REVISION TEST Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.When I went to bed last night, I __1__ asleep immediately. I __2__ tired because I __3__ so hard for several hours. So I forgot to close the windows before __4__ into bed. If I had remembered, the thief __5__. But __6__ a perfect opportunity to enter the house. The next time I __7__ late I will lock the house carefully. A policeman came to see me about the theft. __8__ investigate, he said. So I __9__ ask you some questions. First, how __10__? I told him that I __11__ the window open. You __12__ more careful, he said. If people __13__ their houses properly, we wouldnt have so much work to do.1. A) fell B) did fell C) was falling D) have fallen2. A) had to be B) ought to be C) must have been D) needed to be3. A) have been working B) had been working C) have being working D) had being working4. A) getting B) to get C) going D) to go5. A) has not got in B) had not got in C) would not get in D) would not have got in6. A) it was given to him B) there was given to him C) he has been given D) he was given7. A) shall work B) will work C) work D) will be working8. A) Ive been said to B) Ive been told to C) It has been said to me D) It has been told me9. A) would B) would to C) am wanting to D) want to10. A) the thief got in B) was the thief getting in C) has the thief got in D) did the thief get in11. A) had let B) had left C) was letting D) was leaving12. A) would be B) ought be C) should be D) had to be13. A) looked after B) looks after C) have looked after D) should look after14. Weve run ____ sugar. Could you buy some more? a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on15. We must try to cut ____ the amount of money we spend. Were always broke at the end of the month. a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on16. Please, dont let me disturb you. Carry ____ your work. a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on17. Keep ____ me! Ive got a terrible cold, and I dont want you to catch it. a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on18. Shes such a snob. She looks ____ anyone that doesnt have all the things she has. a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on19. Children grow ____ their clothes so quickly. It costs a fortune! a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on20. How do you get ____ your parents? OK? a) away from b) on with c) out of d) down on21. I dont know how you put ____ such noisy neighbours. It would drive me crazy. a) away from b) up with c) out of d) down on22. When I ____ my childhood, I realize how happy I was. a) away from b) up with c) out of d) look back23. Im really looking ____ our holidays next week. Im so excited. a) forward to b) up with c) out of d) down on24. Brian ___at our dinner party wearing a pink bow tie.A) wore out B) showed off C) turned up D)tried out25. David's wife is bound to ______ the truth sooner or later.A) find out B) come out C) make up D) give up26. You don't have to decide now, you can______.A) put it aside B) call it off C) tear it up D) think it over27. Pat was caught by the police, but Martin ___.A) gave in B) gave up C) got away D) held up28. After the quarrel, we kissed and______.A) cleared up B) looked up C) made up D) put up29. Why exactly did war ______ between the two countries?A) break out B) set in C) go off D) call off30. After a long day at work most people feel ______.A) broken down B) worn out C) knocked out D) turned down31.I've just been offered a new job! Things are ______.A) turning up B) clearing up C) making up D) looking up32.Beethoven began his musical education ____ the age of five. a) since b) for c) until d) at33. I lived in Paris ____ five years. a) since b) for c) until d) at34. I lived in Paris ____ 1975 ____ 1980. a) in-on b) at-to c) from-to d) from-in35. I dont usually go out ____ the evening, except ____ Monday evening, when I play snooker. a) in-on b) at-to c) from-on d) from-on36. Generations of my family have lived in this house ____ 1800. a) since b) for c) until d) at37. How much longer are you staying? ____ the end of the month. Then I have to go home. a) Since b) For c) Until d) At38.Im just going out to the shops. If anyone rings, tell them Ill be back ____ a few minutes. a) at b) in c) until d) for 39. Are you going away ____ Easter? a) at b) in c) unto d) on 40. I met my husband in Wales. ____ the time I was working in a pub. a) At b) In c) Until d) For 41. The situation was ____. Nobody could do anything to help. a) hope b) hopeful c) hopeless d) sure42. He was ____ for three days after the accident. a) conscious b) unconscious c) dead d) died43. Rudeness never gets you what you want. ____ always pays! a) Money b) Rude c) Polite d) Politeness44. The conditions in the mens prison were ____. a) inhuman b) human c) wet d) dry45. My husband and I usually get on really well; the only thing we ever have any ____ about is money. a) agreement b) agree c) disagree d) disagreement46. Hes a bully. Thats why, hes so ____ among his school friends. a) unpopular b) popular c) friendly d) good47. Dont ____ me. I really want to come to your party, but I cant. a) angry b) understand c) misunderstand d) laugh48. Thank you very much. Youve been very ____. a) useful b) helpful c) grateful d) thankful49. I cant follow you. What you are saying is totally ____. a) logical b) logic c) unlogical d) illogical50. Im very ____ about what I eat, and Ive been doing exercises for weeks, but its all totally ____. a) careless-useless b) carefully-useless c) careful-useless d) careful-useful c) was going d) went51. If she were at home, she would ____ in her kitchen having a cup of coffee. a) sitting b) be sitting c) drinking d) have52. A:Paul is a singer in a rock band. B: Oh, really. How many records ____? a) he made b) did he make c) he has made d) has he made53. A:Jenny is a Maths teacher at this high school. B: How long ____ a teacher? a) has she been b) was she c) she has been d) is she been54. You want to know if it is still raining. What do you ask? Has it ____ yet? a) stopped raining b) raining c) rained d) rainCircle the correct phrasal verb55. continue: a) go through b) get over c) carry on d) grow up56. stop (a job, a habit): a)give up b) be taken aback c) put off d) fall out57. experience: a) get on with b) go through c) take over d) get over58. take care of: a) take after b) drop out c) look after d) grow up59. invent: a) make it up b) drop out c) get over d) make up60. postpone: a) go through b) get on with c) put off d) pick up61. be surprised: a) be taken aback b) make it up c) make up d) fall out62. resemble: a) take after b) make it up c) be takenaback d) fall out63. be in the end: a) turn out b) make it up c) make up d) fall out64. take control of: a) be taken aback b) make it up c) make up d) take over65. learn unconsciously: a) pick up b) make it up c) make up d) fall out66.The number of people out of work ______ to nearly 3 million in this month. a) has risen b) have risen c) have been risen d) has been risen67. A strike ______ by the air traffic controllers. a) called b) has called c) has been called d) is given68. They ______ more money by the management.Probably,theyll protest it. a) haven't offered b) haven't been offered c) offer d) offered69. How much money ______ for your retirement? a) saved b) have you been saved c) have you saved d) you saved70. The factory workers are _____ strike because they want more money. a) in b) on c)out of d) of 71. Thousands of people are _____ work in this town. Its really difficult to get a job. a) in b) on c)out of d) of 72. I got a cheque _____ a hundred pounds this morning. a) in b) on c)out of d) of 73. Youre really annoying me. Youre doing it _____ purpose, arent you? a) in b) on c)out of d) of 74. Can you tell the difference _____ butter and margarine a) between b) on c)out of d) of 75. There have been a lot of complaints ___ your behaviour. a) in b) on c)out of d) about 76. You are always ____ trouble because you dont listen to anybody. a) in b) on c)with d) of 77. Im fed up _____ cooking. Lets eat_____ for a change. a) in - out b) on - now c) with - out d) at - out 78. My job application _____.I have to look for another job. a) havent been accepted b) havent accepted c) hasnt been accepted d) hasnt accepted79. The workers _____ a new representative. a) have been elected b) have elected c) has elected d) was elected80. An occupation which gives opportunities for promotion is a / an _______. a) applicant b) CV c) career d) retirement81. A document which lists your personal and professional details is a(n) _______. a) applicant b) CV c) application d) retirement82. A person who has reached an age where they no longer work is _______. a) an applicant b) a CV c) an application d) retired 83. When you want to leave a job, you have to give your _______. a) resignation b) Resume c) career d) retirement84. If you have the right talents and experience for a job, then you are _______ for it. a) resignation b) resume c) career d) qualified85. When you try and get a job, you usually have to complete a/an _______ form. a) resignation b) Resume c) application d) retirement86. If an employee is no longer needed, he or she can be made _______. a) resigned b) redundant c) employer d) retiring87. You can often find about a new job by a/an _____ in a newspaper. a) news b) completion c) sensation d) advertisement88. If an employer is interested in meeting you, you will be asked to come to a/an _______. a) sensation b) add c) completion d) interview89. Tom's just ______ to the area manager of Eastern Europe. a) promoted b) been promoted c) promoted d) to promote90. I ___ for a new job andI hope to get it soon. a) have applied b) have been applied c) apply d) been applied91. How many times ______ redundant? a) were you b) have you been made c) you d) have you madeThe Falklands are a group of small islands in the South Atlantic close to Argentina, with a population of 1,200 British citizens. They have been British territory since 1892. Disputes about who owns the islands go back to the eighteenth century. Argentina has long claimed that these islands, which they call the Malvinas, belong to them. They occupied the islands in April 1982 and the Falklands War lasted until July 1982 when British forces won them back. The Falklands War had an enormous impact on Britain and is still controversial. Some people see it as a restoration of Britains old imperial power.92. It is pointed out in the passage that both Britain and Argentina _____.A) were reluctant to start the Falklands War B) regard the Falklands as their own territory C) realize that these islands are of no importance to anyone D) prefer to use the name Malvinas for these islands E) only laid claim to the islands after 198293. According to the passage, the Falklands War _____.A) was being fought, on and off, between 1892 and 1982 B) was largely ignored by the British publicC) showed how right Argentina was in claiming the islands D) was followed by a withdrawal of most British citizens from the islands E) broke out after the islands were invaded by Argentina94. One may conclude from the passage that, even today, Britains hold over the Falkland Islands _____.A) is regarded as politically and economically unnecessary by everyone in Britain B) could, in all likelihood, lead to another war between Britain and other powers C) causes more problems than benefits to the British public D) is felt by some people to be a continuation of the British imperial rule E) has not been accepted anywhere but in ArgentinaThere is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange. In the dark, the fear of an unexpected touch can lead to panic. Even clothes give insufficient security.All the distances which men create round themselves are dictated by this fear. They shut themselves in houses which no one may enter, and only there they feel some measure of security. The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of something touching you in the darkness.95. According to the passage, what frightens people most is _____.A) the thought of being robbed at night. B) the unexpected contact with something unknown. C) a sense of insecurity. D) being alone in the dark. E) the knowledge that they wont be protected.96. Because people are frightened of the unknown _____.A) they feel it necessary to put a barrier between themselves and the unknown. B) it is natural that they should always be in a state of panic. C) they feel safer in a crowd. D) they try to avoid physical contact of all kinds.E) burglars find it much easier to break into houses.97. This passage is concerned with _____.A) how people can regain a sense of security. B) the measures people are advised to take against burglars. C) the three main types of fear. D) peoples fear of the unknown and how they try to cope with it. E) how to bring ones fears into the open.Jesse Ownes was one of the worlds most famous track stars. The newspapers of his day called him the worlds fastest human. This was because he could run faster and jump further than any other man of the time. He was born in 1913. The son of a poor black family with six other brothers and sisters, the first years of his life were very difficult. He was close to death many times during his youth, due to illness. However, the care of his mother and father helped him to pull through each time. He started running and training in school and while in college at Ohio State University he entered a national competition. During this competition he set four world records. In 1936, the Olympic Games took place in Germany. This was the Germany of Hitler who did not believe that any race of people was better than the Germans. Jesse won the gold medal for each of the events he entered during the games and became one of the most popular athletes in the world.98. Hitler _____.A) did not believe that his athletes could win the races. B) was in power when the 1936 Olympic Games were held. C) resented the people of the German race. D) had Jesse train at Ohio State University. E) allowed Jesse to enter the national competitions of the Olympic games.99. Jesse Owness _____.A) was brought up in poverty. B) started to train for the Olympic games when he was a youth. C) started to run because his mother and father pulled him through. D) first competed in the Olympic Games. E) ran faster than anyone could jump.100. According to the passage _____.A) Jesse was the only black athlete to have obtained an Olympic medal. B) Jesse caused Hitler to worry about his athletes. C) Jesse was one of the worlds most popular athletes. D) Jesse is the only man to have set four world records.E) Jesses world records were a result of the care he got from his parents as a child