Directions: Read the text and the sentences below and for each numbered gap circle the letter
(A, B, C or D) of the word or phrase that best suits each space. Then enter your answers on
your answer sheet.
Every February 2nd Americans celebrate Groundhog Day. Then, tradition has it, the
groundhog, a small furry animal with short legs, leaves its underground burrow to …1…if
cold winter weather will ...2…. If the groundhog cannot see its shadow, it remains …3…
ground. But if its shadow is …4…—that is, if the sun is shining—six more weeks of cold
weather will follow, and the animal returns to its burrow.
The idea that animals can predict weather has a long history, probably associated with
the sowing of crops. If seeds were sown too early and …5… weather followed, the crops
would be …6…. Supposedly, German and English immigrants brought these beliefs to the
American colonies. Groundhogs were …7…in the colonies, and, in the course of time,
…8…the European animals in American tradition.
1. a) look b) glance c) see d) observe
2. a) keep b) continue c) remain d) endure
3. a) above b) on c) over d) up
4. a) obvious b)distinctive c) visible d) notable
5. a) rough b) harsh c) tough d) hard
6. a) ill b) infertile c) weak d) poor
7. a) plentiful b) generous c) fruitful d) lots of
8. a) replaced b) misplaced c) removed d) reset
9. The word ‘yoga’ means ‘union’ in Sanskrit and appeared … in the Rig Vedas, part of a
collection of sacred Indian texts.
a) at first b) first c) the first d) firstly
10. Through their songs, birds …their identity, breeding status, health and individuality.
a) proclaim b) advertise c) publish d) state
11. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Europe was seized by a hysterical fear of witches, …
to the persecution of many innocent women.
a) leading b) spreading c) going d) guiding
12. It seems that today many people … success by publicity and bank accounts.
a) define b) call c) determine d) find
13. In a passageway 25 feet below the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, scientists
are looking for some clue as to who built the … structure and the city around it.
a) 2,000-years-old b) 2,000-year-old c) 2,000-year-aged d) 2,000-years-age
14. Though she felt jealous, she managed not to show her feelings in … .
a) public b) society c) family d) community
15. Snowy owls, unlike most owls, hunt during the day and … primarily on lemmings.
a) eat b) feed c) have d) dine
ANSWER the QUESTIONS !!!
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LESSON 63 - TEST for GRAMMAR !!!
| 20. Have you finished the shopping ..… ? A . already B . still C . now D . yet |
| 21. Tom is ..... Elizabeth how to copy it right now. A . telling B . saying C . saying to D . telling to |
| 22. “..... have you been going out with him?” “Only a few months” A . How long B . How long time C . What time D . For how long |
| 23. My mother asked me if I was hungry, But I said that I ……. dinner. A . had already got B . had already had C . have already had D . already had |
| 24. She can't escape the fire There is ..... time! A . much few. B . too much little C . too little. D . too few. |
| 25. On a windy morning, I arrived ....Chicago Airport. A . in B . on C . at D . by |
| 26. You live upstairs from me,.......... A . do you? B . are you? C . don't you? D . didn’t you? |
| 27. If I didn't have to work, I …….. the beach. A . will move to B . have moved to C . would move to D . would have moved to |
| 28. Have you phoned the restaurant about the booking? Yes, I’ve …..done that. A . still B . already C . yet D . now |
| 29. My friends asked me to go to the cinema, But I said that I …the movie. A . had already been B . had already saw C . had already seen D . already saw |
| 30. I haven’t had lunch with my mother ..... a year ago. A . since B . ______ C . for D . during = GIVE YOUR ANSWERS !!! = |
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LESSON 62 - TEST GRAMMAR !!
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| 2. A . Always he arrives at 2:30 B . He arrives at always 2:30 C . He always arrives at 2:30 D . He always at 2:30 arrives |
| 3. A . Mark usually eats fast. B . Mark fast eats usually C . Mark fast usually eats. D . Mark usually fast eats |
| 4. Every year,he goes to the coast for his holidays .... A . in train B . on train C . by train D . with train |
| 5. There is .......... of beer left from the party A . little B . much C . a lot D . too |
| 6. That file belongs to Patricia, give it to A . it B . him C . her D . them |
| 7. Which pen do you want? A . A one blue B . One blue C . D . The blue one. |
| 8. A . Arrives Philip late never. B . Late,Philip never arrives C . Philip arrives late never D . Philip never arrives late. |
| 9. He says he's been robbed. He can't find his wallet............ A . not anywhere. B . nowhere. C . anywhere. D . somewhere. |
| 10. I haven’t got …… A . no money B . money C . any money D . some money |
| 11. ..... orange juice in the fridge. A . There isn’t no B . There is any C . There isn’t any D . There aren’t no |
| 12. He goes to work..... A . by taxi B . on taxi C . with taxi D . in taxi |
| 13. We haven’t got ..... mineral water. A . a lot B . little C . too D . much |
| 14. I wanted a purple bike but they only had ..... A . a one green B . one green. C . a green one. D . a green |
| 15. He …….. breakfast yesterday A . hadn’t B . no had C . didn’t have got D . didn’t have *** Give Your Anwers, Please !!! *** |
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