I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C 1. Our schools have put various kinds of _______ on us. A. homework B. pressures C. difficulties 2. We feel ______ to have a long summer holiday after a hard year of work. A. delighted B. stressful C. embarrassed 3. During adolescence, teens experience both emotional and _____ changes. A. physical B. spiritual C. social 4. Many teens try to work hard to meet parents’ ___________. A. hope B. expectation C. belief 5. Cognitive skills enable teen to _____ better and be more self-disciplined. A. emphasise B. focus C. concentrate 6. What is the point of trying to stay here when you don’t have a job? You have been _______ for two years! A. uncomfortable B. unemployed C. unhappy 7. Many city___________ find it difficult to deal with the city’s pollution. A. dwellers B. livers C. individuals 8. City life not only offers young people with lots of opportunities, but it has lots of _______ as well. A. variety B. advantages C. drawbacks 9. Sydney is a ___________ city. People from all around the world come and live here. A. multicultural B. affordable C. challenging 10. This city’s ___________ is awful. We’ve been waiting for hours without moving a single inch! A. traffic B. vehicle C. transport 11. The flower was________________out of a single piece of valuable wood. A. carved B. moulded C. cast 12. This laptop is much more user-friendly, but it costs __________the other one. A. so much as B. as many as C. twice as much as 13. She is skilled at ___________________ cloth. A giving B. weaving C. carving 14. If you like, I can ________________ flowers on the cushion covers for you. A. make B. embroider C. knit 15. What is the point of trying to stay here when you don’t have a job? You have been _____ for two years! A. uncomfortable B. unemployed C. employed 16. I've ___________ the product catalogue and decided to buy this table. A. found out B. closed down C. looked through 17. ______ I warned her about the quality of the product, she bought it as a souvenir. A. However B. When C. Although 18. We travelled to a craft village ______ we had spent two hours in the gallery. A. before B. after C. while 19. ______ she was knitting the hat, I was cooking dinner. A. After B. While C. Before 20. We got a discount ______ we had spent more than $200. A. as B. although C. when 21. This city has one of the most ___________ underground rail networks in the world. A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan 22. Today’s cities are ___________ than cities in previous times. A. lots larger B. much larger C. as large 23. After I found all the information I needed, I ___________ the computer. A. turned off B. switched on C. looked for 24. Japan is the ___________ developed country in the world. A. most second B. second in most C. second most 25. Factories and offices should be built in ___________ areas only. A. rural B. coastal C. urban II. Identify the mistake in each sentence by choosing a suitable option. • Mr. Mender learned English rapidly and easy. A B C D • The maid was careful to keep the room cleanly. A B C D • His knowledge of English grammar is quite well. A B C D • The last story was as interested as the other ones. A B C D • Mr. Slater’s house is biger than ours. A B C D • That brown chair is most comfortable than this one. A B C D • Lan is the most pretty of all the girls. A B C D • That lesson is a most difficult of all the lessons. A B C D • Does your country have worse weather as this? A B C D • This girl is the most beautiful of the two daughters that he has. A B C D