) lovely b) big c) middle d) engine
48) a) mechanic b) engine c) machinery d) all are correct
49) a) agreed b) forbidden c) allowed d) ban
50) a) petrol b) electricity c) kilometers d) material

TEST 26

The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is (38)_______throughout the
world, was born in the little village of Wool Thorpe, not far from his town of Cambridge, on
December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer, (39) _____died before his son’s birth. His mother,
uncle and grandmother took (40)________ of him.
When still young, Newton was more (41)______ a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbours
thought he (42)______probably become a well-known clockmaker because he had already made a
clock his neighbours had never (43)_______. It worked by water. (44)_______the water clock
Newton also made a sundial. When he grew older he became interested in mathematics and
physics . His first physical experiment was (45) ______in 1658, when he was 16 years old. On June
5th,1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon
became famous at the age of 21.
When Newton was 22 years old he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was (46)
_____ professor and began giving (47)______ on mathematics at Cambridge. Isaac Newton died in
1727 at the age of 85.
38) a) famed b) famous c) notorious d) well
known
39) a) and he b) that c) who d) so he
40) a) care b) notice c) attention d) caution
41) a) being b) of c) like d) as
42) a) would b) could c) might d) should
43) a) recognized b) understood c) known d) heard of
44) a) Except b) Except for c) Besides d) Along
with
45) a) performed b) carried out c) proceeded d) processed
46) a) elected b) entitled c) made d)
appointed
47) a) lectures b) speeches c) sermons d) talks

TEST 27

) Read the Passage below and choose the word that best fits each space.
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological
age . But actually the idea for a computer (41) _________ worked out over two centuries ago by a
man ( 42 ) ________ Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born (43) __________ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician . He drew
up plans for several calculating machines (44) ___________ he called “ engines”.
But despite the fact that he (45) _______ building some of these he never finished any of them .
Over the years people have argued (46) ________ his machines would ever work. Recently,
however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (47) __________ engine based on
one of Babbage’s designs. (48) __________ has taken six years to complete and more (49)
__________ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine
will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (50) _________ remind people of
Babbage’s work.
41) a) has b) was c) had d) is
42) a) known b) was c) written d) called
43) a) on b) in c) by d) for
44) a) whose b) who c) these d) which
45) a) wanted b) made c) started d) missed
46) a) until b) whether c) while d) though
47) a) a b) the c) an d) that
48) a) One b) He c) They d) It
49) a) than b) therefore c) when d) then
50) a) to b) as c) for d) so

TEST 28

) Ñieàn vaøo moãi khoûang troáng moät töø hoaëc moät nhoùm töø thích hôïp:.
Men have been (39) ______ in the stars ever since they first looked (40) ______ into the
sky . Some of these stars may have their (41) ______ planets. If (42) ______ is so, we can suppose
that intelligent life may (43) _______ on one of the. The problem is that the nearest star is four light
years (44) _____ . In other words, light from it has been traveling for four year when it finally (45)
_______ us. Probably (46) _______ from the earth will ever visit that star (47) _______ it would
take a (48) ______ a hundred thousand years to reach it .
39) a) interest b) interesting c) interested d) interests
40) a) toward b) out c) up d) above
41) a) own b) belong c) possessive d) possess
42) a) who b) whom c) when d) that
43) a) exist b) happen c) appear d) preserve
44) a) on b) near c) away d) from
45) a) comes b) reaches c) goes d) acquires
46) a) nobody b) everybody c) somebody d) anybody
47) a) although b) because c) so d) but
48) a) plan b) helicopter c) fleet d) rocket
 TEST 29

Read the passage below and choose the word that best fits each space.
Last February Bert and Emily Atkins (51)________ $1 million on the lottery. How
(52)________ since then? Well, the simple answer is their lives (53) ________ at all! They still (54)
_____ in their neat little house. We don’t want (55) _____”, says Emily. We have lived here
(56)______1970, and all our friends are around here.” Bert hasn’t given up (57) ______ at a local
factory. He has worked (58) _______ for thirty years. So what difference has the money made to
their lives ? Well, we (59) _______ a new car, says Emily. And we (60) ______ a holiday in
Florida. We’ve never been abroad and I‘ve always wanted to go to Florida.
51) a) won b) have won c) win d) will win
52) a) do their lives change b) have their lives changed c) changed d) has
changed
53) a) didn’t change b) don’t change c) haven’t changed d) not change
54) a) will live b) is going to live c) has lived d) live
55) a) to move b) moved c) moving d) move
56) a) in b) since c) for d) by
57) a) his work b) his money c) his job d) his staying
58) a) here b) in place c) at there d) there
59) a) has bought b) has sold c) bought d) buy
60) a) have booked b) booked c) will book d) have gone

TEST 30

) Ñieàn vaøo moãi khoûang troáng moät töø hoaëc moät nhoùm töø thích hôïp:.
Men have been (39) ______ in the stars ever since they first looked (40) ______ into the
sky . Some of these stars may have their (41) ______ planets. If (42) ______ is so, we can suppose
that intelligent life may (43) _______ on one of the. The problem is that the nearest star is four light
years (44) _____ . In other words, light from it has been traveling for four year when it finally (45)
_______ us. Probably (46) _______ from the earth will ever visit that star (47) _______ it would
take a (48) ______ a hundred thousand years to reach it .
39) a) interest b) interesting c) interested d) interests
40) a) toward b) out c) up d) above
41) a) own b) belong c) possessive d) possess
42) a) who b) whom c) when d) that
43) a) exist b) happen c) appear d) preserve
44) a) on b) near c) away d) from
45) a) comes b) reaches c) goes d) acquires
46) a) nobody b) everybody c) somebody d) anybody
47) a) although b) because c) so d) but
48) a) plan b) helicopter c) fleet d) rocket
TEST 31

London has a population of (39) _______ 6,777,000. It lies (40) ______ the River Thames, where
the
Romans landed nearly 2,000 years ago. From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the
biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are (41) _______ bigger.
London is famous for many things Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic
buildings, such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, which has a (42) ______ dome, and the Houses of
Parliament, (43) _____ you can see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its
theatres, museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, where you can buy many things.
 Like many big cities, London has problems (44) ______ traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000
people a day use the London Underground, but there are (45) ______ too many cars on the streets.
The air isn’t clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago. (46) _______ the Clean Air Act in
1956, London was famous for its fog or ‘smog”, which is a (47) ______ of smoke and fog.
The best thing about London is the parks. There are five in the city centre. But my children’s ( 48
) ________ place is Hamleys, which is the biggest toyshop in the world. It is 200 years old .
39) a) around b) approximate c) about d) almost
40) a) on b) by c) beside d) close to
41) a) more b) clearly c) mostly d) much
42) a) gigantic b) tremendous c) huge d) immense
43) a) and b) where c) that d) which
44) a) with b) of c) including d) involving
45) a) still b) also c) yet d) already
46) a) Apart from b) With c) Until d) Since
47) a) connection b) mixture c) combination d) link
48) a) best b) lovely c) popular d) favourite

TEST 32

The geographical (43) ____ of a country and its physical characteristics are very important to its
development and progress. The United States is very fortunate in this respect .
First of all, it has a good (44) _______. In almost all sections of the country it is possible to live
comfortably (4) _____ the whole year. It is true that in the south it sometimes gets very hot , and in
the north very cold. But the people who live in these regions become (45) _______ to the climate
and never suffer much when the weather is either very hot or very cold. In a large country there is
usually a (46) _______ variety of different physical characteristics . In the United States, there are
wide plains and high mountains, thousands of lakes and rivers of all (47) _______ , cool forests and
hot deserts, and a coastline several thousand miles long .
The many lakes and rivers , as well as the long coastline, have been of great importance (48)
_______ the development of the country, since they (49) ________ possible the easy transportation
of people and all the things people need. Transportation by water is still (50) ______ and important.
In modern times, however, trains, automobiles, trucks and airplanes are doing much of the work
which was formerly done by ships and boats.
43) a) section b) portion c) location d) address
44) a) weather b) climate c) country d) temperature
45) a) properb) close c) fit d) accustomed
46) a) great b) long c) high d) deep
47) a) forms b) sizes c) heights d) species
48) a) for b) to c) at d) with
49) a) work b) help c) do d) make
50) a) modern b) good c) necessary d) fast