REVISION TEST 10
1- Several members of the staff ... to explain the situation to the manager, but he ... to listen to anybody.
A) has been trying/is refusing B) were trying/will have refused C) tries/will refuse D) have tried/refuses
E) tried/Is going to refuse
2- A lorry ... the road for half an hour, but, because we don't know of an alternative route, we ... for the police to move it.
A) blocks/will be waiting B) is blocking/waited
C) has been blocking/are waiting D) was blocking/have been waiting E) had blocked/will have waited
3- Since 1961, the Peace Corps, an American voluntary organisation, ... more than one hundred and thirty-five thousand volunteers to more than one hundred
countries.
A) has sent B) have been sent C) are being sent D) is sending E) sent
4- Julia ... her job at the gas works because she ... a terrific position with a bank.
A) quits/is offered B) has quit/offers
C) was quitting/offered D) is going to quit/has been offered E) is quitting/will have offered
5- When I get back from holiday, they ... the air conditioning, so we ... a lot more comfortable at work.
A) fitted/have been B) will be fitted/are C) had fitted/would have been D) have fitted/were E) will have fitted/will be
6- No human beings ... foot on the island since it ... a few decades ago.
A) are setting/has been abandoned B) have set/was abandoned C) would have set/abandoned D) will have set/has abandoned E) set/had abandoned
7- As Tom ... early the next morning, he ... to stay at the party late.
A) will have left/hasn't wanted B) had left/doesn't want C) will be leaving/won’t wanted D) has left/didn't want E) leaves/hadn't wanted
8- We ... on the new product for three weeks when the manager told us that the company ... to postpone the launch until next year.
A) are working/decides
B) have been working/has decided C) worked/decided D) had been working/had decided E) have worked/will have decided
9- Scholars generally agree that scientific medicine, as it
... today, ... for the first time by the Greek physician
Hippocrates in about the 4th century BC.
A) is known/was practised B) has known/had been practised C) knew/has been practising D) was known/would have practised E) will be known/was practising
10- Soil scientists ... to find ways of managing the soil so that it ... maximum crop yields without depleting this valuable resource.
A) have attempted/is provided B) attempted/has provided C) attempt/will provide D) are attempting/provided E) will attempt/was provided
11- Because he ... a car before, he ... a few friends whether they knew of a respectable company.
A) didn't rent/asks B) hadn't rented/asked C) doesn't rent/is asking D) hasn't rented/will ask E) won't rent/has asked
12- Anybody who ... swimming and other water sports ... snorkeling lots of fun.
A) enjoyed/was found B) is enjoying/have found C) had enjoyed/will have found D) enjoys/will find E) will enjoy/find
13- Just as I ... the front door, I remembered that I ... the iron plugged in.
A) had closed/was leaving B) will close/am leaving C) was closing/had left D) am closing/left E) close/will be leaving
14- At the end of the game, the trophies ... to the players by the chairman of the club.
A) will have presented B) were presented C)have been presented D) are presenting E) will be presenting
15- When you ... a pet dog, it is wise to consider how large the animal... as puppies don't stay puppies for long. A) have chosen/grew
B) will be choosing/has grown C) choose/had grown D) are choosing/will grow E) chose/will have grown
16- ... how old their children get, parents still worry about them.
A) Whatever B) As soon as C) Even though D) No matter E) While
17- ... his undeniable talent and international success, he doesn't look satisfied with what he has achieved.
A) Whereas B) Despite C) As soon as
D) No matter E) However
18- I find travelling to work by train uncomfortable, ... a shared taxi, ... more expensive, is relatively pleasant. A) because/thus B) neither/nor C) however/owing to D) not only/but also E) whereas/although
19- ... she is moving so far away, we probably won't see her very often next year.
A) Since B) Even if C) When
D) However E) Due to
20- We've decided against buying an air conditioning unit, we're going to buy a ceiling fan, ... .
A) though B) already C) also
D) too E) yet
21- I couldn't understand the formula ... a fellow student had explained it to me.
A) In case B) until C) during
D) by the time E) as soon as
22- Some of the ancient temples of Cambodia are under armed guard; ... , looters still manage to steal stone statues. A) afterwards B) instead C) nevertheless D) on the contrary E) otherwise
23- Mum is going to the medical centre very early tomorrow ... be one of the first in the queue.
A) in order to B) due to C) however D) so that E) in spite of
24- ... my sister ... my brother live in the USA, so I don't see them as much as I'd like to.
A) Either/or B) Whether/or C) Not only/but also D) No sooner/than E) Both/and
25- I'm sorry, but we have ... the space ... the time to look after your dog while you are on holiday.
A) either/or B) both/and C) neither/nor D) not only/but also E) whether/or
26- The musician composed his first opera ... still in his teens.
A) yet B) otherwise C) while
D) in order that E) besides
27- Any disorder of nutrition, ... it is due to dietary deficiency, undernutrition, ... due to excessive eating, called overnutrition, is known as malnutrition.
A) not only/but also B) hardly/when C) the more/the more D) whether/or E) more/than
28- After her husband left her, she was plagued with financial problems, ... she managed to bring up her son to be a respectful and trustworthy young man.
A) so B) as C) for D) besides E) yet 29- ... I had the chance to return to the shop, they had sold
out of the washing powder which was on special offer. A) Until B) By the time C) After
D) Since E) During
30- Travelling carnivals, popular throughout the world, were especially beloved in American small towns ... automobiles gave people access to other forms of entertainment.
A) before B) whether C) whatever
D) no matter E) unless
31- Coach companies ... anyone to sit on the middle seat
of the back row as the person sitting there may fall asleep on the people sitting next to him or her.
A) can't have allowed B) mustn't be allowed C) aren't allowed D) shouldn't allow E) didn't use to allow
32- River dolphins ... from ocean-dwelling dolphins by their smaller brains and more limited interactions with each other. A) have distinguished B) should have distinguished C) must have distinguished D) can be distinguished E) will have distinguished
33- ... I offer you a suggestion which could solve both your problems?
A) Will B) Would C) Do D) Must E) May 34- ... you fill out this form and take it to the enquiry desk,
please?
A) Do B) May C) Shall D) Could E)Did 35- If you see him tomorrow, ... you ask him whether he
knows the date of the meeting or not?
A) did B) do C) Would D) shall E) may 36- Don't you think we ... the car serviced before we drive all
the way to Sofia in it?
A) would have had B) ought to have C) have had D) used to have E) had to have
37- Our guests had to leave just before dinner, so we ... so much food after all.
A) needn't have prepared B) shouldn't prepare C) wouldn't prepare D) can't have prepared E) must not have prepared
38- Special diets for people with health problems ... by a physician, or they'll risk their lives.
A) are prescribing B) must have prescribed C) should be prescribed D) would rather prescribe E) had to be prescribed
39- I thought there was going to be a departmental meeting today, but I ... mistaken as no one came to the meeting room other than me.
A) will have been B) can be C) had to be D) would have been E) must have been
40- For compiling an insect collection, with the exception of moths and butterflies, most insects ... by dropping them into a 70 percent solution of alcohol.
A) must have killed B) can be killed C) used to kill D) will have killed E) had better kill
41- It has been so hot and sticky today in the office that I wish we ... out straight after work as I would prefer to go home to wash and change.
A) aren't going B) weren't going C) haven't gone D) won't go E) hadn't gone
42- Well, it looks as if I have missed the best game of the season. I really wish I ... there with you.
D) have been E) am able to be
43- I don't think she wishes she ... to Canada; however, she does get very homesick, occasionally.
A) didn't move B) hasn't moved C) hadn't moved D) wouldn't move E) wasn't moving
44- Have you calculated how many more bars we ... a day if we ... this new machinery?
A) were producing/could buy B) have produced/have bought C) would be able to produce/bought D) were able to produce/had bought E) will be producing/might buy
45- If you ... to soothing music when you feel stressed, it ... you relax and unwind.
A) have listened/helps B) listen/will help C) might listen/is helping D) would listen/helped E) could have listened/had helped
46- If you ... a window while frying the fish, we ... such an awful smell in the house now.
A) had opened/wouldn't have B) opened/don't have
C) were opening/won't have D) have opened/weren't having E) open/aren't having
47- I don't mind your choosing the make and model of the car as long as I... the colour.
A) may be choosing B) can choose C) have chosen D) could have chosen E) would be choosing
48- As I walked around the Chinese sector of the city, I felt as if I ... in a different country.
A) had been B) will be C) have been
D) would be E) were
49- I can assure you that you ... to ask for a pay-rise if you ... the mood the boss was in this morning.
A) haven't dared/were witnessing B) didn't dare/are witnessing C) wouldn't have dared/had witnessed D) won't have dared/will witness E) hadn't dared/could witness
50- He ... so badly in the accident if he had been wearing his seat-belt at the time.
A) hadn't been injured B) won't have been injured
C) must not have injured D) might not have been injured E) wasn't going to injure
51- I've just joined the library and I would like someone to explain ... the books are catalogued, please.
A) why B) that C) what D) where E) how 52- I have a friend ... might be able to help you because he
specialises in business law.
A) whose B) how C) who D) which E) what
53- Four vitamins, A, D, E and K, are known as the fat-soluble vitamins, ... means they are digested and absorbed with the help of fats that are in the diet.
A) whose B) what C) when D) that E) which 54- I'm going to ask the teacher ... we are going to take our
next English exam.
A) who B) what C) which D) when E) whose 55- Training takes place from nine in the morning until six in the
afternoon. After that, you are free to do ... you like, and you'll find plenty of facilities around the complex.
A) whichever B) whenever C) whatever
D) however E) whoever
56- The area ... they held the picnic was nice, but we had to climb up a steep hill to get there.
A) whom B) when C) where D) how E) that 57- The football pitch on ... the match was played actually
sloped, so the teams had to run uphill for forty-five minutes. A) what B) where C) when D) which E) that 58- A barometer, ... records air pressure, is the most vital
instrument in weather forecasting.
A) which B) that C) when D) what E) where 59- Because she wanted the position herself, I don't think she will
get along with the new director, ... he or she is.
A) whatever B) whenever C) whoever
D) whichever E) wherever
60- Until decimal currency, ... was introduced in 1971, the United Kingdom had a complicated monetary system with twelve pence to a shilling and twenty shillings to one pound sterling.
A) when B) which C) where D) whose E) that 61- Keith is very clever at getting other people ... his jobs
for him.
A) to have done B) to do C) do
D) to be done E) having done
62- I don't allow my son ... up late, but I occasionally let him ... the late-night football matches.
A) to stay/watch B) having stayed/to watch C) to be staying/watching D) stay/to have watched E) to stay/to watch
63- In my opinion, not enough attention is paid in UK schools to the difficulties ... by immigrant children ... English.
A) to experience/to learn B) experienced/learning C) being experienced/learn D) experiencing/learnt E) having experienced/having learnt
64- We're not sure whether ... a car for our holiday or ... by bus.
A) hiring/going B) hire/to go C) to hire/go D) having hired/gone E) to be hiring/to go
65- Under the circumstances, he would much rather ... to help with the search for his missing son than ... to sit at
home and wait. A) be allowed/asking B) have been allowed/asked C) allowing/to have asked D) to allow/to ask
E) to be allowed/having asked
66- Amphibians are distributed throughout the world, except in regions ... with snow all year long.
A) covering B) covered C) to be covered D) having covered E) to cover
67- The author would prefer ... the cover of his book ... by an artist that he knows.
A) having/to design B) having had/designing C) have/design D) to have/designed E) to be having/being designed
68- The President has called an emergency meeting with his closest aides ... what ... next.
A) deciding/to be done B) having decided/to have done C) to be decided/having done D) being decided/doing
E) to decide/to do
69- ... our map at the hotel, we had to stop many times ... directions, but we eventually got to our destination.
A) To be leaving/asked B) Having left/to ask C) To have left/asking D) Leaving/to have asked E) To leave/having asked
70- Despite the difficulties involved, many women combine ... a family with ... their own careers,
A) raising/pursuing B) to raise/pursued
C) to raise/to pursue D) to be raised/being pursued E) raise/pursue
71- It was most unfortunate for them ... a hotel at the resort, but it doesn't surprise me because August is not a good time ... in Inkuma without a reservation.
A) not finding/arriving B) not find/having arrived C) being found/to have arrived D) not to find/to arrive E) to be finding/to be arriving
72- I am grateful to my History professor ... me throughout the course.
A) with encouraging B) to be encouraged C) having been encouraged D) for having encouraged E) to be encouraging
73- Frisian, ... mostly in the northern Netherlands, is a language similar to English in many respects.
A) spoken B) having spoken C) to be speaking D) to be spoken E) to speak
74- I told her ... others the way she would like them ... her.
A) having treated/to treat B) to treat/to treat C) to treat/having treated D) to be treated/treat E) treating/treating
75- He swore he would make them ... their decision; furthermore, he threatened never ... with them again.
A) to regret/work B) regretting/to have worked C) to have regretted/working D) to regret/to work
E) regret/to work
76- Strictly speaking, no two people have exactly ... dialect. Every speaker pronounces at least some words a little differently from everyone else.
A) the most B) the same C) so similar D) the more E) such a
77- You'll find that there is nothing ... in this job ... not having any stock of something that your customer wants.
A) so frustrating/that B) as frustrating/as C) too frustrating/for D) less frustrated/than E) more frustrated/than
78- From those who had applied for the position, he hired ... experienced one, but, because of her impressive qualifications and lively personality, he feels she'll do an excellent job.
A) the most B) the more C) the least D) so little E) too much
79- The eyesight of birds is ... keener than that of human beings.
A) too B) less C) so D) a lot E) more 80- After the news, there was ... sharp fall on the New
York stock exchange ... it affected most of the important international markets.
A) such a/that B) so/that C) as/as D) too/for E) a more/than
81- Since he gained full control over the training of the team, they have been ... ever before.
A) so successful as B) successful enough C) too successful D) the most successful for E) more successful than
82- The resort was ... there wasn't a single vacant room in any of the hotels.
A) as popular as B) very popular C) so popular that D) the most popular E) more popular than
83- It is possible to make one's own jar barometer to give a general indication of air pressure. It will not, however, operate ... one bought in a store.
A) as accurately as B) so accurate that C) the most accurately D) such an accurate E) accurately enough
84- The floor tiles were laid ... we refused to pay until the workmen returned to rectify the situation.
A) too unevenly for B) so unevenly that C) the most uneven D) as uneven as E) more unevenly than
85- We walked along the coast until we found a beach ... for us to lie down on our mats and relax.
A) such a quiet B) as quietly as C) so quietly D) quiet enough E) the quietest
86- She hid the truth from ... until after ... condition following the operation improved.
A) herself/him B) her/us C) them/her D) themselves/she E) I/hers
87- I like the pattern of the pullover my aunt knitted for me, but one sleeve looks longer than ... doesn't it?
A) the other B) others C) another
D) the others E) other
88- A: Is my appointment with the dentist today. Mum? B: I can't remember, but I stuck ... note on ...
refrigerator. A: Thanks, Mum.
A) a/the B) the/a C)— /a
D) the/— E) some/—
89- I think that I have got... except for ... to read, which I can buy at the airport.
A) anything/someone B) nothing/anything C) everything/something D) something/nothing E) everyone/somewhere
90- ... colour of these curtains will match ... sofa, but they might not go well with ... carpet and rugs.
A) A/a/a B) The/the/a C) The/a/a
D) A/the/— E) The/the/the
91- The comedienne didn't get... applause from the audience as ... of them thought that her jokes were in bad taste.
A) many/much B) lots/a lot C) several/some D) much/many E) very/fewer
92- We have plenty of space to hold the party at our house, but I know we don't have ... chairs to seat everybody.
A) plenty B) enough C) more
D) too many E) some
93- I'll never take ... trip with that company as long as I live!
A) another B) other C) others
D) the other E) the others
94- She can't find ... to look after her five children while she's in hospital. ... seems willing to be responsible for all five of them.
A) somebody/Anybody B) anybody/Everybody C) nobody/Somebody D) anyone/No one E) everybody/Nobody
95- We are ... lost without our secretary, who has been off ill for ... days.
A) quite/much B) so/little C) rather/a few D) very/any E) a bit/too much
96- I don't think you can cancel1 an airline ticket fewer than 15 days
before the departure date, ...?
A) do you B) can't I C) can it
D) don't I E) can you
97- My partner doesn't know much about accounts, ... , so we are going to get some professional help with our business affairs.
A) but I am not B) but I don't C) and I do too D) and neither do I E) and so am I
98- A: Has the photocopier broken down?
B: ... Almost everybody has tried to get it to work, but it won't switch on.
A) Do you think so? B) It appears so. C) I don't think so. D) Neither has it. E) It doesn't either.
99- A: I believe they're severely underpaid.
B: ... I think they get more than enough, considering the amount of work they do.
A) Aren't they? B) Neither do I. C) Do you really? D) Nor am I. E) Oh, are you?
100- Whatever the weather is like, your husband plays golf on Sunday afternoons, ...?
A) is he B) doesn't he C) doesn't it D) does it E) is it
REVISION TEST 6/2 3
1- In ancient Egypt, the cat... so valuable that there were laws that ... it.
A) was considering/had protected B) had considered/were protecting C) was considered/protected
D) would be considered/were protected E) had been considering/would protect
2- Their grandchildren ... the lounge all day for George and Mildred, who ... their fiftieth wedding anniversary today. A) decorate/have celebrated
B) decorated/had been celebrating C) were decorating/had celebrated D) have been decorating/are celebrating E) will decorate/will have celebrated
3- The ballet... on Saturday evening when, according to reports, the President ... among the audience. A) will be performed/will be B) performs/is going to be C) has been performed/was D) is performed/has been E) has performed/will have been
4- We ... more swimming costumes these days because the summer season ... near.
A) are selling/is drawing B) have sold/drew C) will have sold/draws D) sell/will draw E) sold/will have drawn
5- The authorities ... the alligator as it ... the safety of the local residents.
A) have been killing/has threatened B) had to kill/was threatening C) are killing/had been threatened D) would have to kill/threatens E) have had to kill/was threatened
6- In recent years in the United States organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, MADD, ... in getting many anti-drinking laws passed in several states.
A) were succeeding B) will have succeeded C) have succeeded D) are succeeding E) will be succeeding
7- Well, while you ... volleyball on the beach tomorrow, we ... in this noisy factory as usual.
A) will be playing/sweat B) are playing/will be sweating C) played/were sweating D) play/have been sweating
E) have played/are sweating
8- The family ... to break free from poverty after they ... some money from an aid agency.
A) will manage/are borrowing B) is managing/will borrow C) had managed/have borrowed D) managed/had borrowed E) will be managing/would borrow
9- I... forward all day to eating some ice-cream, but ı arrived home only to discover that it... by somebody else.
A) look/was going to eat B) looked/will have been eaten C) was going to look/was eating D) had been looking/had been eaten E) have been looking/will be eaten
10- I... forward all day to eating the ice-cream I bought yesterday, so I hope that nobody ... it already. A) have been looking/has eaten
B) am looking/has been eating C) look/will be eaten
D) will have looked/has been eaten E) had been looking/had eaten
11- When Dianne Peinstein ... San Francisco's mayor in 1979, she ... the title of being the first woman to serve as the mayor of a major American city.
A) has been elected/gains B) was elected/gained C) is electing/is gaining D) had elected/was gaining E) would have elected/had gained
12- Although a one-pound coin ... several years ago to
replace the one-pound note in England, still one-pound notes ... by the Bank of Scotland and are legal currency there.
A) has been introduced/are printing B) will be introduced/print
C) was introduced/are printed D) introduces/have been printed E) had introduced/were printing
13- Since the peace treaty ... between government and
guerrillas in 1996, tourists ... back to Guatemala, in Central America.
A) was signed/have been flocking B) had signed/will have flocked C) was signing/were flocking D) has been signed/flocked E) would be signed/will be flocking
14- About eighty people, mainly Kenyan civilians, ... when a bomb ... at the American embassy in Nairobi a few days ago. A) had been killing/had exploded
B) would have killed/was exploding C) were killed/exploded
D) are killed/is exploding E) have been killed/was exploded
15- As their traditional clothes, both Cambodian men and women ... a sarong-like skirt, which ... locally as a 'sampot'.
A) were wearing/knew B) wear/is known C) have worn/had known D) are wearing/has known E) will be worn/was known
16- ... being an unsightly building, the new chicken farm in our village creates a rather nasty smell.
A) As well as B) Unless C) Therefore D) Even though E) Only if
17- A Bangladeshi aid agency is lending peasants money for projects ... poverty stricken people can establish their own small businesses.
A) so that B) however C) owing to
D) in order to E) while
18- I won't be able to come with you to Bodrum ... I can find someone to look after the shop.
A) as B) unless C) by the time
D) due to E) while
he has kept his job at the saw mill.
A) consequently B) until C) so that D) otherwise E) nevertheless
20- The traffic police are going to redirect the traffic ... the crowd from the football stadium has dispersed.
A) whenever B) despite C) so as to D) whereas E) until
21- ... the low nutritional value of bamboo, Chinese panda bears have to spend sixteen hours a day feeding.
A) In order that B) As well as C) As a consequence of D) In contrast to E) So long as
22- I'm going to telephone the airport information ...
Shirley has given me the departure time and not the arrival time.
A) if B) unless C) otherwise
D) but E) in case
23- ... I agree that the quality is very good, I think the goods are a little overpriced.
A) While B) No matter C) As well as
D) However E) As though
24- Although he is originally from Belgium, our manager talks about England ... it were his native homeland.
A) in case B) even though C) as if D) instead of E) while
25- ... disembarking from the plane, would you please check that you have all your personal belongings with you?
A) Before B) Although C) In case
D) Unless E) By the time
26- British people refer to the pedestrian walkway at the side of the road as a pavement, ... Americans use the term sidewalk.
A) until B) besides C) whenever
D) before E) whereas
27- A gunshot rang out from the crowd ... the president stepped on to the balcony to greet his people.
A) unless B) despite C) because
D) the moment E) since
28- After months of moderate weather, a few days of warm sunshine have hit Britain, which have sent people rushing to the seaside; ... motoring organisations are warning motorists to expect long delays on coastal bound routes.
A) despite B) therefore C) rather
D) because E) however
29- ... monkey meat can carry deadly diseases and people sometimes die after eating it, it is still a popular meat among the forest inhabitants of Cameroon.
A) So that B) Due to C) Despite
D) However E) Even though
30- 1960 is known as the'Year of Freedom' in Africa ... seventeen African nations became independent in that year. A) though B) yet C) because D) despite E) thus 31- Most vision disorders ... by the use of glasses, but there
are some which need an operation.
A) ought to have corrected B) should be correcting C) used to correct D) had to be corrected E) can be corrected
32- I know I... to her so discouragingly, but I just wanted to help her see the realities.
A) haven't been talking B) must not have talked C) shouldn't have talked D) didn't use to talk E) might not talk
33- As a student, he ... rugby twice a week, but now he rarely gets enough time to train.
A) should have played B) could have played C) used to play D) ought to play E) has been playing
34- That professor is teaching my friend's class history this year, so she ... yet. Maybe you misunderstood her.
A) shouldn't have retired B) ought not to retire C) didn't use to retire D) doesn't have to retire E) can't have retired
35- People ... up their litter when leaving this beauty spot because the piles of litter really spoil this idyllic place to have a picnic or relax.
A) must have picked B) ought to pick C) were picked D) used to pick E) should be picked
36- The Smiths ... going to the cinema just at the last
moment last night, when Mrs Smith suddenly began to feel ill after dinner.
A) used to cancel B) have been able to cancel C) would rather cancel D) had to cancel
E) had better cancel
37- I want your final reports typed for the simple reason that, otherwise, I... them properly.
A) shouldn't have read B) don't have to read C) can't have read D) ought not to read E) may not be able to read
38- There is something slightly peculiar about this one hundred dollar bill. Do you think that it ... a forgery?
A) would have been B) used to be C) needs to be D) could be E) should be
39- I... my Mends as often as I'd wish ever since I accepted this managerial position in this company.
A) won't have met B) shouldn't have met C) haven't been able to meet D) must not have met E) didn't use to meet
40- Without the many electrical appliances we use in our homes, we ... so comfortably as we do now.
A) wouldn't be able to live B) would rather not live C) didn't use to live D) are not living E) haven't been living
41- The only plants that survive for long in our house are those that ... very often.
A) don't need to be watered B) couldn't be watering
C) might not have been watered D) aren't supposed to water E) must not have been watered
42- If he ... our offer, he ... working for us on the 3rd of
August.
A) was accepting/w have started B) would accept/was starting C) accepts/is going to start D) had accepted/started E) is going to accept/has started
43- I... my money coming to see this play if I ... it is so boring.
A) ought not to waste/knew B) might not waste/have known C) hadn't wasted/should have known D) didn't waste/would have known E) wouldn't have wasted/had known
44- If it ... for the scientists who advised the government to evacuate an Indonesian island, thousands of people ... under the lava now.
A) hasn't been/won't have buried B) wouldn't be/are being buried C) weren't/had been buried D) hadn't been/would be buried E) isn't/will have buried
45- If the Colombian government ... to the scientists'
advice about the likelihood of the volcano erupting, twenty-two thousand lives ... in 1985.
A) listened/might have been saved B) listen/ought to have saved C) are listening/have to be saved D) were listening/have been saved E) had listened/could have been saved
46- I wish I ... that course with you, but unfortunately it starts too early in the evening for me.
A) will attend B) could attend C) would attend D) have attended E) can attend
47- I quite like our neighbours, but I wish they ... their dog under control as it frightens me every time I walk past their gate.
A) would keep B) are keeping C) can keep D) used to keep E) have kept
48- I wish there ... a bus stop near our house, then I ... such a long way every morning.
A) will be/haven't had to walk B) would be/didn't use to walk C) had been/won't be walking D) has been/don't walk
E) were/wouldn't have to walk
49- If animals ... with the proper cages and food, they ... a relatively normal life in confined surroundings.
A) used to provide/have lived B) have been provided/were living C) would provide/had been living D) were provided/used to live E) are provided/can live
50- I... a computer this weekend, if I... which model to buy by then.
A) could buy/will decide B) might buy/have decided
C) must buy/will have decided D) should buy/had decided
E) will have bought/decided
51- I don't think she knows yet ... sort of accomoda-tion she will be offered there during the conference.
A) what B) where C) when D) who E) how 52- The former player for ... the benefit football match
was played made a short speech before kick-off. A) that B) whom C) when D) whose E) what 53- The politician ... name was linked with the
Russian Mafia has resigned.
A) that B) whose C) who D) whom E) which 54- The hotel ... we were hoping to stay at was
unfortunately, full.
A) which B) when C) whom D) whose E) where 55- Turkey is one of the world's largest producers of
boron, ... is used in the chemical industry. A) where B) why C) that D) how E) which 56- The book ... I just mentioned to you is by the same
author, ... wrote 'The Last of the Mohicans'. A) that/whom B) whose/that C) —/who D) where/when E) when/—
57- He didn't get picked for the football team this year, ... came as a terrible shock.
A) whose B) when C) that D) where E) which 58- As a child, I didn't particularly enjoy the Girl Guides Club except
for the occasions ... we went on outings into the countryside.
A) where B) when C) whose D) which E) whom 59- In Ghana, ... people speak perhaps 5O or more
languages, English was adopted as the official language. A) whom B) when C) that D) whose E) which 60- The shopkeeper sat down to think about... he hadn't
noticed before then that his assistant had been stealing from him. A) why B) what C) who D) where E) which
61- Arnold Jackson was the first man ... the Olympic l,5OO-metre-race in under four minutes.
A) to be running B) having run C) to run D) to be running E) run
62- The continent of Europe consists of 4O independent countries, ... five small monarchies, principalities and duchies. A) having included B) including C) to be including D) being included E) to include
design software.
A) operating B) to operate C) to be operating D) having operated E) to be operated
64- The Golden Gate Bridge, ... San Francisco with
Marin County, has become a symbol of the city, a structure ... both for its utility and its gracefulness.
A) to link/to admire B) linked/to be admired C) having linked /admiring D) to be linked/having admired E) linking/admired
65- The amount of sleep ... to maintain good health varies among different individuals.
A) required B) to require C) requiring D) having required E) to have required
66- I've almost finished ... my essay. I've only got a few corrections and some footnotes left ...
A) to write/typing B) written/typed
C) having written/type D) to be writing/having typed E) writing/to type
67- Although her early work didn't achieve much acclaim, she had enough perseverance ... until her work was finally recognised by international scientific organisations.
A) continue B) to continue C) to be continued D) to be continuing E) to have continued
68- The only sure way to prevent yourself ... by mosquitoes is ... yourself with insect repellent. A) for having bitten/covering
B) to be bitten/to be covered C) from being bitten/to cover D) having been bitten/cover E) to bite/having covered
69- The disease had swept through the crops, ... many farmers with no other alternative but... their entire harvest.
A) left/to be destroyed B) leaving/to destroy C) to leave/destroying D) to be left/destroy E) leave/having destroyed
70- At least 4.OOO people were reported ... when an earthquake struck the remote northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan on February 4th, 1998.
A) having been killing B) to kill C) having killed D) killing E) to have been killed
71- Despite her mother-in-law's willingness ... after the baby, she insists ... everything herself.
A) looking/to do B) to look/on doing
C) for looking/doing D) about looking/to have done E) to be looking/with doing
72- When you buy ski clothing and equipment, the colour is one of the last things ... about, but that doesn't stop the designers ... striking designs in new colour combinations each year.
A) having worried/to be creating B) to be worrying/about creating C) to have worried/to create D) to worry/from creating E) being worried/creating
72- No matter how often I offer to help her ... up, she just keeps ... that I'm a guest and won't let me lift a finger.
A) washing/to say B) having washed/having said C) to wash/to be saying D) wash/saying
E) to have washed/having said
73- Reacting to ... by the Opposition ... his responsibilities, Mr Portfellow defended himself strongly.
A) having accused/to neglect B) being accused/of neglecting C) have accused/to have neglected D) accusing/to be neglecting E) be accusing/about neglecting
74- On sunny afternoons in Hamburg, I would enjoy ... the youngsters ... off on their skateboards by the beautiful city centre fountains.
A) having watched/shown B) watching/having shown C) watching/showing D) to watch/show E) to be watching/to show
75- The Union Canal Tunnel in Pennsylvania is ... existing transportation tunnel in the United States.
A) as old as B) older than C) so old that D) the oldest E) old enough
76- The hardy apple flourishes over ... parts of the Earth ... any other fruit tree.
A) more/than B) the most/for C) as much/as D) so many/that E) too few/for
77- Although the Bosphorus is still polluted, it is not ... it was five years ago.
A) very polluted B) the most polluted C) as polluted as D) too polluted E) polluted enough
78- Felix is ... an aggressive dog ... we have to keep him on a lead whenever other people are around.
A) quite/like B) more/than C) so/that
D) as/as E) such/that
8O- We won't have ... charcoal to light the barbecue unless you buy some on your way home.
A) several B) enough C) the most
D) too much E) many
79- Birds fly ... during migration ... during ordinary
flying, but their speed depends upon the conditions through which they fly.
A) faster/than B) so fast/that C) as fast/that D) such fast/as E) the fastest/as
82- Scuba diving can be quite dangerous, and ... the diver ventures, ... the danger is.
A) the deepest/the greatest B) so deep/as great C) the deeper/the greater D) too deep/so great E) deep enough/too great
83- He is ... arrogant to believe that someone else might actually get the promotion.
84- He drinks ... strong cups of coffee every day ... it's a wonder how he can sleep at night.
A) so many/that B) enough/for C) less/than D) as much/as E) a few/of
85- ... percentage of the British Parliament is now made up of women ... ever before in history.
A) Such a great/that B) A greater/than C) As great/as D) Too great/for E) The greatest/of
85- That school has a better reputation than ... ones in ... area, so lots of parents want to send their children there.
A) others/an B) another/a C) the other/the D] other/some E) some other/any
87- You don't mean the same three children who were misbehaving in
Mrs Smith's class, ...?
:
A) don't they B) do you C) did they D) were they E) were you
88- You can help ... charity either by donating money or by becoming a volunteer and giving up some of ... time.
A) us/our B) them/theirs C) our/your D) their/yours E) yourself/us
89- In bad weather, ... dense fog, even a ten
billion-candlepower light from a lighthouse is barely visible from half a mile.
A) rather B) even C) as
D) such as E) as though
90- There isn't any reason why he wouldn't accept, ... ? A) wouldn't he B) were there C) is there D) would he E) wouldn't there
91- A: Is Elif really going to study in America?
B: ... Apparently, she has been accepted by New York University.
A) I hope not. B) So will she C) I believe so. D) Oh, has she? E) Neither is she.
92- Do you think we will have enough time after ... conference to have ... look around the city?
A) a/a B) the/a C) the/the D) a/the E) -/- 93- I don't like staying with my aunt because she
disapproves of ... I do and won't let me go ... by myself.
A) everything/anywhere B) everywhere/anything C) something/everywhere D) somewhere/nowhere E) nothing/nobody
94- Theirs is definitely the most extravagantly decorated house we have seen in this area, ...?
A) aren't they B) isn't it C) has it D) haven't we E) have they
95- Tour shirt must have been blown off ... washing line by this strong wind. What ... explanations could there be? A) a/the other B) another/another C) some/others D) the other/the E) the/other
96- Having not qualified for ... university football team, he decided to take up ... tennis.
A) the/— B) a/a C) —/the D) an/— E) some/some 97- A: Does the fact that you didn't get the promotion mean
you'll be looking for another job? B: ... I still love my job. A) No, I didn't. B) Doesn't it? C) No, it doesn't. D) I will, anyway. E) I believe so.
98- She's looking for ... to live, but isn't interested in ... over five hundred dollars a month.
A) something/anything B) somewhere/anywhere C) someone/anyone D) nowhere/nothing E) everywhere/everything
99- We are going to the home improvements store to exchange ... door we bought last week for ... one as it only has one hinge.
A) a/other B) another/the C) some/the others D) the other/— E) the/another
1OO- She's so emotional that... bad news brings ... tear to her eye.
A) much/little B) only a few/much C) several/lots of D) any/a E) one/some
