TEST 1
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. country b. fun c. summer d. truth
2. a. trouble b. flu c. tooth d. shoe
3. a. heart b. turn c. early d. third
4. a. song b. one c. long d. gone
5. a. fork b. fall c. wrong d. caught
6. a. full b. push c. but d. put
7. a. deal b. heal c. stealth d. steal

II. Find the mistakes:
8. At present, I am a student at the Local Technical College, which I am studying English part-time.
a. at b. which c. am studying d. English part-time
9. One of the girl who worked in that company died.
a. the girl b. who c. worked d. died
10. This lesson is such long that I have written it for 30 minutes.
a. is b. such c. that d. have written
III. Grammar and vocabulary:
11. I read in the newspaper that there has just been a ............. against the government in Transylvania.
a. relevant b. revolting c. revolution d. revolver
12. You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees are .................
a. astronomical b. aeronautical c. astrological d. atmospherical
13. Does that newspaper ............. the government or oppose it?
a. advantage b. assist c. encourage d. support
14. It’s distressing to see small children ............ in the streets.
a. pleading b. imploring c. begging d. entreating
15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ............. you renew your membership by the end of January.
a. unless b. however c. were d. provided
16. Most of my friends are ............ reporters.
a. newspapers b. newspaper c. newspaper’s d. newspapers’
17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its .............…….
a. promises b. vows c. aspirations d. offers
18. Mark Twain is a famous American ....................
a. physicist b. poet c. chemist d. writer
19. The ship broke .............. and the people were drowned.
a. out b. out of the sea c. into pieces d. to pieces
20. .................. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.
a. In spite of b. Despite c. Because d. Although
21. My brother sang ..............of all the pupils of the group.
a. more beautifully b. the most beautifully c. less beautifull d. most beautifully
22. I wish he ............ change his minds so often!
a. shouldn’t b. wouldn’t c. mightn’t d. couldn’t
23. Doctors advise people being deficient ............ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
a. in b. of c. from d. for
24. Because I am terrified of ............. spaces, I never go in lifts.
a. contained b. compressed c. constricted d. confined
25. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s .......... hand back on.
a. cut b. grazed c. crushed d. severed
26. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it .......... again after a few weeks.
a. on b. over c. up d. through
--> c
27. “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening. You ............. be really hungry!” “I am.”
a. might b. will c. must d. can
28. Do most of the people who live along the shores of .................. earn a living .......................?
a. the Mediterranean / by farm b. Mediterranean / by farming
c. the Mediterranean / to farm d. the Mediterranean / by farming
29. I like books on literature .......................
a. more than b. most of all c. much more d. not at all
30. It is no use ............... to school if you ................... to work hard.
a. going / do not ready b. to go / do not ready c.