practice test 9
1. I read in the newspaper that there has just been a ............. against the government in Transylvania.
a. relevant b. revolting c. revolution d. revolver
2. You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are .................
a. astronomical b. aeronautical c. astrological d. atmospherical
3. Does that newspaper ............. the government or oppose it?
a. advantage b. assist c. encourage d. support
4. It’s distressing to see small children ............ in the streets.
a. pleading b. imploring c. begging d. entreating
5. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ............. you renew your membership by the end of January.
a. unless b. however c. were d. provided
6. Most of my friends are ............ reporters.
a. newspapers b. newspaper c. newspaper’s d. newspapers’
7. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its .............…….
a. promises b. vows c. aspirations d. offers
8. Mark Twain is a famous American ....................
a. physicist b. poet c. chemist d. writer
9. The ship broke .............. and the people were drowned.
a. out b. out of the sea c. into pieces d. to pieces
10. .................. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.
a. In spite of b. Despite c. Because d. Although
11. My brother sang ..............of all the pupils of the group.
a. more beautifully b. the most beautifully c. less beautifully d. most beautifully
12. Doctors advise people being deficient ............ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
a. in b. of c. from d. for
13. Because I am terrified of ............. spaces, I never go in lifts.
a. contained b. compressed c. constricted d. confined
14. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s .......... hand back on.
a. cut b. grazed c. crushed d. severed
15. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it .......... again after a few weeks.
a. on b. over c. up d. through

a. presented b. was presenting c. presenting d. be presenting
31. Why don’t you try ............. the key anti-clockwise?
a. to turn b. on turning c. turning d. turn
32. .................. a pretty little Siamese cat!
a. How b. What c. What very d. How very
33. Either Pike or his sister …………. the keys to the car.
a. has taken b. have taken c. has took d. have took
34. I don't like pop music. My sister doesn't like it ...................
a. neither b. either c. too d. so
35. The accused denied ............. in the vicinity of the murder scene.
a. to have ever been b. have ever been c. having been ever d. ever having been
36. Einstein gradually became ...................... in the discussion.
a. absorb b. absorbed c. to absorb d. absorbing
37. He wasn’t responsible. He wasn’t .............
a. blame b. to blame c. blaming d. for blame
38. No educational system is perfect. Each one has its ...............
a. borders b. limitations c. frontiers d. limits
39. I had to work hard to .............. the other students.
a. keep away from b. keep up with c. keep in touch with d. put up with
40. Galileo was ................... for his study of how things fall.
a. famous b. notorious c. generous d. industrious
41. Over the years, people have argued ............... his machines would ever work.
a. until b. whether c. while d. though
42. There are many difficulties to be .............. with when they start to carry out a new plan.
a. dealt b. removed c. attacked d. overcome
43. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister ..............charge of the house.
a. hold b. make c. get d. take
44. The film was .............. on the book of the same name.
a. founded b. built c. constructed d. based
45. .............. they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to American instead.

59. You mustn’t .............. these difficult exercises; do them all.
a. leave off b. leave behind c. leave for d. leave out
60. ......................... next Sunday.
a. I would rather you have come b. I should rather you have come
c. I would rather you came d. I should rather you came
61. By the time their babies arrive, the Johnsons hope .................. painting and decorating the new nursery.
a. having finished b. having been finished c. to have finished d. to have been finished
62. If you ......................... what Nam is doing, you ........................ very surprised.
a. had known / would be b. knew / would be c. knew / would have been d. knew / will be
63. George mentioned .................... in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details.
a. having injured b. having been injured c. to have injured d. to have been injured
64. Her ....................... was so great that she couldn't drive her car.
a. anxiety b. anxious c. anxiously d. anxiousty
65 The spy admitted ............... some highly secret information to enemy agents.
a. having given b. having been given c. to have given d. to have been given
66. It’s so long since I saw him that I almost failed to ...........him.
a. receive b. accept c. recognize d. approve
67. He promised to come but he's very ...........................
a. unreliable b. reliable c. reliably d. unreliably
68. Newspapers should try to ................. printing statements that they cannot check.
a. refuse b. neglect c. deny d. avoid
69 The four-storey house ......................... on that hill is still new.
a. be built b. building c. built d. being building
70. In the old days, many poor and ....................... people had to live and work in the workhouses.
a. home b. homely c. homeless d. homelike
71. “Did you enjoy the show last night?” “Yes, but I wish I ............... a cold.”
a. hadn’t b. didn’t have c. hadn’t had d. wouldn’t have
72. Several ................ nations are supplying ....................... countries with new technology.
a. developed / developing b. developing / developed
c. developed / develop d. developing / development

a. rising b. progressing c. growing d. exceeding
88. Hoa was extremely ............................... about the history of China.
a. knowledge b. knowledgeability c. knowledgeable d. knowledgeably
89. My cousin was treated ....................... by her step mother.
a. cruel b. cruelty c. cruet d. cruelly
90. My headache isn’t serious. It will wear off after an hour or so.
a. reduce b. disappear gradually c. permit to be alone d. produce
91. Some people find it surprising …........... his career as an actor in California.
a. when Ronald Reagan began b. Ronald Reagan began c. that Ronald Reagan began d. to know Ronald
Reagan
92. We can't reduce the number of nurses.
a. cut back on b. cut off on c. cut out on d. cut out
93. They are going to sack a number of administrative staff as a result of a massive reorganization program.
a. lay up b. lay out c. lay off d. lay down
94. What ....... to see you at the stadium!
a. the surprise b. surprise c. a surprise d. surprising
95. Lan learns better than .......... student.
a. any b. any others c. any another d. any other
96. War stole his youth and his home. Everything in his life changed ....................
a. as a result b. moreover c. by no means d. therefore
97. Anyone who ........... his work cannot go.
a. finished not b. not finish c. has not finished d. will not finish
98. Under no circumstances, ............ or exchanged.
a. goods will be returned b. goods should be returned c. can goods be returned d. are
goods being returned
99. Rice is a ……………… which is exported to other countries.
a. consequence b. commodity c. pension d. category
100. She wasn't properly dressed for the party and felt ............... her appearance.
a. ashamed for b. shy of c. embarrassed about d. ashamed of
101. She always feels ............... if she hears footsteps behind her in a dark and empty street.

a. source b. cause c. reaction d. reason