VOCAB-GRAMMAR 1

Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences

1. When the electricity failed, he ______ a match to find the candles.

A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started
2. “How is it going?” - “________”
A. By bike B. Not much C. It sounds better D. Mustn’t grumble
3. ________, you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.
A. To pass this test B. For being passed this test
C. In order pass this test D. So that to pass this test
4. Florida, _______ as the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. being known B. that is known C. known D. is known
5. There were very large rooms with _______ in the house.
A. beautiful decorating walls B. beautiful walls decorating
C. beautifully decorated walls D. beautifully decorating walls
6. She is not _______ to be at home until six.
A. likely B. sure C. possible D. certain
7. Could you get an extra _______of milk for me, please?
A. bar B. slice C. carton D. packet
8. It was rather silly of them to go to the sea without a ship to _______ radio.
A. beach B. coast C. bay D. shore
9. Harriet was offered the job _______her linguistic abilities.
A. according to B. on account of C. owing to D. as regard
10. The human brain _______ only two percent of an adult's body weight.
A. which makes up B. it makes up
C. makes it up D. makes up
11. Children usually turn to their parents rather than _______for protection from threads in
the environment.
A. they turn to other figures of authority
B. authority figures to other
C. to their other figures of authority
D. their turning to other figures of authority
12. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down ______
into the water.
A. one another B. one after another C. each other D. a lot
13. I usually buy my clothes ______ It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
A. on the house B. off the peg C. in public D. on the shelf
14. My father ______ when he found out that I had damaged his car.
A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants
C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down
15. There is a rumor that the National Bank is going to ______ the company my father is
working for.
A. take on B. take out of C. take off D. take over
16. I don’t like this chocolate. I like ______ chocolate.
A. some others B. another C. some other D. one other
17. Physics and mathematics interest him almost ______
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18. They turned ______ at the party, despite the awful weather.
A. round B. in C. back D. up
19. - “Do you like frog’s legs?” - “______ them, I don’t really know.”
A. Never try B. Not to have try
C. Never having tried D. Never had tried
20. Although he was completely ______as a furniture-maker, he produced the most beautiful
chairs.
A. unable B. uneducated C. incapable D. untrained
21. Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?”
Mary: “_________”
A. Yes, I am.
B. That’s impossible. I can’t afford a new one.
C. Yes, I’d like one. Thank you.
D. Neither. I’m going to lease one.
22. You can’t tell what someone is like just from their ________.
A. character B. looking C. appearance D. personality
23. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ________ of the sea.
A. appearance B. look C. sight D. view
24. As soon as you ________ that, I’d like you to go to bed.
A. have done B. did C. will do D. will have done
25. Don’t let me disturb you; please get _______ your writing.
A. on with B. in with C. with D. in
26. My father dislikes _______ while he is speaking.
A. to be interrupting B. being interrupted C. to interrupt D. to interrupting
27. Her blouse didn’t fit her well _______
A. So her skirt didn’t B. So didn’t her skirt
C. But her skirt didn’t D. But her skirt did
28. I admit I suffer from a _______ of patience with such people.
A. shortage B. lack C. emptiness D. limit
29. Don’t start the next page _______ you have finished the last test question.
A. until B. while C. when D. since
30. In 1870, ________, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.
A. in spite of oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices
C. but the oil prices fluctuated D. oil prices were fluctuating
31. They’re staying in rented accommodation for the time ________.
A. going B. making C. doing D. being
32. ________ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly B. Hardly C. Most D. Virtually
33. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked ______ and now it's fine.
A. over B. it over C. over it D. over and over
34. He’s ______ work and cannot possibly see you now.
A. up to his ears in B. very interested in
C. not involved with D. concerned with
35. He suddenly saw Sue ______ the room. He pushed his way ______ the crowd of people to
get to her.
A. across/through B. over/through C. over/along D. across/across
36. She tried to ______
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C. talk me out of the plan D. talk out me of the plan.
37. She was kept awake for most of the night by the ______ of a mosquito in her car.
A. whine B. moan C. groan D. screech
38. Her business must be going rather well, ______ by the car she drives.
A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging
39. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his soft, gentle voice is rather ______
A. disembodied B. disconcerting C. dismissive D. discordant
40. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable ______, because it seems too
good to be true.
A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelief
41. My sister’s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly ______ by her last music
teacher.
A. subsided B. weakened C. undermined D. loosened
42. We were ______ by the officers' decision to divert the whole traffic from the main route.
A. rambled B. baffled C. stumbled D. shuffled
43. The book says that the revolution was ______ off by the assassination of the state
governor.
A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted
44. The hijackers have demanded a ______ to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages from
the plane.
A. currency B. revenue C. deposit D. ransom
45. Your grandfather is rather tired so does not ______ your visit. Let him have a rest.
A. prolong B. lengthen C. delay D. shorten
46. Their eventual choice of the house was ______ by the time Peter would take to get to the
office.
A. related B. consequent C. determined D. dependent
47. The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the ______
A. day B. clock C. hour D. night
48. You will have to go for an interview tomorrow, but don't worry. It's just a ______
A. form B. format C. formation D. formality
49. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to ______
A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at
50. ______ been diverted, they would have arrived early.
A. Had the plane not B. Hadn't the plane
C. The plane had not D. The plane not had
51. The new road currently under _______ will solve the traffic problems in the town.
A. design B. progress C. construction D. work
52. In the last century, it was widely __ that Indian fakirs were capable of superhuman feasts.
A. held B. grasped C. kept D. shaken
53. It would be lovely if the children could see and, ______, touch the animals.
A. eventually B. if possible C. at last D. finally
54. ______ he failed in the entrance exam caused his family much sadness.
A. Which B. That C. The thing D. What
55. Unless you return money immediately, you will risk being charged ______ theft and
getting into serous trouble
A. on B. with C. of D. for
56. I’ve applied for the job I saw ______ in the newspaper last month.
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57. No, I didn’t know his number; ______ I’d have phoned him.
A. otherwise B. so C. therefore D. unless
58. Do you need to give your speech another ______ or do you already know it by heart?
A. break-down B. check-up C. run-through D. mix-up
59. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his ______ until it was
announced publicly.
A. cap B. tongue C. hat D. umbrella
60. Then, he ______ something that his boss ______ some time before.
A. was remembering/ said B. had remembered/ said
C. remembered/ was saying D. remembered/ had said
61. Trespassers will be ______
A. perpetrated B. persecuted C. proscribed D. prosecuted
62. A traveler looks down on anyone who seems to be a(n) ______ tourist
A. only B. sole C. mere D. lone
63. Ninety ______ the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minutes is
64. The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very _______
position.
A. weak B. unsteady C. vulnerable D. collapsed
65. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
A. depress B. depression C. depressed D. depressing
66. I’d rather you _______ anything about the garden until the weather improves.
A. don’t make B. didn’t do C. don’t do D. didn’t make
67. A part – time job gives me the freedom to _______ my own interests.
A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch
68. We may win, we may lose – it’s just the ______ of the draw!
A. strike B. odds C. chance D. luck
69. We welcome the new regulations, which become ______ on the first of next month.
A. effective B. efficient C. efficacious D. effete
70. He’ll never be able to come ______ with his failure to win the tournament.
A. down B. round C. to terms D. up
71. He’s on his own now – he’ll have to ______ his own canoe!
A. row B. steer C. paddle D. ride
72. But for the rain we ______ our destination hours ago.
A. reached B. would reach
C. would have reached D. had reached
73. There’re several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one, the television is
______.
A. another B. other C. the other D. the another
74. Wild animals ______ in their natural habitat will have a better and longer life than those
which are kept in protected areas.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lived
75. She _________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
76. To get a passport, he must send his birth ________ and to photos.
A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card
77. Their office consisted of three rooms, _________ was used as a conference room.
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C. the largest of them D. largest
78. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don't remember
______ anyone about it.
A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told
79. Is he _________ enough to take on so much responsibility?
A. elderly B. ancient C. ripe D. mature
80. They had _________ ashtrays on the table.
A. two square glass C. square two glass
B. glass square two D. two glass square
81. In Britain it is _______ for children to attend school between the ages of 5 and 16.
A. compulsory B. obliged C. enforced D. made
82. They explained that they ______ a slight technical problem.
A. would have B. were having C. are having D. have had
83. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s ______
A. inheritance B. heritage C. possessions D. legacy
84. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home.
A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
85. Could you close the window? There is a bit of a _____.
A. current B. wind C. draught D. breeze
86. Thousands of steel _____ were used as the framework of the new office block.
A. beams B. girders C. stakes D. piles
87. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only _____ the hot, humid air.
A. stirred up B. poured through C. turned into D. cut back
88. He set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to _____ that he
did not oversleep.
A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. reassure
89. Over the past several decades, radio telescopes _______ of the universe from the one
disclosed by ordinary telescopes.
A. have given scientists quite a different view
B. have quite a different view given scientists
C. quite a different view have given scientists
D. have they given scientists quite a different view
90. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
A. practice B. reality C. fact D. deed
91. There are two small rooms in the beach house, _________ served as a kitchen .
A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which
C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that
92. Scientists believe that beaver's instinct to build dams is more complex than ________
other animal instinct.
A. most B. all C. any D. these
93. Katie really _______ her mother. She has got the same character.
A. takes after B. takes up C. takes in D. takes on
94. After the _________ of the new manager, the staff worked more effectively.   
A. dismissal   B. retirement   C. resignation   D. appointment
95. There were 50 _________ in the talent contest.  
A. competitors   B. examinees   C. customers   D. interviewees
96. Many trains have been cancelled and long ________ are expected.
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97. He __________ for the dog when he did not see it in the room.
A. might have looked B. should look
C. has to D. should have looked
98. Solar energy, air and water are _______because there is a(n)__________ supply.
A. renewable/limited B. non-renewable/ unlimited
C. renewable/ unlimited D. non-renewable/ limited
99. Jonny was the last applicant __________ for a position in this company.
A. to call B. to be called C. calling D. is called
100. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked
particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although
101. I wish I hadn't said it. If only I could _______.
A. turn the clock round B. turn the clock down
C. turn the clock back D. turn the clock forward
102. He gave me his personal _______ that his draft would be ready by Friday.
A. endurance B. insurance C. assurance D. ensurance
103. It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several
hours .
A. hadn’t B. should have C. mustn’t D. needn’t have
104. Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she _______to be a
champion.
A. came out B. turned out C. turned up D. came round
105. An almost _______ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
106. I don't suppose you like pineapples, _______?
A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
107. The city _____ at one time prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
A. was B. can have been C. may have been D. must have been
108. There should be no discrimination on _______ of sex, race or religion.
A. fields B. places C. areas D. grounds
109. Many people like the slow _______ of life in the countryside.
A. step B. pace C. speed D. space
110. Anne persisted ______ her search for the truth about what had happened.
A. at B. about C. in D. on
111. _______ that she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was such B. So angry she was
C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was
112. Nowadays children would prefer history ______ in more practical ways.
A. be taught B. teach C. to be taught D. to teach
113. ____ people who were waiting for the bus under the rain down there are getting soak-
wet.
A. Some B. Any C. Most of D. None
114. All fossil fuels are ________ resources that can not be replaced quickly.
A. unlimited B. non-renewable C. renewable D. available
115. She came to the airport only to find out that she _______ her passport at home.
A. would have left B. has left C. was leaving D. had left
116. At no time in history _________ such a diligent and brilliant fellow.

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C. Peter and his classmates ever met D. Peter and his classmates had ever met.
117. I just took it ______ that he’d always be available.
A. for granted B. into consideration C. easy D. into account
118. _____ has been a topic of continual geological research.
A. If the continents formed B. The continents formed
C. How the continents were formed D. How did the continents form
119. Jack takes great pride ______ never throwing anything ______. He always says that one
day he’ll find a use for things.
A. on - out             B. of – away           C. in - away       D. at - off
120. Domestic chores are now no longer a ____ thanks to the inventions of electric devices.
A. bound           B. weight           C. burden       D. load
121. Various societies define ____________ in many rather complex ways.
A. that is successful B. what success is
C. that success is D. what is success
122. Is the lift still working?  - No, it’s ________ Let’s use the stairs.
A. out of work   B. impossible   C. in danger   D. out of order
123. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their _______ in the burning plane.
A. knowledge   B. experience   C. occasion   D. event
124. You are being thoroughly ………. . in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
125. I have never seen _____________ before.
A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such good a film
126. He passed the test by the skin of his teeth.
A. easily B. with very little margin
C. with a very high score D. All are correct
127. Neil Armstrong was the first man to ___________ foot on the moon.
A. try B. step C. set D. walk
128. Thomas Edison ______ many new appliances using electricity during his long career.
A. invented B. inventing C. who invented D. was invented
129. ____further riot to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had
130. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______ populated cities in the world.
A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely
131. It can take up to more than six months to _______ a man to do this specialized work.
A. raise B. train C. learn D. practise
132. The longest movie I have ever seen in this cinema ________ for three hours.
A. stayed B. got C. lasted D. spent
133. James was looking for a(n) ________ to visit that wonderful island once again.
A. opportunity B. necessity C. destiny D. possibility
134. “Who is Susan getting married to?” _ “Some guy__________ since her childhood.”
A. who she has known B. have known her
C. that have known her D. she has been known
135. “I had to take a taxi from the party last night.” “Oh. That’s too bad. You ____ my car.”
A. could have used B. was able to use C. could be used D. can use
136. Jackie has given such a great _________ that other dancers in the audience admire him
so much.
A. performance B. result C. score D. action

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A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which
C. which D. the most recent one
138. “Is it difficult to keep fish as pets?” _ “No, there isn’t much _________ care of them.”
A. to taking B. having taken C. to have taken D. taking
139. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things.
A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken
C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken
140. By the time we ________ the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped.
A. arrive B. come C. get D. reach
141. She was ______ to discover that she had won the first prize.
A. excited B. lucky C. astonished D. nervous
142. ______ a minute! I can’t find my keys.
A. Keep on B. Hold on C. Go on D. Carry on
143. I have just taken a Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL _______ short.
A. of B. in C. on D. for
144. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only
with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club.
A. supposes B. socializes C. attends D. discusses
145. A good way of ______ food is keeping it in a fridge.
A. enduring B. extending C. prolonging D. preserving
146. Our seats were ______far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses
clearly.
A. very B. too C. enough D. so
147. It is very easy for the undereducated to be ______ by slick-talking salesmen.
A. put aside B. put up C. taken in D. taken away
148. The ______ of the family following the divorce was a great shock to the children.
A. break-down B. break-in C. break-up D. break-out
149. I can’t believe how cheap these shorts were. They were a real ______.
A. discount B. sale C. bargain D. offer
150. It’s wonderful here tonight! It’s ________ I have ever enjoyed a garden party.
A. a long time   B. the first time   C. time   D. several times
151. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for _______ 15 minutes.
A. another   B. others   C. other   D. the others
152. On being told about her sack, __________.
A. her boss felt sorry for Mary    B. Mary was shocked   
C. Mary’s face turned pale    D. all are correct
153. Car crashes are almost always accidental, but on rare occasions they may be ______.
A. deliberate B. determined C. aware D. meant
154. It took many hours of negotiation for the leaders of two nations to ____ a compromise.
A. make B. do C. reach D. arrive
155. ____________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not  B. Not having been C. Have not been  D. Having not been
156. Sarah is a young girl with________ and a straight nose.
A. almond-shaped eyes B. almond-eyed shape
C. eyes shaped almond D. almond-shape eyed
157. Never ______ off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A. set B. put C. do D. turn

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A. spitting B. raving C. splitting D. burning
159. For a while I was at a ______ to know what to say.
A. blank B. loss C. pain D. crisis
160. I don’t think this fashion will ______.
A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over
161. We need guaranteed financial ______ before we can even start the design work.
A. agreement B. backing C. analysis D. plans
162. The telephone rang and interrupted my ______ of thought.
A. train B. chain C. series D. circle
163. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible
164. By the time you _______ to the station, the train _______
A. reach/ will have left B. reach/ had left
C. will reach/ leaves D. reached/ have left
165. I was offered lamb or chicken, _______ I like.
A. neither of that B. neither of which C. of that neither D. of which neither
166. David: You really have a nice dress, Kathy. I’ve never seen such a perfect thing on you.
Kathy: _______I bought it at the shop near my house yesterday.
A. I’m sure you like it B. I suppose it is not bad
C. I’m glad you like it D. I myself like it very much
167. My son didn’t feel well. _______he didn’t go to work yesterday.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. But
168. The _______ between the rich and the poor countries of the world is increasing.
A. space B. gap C. distance D. interval
169. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down
_______ into the water.
A. one another B. one after another C. each other D. a lot
170. Just keep _______ on the baby while I cook the dinner, will you?
A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care
171. There _______ lots of furniture _______ in the furniture department.
A. are / to display B. are / displaying C. is / displaying D. is / on display
172. I want to keep _______
A. the room tidy B. the room tidily C. the tidy room D. the tidily room
173. Although most car can travel much faster, the _______ speed limit in the UK is 70
mph (110 kph).
A. maximum B. greatest C. highest D. biggest
174. I don't think you can lift that case _______ I help you.
A. since B. without C. not D. unless
175. Are you going to attend Dr Baker's _______ on "Brain Electronics"?
A. conference B. lecture C. meeting D. discussion
176. I cannot help _______ anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt
177. “I’d like to be in one of that _______”, Paul said.
A. teachers classes B. teacher classes
C. teacher’s class D. teacher’s classes
178. I think he is _______ his time looking for a job there, they are not taking any staff on
at present.
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179. He was made _______ out all the truth by the police.
A. speak B. speaking C. spoke D. to speak
180. I cannot stand _______ around _______ nothing.
A. to sit / to do B. sit / doing C. sitting / doing D. sitting / do
181. I think he knew how to do it! He made the mistake just _______ purpose.
A. for B. in C. from D. on
182. Should gravity, the pull of the earth, be zero, everything ____________ .
A. will float B. would be floating C. floated D. would float
183. I’ll have to work hard to _______ with the rest of the class.
A. catch B. run C. keep pace D. keep on
184. Your success in life _______ very largely on yourself.
A. is keen B. depends C. lies D. goes
185. Buying a car was an important __________ for them.
A. transformation B. translation C. transaction D. transportation
186. No one can predict the future exactly. Things may happen _______.
A. expected B. unexpected C. expectedly D. unexpectedly
187. _______! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
188. We took _____ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach.
A. chance B. advantage C. occasion D. effect
189. All the athletes taking part in the international games should be proud of ________ .
A. oneself B. themselves C. himself D. yourself
190. The bomb _______ in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. put on B. went off C. got out D. kept up
191. __________ I can’t understand is _________ he wants to change his mind.
A. That/that B. Which/what C. What/why D. What/that
192. The nurse was on _____ in the hospital all night.
A. duty B. alarm C. service D. work
193. Only when you grow up ______ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
194. All the boys are good at cooking, but _______is as good as the girls.
A. none B. either C. neither D. every
195. It was clear that the young couple were _____ of taking charge of such a big restaurant.
A. able B. reliable C. capable D. responsible
196. I would appreciate it _______ what I have told you a secret.
A. you can keep B. that you kept C. you will keep D. if you kept
197. There was an accident on the motorway and we were _______ for an hour.
A. held down B. held up C. put back D. put up
198. The number of tourists _______ this year as a result of the good weather.
A. doubles B. have doubled C. has doubled D. doubled
199. _______the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for
200. E-mail is an effective form of communication _______many busy businesses rely.
A. on which B. on that C. which D. that

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