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Trial test
I. Choose the correct answer
1. Mary is so ............ that people tell her all their trouble.
A. dependent B. confidential C. permission D. sympathetic
2. It’s so long since I saw him that I almost failed to ............ him
A. receive B. accept C. recognize D. approve
3. The police must now ............ the escaped convict in the surrounding countries.
A. search B. look for C. look after D. be in search of
4. Now that he has retired, he lives partly on his pension and partly on the ............ on his post office saving account.
A. income B. wages C. interest D. salary
5. Newspapers should try to ............ printing statements that they cannot check.
A. refuse B. neglect C. deny D. avoid
6. Switzerland is well- known for its impressive mountainous ............
A. views B. scenes C. scenery D. sights
7. Most people were no longer listening to his long ........... story.
A. irritable B. boring C. tiring D. annoying
8. What a ............ that your father is ill again.
A. pain B. sorrow C. sadness D. pity
9. He didn’t go into detail on the subject; he spoke in ............
A. common B. regular C. general D. ordinary
10. They talked for three days before finally ............ to a decision.
A. reaching B. coming C. bringing D. arriving
II. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets
1. The crowd showed its .......... by shouting insults at the players. (APPROVE)
2. The company is not taking on any new .......... this year. (EMPLOY)
3. That large dog is perfectly .......... and has never been known to attack anyone. (HARM)
4. We have decided to interview only the best six .......... for the job. (APPLY)
5. The museum does not charge for .......... on Sundays. (ADMIT)
6. This matter is very .......... . Don’t discuss it outside this office. (CONFIDENCE)
7. The police are interested in the sudden .......... of the valuable painting. (APPEAR)
8. The manager handed in his .......... after being accused of dishonesty. (RESIGN)
9............ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it. (CERTAIN)
10. The thief replaced the diamond with a .......... stone. (WORTH)
III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
1. Peter: You (telephone) for ages. You nearly (not finish).
Jack: I (not get through) yet. I (try) to get to our Paris office but the line (be) engaged all morning.
2. When I (buy) my new house, I (ask) for a telephone. The post office (tell) me to wait, but I (wait) for a year now and my phone still (not come).
3. He told me (try) (come) early.
4. Before he let us (go), he made us (promise) (not tell) anyone what we had seen.
5. I suggest (hold) another meeting next week.
6. If you put your money into that business, you risk (lose) every penny.
7. I tried (explain) to him but he refused (listen) and went on (grumble).
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in the way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it
1. The station clock showed half- past ten.
According ................................................
2. If you don’t want Sally to be angry with you, I suggest you apologize.
You’d .......................................................................................................
3. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke ......................................................
4. It’s Alice’s job to look after new staff.
Alice is responsible .................................
5. I don’t really want to have lunch yet.
I’d rather .............................................
6. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
It’s ...................................................................
7. It was careless of you to leave the window open last night.
You shouldn’t ........................................................................
8. Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.
It wasn’t ..............................................................
9. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours.
It is .......................................................................................
10. George is not nearly as energetic as he used to be.
George used ...............................................................
V. Read the following passage and answer the questions
Ever since human have inhabited the earth, they have made use the various forms of communication. Generally this expression