TEST YOUR GRAMMAR 3
1- For my holidays this year, I want to go to Venice, ... is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen.
A) that B) when C) whose D) where E) which 2- ... my father has lived in southern Spain since he retired,
he has never bothered to learn the language. A) However B) As far aş C) Besides D) Although E) No matter
3- When I saw the newspaper, I realised that if we ... to the earlier flight, we ... the one that crashed.
A) didn't change/were taking B) couldn't have changed/had taken C) haven't changed/are taking D) hadn't changed/would have taken E) weren't changing/took
4- I don't mind ... with you as long as you are not planning ... anything too strenuous.
A) gone/having done B) going/to do C) to go/to be doing D) having gone/doing E) to have gone/do
5- The film was in French with Italian subtitles, and since I don't understand ... language, I didn't see the point of seeing it.
A) none B) both C) either
D) neither E) any
6- I hear your brother Is a writer. He wouldn't be the one who wrote the new best-seller, ...?
A) didn't he B) did he C) won't he
D) wouldn't he E) would he
7- ... unhappy he may be with his job, the money is so good that he feels he has to stay there.
A) However B) Whenever C) Wherever
D) Whatever E) Whichever
8- ... place we choose for the school trip, someone is sure to be unhappy about it.
A) Whenever B) Whomever C)
Wherever D) Whichever E) However
9- I like my new job because there is no dress code, so we can wear ... we like.
A) whichever B) however C) whatever
D) wherever E) whomever
10- ... everyone else decides to vote against him, I still think he is the best man for the job.
A) Although B) Even if C) However
D) Whereas E) No matter
11- When he ... a new writing career at the age of sixty, most of his friends
A) began/had retired B) was beginning/have retired C) had begun/would retire D) has begun/will retire E) will begin/will have retired
12- As I understand it, they ... the date of the meeting as soon as they ... from us.
A) will confirm/have heard B) will have confirmed/heard C) ought to confirm/would hear D) have confirmed/will have heard E) must have confirmed/hear
13- There's nothing in the house to eat because the children ... everything when they ... home from school with two friends.
A) have eaten/come B) are eating/will be coming C) were eating/would come D) had eaten/were coming E) ate/came
14- I ... down the street minding my own business when I ... a scream in the park nearby.
A) have been walking/hear B) walked/would have heard C) was walking/heard D) will be walking/could hear
E) would be walking/might have heard
15- I ... here for so long that I can't remember what it was like to live anywhere else.
A) was living B) have been living C) am living D) had been living E) will have lived
16- Unlike most Americans, who seem content with speaking only their own tongue, he ... to learn a new foreign language whenever the opportunity
A) had tried/was arising B) will try/arose C) tried/has arisen D) tries/arises E) was trying/has been arising
17- We'd better have dinner before we leave ... count on there being something to eat at the party.
A) even if B) rather than C) instead of
D) so that E) such as
18- Some people think that houses ... from burglars by using burglar alarms.
A) are able to protect B) can be protected C) have protected D) should be protecting E) are protecting
19- The civilisations that developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are thought to be ... in the world. A) much older B) old enough C) so old D) as old as E) the oldest
20- I have decided to live at home with my parents ... I'm earning enough money to live on my own.
A) even though B) otherwise C) since D) therefore E) despite
21- If we ... our bus tickets in time, we ... bored here at home in this long Bayram holiday now.
A) booked/couldn't have got B) book/may not be getting C) had booked/wouldn't be getting D) might book/aren't getting
E) are booking/haven't got
22- Though there is ... traffic ... I expected, we'll still be late for the play.
A) the most/as B) such/that C) much/as D) less/than E) more/than
23- To make books easier to find, those of the same type are commonly kept together. Stories are kept in one section, science books in ... and so on.
A) such B) another C) rather
D) else E) so
24- There are ... of pictures by Picasso at the museum, but... by Monet.
A) some/no B) many/a few C) lots/much D) no/a lot of E) plenty/none
25- I know it has been a long day, but after you ... something. I'm sure you ... like going out again. A) eat/are feeling B) are eating/should feel C) ate/would feel D) have eaten/will feel E) will be eating/feel
26- Nomads are people who are constantly moving around in search of food for ... and for ... animals.
A) themselves/their B) them/theirs C) it/its D) theirs/it E) they/itself
27- A prison is a place ... criminals are kept until they have completed their sentences.
A) what B) which C) where
D) how E) whose
28- A bay is a part of the coastline ... curves inwards. A) where B) how C) which D) what E) whose 29- Charles Dickens, ... is one of the most famous English
novelists of the 19th century, was very poor when he was a child.
A) when B) who C) that
D) which E) whose
30- The pyramids in Egypt are ... structures ... no one is sure how they could have been built so long ago. A) the largest/that B) very large/because C) large enough/for D) such large/that E) so large/as
31- There are many beautiful buildings in the world, but many believe that the Potala in Tibet is ... .
A) more spectacular B) spectacular enough C) too spectacular D) as spectacular E) the most spectacular
32- I looked at two apartments, but unfortunately ... of them was suitable.
A) both B) either C) neither
D) none E) any
33- Though politicians always promise to solve ... the problems of the country, no one ever believes them.
A) many B) all C) whole
D) most E) any
34- ... dinosaurs were ferocious meat eaters, while ... were inoffensive vegetarians. Yet some are believed to have eaten both meat and vegetation.
A) Many/another B) Other/the rest C) A few/the others D) Some/others E) Most/none
35- ... to their largely pacifist behaviour after they adopted Buddhism, the Tibetans were once fierce warriors.
A) Instead B) Except C) In addition
D) In contrast E) Rather than
36- There are archeological sights in southern Turkey ... to be nearly ten thousand years old.
A) believing B) to believe C) believed D) having believed E) have believed
37- After I had packed my backpack, I tried to pick it up and found that it was ... for me to carry.
A) too heavy B) heavier than C) such heavy D) the heaviest E) as heavy
38- Though Van Gogh is one of the most famous painters in the world today, during his lifetime his work brought him ... fame ... fortune, and he died in poverty. A) either/or B) both/and C) whether/or D) not only/but also E) neither/nor
39- Stephan Splelberg, ... action films have thrilled so many people, occasionally makes more serious films, like "Schindler's List".
A) whom B) when C) that D) which E) whose 40- Though Greece is one of... interesting countries in
the world, most people who have visited both countries think that Turkey is ... interesting.
A) many/much B) very/so much C) too/the most D) the most/even more E) the more/the more
41- It is almost impossible for us to imagine how people ... 2OO years ago without electricity or the internal combustion engine.
A) used to live B) would be living C) ought to live D) have been living E) should have lived
42- Until the peoples of the world ... to live together peacefully, there ... the continual threat of war. A) learnt/could be B) learn/will be
C) could learn/has been D) are learning/might be E) had learnt/is
43- If world peace ... some day, it will be because everyone concerned ... to compromise.
A) has achieved/will learn B) had achieved/is learning C) is achieved/has learnt D) had been achieved/had learnt E) was achieved/was learning
44- Most of the countries in the world today are ... concerned with their own national interest ... they cannot see another country's point of view.
A) so/that B) more/than C) as/as
D) such/that E) too/like
... hope.
A) an/the B) the/another C) some/—
D) —/much E) many/a
46- Although some large companies and arms dealers make ... money whenever there is a war, most people believe that there is ... war and suffering in the world.
A) enough/a few B) a great deal/enough C) much/some D) many/a lot of E) plenty of/too much
47- ... so much of its land is mountainous and uninhabitable, the inhabited areas in Japan are densely populated.
A) Although B) Besides C) Until
D) Because E) As if
48- Even though India is considered a poor country, it is now considered an attractive market because it has a middle-class ... the population of Japan.
A) so large that B) as large as C) so large as D) much larger E) large enough
49- ... many people are more prosperous than ever before, many rural Indians still live under a constant threat of hunger and famine.
A) While B) Until C) By the time
D) However E) Since
50- If you want to lose weight, you should never eat ... you are completely full.
A) before B) during C) in case
D) unless E) until
51- Archeologists believe that nomadic peoples ... down for the first time in history in the region of Hasankeyf in southeastern Turkey.
A) used to settle B) might have settled C) ought to be settled D) have settled E) could be settling
52- Though my father wants me to be a doctor like him, I ... English Literature.
A) had studied B) used to study
C) would rather study D) must have studied E) was able to study
53- There were a number of ways to cross the swollen river, but we decided on what seemed ... dangerous one because we didn't want to risk our lives.
A) less B) so much C) the least D) too little E) the more
54- I always tell my son that he can't have any dessert ... he eats all of his dinner.
A) by the time B) In case C) after
D) whereas E) unless
55- ... the Second World War, there were severe food shortages all over Europe.
A) During B) Whereas C) Therefore
D) Despite E) While
56- Though some did better than others, ... one of the
students ... pleased to have passed the exam. A) each/were B) every/was C) all/have been D) none/has been E) some/are
57- ... how unpleasant the boss may get occasionally, it is best to control yourself and not lose your temper.
A) Whenever B) Even though C) Unless D) Even If E) No matter
58- He always manages to do well in his exams ... his low attendance at classes.
A) in order to B) however C)owing to D) even though E) in spite of
59- I always go to bed early on Sunday nights ... look and feel my very best on Monday morning.
A) so that B) in spite of C) since D) in order to E) owing to
60- We are going to be late ... road we take, because they both will be congested at this hour.
A) whenever B) whichever C) whomever
D) whatever E) however
61- George was heartbroken when his fiancee told him she ... loved him.
A) no longer B) any more C) the least D) too much E) much longer
62- ... Jeff wanted to get married right away, Lucy wanted to complete her education and then travel for a few years.
A) Unlike B) Besides C) However
D) Instead of E) Whereas
63- Until the death of her husband, the most distressing thing she ... was the loss of a pet.
A) was experiencing B) has experienced C) would experience D) had experienced E) will have experienced
64- It is his own fault that he is in trouble at work; he ... so unpleasant to the manager all the time.
A) must not have been B) can't have been C) shouldn't be D) didn't use to be E) wasn't able to be
65- I have always thought of economics ... being a very boring subject, but some people find it fascinating.
A) like B) as C) for D) such E) that 66- It was a very difficult and dangerous trip to the
mountains of Kashmir; ... I enjoyed it so much that I can't wait to go back.
A) thus B) on the contrary C) nevertheless D) besides E) furthermore
67- ... opportunities you take to practise your English, ... you will make progress.
A) So many/the quickest B) A few/so quickly
C) The most/too quickly D) The more/the more quickly E) Too much/quick enough
way, we ... these problems now. A) hadn't tried/wouldn't have B) aren't trying/won't have C) weren't trying/haven't had D) didn't try/aren't having E) don't try/weren't having
69- There was ... excitement about this year's Cup Final that it seemed just like any ordinary match.
A) too little B) very little C) so little D) the least E) far less
70- The film was ... violent for me to watch till the end, so I left in the middle.
A) very B) much C) enough
D) plenty E)too
71- Rupert says the good side of having the twins is that they've had ... a boy ... a girl in one go.
A) either/or B) neither/nor C) whether/or D) such/that E) both/and
72- ... travelling in a war zone for six months, I am quite happy to settle down in a peaceful place and write for a while.
A) Since B) Even C) Whereas D) After E) While 73- Many people in the world suffer from poverty and injustice,
... it is often difficult to know who to blame for their problems.
A) yet B) so C) for D) besides E) nor 74- Nothing in her entire experience had prepared her for
... she now had to face.
A) how B) what C) where
D) whose E) which
75- The fire alarm ... just as I... to eat. A) was ringing/have started
B) had rung/would be starting C) would ring/have been starting D) has rung/will have started E) rang/was starting
76- I was so worried the night before the exam that I could not sleep, but in fact, it was so easy that ... did I pass, ... I also got a very good mark.
A) hardly/when B) neither/nor C) both/and D) not only/but E) the more/the more
77- I'm trying to find ... edition of "Time" magazine, because it has an article I want to read.
A) so late B) a later C) very late
D) the latest E) the latter
78- There was ... large and unruly crowd outside the football stadium that I decided not to go to the match after all.
A) rather a B) such C) a very
D) the most E) the more
79- I don't think you should marry ... of them, though of
the two, Jeremy is more attractive.
A) either B) none C) all
D) both E) neither
80- I really can't decide. The house In the suburbs was beautiful, but I really liked the fiat in town ... .
A) such as B) much less C) as much
D) too much E) the most
81- But the flat in town was a mess. It needed a new kitchen; ... all the walls needed painting.
A) on the contrary B) however C) otherwise D) furthermore E) therefore
82- Yet when you consider the way we live, a flat in town goes ... with our lifestyle.
A) so good B) better C) good enough
D) as well as E) too well
83- I can't imagine ... you want to go for your holiday to a place with no beaches or night clubs.
A) when B) who C) which D) how E) why 84- He ... began his new job last week, and he has ...
angered half of the staff.
A) just/already B) yet/still C) ever/just D) already/ever E) yet/never
85- Now that we ... the money they owed to us, we ... able to buy a new mobile phone.
A) are paid/may have been B) are paying/should be
C) have been paid/will be D) were paid/had been
E) had paid/could be
86- Because his plane was late, the singer had ... arrived in the country ... he had to go on stage.
A) just/that B) barely/when C) nearly/for D) hardly/as E) the sooner/the later
87- A study was conducted ... determine the city's needs in the 21st century.
A) so as to B) in order that C) In case of D) moreover E) in contrast with
88- ... his excellent academic performance, he was unable to continue his studies because of economic problems.
A) Even B) While C) Due to
D) Despite E) Since
89- I forgot ... they said they were coming, so when they arrived, we were not ready at all.
A) how long B) how many C) where D) whom E) what time
90- I'm not feeling very sociable today, so I don't want to go to ... place where I might run into ... I know. A) e very/anything B) any/somebody C) anywhere/no one D) one/everything E) somewhere/anybody
holiday because I have to return ... camera. A) they/them B) them/their C) their/myself D) myself/mine E) themselves/theirs
92- I was never sure that I ... the report on time, but I did say that I
A) was finishing/had tried B) had finished/was trying
C) could finish/would try D) finish/will have tried
E) have finished/am trying
93- Pamela is a nice enough person, but I wish she ... such awful clothes.
A) doesn't wear B) hasn't worn C) won't wear D) didn't wear E) isn't wearing
94- I'm surprised that their marriage wasn't a success; after all, they ... each other for years before they ... married. A) had known/got
B) know/were getting
C) have known/will get D) should know/have got
E) would know/are getting
95- This ... their house. It is the only one on the street with a red door.
A) can be B) shall be C) will have been D) has been E) must be
96- You ... hungry on the way there if you ... some breakfast before you leave.
A) have got/are not eating B) should get/didn't eat
C) might get/don't eat D) will have got/hadn't eaten
E) got/hadn't been eating
97- As soon as he learnt that his wife ... he ... looking for ways to raise the money for her ransom. A) has kidnapped/starts
B) is kidnapped/Is starting C) had been kidnapped/started D) has been kidnapped/will start E) was kidnapped/would be starting
98- Since our new project is such a secret, you'd better not say ... about it to ... .
A) anybody/something B) anything/anyone
C) everywhere/nothing D) nothing/anywhere E) nowhere/everyone
99- I ... old and fat now, but twenty years ago, I... 10O metres in 10 seconds.
A) may look/could run B) have looked/ought to run
C) look/had been running D) looked/used to run
E) will look/could have run
100- I thought I knew what ... on the exam, but in fact, I
... the wrong things. A) has been/am studying B) would have been/would study C) was/will study D) was going to be/studied
E) will be/ought to study
TEST YOUR GRAMMAR
l.E 2.D 3-D 4.B 5.C 6.E 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B
11.A 12.A 13.E 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.B 18.B 19.E 20.A 21.C 22.D 23.B 24.E 25.D 26.A 27.C 28.C 29.B 30.D 31.E 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.D 36.C 37 .A 38.E 39.E 40.D 41.A 42.B 43.C 44.A 4S.C 46.E 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.E 51. B 52.C 53.C 54.E 55.A 56. B 57.E 58.E 59.D 60.B 61.A 62.E 63.D 64.C 65.B 66.C 67.D 68.A 69.C 70.E 71.E 72.D 73.A 74.B 75.E 76.D 77.D 78.B 79.A 80.C 81.D 82.B 83.E 84.A 85.C 86.B 87.A 88.D 89.E SO.B 91.B 92.C 93.D 94.A 95.E 96.C 97.C 98.B 99.A 100.D
