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TEST M
A hectic time
Dear Trevor,
I know it’s been ages since I wrote to you but I’ve been very busy
__(1)__ we decided to move into the country. The house in the village
is not quite ready __(2)__ but as you can imagine __(3)__ the last few
weeks we’ve had to chase up builders and plumbers and we’ve __(4)__
got a long way to go.
It’s been such a long time since we __(5)__ to work on it. I’ve
almost forgotten how long it’s been exactly. We must have started it
about seven years __(6)__ and we’ve __(7)__ spent a small fortune on
it. We are __(8)__ living in our rather cramped flat where you __(9)__
us a few years ago but it __(10)__ to get unbearable and we __(11)__
to moving out. We are still __(12)__ around from morning __(13)__
night and it’s been particularly hectic __(14)__ the last week. Anyway,
__(15)__ all this was going on Karen fell and sprained her ankle which
was the last thing we needed!
1.
A) every time B) ever since
C) while
D) before
2.
A) still
B) already
C) yet
D) soon
3.
A) for
B) as
C) while
D) since
4.
A) yet
B) already
C) nearly
D) still
5.
A) have started B) start
C) did start
D) started
6.
A) before
B) ago
C) previous
D) since
7.
A) still
B) not
C) already
D) yet
8.
A) already
B) still
C) yet
D) longer
9.
A) were visiting
B) have visited
C) had been visited
D) visited
10. A) begun
B) is beginning C) begins
D) begin
11. A) have looked
B) looked forward
C) will look forward
D) are looking forward
12. A) rush
B) rushed
C) rushing
D) be rushed
13. A) and
B) into
C) till
D) through
14. A) during
B) from
C) in
D) while
15. A) in
B) during
C) while
D) for
TEST N
The mystery of the Marie Celeste
We spotted the Marie Celeste drifting in mid-Atlantic on December
5, 1872. Since the ship looked damaged, the captain said the three of
us __(1)__ board her at once __(2)__ investigate and __(3)__ him back
any information we could get hold of. We __(4)__ climb on board
without too much difficulty but we couldn’t see any sign of life
anywhere. The crew of the Marie Celeste __(5)__ have abandoned
ship __(6)__ the ship’s small lifeboat was missing. Some navigational
equipment which a ship of that kind __(7)__ had on board was also
missing. The crew __(8)__ had much time to abandon ship because
they had not __(9)__ with them many of their personal possessions.
Luckily, we __(10)__ to find the ship’s log which helped us a great
deal in our __(11)__. The last time the captain of the Maria Celeste had
__(12)__ an entry in the ship’s log was November 21. Something
extraordinary must have taken __(13)__ between this date and
December 5. The captain of the ship, Benjamin Briggs, had extensive
__(14)__ of the high seas so what had made him __(15)__ the decision
to abandon ship in the middle of nowhere?
1.
A) have
B) had to
C) could
D) ought
2.
A) in order that B) so that
C) in order to
D) for to
3.
A) take
B) get
C) carry
D) bring
4.
A) couldn’t
B) managed
C) unable
D) were able to
5.
A) can’t
B) must
C) hadn’t
D) could
6.
A) since
B) on account of
C) as a result of
D) owing to
7.
A) shouldn’t
B) should have
C) shouldn’t have
D) should be
8.
A) ought not have
B) must not
C) couldn’t have
D) would have
9.
A) taken
B) fetched
C) brought
D) had
10. A) could
B) able
C) knew
D) managed
11. A) information B) solution
C) suggestion
D) investigation
12. A) took
B) passed
C) wrote
D) made
13. A) part
B) care
C) place
D) control
14. A) qualification B) education
C) experience
D) travel
15. A) bring
B) choose
C) have
D) take
TEST O
The big day
Whatever candidates may think about examiners, they are not in
fact __(1)__ monsters, dripping red ink instead of blood, but ordinary
people who will do their best to pass candidates as __(2)__ as candidates
follow certain basic rules of the game. Many candidates are __(3)__ in
the First Certificate not because their English is __(4)__ but because
they are __(5)__ about the requirements of the examination. Before
you __(6)__ for the examination, make sure you know what is expected
of you; you are __(7)__ to do well unless you answer all the questions
set, and don’t include __(8)__ material. Don’t start writing as __(9)__
as you get the paper - think first, write __(1O)__! If part of an answer
is incorrect, you __(11)__ cross it out and write the preferred answer
neatly above it. If your handwriting __(12)__ illegible, it will be
difficult for the examiner to give you credit for it, __(13)__ it is right
or __(14)__. You will also lose marks if your essay is written in an
__(15)__ style for the type of writing and intended audience.
1.
A) insensible
B) unsensible
C) unsensitive
D) insensitive
2.
A) much
B) far
C) long
D) soon
3.
A) unhappy
B) inaccurate
C) incorrect
D) unsuccessful
4.
A) inadequate
B) misguided
C) illegible
D) misunderstood
5.
A) ill-informed B) informed
C) dissinformed D) mal-informed
6.
A) will sit
B) would sit
C) have sat
D) sit
7.
A) improbably B) impossible
C) unlikely
D) unlucky
8.
A) irrelevant
B) illiterate
C) indirect
D) illogical
9.
A) quickly
B) immediately C) fast
D) soon
10. A) after
B) afterwards
C) later
D) slower
11. A) will
B) would
C) should
D) have
12. A) was
B) were
C) be
D) is
13. A) however
B) whenever
C) whether
D) if
14. A) no
B) none
C) false
D) not
15. A) unappropriate
B) misappropriate
C) inappropriate
D) disappropriate
Book 2 Part B
Use of English
