Test One
Part I Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B,
C and D.
1. The old man left home with his __D_____-looking hat that seemed as old as its owner.
A. funny B. new C. modern D. ancient
2. His ___C____ deeds were almost unbelievable! I have never heard of someone as brave.
A. fearful B. loving C. heroic D. shy
3. Students ___B_____ to the hall for a lecture given by a famous professor.
A. blocked B. flocked C. staggered D. drifted
4. Thousands of people, dead or seriously injured, were buried underneath the ___A___ of the city
after the bombing.
A. wreckage B. foundation C. base D. destruction
5. The queen’s daughter felt a little unhappy about the rules that a(n) ____B___ member must
obey.
A. loyal B. royal C. ordinary D. luxury
6. Why are you getting so angry with her? She is a ____D___ child.
A. merely B. more C. just D. mere
7. I only caught a ____B____ of the woman, so I couldn’t remember what she looked like.
A. sight B. glimpse C. stare D. look
8. The branches ___A______ when the wind gently blew.
A. swayed B. shook C. staggered D. trembled
9. Looking down from the top of the hill, she felt slightly ___B____ and closed her eyes.
A. confused B. dizzy C. firm D. steady
10. The train was just leaving as they ____C___ to catch it.
A. flamed B. walked C. dashed D. blew
11. The people in this country have _____A_____ almost a decade of economic hardship.
A. endured B. got C. gone D. wailed
12. New ___C______ of communication have opened up between the two governments.
A. methods B. resolutions C. channels D. agreements
13. A virus has ___B______ most of their computers.
A. reached B. invaded C. smashed D. rescued
14. He lost control of his car at the first bend and ____A______ into a tree.
A. crashed B. drove C. smashed D. swayed
15. She was ____B______ from her poor factory job by a movie director searching for new talent.
A. employed B. rescued C. healed D. exposed
16. Could you ___D_______ the lamp in the bedroom, please? A. get out B. put in C. get in D. put out
17. I’m afraid to ____C______ my thoughts and feelings to anyone.
A. explode B. endure C. expose D. cast
18. We can’t afford such ___A_______ as piano lessons any more.
A. luxuries B. allies C. comforts D. decencies
19. I was obviously ____D______ in his company, but I couldn’t explain why.
A. easy B. difficult C. indifferent D. uneasy
20. The climate has changed too much and too quickly: this is why the wild animal ___B_______
is becoming more and more difficult every year.
A. rescue B. survival C. surrender D. living
21. The burglar must have heard me, and he rushed out of the window ______A_______ he came
in.
A. the way B. in the way C. through the way D. by the way
22. I’ll fly there of course. It’s ______B_______ to swim.
A. too much far B. much too far C. far too much D. far much too
23. With my team’s software, the plane was unlikely to taxi to the runway, _______C______ take
off.
A. leave alone B. let away C. let alone D. let along
24. Sue, I haven’t seen you for a while. Where have you been ______B_______?
A. hidden B. hiding C. concealed D. concealing
25. I fear heights. At the mountain top I’d _____B________ all the time.
A. get my eye shut tight B. have my eyes shut tight
C. tight shut my eyes. D. closed my eyes tightly
26. From now on I will __A___ my seatbelt.
A. hook up B. hook with C. fasten with D. tie up
27. A policeman ___A____ a driver and says, “Sir, you were speeding.”
A. pulls over B. pulls on C. pulls down D. pulls up
28. “Well,” said the driver, “my mom might be coming _____A_____.
A. the other way B. in the other way
C. through the other way. D. at the other way.
29. The suspect claimed ___D_______ the house, though he did step out onto a second-story
balcony.
A. never to leave B. never to had left
C. to never have left D. never to have left
30. I was walking home from work when this woman __B____ me right ____ my feet.
A. knocked ... away B. knocked ... off
C. hit ... away D. struck ... of
31. The border guard asked the young man, “Just ____B________, what were you smuggling?” A. between me and you B. between you and me
C. to tell me D. from you to me
32. The captain could see that Kenny’s yard __D___ the victim’s.
A. commanded B. commanded over C. looked over D. overlooked
33. The robbers ___B___ the customers, including the lawyer, ____ against a wall.
A. lined ... down B. lined ... up C. queued ... down D. queued ... up
34. Hey, you gave the beggar some of your ___C____ cash?
A. hardly-earned B. hardly-earning C. hard-earned D. hard-earning
35. Hey, Mike, where are you ___B______?
A. of to B. off to C. away to D. away for
36. What is the ___D____ a recession, a time of little economic activity?
A. solving method to B. solving method towards
C. solve to D. solution to
37. Everyone else will be wearing the latest Levis, and I will look stupid __A___ the same old
skirts.
A. wearing B. to wear C. to be wearing D. having worn
38. The middle-aged woman is ___C___. That style went out last year.
A. after the times B. after time C. behind the times D. behind time
39. You’re right. I’m out of style. __A____?
A. So what B. What so C. What then D. Then what
40. It is in those sewing rooms that fashionable clothes are copied and made up __C_____.
A. with a large number B. with large numbers
C. in large numbers D. in a large quantity
Part III Cloze
Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best
answer from the choices.
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most 51 held is that it is unlucky to
walk under a ladder even if it means 52 the pavement into a busy street! 53 you must pass
under a ladder you can 54 bad luck by crossing your fingers and 55 them crossed until you
have seen a dog. 56 , you may lick your finger and 57 a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not
look again at the shoe until the 58 has dried.
Another common 59 is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house-it will either
bring 60 to the person who opened it or to the whole 61. Anyone opening an umbrella in fine
weather is 62, as it inevitably brings rain!
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month 63 on a
Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay 64. the worst misfortune that can
happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, 65 it brings seven years of bad luck! The
