1. Choose the correct answer

1. Choose the correct answer.

I need to replace . . . table in my office. Its leg is

broken.

A) the B) a C) an D) -

2. Choose the correct answer.

I have ... questions for you.

A) an B) the C) - D) some

3. Choose the correct answer.

What was the name of . .. hotel we stayed at

last year?

A) those B) that C) this D) a

4. Choose the correct answer.

I've used ... tank of petrol going to the hospital

this week.

A) an B) any C) the whole D) some

5. Choose the correct answer.

Women are twice . . . likely to get depression ...

men.

A) as/as B) the same/than C) so/as D) as/so

6. Choose the correct answer.

Please talk a bit ... and ... aggressively.

A) quieter/less B) quieter/a little

C) quietly/a little D) quiet/little

7. Choose the correct answer.

Our father ... while we ... in the river next

Sunday.

A) has been fished/are swimming

B) fished/swam

C) will be fishing/arc swimming

D) will be fishing/will be swimming

8. Choose the correct answer.

Thomas ... with his dog in the park since

morning.

A) are being playing B) has been playing

C) is playing D) played

9. Choose the correct answer.

The travel agent recommends us ... to Italy.

A) going B) being gone C) to go D) having gone

10. Choose the correct answer.

The leaves on the trees are golden. Autumn ...

A) must have come B) may be coming

C) must come D) may not have eome

11. Choose the correct answer.

Oil flows ... a pipeline.

A) after B) through C) away D) before

12. Choose the correct answer.

You will never make friends . . . you go out and

meet people.

A) when B) unless C) if D) in case

13. Choose the correct answer.

Barbara called again, ... she ?

A) did B) would C)didn't D) hadn't

14. Choose the correct answer.

You need a pillow , ...?

A) do you B) need you

C) doesn't it D) don't you

15. Choose the correct answer.

“Thank you so much for all the applause” said

the actor.

The actor ... us for all the applause.

A) begged B) asked C) apologized

D) thanked

16. Choose the correct answer.

What would you have done, if you ... your

handbag?

A) won't loose B) had lost

C) will loose D) lost

17. Choose the correct answer.

If he . . . there, I would have seen him.

A) it B) had been C) will be D) were

18. Choose the correct answer.

Would you like to have a . . . soup or fish?

A) meal B) chicken C) drink D) breakfast

Read and answer the following four questions

about the text.

The term ‘castle’ is most commonly applied to

the fortresses belonging to European kings or

important nobles during the Middle Ages. The

first of this type were built by the Normans in

France, during the eleventh century. They were

constructed of wood and consisted simply of a

tower built on a mound and stood in a

courtyard, which was surrounded by a fence

and a ditch. By the twelfth century, the wooden

tower had given way to a stone one, containing

living accommodation for the whole household,

centred on the Great hall, and surrounded by a

strong wall. As new methods of attack

developed, the outer fortifications became more

elaborate in order to withstand them.

19. We can conclude from the passage that………. .

A) a castle was a certain type of early defensive

structure

B) every noble in the Middle Ages had his own

castle

C) the first fortress was built in Europe in the

Middle Ages

D) the first castle built by the Normans

remained inhabited for a century

20. The author makes it clear that in the12th

century, …. .

A) the Normans became less influential in Europe

B) the towers were built of stone

C) a castle consisted only of a tower

D) a castle was still a residence only for the army

21. We learn that castles became stronger and

more defensive………….. .

A) as new and better construction methods were

developed

B) as they began to accommodate larger

populations

C) in reaction to the development of new

military strategies

D) as more and more buildings were added for

the increasing population

Read and answer the following four questions

about the text.

Each year, about 7.000 people in the United States are bitten by poisonous snakes. Fewer

than a dozen of these persons die, but many are

left with disability of a limb and scarring at the

site of the bite. Persons at greatest risk are those who handle snakes for purposes of entertainment, religion or science. Outside the high-risk group, hunters, farmers and fishermen are the most likely to be bitten. The best way to tell the difference between a poisonous and a non-poisonous bite is to

identify the snake. A non-poisonous bite doesn’t

usually cause much pain or swelling, though the wound may bleed freely. When there is any doubt as to whether the snake is venomous, presume that the bite was poisonous and take precautions.

22. According to the passage, the people who have the highest chance of being bitten by a snake are those who ………. .

A) hunt animals for sport or who deal with farming

B) try to catch snakes and put them in captivity

C) are unable to distinguish between different snakes

D) work directly with snakes or worship using them

23. The passage informs us that in the USA ... .

A)fewer than twelve people die of snakebites

annually, although many people are bitten

B) people who have been bitten by snakes get

rid of its effects

C) completely in the long term only twelve

percent of those who have been bitten by snakes

lose their lives

D) farmers and fishermen are more likely to be

bitten by snakes than entertainers using snakes

24. The author suggests that if you have been

bitten, and haven’t managed to identify the

snake, …………. .

A) you should be treated as if the snake was

poisonous

B) you should make the wound bleed in order to

remove any poison

C) you can assume you’re not at risk if the bite

doesn’t hurt a lot

D) it is doubtful that the snake that bit you was

venomous

Read and answer the following four questions

about the text.

Under the great Moghul emperors, artists

emerged from their previous anonymity. They

were allowed, for the first time, to sign their

work, and even encouraged to include selfportraits in their paintings. And the artists’ skills did not go unrewarded : one emperor even presented a favourite painter with an elephant, the ultimate status symbol of the age. Yet little is known about the artists’ lives. The more successful may have enjoyed an economic status similar to lower-level nobles. However, their simple dress in the self-portraits suggests that the rewards for many painters did not always match their unquestionable talent.

25. In the passage, the word “anonymity’ in the first sentence refers to a condition in which………. .

A) the people had to live in extreme poverty

B) the artists of paintings were not known by name

C) the emperors employed only very talented artists

D) the artists worked for very little money

26. At the time of the Mogul emperors, ………..

A) artists could only earn very little money

B) not all the artists earned well

C) artists had the same status as the nobles

D) most of the artists were not rewarded for their paintings

27. We can infer from the passage that one way

artists were able to become better known was by ... .

A) including pictures of themselves in their work

B) riding status symbols through town

C) selling paintings to Moghul emperors

D) having an economic status similar to lower level nobles

Read and answer the following four questions

about the text.

Babies whose mothers smoke during pregnancy

could be at higher risk of growing up to be

criminals, new research suggests. This is the

first study to examine the relationship between

mothers who smoke and their children’s adult

behaviour. The findings were based on data for

4,169 males born in Copenhagen between

September 1959 and December 1961. Their

arrest records at age 34 were studied. It was

discovered that the number of cigarettes their

mothers had smoked during the last third of

their pregnancy affected the men’s arrests for

both violent and nonviolent crimes. This was

true even when other possible causes, such as

use of alcohol, divorce, income, and home

environment had been taken into consideration.

28. The main idea of the passage is that……… .

A) smoking during pregnancy increases the possibility of the child committing crimes in adult life

B) pregnant women who smoke should be

regarded as criminals and be punished

C) 4.169 males were born in Copenhagen

between the years 1959 and 1961

D) most criminals are heavy smokers

29. The research mentioned in the passage……… . A) concentrated on the effects of smoking before

and after pregnancy

B) was a repetition of several previous studies,

which were inconclusive

C) mainly dealt with the adult behaviour of the

children of smoking mothers

D) worked with smoking mothers below the age

of 34

30. From the passage, we can say that the

researchers were careful because………. .

A) they monitored the lives of their subjects

from birth to age 34

B) they chose subjects who had only committed

minor crimes

C) all men born between September 1959 and

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1. Choose the best answer.

The wind was blowing so ... that I could ... walk.

A) harder/ hardly B) hardly/ hard

C) hard/ hardly D) hard/ hard

2. Choose the best answer.

The contract ... currently will solve our financial problems.

A) having renewed

B) being renewed

C) renewing

D) to be renewing

3. Choose the best answer.

Being a private university, ... a well organized charitable giving program in order to offer a sufficient number of quality courses and activities.

A) developing B) develop

C) development of D) it developed

4. Choose the best answer.

I live with my friend because our house ... .

A) is being painted B) is painting

C) were painted D) is painted

5. Choose the best answer.

Five sailors ... the Nautilus were waiting in the small boat.

A) under B) into C) from D) below

6. Choose the best answer.

The new waiters are ... than the old waiters.

A) friendliest B) most friendly

C) friendlier D) friendly

7. Choose the best answer.

“OK. I’ll do it for you,” Ozoda told him.

Ozoda agreed ... for him.

A) to do it B) that she is doing it

C) that would do it D) doing it

8. Complete the sentence with a suitable word or phrase.

How many cars do you sell, ..., every week?

A) on an average B) on a large scale

C) at a time D) in the long run

9. Choose the best answer.

It is important you ... the electricity before you ... mending this light switch.

A) disconnect/ start

B) disconnect/ will start

C) will disconnect/ starts

D) are disconnecting/ were starting

10. Choose the best answer.

When Sam’s sister is born, he won’t be the ... child any more!

A) alone B) only C) foster D) twins

11. Choose the best answer.

How long ... you ... to get in touch with your friend?

A) have/ been trying

B) are/ trying

C) were / trying

D) had/ been trying

12. Choose the best answer.

We ... under the Big Clock at the station yesterday.

A) could met B) should meet

C) were to meet D) was to meet

13. Choose the best answer.

She didn’t regret ... his offer.

A) to accepting B) accepting

C) to accept D) accepted

14. Choose the best answer.

It is vital to keep track of how much money your department ... up to now.

A) has spent B) is spending

C) has been spending D) spent

15. Choose the best answer.

Eating well helps your body fight ... disease and illness.

A) to B) for C) against D) at

16. Choose the best answer.

He was at his wit’s end. His last six pence ... .

A) was spent B) were spent

C) has spent D) have spent

17. Choose the best answer.

Mastering the art of fiction writing ... studying the works of other great authors.

A) that requires B) requires

C) requiring D) require

18. Choose the best answer.

The Finns’ sisters are arriving tomorrow. ... of the two girls is very pretty, but ... of them is married yet.

A) Each/ every B) Any/ none

C) Both/ all D) Either/ neither

Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below (19-22).

When people ask you what you want to be in the future, they seem pleased if you say ‘a doctor’ or ‘a financial consultant’. But if you say ‘an actor’ or ‘a dancer’ or ‘a DJ’ they often laugh and say ‘no chance!’ The Brit School takes such ambitions

seriously: everything is done to make sure talented kids fully explore their passion for the creative arts.

The Brit School centres its studies on the performing arts. Singing, dancing, acting, music, theatre, TV and film production are all on the curriculum, as well as academic subjects like

maths and English. The staff stress the importance of continuing academic studies. Students enter the

school when they are 14 and 16. There is a strict selection process because there is a lot of competition for each place. Entrants at 14 have an

interview, and at 16 there is also an audition. The procedure is tough because the school is Britain’s only non-fee-paying entertainment school19. Which of the following closely coincides with the word ‘tough’?

A) wide-ranging B) time-consuming

C) strict and severe D) inexcusable

20. Which of the following is not true?

A) Everyone who wants to go to the Brit School has to have an audition.

B) Both performing arts and academic subjects are on the curriculum of the school.

C) Parents do not have to pay to send their children to the Brit School.

D) Apparently people do not perceive creative arts as a good future engagement.

21. It is clear from the passage that the Brit School is...

A) an entertainment school that has a selection process of several stages.

B) a place where lots of talented kids fulfil their greatest dreams.

C) the British art school where children of any age are accepted.

D) the UK school where maths and English are not considered essential.

22. According to the passage, an interview is ...

A) one form of midterm exams

B) one of academic subjects

C) one type of creative arts

D) one way of selection

Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below (23-26).

According to archaeological evidence, at least 50,000 years ago, and long before the advent of the

Roman Empire, the Babylonians began to measure time, introducing calendars to co-ordinate communal activities, to plan the shipment of goods and, in particular, to regulate planting and harvesting. They based their calendars on three natural cycles: the solar day, marked by the

successive periods of light and darkness as the earth rotates on its axis; the lunar month, following the

phases of the moon as it orbits the earth; and the solar year, defined by the changing seasons that

accompany our planet’s revolution around the sun.

Before the invention of artificial light, the moon had greater social impact. And, for those living near the equator in particular, its waxing and waning was more conspicuous them the passing of the season. Since, the calendars that were developed at the

lower latitudes were influenced more by the lunar cycle than by the solar year. In more northern climes, however, where seasonal agriculture

was practised, the solar year became more crucial.

23. The word “advent” is the closest in meaning to...

A) establishment B) narration

C) crisis D) arrival

24. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

A) Calendars were used to control the process of agriculture.

B) The solar day, the lunar month and the solar year were the basement of calendars.

C) Until the artificial light was discovered, the influence of the moon was considerable.

D) Scientific assumptions say that the Babylonian people started to measure time 5, 000 years ago.

25. With what subject is the second part of the text mainly concerned?

A) the development of calendars

B) non-natural specificity of the moon

C) social significance of the moon

D) the unimportance of the solar year

26. What is the main idea of the text?

A) Calendars considerably evolved by means of natural cycles.

B) The measure of time was distinct in the past.

C) Calendars were made of the natural changes.

D) The solar year was the main factor of timekeeping.

Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for each question below (27-30).

According to recent medical research, sleeping more than nine hours or less than six hours a night

can shorten your life expectancy. Those who are likely to live longest are people who regularly get seven or eight hours a night. A new survey of 1,000 adults conducted by the Better Sleep Council found that few people understand the important role sleep plays in normal daily brain functions and many people actually reduce their brain power by getting

too little sleep.

One in three adults admit that they do not get enough sleep, and lack of sleep is leaving millions of people without the energy to work as hard as they should. Although a large number of people say that they need to be mentally alert in their work,

over half of the people interviewed say that they sleep just under seven hours a night during the week. On the other hand, most of the people

interviewed say that they sleep more than seven hours a night at the weekend. This suggests that a

significant number of people try to catch up on their sleep at the weekend instead of getting enough sleep during the week, when they most need it.

According to this survey, nearly half of the population believe that the brain rests when the body sleeps. In fact, the opposite is true. Sleep

allows the brain to go to work, filling and storing the day’s events.

27. It is clear from the text that the likelihood of living long is increased in people who...

A) sleep seven or eight hours every night.

B) go to bed in time and do exercises to increase their brain power.

C) get up late at the weekend to reach normal sleeping hours.

D) are always mentally alert in their work.

28. According to the text, which of the following statements is false?

A) At night, when you are asleep, your brain is not active.

B) Little sleep effects badly on the fruitfulness of the work.

C) More than 300 interviewees suffer from lack of sleep.

D) The majority of people do not get enough sleep on weekdays.

29. Which of the following words doesn’t coincide with the word “mentally”?

A) physically B) spiritually

C) morally D) psychologically

30. The author states that your brain is busy dealing with the day’s events when you are...

A) awake B) a lone

C) asleep D) alert961 were studied

D) other possible causes of crime were also

considered