26. A holiday in America can be .................. cheap.
A. surpris B. surprisingly C. surprising D. surprised
27. We were surprised ...... the way he behaves. It was quite out of character.
A. at B. with C. b & c are correct D. about
28. Scientists have invented filters and other methods of removing ................. from industrial wastes.
A. polluted B. pollutants C. pollute D. pollution
29. If I had taken your advice, I ................ a better life.
A. shall have B. will have C. would have D. would have had
30. Firemen rescued several people from the .....floor of the blazing building.
A. high B. top C. basement D. low
31. The film lasted 3 hours with ....of 15 min. between part one and part two.
A. a pause B. an interval C. an interruption D. a stop
32. Many retirers feel useless because they ........................................
A. do volunteer work B. can't help themselves
C. have limited incomes D. aren't working
33. She regretted ....................... how to ride a bicycle when she was young.
A. not learning B. not having learnt
C. not to learn D. b & c are correct
34. Are you still upset ........................ what I said to you yesterday?
A. about B. on C. on D. for
35. When the electricity failed, he ................ a match to find the candles.
A. scratched B. started C. rubbed D. struck
36. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was ...............
A. unsuccessfully B. successful C. unsuccessful D. successfulness
37. He filled in the necessary forms and ................. for the job.
A. appealed B. asked C. requested D. applied
38. The person who ................ in charge of a bus is the conductor.
A. was B. are C. were D. is
39. He was wearing a heavy overcoat to ............. himself against the cold
A. conceal B. cover C. protect D. wrap
40. His promotion to manager was a popular ……………………………….
A. appointment B. appointed C. appointee D. appoint
41. The monitor is responsible ..........our form-master .............. the class.
A. to / for B. with / for
C. for / to D. with / to
42. The Bakers ................ lunch
A. has B. are having C. is having D. having
43. John Jameson is a famous .....who stole $2 mil. from a bank.
A. criminality B. crime C. criminal D. criminally
44. The doctor told me about the woman…. and asked him for his advice.
A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. he met
45. He is confident .............. his success in the final examination.
A. a & b are correct B. about C. of D. on
46. The heavily ................... atmosphere in some industrial regions is called
"smog", a word derived from "smoke" and "fog".
A. pollutant B. pollute C. pollution D. polluted
47. These days everybody is aware ................ the danger of smoking.
A. of B. about C. on D. for
48. They asked why they ...... it for her while she could do it by herself.
A. have done B. should do C. have to do D. did
49. A lot of passengers who ...in the ship crash are still suffering from shock.
A. are B. were C. was D. is
50. It took Michael a long time to find a pair of shoes that .............. him.
A. liked B. fitted C. agreed D. matched
