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1 PRACTICE TEST 2 Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative. 1. You _______ on the bus since 10 a.m. It _______ now 10:40 a.m. and you _______ to your destination. A. are sitting / will be / have travelled B. will have sat / has been / will travel C. have been sitting / is / are still travelling D. had been sitting / was / was still travelling 2. I _______ him these details, so he _______ some research on his own. A. will not tell / would have done B. have not told / would do C. do not tell / could not have done D. did not tell / must have done 3. She _______ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she _______ to stop. A. is speaking / will not seem B. will be speaking / is not seeming C. has been speaking / does not seem D. has spoken / did not seem 4. The doctor said John _______ keep on playing football. A. can B. could C. will D. shall 5. I am afraid that I _______ remember his name, but Jane know. A. cannot / may B. would not / will C. needn’t / mustn’t D. ought not to / would 6. In the end it did not rain, so I _______ my raincoat. A. shouldn’t bring B. might be bringing C. needn’t bring D. needn’t have brought 7. Most people know that smoking is harmful _______ their health but they are addicted _______ the practice. A. of / for B. to / to C. on / upon D. at / of 8. Tom apologized _______ breaking Tina’s valuable pot. He said that he did not do it _______ purpose. A. for / on B. against / off C. about / through D. on / from 9. _______ the end _______ next month, we will have completed our course. A. Through / via B. On / for C. After / from D. By / of 10. They invited me _______ at the conference. A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoken 11. I saw the customer _______ in the hall. He asked _______ the manager. A. wait / seeing B. to wait / for seen C. waited / see D. waiting / to see 12. We never forget _______ the President at the graduation ceremony when we were at university. A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. met 13. _______ does not like learning history. A. A great deal of students B. Many a student C. Many students D. Every students 14. She has _______ business contacts in Las Vegas. A. a large amount of B. much of C. the number of D. a number of 15. _______ must come to class on time. A. Most of students B. All student C. Every students D. Each student 16. Barriers were built to _______ the flood water. A. go through B. put away C. keep back D. give up 17. When we visit a park we may see a notice saying “_______ the grass”.
2 A. Get on B. Take In C. Go up D. Keep off 18. I cannot wait until they _______ the new model. A. send through B. pick up C. give away D. bring out 19. We will give you a bicycle _______ you do well on your exams. A. only if B. until C. because D. though 20. _______ you have lots of time to do your homework, I have very little time indeed. A. Since B. Whereas C. Unless D. If 21. The judge dismissed the case _______ there was not enough evidence. A. so B. so that C. when D. because 22. _______ up at the airport? - John did. A. Whom picked you B. Whose did you pick C. Who picked you D. Who did you pick 23. _______ up early? - To do morning exercise. A. Why did John get B. How did John get C. Why John got D. How John got 24. Let’s go somewhere for lunch, _______? A. do you B. shall we C. mustn’t you D. won’t us 25. Everyone in the committee _______ to express his/her ideas. A. allows B. allow C. are allowed D. is allowed 26. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that _______ the students to riot. A. has provoked B. provoke C. are provoking D. were provoking 27. The students and instructor _______ for a new facility by next year. A. are hoping B. hope C. hopes D. were hoping 28. I am going to the _______ to buy some medicine. A. chemists’s B. chemists C. chemist D. chemist’s 29. When Jenny was a child, reading _______ was her hobby. A. picture books B. picture of books C. books of pictures D. books’ pictures 30. The project may be finished in _______ A. two year’s time B. two years time C. two years’ time D. two-years time 31. We were unable to carry out the experiment _______ A. on account of a malfunction in the computer B. being a malfunction in the computer C. as the computer malfunction D. there was a computer malfunction 32. It is colder and wetter _______ A. as in the north of Germany B. in the north of Germany C. it is in North Germany D. of North Germany 33. _______, they agreed to all our demands. A. My great surprise B. To my great surprise C. Surprising D. It was surprise 34. _______ Austria is a member of _______ European Union. A. Ø / the B. an / an C. an / the D. the / an 35. In my spare time, I play _______ guitar and collect _______ stamps. A. the / the B. the / Ø C. Ø / Ø D. Ø / the 36. John is _______ English. He comes from _______ United Kingdom.
3 A. the / an B. an / an C. Ø / Ø D. Ø / the 37. We will not spend _______ A. at home next year our holiday B. our next year holiday at home C. next year our holiday at home D. our holiday at home next year 38. Old John sometimes goes out with _______ A. a dirty old cotton tie B. a cotton dirty old tie C. an old dirty cotton tie D. an old cotton dirty tie 39. One of Jane’s favorite subjects in school is drama because _______ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all. A. has really she B. she really has C. really she has D. has she really 40. I think John is not strong enough to do the work by _______ A. he B. him C. his D. himself 41. Their house has _______ own swimming pool. A. their B. its C. hers D. his 42. I prefer the second option . _______ advantages are simplicity and cheapness. A. It B. Its C. It’s D. Itself 43. German _______ in Austria. A. speaks B. is spoken C. Is speaking D. has spoken 44. Much of dangerous smoke goes into the air and _______ by the clouds for great distances. A. carries B. carrying C. carried D. is carried 45. The red button _______ in case of emergency. A. should not push B. should not pushed C. should not be pushing D. should not be pushed 46. _______, he would have some good ideas. A. Unless were Peter here B. If here were Peter C. If were Peter here D. Were Peter here 47. _______ the priest started the ceremony. A. Had the couple no sooner arrived than B. No sooner had the couple arrived than C. No sooner the couple had arrived than D. Had the couple arrived no sooner than 48. _______ here. A. At no time is parking allowed B. At no time is parking not allowed C. At no time parking is allowed D. Is parking allowed at any time 49. The teacher told his student _______ to school late. A. does not go B. did not go C. not go D. not to go 50. He asked me _______ A. where were you born B. where I was born C. where I had been born D. where had I born 51. John said that he _______ for that company for ten years. A. was working B. has worked C. has been working D. had been working 52. Robots are growing in _______ and their use in _______ is becoming more widespread. A. complexity / industry B. complex / industrial
4 C. complexly / industrialize D. complex / industrially 53. Her _______ in hearing resulted from a childhood _______ A. difficult / ill B. difficulty / illness C. difficultly / ill D. difficultly / ill 54. We could not continue due to our _______ A. tired B. tired C. tiring D. tiredness 55. The company will comply with _______ A. whatever the board of directors decides B. whatever does the board of directors decide C. the board of directors decides whatever D. however the board of directors decides 56. I think _______ A. that Dr. Pike is a good instructor B. is that Dr. Pike a good instructor C. if that Dr. Pike is a good instructor D. whether is Dr. Pike a good instructor 57. I’ll bet you can’t guess _______? A. that what is my occupation B. how is my occupation C. what my occupation is D. what is my occupation 58. There will be someone meeting you on arrival. A. When you arrive, someone will meet you. B. Arriving, someone will meet you. C. You will not be met when arriving. D. No one will meet you as you arrive 59. The last time I saw him was in 2001. A. Since 2001, I have often seen him. B. I did not see him in 2001. C. In 2001, I saw him many times. D. I haven’t seen him since 2001. 60. We are studying Unit 3 in this book. A. We have completed two units in this book so far. B. Three units in this book have been studied up to now. C. We have already studied three units in this book. D. Unit 3 in this book has been completed. 61. We invited the boy _______ Tom had met the week before to the party. A. whom B. whose C. why D. where 62. The world’s first satellite was called _______ was about the size of a basket ball. A. Sputnik I, which B. Sputnik I, that C. Sputnik I which D. Sputnik I, whose 63. That is the building _______ they shot the film ‘Vanilla Sky’. A. which B. that C. in that D. where 64. Agatha was making coffee _______ I was cooking the bacon. A. while B. as soon as C. as long as D. until 65. _______, I have been lonely. A. Since my grandfather dies B. Whenever my grandfather died C. Since my grandfather died D. Whenever my grandfather dies 66. We will wait _______ A. when finishing his homework B. before he finishes his homework C. no sooner he finishes his homework D. until he finishes his homework