HS 1 – UNIT 8 - General TEST 1

1. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …   [a, b, c, d] the air conditioner.

a) had turned on b) turn on

c) turned on d) would turn on

2. We engaged a …   [a, b, c, d] to show us the way across the mountains.

a) guidance b) guide

c) guided d) guideless

3. The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …   [a, b, c, d] to the ground.

a) burned b) had been burned

c) was burned d) had burned

4. The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I …   [a, b, c, d] so much on one outfit.

a) never had spent b) never has spent

c) had never spent d) has never spent

5. Yesterday a hornet …   [a, b, c, d] me under my arm. That really hurt!

a) had stung b) sting

c) stung d) was stung

6. Sophie is very keen …   [a, b, c, d] to art college.

a) in going b) at going

c) about going d) on going

7. If any of your questions are still …   [a, b, c, d], you could do some more research in order to have answers.

a) inanswered b) unanswered

c) imanswered d) iranswered

8. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …   [a, b, c, d] him. He was very appreciative.

a) was helping b) were helping

c) helped d) help

9. My wife and I went to Disneyland last spring. Prior to that time, we …   [a, b, c, d] to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun.

a) had never been

b) were never been

c) never were

d) were never

10. Last year I experienced …   [a, b, c, d] . I had flown in the air for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.

a) how can tedious long plane trips be

b) how tedious can long plane trips be

c) how long plane trips can be tedious

d) how tedious long plane trips can be

11. The lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) to listen to

b) listening to

c) listen to

d) to listening to

12. The police suspect him of …   [a, b, c, d] stolen goods.

a) to try to sell

b) try to sell

c) trying selling

d) trying to sell

13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …   [a, b, c, d] for offices.

a) furniture b) furnitures

c) some furnitures d) a furniture

14. After he …   [a, b, c, d] a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage.

a) has run b) runs

c) was running d) had been running

15. He …   [a, b, c, d] his first million pounds by the time he was thirty.

a) has made b) used to make

c) had made d) would make

16. I had made five million pounds before things …   [a, b, c, d] to go wrong.

a) have begun b) began

c) begin d) would begin

17. They hope that their plan will be a …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) succeed b) successful

c) succession d) success

18. We asked what countries he …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) had been visited

b) had visited

c) has been visiting

d) visited

19. The …   [a, b, c, d]of coming in time is small.

a) possible b) possibly

c) possibility d) impossible

20. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) pained b) knocked down

c) wounded d) injured

21. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) surprise b) shock

c) worry d) nervousness

22. The police took the names and addresses of as many …   [a, b, c, d] as possible.

a) suspects b) witnesses

c) viewers d) judges

23. The car was easy to recognize, it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.   [a, b, c, d]

a) because b) that c) so d) but

24. By the end of the next year, they …   [a, b, c, d] the new stadium.

a) will finish b) finish

c) will have finished d) are finishing

25. People …   [a, b, c, d] their money because they want their money to grow in value.

a) save b) invest c) put away d) hide

26. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) he must to teach a class

b) he will have teaching a class

c) of he will teach a class

d) he will be teaching a class

27. Alfred has …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) never before lived alone

b) never lived alone before

c) hardly live alone before

d) lived lonelinessly in previous time

28. Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) also California b) California too

c) so does California d) California is as well

29. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) she had not many sugar

b) there was not a great amount of the sugar

c) she did not have much sugar

d) she was lacking in amount of sugar

30. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery

b) sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers

c) sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers

d) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery

31. The land and the house that you own are your …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) property b) saving

c) personal belongings d) private area

32. A …   [a, b, c, d] is an object that help you remember a place you have visited.

a) memory b) souvenir

c) crime d) note

33. If someone commits a …   [a, b, c, d] in Britain, the police try to catch him.

a) mistake b) divorce c) crime d) misunderstanding

34. The book contained a lot of …   [a, b, c, d] about how little petrol the car used.

a) information b) news

c) fact d) examination

35. When I leave school next year, I …   [a, b, c, s] this class for ten years.

a) teach b) shall have taught

c) will teach d) shall teach

36. We invited them …   [a, b, c, d] the meeting next week.

a) to attend b) for attending

c) attending d) attend

37. To call up is …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) criticize b) surrender

c) visit d) telephone

38. To check out of a hotel is to …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) register it b) leave it

c) complain d) ask for a room

39. Children under the age of eight …   [a, b, c, d] allowed to participate in this game.

a) hasn’t b) haven’t

c) isn’t d) aren’t

40. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) but two years experience

b) also two years experience

c) but also two-year experience

d) but more two years experience

41. Today the noise and smoke of factories …   [a, b, c, d] the environment polluted.

a) make b) makes

c) want d) wants

42. Neither oil nor coal …   [a, b, c, d] used to produce electricity.

a) was b) are c) is d) were

43. None of us …   [a, b, c, d] agreed with his thought.

a) is b) are c) has d) have

44. Not only these boys but also that girl …   [a, b, c, d] to class late.

a) come b) comes

c) has d) have

45. None of these documents …   [a, b, c, d] translated into English.

a) was b) need c) were d) needs

1. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …   [a, b, c, d] the air conditioner.

a) had turned on b) turn on

c) turned on d) would turn on

2. We engaged a …   [a, b, c, d] to show us the way across the mountains.

a) guidance b) guide

c) guided d) guideless

3. The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …   [a, b, c, d] to the ground.

a) burned b) had been burned

c) was burned d) had burned

4. The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I …   [a, b, c, d] so much on one outfit.

a) never had spent b) never has spent

c) had never spent d) has never spent

5. Yesterday a hornet …   [a, b, c, d] me under my arm. That really hurt!

a) had stung b) sting

c) stung d) was stung

6. Sophie is very keen …   [a, b, c, d] to art college.

a) in going b) at going

c) about going d) on going

7. If any of your questions are still …   [a, b, c, d], you could do some more research in order to have answers.

a) inanswered b) unanswered

c) imanswered d) iranswered

8. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …   [a, b, c, d] him. He was very appreciative.

a) was helping b) were helping

c) helped d) help

9. My wife and I went to Disneyland last spring. Prior to that time, we …   [a, b, c, d] to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun.

a) had never been

b) were never been

c) never were

d) were never

10. Last year I experienced …   [a, b, c, d] . I had flown in the air for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.

a) how can tedious long plane trips be

b) how tedious can long plane trips be

c) how long plane trips can be tedious

d) how tedious long plane trips can be

11. The lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) to listen to

b) listening to

c) listen to

d) to listening to

12. The police suspect him of …   [a, b, c, d] stolen goods.

a) to try to sell

b) try to sell

c) trying selling

d) trying to sell

13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …   [a, b, c, d] for offices.

a) furniture b) furnitures

c) some furnitures d) a furniture

14. After he …   [a, b, c, d] a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage.

a) has run b) runs

c) was running d) had been running

15. He …   [a, b, c, d] his first million pounds by the time he was thirty.

a) has made b) used to make

c) had made d) would make

16. I had made five million pounds before things …   [a, b, c, d] to go wrong.

a) have begun b) began

c) begin d) would begin

17. They hope that their plan will be a …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) succeed b) successful

c) succession d) success

18. We asked what countries he …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) had been visited

b) had visited

c) has been visiting

d) visited

19. The …   [a, b, c, d]of coming in time is small.

a) possible b) possibly

c) possibility d) impossible

20. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) pained b) knocked down

c) wounded d) injured

21. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) surprise b) shock

c) worry d) nervousness

22. The police took the names and addresses of as many …   [a, b, c, d] as possible.

a) suspects b) witnesses

c) viewers d) judges

23. The car was easy to recognize, it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.   [a, b, c, d]

a) because b) that c) so d) but

24. By the end of the next year, they …   [a, b, c, d] the new stadium.

a) will finish b) finish

c) will have finished d) are finishing

25. People …   [a, b, c, d] their money because they want their money to grow in value.

a) save b) invest c) put away d) hide

26. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) he must to teach a class

b) he will have teaching a class

c) of he will teach a class

d) he will be teaching a class

27. Alfred has …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) never before lived alone

b) never lived alone before

c) hardly live alone before

d) lived lonelinessly in previous time

28. Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) also California b) California too

c) so does California d) California is as well

29. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) she had not many sugar

b) there was not a great amount of the sugar

c) she did not have much sugar

d) she was lacking in amount of sugar

30. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery

b) sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers

c) sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers

d) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery

31. The land and the house that you own are your …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) property b) saving

c) personal belongings d) private area

32. A …   [a, b, c, d] is an object that help you remember a place you have visited.

a) memory b) souvenir

c) crime d) note

33. If someone commits a …   [a, b, c, d] in Britain, the police try to catch him.

a) mistake b) divorce c) crime d) misunderstanding

34. The book contained a lot of …   [a, b, c, d] about how little petrol the car used.

a) information b) news

c) fact d) examination

35. When I leave school next year, I …   [a, b, c, s] this class for ten years.

a) teach b) shall have taught

c) will teach d) shall teach

36. We invited them …   [a, b, c, d] the meeting next week.

a) to attend b) for attending

c) attending d) attend

37. To call up is …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) criticize b) surrender

c) visit d) telephone

38. To check out of a hotel is to …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) register it b) leave it

c) complain d) ask for a room

39. Children under the age of eight …   [a, b, c, d] allowed to participate in this game.

a) hasn’t b) haven’t

c) isn’t d) aren’t

40. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) but two years experience

b) also two years experience

c) but also two-year experience

d) but more two years experience

41. Today the noise and smoke of factories …   [a, b, c, d] the environment polluted.

a) make b) makes

c) want d) wants

42. Neither oil nor coal …   [a, b, c, d] used to produce electricity.

a) was b) are c) is d) were

43. None of us …   [a, b, c, d] agreed with his thought.

a) is b) are c) has d) have

44. Not only these boys but also that girl …   [a, b, c, d] to class late.

a) come b) comes

c) has d) have

45. None of these documents …   [a, b, c, d] translated into English.

a) was b) need c) were d) needs

1. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …   [a, b, c, d] the air conditioner.

a) had turned on b) turn on

c) turned on d) would turn on

2. We engaged a …   [a, b, c, d] to show us the way across the mountains.

a) guidance b) guide

c) guided d) guideless

3. The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …   [a, b, c, d] to the ground.

a) burned b) had been burned

c) was burned d) had burned

4. The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I …   [a, b, c, d] so much on one outfit.

a) never had spent b) never has spent

c) had never spent d) has never spent

5. Yesterday a hornet …   [a, b, c, d] me under my arm. That really hurt!

a) had stung b) sting

c) stung d) was stung

6. Sophie is very keen …   [a, b, c, d] to art college.

a) in going b) at going

c) about going d) on going

7. If any of your questions are still …   [a, b, c, d], you could do some more research in order to have answers.

a) inanswered b) unanswered

c) imanswered d) iranswered

8. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …   [a, b, c, d] him. He was very appreciative.

a) was helping b) were helping

c) helped d) help

9. My wife and I went to Disneyland last spring. Prior to that time, we …   [a, b, c, d] to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun.

a) had never been

b) were never been

c) never were

d) were never

10. Last year I experienced …   [a, b, c, d] . I had flown in the air for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.

a) how can tedious long plane trips be

b) how tedious can long plane trips be

c) how long plane trips can be tedious

d) how tedious long plane trips can be

11. The lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) to listen to

b) listening to

c) listen to

d) to listening to

12. The police suspect him of …   [a, b, c, d] stolen goods.

a) to try to sell

b) try to sell

c) trying selling

d) trying to sell

13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …   [a, b, c, d] for offices.

a) furniture b) furnitures

c) some furnitures d) a furniture

14. After he …   [a, b, c, d] a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage.

a) has run b) runs

c) was running d) had been running

15. He …   [a, b, c, d] his first million pounds by the time he was thirty.

a) has made b) used to make

c) had made d) would make

16. I had made five million pounds before things …   [a, b, c, d] to go wrong.

a) have begun b) began

c) begin d) would begin

17. They hope that their plan will be a …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) succeed b) successful

c) succession d) success

18. We asked what countries he …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) had been visited

b) had visited

c) has been visiting

d) visited

19. The …   [a, b, c, d]of coming in time is small.

a) possible b) possibly

c) possibility d) impossible

20. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) pained b) knocked down

c) wounded d) injured

21. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) surprise b) shock

c) worry d) nervousness

22. The police took the names and addresses of as many …   [a, b, c, d] as possible.

a) suspects b) witnesses

c) viewers d) judges

23. The car was easy to recognize, it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.   [a, b, c, d]

a) because b) that c) so d) but

24. By the end of the next year, they …   [a, b, c, d] the new stadium.

a) will finish b) finish

c) will have finished d) are finishing

25. People …   [a, b, c, d] their money because they want their money to grow in value.

a) save b) invest c) put away d) hide

26. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) he must to teach a class

b) he will have teaching a class

c) of he will teach a class

d) he will be teaching a class

27. Alfred has …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) never before lived alone

b) never lived alone before

c) hardly live alone before

d) lived lonelinessly in previous time

28. Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) also California b) California too

c) so does California d) California is as well

29. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) she had not many sugar

b) there was not a great amount of the sugar

c) she did not have much sugar

d) she was lacking in amount of sugar

30. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery

b) sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers

c) sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers

d) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery

31. The land and the house that you own are your …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) property b) saving

c) personal belongings d) private area

32. A …   [a, b, c, d] is an object that help you remember a place you have visited.

a) memory b) souvenir

c) crime d) note

33. If someone commits a …   [a, b, c, d] in Britain, the police try to catch him.

a) mistake b) divorce c) crime d) misunderstanding

34. The book contained a lot of …   [a, b, c, d] about how little petrol the car used.

a) information b) news

c) fact d) examination

35. When I leave school next year, I …   [a, b, c, s] this class for ten years.

a) teach b) shall have taught

c) will teach d) shall teach

36. We invited them …   [a, b, c, d] the meeting next week.

a) to attend b) for attending

c) attending d) attend

37. To call up is …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) criticize b) surrender

c) visit d) telephone

38. To check out of a hotel is to …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) register it b) leave it

c) complain d) ask for a room

39. Children under the age of eight …   [a, b, c, d] allowed to participate in this game.

a) hasn’t b) haven’t

c) isn’t d) aren’t

40. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) but two years experience

b) also two years experience

c) but also two-year experience

d) but more two years experience

41. Today the noise and smoke of factories …   [a, b, c, d] the environment polluted.

a) make b) makes

c) want d) wants

42. Neither oil nor coal …   [a, b, c, d] used to produce electricity.

a) was b) are c) is d) were

43. None of us …   [a, b, c, d] agreed with his thought.

a) is b) are c) has d) have

44. Not only these boys but also that girl …   [a, b, c, d] to class late.

a) come b) comes

c) has d) have

45. None of these documents …   [a, b, c, d] translated into English.

a) was b) need c) were d) needs

1. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …   [a, b, c, d] the air conditioner.

a) had turned on b) turn on

c) turned on d) would turn on

2. We engaged a …   [a, b, c, d] to show us the way across the mountains.

a) guidance b) guide

c) guided d) guideless

3. The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …   [a, b, c, d] to the ground.

a) burned b) had been burned

c) was burned d) had burned

4. The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I …   [a, b, c, d] so much on one outfit.

a) never had spent b) never has spent

c) had never spent d) has never spent

5. Yesterday a hornet …   [a, b, c, d] me under my arm. That really hurt!

a) had stung b) sting

c) stung d) was stung

6. Sophie is very keen …   [a, b, c, d] to art college.

a) in going b) at going

c) about going d) on going

7. If any of your questions are still …   [a, b, c, d], you could do some more research in order to have answers.

a) inanswered b) unanswered

c) imanswered d) iranswered

8. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …   [a, b, c, d] him. He was very appreciative.

a) was helping b) were helping

c) helped d) help

9. My wife and I went to Disneyland last spring. Prior to that time, we …   [a, b, c, d] to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun.

a) had never been

b) were never been

c) never were

d) were never

10. Last year I experienced …   [a, b, c, d] . I had flown in the air for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.

a) how can tedious long plane trips be

b) how tedious can long plane trips be

c) how long plane trips can be tedious

d) how tedious long plane trips can be

11. The lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) to listen to

b) listening to

c) listen to

d) to listening to

12. The police suspect him of …   [a, b, c, d] stolen goods.

a) to try to sell

b) try to sell

c) trying selling

d) trying to sell

13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …   [a, b, c, d] for offices.

a) furniture b) furnitures

c) some furnitures d) a furniture

14. After he …   [a, b, c, d] a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage.

a) has run b) runs

c) was running d) had been running

15. He …   [a, b, c, d] his first million pounds by the time he was thirty.

a) has made b) used to make

c) had made d) would make

16. I had made five million pounds before things …   [a, b, c, d] to go wrong.

a) have begun b) began

c) begin d) would begin

17. They hope that their plan will be a …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) succeed b) successful

c) succession d) success

18. We asked what countries he …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) had been visited

b) had visited

c) has been visiting

d) visited

19. The …   [a, b, c, d]of coming in time is small.

a) possible b) possibly

c) possibility d) impossible

20. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) pained b) knocked down

c) wounded d) injured

21. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) surprise b) shock

c) worry d) nervousness

22. The police took the names and addresses of as many …   [a, b, c, d] as possible.

a) suspects b) witnesses

c) viewers d) judges

23. The car was easy to recognize, it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.   [a, b, c, d]

a) because b) that c) so d) but

24. By the end of the next year, they …   [a, b, c, d] the new stadium.

a) will finish b) finish

c) will have finished d) are finishing

25. People …   [a, b, c, d] their money because they want their money to grow in value.

a) save b) invest c) put away d) hide

26. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) he must to teach a class

b) he will have teaching a class

c) of he will teach a class

d) he will be teaching a class

27. Alfred has …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) never before lived alone

b) never lived alone before

c) hardly live alone before

d) lived lonelinessly in previous time

28. Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) also California b) California too

c) so does California d) California is as well

29. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) she had not many sugar

b) there was not a great amount of the sugar

c) she did not have much sugar

d) she was lacking in amount of sugar

30. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery

b) sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers

c) sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers

d) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery

31. The land and the house that you own are your …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) property b) saving

c) personal belongings d) private area

32. A …   [a, b, c, d] is an object that help you remember a place you have visited.

a) memory b) souvenir

c) crime d) note

33. If someone commits a …   [a, b, c, d] in Britain, the police try to catch him.

a) mistake b) divorce c) crime d) misunderstanding

34. The book contained a lot of …   [a, b, c, d] about how little petrol the car used.

a) information b) news

c) fact d) examination

35. When I leave school next year, I …   [a, b, c, s] this class for ten years.

a) teach b) shall have taught

c) will teach d) shall teach

36. We invited them …   [a, b, c, d] the meeting next week.

a) to attend b) for attending

c) attending d) attend

37. To call up is …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) criticize b) surrender

c) visit d) telephone

38. To check out of a hotel is to …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) register it b) leave it

c) complain d) ask for a room

39. Children under the age of eight …   [a, b, c, d] allowed to participate in this game.

a) hasn’t b) haven’t

c) isn’t d) aren’t

40. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) but two years experience

b) also two years experience

c) but also two-year experience

d) but more two years experience

41. Today the noise and smoke of factories …   [a, b, c, d] the environment polluted.

a) make b) makes

c) want d) wants

42. Neither oil nor coal …   [a, b, c, d] used to produce electricity.

a) was b) are c) is d) were

43. None of us …   [a, b, c, d] agreed with his thought.

a) is b) are c) has d) have

44. Not only these boys but also that girl …   [a, b, c, d] to class late.

a) come b) comes

c) has d) have

45. None of these documents …   [a, b, c, d] translated into English.

a) was b) need c) were d) needs

1. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …   [a, b, c, d] the air conditioner.

a) had turned on b) turn on

c) turned on d) would turn on

2. We engaged a …   [a, b, c, d] to show us the way across the mountains.

a) guidance b) guide

c) guided d) guideless

3. The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …   [a, b, c, d] to the ground.

a) burned b) had been burned

c) was burned d) had burned

4. The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I …   [a, b, c, d] so much on one outfit.

a) never had spent b) never has spent

c) had never spent d) has never spent

5. Yesterday a hornet …   [a, b, c, d] me under my arm. That really hurt!

a) had stung b) sting

c) stung d) was stung

6. Sophie is very keen …   [a, b, c, d] to art college.

a) in going b) at going

c) about going d) on going

7. If any of your questions are still …   [a, b, c, d], you could do some more research in order to have answers.

a) inanswered b) unanswered

c) imanswered d) iranswered

8. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …   [a, b, c, d] him. He was very appreciative.

a) was helping b) were helping

c) helped d) help

9. My wife and I went to Disneyland last spring. Prior to that time, we …   [a, b, c, d] to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun.

a) had never been

b) were never been

c) never were

d) were never

10. Last year I experienced …   [a, b, c, d] . I had flown in the air for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.

a) how can tedious long plane trips be

b) how tedious can long plane trips be

c) how long plane trips can be tedious

d) how tedious long plane trips can be

11. The lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) to listen to

b) listening to

c) listen to

d) to listening to

12. The police suspect him of …   [a, b, c, d] stolen goods.

a) to try to sell

b) try to sell

c) trying selling

d) trying to sell

13. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …   [a, b, c, d] for offices.

a) furniture b) furnitures

c) some furnitures d) a furniture

14. After he …   [a, b, c, d] a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage.

a) has run b) runs

c) was running d) had been running

15. He …   [a, b, c, d] his first million pounds by the time he was thirty.

a) has made b) used to make

c) had made d) would make

16. I had made five million pounds before things …   [a, b, c, d] to go wrong.

a) have begun b) began

c) begin d) would begin

17. They hope that their plan will be a …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) succeed b) successful

c) succession d) success

18. We asked what countries he …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) had been visited

b) had visited

c) has been visiting

d) visited

19. The …   [a, b, c, d]of coming in time is small.

a) possible b) possibly

c) possibility d) impossible

20. A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) pained b) knocked down

c) wounded d) injured

21. Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) surprise b) shock

c) worry d) nervousness

22. The police took the names and addresses of as many …   [a, b, c, d] as possible.

a) suspects b) witnesses

c) viewers d) judges

23. The car was easy to recognize, it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.   [a, b, c, d]

a) because b) that c) so d) but

24. By the end of the next year, they …   [a, b, c, d] the new stadium.

a) will finish b) finish

c) will have finished d) are finishing

25. People …   [a, b, c, d] their money because they want their money to grow in value.

a) save b) invest c) put away d) hide

26. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) he must to teach a class

b) he will have teaching a class

c) of he will teach a class

d) he will be teaching a class

27. Alfred has …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) never before lived alone

b) never lived alone before

c) hardly live alone before

d) lived lonelinessly in previous time

28. Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) also California b) California too

c) so does California d) California is as well

29. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) she had not many sugar

b) there was not a great amount of the sugar

c) she did not have much sugar

d) she was lacking in amount of sugar

30. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery

b) sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers

c) sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers

d) sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery

31. The land and the house that you own are your …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) property b) saving

c) personal belongings d) private area

32. A …   [a, b, c, d] is an object that help you remember a place you have visited.

a) memory b) souvenir

c) crime d) note

33. If someone commits a …   [a, b, c, d] in Britain, the police try to catch him.

a) mistake b) divorce c) crime d) misunderstanding

34. The book contained a lot of …   [a, b, c, d] about how little petrol the car used.

a) information b) news

c) fact d) examination

35. When I leave school next year, I …   [a, b, c, s] this class for ten years.

a) teach b) shall have taught

c) will teach d) shall teach

36. We invited them …   [a, b, c, d] the meeting next week.

a) to attend b) for attending

c) attending d) attend

37. To call up is …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) criticize b) surrender

c) visit d) telephone

38. To check out of a hotel is to …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) register it b) leave it

c) complain d) ask for a room

39. Children under the age of eight …   [a, b, c, d] allowed to participate in this game.

a) hasn’t b) haven’t

c) isn’t d) aren’t

40. Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree …   [a, b, c, d] .

a) but two years experience

b) also two years experience

c) but also two-year experience

d) but more two years experience

41. Today the noise and smoke of factories …   [a, b, c, d] the environment polluted.

a) make b) makes

c) want d) wants

42. Neither oil nor coal …   [a, b, c, d] used to produce electricity.

a) was b) are c) is d) were

43. None of us …   [a, b, c, d] agreed with his thought.

a) is b) are c) has d) have

44. Not only these boys but also that girl …   [a, b, c, d] to class late.

a) come b) comes

c) has d) have

45. None of these documents …   [a, b, c, d] translated into English.

a) was b) need c) were d) needs