7. During the bleak winter, food became too scarce that starvation and famine were widespread.
a. bleak
b. too
c. starvation
d. widespread
b
8. Transplanting organs such hearts and kidneys has proved easier than translating muscles.
a. Transplanting
b. such
c. proved
d. muscles
b
9. The grenade is a small bomb done to be thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle.
a. done
b. hand
c. or
d. a
a
10. The high cost of testing new pesticides inadvertently discourages the develop of viruses, protozoa, bacteria, and molds for pest control.
a. high
b. inadvertently
c. develop
d. molds
c
11. California, with a population of more than 23 million, is the more populous state in America.
a. a population
b. more
c. the more
d. populous
c
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. She studied hard ................ get good marks.
a. that
b. so as
c. for
d. to
d
13. The garden has many big trees. .................. many big trees in the garden.
a. They have
b. They are
c. There have
d. There are
d
14. My cousin was smart, pretty and brown.
a. good
b. clever
c. outstanding
d. talented
b
15. The teacher sent ............. Nam to stop ............. her office.
a. to / by
b. for / away
c. for / by
d. at / by
c
16. My mother was very happy when she ............. the news.
a. hear
b. heard
c. listen to
d. listened to
b
17. The girl felt .................. when she knew her team wouldn't be presented the silver cup.
a. disappointed
b. disappointing
c. pleased
d. pleasing
a
18. When hearing the bad news, everybody was very sad. Nobody spoke. The second went ....................... slowly.
a. by
b. to
c. in
d. away
a
19. She took out all the money .......…… she deposited in the bank.
a. that
b. what
c. when
d. whose
a
20. They felt .................... for the girl and was ............. for themselves.
a. worried / ashamed
b. sorry / ashamed
c. worried / satisfied
d. sorry / satisfied
b
21. The committee changed their plans just because the student ............. happened to be coloured.
a. to choose
b. choosing
c. chosen
d. chose
c
22. They said that they had high regard for the quality of her talent.
a. appreciated
b. honoured
c. honour
d. marked
a
23. They felt it would be ............. to award her a gold medal.
a. infair
b. unfair
c. underfair
d. imfair
b
24. I'm bored ................ watching such a long film.
a. with
b. of
c. about
d. in
a
25. Almost a hundred thousand people ................ and half a million homes were destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923.
a. have been killed
b. were killed
c. had been killed
d. would be killed
b
26. I always remember the day ....……… we first came here.
a. who
b. that
c. where
d. when
d
27. There is now increasing concern about the world's energy ...............
a. possessions
b. resources
c. goods
d. materials
b
28. When the goal was scored, the ................ began to whistle and shout.
a. spectators
b. witnesses
c. audience
d. congregation
a
29. Then he threw down his tennis racquet and walked off the ...............
a. pitch
b. table
c. court
d. square
c
30. What? .................. Selinka yesterday?
a. Do you beat
b. Have you beaten
c. Did you beat
d. Had you beaten
c
31. That's very good. Do you know ................... your team play yet!
a. I've never seen
b. I never see
c. I never saw
d. I never seen
a
32. What a pity! ...................... he's a very good player.
a. I think
b. I'm thinking
c. I've thought
d. I was thinking
a
33. The table tennis match was very enjoyable before ................ lit a cigarette and ruined the evening.
a. someone
b. anyone
c. no one
d. nobody
a
34. Two or three men got some buckets of water ............. the fire.
a. to put out
b. they put out
c. putting out
d. put out
a
35. Henry often tells stories .................
a. at what people laugh
b. that people laugh at
c. which people laugh
d. what people laugh at
b
36. Is this ....................... looking for?
a. Mary is
b. what is Mary
c. that Mary is
d. what Mary is
d
37. On ............. the burning building, one of the firemen succeeded in rescuing an old woman.
a. enter
b. entering
c. entered
d. he entered
b
38. Everyone in the large hut .............. very frightened.
a. was
b. were
c. has
d. have
a
39. The novel is about two young lovers ................ romance ended happily.
a. whose
b. whom
c. which
d. who
a
40. There were forty or fifty students ................ on the sand.
a. sat
b. who were sat
c. to sit
d. sitting
d
41. Someone immediately ran out of the room ..................... the fire brigade.
a. phone
b. phoning
c. to phone
d. for phoning
c
42. "Reason to Kill" is the ................ of Huge Miller's most recent book.
a. subject
b. content
c. title
d. author
c
43. They have got two children ................ ten and eight.
a. of age
b. age
c. aging
d. aged
d
44. The book is full of interesting ...................... about the way murderers think and behave.
a. news
b. meaning
c. information
d. contents
c
45. Read these sentences about ................ your teeth healthy.
a. keep
b. you keep
c. to keep
d. keeping
d
46. You can also improve your teeth if ....................... healthy food.
a. to have
b. having
c. you have
d. have
c
47. Unfortunately, you cannot stop tooth decay simply by ................. your teeth.
a. you brush
b. brushing
c. to brush
d. brushed
b
48. ................ your teeth with fluoride toothpaste after every meal is important.
a. Brushes
b. Brush
c. Brushing
d. You brush
c
49. The house ........…… he was living in wasn't very comfortable.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. who
a
50. Many countries have also started .................... fluoride to drinking water.
a. add
b. with adding
c. they add
d. to add
d
Test 48
Pronunciation
1. a. son HotwordStyle=None;b. only HotwordStyle=None;
c. lone HotwordStyle=None;d. bone
--> aHotwordStyle=None;
2. a. absent HotwordStyle=None;b. recent HotwordStyle=None;c. descent HotwordStyle=None;d. present
--> cHotwordStyle=None;
3. a. deal HotwordStyle=None;
b. heal HotwordStyle=None;c. stealth HotwordStyle=None;d. steal
--> cHotwordStyle=None;
4. a. chair HotwordStyle=None;b. cheap HotwordStyle=None;c. chemist HotwordStyle=None;d. child
--> cHotwordStyle=None;
5. a. look HotwordStyle=None;b. book HotwordStyle=None;c. soon HotwordStyle=None;d. good
--> cHotwordStyle=None;
6. a. town HotwordStyle=None;b. slow HotwordStyle=None;c. smoke HotwordStyle=None;d. post
--> aHotwordStyle=None;
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