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TEST FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS
Time allotted: 150 minutes

Part 1: choose the best answer(10pts)
1. "did you hear that Margaret`s plane is snowbound in Chicago?" - "We suggested that she ______a train but she wouldn`t listen."
A. would take B. take C. took D. had take
2. It is essential that Mary ___________able to speak English.
A. be B. is C. was D. must be
3. It`s no use _________over ______ milk
A. to cry / spilling B. crying / to spill C. crying / spilt D. crying / spilling
4. No one is opposed to _____ taxes
A. reducing B. reduce C. be reduced D. reduced
5. A child will ________ half an hour of your complete attention.
A. delight B. appreciate C. consider D. compensate
6. many new medicines today eradicate diseases before they become to widespread.
A. wipe out B. identify C. prolong D. suspend
7. The flowers on the table were a manifest ation of the child`s love for his mother.
A. a demonstration B. an infestation C. a combination D. a satisfaction
8. I showed the painting to an expert who ______ it at about $500
A. cost B. estimated C. assigned D. valued
9. If you hurry, you will over take him. he has only just left here and ________far.
A. mustn`t go B. can`t have gone C. couldn`t go D. can`t be going
10. Did you _______the Eurovision song Contest last night? It was great!
A. grab B. hold C. catch D. fetch
part 2: fill in the blanks with the approciate prepositions(15pts)
1. Tina went_______a terrible time last year, with lots of personal problems.
2. So to sum ______ then, we need money urgently.
3. Whenthey turned ______ at the demonstration, it has already finished.
4. This is a very important decision. All our lives are ______ stake.
5. Don`t let a good chance go ________.
6. The reception room was filled _________cigarette smoke.
7. I`d appreciate it if you`d keep a(an) ________on my car while i`m in the store.
8. If you have any complaints, tell me ______my face. I can`t stand people who do things behind my back.
9. Paper is often made ________wood.
10. So many peole buy thing ______ credict nowadays.
Part 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets(10pts)
1. By next October, my parent (marry) ___________for thirty years.
2. It was your falut to keep Tim _________(wait) for you so lomg. You (not, come) _________so late.
3. I can`t help (fell) _________sorry for the orphans. If only there (be) _________a home for them.
4. What tune (play) ________when we (come)_____in.
5. It`s high time you________(make) up your mind about choosing a career. If you(not decide)________, you (never settle)________ down.
6. It `s demanded that the conditon of safety (improve)_________.
Part 4: Fill in the blank with the corret form of the word in brakets(15pts).
1. Mai has a sweet ______smile . (CHILD)
2. last year, the head injury _______ her for life. (DEAF)
3. He examined the parcel _________as he has no idea what it could be. (SUSPECT)
4. This matter is very _________ . Don`t discuss it outside the office. (CONFIDENCE)
5. Visitors said that the __________ of the people in Vietnam was most unforgettable. (HOSPITABLE)
6. Everyone admired her ________ beauty. She`s old but she is still beautiful. (TIME)
7. He published these _________ in March 1610 in The Starry messenger. (FIND)
8. "I find it _________ she told our reporter outside her home, " it just is true! For me this verdict is simply unacceptable." (BELIEF)
9. __________, California`s diversity is breathtaking, and the state`s coasline from north to south is no exception. (GEOGRAPHY)
Part 5: read the passage carefully; choose the best answer among A,B,C or D (6pts)
Rock and soil samples brought back from the moon by the Apollo astronauts have taught scientists much about the composition of the moon. Moon soil contains small bits