1500 question certification exam tests English language

uggested
b. proposed
c. advised
d. said
à c
24. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember the dead, is usually
celebrated on ........... in most states.
a. thirtieth May
b. the thirtieth May
c. May thirty
d. the thirtieth of May
à d
25. Phone me before ten; ................ I'll be too busy to talk to you.
a. unless
b. whether
c. otherwise
d. if
à c
26. Fortunately the machine was not ................ when it caught fire.
a. in order
b. in use
c. in progress
d. in ruins
à b
27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n) ..................
a. choice
b. constituency
c. election
d. selection
à c
28. I disapprove ................ people smoking in public places.
a. of
b. with
c. at
d. on
à a
29. They haven't ................ replied to the letter we sent two months ago.
a. still
b. yet
c. already
d. ever
à a
30. She found it hard to ................ up to the fact that she would never be famous.
a. come
b. get
c. face
d. keep
à c
31. Please leave this space ................ on the enrolment form.
a. absent
b. blank
c. missing
d. undone
à b
32. Come and see me after you ................ your report.
a. finish
b. will finish
c. had finished
d. having finished
à a
33. The factory .................... my father works in is in the centre of the city.
a. when
b. where
c. which
d. how
à c
34. I never forget the village .................... I was born.
a. that
b. where
c. when
d. who
à b
35. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall
................
a. out
b. through
c. back
d. off
à c
36. The passport she carried was ................
a. artificial
b. imitation
c. untrue
d. false
à d
37. I'm tired of my neighbours ................ their records at full volumn every night.
a. to play
b. play
c. having played
d. playing
à d
38. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in ....................
a. dock
b. goal
c. jail
d. trial
à c
39. ................ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone
messages.
a. Wherever
b. Whatever
c. However
d. Whenever
à c
40. This sort of music was very ................ in the 1940.
a. preferred
b. liked
c. favourite
d. popular
à d
41. They'll never ................ to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today.
a. manage
b. arrive
c. succeed
d. able
à a
42. The instructor warned the students ................ sailing alone on the lake.
a. not
b. from
c. about
d. out of
à c
43. The police have ............... the man who is suspected of committing the
murder.
a. arrested
b. captivated
c. imprisoned
d. punished
à a
44. Only a small number of countries possess nuclear ................, thank
Goodness.
a. ammunition
b. equipment
c. guns
d. weapons
à d
45. "You look tired." "I ................ all night."
a. have worked
b. had worked
c. have been working
d. had been working
à c
46. Every student tries ................... hard to pass the examination.
a. study
b. to study
c. studying
d. studied
à b
47. ................ the weather is warmer, you can go out.
a. However
b. Now that
c. No matter
d. So that
à b
48. We're late, I expect the film ................ by the time we get to the theatre.
a. have started
b. will start
c. will be starting
d. will have started
à d
49. I'm sure he was ............... lies!
a. telling
b. making
c. doing
d. saying
à a
50. He asked me what the ............ of the explosion was.
a. source
b. cause
c. reaction
d. reason
à b
Test 60
Pronunciation
1.
a. break
b. sweater
c. bread
d. dread
--> a
2.
a. health
b. length
c. thus
d. thumb
--> c
3.
a. project
b. progress
c. provide
d. pronounce
--> b
4.
a. pronounce
b. cough
c. amount
d. ground
--> b
5.
a. hob
b. cob
c. comb
d. grab
--> c
6.
a. prefer
b. better
c. labour
d. doctor
--> a
Find the mistakes
7. How about taking some time off, Jim? You were working too hard lately. Take
a short vacation.
a. about
b. some time off
c. were working
d. Take
--> c
8. Unless his candidate had won the election, he would be happy now.
a. Unless
b. had won
c. would be
d. now
--> a
9. Alfred’s eyes burned and his shoulders ached. He has been sitting at the
computer for 6 straight hours. Finally, he took a break.
a. burned
b. ached
c. has been sitting
d. took
--> c
Grammar and Vocabulary
10. My solicitor has advised ............. take legal action.
a. me to not
b. me not to
c. to me not to
d. me against to
à b
11. ....................... want to visit this part of the town.
a. The most tourists
b. Most of tourists
c. Most tourists
d. Most tourist
à c
12. I must go now. I promised ................................ late.
a. not being
b. not to be
c. to not be
d. not to being
à b
13. "One of these days there'll be a terrible accident on this corner." "I
.............................. !"
a. don't hope it
b. don't hope so
c. hope not
d. hope no
à c
14. Our teacher makes us ............. very hard.
a. to work
b. work
c. working
d. be work
à b
15. Children are made ............. their breath by the acrobat show.
a. hold
b. to hold
c. holding
d. held
à b
16. You have to let your children ............. their own way in the end.
a. to go
b. going
c. go
d. be going
à c
17. Jean gets very agitated if her daughter .................... her once a week.
a. doesn't ring
b. didn't ring
c. not ring
d. don't ring
à a
18. To be honest, whether he’ll come or not is anybody’s ............. .
a. guess
b. question
c. instinct
d. feeling
à a
19. I bought a ..................... for my mum when I visited Dalat.
a. recollection
b. reminiscence
c. souvenir
d. recall
à c
20. John asked me to marry him but I turned him ............. .
a. over
b. down
c. off
d. aside
à b
21. I separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp ............. .
a. punch
b. slap
c. poke
d. pinch
à b
22. She wasn’t offered the job by the manager because of her untidy ............ .
a. sight
b. appearance
c. presence
d. view
à b
23. While we’re on vacation, we always ............ lots of photos.
a. make
b. take
c. catch
d. do
à b
24. He told a ............. because he didn’t want to upset his mother.
a. good lie
b. kind lie
c. black lie
d. white lie
à d
25. Good luck at the interview, Fred, I hope you ........ the job.
a. got
b. get
c. have got
d. would get
à b
26. If you would like to wait a moment, sir, I will just ........... your file on the
computer screen.
a. pull down
b. call up
c. bring in
d. pick up
à b
27. When Grace returned home, he discovered ............. his horror that the pipes
had burst and the entire house was flooded.
a. to
b. of
c. at
d. by
à a
28. Before you sign the contract, ............. in mind that you won’t be able to
change anything later.
a. bear
b. hold
c. retain
d. reserve
à b
29. All my money is .............. up in the new car I have bought.
a. connected
b. trapped
c. tied
d. limited
à c
30. It was so hot that the ............. in the wood actually dried up last summer.
a. flood
b. bath
c. bowl
d. pond
à d
31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to ........... to play the
piano.
a. know
b. learn
c. make
d. discover
à b
32. The building of the new bridge will …………. as planned.
a. go up
b. go ahead
c. go out
d. go on
à b
33. ................. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a
few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all.
a. Whenever
b. However
c. Whatever
d. Wherever
à a
34. We must tell you about our ........... when we first arrived in Paris.
a. incidents
b. happenings
c. events
d. experience
à d
35. What a nice coat! And the color ............. you.
a. fits
b. matches
c. suits
d. shows
à c
36. The traffic in town was very ............ and I got home earlier than expected.
a. light
b. weak
c. little
d. few
à a
37. I was ........ to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the table.
a. attracted
b. tempted
c. dragged
d. brought
à b
38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and ........... out of the
house, slamming the door behind her.
a. stormed
b. staggered
c. trudged
d. hopped
à a
39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to ............ her children behind.
a. desert
b. leave
c. let
d. abandon
à b
40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the ............ of
time.
a. tick
b. wink
c. nick
d. brink
à c
41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ............. his intelligence.
a. devalue
b. depreciate
c. minimize
d. underrate
à d
42. Not only ............ visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as well.
a. they plan to
b. they must
c. will they
d. are they paying
à c
43. Joseph had become ............ to scenes of human distress after many years
as a doctor.
a. experienced
b. hardened
c. expert
d. unemotional
à b
44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their .......... offices.
a. prospective
b. respected
c. respective
d. perspective
à c
45. Given the present economic situation, it ............ be best to wait before
making further wage demands.
a. seemed
b. should
c. might
d. ought
à b
46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date ............ with her
holidays.
a. occurred
b. struck
c. opposed
d. clashed
à d
47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has ...........
a. gone out
b. broken down
c. run down
d. worn out
à b
48. David was unhappy ............ his childhood.
a. while
b. for
c. during
d. as
à c
49. Stopping racial ......... simply by legislation is impossible.
a. tendency
b. prejudice
c. obsession
d. seclusion
à b
50. Have we any contingency plans to............. back on if this one fails?
a. fall
b. lean
c. turn
d. come
à a