E.C.P.E LEVEL
Tutor : Karakosta Rania
GRAMMAR
1) “ Between……………………..I think this task
is way too difficult to complete.”
a)
Me and you b) you and I c)
you and me d) I and you
2) Her parents died when she was just a
baby, so I ………………………family she ever had.
a)
Was all the b) have the whole c) was
the whole d) have all the
3) Daniel would still be our best
defender………………………an accident.
a)
If she didn’t have b) had she not had c) if she hadn’t d) hadn’t she had
4) The estranged husband desperately
tried to get his message across……………… without success.
a)
Despite b) however
c) even though d) albeit
5)……………………are poised to change the
face of the construction industry in the coming years.
a)
Designing buildings
environmentally b) environmentally
designed buildings
c) Building
environmentally designed d) Designed
environmental buildings
6) Digital technology’s been around for
many years, but our firm has been kind……………………………..up.
a)
To slow of picking it b) of slowly in picking c) too slowly to pick it d) of slow to pick it
7) I’m not surprised that Dave’s not
feeling well; he was eating…………………….at the fair this morning.
a)
The one ice -cream after the
other b) one ice –cream after another
c) another
ice-cream after another d) after one
ice-cream another
8) Philadelphia’s new playmaker has scored over
40 points……………………..his eight games this season.
a) of seven
from b) from seven of c) out from seven from d) in seven of
9) “Did you
have a good day at the office today?”
“ No. I had
to attend a(n)……………………………board meeting all afternoon.
a)
Uninteresting b) disinterested c) uninterested d) disinterest
10) ………………………….political
ambitions, corporate career and family to care
of
the robbers.
a)
What with her b) It’s not only her c) There’s her d) That’s just her
11) We’ll be happy to offer the new employee our
assistance………………………. She need it.
a)
should b) in any event c) in the case d) unless
12) This beautiful handmade watch was
handed………….......…….to me by my grandfather.
a) in
b) over c) down
d) through
13) Although our hotel is quite isolated,
……………………………guests are from abroad.
a) the
most b) most of our c) our most
d) the most of our
14) “ Would
you like to help me organize a surprise party for your father?
a) Would I
never b) Would I ever c) I would ever d) I would never
15. I really
detest it when Mr. Hodgson speaks to me …………………my boss.
a) as if he
were
b) only if he were c) as though
he d) like he is
16. When Peter heard he had eventually been hired
, he was………………….with joy.
a) come
over b) aside himself c) besides him d) beside himself.
17. In this
hospital ward , Paul is the more dedicated doctor……………………… .
a) of
both b) of the two c) out of two d) of two
18. “ How was
the film last night?”
“
Rarely……………………such a well- directed film?”
a)
Did I see b) I had seen c) have I
seen d) saw I
19. The new compartment’s bunk beds are 30 cm ………………………the existing
ones.
a) as wide as those of b) wider
than those of c) wider than of d) as wide as
20. The new employee unfortunately fell…………………………of the boss’
expectations.
a) short b) shortly c) shorter
d) shortest
21. The police are………………………….a
tall dark man with a beard.
a) on a look out for b)
looking out at c) on the look out
for d) looking at for
22. I’d like to leave now, but should you require me …………………………..I will.
a) staying b) that I stay c) to stay
d) for staying
23. “I’m not very good at physics”
“ Actually, …………………….”
a)
I’m not too b) nether am I c) I
am neither d) I’m not also
24. I don’t
think we should put in a good word for him; he……………………… .
a) doesn’t
worth it b) isn’t worth c)
isn’t worth it d) isn’t worthy
25. The
course wasn’t very difficult, but the final exam was………………. upsetting
experience.
a) a more b) much an c) a most d) very
26. If you
are so adamant about divorcing her……………………….!
a) be it
that b) so may be c) so be it d) so that be
27. I have an
important meeting at 3 but I’ll be finished by 5 at……………… .
a) the
latest b) the most c) most
d) latest
28. I don’t
know who will win this match. It’s really……………………….to tell.
a) too soon
far b) far too soon c) soon too far d) too far soon
29. In
temperate climates, fruit and vegetables are always……………….. .
a) as
plenty b) plentiful c) in a plenty d) plenty
30. I
have……………………..busy a schedule these days that I can’t take any time off.
a) too b) so
c) very d) such
31. “ Does Louise know about the takeover bid?”
“Yes, but if
I hadn’t called her, she…………………………”
a)
Wouldn’t b) hadn’t
c) doesn’t d) didn’t
32. She came
back from vacation only …………………………..her favorite plants had died.
a) having
been found b) having found c) to find that d) to finding
33. It’s up
to the press……………………….pressure on the authorities so as to enforce the law.
a) to
put b) have put c) putting
d) to put on
34. I don’t
understand why you keep using this…………………………..cell phone.
a) four-
year b) four-year-old c) four- years-old d) four – years’ – old
35. The new
manager isn’t very popular. In fact……………………….that he is going to be fired.
a) it has
rumored b) rumor has it c) it
is rumor d) it rumors
36. Although
I know life is not easy, I often find myself wishing……………… .
a) it had
been b) could have been c) that it were d) that it is
37. Where is
the bus? It……………………………been here half an hour ago!
a) has b) was to have c) hasn’t
d) would have
38. As a
young soldier in the First World War, Adolf Hitler………………………in Belgium.
a) had stationed b) was stationed c) stationed d) had been stationed
VOCABULARY
1) The Dutch ……………………………….was by far the largest
group at the medical conference.
a)
Contingency b) dispatch
c) contingent d) franchise
2)
Our physics teacher …………………………us to
listen to what she had to say about our test results.
a)
Compelled b) imposed c) expelled d) repelled
3)
The murderer was ………………………….in the
alley for quite a while before he attacked his victim.
a)
Lazing b) limping
c) lurching d) lurking
4)
The accused man celebrated after he
was………………………and set free.
a)
Exonerated b) exorcised c) condemned d) commuted
5)
My husband was ………………………..when I told
him I had lost my job and told me not to worry.
a)
Unhappy b) unrepentant c) unruly
d) unruffled
6)
Kate felt uneasy as there was
definitely something………………..about his proposal.
a)
Dubious b) deliberate c) circuitous d) casual
7)
Jason’s ……………………………ambition is to be
a famous basketball player one day.
a)
Consoling b) consuming c) consummate d) complete
8)
It is customary for a judge to
be………………………..in a black robe.
a)
Regaled b) attended c) attired
d) retired
9)
I’m afraid that you’ll have to
consult Dr. Smith – dermatology is not in my…………………………….. .
a)
Place b) knowledge c) domain
c) kingdom
10) That
traditional English pub was pretty and…………………………. I really enjoyed visiting it.
a)
Quaint b) run – down c) derisory
d) dilapidated
11) Please stop………………………….in my affairs and mind your own business! a) involving b) irritating c) concerning d) meddling
12) The new rules can’t be ……………………….before they are tried and tested. a) incited b) acquired c) stimulated d) implemented
13). Peter owns a very………………………………business, so he is quiet wealthy. a) influential b) affiliated c) lucrative d) insolvent
14). I’ll never forget the details of that day; they are………………………in my mind.a) scratched b) carved c) etched d) curbed
15). As a talent scout, Barry ……………………………………..the country looking for promising basketball players.a) coerces b) scours c) fascinates d) traverses
16). All teenagers are …………………………………to the subtle advertising messages they see on television.a) attested b) paramount c) susceptible d) objected
17). The pill you gave me made me so ………………………………………that I fell asleep.a) immune b) hilarious c) drowsy d) lenient
18). For justice to be served, a trial must be fair and………………………… .a) impromptu b) impartial c) congenial d) prosperous
19). At last father………………………………himself to the idea of moving to a bigger town.a) resigned b) designed c) indulged d) assigned
20). Don’t let the manager ………………………………you; he always tries that with new employees.a) hibernate b) discriminate c) abdicate d) intimidate
21). The proposed closure of the power plant has put hundreds of jobs in ……………… .a) hazard b) relapse c) jeopardy d) risk
22. My two teenage boys are always……………………………about the most ridiculous things.a) Bickering b) implicating c) knitting d) meddling
23.) The accident happened because of a ………………………….. in
the bus driver’s concentration.a) gap b ) lapse
c) crevice d) flat
24.) Everyone should know that not all kinds of mushrooms are……………………. .a) credible b) eligible c) legible d) edible
25). If you had………………………….my advice you wouldn’t be unemployed now.a) heeded b) staggered c) retreated d) pursued
26). The passenger liner…………………………….to the left as it struck the massive iceberg.a) lurched b) lurked c) leached d) led
27). We won’t run out of paper for the printer because we have a(n)……………………….supply.a) maximum b) abundant c) scant d) extreme
28). Selling precious stones is known to be an extremely…………………………..business.a) financial b) wealthy c) lucrative d) rich
29). The crafty diplomat quickly……………………………himself from the tricky situation.a) explained b) exposed c) extorted d) extricated
30). An …………………………….company has many advantages, such as much lower tax rates.a) offshore b) offshoot c) offhand d) offspring
31). While Sandy was in business, she ………………………………….25.0000 $ worth of debts.a) involved b) recurred c) incurred d) invaded
32). When annoyed , Garry’s wife would…………………………her finger at him.a) whip b) wobble c) wave d) wag
33). The prison guard must be ………………………..if the inmate is not to escape.a) vigilant b) extended c) experienced d) virtuous
34). The bank employee tried to……………………………her manager in the robbery.a) infer b) inflict c) imply d) implicate
35). A (n) ………………………plan has been made, so it’s not yet definite when we’re leaving.a) fixed b) terminal c) tentative d) absolute
36). Gary accepted the employment offer mainly due to the number of ……………..It offered.a) Fringes b) goods c) gains d) perks
11) Please stop………………………….in my affairs and mind your own business! a) involving b) irritating c) concerning d) meddling
12) The new rules can’t be ……………………….before they are tried and tested. a) incited b) acquired c) stimulated d) implemented
13). Peter owns a very………………………………business, so he is quiet wealthy. a) influential b) affiliated c) lucrative d) insolvent
14). I’ll never forget the details of that day; they are………………………in my mind.a) scratched b) carved c) etched d) curbed
15). As a talent scout, Barry ……………………………………..the country looking for promising basketball players.a) coerces b) scours c) fascinates d) traverses
16). All teenagers are …………………………………to the subtle advertising messages they see on television.a) attested b) paramount c) susceptible d) objected
17). The pill you gave me made me so ………………………………………that I fell asleep.a) immune b) hilarious c) drowsy d) lenient
18). For justice to be served, a trial must be fair and………………………… .a) impromptu b) impartial c) congenial d) prosperous
19). At last father………………………………himself to the idea of moving to a bigger town.a) resigned b) designed c) indulged d) assigned
20). Don’t let the manager ………………………………you; he always tries that with new employees.a) hibernate b) discriminate c) abdicate d) intimidate
21). The proposed closure of the power plant has put hundreds of jobs in ……………… .a) hazard b) relapse c) jeopardy d) risk
22. My two teenage boys are always……………………………about the most ridiculous things.a) Bickering b) implicating c) knitting d) meddling
24.) Everyone should know that not all kinds of mushrooms are……………………. .a) credible b) eligible c) legible d) edible
25). If you had………………………….my advice you wouldn’t be unemployed now.a) heeded b) staggered c) retreated d) pursued
26). The passenger liner…………………………….to the left as it struck the massive iceberg.a) lurched b) lurked c) leached d) led
27). We won’t run out of paper for the printer because we have a(n)……………………….supply.a) maximum b) abundant c) scant d) extreme
28). Selling precious stones is known to be an extremely…………………………..business.a) financial b) wealthy c) lucrative d) rich
29). The crafty diplomat quickly……………………………himself from the tricky situation.a) explained b) exposed c) extorted d) extricated
30). An …………………………….company has many advantages, such as much lower tax rates.a) offshore b) offshoot c) offhand d) offspring
31). While Sandy was in business, she ………………………………….25.0000 $ worth of debts.a) involved b) recurred c) incurred d) invaded
32). When annoyed , Garry’s wife would…………………………her finger at him.a) whip b) wobble c) wave d) wag
33). The prison guard must be ………………………..if the inmate is not to escape.a) vigilant b) extended c) experienced d) virtuous
34). The bank employee tried to……………………………her manager in the robbery.a) infer b) inflict c) imply d) implicate
35). A (n) ………………………plan has been made, so it’s not yet definite when we’re leaving.a) fixed b) terminal c) tentative d) absolute
36). Gary accepted the employment offer mainly due to the number of ……………..It offered.a) Fringes b) goods c) gains d) perks
KEY
GRAMMAR
1. C, 2 A, 3 B, 4 D, 5 B , 6 D, 7 B, 8 D , 9 A , 10 A , 11 A , 12 C , 13 B , 14 B , 15 A , 16 A , 17 B , 18C , 19 C , 20 A, 21 C, 22 C, 23 B, 24 C) , 25 C, 26 C, 27 A, 28 B, 29 B, 30 B, 31 A, 32 C, 33A ,34 B, 35 B, 36 C, 37 B, 38 B
VOCABULARY
1. C, 2 A, 3 D, 4 A ,5 D, 6 A , 7 B, 8 C, 9 C, 10 A, 11 D, 12 D, 13 C, 14 C , 15 B, 16 C, 17 C, 18 B, 19A, 20 D, 21 C , 22 A , 23 B , 24 D, 25 A, 26 A, 27 A, 28 C , 29 D, 30 A, 31C, 32 D, 33 A, 34 D, 35 C, 36 D
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