Read the text and choose the best answer (A,B,C,D or E) for each gap.
The Mystery of the Creeping Man.
When I (51) _____ at Baker Street, I found Holmes huddled up in his armchair deep in thought, with his pipe in his mouth. It was clear that he had been thinking (52) ____ about something. After several minutes, he (53) ____ me that someone had given him some curious (54) ____ which had made him (55) ____ whether dogs could help detectives in their work.
“A dog,” he explained, “is like a mirror – it reflects the life of its owners. Have you (56) ____ seen a happy dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Dangerous people have dangerous dogs.”
“But isn’t all this a (57) ____ exaggerated?” I asked. Holms had refilled his pipe and sat down again, taking no (58) ____ of my question. He explained that what he had said about dogs was very important to the problem he had started to (59) ___ .
“The question, Watson, is this: why (60) ____ Professor Presbury’s faithful alsatian, Roy, try to bite him?”
I sank back in my chair, disappointed. Had he (61) ____ me from my work for such a trivial matter? “Isn’t it strange,” he (62) ____ on, “that an elderly philosopher, (63) ____ alsatian has always been his (64) ____ friend, should be attacked twice by his own dog?”
“The dog must be ill,” I answered.
“You could be (65) ____,” said Holmes, “but what if he attacks no one else? And what if he only attacks his master on special occasions? Curious, Watson, very curious”.
51 A reached B arrived C appeared D stopped E left
52 A lots B much C hard D deep E very
53 A said B told C explained D proved E talked
54 A information B events C ideas D incidents E answers
55 A question B talk C wonder D inquire E angry
56 A still B never C yet D ever E just
57 A lot B bit C fact D thing E few
58 A care B attention C sight D notice E interest
59 A investigate B search C inquire D look E study
60 A does B has C must D could E had
61 A shouted B ordered C sent D called E waited
62 A spoke B told C continued D went E answered
63 A which B who C whose D that E where
64 A frankest B faithful C sincere D correct E honest
65 A accurate B true C exact D right E well
Text two
Read the text and choose the best answer (A,B,C,D or E) for each gap.
Learning How to Learn
There is usually one important (66)_____missing from most school (67)_____. Very few students are (68)_____how to organise their learning, and how to (69)_____the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (70)_____. Do you know how to (71) _____up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (72) _____ the dictionary contains? Can you (73) _____ notes quickly, and can you understand them (74) _____? For some reason, many schools give learners no (75)_____ with these matters. Teachers ask students to (76)_____pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don't explain (77) to_____it. Learning by (78)_____can be useful, but it is more important to have a genuine (79)_____of a subject. You can (80)_____a lot of time memorising books, without understanding anything about the subject!
66 A theme B book C subject D mark E idea
67 A agendas B timetables C terms D organizations E records
68 A taught B learnt C educated D graduated E started
69 A take B give C get D make E know
70 A sentences B results C rules D examples E advice
71 A find B look C research D get E write
72 A information B advise C subjects D themes E offers
73 A do B send C make D revise E give
74 A after B afterwards C lastly D at last E lately
75 A teaching B ability C instruction D help E subject
76 A concentrate B remind C forget D memorise E notice
77 A how B what C why D it E when
78 A the way B heart C now D law E word
79 A information B success C understanding D attention E memory
80 A pass B waste C tell D use E make
TEST № 5
Text three
Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
School report
Margaret started English Literature this term, and I
am afraid that her (81)_____to the subject has not been INTRODUCE
entirely (82)_____. She has not shown much enthusiasm, SUCCESS
and does not always pay (83)_____in class. Her assignments ATTENTIVE
are often (84)_____,because she is so untidy, and because READ
of her (85)_____to check her work thoroughly. She failed FAIL
to do any (86)_____before the end of term test, and had REVISE
poor results. She seems to have the (87) _____idea that MISTAKE
she can succeed without studying. She has also had many
(88)_____and has frequently arrived late for class. This ABSENT
has resulted in several severe (89) _____. Although PUNISH
Margaret is a (90)_____ student in some respects, she GIFT
has not had a satisfactory term.
Text four
Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
The dull life of animals
I came across an article in a magazine the other day which
made (91) ____ between people and animals. It seemed COMPARE
to come to the (92) ____ that in most cases we are superior to CONCLUDE
animals and lead a more (93) ____ life. Wild animals COMFORT
have much more (94) ____ than pets or animals in zoos, FREE
but even a lion or tiger in the jungle could be killed by
(95)___at almost any time. For animals, life is generally hard HUNT
and (96) ____ compared to the life led by people in DANGER
large cities, where there is not only (97) ____ but also the VARY
freedom to choose the kind of life you want to lead. It is hard to
imagine a life more (98) ____ than that of a tortoise. BORE
However, we humans do have some (99) ____ in areas such ADVANTAGE
as smell, hearing or speed. For example, a dog’s sense of smell
