REVISION TEST 9
1- Nobody ... that Roger doesn't try hard — it's just that he ... much talent.
A) will say/won't have B) could have said/didn't have B) should say/wasn't having D) would be saying/isn't having E) can say/doesn't have
2- After the car accident, the woman ... to hospital, where she ... for a broken leg.
A) was taken/was treated B) would have taken/treated C) had taken/is treated
D) had been taken/had been treating E) has taken/has been treated
3- I have no idea about ... Thomas is doing now, but I know he had intended to try to get a job working for an accountancy firm.
A) where B) how C) why D) when E) what 4- The police tried to find him by going to the address ... he
had given to his employer.
A) whom B) whether C) where D) which E) when 5- I haven't seen ... film ... this one for quite a long time.
A) a more bored/than B) so boring/that C) such a boring/as D) the most bored/like E) too boring/for
6- I've often wondered ... those enormous skyscrapers you see in the city are built.
A) which B) how C) where D) what E) that 7- If only you ... me that you ... problems finding a
baby-sitter; I might have been able to recommend somebody. A) told/will be having
B) are telling/have been having C) would tell/have had D) had told/were having E) were telling/would have had
8- I wonder what you ... here. I thought you ... in Izmir today.
A) are doing/were going to be B) have done/will be C) will do/have been
D) were doing/will have been E) did/had been
9- Though ... of the students passed their exams, ... of them got a really outstanding mark.
A) much/some B) every/none C) all/few D) each/any E) none/most
10- Julia Roberts was given a part in the film because she was ... right person for ... role, and not simply because she was famous.
A) a/a B) —/any C) the/a
D) a/— E) the/the
11- She ... him that she didn't have a driving licence, or he wouldn't have allowed her to drive his car.
A) ought no., to tell B) wasn't told C) needn't tell D) can't have told E) couldn't be told
12- The doors of the aeroplane ... and the plane was ready for take off when the pilot ... a problem with one of the engines.
A) were closing/was discovering B) closed/had discovered
C) have closed/has discovered D) had been closed/discovered E) have been closed/would discover
13- She found it practically impossible to remove the lid from the jar ... it had rusted in place.
A) because B) therefore C) so that D) in case E) provided
14- Julia's just phoned to say that they ... about an hour late for dinner because they ... by the poor weather conditions. A) would have arrived/had delayed
B) will be arriving/have been delayed C) had arrived/were delaying D) have arrived/will have delayed E) were arriving/are being delayed
15- The town of Hoboken, New Jersey, ... name comes from the Indian name 'Hobocan Hackingh', meaning 'the land of the tobacco pipe', was settled by the Dutch in 163O.
A) whom B) which C) where D) whose E) when 16- Fiona said that she hoped to come to the party, but that it all
depended on ... work she had to do over the weekend. A) wherever B) how long C) how much D) what time E) whenever
17- You must be aware that we ... with all these problems now if you ... to my advice in the first place.
A) hadn't struggled/were listening B) aren't struggling/have listened C) can't have struggled/would listen D) weren't struggling/listened E) wouldn't be struggling/had listened
18- I was disappointed that the painting still looked almost ... it had before it had been cleaned.
A) such as B) instead of C) in case D) the same as E) because of
19- ... being a mainly agricultural country, India has many large, modern cities and industries.
A) In spite of B) Although C) Owing to D) Since E) Tough fact that
20- The noise made by the car's horn sounded more ... that of a ship than of a car.
A) such as B) just C) like D) as E) much 21- I don't know when Magda ... to England, but she ...
here for quite some time, as her English is excellent. A) comes/ought to be living
B) came/must have been living C) had come/would be living D) has come/should have been living E) was coming/has been living
22- The humanist Hugo Gtotius, who ... as 'the marvel of Holland' by King Henry IV of France, ... his doctorate in law at the age of sixteen.
A) describes/was received B) was describing/had received C) has been described/is received D) is described/receives E) was described/received
23- Since Sandra started travelling round India, her parents have been very worried ... something bad should happen to her.
A) because B) however C) unless
D) providing that E) in case
24- Harold has just started working for a company ... name I have never heard of.
A) what B) which C) whose D) where E) whom 25- Kenya sounds like a wonderful place, and I'm sure that ...
you are there, the more you'll like it.
A) the longer B) the longest C) long enough D) so long E) as long as
26- Having a special calling card allows you to charge all your calls to your own telephone account, ... you make the calls from.
A) when B) how many C) wherever
D) however E) which
27- Jane can't stop herself from chatting for hours on the Internet every night even though the next morning she is always tired and wishes she ... so late.
A) doesn't stay up B) hadn't stayed up C) won't stay up D) wasn't staying up E) isn't staying up
28- My mother has locked the keys inside the car on several occasions, ... .
A) and so is my sister B) and nor has my brother C) nor did my father D) but I never have E) but my father doesn't
29- ... their neighbours, who all have well-kept gardens, the Smiths don't weed their lawn and have several rusty car parts standing in front of their house.
A) Just as B) Although C) In addition to D) Similar to E) Unlike
30- ... students don't have ... money to go to the cinema more than once a month, but Gary manages to see every new film as soon as it's released.
A) Most/enough B) Not many/several C) All/some D) Every/any E) None/much
31- Please help ... to these cookies — I don't want to eat them all... .
A) me/mine B) them/itself C) yours/yourself D) yourself/myself E) you/themselves
32- Oh no, you ... that jumper! It ... in the washing machine, but it's too late now.
A) were ruined/ can't be washed
B) have ruined/shouldn't have been washed C) ruined/couldn't have been washed D) were ruining/mustn't be washed
E) are ruined/didn't have to be washed
33- Not ... what ... when her flatmate fainted, Julie screamed and ran to get her next-door neighbour.
A) to know/doing B) having known/done C) knowing/to do D) to have known/being done E) known/to have done
34- At a time ... many painters were looking for new directions to explore in abstract art, the realistic painter Andrew Wyeth became one of America's most widely acclaimed artists. A) who B) which C) whom D) when E) where 35- Lynn had never thought about life ... until she nearly died
in a car accident.
A) very deeply B) such deep C) the deepest D) too deep E) as deeply as
36- ... that child behaves so badly is a mystery because he comes from a very good family.
A) What B) When C) Whose D) However E) Why 37- I haven't seen Joanne for so many years that I don't think I
... her if she ... past me on the street. A) have recognised/has walked
B) would recognise/walked C) recognised/had walked D) will recognise/was walking E) may have recognised/walks
38- The professor didn't believe that Jane had written the essay ... . He said that, judging by her previous efforts, the standard of the work was far too high for it to be ... . A) oneself/its B) itself/her C) herself/hers D) hers/it E) her/itself
39- ... my car isn't mended in time, could you give me a lift to the concert tomorrow night?
A) Supposing that B) Whereas C) Since
D) As if E) Although
40- At the age of 24, Peter ... the family business, which ... by his father.
A) was inheriting/has established B) has inherited/will have established C) inherited/had been established D) had inherited/is establishing E) inherits/would be established
41- You approve of the law which doesn't allow smoking 'n public places, ...?
A) does it B) doesn't it C) do you D) are you E) don't you
42- Brian says he ... economics at university next year, but I don't think he ... the entrance exam.
A) is going to study/will pass B) studies/will have passed C) is studying/is passing D) will study/used to pass E) has studied/will be passing
43- Although my mother volunteered ... my wedding dress herself, I decided to have it professionally ... .
A) having made/making B) made/to be made C) making/being made D) make/to make E) to make/made
44- Sheila attended a dreadful party last week, ... she didn't know anybody, so she spent the whole evening sitting in a corner, wondering when she could go home.
A) when B) how C) with whom
D) at which E) for what
45- If the police had really done the research ... they claim, don't you think they would have found the explosives?
A) more thorough than B) as thoroughly as C) thoroughly enough D) so thoroughly that E) the most thorough
46- ... the doctor gave Bobby, it seems to have worked, as his temperature is normal now, and he's sleeping peacefully.
A) Which B) However C) How much
D) Whatever E) When
47- Everyone started to wish that they ... their raincoats and umbrellas, when they ... the big grey clouds coming in over the sea.
A) brought/have seen B) were bringing/had seen C) would bring/would see D) had brought/saw E) have brought/see
48- Barry told his parents not to worry and said that by the time they ... all ready to leave, he ... packing his suitcase. A) were/would have finished
B) will be/will finish
C) should be/had been finished D) have been/would finish E) must be/had finished
49- We decided to walk to the station ... it was only two miles away.
A) so B) despite C) in addition D) while E) as 50- I looked up at ... sky and decided that it would probably
start raining before we could find ... shelter.
A) —/the B) the/a C) the/more
D) a/some E) some/a
51- What's that noise I hear ? It ... ! The weather forecast said the sun ... all day today.
A) isn't raining/has been shining B) mustn't be raining/shines C) can't be raining/would shine D) shouldn't have rained/shone E) won't rain/is shining
52- From the reports we ... from the area over the past few weeks, it seems as if the famine ... under control shortly. A) have been receiving/will be
B) received/has been C) are receiving/is D) will have received /was E) were receiving/had been
53- lan hasn't managed to decide yet ... he wants to change his job or not.
A) why B) when C) how D) whether E) which 54- Old Mr Hubbard was going to the shed, ... he kept his
gardening equipment in, when he collapsed.
A) when B) which C) that D) whose E) where 55- The little girl had dressed up in her mother's clothes and put on
some of her make-up and she looked ... that we all burst out laughing.
A) stranger than B) too strangely C) so strange D) as strange as E) very strangely
56- You never know ... Claudia will say next — she's such an unconventional person.
A) whose B) how C) that D) which E) what 57- I wish you ... a window occasionally in here. Then the room
... so stuffy. A) will open/doesn't feel B) were opening/didn't feel C) have opened/wasn't feeling D) had opened/isn't feeling E) would open/wouldn't feel
58- I'm not sure if he enjoyed ... at the party, but he certainly liked ... cooking, Mary.
A) it/hers B) himself/your C) him/himself D) your/yours E) —/yourself
59- I've been putting off cleaning the windows for weeks, but I've got ... excuse today, so I must do it.
A) no B) a little C) any D) none E) a few 60- The name of Sierra Leone derives from 'Serra Lyoa' or 'Lion
Mountains', which a Portuguese explorer of the 15th century gave to the hills ... the harbour in the capital.
A) surrounded B) to surround C) being surrounded D) surrounding E) surround
61- Nobody in the office knew that there was a staff meeting today, ...?
A) was there B) didn't it C) did they D) were they E) didn't there
62- Even though the film ... me stiff, I ... until the end because my girlfriend loved it.
A) bores/was staying B) had bored/have to stay C) was bored/used to stay D) had been bored/had stayed E) bored/had to stay
63- My mother can remember being sent to live in the country as a. child during the war, ... London was being bombed.
A) until B) while C) by the time
D) after E) whereas
64- The girl wearing the red dress, ... mother left about ten minutes ago, has a brother in Simon's class.
A) whose B) which C) whom D) how E) when 65- That house has got ... garden, hasn't it?
A) so pretty B) prettier than C) as pretty as D) such a pretty E) too pretty
66- Oh dear! It's raining. There are three umbrellas in the hall. Help yourself to ... one you fanny.
A) wherever B) whatever C) whichever D) however E) whomever
67- If I... from the company by Friday, I ... that I haven't got the job.
A) hadn't heard/assumed B) didn't hear/was assuming C) haven't heard/will assume D) don't hear/have assumed E) won't have heard/am assuming
68- I ... some work now, but I'm so tired that I just ... the energy to do anything.
A) should be doing/didn't find B) ought to do/can't find C) must have done/don't find D) had to do/am not finding E) might have done/wouldn't find
69- Southern Turkey is one of ... interesting places in the world ... archeologists.
A) far too/as B) such/like C) so/that D) the most/for E) more/than
70- The best cider, an alcoholic drink, ... by carefully blending the juices from a variety of apples.
A) can produce B) has produced C) is produced D) was producing E) could have produced
71- Some drivers are so selfish that they ... as if they ... the only ones on the road.
A) behave/were B) are behaving/will be C) will behave/had been D) were behaving/have been E) have behaved/would be
72- Rembrandt's famous painting, The Night Watch, which ... after being slashed by a knife in 1975, ... at present and is therefore not on display.
A) restored/will be cleaned B) was restored/is being cleaned C) has been restored/has been cleaned D) was being restored/is cleaned E) had restored/was cleaned
73- After they ... for an hour and a half, the child refused to go any further, until he ... a rest and something to eat.
A) were walking/was having B) are walking/will have had C) will be walking/will have D) had been walking/had had E) has been walking/is having
74- We have three children, and ... of them has different talents. A) all B) neither C) every D) either E) each 75- ... the unfavourable weather we've been having lately, the
price of fresh fruit and vegetables has risen steeply. A) Because B) In spite of C) As though D) Owing to E) Besides
76- I would appreciate it if... has borrowed my dictionary would return it, as I need to use it.
A) wherever B) whenever C) whatever D) whomever E) whoever
77- If the ancient Egyptians ... the pyramids, we ... much less about their civilisation today.
A) hadn't built/would know B) didn't build/should know C) wouldn't have built/know D) couldn't build/will know E) haven't built/have known
78- As Bodrum gets quite crowded ... the height of the summer season, you might prefer to visit there in September, ... it's less busy, and a little cooler.
A) while/as B) when/for C) until/that D) during/when E) besides/where
79- The meeting went on for a long time because ... had ... to say.
A) nobody/everything B) no one/anything C) everybody/something D) nobody/nothing E) somebody/anything
80- Oh no! There's been an accident. Those two cars came around the corner, at the same time and ... of the drivers could stop in time.
A) either B) neither C) none D) both E)all 81- Most first-time visitors to Turkey are surprised at ... a nice
country it is.
A) which B) that C) how D) when E) what 82- Since they've been behaving so well, we can treat the children to
some ice-cream, ...?
A) can they B) haven't we C) have they D) can't we E) are we
83- We had better be sure to take enough money with us, because we have no idea ... we will spent.
A) how many B) how often C) how much D) how far E) how long
84- I'd like to thank my secretary, without ... I wouldn't have been able to finish this book.
A) whom B) that C) which D) whose E) who 85- After I had struggled to read the student's handwriting, I decided
to write a note on her essay, asking her to write ... in future. A) so clearly B) more clearly C) very clear
D) the clearest E) such clear
86- Brian is a terrible gossip and can't keep a secret, so please keep ... I have just told you to yourself, and don't tell him.
A) whichever B) what C) which
D) when E) however
87- Now that the test has started, I bet some students are wishing that they ... a little more preparation for it.
A) did B) would do C) had done
D) have done E) can do
88- I can't imagine where the scissors ... so I suppose I ... a new pair.
B) are going/ought to be buying C) will go/will have to buy D) had gone/am buying E) have gone/had better buy
89- The two leaders have both said that they ... the conference room until an agreement ... .
A) haven't left/had been reached B) didn't leave/was reaching C) aren't leaving/will have reached D) won't leave/has been reached E) weren't leaving/would be reaching
90- Atatürk has ... recognition in Turkey ... not only are schools, offices and public buildings adorned with likenesses of him, but posters and trinkets depicting him are also commonplace in private homes.
A) so/that B) such/that C) as/as D) less/for E)enough/so
91- Dave and Glenda have had a terrible argument and now they're not speaking to ... . Glenda says that the quarrel was Dave's fault, but she's so argumentative, I think it was probably ... . A) them/his B) themselves/theirs C) him/themselves D) each other/hers E) herself/him
92- Neither of us has cable television, ... so I'm afraid you won't be able to watch the football match.
A) and my colleagues have, too B) but my neighbour is
C) and neither does our local pub D) and so has my family E} but most of our relatives do
93- Although he had always thought of himself as quite a modern dad, Mr Bentley wasn't ... to accept the fact that his son had had his ear pierced.
A) open-minded enough B) the most open-minded C) more open-mindedly D) so open-minded E) very open-mindedly
94- The orangutan, an enormous ape, ... name means literally "man of the woods", grows to a height of over four feet. A) whose B) that C) which D) who E) whom 95- When Ming-Ming, the Giant Panda from China, was ill last
year, the zoo keeper attempted to persuade him ... by offering him the tenderest bamboo shoots he was able to find. A) having eaten B) eaten C) to be eating D) eating E) to eat
96- Everything went alright on my journey until I came to a fork in the road. I didn't know ... road to take, and unfortunately, I chose the wrong one.
A) how B) whatever C) where
D) which E) wherever
97- You are unlikely to find anyone who ... Scottish Gaelic nowadays unless you ... to the Highlands, take a trip to the Islands or visit Nova Scotia, Canada.
A) would speak/travelled B) can speak/travel
C) ought to speak/had travelled D) might speak/will be travelling E) used to speak/are travelling
98- After ... for an hour, I finally succeeded ... the car.
A) trying/in starting B) having tried/being started C) to be trying/to start D) to have tried/having started E) being tried/for starting
99- ... Mary Queen of Scots was cousin to Queen Elizabeth I of England, that didn't stop the latter from having her executed. A) As if B) Nevertheless C) Even though D) Despite E) Because
100- ... name of the street where ... British Prime Minister lives is Downing Street.
A) A/the B) — I— C) The/a
D) The/the E) A/a
