Le Thanh Tong Gifted High School PRACTICE TEST 1

Students name: .. Allowed time: 30 minutes

I. Fill in the correct preposition or adverb.

1. The murderer will answer ................. his crimes in the highest court in the land.
2 Faced with such formidable opposition to his plans, he had no choice but to back ...........
3. The teacher accused him of answering her ............ when he attempted to explain what he had been doing.
4. If you can bear ........................ me a little longer, I'll tell you the rest of the story.
5. After a violent attack in the press on their welfare policies, the Conservatives answered ..................... with a
statement of their reforms since talking office.
6. You can't change your mind now. It's too late to back ............. the deal.
7. The plant manager answers directly ......... the head of the company.
8. I was prepared to back ............... her story because i knew it was the truth.
9. The baby has been acting ................ all day. I think she must be teething.
10. I don't think his statement bears this case.

II.Finish the following sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them.
1. Its weeks since I last went to the countryside.
I havent _________________________________________ .
2. Our school had never held a Christmas party before.
It was ______________________________________________ .
3. They began building the tunnel eigthteen months ago.
They have _________________________________________
4. When was the planet Pluto discovered?
How _____________________________________________ ?
5. He had never felt so embarrassed before.
It was ____________________________________.
6. I had never met such an immature person.
She was the _____________________________________________.
7. France hasnt won a gold medal in this sport for a long time.
Its ___________________________________________________ .
8. How long ago did you realise the truth?
How long is ________________________________ .
9. The doctor didnt start the operation until the anaesthetic had taken effect.
The doctor waited __________________________________________________ .
10. He realised his mistake when it was too late.
He didnt ____________________________________________ .
III. Fill in the blanks with some idioms. Follow the hints in the parentheses.

1. I don't think I will go out tonight. I am . (exhausted) What about 'I am done in'? Surely, it's too
informal a phrase for the exercise.
2. I never expected you, (here just a shot...), to say such a thing! (used to expressed annoyance,
surprise)
3. Of course you can live with us! you can live in the street! (I don't care)
4. .., there were 50 people at the party, but not everyone stayed the whole evening. (altogether)
5. I've .. finished. (nearly)
6. He's promised to come to the party on Friday; .. I don't believe him. (however)
7. his hard work he didn't get a promotion. (in spite of)
8. I don't know how they found out, but they've know about ... (from the beginning)
9. I've been reading the newspapers and . I think the government will win the election. (as far as I
know)
10. She told me her name was Joan, but ., she could be lying. (when everything is considered)

IV. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

A new addiction 1) .. (recently/emerge) to soap operas- and the worlds first clinic to treat people
obsessed with the soaps 2) .. (open) next week. Victims 3) (come) from every walk of life
from company directors to cleaners. Symptoms of addiction 4). (include) refusing to miss an
episode and watching recorded episodes again and again. One victim 5)(explain) how
he 6)..(become) addicted five years ago. His obsession 7)..(be) so bad that
he 8)(be) unable to keep a steady relationship. When my friends 9)(come around), I
was more interested in the soaps. It was almost as if the people on TV 10)..(become) my friends
instead.
1. I've all but finished. (nearly)
2. He's promised to come to the party on Friday; all the same I don't believe him. (however)
3. For all his hard work he didn't get a promotion. (in spite of)
4. I don't know how they found out, but they've know about all along. (from the beginning)
5. I've been reading the newspapers and for all I know/as far as I can recon, gather I think the government
will win the election. (as far as I know)
6. She told me her name was Joan, but all in all, she could be lying. (when everything is considered)
7. I don't think I will go out tonight. I am all in. (exhausted) What about 'I am done in'? Surely, it's too informal
a phrase for the exercise.
8. I never expected you, of all people (here just a shot...), to say such a thing! (used to expressed anooyance,
surprise)
9. Of course you can live with us! For all I care you can live in the street! (I don't care)
10. All told, there were 50 people at the party, but not everyone stayed the whole evening. (altogether)