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Nowadays __51__ quite early what kind of work they would __52__.

When I was at school, we had to choose what to study when we were
fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future, scientists __53__ a lot of
money,” my parents said. __54__ to learn physics and chemistry, but in
the end I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time
__55__ my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. “I didn’t think you
were,” said my mother. “__56__,” said my father. “Well, the best __57__
now is to look for a job.”

I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. Neither of them

__58__ suggest anything, but they promised that they __59__ their friends.
A few days later while I __60__ bed, someone telephoned. “Is that Miss
Jenkins?” a man’s voice asked. “I understand your hobby is photography
and I’ve got a job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name
is Mr. Thomson.” He seemed pleasant on the phone so I went __61__. I
was __62__ I almost forgot to say goodbye. “Good luck!” my mother
__63__ me.

I arrived a bit early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if

__64__ for a long time. “No, not long,” I replied. After talking to me for
about twenty minutes he offered me a job – not as a photographer
though, as a model!

51. A) the most people decide

B) the most people decides

C) most people decide

D) most people decides

52. A) like to do

B) like to make C) do

D) make

53. A) shall I earn

B) will earn

C) going to earn D) are earning

54. A) During three years I’ve tried B) During three years I tried

C) For three years I’ve tried

D) For three years I tried

55. A) that I didn’t tell

B) before I told

C) when I wasn’t telling

D) before telling

56. A) Nor I did

B) I didn’t neither

C) I didn’t either

D) I didn’t too

57. A) to do

B) you should do

C) thing to do

D) thing that you do

58. A) may

B) might

C) can

D) could

59. A) should ask

B) would ask

C) were asking

D) have asked

60. A) was still in

B) still was in

C) was still in the D) still was in the

61. A) that I should see him

B) for seeing him

C) to see him

D) for to see him

62. A) so excited than

B) so excited as

C) so much excited

D) so excited that

63. A) told

B) said

C) told to

D) said to

64. A) I had been waiting

B) I had been expecting him

C) I have been waiting

D) I have been expecting him

65. Is her ________ than mine?

A) shorter hair

B) hair shorter

C) hair more short

D) more short hair

66. Phone me when you get ________ .

A) to home

B) at home

C) in home

D) home

67. When ________ a game of football?

A) had you last

B) did you last have

C) last had you

D) did you have last

68. I can’t find the book ________ .

A) nowhere

B) everywhere C) anywhere

D) somewhere

69. There’s not much news in today’s paper, ________ ?

A) isn’t it

B) are there

C) is there

D) aren’t there

70. Fred doesn’t like babies ________ Jill.

A) Nor does

B) So doesn’t

C) So does

D) Nor doesn’t

71. He often tells stories ________ .

A) what people laugh at

B) which people laugh

C) that people laugh at

D) at what people laugh

72. Let’s not ________ tonight. There’s a good film on television.

A) to go somewhere

B) go to somewhere

C) go nowhere

D) go anywhere

73. The baby is crying! Will you ________ while I prepare his milk?

A) tear him up

B) look after him

C) care him

D) make him up

74. A secretary’s job isn’t always easy ________ .

A) of to do

B) for doing

C) of doing

D) to do

75. ________ was fine, I sat out in the garden.

A) For it

B) As it

C) For there

D) As there

76. While we were traveling ________, it started to rain.

A) towards London in my car

B) towards London by my car

C) against London in my car

D) against London by my car

77. Jack brought us ________ cheese.

A) enough of

B) too many

C) some more

D) a lot

78. ________ draw very well.

A) These both children

B) Both of they

C) Both them

D) Both these girls

79. To travel from England to Scotland you ________ a passport.

A) mustn’t have B) haven’t got

C) don’t need

D) needn’t

80. Your pen’s on the floor.

A) Pick it up!

B) Pick up it!

C) Take it up!

D) Take up it!

81. I like bacon and eggs ________ .

A) for breakfast

B) for the breakfast

C) with breakfast

D) with the breakfast

82. Do you like the cakes? I don’t like ________ .

A) all them

B) them all

C) every

D) everyone

83. Children shouldn’t leave their toys on the floor. They should ________.

A) put out them

B) put off them

C) put them away

D) put them off

84. Where can we get a ball? Let’s ________ .

A) lend one from John

B) lend John’s one

C) borrow one of John

D) borrow one from John

85. I ________ home at half past six.

A) was at

B) come at

C) arrive in

D) go to

86. I ________ early, but on Sundays I stay in bed late.

A) usually go up

B) usually get up

C) used to go up

D) used to get up

87. When ________ Mr. Jones?

A) you have met

B) you did meet

C) you met

D) did you meet

88. The girls ________ talked to were quite happy.

A) we

B) which we

C) those we

D) what we

89. Tony likes walking in the country and ________ .

A) also does Mary

B) so does Mary

C) Mary likes also

D) so Mary likes

90. ________ it is from Bristol to Glasgow!

A) What long a way

B) What distance

C) How long way

D) How far

91. I ________ meet her every day.

A) used to

B) wanted

C) liked

D) am not able

92. You said the books were on the desk, but ________ there.

A) there was no one

B) there were none

C) there were no ones

D) was none

93. Have you got a ________, please?

A) fishes tin

B) fish tin

C) tin of fishes

D) tin of fish

94. John’s not been to New York.

A) Neither has Ben.

B) Ben hasn’t also.

C) Nor is Ben.

D) Ben isn’t too.

95. How ________ have you been to America?

A) much time

B) many times C) long for

D) long ago

96. Tell ________ back tomorrow.

A) Pam to come

B) Pam come

C) to Pam to come

D) to Pam come

97. There was a lot of post today but ________ you.

A) it’s nothing for either of

B) it’s nothing for either

C) there’s nothing for either of

D) there’s nothing for either

98. He doesn’t ________ English.

A) neither speak or write

B) neither speak nor write

C) speak or write

D) speak nor write

99. Is that the man ________ yesterday?

A) you’ve met

B) has met you

C) you met

D) met you

100. The restaurant had plenty of tables but ________ .

A) one only empty

B) only one empty

C) no one empty

D) no ones empty

Book 1 Part E

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