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I __51__ don’t believe  in ghosts __52__ my experience at the

Rose Inn. __53__ I have never seen one. But ghost stories have made
me __54__ uncomfortable since then I __55__ the inn late at night
and asked __56__.

“ There’s  nothing left,” he said, “__57__ to sleep in Number7.”
“ Why not?” I said. “What’s wrong with it?”, I was so tired that I

would have slept __58__.

“Nothing,” he said slowly. “ but something happened there a few

months ago.”

Every old inn has __59__ strange stories, so I thought that __60__

he told me about it, the better. I was willing to listen to anything for
__61__ a bed to sleep in.

“A man came here late at night, __62__ you,” the landlord said. “I

thought there was something odd __63__ him because he kept looking
__64__ his shoulder while he was signing his name in the book. He
asked me __65__ have and I offered __66__” “__67__ a man who has
said he’ll kill me,” he said suddenly. “With a knife.” He looked __68__
that I thought I had better __69__ him to his room. I locked the door and
left him __70__. The next day we __71__ him dead, with  a knife beside
him. He had __72__” the landlord said. “or someone else had done it.
Do you mind sleeping there now you know the story?”. “Well,” I said.
“__73__ is following me. But I wish you __74__ the story in morning
__75__ I’ll sleep here on the bar if you’ve got a couple of blankets.”

51. A) Already

B) Yet

C) no longer

D) still

52. A) Even though B) even after

C) although

D) in spite

53. A) At least

B) At last

C) At first

D) At once

54. A) To feel

B) feel myself

C) feel

D) that I feel

55. A) arrived to

B) arrived at

C) reached to

D) reached at

56. A) room of the landlord

B) room from the landlod

C) the landlord a room

D) the landlord for a room

57. A) If you didn’t like

B) If you don’t like

C) Unless you are liking

D) Unless you’d like

58. A) anywhere

B) somewhere

C) nowhere

D) in whatever place

59. A) his

B) its

C) their

D) the

60. A)so soon as

B) as soon as

C) the soonest

D) the sooner

61. A) the sake of

B) the lack of

C) the need of

D) the wish of

62. A) as

B) like

C) the same that D) similar with

63. A) with

B) of

C) about

D) around

64. A) through

B) back

C) over

D) after

65. A) what room could he

B) what room he may

C) which room could he

D) which room he could

66. A) to him the number 7

B) to him number 7

C) him number 7

D) him the number 7

67. A) It’s

B) There’s

C) That’s

D) He’s

68. A) to be so frightened

B) so frightened

C) with such fright

D) with such fright

69. A) to bring

B) to take

C) bring

D) take

70. A) by himself

B) by his self

C) only himself

D) in his own

71. A) met

B) knew

C) found

D) uncovered

72. A) cut himself the throat

B) himself cut the throat

C) his throat cut

D) cut his throat

73. A) None

B) No one

C) Anyone

D) Any one

74. A) told me

B) had told me

C) would tell me

D) would have told me

75. A) As it is

B) Like it is

C) Being like that

D) Being as that

“Darling! There’s hardly any petrol left in the tank. I __76__ it up

before we left home. __77__ a garage quite near but I __78__ drive
carefully until we __79__ there. If only I __80__ the petrol before we
started out! Damn! I __81__ this to happen for the last ten minutes. I’ll
have to push the car to the side of the road because we __82__ if we
leave it here. But I can’t imagine what __83__ to let this happen.

76. A) must have filled

B) should have filled

C) would have filled

D) had to fill

77. A) There may be

B) It may be

C) There can be

D) It can be

78. A) like better

B) would better

C) had better

D) prefer

79. A) shall get

B) will get

C) are getting

D) get

80. A) checked

B) would have checking

C) had checked

D) have checked

81. A) am expecting

B) expect

C) have been expecting

D) was expecting

82. A) will be fined

B) will fine

C) will be being fined

D) will be fining

83. A) was I thinking about

B) I was thinking about

C) did I think about

D) I thought about

84. He _____ me by two games to one

A) beat

B) conquered

C) gained

D) won

85. His office is on the third _____ of the building.

A) floor

B) flat

C) ground

D) level

86. How long are you thinking of _____ in this country?

A) reminding

B) staying

C) resting

D) inhabiting

87. I don’t want to go into the sea. I’d rather lie on the _____.

 A) coast

B) beach

C) bank

D) seaside

88. I’m _____ . I didn’t pass the examination but I’ll do better next time.

A) deceived

B) despaired

C) disillusioned D) disappointed

89. The lecture was so _____ that everyone went to sleep.

A) boring

B) bored

C) tiring

D) tired

90. I _____ an answer to my letter within a few days.

A) hope

B) wait

C) look forward D) expect

91. When he _____ he wants to be an architect.

A) ages

B) grows

C) grows up

D) increases

92. It’s on the top shelf, out of _____.

A) distance

B) reach

C) touch

D) attempt

93. He’s worked so _____ that he deserves a rest.

A) roughly

B) intensive

C) hardly

D) hard

94. They’re staying with us _____ the time being until they find a place

of their own.
A) during

B) in

C) since

D) for

95. I‘ll call _____ you at 8.30 and give you a lift to work.

A) in

B) for

C) at

D) up

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

one does not. Choose one that does not.

96. A) blood

B) stood

C) flood

D) mud

97. A) word

B) third

C) stirred

D) lord

98. A) war

B) bar

C) far

D) star

99. A) eyes

B) prize

C) lies

D) buys

100. A) build

B) mild

C) wild

D) child

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