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Choose the best answer.
1 My brother has been living in Peru..............three
years.
A for B since C ago D during
2 I'd rather you..............use that wine glass to mix
paint in, if you don't mind.
A won't B aren't C didn't D wouldn't
3 Do you have any idea..............owns this black cat?
A whose B that C who D which
4 My five-year-old daughter was very..............when
her pet rabbit died, and she cried for days.
A embarrassed B insulted C offended D upset
5 She asked him if he was sure that it was her car that ..............stolen.
A been B had  C had been  D has been
61 I'm afraid I can't come and see you this evening. I
have to stay at home and look..............my little
sister.
A after B on C by D to
7 There is a marvellous collection..............paintings
in the National Gallery.
A in B for C with D of
8 I like the red dress and the pink shoes. The trouble -is that they don't go..............each other very well.
A in B above .C on D with
9 There's something I want to talk to you about.
..............you come and see me this afternoon?
A Will B Should C May D Must
10 I usually go to work..............foot.
A in B with C on D by
11 The successful applicant will be expected to take
,............the new post before the end of October.
-A off B in C for D up
12 Her English has reached a..............level.
A :all B big  C high D strong
13 Thi new Prime Minister is trying to find a..............
to the country's economic problems.
A reaction B reply  C solution D response
14 He said he..............at eight o'clock, but it is
already a quarter to nine.
A is coming B will come  C will be coming D would come
15 This is a word I have never come..............before.
A across  B on  C through D to
Fill each of the blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.
Henry Adams is probably the luckiest person I know. I
normally envy very (1J.............................of my friends'
jobs because I am happy with what I do, but Henry
Adams is one of those rare people (2}.............................
job I would really like to have myself. Henry,
(3) .............................had always been interested
(4).............................both science (5).............................
animals, was studying to be a vet, and we were
(6).............................university at the same time.
When he finished, (7).............................went to
London, where he looked (8).............................
domestic animals such as cats and dogs. He always said
that he (9).............................not stay in a job like that
for long because he didn't (10).............................it very
satisfying. So we were not very surprised when he gave
(11)............................. that job and went to work at
London ZoOj he stayed there (12).............................two
years, and in the evenings he studied because he
wanted to get some higher (13)..............................
When he passed all his exams, he applied
(14)..............................................a job in a game reserve
in Africa. He got the job, and is now responsible
(15) ............................. a large number of animals, and is
in (16).............................of a special programme to
protect species (17).............................are in danger of
extinction.
I got a letter from him the other day asking me
(18)...........................................I'd like to go out and see
him for a holiday. I've never been to Kenya, and nor
(19).............................my wife, so I wrote to say that we
(20).............................love to go. We'll be going out
there at the end of August.
PROGRESS TEST I   • 23
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1 'Don't drive so fast/ said Daisy to her chauffeur. Daisy told her chauffeur.........................................
2 'Could I bring a friend along to the party?' Jane asked me.
Jane asked me.........................................................
3 He gave up cigarettes when he was thirty.
He stopped .............................................................
4 Few people speak Gaelic in Ireland.
There aren't............................................................
The word in capitals at the end of each sentence can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.
1 I was very annoyed by her.............................to help
me. REFUSE
2 Governments around the world are becoming increasingly worried about both air and sea .............................. POLLUTE
3 I don't like Shakespeare; I find most of his plays rather.............................. BORE
4 The shops are in the.............................area of the
city! CENTRE
5 The government has sent in more than a hundred military.............................to help the army.
ADVICE
5 My eldest sister doesn't speak Spanish, nor does my other sister.
Neither of...............................................................
6 Running a big car like that can't be at all cheap. It must............................................................
7 Jennifer started teaching six years ago. Jennifer has .........................................................
8 What do you find most interesting about the film? What interests.....................................................
9 'What's happened to your knee?' John's mother asked him.
John's mother asked him.................................
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Fill the blanks with a suitable verb.
1 The air crash investigators are.............................into
the cause of the accident.
2 It's a lovely sofa, but it would.................-...........up
too much space in the sitting-room.
3 While I was looking for my suitcase in the loft, I
.............................across a box full of lovely old
books.
4 If you've forgotten his phone number, why don't you .............................it up in the phone book?
5 When her husband said he was going to leave her, she.............................down and cried.
10 I was amazed by the things he said. I thought what..............................