READING COMPREHENSION

After reading the story, choose the correct alternative for each question. Circle
one answer.
Jacob hated finishing things almost as much as he loved starting them. As a
result, he had got into a million hobbies and activities; however he never stuck
with any of them long enough to get any good. He begged his mother for months
for a guitar so that he could play Black Eyed Peas songs to Angie, a girl he liked,
but after he finally got one for Christmas, he found out that guitars dont play
themselves. He took a few lessons, but strumming the strings hurt his fingers and
he didnt like holding the pick, so now the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under
his bed.
After reading an ad in the back of one of his comic books, Jacob decided that he
wanted a Wonder- Sweeper 5000 metal detector, so that he could find buried
pirate treasure. So he mowed lawns all summer and didnt spend his money on
icecream like his younger brother, Alex. He saved it all in a shoe box in his closet.
Then he shoveled driveways all winter, and he didnt spend his money on candy
and chips like his classmates. By the time spring came he had saved $200, and
he purchased the Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector. He beeped it around the
park for a while, but he soon found out that no pirates had ever set sail in his
neighborhood, and if they had they didnt leave any treasure. Even though he
found a key ring, forty-seven cents, and all the bottle caps he could throw, he
buried the metal detector in his closest.
Given Jacobs history with hobbies, it was no surprise that Jacobs father was
reluctant to buy him a magicians kit for his birthday. "Geez, Jacob You sure you
wouldnt rather I got you more guitar lessons?" He suggested. Jacob was
insistent. "Dad, youve got to get me the magicians kit. This time Ill stick with it
for real. I promise! Come on, Dad," Jacob begged. Jacobs father sighed and then
replied, "Oh, I dont know, Jacob. Things are awfully tight right now."
But Jacobs father was reminded of his own youth long ago, when he quit football
and started karate practice before hardly getting his equipment dirty. So when
Jacobs birthday came around, Jacob was both surprised and pleased to find the
magicians kit that he had desired so badly with a big bright bow on it.
Jacob opened up the box and unwrapped the many parts in the kit. As he did so,
he imagined sawing his pet cat in half and putting it back together to the
amazement of his friends and family. He took the many fake coins, trick cards,
and rope pieces of varying length on the kitchen table and imagined pulling
rabbits out of his hat and turning them into pigeons with a mysterious puff of
smoke. As Jacob continued pulling plastic thumbs, foam balls, and giant playing
cards out of the magic kit, a commercial on the TV caught his attention. "Hey
kids! Have you ever wanted to go to space?
Experience what its like to be an astronaut? Do you want to explore the
universe? Well, now you can." As the commercial continued playing, Jacob walked
away from the magic kit on the kitchen table and stared at the TV longingly. "For
only $195 you can go to space camp and live life like an astronaut for a whole
weekend. Enroll now for a once in a life time experience." Jacobs cry rang
throughout the house as he yelled, "MOM!" He now knew what his true purpose in
life was.

1. According to the text, why does Jacob stop playing the guitar?
a) It hurt his fingers.
b) Hed rather play drums.
c) It was too easy. d) He
failed math.
2. Why does Jacob decide that he wants a metal detector?
a) He sees a man at the park with one.
b) His father had one as a child.
c) He saw a TV commercial for one.
d) He read an ad for one in a
comic book.

3. How does Jacob get the items that he wants in the story?
a) He asks his mom.
b) He asks his dad.
c) He shovels driveways and mows lawns.
d) He does all of these things to get
what he wants.
4. When did Jacob buy the metal detector?
a) in the fall
b) in the summer
c) in the spring
d) in
the winter
5. Why doesnt Jacobs father want to get him the magicians kit for his birthday?
a) Jacob failed math class.
b) Jacob quits too many
expensive activities.
c) Jacob has been mean to his younger brother.
d) Jacob went to the park
without permission.
6. Why does Jacobs father buy Jacob the magicians kit?
a) Jacob mowed the lawn.
b) Jacob reminded his
father of himself.
c) Jacob bought ice cream for his brother.
d) Jacob found his fathers
key ring.
7. What distracts Jacobs attention from the magicians kit?
a) a TV commercial
b) his father
c) the kitchen table
d) a comic
book
8. Based on the end of the story, Jacob is most likely to go on and do which of the
following?
a) become a great magician
b) learn to play guitar well
c) detect an incredible hidden treasure
d) raise money to go to space
camp
9. Which happened first in the text?
a) Jacob asked his dad for the magicians kit.
b) Jacob got a guitar for
Christmas.
c) Jacob mowed lawns.
d) Jacob shoveled
driveways.
10. Which happened last in the text?
a) Jacob saved up $200.
b) Jacob found forty-seven cents in the
park.
c) Jacob took guitar lessons.
d) Jacob knew his true purpose in life.
VOCABULARY SECTION
Choose the correct word or phrase for each question.

1. It was the most _______________ holiday I have ever had.

a) relaxing
b) relaxed
c) surprised
d) bored
2. She is different _______________ her sister.
a) from b) to c) than d) of
3. I have forgotten to inform them to come to the meeting. The _______________ is
on me.
a) guilt b) blame c) culprit d) mistake
4. The tusks were _______________ to good use, protecting the mammoths' young
from other animals, and brushing away snow.
a) held
b) put
c) set
d) kept
5. The profit of the company only
increased _____________ and the marketing
director was fired.
a) significance b) insignificantly
c) insignificance
d) significantly
6. Leaders often have to make __________ decisions for the benefit of their groups.
a) popularity
b) impopular
c) unpopularly
d) unpopular
7. The factory is _______________ in a suburb of Manchester.
a) place
b) situated
c) built
d) surrounded
8. You should _______________ a lawyer before you sign that document.
a) counsel
b) communicate
c) consult
d) check
9. She was given the award in _______________ of her academic achievements.
a) charge b) recognition
c) spite
d) aspiration
10. Water was _______________ slowly from the pipe.
a) filtering
b) spilling
c) gushing
d) leaking
11. Some of the delegates made an extremely useful _______________ to the
discussion.
a) contribution b) suggestion c) insertion
d) opinion
12. Which pair is different?
a) search seek
b) many numerous
c) reliable dependable d) jolly
cheerful
13. Which words describe females?
a) niece / aunt / sister-in-law / lioness
b) cow / ram / rooster /
nephew
c) hen / poetess / chicken / billy-goat
d) doctor / teacher / architect /
son-in-law
14. To end a relationship with a wife, a husband or a boyfriend should
_______________.
a) break out b) be angry
c) discomfort
dbreak up
15. He is _______________ the most understanding teacher of our school. I don't
know how you got on his bad side.
a) possibly
b) impossible
c) impossibly
d) possible
16. Long vehicles should be ___________ to travel in the day time as they are a
great threat to small vehicles.
a) banned
b) cut
c) included
d) allowed
17. The place where we met was very _______________.
a) romantically
b) romanic
c) romance
d) romantic
18. ___________ I saw that Mary was a better mathematician __________ John.

a) than then
b) then then
c) than than
d) then than
19. If he keeps _______________ the teacher, no one will understand the lesson.
a) interrupt
b) interruptions
c) interrupting
d) interruption
20. Which pair is the same?
a) selfish unselfish
b) brave - courageous
c) hardworking lazy
d) fat slim
1. Reasonable price is:
a) clear
b) important
c) acceptable
d) strong
22. Which of the following verbs is not possible?
a) drive a bike
b) ride a bike
c) get off a bike
d) repair a bike
23. It was very______________excursion.
a) education
b) educational
c) educated
d) uneducated
24. Which word is misspelled?
a) politician
b) seeson
c) typical
d) engineer
25. Earth is the only __________ we know in the universe that can support human
life.
a) situation
b) place
c) position
d) site
26. Most people are born with the natural ability to__________ stories, but only a
rare
few have the determination to become professional authors.
a) say
b) tell
c) speak
d) announce
27. Some of the world's famous crime writers have achieved the ___________
success of all.
a) largest
b) greatest
c) highest
d) prime
28. If you have an ambition to become the____________ Agatha Christie what
should you do?
a) next
b) following
c) subsequent
d) later
29. Like any good recipe you have to know the main __________ of a successful
novel.
a) parts
b) ingredients
c) pieces
d) sections
30. In the virtual classrooms of the future the students will_________on their
headset,
and be transported into an imaginary school.
a) place
b) put
c) set
d) get
GRAMMAR SECTION
Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer.
1. Carlos _____ my letters a few days ago.
a) answers
b) answer
c) answered
d) has answered
2. "I __________ here for ten years."
a) live
b) am living
c) have lived
d) lived
3. Brian and Claire got married ___________.
a) five years ago
b) since five years
c) for five years
d) five
years yet
4. Debra ________ television when the storm ______________.
a) watched / begins
b) is watching / begin
c) watches / begun
d)
was watching / began

5. What time ____________ (phone) me?

a) are you phoning
b) you phone
c) you have phoned
d) are you
going to phone
6. I _____________ the dentist at 4.30 on Saturday.
a) will see
b) am seeing
c) am going to see
d) saw
7. If I _______ you, I _________ go to the doctor's.
a) am / will
b) were / will
c) am / would
d) were / would
8. I think you _________ leave early.
a) should
b) had to
c) must
d) are going to
9. Which irregular plurals are correct?
a) men / feet / tooth / mice / knifes
b) men / foot / teeth / mouse /
knifes
c) man / feet / teeth / mice / knives
d) men / feet / teeth / mice /
knives
10. Could you bring me _____ glass of water, please?
a) the
b) a
c) some
d)
11. We've just moved into our house, and we haven't got ________________.
a) a furniture
b) any furniture
c) some furniture
d) - furniture
12. My homework is very difficult. There are _________ new words to learn.
a) not enough
b) too many
c) enough
d) too much
13. Can you wait _____________, please?
a) out
b) out of
c) outside
d) on out
14. ___ Rolling Stones are ____ very old rock group.
a) - / a
b) The / a
c) The / d) The / the
15. Mario took his pet snake ____ his English class.
a) to
b) at
c) in
d) into
16. Direct speech: "I'm having a good time,'' said Carol.
a) She says she is having a good time.
b) She said she has had a good
time.
c) She said she was having a good time.
d) She said she is having a good
time.
17. Mary can't stand ________ in cities.
a) drive
b) driving
c) the drive
d) drove
18. I like your new bike.___________really fast!
a) Its
b) It's
c) d) There is
19. Have you ever been to___________?
a) Canada or United States
b) the Canada or the United States
c) Canada or the United States
d) the Canada or United States
20. I'm tired. I think I __________ to bed.
a) am going
b) go
c) will go
d) went
21. Which past participle forms are correct?
a) come / written / said / played / read
b) came / wrote / said / played /
read
c) came / written / sayed / played / read
d) come / write / said / played /
red
22. Nerina is _________ to drive a car.

a) oldest
b) old enough
c) older
d) older enough
23. They have taken my car. __________isn't running.
a) they
b) their
c) theirs
d) them
24. The French ___________ classes are using the new books.
a) teacher's
b) teachers
c) teacher
d) teachers'
5. You've cooked the meat ____________.
a) beautiful
b) beautifuly
c) beautifully
d) more beautiful
26. Tarik is __________________ than all of his sisters.
a) the oldest
b) more old
c) older
d) the most old
27. Sonia looks very ________________.
a) unhappilly
b) unhappy
c) d) inhappily
28. I ____________ phone you if I _______ from Alice.
a) am going to / heard
b) will / hear
c) would / hear
d) will /
heard
29. That cheese ___________ you like comes from Scotland.
a) where
b) who
c) which
d) what
30. My mother usually comes to stay _____________ Christmas.
a) at
b) off
c) in
d) of
31. If the traffic gets very bad we ______ the train.
a) may not miss
b) may have miss
c) might miss
d) might not
miss
32. The house __________ sold for five hundred pounds.
a) has been
b) had been
c) have been
d) has being
33. Have you got ____ shampoo?
a) some
b) any
c)d) many
34. There were only _____ people at the meeting.
a) a little
b) a few
c) much
d) many
35. My sister works in _______________.
a) a flower shop
b) flowers shop
c) shop flower
d)
shop's flower
36. I managed to get to sleep__________ there was a lot of noise.
a) because
b) although
c) in spite of
d) because of
37. Maybe I'll open a window. But if I ______ it, it ____ be very noisy.
a) opened / will
b) has opened / will
c) opened / would
d) open /
will
38. Everybody _________ know more than one language.
a) are going to
b) ought to
c) must
d) have to
39. My family ____ away just now.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) is /are (both)
40. I can' t bear ________ spiders.
a) to look at
b) it to look at
c) look at
d) it to look
41. Look I ______ a new jacket.
a) bought
b) have buy
c) buy
d) have bought
42. How long have you ________ the piano?
a) learnt
b) learned
c) been learning
d) been learned
43. __________ a car when you were living in London?

a) Had you
b) Were you having
c) Have you had
d) Did you
have
44. Sally lives in London, ________?
a) is she
b) isn't she
c) does she
d) doesn't she
45. I made a stupid mistake. I _________ the wrong train.
a) got at
b) got out of
c) got on
d) got off
46. Richard didn't help me. He sat in an armchair and _______ nothing.
a) do
b) doing
c) did
d) done
47. ________ room is bigger than _______.
a) my / her
b) mine / hers
c) my / hers
d) mine / her
48. We didn't speak _______ the meal.
a) while
b) for
c) during
d) at
49. "Do you like reading books?" "It depends _________ the book."
a) about
b) on
c) to
d) for
50. I enjoyed __________ very much at the party.
a) yourself
b) myself
c) herself
d) themselves