Read the passage and then decide which word best fits each space.
Serious damage to the ozone layer was first detected over the Antarctic …..(1) 1985. A recent survey, …..(2), show that the ozone layer in the northern hemisphere could…..(3)suffering similar……(4). Scientists have detected the highest level ever recorded of ozone-destroying……(5) over North America and Europe. The…(6)..of man-made chemicals has been made……(7)by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philipines, which increased carbon monoxide……(8)in the upper atmosphere. It is expected that as many countries as possible will sign an international treaty to reduce and eventually halt the use of chemicals like CFCs. If….(9) action is taken. Increased ultra-violet radiation could ….(10)a large number of cases of skin cancer.
1. a. of b. in c. with d. on
2. a. therefore b. meanwhile c. however d. otherwise
3. a. have b. been c. had d. be
4. a. deterioration b. damage c. failure d. collapse
5. a. chemicals b. chemical c. chemist d. chemistry
6. a. affect b. cause c. effect d. reason
7. a. go down b. worse c. decrease d. reduce
8. a. numbers b. degrees c. levels d. sizes
9. a. no b. many c. not d. much
10. a. cause b. question c. demand d. reason
Choose the best option a, b c or d:
11. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I…….to visit friends and family.
a. return b. will have returned c. am returning d. have returned
12. While he was washing his new car, Mr De Rosa………..a small dent in the rear fender.
a. has discovered b. was discovering c. is discovering d. discovered
13. Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting , Matthew……..on the company’s annual report.
a. was working b. had been working c. has worked d. works
14. Tony……..to have children until his little daughter was born. After she won his heart, he decided he wanted a big family.
a. doesn’t want b. hadn’t wanted c. wasn’t wanting d. hasn’t wanted
15. After the horse threw her to the ground for the third time, Jennifer picked her self up and said, “I…..on another horse as long as I live:
a. never ride b. have never ridden c. will never ride d. do not ride
16.Everyday we hear and see a great deal of………..
a. advertising b. advertiser c. advertise d. advertisement
17. That’s the…….interesting novel I’ve ever read. a. more b. even c. most d. very
18. The beauty contest was……..one day after being recorded.
a. emitted b. sent out c. broadcast d. programmed
19. “I saw you studying at the library last night”-“You ……; I wasn’t there”
a. wouldn’t have b. couldn’t have c. might have d. have
20. because Peter’s parents worked abroad, they sent her to a…….school.
a. college b. secondary c. training d. boarding
21. We’ve got some good neews……you. a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. to telling
22. She was brought…….in the country but then she moved to the capital.
a. on b. back c. up d. about
23. I’ve put on……since I arrived here. a. weigh b. weightless c. weighty d. weight
24. “How is this game played?”-“Well, the team……the highest score wins”
a. gets b. is getting c. got d. that gets
25. Children are ……..to overco me problems.
a. determine b. determined c. determinant d. determination
26. Joan……to graduate school next year to do an M.A