277. My brother and my sister …………… engineers. a. is b. are c. has d. have b 278. He did not look at straight to his father’s eyes. He answered …………… a. fearful b. fearfully c. fearless d. fearlessly b 279. The earth, ………………. is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun. a. who b. whom c. which d. that c 280. They took part in school’s activities …………… a. keen b. keenly c. keenness d. keener b 281. She went to meet him with an air of …………… a. expectant b. expectancy c. expect d. expectation b 282. Alexander Graham Bell …………… the telephone by the time I was born. a. had already invented b. has already finished c. already finished d. already finish a 283. The army …………… the enemy’s capital. a. occupied (v) b. occupied (adj) c. occupation d. occupational a 284. People objected ……………. to wait so long. a. with having b. to having c. for having d. about having b 285. - Is April twenty-first the day …………… ? - No, the twenty-second. a. you’ll arrive then b. when you arrive c. on that you’ll arrive d. when you’ll arrive on b 286. The severe drought …………… occurred last summer ruined the corn crop. a. that is b. which it c. it d. that d 287. Florida, …………… the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year. a. is b. known as c. is known as d. that is known as b 288. The new shopping mall is gigantic. It’s advertised as a place …………… you can find just about anything you might want to buy. a. where b. which c. in where d. in that a 289. Lola’s marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying to a man …………… a. that she hardly knows him b. whom she hardly knows c. whose she hardly knows d. she hardly knows him b 290. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those …………… a. who doesn’t b. that doesn’t c. which don’t d. who don’t d 291. Is this the address to …………… you want the package sent? a. where b. that c. which d. whom c 292. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa …………… for two years. a. that she lived b. that she lived among them c. among whom she lived d. where she lived among them c 293. By the time Jason arrived to help, we …………… moving everything. a. has already finished b. had already finished c. already finished d. already finish b 294. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …………… the air conditioner. a. had turned on b. turn on c. turned on d. would turn on c 295. We engaged a …………… to show us the way across the mountains. a. guidance b. guide c. guided d. guideless b 296. The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …………… to the ground. a. burned b. had been burned c. was burned d. had burned d 297. The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I …………… so much on one outfit. a. never had spent b. never has spent c. had never spent d. has never spent c 298. Yesterday a hornet …………… me under my arm. That really hurt! When I put on my shirt after working in the garden, I hadn’t seen that there was a hornet in it. a. had stung b. sting c. stung d. was stung c 299. Sophie is very keen …………… to art college. a. in going b. at going c. about going d. on going d 300. If any of your questions are still …………… , you could do some more research in order to have answers. a. inanswered b. unanswered c. imanswered d. iranswered b 301. We were not happy with the plans …………… the architect showed us for our new house. Obviously, he had never designed a home like the one we wanted. a. that b. in that c. in which d. who a 302. When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …………… him. He was very appreciative. a. was helping b. were helping c. helped d. help c 303. My wife and I went to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring. Prior to that time, we …………… to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun. a. had never been b. were never been c. never were d. were never a 304. Last year I experienced …………. I had flown in an air plane for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June. a. how can tedious long plane trips be b. how tedious can long plane trips be c. how long plane trips can be tedious d. how tedious long plane trips can be d 305. I don’t want you ……………… my arriving late. a. mention b. to mention c. mentioning d. mentioned b 306. If you can’t unscrew the lid, try …………… it with a hammer. a. to hit b. hit c. hitting d. hits c 307. I remember …………… him say the grass needed ………… yesterday. a. to hear / cutting b. hearing / to cut c. hearing / cutting d. to hear / to cut c 308. I advise you ……………… before deciding …………… the job. a. waiting / accepting b. waiting / to accept c. to wait / to accept d. to wait / accepting c 309. We regret ………………. that the lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth ………………… a. to say / to listen to b. saying / listening to c. saying / to listen to d. to say / listening to b 310. I couldn’t resist ………… him why he was trying ………. meeting me. a. asking / to avoid b. asking / avoiding c. to ask / to avoid d. to ask / avoiding a 311. The police suspect him of ………………. stolen goods. a. to try to sell b. try to sell c. trying selling d. trying to sell d 312. Peace in the area was elusive as the wind. a. easy b. slow in coming c. difficult to catch d. near c 313. 37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing …………… for offices. a. furniture b. furnitures c. some furnitures d. a furniture a 314. After he …………… a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage. a. has run b. runs c. was running d. had run d 315. He …………… his first million pounds by the time he was thirty. a. has made b. used to make c. had made d. would make c 316. After …………… with the workers of his company, he suddenly dismissed them. a. quarrel b. quarrelling c. quarrelled d. have quarrelled b 317. I had made five million pounds before things …………… to go wrong. a. have begun b. began c. begin d. would begin b 318. He said that he …………… to call his new company “Office-Fit” and was already very successful. a. had decided b. was deciding c. decided d. has decided . fearless d. fearlessly b 27 9. The earth, ………………. is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun. a. who b. whom c. which d. that c 28 0. They took part in school’s. a. keen b. keenly c. keenness d. keener b 28 1. She went to meet him with an air of …………… a. expectant b. expectancy c. expect d. expectation b 28 2. Alexander Graham Bell …………… the telephone. hardly knows him b 29 0. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those …………… a. who doesn’t b. that doesn’t c. which don’t d. who don’t d 29 1. Is this the address