LESSON 20
LESSON 20
PROGRESS TEST
1. In most lines of the following text, one word is missing, for
each numbered line 1-17, write the missing word in the space. Some
lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick (). The
exercise begins with two examples.By and large I detest holidays,
Every vacation paradise I have ever been
....
to has provoked in me strong desire to pack my bags and get
out
as soon as
a.
1. the family will let me. The problem with paradise is theres
never
interesting
2. to do there except sit around experiencing eternal bliss. And
all often
it does
3. seem to me eternal. I dont think of it and I can only put up
with it for so
long.
...4. So every often, when the time comes for the family to sit
around the
table and
5. plan where to go for the summer vacation I tentatively
suggest that
actually it
6. would be every as much fun to stay at home. Each and every
time,
of course, I
7. am loudly overruled by others who set about planning some
beach
8. holiday or of my nightmares. I have high hopes, however, that
this year
will be
9.quite a better than past holidays as we are going to visit my
in-laws
in Sweden.
10. Sweden is no vacation paradise, cold in winter and rainy in
the
summer,
11. though on the few occasions the sun shines, it can be
very
beautiful. My
12. Swedish is also very basic, with the result that much of
time I am there I .13. appear even more stupid than I do normally.
I smile more, use
every hand
14. gesture I can, and am in respects nicer than I am in
English, partly
because
15. I am not of a linguist and dont know how to be rude in
Swedish.
16. My wife nor I has been over to see her parents, and, of
course, the rest
of her
17. family for a good years, so all of us are looking forward to
it a lot.
2. Circle the option that best completes each sentence.1. I dont
think theres a of truth in what either defendant said.
a. gust
b. grain
c. spot
d. touch
2. One of days Im going to give him a piece of my mind.
a. our
b. those
c. these
d. the
3. I wouldnt want of my parents to know I have a boyfriend.
a. either
b. any
c. neither
d. none
4. The of people who attended the public meeting was
surprisingly large.
a. figure
b. number
c. amount
d. sum
5. The film ends with the sheriff lying in a of blood.
a. bath
b. puddle
c. jet
d. pool
6. I gather there was doubt as to who should pay the bill.
a. any
b. some
c. the
d. every
7. Unfortunately too often one of our players gives the ball
away.
a. all
b. every
c. none
d. once
8. I have rarely seen such an impressive sight as a of buffalo
roaming over the plains.a. flock
b. swarm
c. pack
d. herd
9. I cant help thinking he offered his apology with a of
irony.
a. touch
b. spot
c. torrent
d. dash
10. Few, if of the current team can stand comparison with the
1995 eleven.
a. none
b. any
c. many
d. some
11. It was a stroke of luck that he had always been able to
write with hand.
a. both
b. each
c. every
d. either
12. can make a mistake; no one is perfect.
a. Nobody
b. Someone
c. Anyone
d. each
13. The full of the damage done by the storm only became clear
at daybreak.
a. degree
b. amount
c. summary
d. extent
14. Thousands to see the opening night of Simons musical.
a. trickled
b. flocked
c. thronged
d. swarmed
15. It is difficult to conceive of the vast of energy required
by top marathon runners.
a. volumes
b. quantities
c. reserves
d. amounts 3. Finish each sentence in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before
it.
a. You shouldnt complain about the service here: its not worth
it.
It would be absurd for ..b. Her financial problems only became
clear later.That
c. His belief in ghosts is a bit of a mystery to me.
I find it
d. My brothers refusal even to discuss the issue really annoys
me.
What ...
e. Kingsley learned Russian in six weeks, which wasnt bad going
for him
To have ..
4. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.The
herring gulls ability to eat almost (1), from fish to the young of
its own kind, has made it one of the (2) species in Britain to be
actually thriving at this time. Its (3) have multiplied in recent
years because of the increasing (4) of edible refuse which is a
by-product of modern life; and it has extended its breeding range
too. A surprisingly (5) years ago the herring gull more often than
(6) remained close to the sea and nested on cliffs. Now many (7)
nest can be found on buildings in coastal (8) and inland on bogs
and lakes. In winter practically (9) British fishing ports and
harbours are home to the gulls while inland they either feed off
farmland (10) find (11) of food on (12) dumps, roosting at night on
large reservoirs. At breeding colonies, loud with wailing and
yelping call astonishing (13) their intensity, one of the parent
birds, (14) the male or female, stands guard against the (15)
herring gulls from the moment the eggs are laid. Otherwise there is
every (16) that (17) of their chicks would get the opportunity to
begin their four-year growth to full maturity. In courtship, the
male and female stand beside one (18); the male then turns and
bows. Often, too one usually the male will offer (19) other a
present of seaweed, which they will (20) subsequently proceed to
devour.
5. Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or
phrase.
1. I seem to be in energy this morning.a. bereft
b. short
c. lack
d. low
2. Managers claim we are in desperate of greater investment in
our industries.
a. requirementb. excess
c. need
d. lack
3. This neighbourhood looks a little and tatty these days.
a. well heeledb. well off
c. rundown
d. down-and out
4. The builders told us that that pile of cement was to their
requirements.
a. excess
b. extra
c. surplus
d. spare
5. The discovery of oil brought wealth to the country.
a. untold
b. unsaid
c. uncalculatedd. unannounced
6. Born into a rich family, he has for nothing all his life.
a. needed
b. required
c. lacked
d. wanted
7. This area is absolutely for more investment.
a. crying outb. breaking downc. better off
d. cutting back
8. The sudden in viewing figures encouraged more advertisers to
turn to television.
a. upshot
b. upturn
c. upkeep
d. uptake
9. Im afraid my youngest son has never been particularly quick
on the
a. upshot
b. upturn
c. upkeep
d. uptake
10. That was a bit of a for the books: I never expected him to
show up.
a. turn-up
b. turn-out
c. turn-in
d. turn-away
