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Test 1

1. year years2. enable the poorest3. crowd crowded4. 51 years55 6. in an 80-sq-ft …7. is the breadwinner55 9. pay for a public …

10. have been waiting11. old older12. give us a flat sooner13. propose proposal555 15. has have16. not be taken off …17. government is

sincere18. build up more

Test 21. a suitable2. present presents3. as the part of4. tradition traditional5. celebrate

celebrates55 7. live lives8. spread spreading9. other another

555 11. is not celebrated555 13. than from14. regard … as

more important555 16. happily happy17. Marry Merry

Test 31. was too late2. a very hard work55 4. cry cried55 6. In According to7. in the burns unit8. he was received55

10. four fourth11. two years of treatment12. cloth clothes555 14. time times15. (see) … wore wear16. together with

injections17. rare rarely18. truly a brave boy

Test 455 2. so-call so-called55 4. compare

comparison5. years year’s6. had been increased7. conducted out the8. to with9. basing based

555 11. over the many years555 555 14. teenager

teenagers15. principle principal16. should be blamed17. Its It’s555

Test 555 2. has had to plan3. how many are needed4. experience

experienced5. in on a slow day6. source sauce7. expect … to do it8. slowly slow9. taste tasty

555 11. he is very careful12. stranger strange13. get a little …14. Eventual

Eventually555 16. big biggest17. you are like …

Test 61. in on2. from 6 pm to 8 pm3. is worsened4. lines lanes55 6. of people in …7. explain why a small

…8. while the majority …55

10. facility facilities11. a an555 13. swimmer swimmers14. reserve reserving15. one-third area of the …16. free fee555

Test 7

1. is particularly bad2. give giving55 4. In every time …5. have to put up with

…6. indoor indoors7. go out for lunch8. other another

55 10. more of my

friends11. relate related12. many much13. something for

about …555 15. such a polluted …555

Test 8

1. cockroach cockroaches2. after the midnight …3. for the whole day.55 5. use used6. waiting for rehousing …7. apply for public …8. in recently due …55

555 11. is the only place555 13. lose losing555 15. He is rarely comes16. at of17. he lives in but …555

Test 9

1. high (far) higher

2. a lot of many those …

3. are too young to be …

4. wear in their school …

5. good goods

6. most of the shoplifters …

7. In a modern society …

55 9. medium media

10. on in

11. stealing continuously.

12. 40 per cent of those …

555 14. spokewoman spokeswoman

15. cases were involved …

16. shoplifters are taken to …

17. are called in.

18. instead of.

Test 10

55 2. thousands thousand

3. one hundred and five

4. But had eighty one …

55 6. applicant applicants

7. two-hours two-hour

8. carries carry

9. mark marks

10. which should not be …

555 12. There has There is

13. involve involves

14. to give children birth,

555 16. past passed

17. to get the job.

Test 11

1. a total of

55 3. had entered

4. early in the morning

55 55 7. because of sleeping

8. came out from

9. catch caught

555 11. taken them to one …

12. seven seventh

555 555 15. escape escaping

555 17. aged between 31 and 68

18. and were later discharged.

Test 12

1. pointing pointed

2. of about 12 age,

3. for a moment …

4. followed after him.

5. begin began

55 7. lead led

8. times time

55 10. he was disappeared

11. saw seen

555 555 14. thank thanks

15. He was really a …

Test 13

1. effects affects

2. last lasts

3. despite of the noise

55 55 6. begun begin

7. in on

55 9. complaint complained

10. at last at least

11. take out immediate …

12. we will soon sit …

13. affect effect

Test 14

1. In every Christmas …

2. elder elderly

55 4. this these

5. memory memorize

6. a an

7. listen to her choir

8. Sometime Sometimes

55

555 11. Usual Usually

555 13. a portable electronic …

555 15. in case of

555 17. perhaps they might be

Test 1555 2. have are3. have a variety of55 5. for the teenagers55 7. childrens children’s8. aged from between …9. courses are held10. This These

555 12. Throughout the year13. include including555 555 16. covers cover17. snacks such as …555 19. wild wide20. A The

Test 16

1. was fined $1002. staffs staff3. attracted a large crowd4. stopped at singing5. not no55 7. live lives8. joined together more55

10. about that

555 12. know known

555 14. close closed

15. building buildings

16. to for

17. would be built

Test 17

1. pupils who come to …

55 3. According to senior …

4. one of the ways to …

55 6. harmful harm

7. second secondary

8. measures are taken

9. to tackle with the problem

10. design designed11. school a large number

…555 13. occasional

occasionally14. provide … with

lockers15. advise advice555 17. a the

Test 181. there had there were2. during the whole 45 …3. record recorded55 5. and me and I6. what was happening.7. in the front …8. knocked on the …9. passenger passengers10. he kindly told me …

11. training trained12. to know reason why13. had been a more …14. in at555 16. caught up the next …17. to the ticket office18. what I was told.19. supervise supervisor20. hardly a satisfactory …

Test 19

1. reservoir in where …

2. in on

3. with a 30-cm …

55 5. In the next day …

6. which was about …

7. the man I spoke to

8. clearly clear

9. stopped stop

555 11. illegal illegally

555 13. … have any idea,

14. tells to me …

15. need to be patrolled

16. remain in the good …

17. to say about this …

Test 24

55 2. will would

3. The total A total

55 5. looking forward to …

6. return back to …

7. HK is like a child.

55 9. seen each other …

555 11. sincere sincerely

12. cock clock

555 555 15. who which

16. reply to these …

17. both of sides.

Test 251. this was replaced by55 3. sometime sometimes4. in most of

circumstances5. foot feet55 7. with has8. and who come from

9. the USA, the Britain …

10. There has There is

555 12. for a long time.

555 14. not meant as an insult

15. to the territory.

16. circumstances in which …