REVISION

A. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1. They had steak with chips and salad, ……………………. ?
A. didn’t they B. hadn’t they C. had they D. weren’t they
2. Ronaldo used to be the best football player in the world, but now he ………….. any more.
A. does B. doesn’t C. isn’t D. didn’t use to be
3. We missed the 3.30 bus. It ………………when we arrived at the bus stop.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. have gone
4. She was lying on the beach when she …………..a strange noise.
A. was hearing B. hear C. heard D. hears
5. Mission Impossible III is the most exciting film …………………..
A. I’ve ever seen B. I have seen C. was seen D. seeing
6. You …………….change your money before you go because there are a lot of 24-hour banks.
A. have to B. must change C. don’t have to D. mustn’t
7. Cotton …………………...for over five thousand years in places as far as Mexico, China,
Egypt and India .
A. grew B. has grown C. has been grown D. was growing
8. John : My girlfriend has done a lot of interesting things in her life.
Mary : ……………………..
A. Neither have I B. So have I C. I haven’t, either D. I have also
9. He sent a generous check to a beautiful model ………….. face was cut in a knife attack.
A. that B. who C. which D. whose
10. What’s the most ……………….….experience you’ve ever had ?
A. frighten B. frightened C. frightening D. fright
11. She isn’t sure what to do when she leaves university. She …………have a holiday.
A. will B. would C. should D. might
12. I told him to stop ………..that awful noise. I couldn’t study through it.
A. making B. make C. to making D. to make
13. If she spent a lot of money, she …………….poor.
A. will be B. were C. would be D. was
14. She enjoys ................. in the sea very much.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam
15. Her eyes hurt because she ……………………….. all day.
A. has been reading B. reads C. is reading D. was reading
16. She……….her homework as soon as this television program finishes.
A. did B. was doing C. would do D. will do
17. He’s …………..that he can’t walk fast.
A. so old man B. so an old man C. such old man D. such an old man
18. Those slaves eventually …………in escaping from the plantation after failing three times.
A. succeeded B. took C. managed D. ordered
19. ………… she is in New York, she will visit her relatives.
A. While B. Until C. Because D. But
20. Why have you got so much food ? – Because I …………………a meal for ten people.
A. cook B. will cook C. am going to cook D. might cook
21. Hard students must spend hours ………………..their homework every day.
A. doing B. to do C. done D. for doing
22. Paul Lay was very excited before the walk, but then he felt so scared when he was walking
on the ………………path, of which the handrail had broken off.
A. frightening B. frightened C. thrilled D. impossible

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23. Teachers always expect students ……………well in exams.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. to doing
24. I’ve tried to stop……………..several times, but I’ve never managed……………..it up.
A. to smoke / to give B. smoking / to give
C. to smoke / giving D. smoking / giving
25. The doctor asked me to …………….two tablets a day.
A. prescribe B. drink C. take D. use
26. The food was really delicious. I ……………….such good food before.
A. never tried B. have never tried C. have never been trying D. had never tried

27. We ……………………………since last year.

A. were working B. worked C. have worked D. had worked
28. We’re going to start a training course next week. We’re sure it ………..………very useful.
A. will be B. is going to be C. is D. is being
29. I …………….. only six pages. It’s too early to have lunch now.
A. have written B. have been writing C. wrote D. am writing
30. “Are you going on holiday in Italy ?” – “I ……………….I’m not sure”.
A. am B. might C. will D. would
31. If we ………….. by coach, it ………….. a lot cheaper, but we’ve already got plane tickets.
A. travel / will be B. have traveled / would have been
C. had traveled / would be D. traveled / would be
32. He doesn’t write to his parents as he ………………
A. gets used to B. used to C. was to D. has to
33. The exam was …………….difficult. I couldn’t do any of it.
A. really B. possibly C. mainly D. nearly
34. We’re going to start a new job next week. We’re sure we …………………. well.
A. will be paid B. will pay C. are going to be paid D. are going to pay
35. Fingerprints on the door and the windows have been taken ……………..they will be
examined by forensic scientists.
A. but B. so that C. though D. however
36. The village ……………we are going to visit is far from here.
A. ……… B. where C. what D. of which
37. The car…………….when I was on the way to work yesterday.
A. stopped to work B. gave up C. broke down D. was broken down
38. Sue and Pete are nice neighbors, but I ……………stand their annoying children.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. mightn’t D. can’t
39. We had to …………..the picnic because a hurricane was just released on the radio.
A. call off B. see about C. put aside D. do without
40. Air passengers mustn’t leave their luggage unattended because any unattended luggage
………..…. and ……………..
A. will remove / may destroy B. will be removed
C. will be removed / maybe destroyed D. will be removed / may be destroyed
41. The teacher said : “ Could you close the windows please, Paul ?” is reported indirectly :
A. The teacher told to close the windows.
B. The teacher asked Paul to close the windows.
C. The teacher said to Paul that he could close the windows.
D. The teacher asked Paul if he could close the windows.
42. He was ………….crazy guy. He sold the house for $145,000, then flew to Las Vegas and
placed the bet on a red number. Fortunately, he won the game.
A. such B. so C. so a D. such a

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43. Jane never recovered from the ……………of her husband.
A. death B. died C. loss D. A&C are correct
Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others ?
44. A. then B. think C. thief D. thumb
45. A. clap B. chap C. want D. man
46. A. foot B. pool C. book D. good
Which word has a different stress pattern ?
47. A. weather B. shower C. nervous D. depress
48. A. deteriorate B. advertisement C. genuinely D. embarrassing
49. She was …………………….. because she had passed all the exams.
A. delighted B. delighting C. disappointed D. disappointing
50. We have to leave early ……………..we won’t be late.
A. although B. so that C. because D. when
51. There’s a good documentary on TV tonight. I think you ………………..watch it.
A. should B. must C. don’t have to D. have to
52. Some species of rare animals are in ………………of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangered
53. The kitchen is on fire and he doesn’t know ………..…. to put it out.
A. what B. how C. which D. the way
54. After the operation, his parents wouldn’t let him …………… out of bed for 3 days
A. to get B. getting C. to getting D. get
55. His sister told him ……….……… near the water.
A. not to go B. not go C. didn’t go D. not going
56. Women ……………… don’t go to work often feel unhappy at home.
A. they B. which C. who D. when
57. There was nothing they could do but leave their car at the roadside ………………..it had
broken down.
A. where B. which C. that D. why
58. They had …………… little time together that their marriage was almost breaking up.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
59. Can you get some milk on your way home ? We have ……………………
A. grown up it B. run out of it C. got on with it D. fallen out with it
60. The more carefully people drive, …………..……. accidents they have.
A. the more B. the less C. the few D. the fewer
B. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it and correct it
1. That’s the hotel that we used to stay.
A B C D
2. There are too many students in this room that there aren’t enough seats for all of them.
A B C D
3. She’s going to New York tomorrow. If she arrives there, she’ll phone me.
A B C D
4. He told me that he has been very ill for several days.
A B C D
Mary doesn’t get in well with her mother-in-law.
A B C D
5. Students who don’t study serious often fail examinations.
A B C D
6. It was in 1492 that Christopher Columbus discover the Americas.
A B C D
7. They managed getting out of the burning building.
A B C D
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8. When she saw the accident, she call the police.
A B C D
9. It’s a beautiful village but there’s nowhere going in the evenings.
A B C D
10. I don’t like my job. Sometime I have to work till midnight.
A B C D
11. If you needed some help with your work, call me. I’m always available.
A B C D
12. All the chocolate cakes were ate by nine o’clock yesterday.
A B C D
13. When it’s a nice day tomorrow, we can go swimming.
A B C D
14. I prefer traveling by train to travel by car.
A B C D
15. We don’t need all the lights on. Turn off them.
A B C D
16. Tell them to stop to talk. This is the examination.
A B C D
17. You look very brown. Have you gone on holiday ?
A B C D
18. The landlady told that the rent was $50 a week.
A B C D
19. I live in a two rooms flat.
A B C D
20. Writing compositions are very difficult for me.
A B C D
C. Finish each of the sentences below in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence above.
1. He started work at the age of twelve.
 When ……………………………………………………….……………………..……….
2. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t help you.
 If I ………………………………………………………….…………………………….
3. “Who does the schoolbag belong to ?”, he asked.
 He asked ………………………………………………….……………………………..
4. Go to Britain and you will speak English all day long.
 You ……..………………………………………………………………………………..
5. The vocabulary lists had been memorized by all of the students.
 All of the students ……………………………………………………………………..…
6. It was such a dangerous job that nobody wanted to do it.
 The job …..………………………………………………………………………….……
7. He doesn’t earn as much money as his wife.
 His wife ……………………………………………………………………………...…
8. She isn’t beautiful. She doesn’t feel very happy.
 If she …………………………………………………………………………………..…
9. The test was very difficult, but they all managed to pass it.
 Although ……………………………………………………………………………….…
10. I’m not going to buy that car because it’s so expensive.
 If the car …………………………………………………………………………….…….

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11. Someone was cleaning all the doors while she was in her office.
 All the doors ………………………………………………………………………..…….
12. The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim.
 The sea was too…………………………………………………………………………….
13. “Don’t forget to get me some flowers on your way home.”, she said.
 She told him…………………………………………………………………………….…
14. John is fat because he eats so many chips.
 If John ……………………………………………………………………..……………..
15. There is too little space here to make the road wider.
 There isn’t ……………………………………………………………………………….
16. Charles moved from Liverpool to London five years ago.
 Charles has …..……………………………………………………………………..……
17. Bob is more intelligent than Jack.
 Jack……………………………………………………………………………….……….
18. “What sort of music do you like, Linda ?”, he asked.
 He asked Linda……………………………………………………………….………….
19. Although Sally was sad, she smiled and pretended to be having a good time.
 Sally………………………………………………………………………………….…..
20. Two pictures were stolen from the museum last night.
 Thieves…………………………………………………………………………….……..
21. I was late for work because I missed the bus.
 I missed ……………………………………………………………………………………
22. People don’t understand him because he doesn’t speak clearly.
 If he ………………………………………………………………………………………..
23. She is such a careful typist that she never makes a mistake.
 She types………….…………………………………………………………………..……
24. I can’t write to her because I don’t have her address.
 If I ……………………………………………………………………………..……………
25. “If I were you, I wouldn’t take that job.”, She said.
 She advised him……………………………………………………………………….…..
26. In spite of getting a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 Although ……………………………………………………………………………..….
27. We aren’t so interested in watching football as them.
 They ……………………………………………………………………………………..
28. She began writing children’s stories ten years ago.
 She has……………………………………………………………………………………
29. People think young men drive carelessly and dangerously.
 Young men are ……………………………………………………………………………