This document contains a preparation test with multiple choice questions covering various topics in English grammar and vocabulary. There are questions about pronunciation, word stress, parts of speech, sentence structure, reading comprehension and more. The passage discusses scientific findings about influenza viruses, including that they can be transmitted between humans and animals, some bird species can carry the virus without symptoms, and virus recombination can produce new strains.

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PROGRESS TEST 16
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1.
a. brother
b. mathematics
c. think
d. depth
2.
a. break
b. wake
c. steal
d. hate
2. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
3.
a. redundant
b. represent
c. grammatical
d. essential
4.
a. absolute
b. accuracy
c. obvious
d. original
5.
a. machine
b. enthusiast
c. replace
d. fortune
3. Choose the best answer.
6.
You will become ill ____ you stop working harder.
a. until
b. when
c. unless
d. if
7.
When he heard the noise he asked me what was ____ on.
a. happening
b. being
c. getting
d. going
8.
The three friends all ________ for the same job.
a. requested
b. applied
c. intended
d. referred
9.
His parents never allowed him ____.
a. smoking
b. smoking
c. to smoke
d. some smoke
10.
Do you ____ my turning the television on now?
a. mind
b. disapprove
c. want
d. object
11.
Paris lies ____ the river Seine.
a. over
b. next
c. on
d. at
12.
My teacher arrived after I ____ for her for ten minutes.
a. waiting
b. was waiting
c. had waited
d. have waited
13.
Nobody is ready to go, ____?
a. isn't he
b. is he
c. are they
d. aren't they
14.
I think this bus leaves before that one ____.
a. has
b. is
c. shall
d. does
15.
If you are selfish, you ____ the lives of many people.
a. would endanger
b. will endanger
c. were endangered
d. are endangered
16.
_______ of the committee, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation.
A. According
B. On behalf
C. Together
D. In addition
17.
There appears ____ a mistake; I will have the matter deal with immediately.
a. be
b. being
c. to been
d. to have been
18.
I’d prefer ____ if you don't mind.
a. to be not going
b. to not have gone
c. not to be go
d. not to go
19.
Why was Peter absent yesterday? He ___ a bad cold.
a. had had
b. was having
c. had
d. is having
20.
Ten miles ____ a long hike for a hot day.
a. is
b. are
c. have been
d. were
21.
I hope you're not getting ____ with listening to my story.
a. bored
b. amusing
c. boring
d. interesting
22.
My grandfather is ____ to walk without stick.
a. enough old
b. old enough
c. quite old
d. too old
23.
The Prime Minister ____ to Paris several times.
a. has been
b. is
c. has visited
d. visits
24.
I never smoke while I ____ a car.
a. drive
b. am driving
c. drove
d. was driving
25.
I ____ very fast when the accident happened.
a. wasn't driving
b. hasn't driving
c. hasn't driven
d. hadn't driven
26.
I'm learning English. I started learning English in December. I ____ since December.
a. am learning
b. being learned
c. have been learned
d. have learned
27.
The police stated that the accident ______________ soon.
A. will be investigated B. would be investigated C. had investigated
D. is being investigated
28.
While southern California is densely populated, ______ people live in the northern part of the state.
A. few
B. a number
C. a few of
D. little
29.
_______ of the surface of the earth is covered by water.
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"Did your grandmother give you that watch?" - "Yes, She insisted ______ it."
A. for me to take
B. I will take
C. that I took
D. on my taking
4. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Athens and Sparta were the two most advanced Greek cities of the Hellenic period (750-338 B.C). Both had a city-state
type of (31) ___ , and both took slaves from the peoples they conquered. However, the differences outweigh the (32) ____
in these two ancient civilizations. Sparta was hostile, warlike (constantly fighting the neighboring cities), and military,
while Athens catered more towards the democratic and cultural way of life. The latter city left its mark in the (33) ____
of art, literature, philosophy, and science, while the former passed on its totalitarianism and superior military traditions.
The present system of a well-rounded education followed in the United States is (34) ____ on the ancient Athenian
idea. The Spartan system, on the other hand, was concerned only with military (35) ____.
31.
a. government
b. conquered
c. power
d. right
32.
a. coincidence
b. similarities
c. differences
d. identities
33.
a. regions
b. ways
c. farm
d. fields
34.
a. kept
b. found
c. based
d. affected
35.
a. preparation
b. education
c. speculation
d. exercise
5. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
36.
Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
37.
Although the weather was not perfect, a bunch of people turned out of for the annual parade.
38.
After she had dressed and ate breakfast, Lucy rushed off to her office for a meeting with her accountant.
39.
After the rain had let out, the Mitchell continued their hike up the mountain.
40.
I saw Maggie at the party. She has worn a very beautiful dress.
6. Read the passage and choose the best answer
In sport the sexes are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are not as strong
as men. That at least what people say. Women are called “the weaker sex”, or if men want to please them, “the fair sex”.
But boys and girls are taught together at school and university. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers,
scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man
only until he is 68. are women’s body really weaker?
The fastest man can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best woman needs 4.5 minutes. Women’s times are
always slower than men’s, but some facts are surprising. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls.
One of them swam 400 meters in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. the first “Tarzan” in films was an
Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes 59.1 seconds slower than a girl 50 years
later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now, and sport is much more
serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check
whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seemed sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very
complete when there are two separate sexes!
41.
Women are called “the weaker sex” because_______.
A. women do as much as men.
B. people think women are weaker than men.
C. sport is easier for men than for women.
D. in sport the two sexes are always together.
42.
Which of the following is true?
A. Boys and girls study separate everywhere.
B. Women do not run or swim in races with men.
C. Famous Prime Ministers are women.
D. Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.
43.
“That at least what people say” means people _____.
A. say other things too.
B. do not say this much.
C. say this but may not think so.
D. only think this.
44.
What problem does sport have?
A. Some women athletes are really men.
B. Some women athletes are given hormone injections.
C. Women do not run or swim in races with men.
D. It is difficult to check whether the women athletes are really women.
45.
In this passage the author implies that______.
A. women are weaker than men, but faster.
B. women are slower than men, but stronger.
C. men are not always stronger and faster than women. D. men are stronger and faster than women.
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If there is an emergency, ring this number. -> In case .....................
47.
Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves. -> All dogs .....................
48.
“ The Times” was first printed 200 years ago. -> It is .....................
49.
Our picnic was cancelled because it rained heavily last Sunday. -> If .....................

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You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones. -> Nowhere .....................
PROGRESS TEST 17
Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1.
A. habit
B. dolphin
C. effective
D. climate
2.
A. fauna
B. authority
C. square
D. rainfall
3.
A. music
B. country
C. such
D. culture
Choose the word whose main stress is placed DIFFERENTLY from the others in each group
4.
A. appear
B. version
C. tradition
D. perhaps
5.
A. excellent
B. ordinary
C. dramatic
D. instrument
Choose the best answer:
6.
He intends to set up business on his __________
A. imitative
B. benefit
C. own
D. self
7.
They are going to make__________ excursion next month.
A. a two- week
B. two-weeks
C. two weeks'
D. a two-week's
8.
If only I __________ crashed the car!
a. had
b. hadn’t
c. did
d. didn’t
9.
Where is he? He should __________ home hours ago.
a. be
b. were
c. have been
d. had been
10.
I tried ringing her all morning, but I couldn’t get ________.
a. down
b. up
c. over
d. through
11.
My dad’s been unemployed for 6 months; it’s really getting him ________.
a. over
b. down
c. by
d. up
12.
I hate school, the teachers make us _________ so much homework every day!
a. do
b. doing
c. to do
d. did
13.
“Excuse me sir, are we allowed ________ dictionaries into the exam?”
a. take
b. to take
c. taking
d. took
14.
I go to the gym to build up my __________.
a. length
b. warmth
c. depth
d. strength
15.
I’ve been seeing my girlfriend for 6 months now, I suppose it’s quite a serious _________.
a. friendship
b. membership
c. companionship
d. relationship
16.
Pop music has become _______ in our country in the last few decades. Most young people like it.
A. popular
B. favorable
C. special
D. enjoyable
17.
The Nile, ________, is the home of a great variety of fish.
A. which is in Egypt
B. where is in Egypt
C. in which is in Egypt D. that is in Egypt
18.
I’m _________ you liked the film. I thought it was rather __________.
A. surprise / disappoint B. surprised / disappointed C. surprising / disappointed D. surprised / disappointing
19.
I never read _____ newspapers during the week, but I buy the Observer every Sunday and I read it in ____ bed.
A. ∅ / ∅
B. the / ∅
C. the / the
D. a / the
20.
Tourists __________ to make campfires in National parks.
A. do not allow
B. aren’t allowed
C. won’t allow
D. isn’t allowed
21.
If he had been more careful, he _______________ .
A. won’t fall
B. wouldn’t fall
C. wouldn’t have fallen D. would haven’t fallen
22.
We should participate in the movements ______________ the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve B. organized conserving C. which organize to conserveD. organized to conserve
23.
People who reverse the letters of words _______ to read suffer from dyslexia.
A. if they tried
B. when trying
C. when tried
D. if he tries
24.
Rubber ___ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural rubber.
A. is produced
B. producing
C. that produces
D. produced
25.
_______ in scope, romanticism was a reaction against neoclassical principles.
A. Mainly literary
B. It was mainly literary C. The main literature was D. The literature was mainly
26.
Oil shale is a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock _______ oil and natural gas are obtained.
A. from
B. is from
C. is which
D. from which
27.
_____ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an official illusion.
A. The Moon
B. That the Moon
C. When the Moon
D. The Moon which
28.
Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
a. is
b. known as
c. is known as
d. that is known as
29.
While ___ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was saying.
a. I am trying
b. having tried
c. I try
d. trying
30.
One of the dinner _______ broken.
a. plate is
b. plates are
c. plates is
d. plate are
31.
I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.
A. at last
B. in time
C. at the end
D. at present

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As soon as the firebell rang, everyone walked quickly downstairs and out of the building, ____ gathered in the
car park.
A while
B. then
C before
D to
33.
A home computer ______ an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home.
A. provides
B. which provides
C. providing it
D. to be providing
34.
When he came out of the room, he looked_____ he had seen a ghost.
A. as
B. when
C. if
D. as though
35.
The school boys are in a hurry .............. they will not be late for school.
A. in order that
B. in order
C. so as to
D. to
Identify the error
36.
The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honour that country’s record third world cup
title in Mexico in 1970.
37.
The number of time he spends gardening is increasing every day.
38.
When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about what a wonderful time she’s had.
39.
As you approach to the town, the first building you see is the church.
40.
Dogs that are trained to lead the blind must be loyalty, intelligent and calm.
Read the text and choose the best answer to each of the questions below
Scientists have established that influenza viruses taken from man can cause the disease in animals. In addition,
man can catch the disease from animals. In fact, a great number of wild birds seem to carry the virus without showing any
evidences of illness. Some scientists conclude that a large family of influenza viruses may have evolved in the bird
kingdom, a group that has been on the earth 100 million years and is able to carry the virus without contracting the
disease. There is even convincing evidence to show that virus strains are transmitted from place to place and from
continent to continent by migrating birds.
It is known that two influenza viruses can recombine when both are present in an animal at the same time. The
result of such recombination is a great variety of strains containing different H and N spikes. This raises the possibility
that a human influenza virus can recombine with an influenza virus from a lower animal to produce an entirely new spike.
Research is underway to determine if that is the way that major new strains come into being. Another possibility is that
two animals influenza strains may recombine in a pig, for example, to produce a new strains which is transmitted to man.
41.
According to the passage, scientists have discovered that influenza viruses __________
A. cause ill health in wild animals.
B. do not always cause symptoms in birds.
C. are rarely present in wild birds.
D. change when transmitted from animals to man.
42.
What is known about the influenza virus?
A. It is first found in a group of very old birds.
B. It existed over 100 million years ago.
C. All the different strains can be found in wild birds. D. It can survive in many different places.
43.
According to the passage, a great variety of influenza strains can appear when__________
A. H and N spikes are produced.
B. Animal and bird viruses are combined.
C. Dissimilar types of virus recombine.
D. Two viruses of the same type are contracted.
44.
New strains of viruses are transmitted to man by __________
A. a variety of means. B. diseased lower animals.
C. a group of migrating birds. D. a type of wild pig.
45.
It can be inferred from the passage that all of the following are ways of producing new strains of influenza
EXCEPT_______
A. two influenza viruses in the same animal recombining. B. two animal viruses recombining in a human.
C. two animal viruses recombining.
D. animal viruses recombining with human viruses.
Read the test below and decide which answer(A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
The __________ (41) of book knowledge is one part of school education but this kind of learning can be and
often is carried to excess in many countries so that no time for other interests is available to young people. Not only must
they attend school__________ (42) five-hour periods on six days of the week, studying possibly as many as thirteen
different subjects, but in addition they may even go to afternoon institutes for further instruction. They have almost no
chance of taking __________(43) any of their own hobbies or becoming familiar with the plants and natural life of the
countryside except during their summer holidays. Early youth should be a time of exploration and adventure, of reading
books for pleasure as well as study, of freedom to enjoy life before the responsibilities of working for a living and
_______ (44) a family, __________ (45) an end to study, to freedom and only too often to carefree enjoyment.
46.
A. gathering
B. collection C. obtaining
D. accumulation
47.
A. during
B. throughout C. for
D. in
48.
A. on
B. up
C. back
D. over
49.
A. creating
B. bringing
C. building
D. raising
50.
A. holding
B. putting
C. indicating D. marking
PROGRESS TEST 18
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
1.
a. combine
b. collect
c. commerce
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a. club
b. subtle
c. climb
d. doubt
Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
3.
a. committee
b. referee
c. employee
d. refugee
4.
a. alcohol
b. comment
c. chemical
d. proceed
5.
a. subsequent
b. deliberate
c. frequently
d. consequent
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
6.
I didn't listen to him, and I didn't succeed.
a. If I listened to him, I would succeed.
b. If I had listened to him, I would succeed.
c. If I listened to him, I would have succeed.
d. If I had listened to him, I would have succeeded.
7.
Though he tried hard, he didn't succeed
a. However hard he tried, he didn't succeed.
b. However he tried hard, he didn't succeed.
c. However he didn't succeed, he tried hard
d. However he tried hard, but he didn't succeed.
8.
They usually have quite a big meal at lunch time.
a. They are used to having a big meal at lunch time.
b. They are used to have a big meal at lunch time.
c. They are used to have a big meal at lunch time.
d. They used to having a big meal at lunch time.
9.
He got over his illness in three months.
a. It took to get over his illness in three months.
b. It took three months to him to get over his illness.
c. It took him three months to get over his illness.
d. It took three months for his illness to get over.
10.
She was so busy that she couldn't answer the phone.
a. She was very busy that she couldn't answer the phone. b. She was too busy to answer the phone.
c. She was too busy not to answer the phone.
d. She was very busy so that couldn't answer the phone.
Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in
Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo (11) ___ their midday meals.
Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere
and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented (12) ___ to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was
impossible to use firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety per cent of the
damage (13) ___ by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings. Most of those (14) ___were not killed in the earthquake
itself but in the fires which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer (15) __
11.
A. cooked
B. were cooking
C. would cook
D. had cooked
12.
A. from going
B. to go
C. for going
D. he went
13.
A. caused
B. was causing
C. causing
D. was caused
14.
A. who died
B. died
C. they died
D. dying
15.
A. died
B. would die
C. had died
D. would have died
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
16.
I'm worried about ______ on so much work.
a. she taking
b. she takes
c. her taking
d. her to take
17.
He wanted to know where ______.
a. had I been
b. I had been
c. did I been
d. I been going
18.
Unlike most Europeans, many Americans ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day.
a. used to eating
b. are used to eating
c. are used to eat
d. use to eat
19.
They stayed for hours, ______ my mother was very annoyed about.
a. that
b. which
c. this
d. whom
20.
______ English fluently, we should practice speaking it whenever possible.
a. In order to speak
b. In order speak
c. their accepting
d. they accept
21.
As a general rule, the standard of living ______ by the average output of each person in society.
a. fixed
b. has fixed
c. is fixed
d. fixes
22.
She's finished the course, ______?
a. isn't she
b. hasn't she
c. doesn't she
d. didn't she
23.
The stolen painting was ______ a large sum of money.
a. worth
b. valued
c. cost
d. priced
24.
The greater the demand, ______ the price.
a. the highest
b. the high
c. higher
d. the higher
25.
The beach is always crowded at this time of the year. There ______ to put your towel down!
a. are no rooms
b. are no room
c. is no room
d. is room
26.
The children's mother warned them ______ near the river.
a. not to go
b. to not go
c. not going
d. don't go
27.
If services are increased, taxes ______.
a. probably go up
b. probably up
c. will probably go up d. going up probably
28.
The boy refused to answer the policeman's question for fear that the man ______ arrested.
a. will be
b. would be
c. had been
d. would have been
29.
Jane ______ her parents that she wouldn't marry that rich man.
a. told to
b. said
c. told
d. is telling
30.
Only because she had to support her family ______ to leave school.
a. that Alice decides
b. did Alice decide
c. does Alice decide
d. Alice decided
31.
The football match had to be ______ because of the bad weather.

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a. put off
b. put out
c. put away
d. put up
32.
All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants __________wild.
A. once they grew
B. they grew once
C. that once grew
D. once grew
33.
Sometimes __________to place physics and chemistry into separate categories.
A. difficult
B. is difficult
C. it is difficult
D. that it is difficult
34.
______ raw materials into useful products is called manufacturing.
A. Transform
B. Transforming
C. Being transformed D. When transforming
35.
Research in the work place reveals that people work for many reasons _____.
A. money beside
B. besides money
C. beside money
D. money besides
36.
The number of chromosomes in a cell _______ from species to species.
A. varies
B. vary
C. varying
D. to vary
37.
A: "How much sugar do you want in your coffee?"
B: “________”
A. So much.
B. Too much.
C. Little bit.
D. Not much.
38.
One .................of the scheme is the very high cost.
A. shortcoming
B. shortage
C. advantage
D. drawback
39.
Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and ____
A. the others are not
B. another is inexperienced
C. the other is not
D. other lacks
experience
40.
- “ Why did you move?”
- “ All _____ a sudden, I realized I was in a dangerous position.
A. of
B. in
C. at
D. by
Choose the underlined part (a, b, c, or d) that is incorrect.
41.
Her long blond hair and her cute facial expressions made a deep impress on me.
42.
Her absent from work without any permission made the boss so angry that he threatened to sack her.
43.
When a Vietnamese wants to work part-time in Australia, he needs to get a work permission.
44.
His interestingness in such a book really surprised me.
45.
Our neighbour is quite safe. There have not been many crimes recently.
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
English has had a long tradition of borrowing words from other languages. This tradition began with the conquest
of Britain by the Norman-French in 1066. Because these conquerors established themselves as rulers, their dialect of
French became the language of the aristocracy, of government, and of education. During this period, many French words
came into the English language. Another strong influx of vocabulary came from Latin, which was the language of the
church Today, those words derived from French and Latin, though still identifiable, are not thought of as foreign by
English speakers. Tradition, language and conquest are words that come to us from this tradition.
The British colonial era, which began in the early 17 l century, brought English speakers into contact with many
other languages. In North America, words from the Native American peoples quickly found their ways into the language
Examples include moccasin (a kind of soft shoe), squash (a vegetable)
The presence of Spanish colonies in North America led to the adoption of numerous Spanish words, such as
siesta (a nap) and tortilla (a flat thin pancake). Asian languages also make contributions. For example, the word pyjamas
comes from a Hindi word, khaki comes from Urdu, and ketchup was borrowed from Chinese. Words from African
languages, too, made their ways into English when African slaves served in the United States. The result of all of this
absorption of new words is a very rich vocabulary that allows users of English to express subtlety of meaning through
their choice of words.
46.
Many French words came into the English language when____
A French traders did business with the British.
B the Norman-French conquered Britain.
C British people ruled France in early 17th century.
D African slaves worked in Great Britain.
47.
Tradition, languages and conquest are examples of _____
A borrowed words no longer considered foreign.
B words borrowed from Latin.
C words used in this passage.
D words no longer popular in English.
48.
Words from the Native American peoples came into English____
A when Native American peoples came to Britain.
B during the British colonial era
C in the 18lh century.
D before those from Latin.
49.
Words such as squash, tortilla, ketchup were all borrowed from ____
A other languages.
B Asian languages.
C the Native American peoples D. African languages.
50.
Which of the following is correct?
A More Latin words came into the English language than French ones.
B English has borrowed many words from French and Latin, although these words are no longer foreign.
C Users of English like to express subtlety of meaning through words from French.
D Most words of clothing were borrowed from Asian languages.
PROGRESS TEST 19
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
1.
a. table
b. lady
c. labour
d. captain
2.
a. dear
b. beard
c. beer
d. heard
Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.

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a. calculator
b. intelligent
c. impossible
d. American
4.
a. compare
b. compose
c. company
d. consist
5.
a. maintain
b. arithmetic
c. fountain
d. retain
Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space.
It is estimated (the (6) ______ number is not known) that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exists, with a
combined circulation of nearly 500 million. However, the number of readers is (7) ______ greater - as many as three
times the circulation figure.
This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (8) ______ placed in libraries and other public
places. Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies. About a third of all newspapers are published in North
America, another third in Europe, and the remaining third in the rest of the world. Countries with the highest newspaper
(9) ______ are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States. Europe has nearly half of the world's
total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter. Taking the world as
a whole, the average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the
modern newspaper is (10) ______ ever seen.
6.
a. correct
b. exact
c. right
d. precise
7.
a. even
b. more
c. far
d. very
8.
a. the rest
b. another
c. the others
d. others
9.
a. readers
b. readership
c. buyers
d. subscribers
10.
a. not
b. almost
c. scarcely
d. seldom
Choose the most appropriate answer from a, b, c or d.
11.
The scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals is called ______.
a. biology
b. philosophy
c. geography
d. physic
12.
The telephone was ______ by Graham Bell.
a. discovered
b. cured
c. appointed
d. invented
13.
Issac Newton had to do many ______ before he could produce an electric lamp.
a. discoveries
b. inventions
c. experiments
d. developments
14.
Charles Darwin was the father of the ______ of evolution.
a. practice
b. project
c. theory
d. problem
15.
It's quite a long way, isn't it? We ______ about five miles by the time we get back, I'd say.
a. have walked
b. had walked
c. will have walked
d. would have walked
16.
You can apply for a better job when you ______ more experience
a. have
b. had
c. have had
d. had had
17.
______ I leave home ______ the journey is because the buses aren't so crowded.
a. The earlier...the easier b. The early...the more easy
c. The earlier...the easy d. The early...the most easy
18.
We ______ that game when we were younger.
a. use to play
b. used playing
c. used to play
d. use to play
19.
If Mathew ______ his alarm clock, he wouldn't have overslept.
a. have set
b. set
c. had set
d. was setting
20.
Maria will take charge of the advertising for the play.
The underlined means ___
A. spend time
B. be responsible for C. account for
D. spend money
21.
Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You ______ with Barbara.
a. can stay
b. could stay
c. could have stayed
d. have stayed
22.
Linda has lost her passport again. It's the second time this ______.
a. has happened
b. happens
c. happened
d. to happen
23.
She tried to be serious but she couldn't help ______.
a. laughing
b. to laugh
c. that she laughed
d. laugh
24.
We gave ______ a meal.
a. at the visitors
b. for the visitors
c. the visitors
d. to the visitor
25.
The ______ produced at our factory in Scotland.
a. good are
b. goods are
c. good is
d. goods is
26.
Is that my key, or is it ______ ?
a. the yours
b. you
c. have had
d. yours
27.
Ragtime is a kind of music _____ a strongly syncopated melody and a regularly accented accompaniment.
A. has
B. that it has
C. that has
D. it has
28.
I'll be in London next week. I hope to see Tom ______ there.
a. while I will be
b. while I am
c. during I will be
d. during I am
29.
Thanks for the sandwich, but you______ it. I had lunch in town.
A. needn’t have made B. mightn’t have made C. shouldn’t have made D. ought to have made
30.
Mary: “Can I have some more meat?” John: “______.”
A. It’s delicious
B. Enjoy your meal
C. No, it’s my round
D. Help yourself
31.
Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your party?” Kyle: “______.”
A. Straight away
B. That’s right
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The patient was lying______ on the bed.
A. consciously
B. unconsciously
C. unconscious
D. consciousness
Simon _____ physics at all.
A. was hardly not interested in
B. was hardly interested in
C. was hardly not interesting on
D. was not hardly interested in
Tom doesn’t know much about computing, ________ his brother is an expert at it.
A. however
B. whereas
C. therefore
D. in contrast
“Well, I hope you enjoyed your meal.” – “________”
A. Oh, absolutely delicious. B. No problem. C. Yes, that’s very interesting D. Yeah, that’s right.
You don’t have to worry. We still have ________ time.
A. plenty of
B. lot
C. little
D. a few
We bought some ________.
A. German lovely old glasses B. German old lovely glasses C. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
George is a better mechanic than Arthur.
a. Arthur is not better than George at being a mechanic. b. Arthur is not such a good mechanic as George.
c. Arthur is not better mechanic than George.
d. Arthur is worse than George at being a mechanic.
I wish I had chosen English to study at school.
a. The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so.
b. The speaker is not studying English.
c. The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school. d. The speaker regrets having chosen English
to study
40.
The book interested me more than the film.
a. I thought the book was more interesting than the film. b. I thought the book was more interested than the film.
c. I thought the book was as interesting as the film.
d. I thought the book was not as interesting as the film.
Choose the underlined part (a, b, c, or d) that is incorrect .
41.
The rain came sudden and everybody got wet because nobody had an umbrella.
42.
When I came in, my father was talking to anyone , so I went out quietly.
43.
- Can you make me a cup of coffee? - No, there are no coffee left.
44.
We had better to review this lesson carefully because we will have some questions on it
45.
With this type of exercise, reading the questions first and then read the text to find the correct answer.
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more people in the world. Factories
turn out more and more products and need more and more water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of it - about
97%-is in the oceans. This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of the
world's water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Most of the water we use finds its way to
the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then falls back to the earth as rain. Water is used and reused over again. It
is never used up. Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain does
not fall evenly over the earth. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet. A region that usually gets enough rain
may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain.
46.
All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT………..
a. We need more and more water.
b. The population of the world is increasing every year.
c. Factories also need more water.
d. Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
47.
Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water?
a. The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean water.
b. Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
c. Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. d. The percentage of fresh water is very small.
48.
What can be inferred about water?
a. The amount of water on earth is always the same.
b. Water will probably be exhausted.
c. Water can be used once only.
d. Most of the water we use is rain water.
49.
It can be inferred from the text that ______
a. no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water. b. a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell.
c. rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth. d. the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water
50.
The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to ___
a. sell
b. prove to be
c. switch off
d. produce
PROGRESS TEST 20
Pronunciation
1.
A. bury
B. cleanliness
C. plenty
D. dean
2.
A. blow
B. tomb
C. sew
D. dove
3.
A. double
B. tough
C. plough
D. couple
Choose the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
4.
A. definite
B. belonging
C. organic
D. alternative
5.
A. advanced
B. propose
C. opponent
D. conquer
Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences.

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The teacher asked us________ the essay we________ the day before.
A. to rewrite/ handed B. rewriting / have handed C. to rewrite / had handed D. rewriting / had handed
7.
"Have you________ traveled to San Francisco?" - "Yes, ________’’
A. once / once
B. ever / once
C. never / never
D. yet / never
8.
The government have tried to ________the price of petrol, but they failed.
A. bring on
B. put in
C. bring down
D. get over
9.
Never________ such a magnificent firework display.
A. have I seen before B. have before seen I C. have before I seen D. before have I seen
10.
It appears that we have________
A. no bread left
B. no left bread
C. left not bread
D. bread not left
11.
The examiner asked me some further questions_________ led to a more interesting discussion.
A. what
B. it then
C. which
D. so
12.
The Golden Trident, the underwater equivalent of the Nobel Prizes, has been ____annually since 1960.
A represented
B. rewarded
C. honored
D. awarded
13.
Van Gogh's Sunflowers, _________39.9 million dollars, three times the previous record.
A once sold for
B. for sale once
C. selling for once
D. for once sold
14.
Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than__________
A all human beings
B. total human beings C. that of all human beings D. those of all human beings
15.
You cannot ________ me for the damage. I am not responsible for that.
A apologize
B. blame
C. ask
D. mistake
16.
The mother is very ________ about the health of her little son.
A concerned
B. confused
C. nervous
D. careful
17.
I will never forget _________ with Janet, who keeps _______ all the time.
A working / to try
B. to work / to try
C. working / trying
D. to work / trying
18.
After the accident, a lot of debris _________ on the runway. ['debri:] mảnh vỡ
A. was scattered
B. scatters
C. were scatters
D. were scattering
19.
Such _______ that we all felt numb.
A. a cold weather was it B. was a cold weather C. cold was the weather D. was cold weather
20.
I ________ Katie, an old friend on the way home from the office yesterday.
A. came into
B. broke into
C. ran into
D. went into
21.
They walked along the promenade________ to the waves ________ at the rocks.
A. listening / rushed
B. to listen / rushing
C. listened / to rush
D. listening / rushing
22.
These ______ sites need restoring and protecting.
A. history
B. historical
C. historically
D. historic
23.
When I told her the news, she _______ laughing.
A. broke out
B. burst out
C. burst into
D. uttered
24.
Speak it again _________ I can take notes.
A. in order
B. in order that
C. in case
D. then
25.
_________ back to her hometown, Julia found everything new and attractive.
A. When arrived
B. As she arrives
C. On arriving
D. On arrival
26.
By the time you_________ the shopping, I'll be ready.
A. did
B. will have done
C. have done
D. will do
27.
The situation seems to be changing minute by minute. The underlined means ___
A. from time to time
B. time after time
C. again and again
D. very rapidly
28.
You can do whatever you like, as far as I am concerned. The underlined means ___
A. in my opinion
B. actually
C. indeed
D. mind out
29.
He seemed very reluctant to take my advice. The OPPOSITE of the underlined is ____
A. willing
B. ready
C. anxious
D. successful
30.
Did he do it voluntarily, or did you make him? The OPPOSITE of the underlined is ____
A. compulsorily
B. willingly
C. readily
D. hopefully
31.
The audience, ____ enjoyed the performance.
A. most of them were students,
B. most of whom were students,
C. they were mostly students,
D. they themselves were students,
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The tests in this book are arranged ____
A. in order of difficult B. in order of difficulty C. in orderly difficult D. in the order of difficulty
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The success of the play was due to ____
A. the actors and how it was produced
B. the acting and the production
C. the actors and its production
D. how they acted and the production
34.
Inexperienced ________, she can know the way of operating that system.
A. even though she is B. as she may be
C. she may be though D. as she might
35.
You _______ out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught cold.
A. shouldn’t have gone
B. haven’t gone C. hadn’t gone
D. mustn’t have gone
Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given.
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Without your help, I couldn't have finished it on time.
A. I couldn't finish it on time because you helped me.
B. I couldn't finish it on time though you helped me
C. I could finish it on time because you helped me.
D. You helped me finishing it on time.

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His daydreaming prevented him from becoming a good employee.
A If he daydreamed, he would become a better employee. B. He daydreams, which makes him a good employee.
C. He could become a better employee without his daydreaming. D. As a daydreamer, he is a good employee.
Ian denied stealing the confidential files.
A. Ian said that he had not stolen the confidential files. B. Ian's stealing the confidential files was not true
C. Ian said, ' I will not steal the confidential files'
D. Ian said he would not steal the confidential
Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.
A. Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life. B. His early retirement has brought him peace in life.
C. He found no peace in life because he retired early.
D. Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.
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'Please do not touch that wire!' the old man said to me.
A. The old man told me not to touch that wire.
B. The old man said that I didn't touch that wire.
C. The old man asked me to not touch that wire.
D. The old man said to me not to touch that wire.
Identify the error:
41.
I couldn't give the teacher the summary of the lesson until Julia whispered some words into his ears.
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Believed that Jack had got home safely, we felt relieved.
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We really enjoyed the children's imaginative and excited play last Saturday.
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I will have you to know how bad your behaviour is
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Helen, as well as her friends, have never been out of town since they were five years old.
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
The loss of the jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to changes in technology.
It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrial countries to the Third
World.
The present technological developments have been compared to a Third Industrial Revolution. The first coming in
the 19th century was characterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920s the second emerged with the use
of oil and the electrodynamo. The third, the present one, is driven by computers, biotechnology and information
technology.
However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrial revolutions. The technology is advancing so fast
and productivity is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem. Because of the loss in jobs, caused largely by this
new technology, there will not be enough people with money to buy all these products.
Technology as definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our quality of life. But as the capacity to produce
expands and the lack of purchasing power and consequent demand diminish, there can be overproduction and recession,
and what happens to our standard of living?
46.
What is the main point the author is making?
a. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World.
b. That technology is the main cause of unemployment.
c. That corporations have shifted' to the Third World.
d. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution.
47.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions?
a. The use of oil
b. The use of computer
c. The use of electricity
d. The use of coal
48.
What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution?
a. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things. b. There will not be enough money around.
c. There won't be enough products for everyone to buy. d. There will be too many machines in the factories.
49.
Why does the author think that there won't be enough people to buy the products?
a. People will not be able to keep up with technology. b. Productivity will not be high enough.
c. There will be too many products.
d. Many people will be unemployed
50.
What do we infer is the author's attitude to the technology?
a. It has improved our purchasing power
b. It has improved our quality of life.
c. It has created more jobs
d. It is not responsible for the recession.