8.She was able to ______ all the tasks assigned to her. a. keep on b. set up c. put off d. carry out 9.We managed to ______ over $4,000 through donations and other events. a. deposit b. donate c. raise d. exchange 10. _______________all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job. A. Spending B. Having spent C. To be spending D. To have spending 11. David finished ___________the report about four hours ago. A. writing B. to be writing C. having written D. to write 12.____________ the photographs of this place before, I had no desire to go there. A. Seen B. Seeing C. Have seen D. Having sent 13. Last Saturday the representatives of four classes __________ in the bicycle race organized by our department of education and training A. took part B. participate C. managed D. Both A and B are correct 14. Helping victims of the flood is the __________ of all people in the community A. pride B. task C. responsibility D. ability 15. Many ____________took part in the campaign to help people living in remote areas. A. victims B. explorers C. volunteers D. engineers 16. “Write it down”, the teacher said. A. The teacher told us to write it down. B. The teacher advised us to write it down. C. The teacher asked us to write it down. D. The teacher wanted us to write it down 17. “ Don’t stay up late”, the doctor said to him A. The doctor told him not to stay up late. B. The doctor warned him not to stay up late. C. The doctor encouraged him not to stay up late. D. The doctor advised him not to stay up late. 18. “What a nice present. Thank you very much “ - “_______________________________” A. I am glad you like it B. It is nice of you to say so C. You are right D. What a surprise 19. He has just registered for a ___________ . He has practiced running for a long race for many years A. bicycle race B. car race C. horse race D. marathon 20.I am so __________ that I cannot say anything, but keep silent. A. nervous B. nerve C. nervousness D. nervously 21,Marry suggested _____for a picnic by the lake. A. go B. going C. that going D. to go

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
2. a. knowledge          b. comfort        c. popular         d. college
3. a. orchestra             b. scholarchip   c. chemistry      d. charity
4. a. announced         b. struggled      c. observed      d. repaired
5. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. a. competition         b. illiteracy       c. representative            d. university
7. a. difficult               b. relevant         c. volunteer                  d. interesting

III.     Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. She was able to ______ all the tasks assigned to her.
2. keep on              b. set up           c. put off         d. carry out
3. We managed to ______ over $4,000 through donations and other events.
4. deposit               b. donate         c. raise d. exchange
5. Laura reminded her roommate ______ her alarm clock for 6:00.
6. to set b. setting          c. to be set       d. of setting
7. The boy found a wallet in the street, and then he ______ to return it to the loser.
8. tried b. had tried       c. was trying     d. had been trying
9. The two children blamed each other ______ the window.
10. to break              b. breaking      c. for breakingd. having broken
11. She swam strongly and ______ cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain.
12. used to              b. was able to  c. could            d. was supposed to
13. The government .has spent £1 million on an advertising ______ to encourage energy conservation.
14. campaign b. promotion     c. operation      d. competition
15. No one could ever accuse this government ______ about the poor.
16. not caring           b. of not caring     c. for not caring       d. not to care
17. I heard the tyre ______ and then the lorry skidded across the road.
18. burst b. bursting        c. be burst        d. being burst
19. I was ______ to find that the film was quite
20. surprised – frightening             b. surprised – frightened
21. surprising – frightening                 d. surprising – frightened
22. Police are reported ______ illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star’s home.
23. they have            b. having         c. to have        d. have had
24. Our education will help with the ______ of knowledge for the young.
25. rich                     b. riches           c. richness       d. enrichment
26. I don’t remember ______ of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. When was it decided?
27. telling                 b. being told   c. to tell            d. to be told
28. Ms. Jackson was assigned the fifth-grade science class ______ she has the best qualification among the available faculty.
29. although              b. whereas       c. since           d. if
30. ______ six months for the washing machine to be delivered, I decided to cancel the order.
31. Waiting              b. Having waited      c. Being waited     d. Waited
32. Many firms are now struggling to survive in a highly ______ marketplace.
33. competing           b. competition        c. competitive d. uncompetitive