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TEST  7

1.

A: I’ve eaten far too much!
B: Oh ________ all that exercise.
A) it has to be

B) it must be

C) it ought to be

D) it should be

2.

A: There was a lot of noise in this building last night.
B: Well, ________ . I was out at a party all night.
A) it might have been me

B) it mustn’t have been me

C) it couldn’t have been me

D) it shouldn’t have been me

3.

A: I’m surprised your husband didn’t stay longer.
B: Well, ________ , had the weather been better.
A) he should have done

B) he might’ve done

C) he has done

D) he must have done

4.

A: Must I always pay my rent by cheque?
B: No, ________ . Pay it however you want to.
A) you needn’t

B) you mustn’t

C) you shouldn’t

D) you oughtn’t

5.

A: I hate all this polite chat at cocktail parties.
B: Oh, you ________ polite in my house. Say whatever you want!
A) mustn’t be

B) shouldn’t be

C) needn’t be

D) oughtn’t to be

6.

I’m sorry but I can’t ________ anybody at the moment because the
bedrooms are being redecorated.
A) put up

B) put up with C) put off

D) put with

7.

I must say I wouldn’t buy it, but don’t be ________ by me.
A) put up

B) put up with C) put off

D) put with

8.

If he hadn’t been so drunk, he would have ________ his ideas more
convincingly.
A) put across

B) put up with C) put through

D) put with

9.

The noise in the classroom is getting unbearable. I simply won’t
________ it!
A) put across

B) put up with C) put through

D) put with

10. I’ll never go to that grocer’s again. He seems to ________ his prices

every day.
A) put up

B) put up with C) put off

D) put with

11. A: How do you find your new colleague?

B: I’m told he’s difficult to ________ .
A) get on with B) get along with   C) get over

D) get off

12. They say he’ll never ________ his dismissal.

A) get on with B) get along with   C) get over

D) get off

13. I tried to telephone Istanbul yesterday, but I just couldn’t ________.

A) get on with

B) get along with

C) get through

D) get off

14. Mr. Brown is so old now he just can’t ________ as he used to.

A) get about

B) get away

C) get around

D) off

15. There’s no doubt that he’s guilty and I’m sure he won’t ________ .

A) get about

B) get across

C) get off

D) get away

16. I’ll have so much spare time, I’ll probably ______ some kind of hobby.

A) take up

B) take along

C) take down

D) take in

17. Have you any idea which son of his will _______ when he retires?

A) take up

B) take along

C) take over

D) take in

18. He’s very funny when he ________ his grandfather.

A) takes off

B) takes to

C) takes after

D) takes for

19. She ________ her friends for advice on investing her money.

A) looks after

B) looks away

C) looks to

D) looks into

20. It’s very difficult to ________ a person who has so many prejudices.

A) take to

B) take off

C) take in

D) take for

21. The line’s very bad. It’s difficult to ________ what  he’s saying.

A) make off

B) make out

C) make for

D) make up

22. I don’t really like his being absent so much, but he does ________

the most amusing excuses.
A) make for

B) make up

C) make away

D) make out

23. They attacked the poor man and ________ every penny he had.

A) stole him

B) stole of him C) robbed him

D) robbed him of

24. To avoid paying death duties, he’ll ________ his whole estate to his

son this year.
A) make over

B) make for

C) make off

D) make up

25. No, the burglar didn’t take too much, but he did manage to ________

some of my best carpets.
A) make for with

B) make out with

C) make off with

D) make of with

26. Helen served tea ________ them.

A) from

B) to

C) in

D) at

27. I want to pay ________ the book.

A) at

B) for

C) of

D) to

28. She takes ________ her shoes when she enter the house.

A) on

B) in

C) off

D) of

29. Put ________ your sweater before you get out.

A) on

B) in

C) down

D) at

30. The tourist asked ________ some information.

A) of

B) for

C) from

D) to

31. I don’t like ________ hot drinks.

A) serve

B) serving to

C) to serving

D) being served

32. They continued ________ songs.

A) to singing

B) to sing

C) with singing

D) being singing

33. The costumer insists on ________ , so hurry up.

A) serving

B) being served C)  serve

D) having served

34. She didn’t finish ________ coffee.

A) have

B) having

C) to have

D) have

35. The house is ________ for him to buy.

A) made

B) did

C) had

D) making

36. The ________ we climbed, the thinner the air became.

A) high

B) higher

C) highly

D) highest

37. They never ________ plans for the work.

A) make

B) do

C) perform

D) ask

38. His brother was here ________ Saturday.

A) in

B) by

C) on

D) at

39. Ali always goes to school ________ bus.

A) with

B) by

C) on

D) in

40. She is still in school, ________ ?

A) is she

B) isn’t it

C) isn’t she

D) is it

41. A: Don’t you like this lesson?

B: ________ .
A) No, I’m not. B) No, I don’t

C) No, I don’t like.   D) Yes, I don’t.

42. The social problems of Spain are ________ those of Turkey.

A) alike

B) similar

C) same as

D) the same as

43. Jim is not ________ a quick worker ________ you are.

A) such / as

B) so / that

C) such / that

D) more / than

44. “You didn’t understand what he was saying. I didn’t, either.” means:

A) Either you or I understood what he was saying.
B) Neither you nor I understood what he was saying.
C) Both you and I understood what he was saying.
D) Just as you understood what he was saying so did I.

45. The guest, ________ , apologized to the host for his attitude.

A) his mistake is realized

B) he realized his mistake

C) realizing his mistake

D) realized his mistake.

46. “He needn’t have beaten the child.” means:

A) He didn’t beat the child

B) The child needed to be beaten.

C) He needed to beat the child. D) He beat the child.

47. “I’d much rather have watched TV at home.” means:

A) I will watch TV at home.

B) I couldn’t watch TV at home.

C) I watched TV at home.

D) I won’t watch TV at home.

48. “Jane didn’t need to worry about Judy.” means:

A) Jane wanted Judy to worry.

B) Jane didn’t need Judy to worry.

C) Jane didn’t worry about Judy. D) Jane worried about Judy.

49. “You could have done more than you did to help her wash the car.”

means:
A) You helped more than she wanted you to.
B) You helped her but not much.
C) You helped as much as you could.
D) You didn’t help her at all.

50. “If I hadn’t been wearing my boots, I would have been sick.” means:

A) It’s a pity I didn’t wear my boots.
B) It’s pity I more my boots.
C) It’s a good thing I was wearing my boots.
D) It’s a good thing I didn’t wear my boots.

51. The furniture ______ wonderful but ______ hard and uncomfortable.

A) seems / sounds

B) looks / feels

C) looks / sounds

D) feels / seems

52. “You can look after yourself and I can look after myself” means: “We

can look after ________”
A) each other

B) yourself

C) ourselves

D) myself

53. ________ he does, his mother forgives him.

A) Whenever

B) Wherever

C) Whatever

D) However

Test 7

Book 1 Part D

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400 questions in English Grammar

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