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1.Fill in the missing words

1. We were very proud of his …………….

A. fearful B. fearfulness C. fearless D. fearlessness

2. The Sloths spend most of ………time hanging upside down from trees and feeding on leaves and fruit.
A. its B. his C. her D. their

3. The native people in the Americas were referred to as Indians because according to the ………… at the
time, Christopher Columbus had reached the East Indies.
A. believe B. belief C. believed D. believer

4. …………….. missile was used in the war between American and Irak.
A. Guidance B. Guide C. Guided D. Guideless

5. A barometer is a device with a sealed metal chamber designed ………………the changes in the pressure
of air in the atmosphere.
A. to reading B. read C. reading D. to read

6. Cotton fiber, like other vegetable fibers, ……………. composed mostly of cellulose.
A. are B. is C. has D. have

7. Almost all life depends ……. Chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy.
A. with B. to C. on D. for

8. It may be argued that modern presidents have far ……………. responsibilities than their predecessors did.
A. greatB. more greatC. greaterD. most great

9. She put a (well-) …………….. case for increasing the fees.

A. reason B. reasoned C. reasonable D. reasonably

10. Many grasshoppers can produce sounds by ……………. their hind legs against their wings.
A. rub B. to rub C. rubbed D. rubbing

11. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was not only a poet and an author but ….….….…..the chairman of the
modern language department at Harvard university for more than eighteen years.
A. also B. so well C. so D. a

12. It’s an …………….. advice service.

A. occupied (v) B. occupied (adj) C. occupation D. occupational

13. Some important characteristics of the baroque style were a renewed interest in ornamentation and a
powerful ………………. of both light and shade.
A. use B. useful C. useless D. to use

14. I’ve succeeded ……………… hold of the telephone number.

A. in getting B. on getting C. upon getting D. about getting

15. The girl took a long hike on the first morning at camp.
A. horseback ride B. bike ride C. walk D. go

16. The elevator broke down, and we had to walk up to the tenth floor.
A. fell B. stopped functioning C. exploded D. spread
17. Two little boys approached me and said, “Give me some money”.
A. came down to B. came up to C. came around to D. came on to

18. The cabinet consists of secretaries of departments, who report to the president,
give him advice, and ……………. Him make decisions.
A. helping B. to help C. help D. with helping

19. The jury isn’t satisfied ………………his answer.

A. to B. withC. about D. of

20. Each of the intelsat satellites ………….. in a fixed position from which they relay radio signals to more
than seventy earth stations.
A. remain B. remains C. remained D. remaining

21. The examiner must have pleased ……..my performance.

A. for B. With C. About D. in

22. “Grateful for” means:

A. fed up with B. proud of C. fond of D. thankful for

23. They informed me about it. That’s the …………….. I received.

A. inform B. informs C. informations D. information

24. She said she ……………….. this race.

A. wants to win B. want to win C. wanted to win D. wanting to win

25. The thief was …………….. to six months’ imprisonment.

A. given B. allowed C. sent D. sentenced

26. Some people think that the camel …..water in its hump.
A. store B. stores C. stored D. had stored
27. Instead of ……………… about the good news, Tom seemed to be indifferent.
A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited

28. Women …………….. to live longer than men.

A. tendB. tendency C. tendentious D. tendentiously

29. I finally finished ……………… at 7.00 p.m. and served dinner.

A. cooking B. being cooked C. to cook D. to be cooked

30. Would you mind not ………………the radio until I have finished with this phone call?
A. turning onB. being turned onC. to turned onD. to be turned on

2.Fill in the missing words

1. Ann hoped ……………… to join the private club. She could make important
business contracts there.
A. inviting B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited

2. The fact that many students tend ……interest in literature.

A. lose B. losing C. to lose D. being lost

3. The tourists complained ……………..any sleep.

A. for not getting B. about not getting C. on not getting D. in not getting
4. She’s perfectly …….. in her demands.
A. reasonB. reasonedC. reasonableD. reasonably

5. It is a thing worth ………………

A. being doneB. to be doneC. doingD. do

6. There are ways ……………… that.

A. doingB. to be doneC. doneD. to do

7. Prices continue to show an upward ….

A. tendB. tendencyC. tendentiousD. tendentiously

8. The quality of this photograph is not noticeably different ……………… that one.
A. forB. withC. fromD. of

9. You should get into the habit of ………at least one newspaper daily.
A. to readB. readingC. being readD. read

10. It is very important that you learn how ……………… this tool.
A. to useB. usingC. useD. used

11. Historians will never agree completely the effects of ………………the world’s first atomic bomb
……………… the World War II.
A. drop / to endB. dropping / to be endedC. dropping / to endD. drop / end

12. She was unable to speak from ………

A. fearB. fearsomeC. fearfulD. fearless

13. We felt ashamed ………… his action.

A. toB. ofC. onD. for

14. A good student must know …………

A. to study hardB. to be a good studentC. how to study effectivelyD. the way of effectively in study

15. Radioactivity causes cancer and may ………………future generations.

A. createB. affectC. developD. even help

16. The pilot agreed to land the plane only …………… the hijackers threatened
in shoot some of the passengers.
A. whichB. whenC. thatD. where

17. We was delighted ………………you’ve won the first prize in the National
mathematics competition.
A. thatB. whenC. whyD. where

18. You were responsible ………………the error.

A. toB. forC. onD. in

19. He was ……………… to prevent it.

A. powerB. powerlyC. powerlessD. unpower

20. Either my answer or yours ………….wrong.

A. isB. areC. hasD. have
21. He returned money to the man who ……………… it.
A. looseB. have lostC. lostD. had lost

22. The film didn’t ……………… to our expectations.

A. equalB. giveC. equallyD. gave

23. There are three categories ……………answers you can choose one.
A. ofB. aboutC. withD. in

24. Children with ……….. faces waiting for the pantomime to start.
A. expectantB. expectedC. expectD. expectation

25. Those fellows seem dull and I want to get ……………… of them quickly.
A. pantB. ridC. chanceD. difficult

26. The suggestions above are just some of the ways to increase your ……………..awareness.
A. cultureB. culturallyC. culturalD. cultured

27. My roommates ……………… dinner by the time I got home.

A. finishedB. finishC. had finishedD. have finished

28. We express our thoughts by means ……………… word.

A. inB. toC. onD. of

29. The witness’s account was not ………with the facts.

A. matchB. reliableC. consistentD. confirmed

30. It was not until she had arrived home ……………… remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. when sheB. that sheC. and sheD. She