REVISION TEST 7
1- There was ... noise in our street last night for me to get a proper night's sleep.
A) such a lot B) so many C) many more D) too much E) the most
2- I recommend that you speak to Tom ... you buy a computer, since he sells them for a living and is quite an expert.
A) since B) before C) while
D) so that E) until
3- Charles ... about the party; otherwise, I'm sure he would have been there.
A) wouldn't have been telling B) might not have told C) ought not to be told D) can't have been telling E) must not have been told
4- There will be ... rest ... tranquillity in the village again until the horse thieves are caught, and I hope the police will do so soon. A) such/that B) both/and C) neither/nor
D) either/or E) whether/or
5- Nobody is sure about ... happened to Lord Lucan, but the rumours abouthis going to Europe on a ferry have never been proved.
A) where B) what C) who D) when
E) that
6 The amount of energy in a hurricane is ... that such man-made devices as atomic weapons are practically powerless in comparison. A) so great B) too great C) great enough D) even greater E) the greatest
7- The phenomenon known as the equinox, the moment at ... the Sun is exactly over the equator, and day and night are of equal length, happens twice a year — on the first days of spring and autumn.
A) whose B) when C) what D) which E) that 8- When I was in high school, I got a job picking berries, but the pay
was not ... to bear the hard work, so I only lasted a couple of weeks.
A) so well B) better C) the best
D) good enough E) very good
9- Though Tina and Bill's landlord ... the flat next week, they don't have to move, but they ... the rent to a new landlord. A) has been sold/have had to pay
B) will have sold/should be paid C) will be selling/would have to pay D) would be sold/were to pay E) is selling/will have to pay
10- Even though Leonard said he ... the drinks, I think we should pay for ours, as we know he ... well these days.
A) has bought/can't have earned B) would buy/isn't earning C) would have bought/hasn't earned D) was buying/didn't earn
E) will buy/wasn't earning
11- While some American universities require applicants to have scored at least 60O on the TOEFL, most of ... are satisfied with anything over 500.
A) another B) others C) the other
D) the others E) other
12- Greenwich mean time, or Universal Time, is the time on the meridian through Greenwich, England, ... is used as the zero for longitudinal measurement.
A) what B) when
C) which D) how E) where 13- We had only been working for one and a half hours, but it seemed
... we'd been at it all day.
A) even if B) provided C) while
D) however E) as though
14- If nothing ... wrong, Karen ... within the next hour or so. A) has gone/will arrive B) will go/is arriving
C) went/arrives D) goes/has arrived E) had gone/were to arrive
15- If Mr Johnson calls, of the three appointments available this afternoon, give him ... one he wants.
A) whichever B) whenever C) whomever D) wherever E) whatever
16- I just don't understand how Patricia got the job in our office! Of all the applicants, she was the one with ... qualifications.
A) so little B) as much C) the fewest D) so many E) the more
17- The capital of Western Australia, Perth, is located on the southwest coast, ... most of the people live.
A) which B) where C) whose
D) when E) how
18- Although Harold was born in Alaska, he's quite used ... in a hot climate as he spent most of his childhood in Panama.
A) to have lived B) for living C) to live D) to be living E) to living
19- ... our guests decided to go home, all the buses had stopped running, and they had to take a taxi.
A) Until B) Whenever C) However
D) By the time E) No sooner
20- I simply ... that Joseph is a grandfather — he ... a day over thirty!
A) shouldn't believe/isn't looking B) haven't believed/hasn't looked C) can't believe/doesn't look D) didn't believe/can't look E) couldn't believe/won't be looking
21- Dozens of people applied for the position; ... only those with university degrees will be considered for the job.
A) otherwise B) unlike C) however
D) moreover E) no matter
22- Some historians believe that people might have hunted early horses ... they did other game animals.
23- Several of Dostoyevsky's greatest novels ... when the author ... in great poverty.
A) have been written/lived B) are written/had been living C) had written/has lived D) were written/was living E) wrote/has been living
24- Yon probably ... ill now, if you ... to put on your coat yesterday morning.
A) aren't/would remember B) wouldn't be/had remembered C) won't be/have remembered D) weren't/would have remembered E) may not have been/remember
25- ... he goes, my father takes his laptop with him so that he can continue working.
A) Wherever B) Whatever C) Whichever
D) Whoever E) However
26- I'm absolutely starving! I don't think I've ever been ... this before.
A) much hungrier B) hungry enough C) too hungry D) so hungry that E) as hungry as
27- Pauline has never been very happy with the couple ... she was adopted by.
A) when B) where C) what D) whose E) whom 28- For some people, ... satisfaction in life is to acquire a lot of
material possessions.
A) so great B) as great as C) the greatest D) too great E) great enough
29- I'm not surprised that our house has been broken into — the lock on the front door has needed ... for months, and now I guess we'll have to get it
A) to fix/to be done B) to have fixed/do C) being fixed/doing D) fixing/done E) to be fixed/to do
30- ... I spoke to about the case commented on it quite differently, which made me confused.
A) Whomever B) Wherever C) Whatever
D) However E) Whenever
31- ... time I try to speak to the Madison twins, I get the feeling that ... of them is listening to me.
A) Any/both B) Every/neither C) Some/each D) The whole/either E) Each/none
32- Sarah's parents ... a fatal accident while they ... to Mexico. A) were having/had been driving
B) used to have/drove C) could have had/have driven D) had had/would have driven E) had/were driving
33- Because it isn't ... to grow tomatoes in fields in the winter, they are sometimes grown in greenhouses.
A) so warm B) warmer than C) warm enough D) the warmest E) such warm
34- I'll give you a lift to school every day on condition that you promise not to cause ... problems at school.
A) no more B) any longer C) no longer D) any more E) much more
35- Emergency service workers must be ready to work ... they are needed.
A) however B) whatever C) whomever
D) whichever E) whenever
36- The exam Mr Green gave his class yesterday ... difficult at all because even the worst students passed it without any problems. A) can't have been B) must not be C) needn't have been D) isn't supposed to be E) shouldn't have been
37- The Incas had developed an advanced civilisation in Peru by the 16th century, ... Spanish explorers began to attack them.
A) where B) which C) when D) whose E) whose 38- My car is in a terrible mess. You can see that it... for ages.
A) wasn't washing B) hasn't been washed C) won't have washed D) hadn't been washing E) isn't being washed
39- Congratulations! I hear that you ... to represent us at the National Spelling Competition next month.
A) would have chosen B) have been chosen C) would be chosen D) have been choosing E) will have chosen
40- When the two cars ... both drivers ... out of their cars, shouting at each other.
A) have collided/were getting B) will collide/have got C) were colliding/had got D) collided/got E) had collided/were getting
41- You may encounter problems at the border in ... direction — ... the Bulgarian and the Greek police are very thorough in their inspections.
A) both/all B) some/each C) every/either D) one/every E) either/both
42- ... Greg has been working at the same company for years, he still finds his job interesting.
A) However B) Instead of C) Owing to D) Even though E) So that
43- Today's traveller along the Nile ... many majestic monuments that ... the achievements of ancient Egypt.
A) should see/are revealed B) can see/reveal
C) will be seen/would reveal D) could have seen/were revealed E) was seen/revealed
44- I wish you ... me alone for a while so that I could finish this project in time for tomorrow's meeting.
A) would leave B) leave C) are leaving D) will leave E) have left
45- My father is so fond of honey that he is thinking ... bees so that he can make his own.
A) for keeping B) about keeping C) of being kept D) having kept E) to be keeping
46- The conditions at the concentration camp at Auschwitz were really terrible, and even the prisoners there, when looking back, ... it difficult to believe that they ... them.
A) are finding/will have survived B) find/will be surviving C) found/had survived D) have found/survive E) will find/are surviving
47- Dalmatian dogs, ... distinctive black spots make them popular pets, originate from Dalmatia, a coastal area of Croatia.
A) who B) which C) that D) where E) whose
48- Walter hates his job so much that nobody knows ... he doesn't just leave it.
A) what B) when C) where D) why E) how
49- Sally ... day and night for the last two weeks in order to finish the book which she ... writing over two years ago.
A) worked/has started B) will be working/had started C) has been working/started D) is working/would start
E) was working/would have started
50- We ... that we ... the whole way from the bus station to the beach, until we saw a bus stop at the beach.
A) won't realise/shouldn't be walking B) didn't realise/needn't have walked C) haven't realised/didn't have to walk D) hadn't realised/can't have walked E) wouldn't have realised/haven't walked
51- The travel agent spent hours with them ... to find a holiday destination that fitted their budget and desires.
A) trying B) to have tried C) having tried D) to be trying E) tried
52- We had better get going; ... we're going to miss the bus and will have to wait two hours for the next one.
A) otherwise B) afterwards C) moreover D) even though E) however
53- Though Robert Perry, as the leader of the expedition, ... to be the first man to reach the North Pole, he ... by Matthew Henson and four Eskimos.
A) was considered/had been accompanying B) had considered/would have accompanied C) has been considering/accompanied D) is considered/was accompanied E) is considering/had been accompanied
54- If you ... waiting a few minutes, we ... out to lunch together.
A) wouldn't have minded/had gone B) didn't mind/are going
C) haven't minded/have gone D) wouldn't mind/were going E) don't mind/can go
55- Dave can't stop wondering ... he did the right thing by deciding not to go to university and to start working immediately at his father's business.
A) how B) what C) whether D) why E) when
56- Popular in the 1930s, dance marathons were endurance contests in which couples, hoping to win a prize, danced ... they could continue.
A) so long that B) longer than C) long enough D) as long as E) the longest
57- In the election of 1993, the citizens of Andorra chose to adopt a parliamentary system of government and end the country's feudal one, ... had been in effect since 1278.
A) who B) that C) when D) which E) what
58- I think you ... better off if you ... this old car, rather than continue to spend money on repairing it.
A) would be/sold B) have been/were selling C) were/have sold D) might have been/will sell E) are/would be selling
59- If ... has ... more to say, we'll consider the matter closed. A) everyone/something B) anyone/anything
C) someone/everything D) nobody/nothing E) no one/anything
60- Once you ... 16, you ... to stay out on Saturdays until midnight, but before then, you have to be home by 10.OO. A) were turning/were allowed
B) turned/have been allowed C) are turning/may have allowed D) have turned/will be allowed E) turn/will have allowed
61- Jeremy found ... ten-pound note on the pavement on his way to ... work.
A) some/the B) a/— C) the/the
D) any/a E)— /—
62- My husband parked the car in the underground car park ... we would not have to walk in the rain.
A) by the time B) rather than C) so that D) due to E) because of
63- The price of sending a first-class letter within the United States ... by 1500% since the turn of the century, when it ... only 2 cents.
A) is increasing/had cost B) increased/used to cost C) increases/would have cost D) had been increasing/may cost E) has increased/cost
64- When problems started to arise in their marriage. Norma wished she ... so hasty in accepting Jake's proposal.
A) weren't B) hadn't been C) wouldn't be D) hasn't been E) won't have been
65- Nobody knows what the secret ingredients are in Maria's spaghetti sauce, but ... she makes it, she does an amazing job.
A) however B) whichever C) wherever D) whatever E) whomever
66- We were very upset when we flew 5000 miles to our holiday destination and found the weather wasn't any ... it was at home. A) the best B) better than C) so good that
67- Miami Beach, ... tourism is the only industry, is visited by nearly two million tourists every year.
A) when B) where C) whom D) which E) how 68- The thieves were unable to break into our apartment ... the
sophisticated burglar alarm that we had just installed.
A) because B) whereas C) besides
D) despite E) due to
69- My first winter in Paris was so miserable, because the only time I ... the sun was when I ... TV.
A) have seen/had been watching B) would have seen/watched C) saw/was watching D) would see/watch E) had seen/would watch
70- ... we go to the theatre or ... you prefer to see a film at the cinema?
A) Shall/would B) May/did C) Could/may
D) Do/will E) Would/do
71- Leaving home was ... difficult decision for Pierre that he changed his mind ... times before he actually did it.
A) more/several B) so/some C) as/each D) such a/many E) too/every
72- After seeing the long queues at the supermarket, Barry decided to go to Burger King for dinner, ... cook it himself.
A) so that B) despite C) unless
D) otherwise E) rather than
73- Although his father supports Fenerbahçe, Murat is a Beşiktaş fan, ... .
A) and so does Mustafa B) but his sister Elif won't C) and so is his brother Aykut D) and neither are we E) yet Tarkan can't
74- My favourite series is starting soon, and I ... the ironing while I ... it.
A) have done/watch B) will do/am watching C) am doing/have been watching D) was doing/was watching E) do/will be watching
75- I've called everyone I can think of and nobody seems to know ... flight Mary is supposed to be arriving on.
A) how B) when C) where D) which E) whether 76- ... its location on a major river, the American city of Memphis
is named for the ancient Egyptian city on the Nije with the same name.
A) Because of B) In order to C) Instead of D) Likewise E) While
77- Belgium. ... the population is split between the Walloons and the Flems, has two official languages — French and Flemish. A) whose B) which C) where D) when E) that 78- ... on one of the canal ferries doesn't really appeal to me — I'd
rather ... around the city, visiting coffee shops occasionally. A) To go/having wandered B) To be going/wandering C) Going/wander D) Having gone/to wander E) Go/to be wandering
79- You ... about the safety of your daughter on the day-out as she ... every minute of the day.
A) aren't worrying/would be supervised B) needn't worry/will be supervised C) shouldn't worry/has been supervising D) can't have worried/was supervising E) mustn't have worried/will have supervised
80- I ... forward to the company picnic, but now I'm afraid I ... able to go because one of my friends is getting married that day.
A) look/haven't been B) used to look/am not C) will look/wouldn't be D) had been looking/wasn't E) was looking/won't be
81- ... person in the room was a fan of Elvis Presley, but ... of them had ever seen him perform.
A), Every/none B) Ali/one C) Each/any D) Most/no E) Any/all
82- The rules for co-ordination of clothing with regard to colours and patterns has changed enormously in recent times, so now it is quite normal to wear previously unacceptable things, ... checks and stripes, or polka dots, together.
A) as though B) such as C) instead of D) afterwards E) regardless of
83- I don't understand why Susan let ... son chose the wallpaper for his bedroom ... — the boy's only four and has no clue about decorating.
A) his/myself B) hers/itself C) her/himself D) him/ourselves E) their/themselves
84- If the shopping centre the council has planned ... the local shopkeepers ... a lot of business to the shops in it.
A) were built/have lost B) will be building/would lose C) had built/might have lost
D) has been building/would be losing E) is built/will lose
85- The doctors aren't sure ... caused Jed's allergic reaction, but I have a feeling it was the whitefish he ate.
A) when B) what C) who D) which E) how
86- It's ... farther from Izmir to Istanbul than it is from New York to Pittsburgh, but because of the toads, the journey takes nearly twice as long.
A) more B) any C) very D) no E) as
87- Tonight we're going to Mum's, ... we know we'll have a fantastic dinner.
A) whom B) whose C) when D) which E) where 88- ... by one and seriously hurt several years ago, Helga is
understandably a bit afraid of large dogs.
A) Having bitten B) Biting C) Having been bitten D) To be bitten E) To have bitten
89- Bill... unsuccessfully, to fix the television for a week when his wife ... to call a repairman and have it done professionally. A) had been trying/decided
B) has tried/would decide
C) will have been trying/will decide D) tried/would have decided E) was trying/has decided
90- When he was a child, his mother always made him ... beef, so now, he can't stand it and prefers not... any meat at all. A) eating/eating B) eaten/to be eaten C) ate/having eaten D) eat/to eat E) to eat/to be eating
91- According to Euclid's popular theory, ... shortest distance between two points is always ... straight line.
A) a/the B) the/a C) every/any
D) some/— E) —/some
92- The native tribes of North America had no metal suitable for making tools, ... they managed to hunt, fish and live quite well. A) yet B) since C) once D) as E) while
93- Although nobody ... by a scorpion bite in Arizona in over thirty years, you ... to avoid them as their sting is extremely painful and can have permanent effects.
A) will be killed/must try B) was killed/might try
C) is being killed/might have tried D) had been killing/could try E) has been killed/ should try
94- Harry ... all Seven Wonders of the World, which ... his ambition since high school.
A) had seen/will be B) saw/is C) has seen/had been D) will see/was E) sees/has been
95- It's difficult to believe Dcnny was ever a professional footballer, ... he now has difficulty climbing a flight of stairs.
A) due to B) still C) so D) since E) thus
96- Queen Anne of England, having reigned from 1702 until 1714, grew so fat from overeating that she ... into her coach with a hoist.
A) was lifting B) had to be lifted C) used to lift D) had been lifting E) has been lifted
97- The Lenni Lenape Indians, ... descendants now live in New Jersey, have an incredible oral tradition that describes their trek from central Asia nearly 1O.OOO years ago.
A) which B) that C) whose D) who E) where 98- We managed ... our destination without ... lost, by keeping
the waterfall in view and walking directly towards it. A) to reach/getting B) reaching/having got C) reach/to have got D) to have reached/to get E) having reached/get
99- Some political scientists ... that a third world war ... in our lifetime.
A) predicted/was seen B) will predict/will have seen C) predict/will be seen D) have predicted/is being seen E) are predicting/has seen
100- Olivia ... a great author, but we'll never know as she ... in the plane crash taking her unfinished manuscript with her.
A) must have become/is dying B) might have become/died C) should have become/dies D) used to become/had died E) will have become/would die
