TEST YOUR GRAMMAR
1- The biggest hall in town ... for George and Sally's wedding reception, thinking that a lot of people ... and they were upset to see that only half of it was full.
A) has been hired/attended B) is hired/will have attended C) was hired/would attend D) has hired/have attended E) was hiring/had attended
2- The weather forecast last night... for rain for today; but so far, we ... a warm and sunny day.
A) was calling/have B) had called/are having C) called/have had D) has called/will be having E) would be calling/had
3- For quite some time now, my father ... about changing his job, but he is not really sure what he ...
A) thinks/is going to do B) is thinking/has been doing C) was thinking/must have done D) thought/was supposed to do E) has been thinking/should do
4- I... to talk with Richard at Kate's wedding, but he ... . A) have hoped/hadn't turned up
B) was hoping/didn't turn up C) will be hoping/hasn't turned up D) hope/wouldn't turn up E) am hoping/can't have turned up
5- We are so late that... fast we drive, we will not be able to get there in time.
A) whichever B) whenever C) wherever
D) however E) whatever
6- ... the 16th century, London's financial district, known as "the City", has been one of the most important business centres in the world.
A) During B) When C) Throughout
D) Until E) Since
7- The Indus, along with the Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates, is one of the great rivers along ... banks ancient civilisations grew up.
A) whose B) that C) what
D) which E) whom
8- Jamie ... everyone about the party tomorrow night, but apparently no one has been informed.
A) must have told B) has been telling C) was supposed to tell D) used to tell E) will have told
9- You didn't see the suspect as he was leaving the bank, ...?
A) did you B) were you C) was he
D) wasn't he E) didn't you
10- George was ... badly injured in the accident... he will have to stay in hospital for several months.
A) too/that B) so/that C) such/as
D) more/than E) as/as
11- A lot of people have recently lost their jobs ... the down-turn in the economy.
A) so as to B) nevertheless C) in order that D) in case of E) on account of
12- We ... a better trip if you ... to do everything as cheaply as possible.
A) are having/weren't trying B) were having/haven't tried C) had/didn't try
D) might have had/hadn't tried E) had had/wouldn't be trying
13- I wonder what I... if I ... university instead of quitting in the middle.
A) became/was finishing B) would become/am finishing C) would have become/had finished
D) used to become/finished E) become /will have finished
14- James ... as an estate agent for several years before he ... to quit and travel around the world.
A) had been working/decided B) has worked/decides C) is working/will have decided D) was working/had decided E) has been working/would decide
15- We did not see anything we liked when we were house hunting, ... did we see anything we could afford.
A) but B) and C) so
D) nor E) such
16- He drives ... no one wants to go anywhere with him. A) the most dangerous B) too dangerously C) more dangerous than D) so dangerously that E) as dangerously as
17- Although the book was ... written, the plot was not ... to keep me awake.
A) too well/so interesting B) good/too interesting C) well/interesting enough D) as well/such an interesting E) so good/as interesting
18- Jeff ... to Alaska for a two-year period last month because of his job; however, he would rather ... somewhere with a warm climate.
A) should be moving/to have transferred B) had to move/have been transferred C) has had to move/transferred D) was going to move/to be transferred E) must have moved/to transfer
19- Janet ... that she ... until it was too late. A) doesn't realise/is being followed B) wouldn't have realised/followed C) hasn't realised/had been followed D) won't realise/is going to follow E) didn't realise/was being followed
20- Bob and his wife make an impressive couple because he is over 6 feet tall, and his wife is ... height ... he is.
A) enough/for B) the same/as C) as/as D) such/that E) mor e/than
21- The book was ... poorly written ... I could not finish it.
A) so/that B) as/as C) such a/that
D) too/than E) more/than
22- The mechanic ... me that my car ... ready by tomorrow afternoon.
A) told/might be B) is telling/had been C) has told/is
D) was telling/was E) had told/will have been
23- Though the other side didn't play ... we played even ... so it's no wonder that we lost.
A) good/badly B) so well/worst C) as well/so bad D) well/worse E) good enough/too badly
24- Are you sure you will get ... just by drinking those herbal teas, without taking any medicine?
A) so good B) good C) such well
D) the best E) better
25- We can go to Konya by bus, plane or train, but ... we go, we want it to be cheap and comfortable.
A) whichever B) however C) wherever
D) whatever E) whenever
26- I studied archaeology at university ... it was more interesting than economics, but now I can't find a job.
A) even though B) so that C) since
27- The English Channel is the body of water ... separates England from France.
A) where B) when C) what
D) which E) how
28- By the time Nat Turner, a black slave leader in America, and his coconspirators ... they ... about 60 whites.
A) were captured/had killed B) would be captured/were killing C) captured/used to kill
D) would have captured/might have killed E) could be captured/killed
29- Everyone was pleased at how cool the weather turned out to be during July, ... it is usually much too hot.
A) where B) what C) when
D) which E) that
30- We ... a hotel worse than the one we stayed at: the food was awful, the beds were uncomfortable and the staff were extremely rude.
A) won't be choosing B) didn't use to choose C) had better not choose D) couldn't have chosen E) must not have chosen
31- Some people are very choosy about their food, whereas others will eat ... is put in front of them.
A) so much B) whatever C) such as
D) rather than E) however
32- ... sudden approach of the storm left the hikers ... time to seek shelter and they got soaked.
A) A/any B) One/little C) —/much
D) Some/none E) The/no
33- We were considering buying a new car, but they are so expensive that we will buy a second hand one ... .
A) either B) rather C) too
D) though E) instead
34- No one knew for sure ... people attended the demonstration, but police estimated the crowd ... approximately one hundred thousand.
A) so many/that B) how many/as C) the number of/for D) the amount of/to E) whomever/like
35- The east coast of Malaysia is a great place to visit because it ... has long white sandy beaches, ... a year-round nearly perfect climate.
A) not only/but also B) so many/that C) the more/the longer D) whether/or E) no sooner/than
36- Dolphins, which sometimes play with swimmers in the water, are some of ... animals in the world.
A) so friendly B) much friendlier C) as friendly D) the friendliest E) too friendly
37- Mark Twain, ... real name was Samuel Clemens, wrote many popular books, including "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn". A) whom B) that C) what
D) where E) whose
38- I wouldn't mind ... to the restaurant if there isn't enough room in the car for all of us ... in. It's only a short distance.
A) to walk/to have fitted B) to be walking/fit C) to have walked/fitted D) walking/to fit E) having walked/to be fitted
39- Seeing how bad the traffic is, it seems certain that we'll miss our flight ... for some reason, the plane is delayed.
A) however B) unless C) if only
D) because E) when
40- Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Russian space program has not performed ... well ... it used to.
A) such/that B) so/that C) too/that D) more/than E) as/as
41- There is ... good film on at ... cinema in my neighbourhood if you want to go and see it.
A) a/the B) —/a C) some/—
D) —/— E) the/the
42- ... we leave early, we shouldn't have to worry about the traffic. A) On account of B) Because of C) Provided that
D) Since E) Even though
43- Kazakhstan is ... only country in the world that does not have ... national language of its own.
A) an/the B)—/any C) the/a
D) the/the E) an/—
44- I wish I... to France next year, because now I will have to learn French.
A) am not going to transfer B) haven't been transferred C) won't be transferring D) wasn't being transferred E) wouldn't have transferred
45- I want to invest some money in the stock market, but I am not sure ... to do it.
A) whom B) which C) what
D) that E) how
46- Although the murder rate has come down over the recent years, New York is still ... dangerous city than London.
A) a far more B) just as C) such a
D) the most E) no more
47- ... they become aware of my absence, I will be far away. A) In case B) By the time C) Since
D) Until E) So that
48- I don't think it will be possible for me ... everything before ... the office tonight.
A) finishing/having left B) to be finishing/left C) to finish/leaving D) finished/to be leaving E) to have finished/to leave
49- Recently a number of new schools ... and these ... to decrease illiteracy among the children of the immigrants in the city.
A) are built/are going to help B) built/have helped C) were built/help
D) have been built/will help E) had been built/are helping
50- The police believe that they ... the murder by the end of next week.
A) will have solved B) would be solving C) have solved D) had been solving E) are solving
51- Wherever humans have been present in large numbers for a long time, ... India and China, the need for land for agriculture and settlement has meant the destruction of wildlife and natural vegetation.
A) while B) such C) rather
D) just as E) such as
52- In Southeast Asia, the once extensive tropical rain forest is rapidly disappearing ... logging operations, population growth and agricultural expansion.
A) in addition B) elsewhere C) wherever D) owing to E) instead of
53- If there is an express bus that we can take, we should be in Ankara by this afternoon, ...?
A) isn't there B) can we C) can't we D) is there E) shouldn't we
54- Anyone who ... the Middle East ... difficulty understanding the complexity of the situation there.
A) hadn't visited/has B) hasn't visited/will have C) doesn't visit/had D) won't visit/is having E) didn't visit/has had
55- I remember all the ingredients for making the cake, but I cannot remember ... , of each to use.
A) whichever B) however C) how much
D) any more E) just a few
56- The Soviet Union, ... political system brought it into conflict with the United States for many years, ceased to exist in 1989.
A) that B) which C) whose
D) what E) where
57- In London, the houses ... famous people lived in are marked with blue plaques.
A) where B) what C) when
D) that E) whom
58- As children, my sister and I... daisies in order to make necklaces out of them. Of course, they ... very long.
A) were picking/haven't lasted B) ought to pick/hadn't lasted C) had to pick/don't last D) used to pick/won't last E) would pick/didn't last
59- It has been a much better year for tourism this year; Antalya is full of foreign tourists, and ... Bodrum.
A) so is B) neither has C) nor is
D) as does E) so has
60- Meg speaks three foreign languages, but ... computer skills, she has been unable to find a job.
A) without B) instead of C) similar to
D) besides E) such as
61- Great white sharks play ... important role in ... balance of ocean life that we are only beginning to understand.
A) some /a B) the/any C) —/—
D) an/the E) any/a
62- My brother and his family are coming to visit next week, but I don't know ... they are planning to stay.
A) how many B) what time C) how long
D) how much E) whenever
63- It doesn't seem that life will get better for people who will be born in the 21st century, ... ?
A) does it B) won't it C) isn't it D) don't they E) will they
64- Travelers to a foreign country need certain documents, such as a passport and a visa, ... be allowed in and out of the country. A) therefore B) rather than C) similar to D) in order to E) because
65- Mosquito Coast was a British protectorate from 1740 to 1860, the year in ... it was returned to the Miskito Indians.
A) when B) which C) what
D) whom E) that
66- The term Mosquito Coast is a corruption of Miskito Coast, ... refers to the name of the Indians living there.
A) whose B) who C) that
D) where E) which
67- The two thieves ... by the man whom they ... the night before. A) have identified/are going to rob
B) are identifying/can rob C) were identified/had robbed D) have been identified/will rob E) were identifying/robbed
68- We wore our swimming costumes under our clothes as there was ... to change into them at the beach.
A) everyone B) anyone C) something
D) nowhere E) anywhere
69- Unless young people today ... in computer technology, they ... difficulties in relating to the postmodern world.
A) educate/will have experienced B) had been educated/were experiencing C) have educated/are experiencing D) are educated/will experience E) are being educated/have experienced
70- George felt extremely lucky that the war had ended ... he reached the age to go into the army.
A) during B) whenever C) while
D) until E) by the time
71- After an unhappy marriage, Maria decided to leave ... husband and live by ... .
A) hers/him B) her own/hers C) himself/her D) her/herself E) him/her own
72- Kite fighting, in which the object is to cut the string of the opponent's kite, is very popular in India, so the kite string is coated with ground glass; ... kite fighting is liked and practised widely in South America, but there the kite frames are armed with razor blades.
A) therefore B) however C) whereas
D) furthermore E) likewise
73- You would have called me if I hadn't called you,... . A) hadn't I B) would you C) wouldn't you
D) had I E) haven't you
74- The African elephant has been an endangered species ... many years now because of the ivory trade.
A) for B) until C) during
D) along E) since
75- George Orwell is one of my favourite authors, and I have enjoyed ... I have read by him.
A) whenever B) whatever C) whomever
D) whichever E) wherever
76- Last night we had ... storm ... the streets were flooded and the electricity was cut off.
A) too bad/so B) the worst/as C) a worse/than D) such a bad/that E) so bad/that
77- It is difficult for outsiders to understand ... people as poor as those of Nepal can also be so happy.
A) whose B) what C) which
D) how E) where
78- ... that the rat-race did not suit him, Alfred seriously considered ... his job.
A) To find/having quit B) Having found/quitting C) Being found/to be quitting D) Finding/to quit
E) Found/to have quit
79- Some historians believe that slavery did not end in the United States ... it no longer made economic sense anyway.
A) until B) during C) unless
D) while E) from
80- In martial arts, such as karate, judo, kung fu, etc., ... the colour of the belt is, the higher the rank, and the black belt represents ... attainment.
A) a darker/the higher B) so dark/high enough C) too dark/such a high D) the darker/the highest E) the darkest/too high
81- The two sides finally began peace negotiations after fighting ... for over a decade.
A) one another B) another C) some other D) the other E) others
82- Harold knew very little of Chinese culture ... having lived in Beijing for more than a year.
A) since B) although C) despite
D) instead of E) as if
83- I hope we can find a way ... this matter without ... our tempers. A) discuss/to have lost
B) discussing/lost
C) having discussed/being lost D) to discuss/losing
E) to be discussed/having lost
84- The south coast of Turkey is popular for a number of aquatic activities ... swimming, water skiing and diving.
A) just like B) not only C) consequently D) likewise E) such as
85- I can see a bus coming, but I'm not sure ... it is the one we are waiting for.
A) however B) which C) whether
D) how long E) when
86- ... the equipment, the main requirements for waterskiing are a suitable body of water and a favourable climate.
A) Unless B) In addition to C) In case of D) Inasmuch as E) Moreover
87- A number of cities are competing to be the one ... the next Olympics will be held.
A) where B) which C) that
D) what E) when
88- ... of the people living in the new apartment block was aware that it was located on top of ... ancient cemetery.
A) Most/some B) Some/the C) None/an
D) All/one E) Each/no
89- You should always keep a flashlight and candles in your home ... there is a power failure.
A) so that B) even if C) provided that D) as though E) in case
90- Downhill racing is ... dangerous and exciting of all skiing events.
A) so much B) too C) more
D) such E) the most
91- We heard the bad news on the radio ... we were driving to work.
A) once B) while C) whether
D) until E) during
92- ... the warnings of the flight mechanics that the plane might be unsafe, it took off anyway.
A) Although B) Whereas C) Owing to
D) Despite E) In case
93- Only people who ... for many years ... as crew members. A) will be sailing/are considered
B) had sailed/were considering C) will have sailed/had been considered D) are sailing/had considered
E) have been sailing/will be considered
94- Jane has had such a wonderful trip through Europe that she wishes she ... return to the US next week.
A) doesn't have to B) won't have to C) didn't have to D) wouldn't have to E) hasn't had to
95- Does anyone know ... the concert lasts?
A) where B) while C) what time
D) how long E) when
96- I have never stated that I support capital punishment. ... I have spoken forcefully against it on several occasions.
A) On the contrary B) Consequently C) Otherwise D) Therefore E) Similarly
97- ... of the different regions of Turkey has something unique about it.
A) Each B) Both C) All
D) Every E) Some
98- I'm not sure ... it is from Istanbul to London, but it takes about three and a half hours by air.
A) how often B) how long C) how many
D) how far E) how much
99- We ... an intimate lunch when my friend's mobile phone ... shattering the atmosphere.
A) have shared/had rung B) were sharing/rang C) shared/has been ringing D) have been sharing/was ringing E) had been sharing/would ring
100- They ... an agreement, or they ... so satisfied now. A) should reach/don't have to look
B) would have reached/needn't look C) must have reached/wouldn't look D) ought to have reached/didn't look E) might reach/won't have looked
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