6. If Mary would have been more careful in proofreading her dissertation, she would not have had to get it typed again.
a. would have been
b. more careful
c. proofreading
d. it
a
7. Coconut oil produces a soap whom will lather in salt water as well as fresh.
a. produces
b. whom
c. salt water
d. fresh
b
8. The Joneses have visited Hawaii and Alaska, and they assure me that they like Alaska the best.
a. have visited
b. assure
c. like
d. the best
d
9. The refrigerator is very old to keep things at a proper temperature.
a. is
b. very
c. to keep
d. at
b
10. He finally noticed that it was we, Diana and me, who always turned in the reports on time.
a. noticed
b. was
c. me
d. always turned
c
11. When only a child my father takes me to the circus.
a. When
b. only
c. my father takes me
d. to
c
Grammar and Vocabulary
12. I arrived at the school ten minutes late. I wish I ……………….. the bus instead of riding my bicycle.
a. tookHotwordStyle=None;
b. had takenHotwordStyle=None;
c. would takeHotwordStyle=None;
d. have taken
bHotwordStyle=None; HotwordStyle=None;
13. In China an ancient medical treatment .............. as acupuncture is sometimes used during surgery.
a. to knowHotwordStyle=None;
b. knowingHotwordStyle=None;
c. knownHotwordStyle=None;
d. knows
cHotwordStyle=None;
14. Acupuncture is ........... by .............. needles into various parts of the body.
a. made / insertHotwordStyle=None;
b. made / insertingHotwordStyle=None;
c. done / insertHotwordStyle=None;
d. done / inserting
dHotwordStyle=None;
15. He's not very sensible as far as money ...................... are concerned.
a. thingsHotwordStyle=None;
b. pointsHotwordStyle=None;
c. aspectsHotwordStyle=None;
d. matters
cHotwordStyle=None;
16. The firm went bankrupt and their shares became ......................
a. pricelessHotwordStyle=None;
b. unworthyHotwordStyle=None;
c. invaluableHotwordStyle=None;
d. worthless
dHotwordStyle=None;
17. She ...................... $20 out of bank every Monday.
a. pullsHotwordStyle=None;
b. drawsHotwordStyle=None;
c. extractsHotwordStyle=None;
d. takes
b
18. There is nothing to …………………….. in this place.
a. actHotwordStyle=None;
b. performHotwordStyle=None;
c. playHotwordStyle=None;
d. do
d
19. The reinforcements were …………………………… to the front.
a. hurriedHotwordStyle=None;
b. chasedHotwordStyle=None;
c. huntedHotwordStyle=None;
d. rushed
d
20. The headmaster ...................... the discipline problem in his school with growing concern.
a. sawHotwordStyle=None;
b. lookedHotwordStyle=None;
c. viewedHotwordStyle=None;
d. reflected
c HotwordStyle=None;
21. "If you can't lend me the money. I think I'll ask Fred". "Don't bother. He has .............. than I do ".
a. fewerHotwordStyle=None;
b. littleHotwordStyle=None;
c. fewHotwordStyle=None;
d. less
dHotwordStyle=None;
22. "What do you like for your birthday?" " .................... will do."
a. AnythingHotwordStyle=None;
b. NoneHotwordStyle=None;
c. SomethingHotwordStyle=None;
d. Somebody
aHotwordStyle=None;
23. If there .............. no floods last year, the crop ............. better now.
a. were / would beHotwordStyle=None;
b. had / would have been
c. had been / would beHotwordStyle=None;
d. was / would have been
c
24. It is imperative that this letter ........... immediately.
a. were sentHotwordStyle=None;
b. sentHotwordStyle=None;
c. be sentHotwordStyle=None;
d. send
cHotwordStyle=None;
25. They looked very .............. when they came to see us last night.
a. cheerHotwordStyle=None;
b. cheerfulHotwordStyle=None;
c. cheerfullyHotwordStyle=None;
d. cheered
bHotwordStyle=None;
26. Mr. Hill is ............. to need a doctor.
a. so illHotwordStyle=None;
b. as ill asHotwordStyle=None;
c. ill enoughHotwordStyle=None;
d. that ill
cHotwordStyle=None;
27. The size of the audience, ............. we had expected, was well over twenty thousand.
a. asHotwordStyle=None;
b. whomHotwordStyle=None;
c. whatHotwordStyle=None;
d. who
aHotwordStyle=None;
28. If you hurry, you will overtake him. He has only just left here and ............... far.
a. mustn't goHotwordStyle=None;
b. can't have goneHotwordStyle=None;
c. couldn't goHotwordStyle=None;
d. can't be going
bHotwordStyle=None; HotwordStyle=None;
29. "Think of yourself, if not of ......................" "Thanks, but I don't see any other way out".
a. othersHotwordStyle=None;
b. anotherHotwordStyle=None;
c. otherHotwordStyle=None;
d. oneself
aHotwordStyle=None;
30. The girl you ..................... yesterday is waiting for you in the drawing room.
a. told meHotwordStyle=None;
b. told me aboutHotwordStyle=None;
c. told aboutHotwordStyle=None;
d. told me about her
bHotwordStyle=None;
31. The ...................... thought of exams makes her feel ill.
a. soleHotwordStyle=None;
b. onlyHotwordStyle=None;
c. littleHotwordStyle=None;
d. mere
dHotwordStyle=None;
32. The student's hard work was ...................... with success in his degree examinations.
a. rewardedHotwordStyle=None;
b. awardedHotwordStyle=None;
c. thankedHotwordStyle=None;
d. presented
a
33. The new experimental system didn't ...................... expectations.
a. come up toHotwordStyle=None;
b. reachHotwordStyle=None;
c. rise toHotwordStyle=None;
d. touch
a
34. The pass ...................... was fifty-five per cent of the candidates.
a. numberHotwordStyle=None;
b. amountHotwordStyle=None;
c. sumHotwordStyle=None;
d. rate
d
35. The words "attic, skylight and porch " all have something to do with ......................
a. a theatreHotwordStyle=None;
b. paintingHotwordStyle=None;
c. a houseHotwordStyle=None;
d. sport
c
36. If a person is conceited, he or she is .................................
a. carefulHotwordStyle=None;
b. shyHotwordStyle=None;
c. big-headedHotwordStyle=None;
d. crazy
c HotwordStyle=None;
37. This video film is so interesting that I ……………. it twice.HotwordStyle=None;
a. watch
b. watched
c. have watched
d. have been watching
c
38. The boy ...................... is here.
a. whose sick sisterHotwordStyle=None;
b. whose sister sickHotwordStyle=None;
c. who his sister is sickHotwordStyle=None;
d. whose sister is sick
dHotwordStyle=None;
39. This is the first time I............. the experiment on plant breeding.
a. have doneHotwordStyle=None;
b. doHotwordStyle=None;
c. would doHotwordStyle=None;
d. did
aHotwordStyle=None; HotwordStyle=None;
40. "............ is it from your house to the museum?" "Ten kilometers"
a. How manyHotwordStyle=None;
b. How longHotwordStyle=None;
c. How muchHotwordStyle=None;
d. How far
dHotwordStyle=None;
41. There may be as ............. as six guests to dinner.
a. muchHotwordStyle=None;
b. manyHotwordStyle=None;
c. many moreHotwordStyle=None;
d. very many
b
42. "Pantipa has been awarded a scholarship to study in France." "Oh, really? ...................... !"
a. How lucky she isHotwordStyle=None;
b. What a lucky sheHotwordStyle=None;
c. What lucky she beHotwordStyle=None;
d. Lucky as she is
aHotwordStyle=None; HotwordStyle=None;
43. My young brother grew very quickly and soon he was ........... my mother.
a. more big thanHotwordStyle=None;
b. so big thanHotwordStyle=None;
c. as big asHotwordStyle=None;
d. too big than
c
44. Everyone in the town realized what ........ man he was.
a. greatHotwordStyle=None;
b. greatestHotwordStyle=None;
c. a greatHotwordStyle=None;
d. the great
c
45. One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus or streetcar is the:
a. managerHotwordStyle=None;
b. workerHotwordStyle=None;
c. driverHotwordStyle=None;
d. conductor
d
46. Hardly ............. believes that.
a. somebodyHotwordStyle=None;
b. anybodyHotwordStyle=None;
c. everybodyHotwordStyle=None;
d. all
bHotwordStyle=None;
47. ………………. last novel was unfinished when he died.
a. Dickens
b. Dickens’s
c. Dickens’
d. The Dickens
b
48. Which of these is not right?
a. a bunch of bananasHotwordStyle=None;
b. a box of matchesHotwordStyle=None;
c. a loaf of meatHotwordStyle=None;
d. a dozen eggs
c
49. A trunk is a part of:
a. a knifeHotwordStyle=None;
b. a treeHotwordStyle=None;
c. a flowerHotwordStyle=None;
d. a telephone
bHotwordStyle=None;
50. Which of the following would help you see distant objects more clearly?
a. spectaclesHotwordStyle=None;
b. a telegraphHotwordStyle=None;
c. a microscopeHotwordStyle=None;
d. binoculars
d
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