TEST YOUR GRAMMAR 5
1- When my boss asked me to work overtime, I ... no, although I ... a prior arrangement for the evening.
A) shouldn't say/was having B) needn't say/should have C) couldn't say/had D) mustn't say/have had E) haven t said/could have
2- I ... on the sofa watching TV when I ... that I was supposed to be at the dressmaker's for a trial of my wedding dress. A) had lain/would realise
B) was lying/realised C) have been lying/realise D) lay/would have realised E) lie/have realised
3- No one knows exactly ... kinds of animals there are on the Earth, for many new ones are discovered and named every year.
A) how often B) however C) how many
D) how long E) how far
4- Dogs and cats do not appear to be related. ... however, have backbones and are meat-eating mammals.
A) Each B) All C) Either
D)Both
E) The whole 5- The largest state of the Federal Republic of Germany is Bavaria,
... is a region of green-clad mountains and fertile valleys. A) when B) that C) what D) where E) which 6- Excuse me. I wonder if you can tell me ... this film lasts?
A) what time B) how long C) when D) whether E) how much 7- When Susan got terribly sunburn on her first day on the beach,
she really wished she ... in the sun so long.
A) hadn't stayed B) didn't stay C) weren't staying D) hasn't stayed E) wouldn't stay
8- Only applicants whose CVs ... by the deadline ... for the position.
A) had been receiving/were considered B) are received/would be considering C) are being received/are considering D) will be received/are being considered E) have been received/will be considered
9- ... the rain we have been having in the region recently, the farmers are still suffering from the drought.
A) In addition to B) Despite C) Although
D) Whereas E) Owing to
10- Clowns flood into the circus arena and hold the audience's attention ... the rings and stages are being made ready for other acts.
A) while B) by the time C) unless
D) whether E) once
11- I don't think Mr Peckham received the message we'd sent; otherwise, he ... by now.
A) was arriving B) must have arrived C) has arrived D) would have arrived E) may have arrived
12- Though Gwen's position in the company is as important as Samuel's, he treats her ... she were his personal assistant. A) even if B) provided that C) as though
D) in case E) so that
13- When I was a child, the winters were ... they are now. I remember temperatures around -2O°, and now it rarely goes below freezing.
A) as cold as B) the coldest C) too cold for D) so cold that E) colder than
14- Teotihuacan, twenty-five miles northeast of Mexico City, was the sacred city of the Toltecs, ... occupied the region before the Aztecs.
A) where B) which C) whom D) who E) when 15- The woman spoke ... even though I listened very carefully,
I still couldn't understand what she was saying.
A) as rapid as B) more rapidly than C) so rapidly that D) too rapidly E) the most rapid
16- Would you mind telling me ... the bus that just left was going to Oxford?
A) whether B) how long C) what time
D) when E) where
17- In addition to plants and animals, an interesting variety of other things can be gathered out of doors, ... rocks, minerals, gemstones and seashells.
A) such as B) whether C) not only
D) likewise E) just as
18- Labels on clothing, normally ... right onto the garment, contain valuable Information ... the consumer In purchase, wear and care.
A) sewing/guiding B) sewn/to guide C) sewed/guided D) to sew/being guided E) being sewn/having guided
19- We don't usually recruit staff without much experience; ... in your case, an exception can be made.
A) moreover B) despite C) while
D) since E) however
20- In traditional Chinese philosophy, all phenomena are classified in terms of two opposing but complementary principles: one, which includes sky, the Sun, warmth, activity and masculinity, is called yan, and ... which includes the Earth, the Moon, coldness, passivity and femininity is called yin.
A) some other B) another C) each other D) the other E) others
21- Albert Einstein couldn't tie his shoelaces ... he was ten years old.
A) until B) whereas C) while D) as if E) since 22- Soon ... the Philippine Republic declared independence in
1946, the government was faced with a rebellion.
23- The Rogers discussed ... their daughter to a boarding school, but eventually decided to let her ... for herself.
A) to be sending/to choose B) to send/having chosen C) having sent/choosing D) sending/choose E) to be sent/chosen
24- Lorraine had very little money left when she arrived in America, ... meant she was forced to accept the first job she was offered.
A) that B) where C) which D) who E) what 25- When John spilt his Coke on my living room carpet, he was
... apologetic ... I felt sorry for him, and tried to reassure him that it wouldn't stain.
A) such/as B) so/that C) more/than
D) as/as E) too/that
26- ... I start feeling tired and run down, I always take loads of Vitamin C, and that seems to help.
A) Whatever B) Whenever C) However
D) Whichever E) Wherever
27- The snowmobile, a mechanised sledge powered by a gas engine, has steadily gained popularity ... the early 1960s.
A) when B) until C) while D) before E) since 28- You ... me that you didn't know the way, as I ... you a
map.
A) ought to have told/could have drawn B) should tell/will have drawn
C) could tell/should have drawn D) were telling/may have drawn E) must have told/have been drawn
29- ... your passport is valid and you have obtained a visa, you should have no problems crossing the border.
A) The fact that B) Whereas C) Provided that
D) Although E) No matter
30- Why don't you buy ... a computer instead of using ... all the time?
A) yours/myself B) me/yourself C) his/yours D) herself/his E) yourself/mine
31- The fire ... through the building quickly, but fortunately everyone ... unharmed.
A) has spread/was escaping B) spread/was able to escape C) is spreading/could have escaped D) would be spreading/has escaped E) was spreading/might have escaped
32- Practically from birth, the traditional African child ... the duties and attitudes expected from him, and disobedience ... by the elders.
A) has been teaching/doesn't tolerate B) was taught/won't be tolerated C) will be taught/won't have tolerated D) would be teaching/didn't tolerate E) is taught/isn't tolerated
33- Sheila had to give up her job ... stay home and take care of her newly-born baby.
A) because of B) just after C) so that D) in case of E) in order to
34- Frank grew up in Andorra, ... is one of the smallest and richest countries in Europe.
A) which B) what C) where D) that E) when
35- In heavy traffic, it is ... to travel by bicycle than by car, bus or even taxi.
A) the fastest B) so fast C) fast enough
D) faster E) too fast
36- I've got no idea ... Paul left his job so abruptly. I thought he was happy with the company.
A) where B) when C) why D) how E) that
37- Even if I ... that you had a brother, I... that you and Kevin are related — you're so alike.
A) didn't know/can realise
B) hadn't known/would have realised C) couldn't know/will be able to realise D) don't know/will have realised E) haven't known/could realise
38- I guess the new law will benefit disabled people quite a lot, ...?
A) do I B) will they
C) does it D) won't it E) don't they 39- Concorde is the world's fastest passenger plane, yet it isn't nearly
... the military's X-15 Blackbird.
A) as fast as B) fast enough C) so fast that D) too fast E) the fastest
40- ... English Channel separates England from ... mainland Europe.
A) The/— B) An/the C) —/the D) — /— E) An/a 41- I've heard that the director was not satisfied with the performance,
... .
A) but the actors have B) and the actors didn't either C) and neither were the actors D) but the actors did E) and so were the actors
42- A: I don't think Alice can get the job with that computer company.
B: ... There must be lots of applicants better-qualified than her.
A) I expect so. B) Nor do I, C) I can't either. D) Can she, really? E) Neither can she.
43- In Burma, ... the educational focus is on vocational and technical training, only a small number of the people receive more than a primary education.
A) when B) where C) which D) how E) whose 44- Since we're in Paris, I'd like to go to Les Deux Magots and see the
table ... Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir used to sit at.
45- Italy, ... shape resembles a high-heeled, full-length boot, is a peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean Sea from southern Europe.
A) which B) where C) whose D) what E) when 46- I know Wendy's birthday is in June, but I can't remember ...
she's going to be.
A) when B) what date C) how much
D) how old E) whenever
47- Jane is very fashion-conscious, and she ... properly dressed when she goes out unless she ... her make-up.
A) hasn't felt/puts on B) doesn't feel/has put on C) isn't feeling/will put on D) won't feel/put on E) wouldn't feel/had put on
48- Considering the number of tickets we've sold so far, there won't be many spectators at the match, ...?
A) will there B) haven't we C) won't they D) has it E) hasn't there
49- Ms Smith has excellent computer skills, which have been an asset to the department; ... she is extremely efficient and has helped to set up a new filing system in the office.
A) such as B) although C) however
D) in addition E) therefore
50- ... the next hundred years, many changes will occur in the environment.
A) Because of B) During C) Instead of
D) Just as E) While
51- By the end of next week, Sarah ... a cigarette for exactly a year that's quite an achievement as she ... about 20 cigarettes a day.
A) isn't smoking/has been smoking B) hasn't smoked/had smoked C) won't have smoked/used to smoke D) won't be smoking/was smoking E) didn't smoke/would have smoked
52- Recently, new conservation methods ... and it is hoped that these ... to prevent further erosion of the soil.
A) developed/may have helped B) were developed/were helping C) will be developing/have helped D) have been developed/will help E) are developing/are helping
53- Although coffee stains are usually not a problem, I'm afraid it's almost impossible ... a coffee stain if the coffee has milk ... with it.
A) removing/mixing B) to remove/mixed C) to have removed/to mix D) to be removed/mix E) having removed/being mixed
54- Even if you're really sure about your decision, you should keep some other options open ... things don't work out.
A) in case B) so that C) until D) by the time E) since 55- Independent tests have proved that of all the different toothpaste
brands on the market, Colgleans gives you ... teeth. A) very white B) the whitest C) too white
D) whiter E) so white
56- I don't know ... you'd tike to pay your bill, but we do accept all the major credit cards.
A) what B) where C) how D) which E) that
57- When I arrived for the training session, I wished that I ... more casually, as everyone else ... jeans and track-suits, while I was in a suit.
A) was dressing/had worn B) will have dressed/would wear C) have dressed/wore
D) would have dressed/had been wearing E) had dressed/was wearing
58- By the time Janet ... that her bag was open, her purse ... . A) realises/would have disappeared
B) had realised/was disappearing C) will realise/will have disappeared D) realised/had disappeared E) has realised/is disappearing
59- ... Moira has a very attractive personality and lots of self-confidence, making friends has never been a problem for her. A) Even though B) Since C) Provided that D) Whenever E) On account of
60- At what age do ... children finish ... school in your country?
A) the/a B) some/the
C) —/— D) a/— E) any/the 61- You ... the dog — although he's usually gentle with children,
he ... quite aggressive at times. A) shouldn't touch/will have been B) don't touch/must have been C) can't touch/could be D) mustn't touch/can be E) won't touch/will be
62- British architecture ... by Sir Christopher Wren, the man who designed St Paul's Cathedral, which still ... on the banks of the Thames today.
A) transformed/stood
B) has been transformed/is standing C) had transformed/has stood D) was transformed/stands E) is transformed/will be standing
63- Would you mind ... the seat number on your ticket, as I think you are sitting in my seat?
A) checking B) to check C) checked D) having checked E) have checked
64- In London in the 17th century, the coffee houses were centres of
intelligent and witty conversation, particularly Will's Coffee House in Covent Garden, ... the poet John Dryden and his friends gathered.
A) whom B) whose
C) when D) which E) where 65- The children were playing ... until that big boy over there
came into the playground and started pushing the little ones off the swings.
A) as happily as B) much happier C) the happiest D) so happily E) too happy
66- My twin nephews, Jim and Tim, are so alike that I'm never sure ... I'm talking to Jim ... Tim.
A) both/and B) either/or C) whether/or D) neither/nor E) not only/but also
67- People ... in Australia for nearly 40.0OO years before it ... by Europeans in the middle of the 17th century.
A) had been living/was discovered B) will have lived/had discovered C) are living/has discovered D) had lived/has been discovered E) have been living/was discovering
68- The manager ... of dropping Paul from the team, but after his fantastic goal on Saturday, I doubt that ... .
A) thought/had happened B) was thinking/will happen C) was going to think/is happening D) is thinking/has happened E) would be thinking/happens
69- George's mother told him to call her ... he arrived in Hong Kong.
A) because
B) while C) since D) so that E) as soon as 70- The Bubonic Plague was carried by rats and seemed to appear
... large numbers of people lived together.
A) whomever B) whatever C) wherever
D) however E) whichever
71- I know I ... up so late reading my book, but it was so exciting that I wanted to finish it.
A) shouldn't have stayed B) must not have stayed C) didn't stay D) ought not to stay E) can't have stayed
72- It is impossible to comprehend ... it gets in the desert until you've actually lived through it.
A) how hot B) very hot C) the hottest D) much hotter E) so hot
73- Mum is in a bad mood today, so you'd better ... anything about your bad score in maths.
A) didn't mention B) without mentioning C)not mentioning D) not mention E) not to mention
74- This is the room ... the previous occupants used as the dining room, but we're planning to turn it into a study.
A) who B) which C) what D) where E) whose 75- I was sitting next to a little boy while I was watching the film, and
his reaction to it was ... the film itself.
A) too amused for B) as amused as C) the most amusing D) so amusing that E) more amusing than
76- Would you like to sit in the smoking or the non-smoking section of the aeroplane? I'm not bothered, so you choose ... you'd prefer.
A) whatever B) elsewhere C) everything D) whichever E) something
77- I'm afraid you ... the club's facilities unless you ... your membership card with you.
A) mustn't use/are bringing B) hadn't used/can bring C) can't use/have brought D) wouldn't, use/bring E) don't use/will be bringing
78- Having a penfriend is a wonderful experience. Although you may never meet, you can get to know one ... quite well through letters.
A) the other B) others C) another
D) other E) each other
79- ... the poor advance bookings at the theatre, the management was forced to close the show three weeks after it had opened. A) Despite B) Due to C) Provided that D) In case E) In addition to
80- For three centuries quinine, ... from the bark of the cinchona tree, was one of the most valuable of all drugs, and it was the only effective remedy ... for malaria.
A) obtaining/knew B) having obtained/to know C) to be obtained /having known D) obtained/known E) to obtain/to be known
81- I'm looking for a handbag about ... size ... yours, but in black.
A) more/than B) as/as C) such/that
D) enough/for E) the same/as
82- The two little boys didn't realise that they ... by the farmer as they... over the fence and into the orchard to steal his apples. A) were watching/were climbing
B) have been watched/climb C) were being watched/climbed D) had been watching/were climbing E) had watched/had climbed
83- When Bob finally retired after twenty-five years with the company, he received a gold watch, although I'm sure he would rather ... a targe cheque.
A) being given B) have been given C) to be given D) having been given E) to have given
84- William Golding's first novel, and the one for which he is probably ... remembered, was 'Lord of the Flies'.
A) so good B) best C) as well
D) too well E) good
85- Although I watched ... I could, I was unable to see how the magician had performed the trick with the rabbit and the hat. A) as closely as B) much closer than C) very closely D) so closely that E) the closest
86- The tropical plant and animal life of Borneo is similar to that of southeast Asia, ... the island was attached to that continent millions of years ago.
87- George Orwell ... several books before World War II, but his greatest renown ... after the war, with the powerful satire 'Animal Farm'.
A) was publishing/has come B) had published/came
C) was published/will have come D) would be published/was coming E) had been publishing/would be coming
88- On the day the inspector from head office was to arrive, ... the staff dressed up — even Steve, who normally wears nothing but jeans and sweatshirts.
A) several B) whole
C) every D) most
E)all
89- ... the car's sporty appearance, the engine is not very powerful and the car's maximum speed is considerably lower than that of most sports models.
A) In spite of B) While C) Although D) Even if E) Similar to
90- I wonder which period in the past you ... to have been born into if you ... any time and place in history.
A) have liked/will choose B) will like/can choose
C) would have liked/have chosen D) were to like/would choose E) would like/could choose
91- If you want to keep tropical fish, you need to buy a water heater ... ensure that the water remains at a constant temperature. A) in order that B) in addition to C) on account of D) with the aim of E) so as to
92- Although plants ... in medicines for many millennia, many are poisonous in whole or in part, and children in particular ... against eating berries or leaves.
A) were used /must warn
B) have been used/should be warned C) are used/will have warned D) had been used/can be warned E) are being used/have been warned
93- Helen didn't remember to set her alarm clock last night, ... she was late for work for the third time in a week.
A) for B) as C) so D) if E)even
94- After my holiday photos had been developed, there were several pictures of a strange man, ... photograph I didn't remember having taken.
A) whose B) where C) which D) whom E) when 95- As I had an interview that day, I had put on my ... elegant
suit, so I was furious when a car drove by and splashed me with mud.
A) much B) so
C) such D) most
E) more 96- ... it was that made her so miserable all last week is still a
mystery, because she has refused to talk to us about it.
A) However B) Whenever C) Wherever
D) Whichever E) Whatever
97- You ... Jenny that you are leaving, unless you ... the whole office to know, because she's a terrible gossip.
A) mustn't tell/wanted B) haven't told/would want C) weren't to tell/had wanted D) shouldn't tell/want E) wouldn't tell/have wanted
98- So far, of the 1,500 houses which ... in Nicaragua, none ... .
A) are needed/has been built B) must be needed/was built C) should be needed/is built D) were needed/had built E) will be needed/will have built
99- She was unable to buy the book she wanted ... it had gone out of print.
A) therefore B) however C) because
D) unless E) so that
100- When she ... everybody suspected that she ... the truth. A) has blushed/doesn't tell
B) was blushing/won't be telling C) had been blushing/isn't telling D) blushed/wasn't telling E) blushes/hasn't told
TEST YOUR GRAMMAR
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