71. Choose the correct item

1. Druids were also teachers …….educating the sons of tribal leaders.

A. responsible of B. in charge of C. in charge for D. responsible in

2. …….the dangers, life slowly improved for many people during the Middle Ages.

A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Despite of

3. An attacking army had…….of special weapons too.

A. much B. less C. plenty D. plentiful

4. The Church…….its own taxes from villagers and townspeople.

A. rose B. raised C. lifted D. arose

5. Farming methods in Medieval Britain…… since Roman times.

A. hadn’t hardly changed B. had changed hardly

C. hardly hadn’t changed D. had hardly changed

6. People needed……where their crops grew and their animals grazed.

A. staying B. to staying C. stay D. to stay

7. The ancient British people – the Beaker people knew…..knives and axe – heads out of copper.

A. making B. to make C. how to make D. how to be made

8. The answer……in the choice of entries.

A. is lying B. lay C. lays D. lies

9. Most of them were covered ……..ice.

A. by B. with C. on D. of

10. Poorer country people lived in simple timber roundhouses, just as they…….before the Romans came.

A. were B. did C. had D. had been

11. On one side of the villa the bedrooms opened onto a pillared veranda facing the private garden, on ……side there was a courtyard, surrounded by farm buildings.

A. the other B. other C. another D. different

12. Later, they worshipped their emperors, who proclaimed…….to be gods as well.

A. them B. theirselves C. their D. themselves

13. …….the profits from British trade, the cost of keeping a large garrison on the island was very high.

A. Despite of B. Despite C. In spite D. Because

14. I wasn’t sure if he…….at the party.

A. comes B. will come C. would come D. came

15. By AD 300, the vast Roman Empire was in trouble because large……of Huns, Goths and Vandals from northwest Europe were on the move.

A. numbers B. amounts C. sums D. crowd

16. Traditionally, the Romans believed in a group of gods and goddesses, ruled by Jupiter, ……took care of every part of their lives.

A. which B. who C. whose D. that

17. Meanwhile life in Ireland…….changed.

A. hadn’t hardly B. hardly hadn’t

C. hardly not D. had hardly

18. ……cattle and pigs, farmers were now raising more sheep than ever before, mainly for their wool and milk.

A. Except B. Besides C. Beside D. Not only

19. Many of these facts…….in standard dictionaries.

A. can be founded B. can found C. can founded D. can be found

20. Such sort of dictionary……. .

A. will be welcome B. will welcome C. will be welcomed D. will welcomed

1. The Browns family……about moving to a new flat for several months.

A. thinking B. been thinking

C. had thinking D. have been thinking

2. The ship was designed to make several trips and……equipment.

A. carrying B. for carrying C. to carry D. carried

3. Anyone…….in taking the course can enroll next week.

A. wanting B. is interested C. interested D. interesting

4. Wind power is both clean….. .

A. and inexpensive B. but inexpensive

C. but inexpensive also D. as well as inexpensive

5. Kelly has ……vacation every year.

A. three weeked B. three weeks C. three weeks’ D. three week’s

6. You didn’t do your homework, …… ?

A. didn’t you B. you didn’t C. you did D. did you

7. Paula ……carefully when she had an accident.

A. hadn’t been driving B. drives

C. hadn’t been D. drove very

8. Each of the cities sent…..mayor to the conference.

A. their B. its C. his D. theirs

9. Customers …….with the product can return it to the store.

A. who buy B. bought C. purchased D. not satisfied

10. Would you like ……for lunch?

A. anything B. any C. something D. any things

11. The melody sounded ……that we stopped to listen to it.

A. so beautifully B. so beautiful C. such beautiful D. such beautifully

12. Kelly looks completely worn out. –She ……at night.

A. must have worked B. had to have worked

C. could have worked D. should have worked

13. The batteries in the camera ……. .

A. needs changing B. need to change C. are needed to be changed

D. need changing

14. The students ……did extremely well on today’s English test.

A. most of them studied yesterday B. most of whom studied yesterday

C. most of whom had studied yesterday D. they all studied very hard yesterday

15. I’m very conservative, I don’t usually approve ……new methods.

A. - B. with C. of D. about

16. Natalie wasn’t late,……. ?

A. wasn’t she B. did she C. was it D. was she

17. Jean enjoys jogging and ….. .

A. to swim B. a swim C. swimming D. swim

18. Most of the women sent ……applications to the director of the program.

A. their B. her C. own D. theirs

19. ……the problem, Susan was able to correct it.

A. Having recognized B. Recognized

C. Having been recognized D. Having recognizing

20. Do you happen to know when …… ?

A. the film begins B. does the film begin

C. is the film begin D. is the film beginning