1/ John might phone tonight. I don't want to go out ______ he phones.
(a) if
(b) although
(c) for
(d) in case
2/ I'm going to the Opera tonight, but I ________
(a) would rather see a play
(b) must see a play
(c) would like a play
(d) had better see a play
3/ But once he had a difficult game against Alf. Alf played very well but in the
end Jack ________ him.
(a) was able to beat
(b) could beat
(c) is able to beat
(d) A and B are correct
4/ Could you give this book to Tom ________ you see him?
(a) if
(b) where
(c) in case
(d) since
5/ Did anyone clean the windows? No, They ______ but they weren't.
(a) should clean
(b) should have clean
(c) should have been cleaned
(d) should be cleaned
6/ I don't know many people and I'm lonely. I wish I ________
(a) know more people
(b) knew more people
(c) will know more people
(d) would know more people
(b) could be
(c) may be
(d) must be
13/ Tom, you're smoking" but you know you ________ in this room.
(a) are said to smoke
(b) are supposed to smoke
(c) are not supposed to smoke
(d) are not smoked
14/ Hello, _______ I speak to Tom, Please?
(a) can
(b) could
(c) may
(d) All are correct
15/ The fire spread through the building very quickly but everyone _______
(a) could escape
(b) can escape
(c) is able to escape
(d) was able to escape
16/ I hear that your examinations in next week. You ________ very hard at the
moment.
(a) are studying
(b) study
(c) must study
(d) must be studying
17/ It is getting cold. You'd better not ________ without a coat.
(a) go out
(b) to go out
(c) going out
(d) have gone out
18/ He came to the party without _________
24/ What are those workmen doing in your garden?
Oh, I ________
(a) have built a swimming pool.
(b) have a swimming pool built.
(c) had a swimming pool built.
(d) am having a swimming pool built.
25/ Jack was an excellent tennis player. He _______ anybody.
(a) could beat
(b) can beat
(c) was able to beat
(d) A and C are correct
26/ Mr. Sierra offered ________ because she had faith in his capabilities.
(a) to Mr. Armstrong the position
(b) Mr. Armstrong the position
(c) the position for Mr. Armstrong
(d) Mr. Armstrong to the position
27/ I ________"detective stories" but I don't any more.
(a) am used to enjoy
(b) used to enjoy
(c) am used to enjoying
(d) am getting used to enjoying
28/ They are _________
(a) so lazy boys that they are punished.
(b) so lazy boys as they are punished.
(c) such lazy that they are punished.
(d) such lazy boys that they are punished.
29/ Bring John with you the next time you come. Emphatic:_________
(a) Please bring John with you the next time you come.
(b) The next time you come, bring John with you.
(c) Do bring John with you the next time you come.
(d) The work was interested
36/ His secretary failed _______ several important items.
(a) include
(b) to include
(c) including
(d) included
37/ Mr. Green suggested _______ before the weekend.
(a) to leave
(b) leave
(c) leaving
(d) left
38/ ________ sir, Isaac Newton described the law of gravitation.
(a) Was a seventeenth - century scientist
(b) Who was a seventeenth - century scientist
(c) A seventeenth - century scientist
(d) When was a seventeenth - century scientist
39/ I will go out _________
(a) in spite the rain.
(b) in spite it rains.
(c) although the rain.
(d) in spite of the rain.
40/ It's true that many years ago he _______ by a famous artist?
(a) had his portrait painted
(b) has his portrait painted
(c) has his portrait paint
(d) had had his portrait painted
41/ Jill's coat was dirty so she took it to the cleaners.
Now it is clean. What has Jill done?________
(a) She has her coat cleaned.
(b) She had her coat cleaned.
(a) used to
(b) get used to
(c) is becoming accustomed to
(d) none is correct.
48/ The hospital owes _____ for the construction of the new wing.
(a) the government twenty million dollars
(b) for the government twenty million dollars
(c) to the government twenty million dollars
(d) twenty million of dollars to the government
49/ Everyone urged Bill _______ his education.
(a) continue
(b) to continue
(c) continuing
(d) continued
50/ Having been asked to speak at the convention ________
(a) some notes were prepared for Dr. Millington.
(b) Dr. Millington prepared some notes.
(c) the convention members pleased to hear Dr. Millington.
(d) some notes were prepared by Dr. Millington.
51/ What did the teacher want to students to do?
The teacher had the students _________ all afternoon.
(a) write
(b) written
(c) work
(d) to write
52/ In Austria, where fertile farmland is limited, crops _________
(a) are on the sides of mountains often grown.
(b) often are on the sides of mountains grown.
(c) are grown on the sides often of mountains.
(d) are often grown on the sides mountains.
59/ I live in a pleasent room ________ the garden.
(a) overlook
(b) overlooked
(c) overlooking
(d) to overlook
60/ The rumour _______ we heard yesterday is not true.
(a) that
(b) which
(c) no word is needed
(d) all are correct
61/ Most of the goods_________ in this factory are exported.
(a) make
(b) to make
(c) made
(d) making
62/ We should invite them, but we ________
(a) don't want to invite them.
(b) don't want to invite
(c) don't
(d) don't want to
63/ After each suggestion below _________
(a) you will find sample exercises for practice
(b) for practice will you find sample exercises.
(c) exercises will be found for practice by you
(d) to exercises for practice will be found.
64/ The policemen ________ the robbery are looking for three men.
(a) investigate
(b) investigating
(c) investigated
(d) none is correct
(b) That he was a night telegraph operator
(c) As a night telegraph operator
(d) Whereas a night telegraph operator
71/ Shall I drive to the track? No, I think you ________
(a) had better
(b) had not
(c) not have better
(d) had better not
72/ We were all ________ when we heard about the disaster.
(a) horrify
(b) horrifying
(c) to horrify
(d) horrified
73/ The new model ________ has just come out is the best so far.
(a) Who
(b) whom
(c) whose
(d) which
74/ None of the people________ to the party can come.
(a) invite
(b) to invite
(c) inviting
(d) invited
75/ The African killer bees couldn't be handled safely, nor _______
(a) could their honey be harvested.
(b) their honey could be harvested.
(c) harvested could their honey be.
(d) could not their honey be harvested.
76/ Did you eat three sandwiches? Yes, I was _________ hungry today.
(a) more than usual
(a) anything has been done
(b) something has been done
(c) has anything been done
(d) is anything done
83/ The _________ admitted that he was to blame for the accident.
(a) car's driver
(b) driver's car
(c) driver of the car
(d) carred driver
84/ What do you think about French?
If I had known French was so difficult, I ________ it up.
(a) would never taken
(b) will never take
(c) would never take
(d) would never have taken
85/ ________ the teacher gave me a passing grade.
(a) After taking the test
(b) After taken the test
(c) After I take the test
(d) After I took the test
86/ The house is a ________ building.
(a) two stories
(b) two-story
(c) two-story's
(d) two-stories
87/ Mary ________ her good friend, will help her.
(a) is
(b) being
(c) be
(d) been
(b) as clever not like you
(c) no cleverer than you
(d) clever not than you
94/ How can I help you the most?
_________ out of the way.
(a) For you to say
(b) to stay
(c) By staying
(d) With your staying
95/ What happened to her teeth? She ________ the apple more than she could
chew.
(a) has bitten
(b) had been bitting
(c) bit
(d) bite
96/ Eleven plus twenty _________ thirty-one.
(a) equal
(b) are equaled
(c) are equal
(d) equals
97/ _________ things make us do useful work.
(a) Wanting
(b) Want
(c) Being wanted
(d) Wanted
98/ __________ won't bite.
(a) Barked dogs
(b) Barking dogs
(c) Bark dogs
(d) To bark dogs