REVISION TEST 5
1- When they first appeared, Walt Whitman's poems were considered formless, crude, and often immoral; ... today many consider Whitman to be the greatest American poet.
A) however B) therefore C) moreover D) similarly E) such as
2- Has Neil told you about when he ... alive during the San Francisco earthquake and ... rescued until three days later? A) had buried/hadn't got
B) had been buried/wasn't getting C) was being buried/hasn't got D) was buried/didn't get E) buried/wouldn't have got
3- Ruth's grandmother is very old, but nobody knows exactly ... she was born as the records in her village were destroyed during the first world war.
A) what B) when C) who D) how E) where 4- I fear that I may get ... during the interview to answer the
questions properly.
A) such a nervous B) as nervously as C) too nervous D) very nervously E) more nervous
5- I can't help ... sorry for Albert, since he lost his job and may have a hard time ... a new one.
A) to feel/to find B) feel/to be finding C) having felt/being found D) to be feeling/to be found E) feeling/finding
6- ... the variety of foods eaten, ... likely a deficiency or excess of any single nutrient is to develop.
A) Hardly/when B) No sooner/than C) Not only/but also D) The greater/the less E) Whether/or
7- Beginning in early summer and extending into the winter, large numbers of salmon ... swimming upstream.
A) would have observed B) can be observed C) are observing D) will have observed E) has been observed
8- ... his well-known plays, Shakespeare wrote a large number of sonnets, which are poems of fourteen lines, usually with ten syllables per line.
A) In addition to B) Otherwise C) Except for D) Instead of E) In order to
9- Ralph has ... healthy lifestyle ... he should live to be at least 1OO.
A) more/than B) so/as C) such a/that D) the most/for E) too/as
10- William Roentgen, ... most famous discovery was X-rays, called them such because he didn't understand their true nature at first.
A) when B) whom C) whose D) where E) which 11- Though George was telling the truth, ... people believed him
while ... considered him to be a liar.
A) several/every B) few/most C) none/all D) many/each E) no/any
12- Since Josephine ... a new contract only recently, I don't think she ... the company in the foreseeable future.
A) signed/was going to leave B) had signed/would have left C) is signing/is leaving D) has signed/will be leaving E) was signing/should have left
13- Even though they had the original map, the treasure hunters weren't able to discover ... the pirates had buried the chest full of gold. A) whom B) which C) how D) when E) where 14- From its beginning point, ... Tennessee River flows in a
southwesterly direction to Chattanooga, before turning westward through ... Cumberland Plateau into northern Alabama.
A) the/the B) a/the C) the/any
D) —/a
E)—/-15- ... his drug addiction, the English writer Francis Thompson composed many beautiful mystic poems and penetrating essays. A) Despite B) As though C) Even if
D) No matter E) However
16- According to what the newspaper says, the government's new tax system won't affect the working class, ...?
A) do they B) will it C) does it D) won't they E) won't it
17- Developed in 1913 by its editor, for more than ten years the TVorld' ... the only newspaper that ... crossword puzzles.
A) would be/was published B) will have been/is published C) was/published
D) has been/is publishing E) had been/publishes
18- Colin says he ... better ever since he ... a vegetarian. A) feels/has become
B) has been feeling/became C) felt/was becoming D) will be feeling/becomes E) will feel/will become
19- The accents of Hamburg in the north of Germany and Bavaria in the south differ to such an extent that sometimes people ... each other even though they ... the same language.
A) can't have understood/will speak B) couldn't understand/have spoken C) can't be understood/spoke D) can't understand/are speaking E) won't understand/were speaking
20- ... it is only 20,320 feet in altitude, Mt McKinley's location near the Arctic Circle makes it one of the world's most dangerous mountains to climb.
A) Since B) Unless C) Although
D) As if E) Until
21- China, ... approximately 1.2 billion people live, is the world's third largest country in area after Russia and Canada.
22- The oldest tree in the world ... to be a bristlecone pine in California, which, at 4,700 years old, ... for two millennia when Rome was founded.
A) is believed/had been growing B) had believed/grew
C) would be believed/had grown D) was believed/has been growing E) has been believed/was grown
23- Though he failed in his attempt to climb Everest, Matthew was glad that he'd tried; ... he would have always wondered whether he could do it.
A) therefore B) furthermore C) on the contrary D) otherwise E) likewise
24- Angela made no excuses for her poor performance in the competition; ... she simply said she would do better next time.
A) thus B) instead C) also
D) as well E) besides
25- I won't be needing my bike for a while, so feel free to use it ... you want.
A) wherever B) however C) whenever
D) whoever E) whichever
26- I ... the train alone, so now I... happy to have you with me. A) wouldn't have taken/am
B) am not taking/have been C) won't have taken/was D) didn't take/was E) don't take/had been
27- In America, nobody can buy antibiotics, unless they ... a doctor first.
A) are seeing B) are seen C) will see
D) saw E) have seen
28- We had a wonderful time in Budapest, and since the prices were ... lower than we'd thought they'd be, we had enough money to do whatever we wanted.
A) any B) so C) more D) much E) as
29- Because fluorocarbon ... to the depletion of the ozone layer, it ... throughout most of the western world now.
A) is contributed/should be banned B) contributes/has been banned C) will contribute/is banning
D) had been contributed/is being banned E) is contributing/had been banned
30- The children took the game seriously and treated the play money ... it were real.
A) as if B) in case C) unless
D) although E) like
31- The United Nations, ... headquarters are in Geneva and New York, issues its own postage stamps.
A) whose B) whom C) that
D) which E) where
32- It is not often that the job of postman ... as dangerous, but nearly 2,800 American postmen ... by dogs in 1996.
A) was considering/are biting B) had considered/had bitten C) is considered/were bitten D) was considered/are biting E) consider/were being bitten
33- The doctors ran a number of tests to determine ... the tumour was cancerous or not before they made the decision to remove it.
A) whether B) how C) why
D) when E) what
34- Our ship crossed ... International Date Line while we were sleeping, so we woke up a day earlier than we had gone to ... bed.
A) the/the B) an/a C) the/a
D) the/— E)—/a
35- In an effort ... population growth, Chinese law enforces a policy jf one child per family.
A) having controlled B) controlling C) to be controlled D) being controlled E) to control
36- I ... pistachio ice-cream, but since the shop was out of it, I ... chocolate-mint instead.
A) prefer/will have bought B) would have preferred/bought C) will prefer/will have to buy D) had been preferred/had bought E) was preferred/was going to buy
37- If you ... playing that guitar, please do it when I'm not home! A) were practising B) would practise C) have practised D) must practise E) are practising
38- Brad is ... person I know — I've never known him to be late for anything.
A) more punctual B) as punctual C) so punctual that D) the most punctual E) very punctual
39- We ... able to look for another house until we ... the one we own at the moment.
A) won't be/have sold B) hadn't been/sold C) weren't/sell D) haven't been/are selling E) aren't/will have sold
40- I don't think anybody should gamble at casinos ... they have money they can afford to lose.
A) because B) unless C) moreover
D) otherwise E) in case
41- The Panama Canal, ... cuts the nation of the same name in two, was built by America during Teddy Roosevelt's presidency.
A) when B) that C) which
D) where E) whose
42- Many psychological problems ... by reactions to incidents that ... but can be recalled through hypnosis.
A) have caused/are forgetting B) are caused/have been forgotten C) are being caused/would have forgotten D) had been caused/are being forgotten E) will have caused/were forgotten
43- Maria can't understand the weather reports in America because she doesn't know ... to convert the Fahrenheit temperatures she hears to the Celsius ones she knows.
A) what B) when C) whether
44- I love teaching this class because the students are much easier to get on with than those in my ... classes.
A) another B) the other C) others D) the others E) other
45- ... her boss why she had made the decision, Mary handed in her resignation.
A) Being told B) To be telling C) To be told D) Having told E) Told
46- I think you're going to tell me that my car needs some expensive repairs, ...?
A) don't you B) isn't it C) aren't you
D) does it E) do I
47- If we had been consulted before you tried to fix your boiler yourself, we might have been able to repair it, but now it looks as if it ...
A) will have to be replaced B) is replacing
C) would have replaced D) must have been replacing E) were replaced
48- Steven has been working ... on his thesis that he has had absolutely no free time for months now, and is really looking forward to his upcoming holiday.
A) the hardest B) so hard C) too hard D) even harder E) as hard
49- The coach feels certain that we ... the match, but I don't think we ... celebrating our victory yet, as the other team is quite good.
A) have won/could have started B) will win/should start C) were winning/ought to start D) are winning/must start E) won/can start
50- In theory, our work day finishes at 5.30, but in reality, we can't leave the office ... the boss says we can, which is rarely before 6.00.
A) although B) because C) since
D) while E) until
51- The union told the management that they ... their members to strike if the demands ... .
A) have ordered/didn't meet B) are ordering/haven't met C) will order/won't be met D) would order/weren't met E) order/won't have met
52- The package tour ... so thoroughly that practically every second of the two-week trip ... with activities, so there was little time for the holiday-makers to go out on their own.
A) is being planned/can fill B) has been planned/is filled
C) will have been planning/will be filled D) was planning/has been filled E) had been planned/was filled
53- No matter ... Ginger says she'll do, she always ends up doing something different, as things never work out the way she thinks they will.
A) whatever B) how C) what
D) when E) however
54- Before the children were allowed to go on the school trip, ... one of them had to get a note from ... their mother or father stating that they had permission to go.
A) every/neither B) —/both C) all/each D) each/either E) any/—
55- During pregnancy, gaining a bit of weight is to be expected; however, putting on an excessive amount of weight is unhealthy for ... the mother ... the baby.
A) whether/or B) both/and C) neither/nor D) as well/as E) the more/the more
56- I was told that I... a flat when I started the job, but I ... to have to share it with four other people.
A) had given/hadn't been expecting B) was giving/wasn't expecting C) had been given/haven't expected D) was being given/am not expecting E) would be given/didn't expect
57- Had Theodor not been told that the following day ... a bank holiday, he definitely ... to work.
A) will be/would be coming B) has been/will have come C) was/would have come D) would be/was coming E) might have been/had come
58- Though the sea gull is a sizeable bird, it's not nearly ... the albatross, whose wings can.measure nine feet from tip to tip. A) as big as B) so big C) bigger than D) the biggest E) any bigger
59- Instructions for assembly ... with this bookcase — now I ... no idea how it fits together.
A) may have included/will have B) must have been included/would have C) ought to be included/am having D) should have been included/have E) might have included/was having
60- The Continental Divide runs along the test of the Rocky Mountains and is the point ... divides North America in two as far as rivers are concerned.
A) where B) how C) whose
D) what E) which
61- We always keep plenty of candles in the house ... when there's a power cut, we don't have to sit around in the dark.
A) in case B) as if C) whereas
D) in order to E) so that
62- My grandmother's will... that her farm ... when she dies, but must be shared by her eleven children.
A) is stating/couldn't be sold B) states/cannot be sold C) stated/wouldn't be selling D) had stated/can't have been sold E) will state/won't have sold
63- Janet is never happy and complains about ... she is asked to do. A) whatever B) whichever C) whoever
64- I realise it was a difficult decision, but I definitely ... differently if I ... in his position.
A) would be acting/will be B) had acted/were to be C) would have acted/had been D) was acting/have been E) will have acted/would be
65- Martha's biggest complaint about motherhood was not ... neither her husband nor her children ever thanked her for anything. A) to be appreciated B) to appreciate C) being appreciated D) appreciating E) having appreciated
66- The Dutch realist Ter Borch ... from a family of artists, and by his late teens his paintings of soldiers quietly drinking and playing cards ... well known.
A) was coming/have become B) is coming/became C) had come/are becoming D) came/had become E) come/were becoming
67- Do you think the world ... any different today if America ... its war of independence?
A) has been/was losing B) would be/had lost C) was to be/would lose D) might be/has lost E) had been/would have lost
68- Bob claimed he was ... to eat a horse, but when his French hosts took him to one of Paris's many horse meat restaurants, he ordered chicken instead.
A) too hungry B) so hungry C) hungrier D) the hungriest E) hungry enough
69- Karpov, ... game is noted for economy and precision, became the world's youngest international chess grand master in 1970.
A) when B) where C) whose
D) whom E) which
70- In Europe, tax is included in the price of everything you buy, ... in the United States, it is added when you pay.
A) no matter B) even though C) otherwise D) whereas E) moreover
71- Tofu, ... is made from soya beans, is extremely popular amongst vegetarians as it provides essential proteins but is a wholly vegetable product.
A) what B) that C) which
D) when E) who
72- Peter and Mary ... to have had a big wedding, but they ... married at the registrar's office because that was all they could afford.
A) have liked/are getting B) would like/will get C) had liked/had to get D) would have liked/got E) might like/were getting
73- Since she'd just moved into her new flat, Carly didn't know ... her address was, and had great difficulty telling the taxi how to get her home.
A) what B) how C) which
D) where E) why
74- As you're a vegetarian, I'd recommend ... soup of the day, as it's made with the freshest ingredients and contains ... meat at all.
A) —/not B) the/no C) a/any
D) this/little E) that/few
75- ... students won't be affected by the price increase as it only affects new students.
A) Continued B) To Continue C) Having continued D) Continuing E) Being continued
76- While I'm away, you won't forget to water my plants, ...,...?
A) am I B) won't I C) will they
D) aren't you E) will you
77- What do you think Frank ... now if he hadn't met Cindy and got married?
A) was doing B) had done C) would be doing D) will have done E) is going to do
78- I can't remember ever seeing Harold smile — he must be ... miserable person I've ever met.
A) such B)so C) more
D) the most E) too
79- We ... in the rain for nearly an hour. You ... us know you'd be late!
A) had stood/should be letting B) would have stood/ought to have let C) had to stand/are letting
D) are going to stand/had better let E) have been standing/might have let
80- New York's only got about half ... people ... Istanbul; however, as Istanbul is much bigger in area, New York is much more crowded.
A) as many /as B) so much/that C) much more/than D) fewer/as E) too many/like
81- Pittsburgh is located at the point ... the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers join to form the Ohio, and because of this, the local stadium is called Three River Stadium.
A) what B) which C) when
D) where E) that
82- The effects of eating genetically modified food ... until much more research ... on it.
A) isn't known/is doing B) wasn't known/had done C) won't be known/has been done D) won't have known/has done E) wouldn't be known/will be done
83- Tom has such an easy way with people and seems to make friends with ... he encounters.
A) whenever B) whatever C) however D) wherever E) whomever
84- As there were ... seats available on the bus, we had to wait for ... one.
A) no/another B) many/the C) few/other D) lots of/— E) any/some
85- When two of the children started ... in the playground, everyone stopped ... and watched it.
A) to fight/playing B) fought/played C) fighting/to play D) being fought/having played E) having fought/to be playing 86- The building ... currently under construction and ... by next
year.
A) was/should have been completed B) is/will have been completed C) is being/could have completed D) has been/is going to complete E) will be/has been completed
87- Unless she ... before then, Elizabeth ... Queen of England for half a century by the year 2002.
A) has died/would have been B) might have died/will be C) was dying/was going to be D) dies/will have been E) died/is going to be
88- Though the marathon is a difficult race, even people ... 9O have managed to complete it.
A) so old B) the oldest C) even older D) as old as E) too old
89- Radio telescopes allow the scientist to study stars that give off so little light that they ... by normal telescopes.
A) can't be seen B) didn't use to see C) mustn't be seen D) shouldn't have seen E) won't be seeing
90- I had been invited to attend the medical exhibition in Istanbul, ... I was unable to attend as I had to work.
A) since B) otherwise C) but
D) as if E)for
91- ... evaluate a situation objectively, we must try to put aside our emotions.
A) Even if B) Whereas C) Therefore
D) In order to E) In spite of
92- The flat I ... in ... by teachers from this school since the late eighties.
A) had lived/would be inhabited B) am living/is inhabited C) will live/will be inhabited D) lived/will have inhabited E) live/has been inhabited
93- If you can't remember ... you parked your car, how do you expect me to find it?
A) when B) how C) where
D) which E) that
94- That company is so desperate for ... employees that they will hire ... person that walks through the door asking for work. A) no/several B) more/any C) some/a
D) much/no E) any/some
95- She found it difficult ... accustomed to ... her finances herself when her husband died.
A) getting/being managed B) having got/manage C) to be getting/having managed D) to get/managing E) to have got/managed
96- Until he ... at the party last weekend, nobody ... Felix for months.
A) appears/will be seeing B) was appearing/has seen C) appeared/had seen D) will appear/will have seen E) would appear/would have seen
97- Only if you're certain that you want to be with ... for the rest of ... life should you propose to Mary.
A) her/your B) him/yourself C) hers/him D) herself/yours E) his/himself
98- It seems that there are ... people living here than there used to be — the streets are ... crowded and the shops aren't as busy. A) the least/the most B) fewer/less C) as few as/more D) too few/too little E) so little/least
99- Since Harry had been studying for the exam for weeks, he ... it easily.
A) could be passed B) will be passed C) used to pass D) has been passing E) was able to pass
100- ... former Czechoslovakia agreed to separate peacefully, the separation of former Yugoslavia has been extremely violent. A) Because B) However C) Instead of D) As though E) Whereas
