GRAMMAR REVISION

1.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
2.

5.

7.

would leave/should need

ought to leave/needed
am leaving/will be needing
must have left/would need
will be leaving/have needed

8.

very high
high enough
higher
the highest
so high

which
that
what
whose
where

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

must have arrived/waited

would have arrived/had to wait
have to arrive/might be waiting
should have arrived/will be waiting
was arriving/must have waited

You should get a computer ....... you

can participate in the exciting
possibilities offered by the Internet.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Few events have ........ powerfully

influenced the political and economic
development of the modern world .......
the French Revolution.

either/or
both/and
neither/nor
such/that
whether/or

I........ punctually, but the bus broke

down and we ........ for a replacement.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

9.

which
why
how
whose
whom

We are not sure ....... to go to the Red

Sea for our summer holiday ........
choose somewhere else; it is a nice
place but it will be mobbed with
visitors and the prices will be high.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Iraq is a country against ....... a trade

embargo has been in effect for nearly
ten years.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

It has been reported that three

prisoners escaped from the maximum
security prison last night, but no one
is quite sure ....... they managed to slip
past the guards.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

In high school, Susan's marks were

not ....... to get her into university, and
the only job she could get was as a
cashier in a supermarket.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

4.

isn't delivering/debated
didn't deliver/have been debating
won't deliver/have debated
wouldn't deliver/were debating
doesn't deliver/will have debated

I ....... the country tomorrow for a few

months abroad, but I don't want to give
up the flat because I....... a place to
stay when I come back.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

3.

6.

The jury ........ a verdict to the court

until they ........ the matter amongst
themselves.

until
before
while
so that
unless

10. There were ....... people in the stadium

where the concert was held ....... you
could hardly move.

as/than
far/than
so/that
so/as
such/as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so many/that
too many/than
many more/than
much more/for
the most/so

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17. What's wrong? You look ....... you have

seen a ghost!

11. Although Sir Walter Scott never visited

the Holy Land ........ several of .......
novels are based there.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

itself/them
himself/his
him/its
themselves/him
its/himself

18. The universities of Oxford and

Cambridge, ....... the student bodies
have traditionally included not only the
British elite but the sons of Indian
maharajahs and African chiefs, have
extremely strict entrance
requirements.

12. ....... had the final whistle been blown

than the fans began to riot.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

By the time
Whenever
However
Until
No sooner

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

13. The British "Habeas Corpus" Act,

which protects an individual against
custody or imprisonment without trial,
....... in 1679 and ....... in effect ever
since.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had been passed/is

was passing/is being
has passed/was
was passed/has been
has been passed/had been

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

some/any
any/
one/a
/the
a/the

21. By the end of the second millennium,

there was still no permanent inhabited
colony on the moon, ....... had a
manned Mars landing been attempted.

too interested
so interesting that
the least interesting
more interested than
such an interested

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

16. If you ....... to your teachers throughout

the term as carefully as you say, your
marks ........ so bad now.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

another
others
one another
the other
the others

20. If you go high enough in ....... balloon,

you can see ....... curvature of the
Earth.

where
how
many
what
wherever

15. With no action, poor plot and an

unattractive cast, it was by far ....... film
I have ever watched.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

which
that
what
whose
where

19. In recent years, these two universities

have begun taking more and more
students from state schools in order to
bring them more into line with .......
British universities.

14. Although Ankara is the capital of

Turkey, Istanbul is the city ....... most
people live in.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as if
the same as
however
similar to
even if

nor
so
or
but
yet

had listened/wouldn't be
would have listened/weren't
listened/weren't going to be
have listened/haven't been
would be listening/won't be
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28. In accordance with their beliefs, items

for daily use ....... in tombs so that the
dead person ....... them in the afterlife.

22. Although American culture dominates

almost all the world today, .......
country still has ....... unique about it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

either/anything
every/something
any/everywhere
each/nothing
some/nowhere

29. Their assumption was that after people

died, they would continue to live .......
they had in normal life.

23. When looking for a job, some people

consider only the salary, ....... to others
job security is more important.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

since
furthermore
whereas
likewise
unless

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

which
whose
where
who
whom

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as bored as
so bored
too boring
bored enough
so boring

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

/what
Some/the one
Any/those
The/that
Several/

According to
Due to
Despite
Compared to
Besides

33. When I bought this car, it ....... well

because it ....... for a long time.

27. We ....... nearly so much about the

daily life of ancient Egypt today if the
Egyptians ....... so interested in life
after death.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

launched/was thinking
was launching/had thought
has been launched/would think
had been launched/has thought
was launched/thought

32. ....... the cumbersome computers of 20

years ago, today's computers are
nothing short of miraculous.

26. ....... food served in most restaurants in

Istanbul is really good, and it is usually
not as expensive as ....... in London.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have been buried/is found

were buried/has been found
had buried/was being found
buried/would be found
would be buried/has found

31. When the Titanic ........ no one ....... that

it would ever sink.

25. The economics lecture we had

yesterday was terrible; I don't think I
have ever been ....... in my life.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

even
like
much as
so
similar

30. Hundreds of pharaohs ........ with

countless riches; however, so far only
one tomb ....... fully intact.

24. The city's new mayor is a man about

....... little is known by the rest of the
country.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were placed/could use

were placing/was able to use
have placed /might be using
were being placed/should use
have been placed/have used

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

wouldn't know/hadn't been

haven't known/weren't
don't know/haven't been
won't know/didn't have to be
hadn't known/wouldn't have been

wouldn't have run/hasn't been tuned

isn't being run/didn't tune
hadn't been run/wasn't tuning
wasn't being run/hadn't tuned
wasn't running/hadn't been tuned

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39. Everyone ....... to their TV sets while

the match ........

34. ....... it needed was a good mechanic

to give it a proper tune-up, and now it
runs fine.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Which
All
That
Whole
Every

40. Whenever I try to reason with my

parents, I feel that....... of them thinks I
have ....... worthwhile to say.

35. You ....... have come all this way to

deliver these papers to me; I....... them
up at the office tomorrow.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

needn't/could have picked

can't/would pick
wouldn't/should pick
mustn't/have been picking
won't/had been picking

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

the moment/when
both/and
whether/or
more/or less
not only/but also

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

any more
any longer
no longer
much longer
no more

no more
many more
too much
as much
any more

43. It was not until Newton came up with

the Theory of Gravity that it was
understood ....... the planets revolve
around the Sun.

38. In northern countries like Sweden and

Norway, the days are ....... in winter
people sometimes get clinically
depressed.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as opposed to
similar to
so as to
owing to
in addition to

42. The nuclear industry would like us to

believe that there is ....... danger in
nuclear power than there is in coal or
gas power.

37. Steve could not wait to move out of

Britain, but now that he ....... lives
there, he really misses it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

none/something
one/someone
some/nothing
neither/anything
each/nobody

41. During the present economic crisis, we

really should put our prices down ........
stand more chance against our rivals.

36. Substitute teachers have a difficult job

because ......... do they have to fill in
without knowing exactly what the
regular teacher has taught, ......... the
students are usually badly behaved
when their normal teacher is absent.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was glued/was being played

has glued/is played
was being glued/had been played
had glued/was playing
would have glued/played

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as short/as
short enough/than
such short/as
so short/that
the shortest/for

which
why
what
when
where

44. For this job we need someone who is

not only competent, but also .......
integrity we can rely on.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whose
whom
which
who
that

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51. At the rate you are saving, by the time

you ........ you ....... rich enough to live
comfortably for the rest of your life.

45. Looking back at all he ....... over the

years, he ....... content and happy.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was accomplishing/has felt

had been accomplished/was feeling
was accomplished/had felt
had accomplished/felt
has accomplished/had been feeling

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

46. ....... spend her life with the man her

father had chosen for her, Fatima
decided to run away from home.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

52. Since ....... seemed to have ....... to say

about the proposals, the meeting went
on for a long time.

Due to
Because of
So that
Rather than
According to

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

47. I'm getting restless now that summer

........ but we still have to stay in town
working very hard. How I wish we .......
somewhere soon!
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

arrived/were able to go
has arrived/could go
is arriving/will go
had arrived/were going
will have arrived/can go

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

a/the
the/a
the/
/that
any/a

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

signing/rule
to sign/having ruled
being signed/ruled
signed/to rule
to be signed/ruling

55. Although ....... the date ....... the place

of birth of the Greek poet Homer is
known, he is one of the best known
poets in history.

Whenever
Even though
However
Despite
No matter

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

50. Hokusai was a well-known Japanese

wood-block artist ....... work influenced
such Western artists ........ Gauguin
and Van Gogh.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would unite/were having

will unite/are having
are uniting/have had
would be uniting/had had
united/would have

54. The Magna Carta, ........ in 1215 by King

John, became a symbol of the rights of
the individual and bound the king ........
according to law.

49. ....... what steps are taken to curb the

use of illegal drugs in the United
States, nothing seems to work.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

nobody/nothing
everyone/something
someone/everything
no one/everything
anyone/any thing

53. If the Arab countries ....... instead of

squabbling all the time, they ....... a
much better chance of confronting
Israel.

48. William Harvey's discovery of .......

circulation of the blood revolutionised
....... medicine in the 17th century.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

retired/will have been

have retired/will be
retire/have been
should retire/are
had retired/were to be

both/and
either/or
whether/or
hardly/when
neither/nor

whether/or
rather/than
every/like
whose/as
so much/that
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56. No one can be sure how Russian

society ....... if the Russian Revolution
....... place in 1917.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was evolving/didn't take

evolved/hasn't taken
would have evolved/hadn't taken
has evolved/wasn't taking
evolves/wouldn't be taking

57. Would you mind not ....... so loudly

while the others are trying .........?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

talk/to be working
to be talking/to have worked
talking/to work
to talk/having worked
to have talked/working

58. A grasshopper has no backbone, .......

an octopus; therefore, they are both
classified as invertebrates although
they are so different.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so does
nor does
as does
neither is
as is

59. Mosquitos are extremely irritating

insects that will not allow you to sleep
at night; ....... , in some parts of the
world, they spread dangerous
diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

even though
furthermore
otherwise
afterwards
in contrast

60. ....... I help you with the cooking, or

....... you rather I vacuumed the front
room?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Shall/would
Will/do
Do/will
Must/can
Can/did

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TEST YOUR GRAMMAR

1. C

21. A

41. C

2. C

22. B

42. A

3. B

23. C

43. B

4. A

24. E

44. A

5. D

25. B

45. D

6. C

26. D

46. D

7. E

27. A

47. B

8. B

28. A

48. C

9. D

29. C

49. E

10. A

30. B

50. D

11. B

31. E

51. B

12. E

32. D

52. B

13. D

33. E

53. E

14. D

34. B

54. D

15. C

35. A

55. E

16. A

36. E

56. C

17. A

37. C

57. C

18. E

38. D

58. B

19. D

39. A

59. B

20. E

40. D

60. A

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