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Test 8
Book 1 Part D

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51. A man who spends all the money he has is ________ .
A) fool
B) a fool
C) foolishly
D) foolish man
52. Can you tell what model each of ________ ?
A) them to be
B) them are
C) they are
D) them is
53. The diplomats haven’t been able to arrive ______ an agreement yet.
A) by
B) at
C) on
D) to
54. All athletes who have taken drugs will be disqualified ______ the race.
A) out
B) to
C) against
D) from
55. ________ a drop of rain fell for months, and all the crops died.
A) No
B) None
C) Not
D) Not any
56. He is ________ short-sighted to be pilot.
A) so
B) too
C) not
D) enough
57. Most people ________ the dark.
A) fear
B) are in fear
C) frightened
D) afraid of
58. He had difficulty ________ his wife to stay home.
A) convince
B) to convince C) convincing
D) for convincing
59. If you want to succeed, you must ________ .
A) keep to try
B) keep in trying
C) keep on trying
D) keep on to try
60. When he was a boy, he ________ to himself all day.
A) will sing
B) would sing
C) has sung
D) is singing
61. ________ of the wine was spoilt.
A) Few
B) Several
C) A good deal D) A good many
62. The American Indians today are deprived ________ all the privileges
the white man is enjoying.
A) of
B) off
C) _
D) from
63. She was glad ________ the opportunity to discuss the matter.
A) of
B) to
C) on
D) for
64. ________ he promises to quit gambling, we’ll offer him the job.
A) For
B) Although
C) Even
D) Provided
65. ________ hard I try, I can’t seem to be of any help to anybody.
A) Even though B) However
C) When
D) So
66. No one ________ to enter the building until the police have checked
the victim’s identification.
A) will allow
B) will be allowing
C) has been allowed
D) is going to be allowed
67. I’m very satisfied ________ your last report.
A) on
B) for
C) of
D) with
68. He is envious ________ his brother’s success, and this makes him a
sullen person.
A) of
B) from
C) to
D) by
69. She isn’t content ________ their present income and keeps nagging
her husband.
A) with
B) for
C) of
D) to
70. I was very tempted, but I refrained ________ the last glass.
A) drink
B) to drink
C) drinking
D) from drinking
71. Everyone must pay a fee before ________ his certificate.
A) to collect
B) collecting
C) to have collected
D) collect
72. I wish I ________ of writing the report on the computer long ago.
A) thought
B) think
C) had thought
D) have thought
73. The British contractors are said ________ half the government officials
in the country.
A) to have bribed B) bribing
C) be bribed
D) has bribed
74. ________ of this land has been poisoned by chemicals.
A) A good many
B) Several
C) A good deal
D) Few
75. We have the pleasure ________ you that your book has been awarded
the first prize.
A) of informing
B) in informing
C) on informing
D) informing
76. Spiders mainly feed ________ insects.
A) by
B) at
C) from
D) on
77. Our company is three times ________ yours.
A) bigger as
B) bigger
C) as bigger than D) as big as
78. She did nothing but ________ excuses all the time.
A) to making
B) to make
C) make
D) making
79. Tom ________ a computer, so he can’t find a good job.
A) uses
B) is using
C) cannot use
D) used
80. Tom, ________ no foreign languages, can’t find a good job.
A) speaking
B) spoke
C) speaks
D) is speaking
81. The detective asked the gangster where ________ .
A) the gun was
B) was the gun
C) did he hide the gun
D) the gun hidden
82. After Jack ________ his poem, he decided not to show it to anybody.
A) finishing
B) had finished C) was finishing D) has finished
83. He thought he ________ able to find more information on British
imperialism.
A) will be
B) would be
C) is
D) was
84. If it ________ so expensive, Linda would often eat out.
A) weren’t
B) wasn’t
C) isn’t
D) won’t be
85. Americans Indians ______ feel so unhappy if they were treated fairly.
A) will
B) were
C) won’t
D) would not
86. It is easy to develop bad study habits, but it is extremely difficult to
rid ________ of them.
A) ourselves
B) itself
C) themselves
D) yourselves
87. We will probably have to work ________ midnight today because
the report should be ready tomorrow.
A) for
B) until
C) under
D) by
88. ________ cause extensive damage to our city each year.
A) Because of the winds during hurricanes
B) The winds of hurricanes
C) The winds which
D) That the winds of hurricanes
89. Malaria ________ by the female mosquito.
A) transmits
B) transmitted
C) is transmitted D) to transmit
90. Water, ________ , is also one of the most abundant compounds on
earth.
A) is necessary for human survival
B) one of the most critical elements for human survival
C) it is necessary for human survival
D) for human survival
91. The Social Security Act of 1935 was ________ .
A) written to insure workers against unemployment
B) it insured workers against unemployment
C) written that it insured workers against unemployment
D) workers against unemployment
92. Philosophers are not sure _______ .
A) how can universal peace be secured
B) universal peace can be
C) precisely how universal peace can be secured
D) can universal peace be secured
93. Overexposure to the sun ________ .
A) more than damage to the skin
B) damage to the skin
C) can produce damage to the skin
D) more damage to the skin
94. Antarctica is larger ________ , but it has no native human population.
A) with some countries
B) Europe and Australia put together
C) from Europe or Australia
D) than Europe or Australia
95. ________ paper was first used by the Chinese.
A) That the belief
B) The belief that
C) To believe that
D) It is believed that
96. Gold is the preferred choice of jewelry makers ________
indestructible.
A) since it is
B) it is
C) because of
D) insofar as
97. ________ growing awareness of social ills, the philosophers wrote
increasingly more to warn people.
A) A
B) When a
C) Because her
D) Due to her
98. ________ categorized as lipids.
A) Fats and also oils
B) While fats and oils
C) Fats and oils are
D) Fats and oils
99. The overwhelming majority of people who ________ in the rescue
operations were volunteers.
A) they served
B) did they serve
C) serving
D) served
100. ________ is found in many kinds of fruits and vegetables.
A) Vitamin C
B) That vitamin C
C) It is latex vitamin C
D) Because vitamin C