1 (2015). Choose the correct answer: After the new technique had been introduced, the factory produced ............ cars in 2014 as the year before.
A. twice as many
B. twice many as
C. as many twice
D. as twice many
2 (2015). Choose the correct answer: ................ at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut.
A. We have hardly arrived
B. We had arrived hardly
C. Hardly we had arrived
D. Hardly had we arrived
3 (2015): Closest in meaning to "a closed book to me": “It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”
A. a book that is never opened
B. an object that I really love
C. a subject that I don’t understand
D. a theme that I like to discuss
4 (2015): Closest in meaning to "drenched": Suddenly, it began to rain heavily, so all the summer hikers got drenched all over.
A. very tired
B. completely wet
C. refreshed
D. cleansed
5 (A1-2014). Choose the correct answer: The superstar, accompanied by the other members of the band, ......... to visit our school next week.
A. are going
B. is going
C. are
D. has had
6 (A1-2014). Choose the correct answer: In my apartment there are two rooms, .................. is used as the living-room.
A. the large one
B. the larger of which
C. the largest one
D. the largest of which
7 (A1–2014). Error identification: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved.
A. that
B. effects
C. on
D. have been proved
8 (A1-2014). Error identification: These exercises look easy, but they are very relatively difficult for us.
A. These exercises
B. easy
C. very relatively
D. for
9 (D1-2014): Choose the correct answer: The bank has more than 100 branches, .......... in a major urban area.
A. each locating
the location of which
C. each located
D. and are located
10 (D1-2014). Choose the correct answer: ............. , she continued to carry out her duties.
A. Despite her good health
B. No matter how poor her health
C. Although she is in good health
D. Although in poor health