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Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

I had been sitting __1__ in my usual compartment __2__ at least ten
minutes, waiting __3__. The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start
__4__ and I often thought that I could have __5__ in bed a little longer or
had __6__ cup of tea before __7__ Suddenly I heart someone shouting
__8__ the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train.
The man __9__ put out his hand to stop her but she run past him and
opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle blew and the
train started.

“I nearly missed it, __10__?” the girl said. “How long does it take to

__11__ London?”

“It depends on the __12__” I said. “Some days it’s __13__ others.”

“I’ll have to __14__, __15__ late again tomorrow,” she said. “It’s my first
day __16__ with a new firm today and they told me that the man __17__
is very strict. I __18__ him yet so I don’t know __19__ but he sounds a bit
frightening.

She talked about her new job __20__ the way to London and before

long, I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My __21__
secretary had just left so I must be her new boss __22__ only fair to tell
her.

“Oh, dear,” she said.” __23__ mistake! I wish I __24__”
“Never mind,” I said. “At least you’ll know when your train’s late

that __25__”

1.

A) for myself

B) only myself

C) by myself

D) in my own

2.

A) for

B) during

C) since

D) meanwhile

3.

A) the train to start

B) for the train start

C) the train’s start

D) for the train to start

4.

A) on their hour

B) on time

C) at their hour

D) at time

5.

A) lain

B) laid

C) lied

D) lay

6.

A) other

B) some other

C) another

D) one other

7.

A) I had left the home

B) leave from home

C) leaving home

D) to leave home

8.

A) at

B) by

C) in

D) on

9.

A)at place

B) on duty

C) for control

D) in post

10. A) haven’t I

B) don’t I

C) wasn’t I

D) didn’t I

11. A) get to

B) arrive to

C) reach to

D) make to

12. A) driver to the engine

B) driver engine

C) engine’s driver

D) engine driver

13. A) far slower that

B) much slower than

C) a lot more slow than

D) a great deal more slow than

14. A) mend me the watch

B) mend me my watch

C) have my watch mended

D) have mended my watch

15. A) in order not are

B) so as not to be

C) for not being

D) so that it’s not

16. A) at job

B) in job

C) in work

D) at work

17. A) I’m going to work for

B) what I’m going to work for

C) for which I’m going to work D) which I’m going to work

18. A) didn’t meet

B) haven’t met

C) didn’t know

D) haven’t known

19. A) what he is like

B) what is he like

C) how he is

D) how is he

20. A) through

B) by

C) on

D) in

21. A) proper

B) own

C) same

D) self

22. A) There was

B) That was

C) It was

D) Was

23. A) What a terrible

B) What terrible

C) How terrible

D) So terrible a

24. A) had known

B) have known

C) knew

D) would have known

25. A) so will the mine be

B) the mine will be, too

C) So will mine

D) mine will be, too

Hello, Mary! I __26__ you before now but I __27__ so hard at the

office that I didn’t have  time. My boss __28__ to holiday tomorrow and
he __29__ arrange everything before he __30__ If he had given me
sensible instruction I could have done the work next week. But you __31__
the same problems with your boss. Anyway, __32__ two tickets for the
new play at the Grand Theatre on Saturday __33__ and see it together?

26. A) should have rung

B) must have rung

C) had to ring

D) ought to ring

27. A) must work

B) must have worked

C) have had to work

D) ought to work

28. A) will go

B) is going

C) shall go

D) shall be going

29. A) wants that I

B) would that I

C) would like that I

D) wants me to

30. A) leaves

B) shall leave

C) will leave

D) is leaving

31. A) have to have

B) can have

C) ought to have

D) must have

32. A) they have been given to me B) I have been given

C) I am given

D) they are given to me

33. A) May we go

B) Do you like to go

C) Shall we go

D) Will we go

34. The lift is out of _____ so we’ll have to walk.

A) function

B) order

C) running

D) work

35. Dinner will be ready _____ but we have time for a drink before than.

A) currently

 B) lately

C) presently

D) suddenly

36. What do you _____ to do about the problem now that this solution

has failed.
A) attempt

B) think

C) pretend

D) intend

37. We have _____ for a new secretary but we haven’t had any replies

yet.
A) advertised

B) advised

C) announced

D) noticed

38. I’ve _____ for the job and I hope I get it.

A) appointed

B) applied

C) presented

D) succeeded

39. He threw the box out of the window and it fell to the _____ outside.

A) flat

B) floor

C) plain

D) ground

40. 100 competitors had _____ the race.

A) put their names for

B) entered for

C) put themselves for

D) taken part

41. I’m very _____ to you for your help.

A) grateful

B) agreeable

C) pleased

D) thanks

42. He’s so mean that he wouldn’t give a beggar a _____ of  bread.

A) peel

B) shell

C) crust

D) skin

43. Will you be able to come to the party? I _____ .

A) believe yes

B) am afraid not

C) don’t hope so

D) don’t expect

44. I never expected you to turn _____ at the meeting. I thought you

were abroad.
A) A round

B) on

C) in

D) up

45. The plane is just going to take _____.

A) away

B) out

C) off

D) up

In this series of questions, three words have the same sound but

one does not. Choose one that does not.

46. A) knees

B) peace

C) freeze

D) keys

47. A) home

B) sum

C) crumb

D) come

48. A) straighter

B) greater

C) water

D) later

49. A) ache

B) shake

C) steak

D) weak

50. A) another

B) bother

C) brother

D) mother

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