CONSOLIDATION
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Question 1: The boy didn't break any bones, but he was black and________ all over after falling down the stairs. A. blue B. green C. red D. White
Question 2: From an early age, Wolfgang had a/an ________ for music. A. interest B. passion C. involvement D. Tendency
Question 3: She’s a very strict teacher. If any of her students step out of _______, she gets really angry. A. place B. order C. line D. Position
Question 4. After running up the stairs, I was________ breath. A. without B. out of C. no D. away from
Question 5. Concern for the environment is now at the________ of many governments' policies. A. core B. aim C. target D. purpose
Question 6. Your plan will only________ trouble for the people you are supposedly trying to help. A. make B. do C. get D. hold
Question 7. While on vacation in Finland, John went on a(n)________ of Lapland, the northern part of the country. A. tour B. expedition C. excursion D. voyage
Question 8. Doctors and nurses worked around the________ to help those injured in the train crash. A. clock B. time C. hour D. second
Question 9. I was under the________ you knew how to operate the video camera. A. impression B. stress C. obligation D. burden
Question 10. During the gold rush, many settlers travelled to California__________ of gold. A. at random B. in charge C. at the sight D. in search
Question 11. Bedini and Curzi were probably not far off the__________ in their analysis. A. mark B. point C. note D. line
Question 12. The depletion of the rain forests has_________ to a decline in the number of species there. A. resulted B. attributed C. got D. led
Question 13. Shining her torch, Maria could just_________ a shadowy figure crouched behind a tree. A. draw out B. work out C. make out D. put out
Question 14. The results of the experiment were studied with_________ interest by the scientists. A. sharp B. keen C. firm D. utter
Question 15. The newspaper article which includes a gruesome description of the murder
has___________a lot of attention from the public. A. paid B. confined C. drawn D. Attracted
Question 16.The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930 s and 1940’s, but it is
still an important___________of entertainment. A. status B. source C. origin D. Prospect
Question 17. Last year, the company went___________up after the one of its senior
executives offered his resignation. A. straight B. belly C. stomach D. Cloud Question 18. It
to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on
account of his working hard during the term. A. lays. B. comes. C. gets. D. stands.
Question 19: Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the ______. A. chin B. collar C. sleeves D. vest
Question 20: We would contact your nearest relative in ______ of any accident occurring. A. place B. spite C. account D. the event
Question 21: Each form of mass media has had an important ______ on society. A. affection B. pressure C. impact D. Role
Question 22: He could be kept alive artificially, but I think it would be kinder to let ______ take its course.
A. ecosystem B. nature C. environment D. Universe
Question 23: I had a , which I couldn’t explain that something terrible was going to happen. A. feeling B. view C. sense D. thought
Question24: Some people have the opinion that more developing countries should be
given the light to become hosts of such international sporting events as Olympics and World Cup. A. red B. blue C. green D. Yellow
Question 25. Language belongs to everyone, so most people feel that they have a right to_____an opinion about it. A. make B. have C. hold D. take