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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. VERB TENSES / FORMS
1. He (go)_____to the last meeting, but he didn't.
2. By the time you come here again, this palace (build)_____.
3. The yesterday accident is thought (cause)_____by human error.
4. We (cook)_____all day for the party that evening and by 8 o'clock we still weren't ready.
5. It is highly desirable that every effort (make)_____to reduce expenditure.
6. (There ,be)_____any errors, let me know.
7. His (take)_____ill was quite unexpected.
8. In 20 hours' time, I (relax)_____on my yacht.
9. What a boring show! I would rather (not go)_____there.
10. It was a close call. We (kill)_____.
In democratic countries, any efforts (11) (restrict) _____the freedom of the press are rightly
condemned. However, this freedom (12) (easily, abuse)_____. Stories about people often attract far
more public attention than political events. Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others,
it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves. (13) (act)
_____on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by
publishing details about their private lives. Newspapers exert tremendous influence that they cannot
only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but (14) (even, overthrow)_____a
government.
The story of a poor family that (15) (acquire)_____fame and fortune overnight, dramatically
illustrates the power of the press. The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town in South Dakota. As
the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty. They (16)
(expect)_____their sixth child and (17) (face)_____with even more pressing economic problems. If
they had had only one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed. They (18) (continue)
_____ to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity. But they suddenly
became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.
The day after the birth of the five children, a plane arrived in Aberdeen (19) (bring)_____sixty
reporters and photographers. The news was of national importance, for the poor couple (20)
(become)_____the parents of the only quintuplets in America.
II. PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
Part 1: Complete each of the following sentences with (a) suitable preposition(s) or particle(s)
from the
box
in for up to through down off
round under out at over
1. I wish you wouldn't fly_____me like that every time I make a mistake.
2. The piece of equipment is very well made and stands_____the roughest treatment. You won't
have
any trouble with it.
3. The new office staff are shaking_____well.
4. I think a sip of wine can bring him_____.
5. We are_____no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here.
6. I am not friends with Peter any more. We have fallen_____.
7. I knew I was_____the hill when I started needing glasses to read.
8. Tom's family pulled him_____the difficult period following his wife's death.
9. The police came_____a great deal of criticism.
10. I have gone____computer games. They are not as interesting as before.
Part 2: Complete the following passage with prepositions.
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