REVISION TEST 1
1- People spend more time communicating than they spend in any other complex activity in life. ... communication is a word that most people have difficulty defining and talking about. A) Therefore B) Likewise C) Even so
D) Whereas E) Otherwise
2- Computer-related jobs are among ... growing employment segments in developed countries.
A) so rapidly that B) the most rapidly C) more rapid than D) as rapidly as E) rapid enough
3- Obviously, the cake the hostess offered us ... several days before as it ... quite ancient.
A) has been made/tastes B) was being made/was tasting C) had been made/tasted D) would have made/has tasted E) may have made/is tasting
4- After entering service in 1976, Concorde ... a wave of opposition, primarily because of the possible effect on the ozone layer, so now it ... at the supersonic speed Mach 2 only over oceans.
A) has caused/would travel B) was causing/travelled C) had caused/has travelled D) was caused/is travelling E) caused/travels
5- I wasn't surprised at all when Susan lost her job, ... . A) and so was Judy
B) but her husband did
C) and some of her colleagues were too D) and neither were her parents E) but she didn't either
6- The chances for those still buried under the rubble ... with every passing minute, and due to the inefficient equipment, the rescue operation ... out very slowly.
A) had been diminished/was carrying B) are diminishing/is being carried C) will have diminished/will carry D) have diminished/were being carried E) were diminishing/have carried
7- Today's desktop personal computers, or PCs, are many times ... powerful ... the huge, million-dollar business computers of the 1960s and 1970s.
A) more/than B) so/that C) much/as D) too/than E) the most/as
8- The speed and power of supercomputers, ... class of computer, are almost beyond human comprehension, and their capabilities are continually being improved.
A) fast enough B) faster than C) the fastest D) so fast that E) as fast as
9- The driver's attention ... by the fire in a building just as he ... a busy crossroads.
A) was distracting/approached B) is being distracted/would approach C) distracted/had approached D) was distracted/was approaching E) has been distracted/has approached
10- At first it looked as if the two busses ... but in the end a collision ... though only narrowly.
A) will have collided/has avoided B) are colliding/has been avoided C) had collided/would be avoiding D) were going to collide/was avoided E) have collided/could have avoided
11- Virtually ... was left to eat by the time Jenny and Dave arrived at the party, so I was embarrassed that I couldn't offer them ... substantial.
A) anywhere/nothing B) nothing/anything C) someone/something D) nowhere/everything E) everything/ something
12- The Lapps, the indigenous people of Norway, make a living ... reindeer.
A) by herding B) to be herding C) having herded D) about herding E) being herded
13- George ... late, so we ... some food for him; otherwise, he will have to go hungry.
A) has arrived/should have saved B) had arrived/had to save C) is arriving/might have saved D) arrived/used to save
E) will be arriving/had better save
14- ... high heat toughens protein in meat, low temperatures are generally used in cooking meat.
A) Thus B) Because C) However
D) Whereas E) For
15- Make sure the jelly ... solid before you ... on the cream; otherwise, it will sink to the bottom of the dish.
A) is setting/will pour B) sets/poured
C) set/were pouring D) was setting/would pour E) has set/pour
16- I'm hoping we ... together once more before you ... next week to do your military service .
A) should get/are leaving B) were getting/have left C) can get/leave D) are getting/will leave E) may get/will have left
17- Our boat ... while we ... down the Severn River on Saturday.
A) capsized/were rowing B) was capsizing/have rowed C) capsizes/will row D) will capsize/rowed
E) has capsized/would be rowing
18- Shaking his fist at the crowd, the candidate ... that his party ... the problem of unemployment.
A) would promise/solved B) will promise/has solved C) has promised/is solving D) promised/would solve E) had promised/was solving
19- We can't go there because I ... no money on me at the moment and they ... credit cards.
A) was having/didn't accept B) have/don't accept C) am having/won't accept D) had/aren't accepting E) will have/haven't accepted
20- The amount of dangerous drugs entering the US from Columbia ... since a new task force ... .
A) will have reduced/are recruited B) will be reduced/have recruited C) has been reduced/was recruited D) has reduced/had recruited E) was reduced/have been recruited
21- ... the many accidents at this crossroads, no one has actually been killed.
A) Due to B) In case C) Despite
D) So that E) However
22- ... using letters to represent sounds, a written language contains punctuation marks.
A) Whenever B) Instead of C) Moreover D) In addition to E) However
23- ... get more customers, a lot of tour companies are reducing the cost of their holidays.
A) In order to B) The soon C) Thanks to
D) Once E) Because
24- My father used to travel to a lot of different countries when we were small, bringing us a doll in national costume back from ... he went.
A) whenever B) wherever C) whoever
D) however E) whatever
25- The Birmingham National Exhibition centre is larger than any centre in London; ... it is much easier to reach by rail, road or air.
A) therefore B) however C) in fact D) moreover E) otherwise
26- ... had I started the final section of the examination paper when the teacher warned us that there was only ten minutes left. A) The moment B) Only if C) Owing to
D) Once E) Scarcely
27- The British biathlon team received virtually no sponsorship, ... they managed to enter a team in the European Championships.
A) despite B) as C) yet
D) for E) so
28- ... the harbour in my hometown was an eyesore when I was a child, today it is the most beautiful spot in town.
A) Because B) Although C) Despite
D) As E) However
29- Consider all the terms carefully before you go into this business dealing, because ... you have signed the contract, it will be irreversible.
A) whether B) not only C) in case
D) once E) until
30- Sweden has a Quality Labeling Board, financed by the government, ... insists that labels describe the characteristics of a product in plain language.
A) what B) when C) whom
D) where E) which
31- We saw ... many beautiful places during our trip ... we can't decide which one we liked most.
A) so/that B) such/that C) hardly/than
D) as/as E) too/for
32- ... the deforestation of eastern Tibet by Chinese colonizers, Bangladesh now suffers more floods than ever before.
A) In order to B) In contrast to C) In spite of D) As a result of E) Furthermore
33- ... the volunteers of this charity, the homeless of this town get a hot meal and somewhere to sleep at night.
A) Since B) Thanks to C) However
D) Despite E) In order that
34- Some artists paint concrete forms with which viewers are generally familiar, while ... try to create entirely abstract relationships.
A) another B) other C) each other
D) any other E) others
35- Aside from costly silver, copper is ... of all metals for conducting electricity.
A) so good B) better C) the best
D) good enough E) such good
36- You can lose weight by dieting or exercise and, as I am passionate about my food, I prefer the ... method.
A) late B) latter C)later
D)latest E) lately
37- Cooking changes foods physically or chemically ... they become more palatable and more easily digested.
A) however B) so that C) whereas
D) by the time E) otherwise
38- I appreciate your ... me ... that you won't be attending Friday's lecture.
A) to let/knowing B) to have let/known C) having let/to know D) letting/know E) let/having known
39- I quite enjoy ... to the rain fall on my tent while camping, but I can't bear ... up a tent in the rain.
A) to listen/to be putting B) to be listening/put C) listen/to have put D) having listened/having put E) listening/putting
40- Everyone was surprised when my parents decided to move, because they had lived in the same house ... before World War II.
A) as long as B) until C) for
D) when E) since
41- There must be hardly any painters today ... haven't been influenced by Pablo Picasso.
A) whose B) when C) whom
42- Years ago when I lived in Ethiopia, I got ... used to eating hot food ... it was as if I was not eating anything at all if I ate food without red pepper.
A) neither/nor B) hardly/when C) so/that
D) such/as E) more/than
43- ... fewer people ... expected voted for that party, which was a real blow for its leaders.
A) Far/than B) Much/as C) So/that
D) Such/as E) Too/for
44- In spite of its claims to allow freedom of expression, the United States has always been reluctant to allow certain kinds of material ... .
A) to publish B) having published C) being published D) to be published E) publishing
45- ... I read my assignment through very carefully, I still missed a few spelling errors.
A) The more B) Even though C) So much D) No matter E) However
46- He stood looking in wonder at the scene before him, for this was by far ... beautiful place he had ever seen.
A) the most B) so C) much
D) too E) more
47- He stayed awake the ... evening checking his son's temperature ..:... two hours.
A) most/for B) both/all C) each/whole D) all/each E) whole/every
48- In the end we've decided to go to Spain for our holiday this year because it is ... safer than Yemen.
A) such B) none C) much
D) more E) most
49- Most people are surprised when they come to Istanbul to discover that it is just ... London in the winter.
A) cold enough B) as cold as C) so cold that D) too cold E) the coldest
50- The first time he stood in front of a class, he was ... he completely forgot what he was going to say.
A) as nervously as B) nervous enough C) too nervously for D) so nervous that E) more nervous than
51- Of the two universities she was offered places at, she ended up choosing the one with ... reputation, because she hadn't inquired much about them.
A) so bad B) the worst C) too badly D) such badly E) the worse
52- Why are you using ... eraser while ... is standing here on the table?
A) myself/its B) me/your C) your/itself D) mine/your own E) my /yours
53- Japanese is not that difficult to speak, but the written language is a lot ... complex ... English.
A) as/as B) more/than C) so/that
D) the most/for E) too/than
54- It is said that ... widely one travels, ... one's mind becomes.
A) the most/the broadest B) as/so broad C) the more/the broader D) too/broad enough E) such/as broad
55- With a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 16.2 seconds in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila ... won the gold medal ... set a world record that stood until 1963.
A) not only/but also B) neither/nor C) whether/or D) barely/when E) the sooner/than
56- These days, young people had better go to university ... they want to spend their lives doing boring and unsatisfying jobs.
A) in case B) or else C) so that
D) unless E) now that
57- The decision is yours, of course, but you ... greatly if you ... the revision lectures before your finals.
A) will benefit/were attending B) are benefitting/will attend C) will have benefitted/could attend D) were to benefit/should attend E) would benefit/attended
58- That restaurant looks really unsanitary; I ... there if I... you. A) shouldn't eat/have been B) don't eat/would be
C) wouldn't eat/were D) couldn't eat/will be E) haven't eaten/had been
59- If only he ... his father's advice, today he ... a Mercedes instead of a taxi.
A) had taken/would be driving B) is taking/should be driving C) takes/will be driving
D) ought to take/has been driving E) might have taken/was driving
60- I... to start the water heater this morning, so I ... some water to wash my hair.
A) couldn't manage/had to boil B) shouldn't manage/need to boil C) wouldn't manage/can boil D) needn't have managed/may boil E) didn't use to manage/should boil
61- If she ... her job after the birth of her son, she ... an accomplished executive by now.
A) couldn't have quit/has been B) doesn't quit/will have been C) wouldn't quit/would have become D) needn't have quit/was becoming E) hadn't had to quit/might have become
62- Though he is extremely unhealthy at the moment, if he ... smoking, his health ... in a few years.
A) will stop/improves B) is stopping/has improved C) stops/might improve D) ought to stop/is improving E) would stop/will have improved
63- Whenever he has an argument with his wife, he wishes he ... a free, single man.
A) is B) would be C) were
64- Had you told me the problem in the first place, the crisis ... to such an extent.
A) weren't developing B) won't be developing C) didn't develop D) wouldn't have developed E) might not develop
65- I wish I ... you with that, but you know how bad I am at drawing.
A) have helped B) could help C) would help D) am helping E) was helping
66- ... he did in order to disguise himself, people recognised him easily ... he went.
A) Whatever/wherever B) However/whichever C) Whoever/whenever D) Wherever/whomever E) Whichever /whatever
67- There seems to be little question that many physiological processes, ... blood pressure, respiration, and even body temperature and heart rate, may be controlled through the practice of yoga.
A) as much B) as if C) such as
D) as though E) as well
68- While we were travelling round Hungary, we visited the village ... my grandfather was born.
A) that B) who C) whose
D) which E) where
69- It is unfortunate that he lived at a time ... such art was not generally appreciated.
A) how B) when C) where
D) whose E) which
70- As the story progresses, you start to wonder ... Celia is slowly poisoning her husband.
A) whom B) why C) when
D) which E) where
71- Norway, ... provides free, high quality health care for all its citizens, has one of the most comprehensive welfare systems in the world.
A) what B) whose C) who
D) which E) when
72- None of us are really sure ... we are supposed to finish the job today or not.
A) what B) whether C) which
D) how E) when
73- The plane has been delayed for three hours ... dense fog, which reduced visibility to a few metres.
A) so as to B) in order that C) because D) due to E) in addition to
74- Since there was some confusion as to whether the seminar ... place at all, very few people ... up for it.
A) has taken/had showed B) had been taking/were showing C) will take/are showing D) should take/must have shown E) would take/showed
75- She didn't vote for a chairman of the club, because, while there were several candidates, ... was worth voting for.
A) all B) neither C) none
D) few E) each
76- Though I remembered I was supposed to buy ... washing powder and toothpaste, I only had enough money for one of them.
A) neither B) both C) any
D) each E) either
77- As a journalist he bad been covering disasters for years, but he had never been confronted with such a scene of devastation; in the ... area there was not ... house left standing.
A) whole/a B) some/much C) all/one D) each/every E) most/any
78- ... of the inhabitants had fled the scene of the destruction, but ... huddled under plastic sheeting in the ruins.
A) All/any B) Each/lots of C) Some/much D) Most/a few E) Much/a little
79- The man in ... house the guns were found turned out to belong to an organised crime group.
A) where B) whom C) when
D) whose E) which
80- When Felix married Sally, a big row took place at the wedding, and now their families aren't speaking to ... .
A) himself B) themselves C) each other D) anyone else E) theirs
81- Though ... of the migrants coming to Istanbul hope to make their fortunes in the city, in fact, ... will achieve even relative prosperity.
A) whole/many B) all/very few C) every/some D) each/a few E) more/every
82- ... is nice about our park is that there is a fountain in the centre with benches around.
A) What B) Where C) Why
D) How E) That
83- Because of Ohio's advantageous alignment with ... Lake Erie and ... Ohio River, it became the first destination for settlers and pioneers on their way farther into the interior.
A) the/an B) —/the C) the/the
D) a/an E) — I—
84- What did you think of the presentations? Did you think ... was better than ...?
A) our/her B) it/them C) his/us
D) ours/theirs E) their/ourselves
85- Tracie liked the new boy that had moved into her street, but none of ... friends liked ... .
A) her/him B) him/his C) them/he
D) his/herself E) hers/himself
86- Had I known I didn't have to arrive at the' airport until 7.OO, I could have slept for ... hour.
A) enough B) whole C) another
D) every E) each
87- Following the dispute they had with the management, most of the workers at the factory are on strike, ... they?
A) had B) aren't C) did
88- I've never had to make such a difficult decision before, and ... my husband.
A) so did B) so had C) neither did
D) nor has E) neither had
89- The two of ... seemed to get on so well together that no one could believe it when they closed ... company following a disagreement.
A) they/them B) theirs/them C) themselves/theirs D) their/themselves E) them/their
90- Though she looked ... for her keys, they seemed to be ... to be found.
A) anywhere/somewhere B) nowhere/everywhere C) everywhere/nowhere D) somewhere/wherever E) wherever/anywhere
91- ... brands are equally effective against stains, so ... brand will help remove the olive oil stain on your shirt.
A) Both/either B) Most/no C) A few/most D) Many/all E) Each/every
92- Your American penfriend is coming here this summer, I think, ...?
A) do you B) isn't he C) don't I
D) doesn't he E) are you
93- The boss was disappointed when they couldn't get the contract, and ... was the manager.
A) either B) nor C) too
D) as well E) so
94- Have you phoned your mother ... that we'll have her car ... this weekend?
A) saying/to service B) say/being serviced C) to say/serviced D) to have said/service E) having said/to be serviced
95- ... the best captain can sail a ship efficiently unless he has a well-trained crew.
A) No matter B) Whether. C) Without D) Not even E) Nonetheless
96- Though he spent most of his life working ... an insurance salesman, he never found the work satisfying.
A) as B) like C) so
D) much E) such
97- I'd much rather you ... a car than this motorbike as I consider it to be more dangerous.
A) had bought B) have bought C) to buy D) having bought E) to have bought
98- Rene T. Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, described how the sounds ... by the heart and the lungs could be used ... in the diagnosis of disease.
A) making/to helping B) made/to help C) having made/helping D) to be made/help E) to have made/for helping
99- People have been cooking food ... untold ages, probably ... prehistoric people first learnt to use fire.
A) when/before B) since/when C) once/until D) until/by E) for/since
100- If you wait until next week to come by, he will have finished the article ... then.
A) as B) until C) when
D) by E)for
