PRACTICE TEST 11

PRACTICE TEST 11 Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative He _ this book for months by the end of this week A has been writing B was writing C is writing D will have written It _ dry here at this time of the year It _ much A is usually / does not rain B has usually been / is not raining C will usually be / has not rained D was usually / will rain Yesterday evening the phone _ three times while you _ dinner out with your friends A would have rung / are having B was ringing / have been having C rang / have had D had rung / were having John _ lazy but he is certainly not stupid A should be B maybe C mustn’t be D must have been My little brother _ Japanese and French though he is only ten years old A can speak B must be speaking C should have spoken D shouldn’t be speaking You _ to the homework or the teacher will punish you A mustn’t forget B needn’t forget C will be forgetting D must have forgot Bob sent a report to the Chairman instead _ the meeting A to attend B to attending C of attending D attended I regret _ you that you did not pass the test However, you should try A telling / B told / doing it again C told / done D to tell / to C asking D asked It is no use _ the boss for a pay rise A ask B to ask 10 She does not study very well _ I think she will pass her exams A but B so C and D or C but D therefore 11 We like games and music, _ reading A as B as well as 12 She was not in the back yard, _ was she upstairs A or B nor C and D so 13 Do not add _ to the machine Just _ will be enough A some oil / no drop B a few oil / a little drop C many oils / any drop D too much oil / some drops 14 Bill spends _ money on clothes, but A a little / some on travelling B as many / some C a few / many D little / much B any homework C a lot of homework D some homeworks 15 We have _ to A few homeworks 16 _ from here to the station? - Only kilometers A How far is it B How far does it C How long is it D How long does it 17 You used to live in London, _? A don’t you B didn’t you C weren’t you D haven’t you C Is D Was 18 _ the room been cleaned yet? A Does B Has 19 Eight dollars _ the price of a movie these days A are B is C have been D were C Have D Were C were D were used to be 20 _ the news on at or o’clock? A Is B Are 21 Seeing films _ my favorite hobby A is B are 22 I have just bought a cottage by _ A the lake side B the lake’s side C the side of the lake D the side’s lake 23 I think your proposals are the same as _ A Peter B Peter’s C it of Peter D this of Peter 24 All of them hope that everything will be ready in _ A three day time B three days’ time C three-day’s time D time three days 25 Peter was not always so hopeless A Peter never had a hope for anything B Peter was used to being hopeless C Peter gave up his hope D Peter did not use to be so hopeless 26 The number of people who approved of his ideas exceeded his expectations A He had expected that nobody would disapprove of his ideas B He had expected that everybody would approve of his ideas C Less people approved of his ideas than he had expected D More people approved of his ideas than he had expected 27 Julie and Anne had not met each other before the party A Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party B The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other C The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other D Julie and Anne used to meet each other for the party 28 Mountain gorillas are an endangered species _ habitats are being destroyed A Its B His C Her D Their 29 John admitted that he _ would take any blame A itself B himself C themselves D ourselves 30 When _ lived in the village, _ only light was candles and an oil lamp A we / ourselves B we / our C our / ours D ourselves / we 31 _, she went to bed A On reading a book and a newspaper after that B Reading a book and a newspaper then C After reading a book and a newspaper D To read a book and a newspaper 32 _, you may have only one solution A In such a matter like this B Like this matter C In case the matter such as this D Being this matter 33 Peter was the last person _ A to learn the news B for learning the news C learnt the news D the news learnt 34 Only one of _ world’s ten highest peaks is located outside of A the / the B the / an C Ø / Ø Himalayas D the / Ø 35 _ flower gets its smell from _ oil that the plant produces A The / an B A / the C Ø / Ø D A / an 36 _ cattle raising began in Texas before _ Civil War A Ø / Ø B Ø / the C A / the D The / Ø 37 On the trip to Paris, Mrs Young fell in love with _ A an interesting young man B a young interesting man C a man interesting and young D an interesting man young 38 Daisy had _ A a careful look on the picture at the wall B a look careful at the picture on the wall C a careful look on the wall at the picture D a careful look at the picture on the wall 39 It _ Put on the raincoat A heavily is raining outside B is outside raining heavily C is outside raining heavily D is raining heavily outside 40 My birthday coincides _ the national holiday A on B with C as D to 41 Peter went _ the man and asked him the best way to get _ town A out of / up to B up to / out of C on / into D for / away from 42 _ conclusion, the company has made a substantial profit _ its sales, A On / of B At / in C In / from D For / with 43 I wish you would never _ stories like that A make up B keep away C put off D take on 44 What are the main health problems that _ smoking? A take on B put through C go with D get on 45 His father has two bodyguards _ him every hour of the day A keep off B think up C watch over D look for 46 Since the boy was disruptive, he _ from school A had expelled B was expelling C was be expelled D was expelled 47 While it is actually a planet, Venus _ a star in the night sky A often mistakes for B has often mistaken C is often mistaken D is often mistaken as 48 The process of selecting a variety of essential proteins _ protein complementation A calls B is called C called D are called C Have I seen never D Have I never seen 49 _ a more beautiful ballet than that one A Never I have seen B Never have I seen 50 _ that a dangerous stretch of road lay ahead of us A Little we realized B Little did we realize C Did we realize little D Did we little realize 51 Scientists have not been able to cure AIDS, _ any vaccine against the disease A nor they have found B nor have they found C not they have found D no have they found 52 Christopher asked me _ A that I could dance B whether I can dance C if I could dance D if could I dance 53 Barbara asked me _ her homework that afternoon A whether must she B that she has to C if she had to D if she must 54 “ _,” the doctor advised his patient A You had better stop drinking B I would like you to drink C You had better to drink D Please drink some more 55 Computers were not _ available until the 1950s A commerce B commercial C commercially D commercialize 56 The audience were very _ by her _ A impressive / performer B impress / performing C impressed / performance D impressing / perform 57 There is now intense _ between schools to attract students A compete B competition C competitive D competitor 58 It was very unfortunate _ A that the chairman was ill B if the chairman was ill C that the chairman is ill D the ill chairman 59 _ the question asked by the campus authorities A Whose the bike belonged to B That the bike belongs to C Who is the bike belonged D Which is the bike belong 60 Do you know _? A how far the moon is from the earth B how far is the moon from the earth C that how far the moon is from the earth D that how far is the moon from the earth 61 You are the new secretary _, aren’t you? A started work yesterday yesterday B C whom started work yesterday who started work D which started work yesterday 62 All of the goals can be accomplished through procedures _ A whose we have developed B in which we have developed C for that we have developed D we have developed 63 The Chinese restaurant, _ spacious and clean, is in the centre of the city A is B that is C which is D where is 64 Will he wait _? A before the show will end B since the show ends C until the show ends D after the show will end 65 Do not leave _ A no sooner I arrive B soon I arrive C before I arrive D before I will arrive 66 _, you know that the moon is pulling the water up A No longer you see high tide B Until you see high tide C When you will see high tide D When you see high tide 67 I never want to move out I shall remain _ A where I am B where am I C what I am D what am I 68 Poor people have _ access to basic social services _ the rich A less / than B less / as C the least / than D the least / as 69 Lung cancer is one of _ diseases among men A the more common B the most common C many more common D many less common 70 Coins are _ paper notes A more durable as B more durable than C most durable than D most durable as 71 English wine is good but French wine is _ A more good B gooder C better 72 If you _ to my advice when you began the work, you A took / were not D the better in trouble now B take / are not C had taken / would not have been D had taken / would not be 73 _ you cross the road carelessly, you may get a traffic accident A If B Unless C But for D If only 74 _ our good market research, we _ bankrupt A Unless / will not have gone B If / will not go C Suppose / would not go D But for / would have gone 75 The dog _ you if you _ it A will not attack / was not teasing B would not attack / had not teased C will not have attacked / did not teased D would not have attacked / had not teased 76 the teacher gave him an extra day to the work he still could not complete it A If B Even if C If only D As if 77 _, I tried my best not to quit my university study A In spite used to be in a financial difficulty B Despite I used to be in a financial difficulty C Though I used to be in a financial difficulty D Even though in a financial difficulty 78 _ he lives optimistically A Even if his unhappiness B Unhappy although he is C In spite of his unhappiness D Despite he is unhappy 79 Kathy put on weight _ she had been eating too much sugar A since B because of C due to D because the fact that 80 _, we lost the game A As the fact that I made a mistake B Due to my mistake C Because my mistake D In case my mistake 81 _ she persevered steadily she achieved success A Because B Due to C Thanks to D Because of 82 John and Mary are _ they donate half of their salaries to charity A such generous men that B so generous men that C such generous men as D so generous men as 83 They have _ they cannot find time for themselves A such many things to that B such things for doing that C so much things to that D so many things to that 84 He read _ he did not get enough knowledge for the exams A so few books as B such few books that C such a few books as D so few books that 85 He always pays attention to her every word _ some sort of goddess A as she was B as if she were C if only she had been D as though she is 86 She told me not to ask anything but just to _ she did A such as B as of C as D as though 87 Anne shrugged her shoulders _ what happened A as if she had not known B as though she has not known C if she had not known D as not known 88 We have economized as much as possible _ a new car A in order to buy B so as buying C so that buying D in order that will buy 89 He held her tight _ she would not fall A so that B in order to C so as to D such that 90 The government are encouraging local people to plant more and more trees _ the land from erosion A so preventing B in order that prevent C so to prevent D so as to prevent Error Identification 91 In an effort to solve the problem of extinct, many countries have allocated large amounts A B C of land to animal reserves D 92 Many national parks and animal reserves charge admission prices to help paying the cost A B C of maintaining and they also depend on world organizations for support D 93 The word “robot” is used to refer to a wide range of machines, the common feature A of that is that they are all capable of movement and can be used to perform physical tasks B C D 94 Everyone sometimes have difficulty in sleeping, but if you miss a couple of hours of sleep, A B C no harm is done D 95 Oceans, that cover about 70% of the Earth’s surface, contain approximately 97% of A B C the Earth’s water supply D 96 As the result of a recent estimation, about billion people around the world have some A B knowledge of English, either as a native language, as a second language, nor as a foreign C D language 97 The invention of cars makes transportation many easier, but it is cars that are the greatest A B C contributor of air pollution D 98 Ecosystems regulate the climate, determine the composition of the atmosphere, make A B C new soil, controlling diseases, and provide food D 99 National Parks are usually located in places where have been largely undeveloped, and A B are often with exceptional native animals, plants, and unusual geological features C D 100 Because an insufficient amount of protein in the diet can cause illnesses, it is imperative A B that our diet containing an ample amount of the essential proteins C D ... language 97 The invention of cars makes transportation many easier, but it is cars that are the greatest A B C contributor of air pollution D 98 Ecosystems regulate the climate, determine the composition