REVISION 3 4
1- The British University of Cambridge ... in the thirteenth century and is now comprised of twenty-three colleges.
A) was founded B) would have founded C) had founded D) was founding E) has been founded
2- The Girl Guide Association, which ... in existence since 191O, ... girls of all ages activities such as arts, crafts, nature walks and community service projects.
A) is/is offering B) was/will offer C) has been/offers D) had been/has offered E) will be/offered
3- Air humidity ... using a hygrometer which, in its simplest form, ... a single hair that lengthens or shortens depending on the amount of moisture in the air.
A) has measured/is using B) measured/has used C) is measured/uses D) measures/will be used E) was measured/was used
4- Hippopotamuses look quite docile, but if they ... in the water by fishermen, they ... aggressive with tragic results.
A) have disturbed/became B) had been disturbed/become C) are disturbing/are becoming D) are disturbed/can become E) will be disturbing/should become
5- Women ... first... degrees by the University of Cambridge In 1923.
A) were/given B) are/giving C) were/giving D) had/given E) have been/given
6- The flat ... by the time I... to go and talk to the real estate agent.
A) will be renting/am deciding B) was rented/had been decided C) rented/will have decided D) will have rented/have decided E) had been rented/decided
7- Could you please call Dr Smith back as soon as you ... the chance as we ... his assistance about something?
A) had got/needed B) get/need
C) will get/will need D) were getting/had needed E) got/would have needed
8- Up to now, Texas, USA, ... the greatest number of recorded tornadoes.
A) has received B) received C) receives D) is receiving E) was receiving
9- The car hire firm ... by a local family before one of the world's largest operator ... it.
A) will be running/buys B) had been run/bought C) is being run/was buying D) was running/had bought E) would be run/has bought
10- Everybody could see how proud she ... when she ... the gold medal.
A) would be/was received B) has been/will receive C) was/received D) will be/had received E) is/has been received
11- Her life became less hectic when she ... up full-time work, and even quieter when she ... completely.
A) was giving/had retired B) will give/has retired C) gave/retired D) gives/will retire E) has given/retired
12- As the shop-assistant ... the vase, I ... a flaw around its rib.
A) had wrapped/would notice B) was wrapping/noticed C) would wrap/had noticed D) will be wrapping/have noticed E) has wrapped/have noticed
13- As you ... so many times before, I don't suppose you ... at all nervous before or during next Friday's flight to Australia.
A) have been flying/got B) are flying/are getting C) flew/have got D) have flown/will get E) had flown/get
14- I hope the council ... our application for a bar licence as it would be nice to serve wine with our meals.
A) isn't rejected B) won't reject C) hasn't been rejecting D) wasn't rejecting E) wouldn't have rejected
15- By the time he ... next January, my father ... with this firm for exactly thirty years.
A) retires/will have been working B) has retired/will work
C) is retiring/has been working D) retired/will have worked E) had retired/was working
16- As a tourist, it's impossible to have a quiet moment alone to read a newspaper in this city as, ... you sit down, somebody insists on shining your shoes, selling you tissues or asking you questions.
A) however B) no matter C) even though D) otherwise E) the moment
17- Mangroves are plants and trees that grow in salt water. Unlike seaweed, ... which grows completely under water, the branches and leaves of the mangroves are above the water.
A) furthermore B) even though C) however D) otherwise E) therefore
18- Our car has broken down only once ... we bought it three years ago.
A) while B) until C) when D) since E) so that
19- A special program has been implemented to instruct zoo keepers how to handle African elephants ... reduce the amount of injuries and deaths occurring when feeding or cleaning these huge mammals.
A) while B) due to C) in order to D) provided E) since
20- We bought our beach towels at the new shopping centre just a few days ... we left for our holiday.
A) before B) ago C) so that
D) until E) already
21- Very few people turned up for the company outing ... most employees had said they wanted to go.
A) now that B) no matter C) because D) provided E) even though
22- When reaching middle age, you should follow a sensible diet and exercise plan; ... , you risk having heart problems later on.
A) whereas B) otherwise C) therefore D) in order that E) afterwards
23- It was a memorable achievement because ... did she break the world record, ... she became the first competitor from her country to win a gold medal in this event.
A) both/and B) neither/nor C)no sooner/than D) either/or E) not only/but also
24- Elephants are active during both the day and the night, ... they usually spend the hottest hours of the day resting.
A) whenever B) so that C) though D) as soon as E) unless
25- ... she comes back from her holiday, her room should be ready for her.
A) Until B) Instead of C) Unless D) As long as E) By the time
26- I couldn't make my mind up ... to order my lunch from the delivery service ... eat in a restaurant.
A) whether/or B) not only/but also C) both/and D) either/or
E) neither/nor
27- ... there are those who purchase ivory, elephants will continue to be shot for their tusks.
A) As long as B) By the time C) Besides D) Unless E) As soon as
28- I've got your business card ... I need to call and cancel our meeting.
A) as long as B) as soon as C) so that D) in case E) therefore
29- ... Susan ... Betty earn a lot of money, but this financial security hasn't helped them obtain happiness.
A) Either/or B) Neither/nor C) Whether/or D) No sooner/than E) Both/and
30- ... having back trouble and rheumatism, which make his life difficult enough, he suffers from diabetes.
A) Otherwise B) Besides C) Furthermore D) Even though E) Because
31- If I... making my new dress today, I... it for tomorrow's party.
A) were finishing/should wear B) finish/will wear
C) could have finished/might wear D) finished/have worn
E) had finished/will have worn
32- We ... a boat trip instead of going to the beach if you ... to stay out of the sun today.
A) used to take/had wanted B) may have taken/wanted C) could take/want D) have to take/would want E) would have taken/have wanted
33- I don't remember our baby-sitter very vividly now, but one memory I have is how we ... with interest to all the stories she ... us.
A) were listening/has told B) would listen/would tell C) used to listen/will be telling D) ought to listen/had told
E) must have listened/could tell
34- I'm afraid we couldn't find an overhead projector for you, so you ... with a conventional blackboard. A) had to be managed B) would rather manage C) ought to be managed D) will have to manage E) could have managed
35- I... Judy's present when I get home because I... time tomorrow.
A) used to wrap/wouldn't have B) should wrap/am not having C) would be wrapping/didn't have D) could have wrapped/wasn't having E) must wrap/won't have
36- Cars ... so that people with disabilities are able to drive them.
A) can be adapted B) have adapted C) are adapting D) have to adapt E) ought to have adapted
37- Sue: Joe failed one of his final examinations, didn't he?
Diana: Yes, and if he wants the course certificate, he ... it in September.
A) is retaking B) can be retaken C) will have to retake D) must have retaken E) has had to retake
37- I knew that she ... the poster before buying a frame for it, but she wouldn't listen to my advice in the shop.
A) must have measured B) was measuring C) used to measure D) should have measured E) had measured
39- You ... this assignment seriously; otherwise, you would have prepared a much better one.
A) can't have taken B) didn't use to take C) shouldn't have taken D ) needn't have taken E) aren't supposed to take
40- Some iguanas, which are members of the lizard family, ... their colour to match the environment, an ability known as protective coloration!
A) would change B) should changeC) might change D) must change E) can change
41- I am working on my thesis at the moment, so I ... not be disturbed unless something urgent crops up.
A) would like B) would prefer. C) would rather D) would mind E) would have
42- Despite the many hardships they ... during the journey, the expedition to the South Pole ... the camp safe and sound.
A) encountered/was able to reach B) had encountered/ought to reach C) were encountering/reached D) encounter/used to reach E) might have encountered/reaches
43- I really wish I ... both of these blouses, but unfortunately I only have enough money for one, so I... between them.
A) could buy/have to choose B) were able to buy/chose C) might buy/must choose D) have bought/choose
E) bought/must have chosen
44- The police officer has just announced that all the vehicles that ... valid parking permits ... away.
A) can't have displayed/are towed B) won't have displayed/were towed C) weren't displaying/had towed D) aren't displaying/will be towed E) may not display/are going to tow
45- She ... as much as she says she does; otherwise, she ... so strictly all the time.
A) must not have earned/wouldn't have economised B) can't earn/wouldn't have to economise
C) doesn't earn/can't have economised D) isn't earning/doesn't have to economise E) shouldn't earn/hasn't been economising
46- They ... their business by taking on a few employees, but they preferred to keep it a family concern.
A) would rather expand B) may have expanded C) could have expanded D) must have expanded E) are able to expand
47- If he ... his hair cut, he ... more attractive. A) had had/will look B) could have had/had looked
C) would have/can look D) was having/was to look E) had/would look
48- I wish I... smoking all those years ago because now I seem
unable to give up.
A) haven't started B) didn't start C) weren't starting D) wouldn't start E) hadn't started
49- If a child ... the disease rickets, which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D and inadequate exposure to sunlight, its bones ... soft and possibly deformed. A) is developing/have become
B) had developed/must become C) develops/will become D) has developed/had become E) will develop/become
50- ... you still be so wasteful with paper or other materials if you ... the stationery yourself?
A) Would/had to buy B) Can/should buy C) Might/must have bought D) Should/bought E) Will/were buying
51- The name Pygmy is applied to tribes ... males are less than one and a half metres high.
A) where B) which C) why D) whose E) what
52- The explorer followed the Okavango River until the point ... it disappears into the Kalahari desert.
A) which B) when C) where D) who E) whom 53- The lady with ... my daughter stayed during her
academic exchange to France has now become a good friend of ours.
A) who B) whom C) whose D) where E) which 54- Oh, look ... marvellous the pyramids are! I must take some photos of them.
A) how B) what C) which D) whose E) where 55- ... a pleasure it is to finally meet you after
speaking to you so many times on the telephone! A) When B) Where C) What D) Which E) Who 56- I'll meet you at the corner by the mosque ... the
newspaper stand is. Do you know ... spot I mean? A) which/how B) when/that C) whose/where D) that/what E) where/which
57- Acetic acid is an organic acid ... gives vinegar its characteristic taste.
A) when B) where C) whose D) which E) what 58- At dawn, ... I woke up, both the sun and the moon were in the sky, and a new landscape lay ahead of me.
A) who B) that C) where D) which E) when 59- Modern scientists wonder ... could have made
these ancient civilisations abandon such well constructed cities and go to the desert.
A) why B) what C) where D) that E) how 60- The inhabitants of the troubled Yugoslavian state of Kosova, ... lies on the Albanian border, are ninety percent Albanian.
A) which B) where C) when D) that E) whose 61- Diamond mining ceased in India over two
decades ago, but thousands of Indians still make their living ... rough diamonds.
A) to have cut B) to be cutting C) having cut D) for being cut E) by cutting
62- The man ... in French legends as 'Blue Beard', Gilles de Rais, was hanged and burned in the 15th
century for allegedly ... 150 children. A) to know/to have murdered
B) knowing/having murdered C) to have known/to murder D) known/murdering
E) having known/murder
63- After the great 1993 Mississippi flood, about half of the residents decided ... away as they were no longer willing ... with living next to this mighty river.
A) moving/gambling B) to move/gambling C) to move/to gamble D) moving/to gamble E) having moved/gamble
64- ... for over an hour, the lifeboat men finally spotted the small rubber boat... up and down in the rough sea.
A) To be searched/to bob B) Searching/to be bobbing
C) Being searched/having bobbed D) To have searched/bobbed E) Having searched/bobbing
65- Birds do many things that appear ... acts of thoughtful intelligence. In most cases, however, their behaviour is simply instinctive.
A) to be B) being C) having been
D) be E) to have been
66- The employees were stunned ... out that the management were about... the company to a foreign buyer.
A) finding/selling B) to have found/sold C) to be found/to sell D) to find/to sell E) having found/sell
67- Penguins, ... like funny little men in black and white evening clothes, live in the icy waters of the Antarctic Ocean.
D) having looked E) to have looked
68- Dogs which have been specially trained ... out narcotics have long helped customs officers ... smugglers of drugs.
A) to be sniffing/detect B) to sniff/detect
C) sniffing/to detect
D) having sniffed/to be detecting E) to be sniffed/having detected
69- He was disappointed in himself ... involved with these people without ... how dangerous they were.
A) about getting/realise B) to get/being realised
C) for getting/having realised D) having got/to have realised E) to have got/realised
70- He is the only salesman I know with the ability ... customers that whichever model he has in stock is the best one for them
A) convincing/buying B) to convince/bought
C) to be convinced/to be buying D) being convinced/having bought E) to convince/to buy
71- Mr Parker said that he heard a sound like a tyre ... but decided not ... further.
A) to burst/investigating
B) to have burst/to be investigating C) having burst/investigating D) to burst/to investigate
E) bursting/to investigate
72- Spice Islands, now ... as the East Indies, was the name ... in the Middle Ages to the region from which spices came.
A) knowing/to give B) known/given C) to know/giving D) being known/gave E) to be known/having given
73- The hunter used the old traditional techniques ... foxes and he wanted to show his son how ... in the same way.
A) for catching/to hunt B) to catch/hunting C) catching/to be hunting
D) about catching/to have hunted E) having caught/hunted
74- Carl resented ... from his flat when the owner died, but he appreciated ... financially for the inconvenience.
A) having evicted/to compensate B) to evict/to be compensated
C) being evicted/being compensated D) to have evicted/compensated E) to evict/compensating
75- I can't bear ... about what would have happened if the rescue team hadn't found us. We are extremely lucky ... alive.
A) to think/having been B) having thought/been C) being thought/being D) thinking/to be E) to have thought/be
76- When you first go into the water, it seems ... cold to swim in, but you soon get used to it.
A) enough B) too C) so D) as E) less
77- Spiders learn ... about the world around them by feeling vibrations ... they learn from using their eyes.
A) so much/that B) too many/for C) enough/that D) more/than E) the most/as
78- Some students had done ... preparation for their presentations including colour slides, posters and handouts that I felt a little ashamed of mine.
A) enough B) too much C) so little D) such a lot of E) more
79- Although man-eating tigers make the forest between India and Bangladesh one of... places in India, the local residents do not hate the tigers; on the contrary, they worship them.
A) more dangerous B) too dangerous C) so dangerous D) dangerous enough E) the most dangerous
80- We had time to go to the cinema after all because cleaning the house didn't take us ... we had expected.
A) so long that B) as long as C) long enough D) the longest E) too long
81- He had always been an unforgiving man, but not ... unforgiving ... to turn his own daughter away in her time of need.
A) such/that B) so/as C)
more/than D) most/for E) too/like
82- He chatted ... with his colleagues to conceal the pain he was feeling from his illness.
A) so cheerfully as B) such a cheerful C) cheerfully enough D) the most cheerful E) more cheerfully than
83- The problems faced in our big cities are ... to the ones faced in most of the great cities elsewhere — overcrowded housing, inadequate waste-disposal facilities, air
and water pollution and traffic congestion.
A) the same B) so much C) such a lot D) very similar E) so different
84- I didn't expect the package to arrive ... . After all. it had only been posted three days earlier.
A) as quick B) much quicker C) so quickly D) too quickly E) quick enough
85- Japan is the world's ... producer of cultivated pearls, but more recently an American has been cultivating pearls ... as the Japanese, even if not in the same volumes.
A) largest/as successfully B) larger/so successfully C) large/very successfully D) so large/too successful E) as large/successfully enough
86- The next question the scientist asked ... was why the early Peruvians built their irrigation channels in this particular way.
A) themselves B) itself C) himself
D) ours E) theirs
87- I found ... accent so funny that I had to stop ... from laughing out aloud.
A) her/it B) their/myself C) hers/him D) them/me E) his/himself
88- As we are not going to get... by moaning about the conditions amongst ourselves, let's type up a petition and get... to sign it.
A) everywhere/anybody B) nowhere/somebody C) somewhere/nobody D) anyhow/someone E) anywhere/everybody
89- We consider ours to be a very well equipped school as ... classroom is fitted with a cassette player, an overhead projector and a video.
A) all B) whole C) both D) every E)such
90- He was ... prepared to spend almost three hours each day travelling, so he found a job closer to his house.
A) no longer B) by far C)
anyway D) any more E) already
91- I only invited him because I was ... sure that he wouldn't be able to come.
A) even B) such C) a little D) as E) quite 92- On Friday evenings, there is always ... traffic trying
to get in, out and around London for the motorway to cope with it.
A) very many B) the most C) too much D) so little E) so many
93- The Charity has come to the conclusion that it is better to help the poor to help ... than it is to give ... handouts of food and clothing.
A) it/theirs B) him/himself C) themselves/them D) itself/us E) their/itself
94- Despite the fact that the river floods regularly, thousands of people ... make their homes along its banks.
A) very much B) any more C) no longer
D) still E) even
95- ... else in the world can you see this amazing creature.
A) Wherever B) Anywhere C) Everywhere D) Somewhere E) Nowhere
96- My daughter is learning to play the violin, but at the moment her playing sounds ... like a cat being strangled.
A) such B) too C) enough D) as E) more 97- The theory of alcoholism supported by Alcoholics
Anonymous is that once a person becomes an alcoholic, he remains an alcoholic, and ... those who haven't had a drink for ten years or more start again.
A) already B) even C) such
D) much E) no longer
98- Some of the Amazonian jungle is ... inaccessible because of the dense forest and dangerous rivers that huge areas have never been properly mapped.
A) the most B) too C) very D) such E)so 99- They have won ... huge sum of money that they
don't know what to do first. Should they move into a new house, buy a new car or go on holiday?
A) such a B) the most C) so
D) very E) too
100- Some of the Amazonian jungle is ... inaccessible for cartographers to reach and map properly.
REVISION TEST 5
I. A 2. C 3. C 4.D 5.A 6.E 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C II.C 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.E 17.C 18.D 19.C 20.A 21.E 22.B 23.E 24.C 25.E 26.A 27.A 28.D 29.E 30.B 31.B 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.E 36.A 37.C 38.D 39.A 4O.E 41.C 42.A 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.C 47.E 48.E 49.C 50.A 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.C 56.E 57.D 58.E 59.B 6O.A 61.E 62.D 63.C 64.E 65.A 66.D 67.C 68.B 69.C 70.E 71.E 72.B 73.A 74.C 75.D 76.B 77.D 78.D 79.E 8O.B 81.B 82.C 83.D 84.C 85.A 86.C 87.B 88.E 89.D 90 A 91.E 92.C 93.C 94.D 95.E 96.E 97.B 98.E 99.A 100.B
I. C 2. C 3. E 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.E 10.C
II.D 12.B 13.E 14.D 15.E 16.E 17.B 18.C 19.B 2O.A 21.B 22.E 23.D 24.C 25.E 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.D 31.D 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.D 36.E 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.E 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.E 46.E 47.D 48.C 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.C 53.E 54.C 55.B 56.D 57.C 58.A 59.B 6O.B 61.C 62.A 63.D 64.E 65.C 66.B 67.C 68.D 69.E 70.C 71.D 72.A 73.B 74.D 75.C 76.B 77.E 78.C 79.C 8O.D 81.D 82.C 83.A 84.B 85.C 86.E 87.D 88.B 89.A 90.D 91.C 92.D 93.E 94.A 95.A 96.C 97.D 98.C 99.A 100.A
