DIRECTIONS: Blacken the letter of the correct choice.
66. Whenever you turn on the news _____ , you hear reports about the _____ .
(a) at the moment / destroyed environment
(b) nowadays / destruction of the environment
(c) at present / environmental destruction
(d) program / environment being destroyed
67. A: “Look how high this electricity bill is!
B: “There must be some mistake!” =
(a) It’s always wrong.
(b) Most likely there’s an error.
(c) Don’t be so careless.
(d) I warned you about using too much.
68. _____ he tried, he _____ unsuccessful..
(a) No matter hard / was always being
(b) However hard / was always
(c) Even / always will be
(d) Despite / became
69. Driving down the highway, _____ .
(a) the sun rose ahead of us.
(b) we saw the sun rising ahead of us
(c) the sun rise in front of us.
(d) we were seeing the sun rise
70. When I was a child, I _____ a big street by myself, so I could never go very far _____ .
(a) didn’t let me to cross / to home
(b) didn’t allow going across / at home
(c) wasn’t allowed to cross / from home
(d) had not been allowed crossing / away home
71. I wouldn’t talk _____ to him if I were you; he _____ to get angry.
(a) like this / might
(b) that way / is likely
(c) so much / maybe can
(d) such things / just likes
72. I heard _____ the policeman _____ stopped us last week was killed _____ traffic accident.
(a) when / which he / by
(b) how / who is / from a
(c) where / that / because a
(d) that / who / in a
73. A: “Please call us if you _____ .”
B: “_____ .”
(a) decide to be different / It can be
(b) have a changed idea / I’ll do it
(c) have a desire / Sure I am
(d) change your mind / I certainly will
74. _____ , his wife’s _____ name is the same as his, _____ she didn’t even have to change her credit cards.
(a) Strangely enough / maiden / so
(b) Eventually / former / so that
(c) Luckily / old / then
(d) Surprisingly / other / because
75. _____ the music, which was wonderful, I thought it was an absolutely awful film.
(a) Rather than
(b) Apart from
(a) In addition to
(b) Instead of
76. You shouldn’t have walked home alone so late at night. =
(a) Even if I don’t like it, I know you’ll do it again.
(b) It’s too dangerous. Don’t even think about doing it.
(c) It’s sad to be far away from home for so long.
(d) You did it, but I don’t think it was a good idea to do so.
77. Although we assured her that _____ would believe her, she insisted _____ her side of the story to the police.
(a) everyone / to tell
(b) no one / on telling
(c) someone / saying
(d) anyone / on saying
78. Ow! I’ve bitten _____ . And _____ .
(a) them hard / it pains me
(b) myself / I hurt a lot
(c) it / I don’t want to
(d) my tongue / it really hurts.
79. There was thick fog, _____ .
(a) so we had to clear a path before we could leave
(b) so Bud had to drive slowly because he couldn’t see
(c) so they closed the car windows and turned on the air conditioning
(d) so everyone put on extra sweaters and scarves
80. Getting a divorce is not as difficult _____
(a) as we used to do
(b) as they used to have
(c) as it used to be
(d) as I’m used to
81. “I’m afraid the doctor’s out of the office at the moment.” =
(a) You’ll need to call again later or have him call you.
(b) When the doctor’s not here, I get really frightened.
(c) He stops by from time to time.
(d) I don’t know where he is and it worries me.
82. My grandmother’s really _____ ; she always pays _____ cash when she goes shopping.
(a) cheap / with
(b) old-fashioned / in
(c) economical / by
(d) thrifty / on
83. When the officers threatened _____ him in jail, he finally admitted _____ who the murderer was.
(a) putting / to know
(b) for putting / he knew
(c) and putted / having known
(d) to put / knowing
84. I wish I knew who to ask for _____ ; it’s awfully hard to _____ someone else’s judgement.
(a) advice / trust
(b) opinions / believe
(c) advise / know
(d) interpretation / guarantee
85. Either she didn’t see me or she _____ ignored me. I hope it’s not _____ .
(a) purposefully / the former
(b) particularly / right
(c) especially / true
(d) deliberately / the latter
86. Someone may well sneeze before the end of the lesson. =
(a) There’s a good chance that one of us will sneeze during this class period.
(b) Obviously when people are sick they shouldn’t attend lessons.
(c) It was probably not her fault that she sneezed while she was teaching us.
(d) A strong. proper sneeze is something that doesn’t need to be learned.
87. A: “Is there a _____ for students?”
B: “Only if you have _____ .”
(a) cheap cost / an identity
(b) lower price / papers
(c) decrease / identity papers
(d) reduction / proper ID
88. What began as a pleasant hike ended up being a fight for survival. =
(a) It started as an enjoyable walk in the country, but resulted in a nearly fatal situation.
(b) The fight that nearly cost them their lives was initiated during a hike in the woods.
(c) They started the day hiking together and finished it trying to kill one another.
(d) Though they had planned to spend the day walking, they ended it with a nasty fight.
89. When I saw him he was _____ , and he said he’d call me _____ .
(a) hurried / sometime
(b) in a terrible hurry / after
(c) in a terrible rush / later
(d) rushed / up
90. I tried telephoning them several weeks _____ they were due to arrive, but _____ was ever home.
(a) before / no one
(b) when / they
(c) ago / anyone
(d) after / hardly anyone
91. I strongly believe that _____ should fit _____ .
(a) the man / the clothes
(b) the result / the cause
(c) the truth / the consequences
(d) the punishment / the crime
92. He could at least have offered us a cup of tea. =
(a) He gave us nothing but tea.
(b) We’re upset because he didn’t offer us anything.
(c) We were able to drink only one cup of tea with him.
(d) He was barely able to offer us refreshments.
93. I read an interesting article about the remarkable _____ of twins separated at _____ .
(a) options / first
(b) sameness / night
(c) similarities / birth
(d) features / sea
94. _____ what many foreigners think, Istanbul is a very _____ city.
(a) Unless / crowded
(b) Despite / cosmopolitan
(c) Although / delighted
(d) As a result of / urban
95. The vast majority _____ young people interviewed report that parents are _____ with daughters than with sons.
(a) from / harder
(b) among / tighter
(c) in / sadder
(d) of / stricter
96. Never have I seen such a terrible disaster. =
(a) So many horrible things can happen when you’re not paying attention..
(b) I will never show anyone my awful artwork.
(c) I need your help with this problem although I’ll never ask.
(d) This is the worst catastrophe I have ever seen.
97. It seems that everyone we met in Amsterdam spoke perfect English, so we _____ any Dutch.
(a) didn’t have to speak
(b) couldn’t have spoken
(c) must not have learnt
(d) shouldn’t have to learn
98. She claims to want to remain _____ , but I bet she’ll get married _____
(a) alone / gradually
(b) by herself / distinctively
(c) single / eventually
(d) lonely / naturally
99. While technology is important to growing nations, literacy mustn’t be neglected. =
(a) Reading and writing must be given more importance than science in growing countries.
(b) Technology without the ability to read about it, is a waste of time in high growth cultures.
(c) Compared to technology, scientific advancement is neglected in the world’s developing cultures
(d) Technology is significant to developing nations, but reading and writing need attention, too.
100. The bigger our advertising campaign is, _____ .
(a) even though we are likely to have some success
(b) the more likely it is that we will get a lot of new business
(c) we should be able to do very well in the upcoming year
(d) than all that we have had since we started business