THE FIRST EXAM________________________________________________________ 1.I____no trouble with my english lessons up to now. a.had b.am having c.have had d.have been having 2.Those four people____here since eight o'clock. a.are b.have been c.were d.have been being 3.Listen!I think someone____at the front door. a.have knocked b.are knocking c.knocked d.is knocking 4.I____voices. Someone is downstairs. a.hear b.am hearing c.heard d.have been hearing 5.I____something is burning. a.am smelling b.smell c.have been smelling d.smelt 6.They____it a good bargain. a.are considering b.consider c.considered d.have been considering 7.My sister____a baby in June, that is, five months from now. a.is having b.has c.has had d.had 8.A:That dish from Libya____great.What are you doing? B:I____the Mexican dish I cooked. a.is tasting/am tasting b.tastes/taste c.tastes/am tasting d.is tasting/taste 9.Last week we had a test.Ali overslept, so when he got to class____. By the time he began the test, the other students had finished P 1. a.the exam was over b.he was too late to take the test c.the test had started d.he had finished the first part 10.By tonight, I____for eleven hours without a break. a.will be working b.will have been working c.will be worked d.had been working 11.I____the review for the test by next week. a.will have been finishing b.will have finished c.have finished d.both b and c 12.She____to the department store and____the dress she____. a.had gone/returned/bought b.went/returned/had bought c.went/had returned/had bought d.will go/will be returned/had bought 13.When I____Arthur in May, he____280 pages of his novel. a.had seen/had written b.see/will have written c.saw/had written d.both b and c 14.The snow became very deep. Many travellers____hotel rooms for the night, so they were in trouble. a.had found b.hadn't found c.have already found d.will have found 15."When he had given his lecture, he sat down." means____ a.he was speaking and sitting at the same time b.he was sitting when he was giving his lecture c.he sat down and then gave his lecture d.he kept standing then gave his lecture 16.I love you but____. a.I can't marry you b.can't marry you c.I can marry you d.can marry you 17.The money is either in the drawer or____. a.has been lost b.somewhere on the table c.insufficient to buy it d.robbed 18.Not only____, they are also hospitable. a.are the Turkish people friendly b.the Turkish people are friendly c.friendly are the Turkish people d.the Turkish people are not friendly 19.He repairs____. a.not only bikes but also cars b.only bikes and also cars c.both bikes and cars d.both a and c 20.After the ceremony, the guests____. a.either can dance or they can walk around the garden b.can either dance or walk around the garden c.will both dance and walk around the garden d.both b and c 21.Are you accustomed____those airplanes over your house? a.hearing b.to hear c.to hearing d.of having heard 22.Have you finished____that new novel yet? a.reading b.to read c.both a and b d.neither a and b 23.Fred admitted____very little about that subject. a.knowing b.to know c.both a and b d.neither a and b 24.Mr.Forster definetely needs____an over coat. a.buying b.to buy c.both a and b d.neither a and b 25.The children promised not____that any more. a.doing b.to do c.both a and b d.neither a and b 26.We don't want____our monay that way. a.to risk losing b.risking losing c.both a and b d.neither a and b 27."They have stopped to have some drinks" means____. a.thay are having some drinks now b.thay are not having drinks yet c.they were having some drinks, but they are working now d.none of these 28.____hearing the news, she was craying. a.After b.While c.Since d.On 29.Not much____about the matter since that time. a.has been said b.was said c.have said d.has said she 30.Everyone____by the terrible news yesterday. a.shocked b.was shocked c.has been shocked d.have been shocked 31.The vibration of a drumhead, when it is struck, produces sound. When the back and forth movement of the drumhead stops, the sound of the drumbeat also stops. Vibration means____. a.part of a drum b.a back and forth movement c.a loud noise d.the head of a drum 32.We decided to go through the cavern in the state park. This under- ground cave was so cold that we were freezing in the middle of the summer. A cavern is____. a.a long trip b.a long tunnel c.an underground river d.an underground cave 33.The street was jammed with vehicles of all types. Cars, buses, bicycles, and trucks were tying up traffic for blocks. A vehicle is anything which____. a.has a motor b.carries something from place to place c.has four wheels d.jams streets 34.Last year our cherry tree produced so many cherries that we couldn't use them all. Peaches and plums were also abundant. It was the best fruit crop we've had in years. Abundant means____. a.scarce b.a kind of fruit c.more than enough d.cherry trees 35.During the Middle Ages there were many men who spent their lives trying to convert cheap metals into gold. They were convinced that it could be done and they were determined to keep on trying until they found the secret. But every one of them failed because there is no way to change cheap metal into gold. To convert means____. a.to experiment b.to get rich c.to change d.to be convinced Many things are treated as waste after a single use. If waste can be made useful, it is said to be recycled. Newspapers can be remade into newsprint. Usually the ink is removed first; sometimes it is not. Crushed glass from bottle waste may be used in a mixture for paving roads. Crushed glass can also be made into bricks for building walls. Coffee has also been recycled. One company that makes instant coffee brews 150,000 pounds of coffee daily. After drying, the grounds are burned in a furnace. This coffee- grounds fuel supplies a third of the power needed by the factory. 36.This article is about things that are____. a.remade for the same use b.used again in a different way c.never recycled d.both a and b 37.The writer's first example of recycling is about____. a.bottles b.newspapers c.cars d.paving roads 38.The example of new uses for bottle waste number____. a.two b.three c.four d.bricks for building walls 39.In the above question, question nr.38, the word "number" is____. a.a noun b.a verb c.an adjective d.to be recycled 40.After drying, the grounds are burned in a furnace and they supply_. a.power for the factory b.instant coffee c.bricks for building walls d.both a and c