REVISION 2 1
1- The Olympic committee have announced that security procedures ... for next year's games.
A) were tightened B) are tightening C) will be tightened D) have tightened E) are going to tighten
2- Because of the escape plan that ... last week, some of the prisoners ... to a high security prison tomorrow afternoon. A) has uncovered/will be transferring
B) was uncovering/have transferred C) was uncovered/are being transferred D) has been uncovered/will be transferred E) had been uncovered/transfer
3- The weather ... unbearably hot lately, so we ... to buy an air conditioning unit.
A) was/are deciding B) will be/had decided C) had been/were deciding D) is/will have decided E) has been/have decided
4- Judging by all the positive reviews from the critics, this film ... a great success when it... .
A) has been/is releasing B) had been/was being released C) is/will be released
D) is going to be/is released E) was/has been released
5- The manager ... very careful to promote only those who ... well last year.
A) has been/are working B) is being/worked
C) had been/have been working D) was/will have worked E) is/work
6- Upon entering the kitchen, I ... that mother ... very hard all day.
A) realised/had been working B) can realise/was working C) have realised/worked
D) had realised/has been working E) realise/will have worked
7- Until the stock market... in Southeast Asia, the company ... extremely well.
A) will crash/has performed B) crashed/had been performing C) crashes/is performing D) has crashed/performed
E) had crashed/will be performing
8- As soon as the findings ... , a report ... to inform the public.
A) have been assessed/will be published B) were assessed/had been published C) had been assessing/was published D) are assessed/has published E) will be assessed/is published
9- I'm afraid I can't give you a lift home from work on Friday because my car ... its 6.OOO mile service carried out then.
A) has been having B) was having C) had D) has had E) will be having
10- Simon ... cigarettes nervously one after another while his puppy ... on.
A) smokes/is operating
B) had smoked/had been operated C) smoked/was being operated D) has smoked/has been operated E) was smoking/was operating
11- As the modern industrial economy ... more complex with each day, increasing numbers of people ... in the service industries such as banking and financial services.
A) has become/had been required B) will become/have required C) became/are requiring D) becomes/are required E) was becoming/will be required
12- The university ... which courses will be available next term by the time the students ... back from holiday next September.
A) was confirming/are getting B) will have confirmed/get C) is confirming/are going to get D) will confirm/got E) has confirmed/will have got
13- According to a report by the prison service, the nation's prisons ... their total capacity by the end of next year, so they want the government to build some new prisons. A) had reached B) are reaching C) have reached D) reach E) will have reached
14- I... all the clothes from the wardrobe in the spare room, so your aunt... plenty of space when she comes to visit. A) remove/is having B) was removing/was having C) will remove/had D) have removed/will have E) am removing/has had
15- While the foundations for the new hospital... , a Roman column, which is now in the county museum, ... . A) had dug/unearthed
B) has been dug/will be unearthed C) will be digging/is unearthing D) is being dug/will have unearthed E) were being dug/was unearthed
16- The charity requires all group leaders to take a special minibus driving course ... ensure, as far as possible, the safety of all volunteers.
A) yet B) in order that C) in case D) owing to E) so as to
17- The new exhibition centre will provide the country with a large easily accessible facility for international trade shows; ... it will provide a place for local entertainment events. A) whether B) furthermore C) therefore
D) thus E) so that
18- She was happy about discovering that she had lost three kilograms ... she had last weighed herself.
A) no sooner B) although C) since
19- Scientists have found that a large number of heart disorders are caused by eating too much fat and sugar; ... they recommend that people should cut down on the amount of these substances they eat.
A) for fear that B) therefore C) on the contrary D) on the other hand E) whereas
20- We'll have to buy a fan; ... we'll die in this heat. A) otherwise B) furthermore C) however D) therefore E) on the contrary
21- ... we start to take pollution seriously, our grandchildren will inherit a filthy planet with no clean beaches, fishing or trees.
A) Not until B) Unless C) By the time
D) While E) As long as
22- ... I think that shopping centre is the best place to buy provisions, I would never go there at the weekend as it is extremely crowded then.
A) Unless B) Before C) Owing to
D) On the other hand E) Even though
23- You should take a spare pen into the examination room ... your usual one runs out.
A) even if B) otherwise C) whereas D) in case E) as though
24- ... the incredibly hot summer this year, the demand for air conditioning units has been overwhelming.
A) By the time B) However C) As a result of D) In addition to E) While
25- The council decided to erect traffic lights at the end of our street ... the number of accidents occurring there. A) even though B) no matter C) until
D) since E) due to
26- ... the team purchased a number of expensive and talented players during the summer, they haven't performed very well so far this season.
A) Although B) However C) Owing to D) Moreover E) Despite
27- The beaches in the north of Britain are the cleanest and most picturesque in the country, ... they receive the fewest visitors because of the low temperature of the water.
A) despite B) thus C) yet D) as E) besides 28- We may as well throw that old vacuum cleaner away. It's
useless ... they no longer manufacture replacement bags for it.
A) although B) now that C) however
D) as far as E) in case
29- ... had the restoration of their house been completed ... he was offered a better position with the company at their New York office.
A) Either/or B) No sooner/than C) Both/and
D) Whether/or E) Only if/while
30- He was ... the most experienced climber in the expedition ... an expert in ice-climbing.
A) yet/still B) whether/or C) no sooner/than D) not only/but also E) so/that
31- ... I turn the TV off now, or are you watching it?
A) Would B) Do you mind C) Do
D) Shall E) Would you like
32- I remember the long summer days when, after school, we ... on the banks of the river eating our ice-creams.
A) would sit B) might sit C) may have sat D) had better sit E) must have sat
33- Most raw materials in Britain ... by barges on canals, but today the canals are used mainly by holiday makers. A) have been transported B) might be transported C) used to be transported D) ought to have transported E) would transport
34- You ... your eye on your little brother all the time. It will be very easy to loose him in such a crowded place.
A) must keep B) would keep C) were keeping D) can keep E) may keep
35- Despite having no experience, somehow, she ... the interviewers that she was the best person for the job and they hired her.
A) can convince B) may convince C) could convince D) was able to convince E) ought to have convinced
36- I think we ... Ed to drop the present in when he goes there. I'm sure he won't mind.
A) must have asked B) might have asked C) would rather ask D) have asked E) could ask
37- We ... our holiday plans now that we have this extra expense for the repair of the car.
A) must have changed B) had better change C) used to change D) would be changing E) were changing
38- Mirror writing, as the term implies, means putting words down on paper in such a way that they ... normally only when the page ... up to a mirror.
A) can be read/is held B) should be read/held C) would rather read/holds D) have to read/should be held E) used to read/had to hold
39- Please accept my apologies for not calling you earlier, but I... our head office in London for availability of this item.
A) would contact B) must have contacted C) had to contact D) should contact E) used to contact
40- To safeguard life on the Earth, people ... how to control and adjust the balances in nature that ... by their activities.
A) must have learnt/is altering B) might learn/have altered C) had to learn/will be altering D) have learnt/must have altered E) should learn/are altered
41- Although I... the private lessons rather boring at the time, I now realise that I... the exam without taking them. A) was finding/might not pass
B) have found/didn't have to pass C) found/couldn't have passed
D) had found/ought not to pass E) find/won't be able to pass
42- If they ... our proposals, they ... for a more detailed plan now.
A) hadn't liked/wouldn't be asking B) haven't liked/didn't ask
C) don't like/are not asking D) didn't like/haven't asked E) won't like/don't ask
43- If we ... to use this room as an office, we ... all the junk out of it.
A) hoped/will take B) were hoping/will be taking C) had hoped/will have taken D) are hoping/ought to take E) have hoped/would have taken
44- She ... via Chicago if the travel agent... her about direct flights.
A) hadn't flown/could have told B) wouldn't have flown/had told C) doesn't fly/will be telling D) wouldn't fly/has told E) won't have flown/was telling
45- If the traffic were as light as this every day, I ... home half an hour later.
A) will have left B) ought to be leaving C) will leave D) might have left E) could leave
46- Sometimes she wishes she ... such a demanding job, because she can hardly do anything else but her job.
A) won't have B) hasn't had C) wouldn't have D) doesn't have E) didn't have
47- Janice wishes she ... slimmer, but I don't think she is overweight at all.
A) would be B) has been C) is
D) were E) had been
48- How I wish I... in tomorrow's match, but the doctor has told me not to do anything strenuous for a while.
A) would play B) can play C) could play D) have played E) am playing
49- I wish you ... your clothes all over the floor because it makes the whole place look untidy.
A) can't leave B) wouldn't leave C) couldn't leave
D) might not leave E) don't leave
50- He wishes he ... his job as he really isn't happy in his present job at all.
A) won't have changed B) couldn't change C) hadn't changed D) isn't changing E) doesn't change
51- This notice board, ... I pin notes and reminders to, was bought for me as a present because I keep forgetting things.
A) which B) that C) where D) — E) what 52- One of the hooks ... we hang our coats fell off the wall this
morning.
A) which B) whose C) where D) — E) what 53- Tennyson, ... poem 'The Lady of Shalott' was adapted and
set to music by Lorena McKinnet, wrote many poems about ancient legends.
A) which B) — C) where D) whom E) whose 54- The ancient legend about the Lady of Shalott, ... became
widely known through Tennyson's poem, was also the subject of a famous painting.
A) whose B) that C) which D) — E) whom 55- In most countries, there are amateur rocket societies for
young people, ... the members can learn about and experiment with space technology.
A) what B) where C) which D) whom E) whose 56- Did you book the holiday ... you took on the Island of St Lucia through a travel agent, or did you arrange it yourself?
A) what B) when C) how D) that E) where 57- The shop-assistant ... they were considering firing
because of their poor sales has left anyway.
A) where B) when C) whom D) which E) whose 58- Mr Parker, ... is also head of the department, is teaching
us English Literature this year.
A) who B) whose C) whom D) which E) that 59- I will never forget the day ... I arrived back in England
from Germany as I admired the beautiful hills as if I had seen them for the first time.
A) whose B) when C) why D) where E) whom 60- The fact that he doesn't like the new manager is the reason
... he is unhappy at work.
A) where B) why C) whom D) what E) when 61- He stopped ... the engine a rest because the temperature
gauge indicated that the engine was very hot and he feared that it was close to overheating.
A) giving B) to be giving C) to give D) having given E) to have given
62- Most of the underground cities in Cappadocia were dug by early Christian communities, but some are believed ... extensions of much earlier dwellings ... by the Hittites. A) to be/made B) being/make C) having been/making D) been/to be made E) to have been/having made
63- Have you noticed that he never stops ... and always finds something ... in other people's work?
A) having moaned/criticise B) moan/to be criticising C) to be moaning/to have criticised D) moaning/to criticise E) to moan/criticising
64- Because they don't really need a large house these days, from time to time my parents consider ... to a smaller place, but then, they always decide ... where they are.
A) to move/staying
B) having moved/having stayed C) move/to be staying
D) being moved/to have stayed E) moving/to stay
65- Please don't forget... Simon if he would mind ... a present back to England with him next week.
A) asking/to take B) to have asked/to be taking C) to ask/taking D) being asked/having taken E) to be asking/being taken
66- You won't regret... jobs as this company is a pleasure ... for.
A) to change/working B) changing/to work
C) to be changed/having worked D) being changed/to be worked E) having changed/worked
67- It is difficult ... what life in Alaska is like without actually ... the conditions there.
A) imagining/to experience
B) having imagined/to be experienced C) to imagine/experiencing
D) to have imagined/experience E) imagine/having experienced
68- Collectors ... with gemstones are called lapidaries, from the Latin lapis... "stone."
A) to work/means B) having worked/to mean C) work/having meant D) working/meaning E) to be working/meant
69- We were extremely lucky ... the boat after ... up in traffic for hours.
A) to be caught/having held B) catching/to have held C) having caught/holding D) being caught/to be held E) to catch/being held
70- My Professor advised me ... the 'Introduction to English Literature' course before ... literature in more detail.
A) taking/to be studying B) taken/having studied C) to take/studying D) having taken/to study E) to be taken/study
71- ... alone in extremely hot or cold conditions is
particularly dangerous, but this obvious fact hasn't stopped enthusiasts ... their lives while engaging in their sport.
A) Having climbed/to risk B) To climb/to have risked C) To be climbing/for risking D) Climbing/from risking E) To have climbed/risk
72- Our employees know that they have a good chance ... which helps ... them in their work.
A) of being promoted/to motivate B) having been promoted/with motivating C) to promoting/to have motivated D) to have promoted/motivate E) for having promoted/motivating
73- Brunei is one of the few ... countries in the world without personal income tax.
A) to remain B) remaining C) remained
D) having remained E) to have remained
74- They don't like ... more than they have to for electricity, so they are careful... things off around the house. A) to pay/to be switched B) paying/having switched C) having paid/for switching D) to pay/about switching E) to be paying/having switched
75- I'm very keen ... the karate club in order to learn how ... myself.
A) joining/defending B) on joining/defend C) to join/to defend D) for joining/to be defended E) having joined/defended
76- Many critics and listeners regard Beethoven as ... composer who ever lived.
A) so fine B) the finest C) too fine D) a finer E) a very fine
77- Although the twins are identical, their personalities are ... chalk and cheese.
A) too different for B) different enough C) so different that D) the most different E) as different as
78- Equatorial forests of South America, Africa and the Malaysian region are ... jungles in the world.
A) so dense as B) too dense C) the densest D) dense enough E) denser than
79- The boat was sinking ... for the crew to lower all the lifeboats in time, so some people had to jump overboard.
A) quick enough B) so quickly that C) too quickly D) more quickly than E) as quick as
8O- As the British national health service is not ... reliable ... it was a few decades ago, many people choose to go to private hospitals.
A) much/than B) such/that C) so/that
81- As a result of the efforts by the government and environmen-talists, British beaches are ... now ... they were a few years ago.
A) too clean/for B) the cleanest/that C) so clean/that D) cleaner/than E) clean enough/for
82- Making a parachute jump has been ... experience I've had so far in my life.
A) quite a frightened B) more frightening C) the most frightening D) so frightening that E) as frightened as
83- It is ... winter ... the electrical shops cannot keep up with the demand for electric heaters.
A) such a. cold/that B) a colder/than C) so cold/as D) the coldest/of E) too cold/than
84- It was ... way to their house from the station ... we regretted not having hired a taxi.
A) as long/as B) such a long/that C) much longer/than D) too long/for E) the longest/as
85- I had never seen ... food consumed at one meal... there was at her brother's wedding.
A) many more/than B) very much/for C) so much/as D) such a lot of/that E) the most/that
86- Maybe we should buy ... new curtains for ... guest room before your friend comes to stay.
A) other/any B) these/other C) a few/a
D) any/another E) some/the
87- Although ... Philippines consists of more than 7.OOO islands and islets, the 11 largest islands account for more than 9O percent of ... total national land area.
A) the/any B) some/— C) —/a
D) the/the E) —/that
88- I think ... vacuum cleaner needs ... new bag as it's not picking up the dust properly.
A) a/some B) the/a C) a/a D) any/the E) some/a 89- ... textbook I bought yesterday seems quite easy to follow,
so you won't have ... difficulty studying it by yourself.
A) The/much B) A/quite C) Some/any
D) A/a E) The/the
90- I think ... trousers I tried on first were better quality than ... we bought in the end.
A) some/the one B) a/the other C) —/another D) the/the ones E) many /ones
91- Dolmabahçe Palace is ... very interesting place to visit; however, ... entrance fee for tourists is a little too high.
A) —/any B) some/an C) a/the
D) the/some E) another/the other
92- I'm afraid this coat is ... more expensive than the other and it doesn't suit you ... .
A) quite/a little B) a lot/any C) fairly/too much D) rather/as much E) some/more
93- ... has used the office calculator and hasn't put ... back in the cupboard.
A) Anybody/its B) Nobody/them C) Somebody/her D) Everyone/itself E) Someone/it
94- He was in a bad mood because they had rejected ... proposal without giving ... any reason.
A) his/him B) their/it C) him/their
D) them/theirs E) himself/its
95- I killed no ... twenty mosquitoes in our house last night, and I could still hear ... buzzing.
A) fewer than/several B) the least/many C) as many/plenty D) less than/any E) much more /much
96- I'm sure that your brother would appreciate the opportunity, ...?
A) hadn't he B) won't I C) wouldn't he D) aren't I E) doesn't he
97- A: Aren't the Thompsons in Barbados this month?
B: ... so the meeting will be held without them after all. A) I'm afraid not B) I don't think so
C) Neither will they D) So they are E) They certainly do
98- A: Are the Pitts sending their son to the same school this year? B: ... I've heard that they are inquiring about one close to
their work place.
A) So they are. B) They aren't, either. C) It doesn't seem so. D) Do you think so? E) Are they, really?
99- Watch the sales counter for a minute for me, ...? I'm just going to the bank.
A) will you B) are you C) have you
D) can I E) shall I
100- Charles didn't believe that the scheme would be successful and, to be honest, ... , but we were both wrong as it was a resounding success.
A) neither did I B) so did we C) I wasn't either D) they would too E) nor would we
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I. C 2. C 3. E 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.E 10.C II.D 12.B 13.E 14.D 15.E 16.E 17.B 18.C 19.B 2O.A 21.B 22.E 23.D 24.C 25.E 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.D 31.D 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.D 36.E 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.E 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.E 46.E 47.D 48.C 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.C 53.E 54.C 55.B 56.D 57.C 58.A 59.B 6O.B 61.C 62.A 63.D 64.E 65.C 66.B 67.C 68.D 69.E 70.C 71.D 72.A 73.B 74.D 75.C 76.B 77.E 78.C 79.C 8O.D 81.D 82.C 83.A 84.B 85.C 86.E 87.D 88.B 89.A 90.D 91.C 92.D 93.E 94.A 95.A 96.C 97.D 98.C 99.A 100.A
