INTERCHANGE 3 FINAL TEST Name_________________________________________________________
Date _______________
Choose the correct option.
1. I'd prefer a(n) ____ boss who I can do my best for.
5. An aerobics instructor probably earns ____ a tennis coach.
a. temperamental
a. better paid than
b. organized
b. not as hard as
c. egotistical
c. as much as
2. Patty is a(n) ____ person that never brags about her grades. a. modest b. intolerant c. stingy
3. My friend ____ people are late for appointments. a. can’t stand when b. can stand it c. can’t stand it when
4. ____ seems exciting. I' ve always been interested in design. Ashley: ____ a. Works as an architect
6. Psychiatrists are often ____ politicians. a. better educated than b. as much work as c. more college degrees than 7. You want your friend to lend you her laptop for the weekend. Could I ____ laptop for the weekend? a. lend your b. borrow your c. borrow me your 8. Your classmate has a cell phone. You want to use it to make a quick call. Would it be OK ____ cell phone? a. if I used your b. if used your c. using your 9. My neighbor is kind of shy, but he ____ me for a favor anyway. a. made b. did c. asked
b. Work as an architect c. Working as an architect
10.My girlfriend ____ me a nice compliment – she said I was kind and generous.
a. did b. gave c. express
15.The thing ____ is meeting people my age. a. I be the most curious. b. I would be the most curious about
11.Could you tell Matt ____ come to class tomorrow? a. that Akiko can't b. does Akiko c. that Akiko to
c. about I would be the most curious
16.These jeans have a tear in the knee. They are ____. a. broken b. stained
12.Can you ask David ____?
c. torn
a. If he wants studying tonight b. whether or not he wants to study tonight c. whether he wants study tonight or not
17.There is a small leak in the aquarium. It is ____. a. leaked b. leaking c. scratched
13.While I ____ tennis yesterday afternoon, I realized that I ____ something. What a predicament I ____ in!
18.The keys on my laptop don't work right. They keep ____.
a. played… forgotten… am
a. adjusting
b. was playing... had forgotten… was
b. skipping
c. am playing… have forgotten… was
c. sticking
14.Trying the local food is one thing ____?
19.Those plants look extremely dry. They ____ watering.
a. I be excited by
a. need
b. would be exciting
b. need to be
c. I would be excited by
c. needs
20.Gasoline ____ the unnecessary use of cars. a. is been wasted through
a. prefer… rather… prefer b. rather… rather… prefer c. rather… prefer… prefer
b. is being wasting through c. is being wasted through
21.The ozone layer ____ CFCs in products like refrigerators. a. has depleted by b. has been depleted by c. is been depleted by
22.One thing to do about unemployment is to ____. a. donate clothing and food b. help farmers grow safe crops c. train people for new careers
25.You can learn to dance better not by a. take a class but by go out to the clubs b. taking a class but by going out to the clubs c. to take a class but by to go to the clubs.
26.You can have your laptop ____ at a computer repair shop. a. fix b. fixing c. fixed
27.I'm really ____ going camping with my family this spring 23.Awareness projects can help reduce the spread of diseases such as ____. a. global warming b. HlV/AIDS
a. looking forward to b. coming up with c. getting along with
c. poverty
24. A: Would you ____ learn the guitar or the violin? B: Well, I'd ____ not to play the guitar. One day, I'd like to join an orchestra, so I guess I'd ____ to find a good violin teacher.
28.My sister has ____ her fiancé for the third time. When will they ever get married? a. cut down on b. come up with c. broken up with
29.A: My car is broken, but I can't afford to fix it. B: What about ____ expenses to save money? a. cut down on b. cutting down on c. To cut down on 30.People have been using home computers ____ the 1980s. a. ago b. since c. over
c. ambitious
34.To find a job in Paris, she ____ in international law. a. have majored b. should have majored c. couldn't have majored
35.If I ____ so immature, I would have appreciated all that my family tried to do for me when I was in school. a. had been b. has been c. hadn't been
31.Within 50 years, scientists ____ a cure for the common cold. a. will discover b. will be discovering c. will have discovered
36.Discount stores don't have to advertise much ____ customers. a. to be attracted b. in order to attract c. by attracting
32.____ Terri got her first car, she immediately found out how many of her friends needed rides. a. Before
37.You know, Starbucks is famous ____ its coffee, but I love its pastries.
b. Until
a. because
c. The moment
b. due to c. for
33.My friend's husband is so ____. He's always fighting with people. a. naive b. argumentative
38.A: Maria was wearing a new ring today, and Pablo looked very happy. B: They ____ decided to get married.
a. shouldn't have b. may not have c. must have
39.A: I bought a TV last month. After two days, it broke, but I didn't do anything about it. B: I ____ taken it back to the store right away.
a. be doing b. be done c. do
43.Next, the people selected for the talk show must ____ in order of preference. a. be ranked b. rank c. do ranking
a. must have b. should have c. would have
44.People ought ____ to take a driver's course before they get a license. a. to be required
40.“You should check the bus schedule next time”
b. be requiring c. to be require
This is an example of a ____. a. suggestion b. criticism c. assumption
45. Something has ____ to clean up litter on our streets. a. to be done
41.“If you do it again, you’ll lose your job” This is an example of a ____.
b. got to done c. been do
a. prediction b. demand c. warning
46.Stray animals shouldn't be allowed in city parks, ____ a. should they?
42.To prepare for a TV talk show, research has to ____ to find interesting guests.
b. Shouldn’t they? c. they should?
47.The problem of street crime can't be solved easily, ____
50.In the last five years, I ____ to improve my English quite a bit. a. have managed
a. can’t it?
b. had manage
b. It can?
c. will have managed
c. can it?
48.This city is ugly because there is ____ everywhere. a. downsizing b. graffiti c. noise pollution
49.Firefighters have to be ____ to go into burning buildings. a. courageous b. cynical c. timid
