REVISION TEST 6
1- ... many reference books covering various fields of knowledge were written by the ancient Greeks and Romans, Heinrich Alsted's Encyclopaedia, written in Latin in 163O, was the first to be alphabetically arranged.
A) Provided that B) Since C) On account of D) While E) In addition to
2- These pills ... three times a day, preferably with food. If any side effects ... consult your doctor.
A) must have taken/have occurred B) will be taken/are occurring C) ought to take/will occur D) should be taken/occur
E) have to be taken/will have occurred
3- I should be doing some work, but this book is ... I can't stop reading it.
A) as excited as B) more exciting than C) so exciting that D) too excited for E) the most exciting
4- She told him to put out his cigarette, but he ... on smoking as if nothing ... .
A) carries/is saying B) had carried/has said C) was carrying/has been said D) would carry/would have said E) carried/had been said
5- If I hadn't mentioned the case, Jack wouldn't have known about it, A) and nor had anyone else
B) and his wife didn't either C) but Susie did as well D) and neither would Ron E) and you would, too
6- ... to offend anyone, he kept his feelings to himself. A) Not to wish B) Not wishing C) Not wished D) Not having wished E) Not to have wished
7- We took ... unforgettable cruise on ... Mediterranean over the summer.
A) —/a B) the/— C) an/the
D) some/the E) the/some
8- The policeman was interested in ... the alarm in the shop hadn't been switched on.
A) why B) what C) how
D) when E) who
9- He admitted that he ... the window, but he ... to pay for it.
A) had broken/didn't offer B) was breaking/hadn't offered C) broke/wasn't offered D) would break/won't offer E) has broken/doesn't offer
10- Electricity was originally the Greek word for amber, ... when rubbed, gives off sparks.
A) that B) where C) what
D) which E) who
11- ... all the background noise at the disco, I could barely hear my friend, trying to tell me her story.
A) Whereas B) Since C) Despite
D) For E) Because of
12- We ... our tickets so far in advance as dozens of seats ... empty throughout the trip.
A) couldn't have booked/would have remained B) ought not to have booked/has remained C) needn't have booked/remained D) shouldn't book/may have remained E) can't be booking/must have remained
13- ... having inherited so much money from her father, she seemed bored and unhappy with life.
A) However B) In spite of C) Even though D) Now that E) Because
14- Archaeological evidence shows that there has been ... awareness for 2000 years that ... two people have identical fingerprints.
A) some/both B) an/no C) the/few
D) a/none E) —/any
15- Though they ... for £1 a box, I ... 12 boxes of strawberries for £10 in the end.
A) had been asked/could get B) will be asking/was getting C) have ask/have been getting D) were asking/was able to get E) would ask/will be able to get
16- The first flush toilet is believed ... in England in the late 1700s, although the Romans had used water supply and general drainage systems long before.
A) to have been built B) being built C) having been built D) to build E) building
17- ... of the staff in the office have been working here for more than a year .
A) One B) Each C) Every
D) Few E) Either
18- I would like to know ... you intend to invite to the party.
A) when B) whom C) which
D) whether E) how
19- I ... the gym for very long, bat I ... to feel better already. A) won't have been attending/start
B) didn't attend/had started
C) haven't been attending/am starting D) hadn't attended/will start
E) am not attending/have started
20- George Orwell, the British writer, ... novel Homage to Catalonia was based on his personal experiences in the Spanish Civil War, also wrote Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
A) who B) what C) which
D) that E) whose
21- Our journey from Istanbul to Ankara took over nine hours ... the problem we had with the engine.
D) in case E) on account of
22- It ... that the average American journalist ... approximately 6,000 words in his newspaper articles — just 4% of the available vocabulary.
A) has been determined/uses B) has determined/used C) had been determined/is using D) was determined/has used E) is being determined/will be using
23- Few films have had ... an influence on American history as Orson Welles' Citizen Kane.
A) greater B) such great C) great enough D) as great E) the greatest
24- If you ... learning French at the beginning of last year, you ... it quite well by now.
A) have start/could be speaking B) started/will have spoken
C) had started/would have been able to speak D) could have started/must be speaking E) would have started/could speak
25- You may not have enjoyed the meal, ... .
A) and neither have I B) but everyone else did C) but the rest of us do D) nor might your family E) but I certainly have
26- I don't understand why people gamble. I wouldn't want to risk ... my money.
A) lose B) lost C) to lose
D) to have lost E) losing
27- The travel agent has told me that there is ... likelihood of getting tickets at this stage, so I'm afraid there doesn't seem to be ... chance of us getting on the flight.
A) few/a lot of B) any/some C) little/much D) no/plenty E) a little/any
28- I think my boss has something against me as ... I do, it always seems to be wrong.
A) however B) what C) whatever
D) whichever E) the fact that
29- Literacy, which in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia ... to the priestly or aristocratic classes, ... a tremendous boost by the development of the alphabet.
A) confined/will be given B) had confined/has been giving C) was confined/had been giving D) had been confined/was given E) was confining/was being given
30- The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement of the 170Os, ... was marked by a positive emphasis on humanitarian standards in political and social life.
A) which B) when C) that
D) where E) how
31- Deprived by illness as a child of sight, hearing and speech, Helen Keller ... managed to learn to read, write and talk.
A) therefore B) nonetheless C) moreover D) otherwise E) in case
32- It ... the most beautiful house in the world, but at least I ... it my own.
A) can't be/must call B) may not be/can call C) shouldn't be/will call D) doesn't have to be/call E) wouldn't be/have called
33- There was absolutely no wind, so the surface of the lake was ... glass.
A) more smoothly than B) much smoother C) smooth enough D) as smooth as E) the smoothest
34- Unless you ... a parking sticker on your windscreen, you ... having your car towed away.
A) display/risk B) displayed/will risk C) have displayed/risked D) will display/are risking E) are displaying/risked
35- Until the ferry ... out of service last month, it ... the cross-Channel journey twice a day.
A) had been taken/has made B) was being taken/would be making C) took/was making
D) was taking/made
E) was taken/had been making
36- I'll always remember ... hands with Leonardo di Caprio. A) to shake B) to be shaking C) shaking D) to have shaken E) shaken
37- ... of the 50 states in the US has its own government, which is elected by the people who live there.
A) Most B) All C) Both
D) Each E) Every
38- K2 in the Himalayas is the world's second ... mountain peak.
A) higher B) so high C) as high as
D) highest E) high enough
39- Eventually the Bremen ... the cat out of the tree after it ... there for several hours.
A) had been getting/was being stuck B) were able to get/had been stuck C) have had to get/stuck
D) could have got/was sticking E) used to get/had been sticking
40- The first American Indians were hunters, ... stone weapons have recently been found by archaeologists in the south-west of the United States.
A) where B) which C) who
D) whose E) when
41- Please fix the shelves this weekend; ... they're going to fall down sooner or later and hurt someone.
A) nevertheless B) besides C) otherwise D) therefore E) in case
42- You ... a taxi from the airport — you ... the train, which is much cheaper.
A) shouldn't be taking/have to catch B) won't take/catch
D) couldn't take/must catch E) didn't take/will have caught
43- The weather at the summit of Mt Washington has been said to be ... in the world — winds as high as 370 kph and temperatures as low as -60°C have been recorded there.
A) too bad B) bad enough C) worse than D) as bad E) the worst
44- If you ... food poisoning, you ... awful by now. A) have/will feel
B) had/would be feeling C) would have/had felt D) had had/had been feeling E) have had/will have felt
45- What Ken loves about being an archaeologist is being in the field and digging up things that ... for hundreds of years and working out what they ... for.
A) haven't been seen/were used B) hadn't been seen/used C) weren't seen/are using D) hadn't seen/were using E) can't be seen/can be used
46- Robert can't stand ... that he is wrong.
A) to tell B) having told C) to be told D) being told E) telling
47- The phrase "one size fits all' for clothing means that any person can wear the garment, ... how big or small he or she is. A) whatever B) nevertheless C) even if D) whoever E) regardless of
48- There's much debate among geographers as to ... Australia is the world's biggest island or smallest continent.
A) whether B) how C) even
D) that E) what
49- Patricia ... at school when she was a child, and she still ... how frightened and helpless she used to feel.
A) was bullied/hasn't forgotten B) has been bullied/didn't forget C) was being bullied/doesn't forget D)had bullied/hadn't forgotten E) was bullying/won't forget
50- The Jungfrau is a 13,653-foot high mountain peak in Switzerland, ... is famous for its scenic views and sports.
A) what B) that C) which
D) where E) how
51- Drivers usually carry a spare tyre in the boot of their car ... they get a puncture and have to change a tyre.
A) because B) so that C) when
D) in case E) due to
52- It wasn't until he ... in the house for a year or so that he ... the ghost.
A) lived/has seen B) would have lived/sees C) had been living/saw
D) was living/was seeing E) had lived/will see
53- He shook her hand ... it hurt for several minutes afterwards. A) such a firm B) so firmly that C) firm enough
D) more firmly than E) too firmly
54- According to Dale Carnegie, the author of How to Win Friends And Influence People, if you want to make people like ... you should try to see things from ... point of view.
A) yourself/them B) yours/theirs C) your/themselves D) you/their E) yourselves/they
55- Since it ... a long journey, we ... a few good books with us to occupy ourselves.
A) had been/should take B) was/will have taken C) will have been/are taken D) has been/will be taking E) is going to be/had better take
56- ... to speak Spanish fluently, Steven decided to start ... Danish.
A) To learn/being studied B) Being learnt/having studied C) Having learnt/studying D) Learning/to have studied E) To have learnt/to study
57- The people who stole ... answer key to the exam had ... unfair advantage in the test.
A) —/the B) the/an C) any/some
D) some/a E) every/—
58- If the boss ever discovers ... has been sending offensive e-mails to him, he's likely to fire the person immediately.
A) whatever B) whichever C) however D) whomever E) whoever
59- Mountaineering as a sport ... by English holidaymakers in the Alps in 1850 but by now, practically all the mountain peaks in the world ... .
A) was started/have been climbed B) has started/were climbed
C) had been started/are being climbed D) might have started/are climbed
E) was being started/will have been climbed
60- La Scala in Milan is one of the world's most important opera houses, ... many leading conductors and singers have performed and many operas have had their premieres.
A) where B) when C) whose
D) which E) that
61- Trademarks, which may be names, symbols, figures, letters or words, are adopted and used by manufacturers ... distinguish their goods from those made by other companies.
A) due to B) on account of C) for D) as much as E) so as to
62- Every rock-climber knows that a rope ... carefully after someone has fallen on it as the stress of falling ... damage to the rope.
A) is inspecting/will cause B) is being inspected/caused C) had to be inspected/should cause D) must be inspected/can cause E) may be inspecting/could have caused
63- A tourniquet is a bandage placed on an arm or leg ... to cut off its blood circulation and is thus used to prevent severe bleeding. A) as tightly B) tightly enough C) so tightly D) more tightly than E) the tightest
64- Unless you ... everything you've learnt, you ... the final exam very difficult.
A) will review/are finding B) had reviewed/found C) are reviewing/have found D) reviewed/could have found E) review/may find
65- We ... at Grandmother's until the workers ... the damage to our house caused by the flood.
A) had been staying/would repair B) are staying/will repair C) will be staying/have repaired D) have been staying/repaired E) will have stayed/were repairing
66- Neanderthal man, an ancient type of human popularly known as the 'Cave Man', is thought... between 1OO.OOO and 50,000 years ago.
A) to live B) having lived C) to be living D) to have lived E) lived
67- The Olympic Games have been held ... four years since 1896, with ... exception of the years 1916, 194O and 1944, when the world was at war.
A) each/an B) some/any C) all/some D) every/the E) the whole/—
68- Although I'm not entirely dissatisfied with my job, I sometimes wish I ... a career in social sciences.
A) had chosen B) was choosing C) would have chosen
D) chose E) have chosen
69- He ... at the scenery instead of concentrating on his driving and that's why he ... the car.
A) had looked/has crashed B) looked/was crashing C) was looking/crashed D) is looking/will have crashed E) has been looking/had crashed
70- Kalevala is a Finnish epic poem, named for the three sons of Kalevala, or Finland, ... adventures the poem describes.
A) which B) where C) that
D) whose E) whom
71- ... Elia Kazan, the director of many famous Hollywood movies, is thought of as an American director, he was actually Turkish by birth.
A) Despite B) Although C) Moreover D) Because E) As if
72- Scheduled air departures ... with the airline office at least 72 hours in advance, otherwise reservations ... .
A) should be confirmed/may be cancelled B) will be confirming/will have cancelled C) must confirm/are cancelled
D) have been confirmed/cancel
E) may confirm/are being cancelled
73- Although there are some interesting objects in the museum, they are ... displayed and labelled that most visitors don't stay inside for very long.
A) very badly B) the worst C) so badly D) much worse E) as bad as
74- If the local people ... the forest ... down in order to make way for a highway — but thankfully, the forest is still here and is as beautiful as ever.
A) don't protest/is cutting
B) hadn't protested/would have been cut C) didn't protest/had been cut
D) won't protest/has been cut E) wouldn't have protested/was cut
75- Why don't you come and stay in September? By that time, most of the tourists ... and I... more free time to spend with you. A) left/have B) are leaving/would have C) had left/will have had D) will have left/will have E) were leaving/am having 76- Barbara has a fantastic job which involves ... all over the
world.
A) to travel B) to be travelling C) travelled D) having travelled E) travelling
77- ... international regulations require that ... weapons may be taken on board passenger aircraft.
A) All/none B) —/no C) The/any
D) Most/neither E) An/—
78- The view from the top of the mountain was unbelievable. I can't really find the words to describe ... I felt standing there.
A) when B) how C) where
D) who E) that
79- The party was a disaster. The food had run out ... the guests of honour arrived and the stereo system broke down ... they walked through the door.
A) when/until B) until/while C) as long as/since D) just as/when E) by the time/as
80- The Metaphysical poets were certain English poets of the 1600s, ... work generally focused on the subjects of science and psychology.
A) which B) when C) whom
D) that E) whose
81- Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, the Mona Lisa, was sold to Francis I of France in about 1506 and has remained in France ever since, ... when it was stolen and taken to Italy briefly, although it was soon returned to France.
A) while B) still C) except
D) rather E) whereas
82- Oscars ... annually in various categories for achievements in film since 1927, when the Motion Picture Academy ... . A) were awarding/founded
B) are awarded/has been founded C) have awarded/was founding D) have been awarded/was founded E) were awarded/had been founded
83- I don't live far from my mother's house now, but I'd like to move ... because she's getting older and needs my help.
A) even closer B) close enough C) closer than D) so closely E) the closest
84- You have never been abroad, I suppose, ...? A) haven't you B) do you C) have you D) haven't I E) don't I
85- Cecilia wanted to visit the bird sanctuary, ... . A) and so had Jemima B) but nobody else did C) but everyone else had D) and so were we E) and the others would, too
86- I didn't sleep much last night because I could hear the next door neighbours' baby ... .
A) to be crying B) having cried C) cried
D) crying E) to cry
87- There are exits at ... ends of the platform and you can take ... of them, as it makes no difference.
A) both/either B) all/some C) any/all D) each/one E) every/any
88- ... wins the lottery this week is going to be rich, because the jackpot is standing at $lmillion.
A) Whomever B) Whichever C) However
D) Whoever E) Whenever
89- I... her many times that she ... the washing machine, but she never listens.
A) am telling/doesn't overload B) told/didn't overload
C) have been telling/hasn't overloaded D) will tell/wouldn't overload E) have told/shouldn't overload
90- The bullet missed the man and struck the wall, ... it left a tiny hole.
A) when B) that C) where
D) which E) how
91- Jerusalem is perhaps the most important city for the Christian world, ... one of the most beautiful cities in the world. A) due to B) furthermore C) despite D) as well as E) in addition
92- I promise that I ... the money as soon as I ... a job. A) repay/will have found B) am repaying/find C) will have repaid/can find D) repaid/was finding E) will repay/have found
93- While moist areas in the desert, known as oases, are generally quite small, some of the oases in the North African desert regions are ... to support cities and to be cultivated extensively. A) larger than B) large enough C) too large D) such large E) so large
94- Unless you ... me immediately where you were on Saturday night, I ... to call your parents.
A) will tell/have been forced B) have told/will force C) are telling/would be forced D) tell/will be forced E) would tell/had forced
95- Kim ... for very long when she ... by an agent who took her to Hollywood.
A) wasn't acting/has been spotted B) hasn't been acting/spotted C) won't have acted/will be spotted D) didn't act/had spotted
E) hadn't been acting/was spotted
96- A: I don't suppose I'll have finished this project by Friday. B: ... You should ask the teacher to give you some more
time, perhaps.
A) So have I. B) I will too. C) I don't either. D) Nor have I. E) So do I.
97- I wasn't happy about what I had to do, but I realised that I had ... alternative — I had thought and thought but had been unable to come up with ... plan.
A) an/the other B) any/others C) no/another D) some/neither E) none/some
98- I wish you would tell me ... you bought that coat as I want one just like it.
A) how much B) how C) which
D) what E) where
99- The carpets ... on Tuesday, but we ... the curtains yet. A) have laid/haven't been hanging
B) had been laid/didn't hang C) will have been laid/wouldn't hang D) were laid/haven't hung
E) are being laid/don't hang
100- Though ... countries ... Iraq and Nigeria have large petroleum reserves, they have not become wealthy.
A) less/than B} such/as C) so/that D) much/like E) either/or
