VMD – ENGLISH EXERCISES No. 2
A: Use of Language
I.Choose A , B , C , or D .
1. We didn’t go to Paris . We went to Rome ………………… .
A. also B. but also C. instead D. instead of
2. ………… Mrs Jones , passenger to Leeds , please come to the Inquiry Desk ?
A. Might B. May C. Shall D. Would
3. ……….. a clear policy , we would continue tobe manipulated by others .
A. If B. Without C. With D. In case
4. If i …………. , I would have to thank all of you .
A. am to succeeded B. were to succeed C. succeeded D. B or C
5. If you ……….. for another night , I’ll ask the manager to give you a better room .
A. stay B. stayed C. are staying D. will stay
6. It sounds like you let people take advantage of you . ……….. , you need to learn to be more assertive .
A. Otherwise B. If only C. What if D. If so
7. He orders me about ……….. his wife .
A. as if I were B. as through I were C. I were D. A or B
8. If they ……… the museum , we’d better go there today .
A. haven’t seen B. didn’t see C. don’t see D. A or C
9. ……….. care to come with me ?
A. Will you B. Would you C. Should you D. Can you
10. If you see Tom tomorrow , ………… him to ring me ?
A. do you ask B. must you ask C. ought you ask D. could you ask
11. I went by sea , but I’d rather …………… by air .
A. went B. have gone C. go D. A , B or C
12. I’m very homesick ………….. a student abroad .
A. as B. while C. because of D. due to
13. Nobody was injured in the accident , …………?
A. was there B. was he C. were they D. wasn’t it
14. I’m feeling sick , I ……… so much chocolate lastnight .
A. needn’t to eat B. did not eat C. mustn’t eat D. shouldn’t have eaten

7. He feels a great deal of …………. for the way he behaved . ( ASHAMED )
8. Unfortunately , you will be at a …………. if you can’t drive . ( ADVANTAGE )
9. We are selling these toys at a very ………….. price . ( COMPLETE )
10. I am just a beginner in …………… with you . ( COMPARE ) B: Reading
I.Read the text below and decide which answer ( A,B,C or D ) best fits each space .
The ideal breakfast , say scientists , is a glass of orange juice , a cup of coffee and a (1) ……… of cereal .
People who start the day (2) ……….. a drink of vitamin C , a dose of caffeine and a (3) ………. of their favourite
cereal are happier and perform better (4) ……… the morning , Andy Smith , of the University of Bristol , said .
A (5) …….. of 600 people who were asked to record their breakfast (6) …….. found that those who
regularly ate cereal first (7) ………. in the morning had a more positive mood compared with those who ate other
foods or had (8) ……… breakfast .
Ealier research had shown that people whose (9) …….. performance was measured (10) …….. after eating
breakfast of any kind performed 10 percent better on (11) …….. of remembering , speed of response and (12)
………. to concentrate , compared with those given only a cup of decaffeinated coffee .
In (13) ……….. research , Professor Smith said that people who drank four cups of coffee a day performed
more (14) ……… all day than those who drank less . he suggested that sensible employers should (15) ……… out
free coffee or tea .
1. A bowl B. pan C. saucer D. pot
2. A. by B. together C. for D. with
3. A. amount B. helping C. quantity D. piece
4. A. throughout B. while C. along D. when
5. A. search B. research C. study D. check
6. A. habits B. ways C. traditions D. uses
7. A. hour B. time C. point D. thing
8. A. none B. no C. not D. nothing
9. A. mental B. sensible C. intelligent D. psychological
10. A. later B. following C. suddenly D. immediately

C. arguments and proof D. persuasion
5. A person who has a solitary existence lives ……………
A. quietly B. alone C. with others D. in jail
III.Complete the passage by filling in each space with one suitable word .
The world’s oceans are (1)……… vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution . However , little (2)
……… known about the long – term effects of such low poisoning . The (3) ……….. serious problem of modern
times is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas (4) …….. wasteland .
(5)………. a result , it is becoming extremely difficult to grow (6) ……… to feed the world’s rapidly increasing
population . A way of protecting all the wildlife (7) ……….. the earth must also be found as many species are in
dangers of disappearing completely from the face of the earth . The dangers , however , are not confined solely to
the land (8) ……… the sea .The smoke in the atmosphere , for (9) ……… is increasing so much that the amount of
sunlight has (10) ……….reduced in many cities . Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way .
C: Writing
I.Rewrite each sentence , beginning as shown , so that the meaning stays the same .
1. The last time I was in London was 1972 .
I ………………………………………………………………………………
2. If I had known she was sick , I would have visited her .
Had …………………………………………………………………………..
3. Everyone said that the accident had been Carol’s fault .
Carol ………………………………………………………………………...
4. Is this the only way to reach the city center ?
Isn’t there ……………………………………………………………………
5. He never suspected that the money had been stolen .
At no time …………………………………………………………………..
6. If the work is finished by lunchtime , you can go home .
Get …………………………………………………………………………..
7. I didn’t realise who he was until later .
Only later ……………………………………………………………………
8. The fate of the two climbers is unknown .
It’s a mystery ………………………………………………………………..

4. It is a dull evening . We have nothing doing .
5. Many people think this novel writing by Charles Dickens .
6. Many teachers have devote all their lives to teaching so teaching is not well paid job .
7. Four hundred miles are too much for me to drive in one day .
8. Would you be so kind enough helping me with my work ?
9. Open the letter from her mother , she feels very happy .
10. I wish my house was as large as John’s .