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Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

I can clearly remember the first time I __1__ Mr. Andrews, my old

headmaster, __2__ __3__. During the war, I had been __4__ school in
the north of England but my family had just returned to London. __5__ for
children to go to and my father had to go from __6__ asking them __7__
__8__ pupil. I used to go with him but he had __9__ hard time trying to
persuade people __10__ him that I seldom had to do __11__. We had
been to all the schools __12__ we lived, but __13__ my father argued,
the more impossible it became. In the end, we went to a school __14__
from home. The headmaster __15__ for at least an hour. While we were
waiting, I looked round that the __16__, __17__ was one of those old
Victorian structures, completely __18__ but still standing. I could hear
the boys playing in the playground outside. When the headmaster’s
secretary finally let us __19__ his office, Mr. Andrews spoke to me first .
“Why do you want to come here?” he said. I had been thinking __20__
something about studying but I couldn’t help __21__ the boys outside.
“I don’t know __22__ in London,” I said.” I’d like __23__ with the other
boys. I read a lot of books, too” I added. “All right,” Mr. Andrews said.
“We have one place free, __24__”

My two years at that school were among the __25__ of my life.

1.

A) met

B) knew

C) found

D) discovered

2.

A) even

B) nevertheless C) although

D) in spite

3.

A) it’s now since over 20 years
B) it’s over 20 years ago now
C) it’s since more than 20 years now
D) it makes more than 20 years now

4.

A) in the

B) in

C) at

D) at the

5.

A) There were not enough schools left
B) There were not still enough schools
C) There didn’t stay enough schools
D) Not enough schools rested

6.

A) one to another

B) each to other

C) one to other

D) the ones to the others

7.

A) that they took me

B) for taking me

C) for to take me

D) to take me

8.

A) as

B) as a

C) like

D) like a

9.

A) such

B) such a

C) so

D) a so

10. A) just for seeing

B) just for to see

C) even seeing

D) even to see

11. A) no test

B) one test

C) any test

D) some test

12. A) near where

B) near

C) near to

D) near the place there

13. A) the most

B) the more

C) how much

D) for how much

14. A) at five miles

B) five miles long

C) about five miles away

D) about five miles far

15. A) kept us to wait

B) kept us waiting

C) made us to waiting

D) made us waiting

16. A) building of the school

B) building school

C) school’s building

D) school building

17. A) which

B) that

C) what

D) it

18. A) of the old time

B) outside its time

C) past its date

D) out of date

19. A) to enter

B) to pass in

C) to come into D) into

20. A) of saying

B) to say

C) of telling

D) to tell

21. A) to remember

B) remembering

C) to remind

D) reminding

22. A) no one

B) none

C) someone

D) anyone

23. A) that I played B) the play

C) to play

D) playing

24. A) in truth

B) it’s the truth C) in fact

D) it’s fact

25. A) happier

B) happiest

C) more happy

D) most happy

ADVANCED TEST - 2

“Excuse me, Mrs. Jones. Would you mind __26__ me a favor? I __27__

shopping. But as soon as I shut my front door I realized I had left my key
in the house. So when I __28__ back I __29__ get in. It was very silly of
me. I __30__ at all because all the groceries __31__ I only wanted some
mustard. __32__ come in and climb over the fence into my back garden?
That is very kind of you. I wish I __33__ give you so much trouble.”

26. A) making

B) doing

C) to make

D) to do

27. A) have just been

B) have just gone

C) would just go

D) was just going

28. A) get

B) am getting

C) shall get

D) will get

29. A) can’t

B) won’t be able to

C) haven’t been able to

D) couldn’t

30. A) needn’t have come out

B) didn’t need to come out

C) mustn’t have come out

D) hadn’t to come out

31. A) have already been delivered B) already have delivered

C) are being delivered already

D) already are being delivered

32. A) Shall I

B) Will I

C) May I

D) Do you want me to

33. A) don’t have to

B) haven’t to

C) hadn’t to

D) didn’t have to

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

34. Would you ______ holding this box for me while I open the door?

A) like

B) matter

C) mind

D) object

35. He is ______ dark glasses to protect his eyes from the sun.

A) carrying

B) fitting

C) bearing

D) wearing

36. He has told to get off the bus because he couldn’t pay the ______.

A) bill

B) journey

C) travel

D) fare

37. They have put the bird in a cage to ______ it from flying away.

A) avoid

B) prevent

C) hinder

D) resist

38. He has some very ______ habits. He always has a bath with his

clothes on.
A) strange

B) rare

C) uneven

D) foreign

39. The ______ outside the house said “Private”.

A) advice

B) label

C) notice

D) signal

40. If the boss sees you doing that, you’ll get into ______.

A) trouble

B) nuisance

C) mess

D) problem

41. I was so ______ by the news that I don’t know what to say.

A) admired

B) marveled

C) amazed

D) wondered

42. He’s ______ because he has won the prize.

A) nervous

B) satisfying

C) excited

D) exciting

43. He likes  lying in bed. He still wasn’t ______ when I rang him at 10

o’clock.
A) out

B) away

C) up

D) in

44. If you don’t  know how to spell a word, look it ______ in the

dictionary.
A) up

B) after

C) out

D) for

45. He carries ______ as if he were the boss.

A) through

B) off

C) out

D) on

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

one does not. Choose one that does not.

46. A) dull

B) bull

C) wool

D) pull

47. A) earth

B) birth

C) worth

D) north

48. A) done

B) none

C) won

D) son

49. A) warn

B) dawn

C) scorn

D) barn

50. A) wise

B) cries

C) rice

D) sighs

Advanced  test 2

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