PART 1 Grammar. Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. Please note that only one answer is correct. Example-> 'What is that thing?' 'That..........a spider.' a. to call b. for calling c. be called d. is called -> the correct answer is-> d -> 'That is called a spider.' 1. "Will you come and work for us ?" "..........me well and I will." a. if you pay b. pay c. should you pay d. supposing you pay 2. "It was really a great picnic." "How many of your class went.............you?" a. beside b. except c. besides d. but 3. "I thought the senator's speech very irresponsible." "Yes, and it caused great........in the White house." a. annoyance b. annoy c. annoying d. annoys 4. "Why is he so anxious to come over here ?" "He wants to...........something with you." a. discuss b. discuss on c. discuss d. discuss for 5. "Lucky old Peter!" "Yes, his fourth wife's a.............girl." a. beautiful vivacious Spanish b. Spanish beautiful vivacious c. vivacious beautiful Spanish d. vivacious Spanish beautiful 6. "This is the third time my car has broken down." "It was never meant to...........the rough treatment you give it." a. stand for b. put up with c. put in d. stand up to 7. "How did you manage to do such a professional-looking paint-job ?" "Simple. ...........a spray-gun." a. with using b. to use c. by using d. from use of 8. "Did you enjoy yourself, Laura ?" "Oh, yes. It was.............wonderful evening." a. such a b. such c. a such d. so 9. "Did you have your car fixed at the garage ?" "No, it...........by a friend of mine." a. fixed b. was fixed c. has fixed d. has been fixed 10. "Come and play bridge with us this evening, Bill." "Sorry, I'd love to, but I..........late this evening." a. will work b. going to work c. am working d. have work 11. "Number 12 looks old to be playing football." "He..........at least forty." a. should be b. must to be c. will have to be d. must be 12. "Brenda doesn't want to do her homework." "You'll have to make.........it, then." a. her do b. her that she does c. her doing d. her to do 13. "I see their team lost yesterday." "Yes, and it means they've been eliminated.......the competition." a. at b. from c. of d. to 14. "I've got too much to do. I'll just never get it finished." "Yes, you shouldn't have.......so much work." a. taken up b. brought up c. taken on d. put up 15. "Will you get me a bike this summer, Daddy?" "It depends on how well........in the exams." a. you do b. do you do c. do you d. you are do 16. "Have you finished the cleaning yet ?" "No, but I hope to.........by tomorrow morning." a. so do b. doing so c. having done so d. do so 17. "Do you know anything about glass-blowing ?" "Well, I've seen............. ." a. to do it b. it doing c. it done d. doing it 18. "How is your ex-husband ?" "I don't know. It's been a year...........him." a. that I have seen b. that I saw c. since I saw d. since I haven't seen 19. "They took a long time to finish that job." "Yes, they came..........many difficulties." a. up against b. to c. across d. over 20. "Phew, I'm exhausted!" "Well, that's very.........work you are doing." a. tired b. tire c. tiresome d. tiring 21. "He has been accused of bribery and corruption" "I don't see how they can make charges like that against such............man" a. a transparently honest b. a transparent honest c. an honest transparently d. transparently honest 22. "I asked him if he'd done his homework." ".................................he ?" a. would b. did c. had d. has 23. "Can we watch one more program, mother ?" "No, it's high time you............to bed." a. go b. would go c. had gone d. went 24. "Why is the meeting taking so long ?" "Because the subject.........discussion is very serious." a. under b. in c. on d. at 25. "That was a stupid thing to do." "Well, you needn't.........so rude about it." a. be b. being c. to be d. been 26. "Are you still working on that report ?" "Yes,.........at it for two weeks now." a. I am b. I was c. I have been d. I been 27. "I've lost my wallet." "Well, You'd better look..............it." a. for b. at c. after d. forward to 28. "What shall we do this evening ?" "How about..........a little poker game ?" a. to organize b. organizing c. organize d. organizing of 29. "Who have they chosen as bridesmaids?" ".................nieces." a. four pretty little b. pretty four little c. four little pretty d. little four pretty 30. "You'd better be careful - he's out for revenge!" "I don't care................he does." a. that b. what c. which d. for that 31. "What a useless present!" "Yes, it's a problem to know what..........." a. to do it b. to do with it c. to do with d. do with it 32. "Professor's Smith's course is one of the best I've attended." "Yes, he is not only................but interesting, too." a. instructive b. instructor c. instruction d. instructs 33. "He should have got five years in prison for what he did." "Well, he only got six months; the judge...........lightly." a. let him go b. put him off c. let him off d. sent him away 34. "How often must I take these pills, doctor?" "Once a day, just before you............bed." a. going b. to go c. have gone d. go 35. "I hope he'll see things our way." "So do I. ..............we're in trouble." a. on the contrary b. otherwise c. on the other hand d. moreover 36. "Will you be coming to my party ?" "No, I won't and my sister won't........... ." a. either b. neither c. too d. also 37. "Uncle George is leaving tomorrow." "I wish........stay a while longer." a. that he b. he would c. he will d. he 38. "Who is the handsome new chemistry instructor ?" "I told you.............yesterday." a. whom he was b. who was he c. who was d. who he was 39. "I don't think much of your new bike!" "Well, I like it.........you don't.' a. even b. even that c. even if d. if even 40. "Don't you go bird-watching anymore ?" "It used............me but not now." a. interest b. to interest c. interesting d. to be interesting