138. She get up and she stay in bed as she is seriously ill

138. She ___ get up and she ___ stay in bed as she is seriously ill.
A) must / has to B) can’t / has to C) should / is to
D) may / must E) is able / shall
139. My cousin ___ read and write when he was five.
A) could B) may C) have to D) must E) can
140. We ___ to meet at the theatre entrance at a quarter to eight
yesterday.
A) are B) must C) have D) were E) couldn’t
141. They ___ do this the day after tomorrow. Now they are very
busy. A) may B) can C) must D) will be able to E) were able to
142. I ___ write to Ann. I haven’t written to her for ages.
A) can B) must C) had to D) could E) may
143. This work ___ be done at once.
A) can B) must C) ought D) should E) may
144. The teacher said they ___ all go home.
A) may B) have to C) might D) can E) be able to
145. -How ___ I get to the nearest bus stop?-You ___ go straight and then turn to the left.
A) must / can B) can / must C) should / may D) may / have to E) could / might
146. Oh, you are seriously ill. I think you ___ consult a doctor and if he
tells you to keep to bed you ___ do.
A) may / might B) must / can’t C) should / must D) have to / couldn’t E) has to / may
147. Tom ___ pass his exam in Literature and now he is working hard
as he ___ take it again.
A) can’t / was able B) must / had to C) may / could D) couldn’t / has to E) can’t / had to
148. ___ I come in? No, you ___ I am very busy now. I ___ write a report.
A) can / can / must B) must / may not / had to C) may / can’t / must D) may / may not / can E) must / mustn’t / may
149. - ___ I smoke here? - No, you ___ .
A) can / may B) may / mustn’t C) can / should D) can / can’t E) may / need
150. You ___ break the body but you ___ break the spirit.
A) may / can’t B) could / can’t C) must / must D) can / might not E) may / may
151. He ___ tell you how glad he is.
A) was able to B) couldn’t C) can’t D) had to E) have
20. Of the four girls Marcia is ___ .
A) prettiest B) prettier C) -D) the prettiest E) prettier
21. It’s ___ to go by car than by train.
A) cheap B) cheaper C) -D) cheapest E) the cheapest
22. It is much ___ to speak English than to understand
A) - B) the most difficult C) more difficult
D) difficult E) most difficult
23. He’s ___ intelligent than my brother.
A) most B) good C) better D) more E) last
24. He is ___ among his classmates.
A) old B) taller C) the youngest D) short E) higher
25. This is ___ place I’ve ever seen.
A) dirty B) the dirtiest C) more dirty
D) dirtier E) -26. What is ___ crime than loss of time.
A) greater B) greatest C) great D) - E) most great
27. He came home in the ___ mood.
A) sun B) sunniest C) more sunny D) much sunny E) sunnier
28. False friend is ___ than open enemies.
A) worst B) worse C) the worst D) - E) bad
33. The weather is much ___ pleasant than it usually is at this time.
A) most B) more C) the most D) little E) –
34. To spend summer at the seaside is ___ pleasant than in the town.
A) - B) less C) the most D) more E) the least
35. It is ___ and ___ to live here than there.
A) warm / most pleasant B) warmer / pleasant
C) warmest / pleasanter D) warmer / more pleasant
E) warm / more pleasant
In an interview yesterday Mr. Wilson was questioned about the
harmful effects of horror movies on teenagers. He argued that such
effects were often exaggerated and claimed that other types of films
were far more dangerous for young people. When asked to prove this,
he pointed out that horror films were often set in unreal situations
and were clearly not to be taken seriously. In contrast, he claimed that
films showing violent crime were often set in everyday life, and were
therefore more damaging.
1. In Mr. Wilson’s opinion, horror films _____.
A) cost more than other kinds of films.
B) are more popular among the elderly than among the young.
C) should be banned altogether.
D) are less damaging to young people that films of violent crime.
E) have recently ceased to appeal to the young.
2. For Mr. Wilson the main difference between a horror film and one
showing violent crime is that the former _____.
A) is mainly concerned with everyday situations.
B) is liked by the young, and the latter by the old.
C) is unrelated to real life, whereas the latter is.
D) is less expensive to produce than the latter.
E) rarely receives any attention from the young.
3. The interviewer wanted to find out whether _____.
A) young people were being harmed by horror films.
B) Mr. Wilson had himself been affected by horror films.
C) Mr. Wilson preferred horror films to films of violence.
D) people were seriously objecting to horror films.
E) the effects of crime films were being exaggerated.
The famous Tower of London was built as a fortress by William
the Conqueror. Early in the Middle Ages the kings used it as a palace;
later on it was turned into a prison, but only distinguished prisoners,
including statesmen and princes, were held there. Today the Tower is
a national museum, where, among other things, the jewelry of the
English kings and queens is on display.
4. It is obvious from the passage that the functions of the Tower of
London _____.
A) were all established by William the Conqueror.
B) have always been controlled by the kings.
C) have varied greatly over the centuries.
D) are all of a military nature.
E) have not changed at all since the Middle Ages.
5. We learn from the passage that the Tower _____.
A) was not originally intended to be a fortress.
B) was never a prison for ordinary people.
C) is still a unique example of medieval architecture.
D) was never a residence of English kings.
E) functions today only as a jewelers museum.
6. William the Conqueror’s original purpose in building the Tower
of London _____.
A) was one of defense
B) was to exhibit his valuable jewellery.
C) was strongly criticized later in the Middle Ages.
D) remains unknown even now.
E) is still being debated among historians.
Never before in history have people been so aware of what is going
on in the world. Television, newspapers and radio keep us continually
informed and stimulate our interest. The sociologist’s interest in the world
around him is intense, for society is his field of study. Indeed, he needs to
know what is happening in society; he wants to know what makes the
social world what it is, how it is organized, why it changes in the ways that
it does. Such knowledge is valuable not only for those who make great
decisions, but also for you, since this is the world in which you live and
make your way.
7. The passage emphasizes that whatever goes on in the world
today _____.
A) is quickly forgotten by the majority.
B) only concerns the sociologist.
C) first makes the headlines in the press.
D) is of great interest to everyone.
E) can easily be ignored by people in power.
8. It is pointed out in the passage that, among other things,
sociologists are very much interested in _____.
A) our reaction to their studies.
B) the effect of television on education.
C) the reasons for social change.
D) how people make a living in the world.
E) environmental problems.
9. One may conclude from the passage that the studies made by
sociologists _____.
A) are extremely useful both to decision makers and to ordinary people.
B) are of little general interest.
C) receive a lot of attention from the media.
D) are primarily intended for students of sociology.
E) do not adequately reflect real conditions in the world.
Every summer many people, girls and women as well as boys and
men, try to swim from England to France or from France to England.
The distance at the nearest points is only about twenty miles, but
because of the strong currents the distance that must be swum is
usually twice as far. The first man to succeed in swimming across the
Channel was Captain Webb, an Englishman. This was in August 1875. He
landed in France 21 hours 45 minutes after entering the water at Dover.
Since then there have been many successful swims and the time has been
shortened. One French swimmer crossed in 11 hours and 5 minutes.
10. Swimming the Channel is not as easy as it might seem _____.
A) as the distance between the two counties is far too much.
B) and it always takes more or less 20 hours.
C) and only two people have managed to do it so far.
D) so few people even try to swim it.
E) for there are very strong currents.
11. The first time anyone swam across the Channel _____.
A) was in the last century.
B) was when England and France organized a swimming competition.
C) no one really believed him.
D) he was helped by favorable currents.
E) he reached Dover just before 10 in the evening.
12. The time Captain Webb needed to swim across the Channel
_____.
A) was unbelievably short.
B) has since been nearly reduced to half
C) still remains a record.
D) was thought to be far too long.
E) hasn’t been equaled by any French swimmer.
TEST 1
A new discovery of a dinosaur fossil in Antarctica has confirmed the idea
that dinosaurs lived not only in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern
Hemisphere as well. Up until this discovery, scientists had found dinosaur
remains on every continent except Antarctica. This new discovery now
confirms the idea that dinosaurs were distributed worldwide. If the dinosaur
fossil is shown to be related to other dinosaurs of the same period in South
America, it will also support the idea that South America and Antarctica
were once linked together.
13. It is only recently that _____. A) important scientific studies about the Southern Hemisphere have
been carried out.
B) scientists have been seriously interested in fossils.
C) a dinosaur fossil has been discovered in Antarctica.
D) some new facts about the Northern Hemisphere have come to
light.
E) Antarctica has been discovered.
14. One can understand from the passage that _____.
A) dinosaurs, at one time in the past, lived in both hemispheres.
B) dinosaurs were in fact, more commonly found in the Southern
Hemisphere.
C) scientists had long since realized that dinosaurs had actually lived
in Antarctica.
D) the dinosaur fossil, discovered in Antarctica, was significantly
different from those found in other continents.
E) the discovery of the dinosaur fossil in Antarctica was actually of
little importance to scientists.
15. It is hoped that the discovery of the dinosaur fossil in Antarctica
_____.
A) would contribute significantly to our knowledge of the Northern
Hemisphere.
B) will throw further light on the existence of dinosaurs in the past.
C) would lead to further similar discoveries in the Southern
Hemisphere.
D) could answer the question whether South America and Antarctica
were originally connected.
E) will attract more scientists to this type of work
A popular method of treating frozen fingers and toes in very cold,
even freezing weather is to slowly rewarm them or rub them with
snow. The best treatment, however, is not slow rewarming but rapid
rewarming. Putting the frozen fingers or toes in a warm bath or using
a hot water bottle are both good ways to treat them. Hot drinks to
warm the body from within are also helpful. One must be careful
about burning the skin, however. The temperature of any heat applied
should not be greater than 43 C.
16. The main concern of the passage is _____.
A) why frozen fingers and toes should be slowly rewarmed.
B) how to keep adequately warm in the winter.
C) how to treat fingers and toes that have been frozen.
D) the dangers of freezing weather for the body.
E) why one should have plenty of hot drinks in winter.
17. It is pointed out in the passage that _____.
A) the use of hot water bottles to rewarm the body is not advisable.
B) one should try to rewarm frozen fingers and toes fairly rapidly.
C) in rewarming the body the higher the temperature the better the
result is.
D) people should be warned not to go out in freezingly cold weather.
E) one should take a bath as often as possible in winter.
18. The author warns that _____.
A) the minimum temperature required is 43 C.
B) in rewarming the body, care must be taken not to burn the skin.
C) one should never rub frozen fingers and toes with snow.
D) hot drinks must not be taken in immediately.
E) recovery cannot be as rapid as one would expect.
Bicycling in America has been growing at an amazing rate. Bicycles used
to be sold to parents for their children. Now those same parents are buying
them for themselves, as well as for their children. And grandparents are
cycling, too. Moreover, people don’t simply cycle for fun and for the exercise.
Many young executives ride bikes to work as an alternative to adding to
the pollution of cities, and to fighting traffic jams, while college and high
school students find bikes an economical alternative to cars or buses.
19. In the passage it is emphasized that, in America _____.
A) more and more people of all ages are now using bicycles.
B) few college students can afford to run a car.
C) no executive feels he can cycle to work.
D) most parents feel it is dangerous for children to cycle to school.
E) a great many traffic jams are being caused by cyclists.
20. Cycling is also a hobby that _____.
A) attracts fewer and fewer people.
B) is getting increasingly more expensive.
C) only appeals to the young.
D) has a high-accident rate.
E) the whole family can enjoy.
21. From the passage we can infer that _____.
A) different people have different reasons for preferring bicycles to
a car.
B) most Americans can no longer afford to run a car.
C) young children should not be allowed to cycle on main roads.
D) a lot of parents are borrowing their children’s bicycles.
E) cycling is fun in the country but not in a city.
On the day of my first piano recital, I became more and more
nervous. To help me calm down, my piano teacher told me to place
several cabbages in the room where I practiced. I was so eager to get
over my nerves that I was willing to try anything. For the next few
hours, I played to an audience of cabbages. When the time of the
recital finally arrived, I was still terribly nervous. My hands felt like
ice. When I finally walked across the stage, I looked out into the dark
audience. I could not see anyone! All those people out there could
just as easily have been cabbages. As I sat down to play, my hands
relaxed. Before I knew it, I had played all my pieces without a mistake.
For the first time, the cabbage heads applauded.
22. On the day of the recital the music teacher _____.
A) advised the writer to put cabbages in the room where he practiced
and play for them.
B) warned the writer not to look at the audience.
C) had no patience with the writer because he was nervous too.
D) felt nearly as nervous about the recital as the writer did.
E) couldn’t think of a way of helping the writer to stay calm.
23. The writer stopped feeling nervous _____.
A) because he had practiced a great deal
B) when the audience began to applaud
C) before he walked onto the stage
D) as soon as the concert was over
E) when he found he couldn’t see the audience.
24. In the passage it is explained that _____.
A) the writer was always nervous on the day of a concert
B) the writer played to some cabbages because there was no real
audience
C) the writer finally began to relax just before he began his recital
D) the room was so cold the writer’s hands felt like ice
E) the writer always practiced in a room where there were cabbages