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54. Witness: Two men and a woman stole the money.

Detective: Did you actually see ______ the money?
A) them to steal

B) him to steal

C) them stealing

D) him stealing

55. I had lunch with my friends but I  ______ dinner with my family now.

A) have

B) have been having

C) am not having

D) am having

56. The party _______ by my friend.

A) being organized

B) is being organized

C) organized

D) is organizing

57. He ______ the accident if he ______ drunk; but he was drunk and

had the accident.
A) wouldn’t have

 

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hadn’t been B) wouldn’t have

 

/

 

weren’t

C) wouldn’t have had

 

/

 

weren’t D) wouldn’t have had

 

/

 

hadn’t been

58. A: What was he arrested ________ ?

B: He smashed up a pub and left ________  paying.
A) _ / on

B) for / on

C) for/ without

D) in/ without

59. You are talking to a foreigner in Turkish, but you don’t think he

understands you. So you say:
“You ________ to understand me.”
A) aren’t sure

B) can’t

C) don’t seem

D) shouldn’t

 

60. ________ did it take her ________ all the dishes?

A) How much / washing

B) How long / to wash

C) How long / washing

D) How much / to wash

61. Who is that pretty girl ________ ?

A) that everybody is looking

B) everybody is looking at her

C) which everybody is looking

D) everybody is looking at

62. The bad smell in the kitchen was really _______ . We were all _______.

A) disgusting / disgusted

B) disgusting / disgust

C) disgusted / disgusting

D) disgust / disgusting

63. Today many parents ________ their children go to bed late.

A) get

B) let

C) do

D) force

64. Arthur: I must finish that work today.

Arthur said he ________ finish the work that day.
A) had to

B) must

C) would

D) might

65. I’ve been short of money ________ I bought a new house.

A) although

B) when

C) because of

D) ever since

66. My friend broke one of the best vases, so she said: “I hope you’ll

excuse me ________ .”
A) to break that vase

B) for breaking that vase

C) for being broken

D) to be broken

67. Cindy: Is Manhattan near here?

Cindy wanted to know ________ Manhattan was near here.
A) what

B) which

C) where

D) if

68. Nobody wants to do anything about that problem ________

everybody knows it is serious.
A) that’s why

B) even though C) thereby

D) because of

69. ________ , silent people or talkative ones?

A) What you love is

B) Why do you love best

C) Which you prefer is

D) Who do you hate most

70. The car is terribly dirty. I’m sure it ________ for weeks.

A) isn’t cleaned

B) hasn’t been cleaned

C) hadn’t been cleaned

D) wasn’t cleaned

71. A: Why do you save ________  money?

B: To get married.
A) up

B) for

C) with

D) to

72. I ________ to him because I thought I ________ him somewhere.

A) had spoken / saw

B) spoke / saw

C) spoke / had seen

D) had spoken / had seen

73. A: ________  the burglar before?

B: No, I ________ him before I saw him in the bank.
A) Did you ever see / hadn’t met
B) Had you ever seen / hadn’t met
C) Have you ever seen / didn’t meet
D) Had you ever seen / didn’t meet

74. A: Why did you leave the concert early?

B: Because I found ________ .
A) it boring

B) it bored

C) bored

D) boring

75. I’d like you ________ spending all our money on that old car. In fact,

you don’t even have ________ that car.
A) to stop / to drive

B) stopping / to drive

C) to stop / driving

D) stop / to drive

76. No matter how hard they struggled with it, the window _____ open.

A) isn’t

B) wasn’t

C) wouldn’t

D) couldn’t

77. “I think she might be on this bus.” means: ________  on this bus.

A) She is pure she is

B) She is possibly

C) She won’t be

D) She is definitely

78. A: I’ve got a terrible cold.

B: You ________ .
A) had better go to bed

B) had better not go to a doctor

C) must go out

D) need to work harder

79. ________  have a cup of coffee if you don’t mind.

A) I decided to B) I’m sure to

C) I’d rather

D) I prefer

80. The car ________  if you ________ to a mechanic.

A) breaks down / will take it
B) will break down / will take
C) is going to break down / don’t take it
D) will break down / won’t take it

81. Those policemen react ________  faster in emergencies.

A) many

B) a lot of

C) some

D) much

82. That’s the ________  car I’ve ever seen. It uses ________  petrol than

any other car I know.
A) cheapest / less

B) cheaper / less

C) cheapest / the least

D) cheaper / more

83. Ali studies 3 hours a day. Emre studies 2 hours a day. Emre doesn’t

study ________  Ali does.
A) so hard that B) as hard as

C) as good as

D) less than

84. He always leaves ________  work at 5:30 and goes ________  home.

A) from / to

B) _ / _

C) _  / to

D) from / _

85. How are we going to finish this work when we’ve got only ________

time and ________  people to do it?
A) a few / a few

B) a little / a little

C) a few / a little

D) a little / a few

86. There isn’t ________  food left but there are ________  drinks.

A) any

 

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some

B) some

 

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some C) some

 

/

 

any

D) any

 

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any

87. A: People have a duty to fight inflation.

B: ________ .
A) Neither does the Government B) So does the Government
C) So did the Government

D) The Government doesn’t either

88. Don’t disturb them. They ________  to an important lecture.

A) listened

B) listen

C) are listening

D) have listened

89. What are those students in the line waiting ________  ?

A) about

B) to

C) for

D) at

90. _____ you leave the letter on the table,  my sister will post it for you.

A) Unless

B) If

C) Wherever

D) Even though

91. A: Why didn’t you answer me?

B: I didn’t hear ________ .
A) why did you ask it

B) what did you ask

C) what you asked

D) why you asked

92. “He isn’t sure he can repair the damage but, he hopes to.” Means

“He ________ be able to repair it.”
A) will

B) should

C) may

D) would

93. “It’s time salaries went up” means:

A) This time salaries went up
B) Salaries went up that time
C) Salaries went up and it was the right time
D) We think salaries ought to go up

94. A: When did they give the workers a rise?

B: A rise ________ last month.
A) was given to them

B) gave them

C) was given for them

D) had been given to them

95. A: Did you manage to pass the exam?

B: It was ________ , but I managed it all right.
A) difficult enough

B) too difficult

C) extremely difficult

D) such difficult

96. ________ his good work and manners he didn’t get a promotion.

A) Because of

B) In spite of

C) Even though D) As a result of

97. It is clear that progress destroys beauty. That’s why most people

object to it ________ our surrounding this way.
A) change

B) be changed C) changed

D) changing

98. A: You ought to explain this matter to the union.

B: It’s already been explained ________ .
A) them

B) to them

C) for them

D) to this matter

99. That scientist was one of the first ________ with bacteria.

A) experimenting

B) to experiment

C) experiment

D) experiments

100. She ________ found her photographs, because she is still looking

for them.
A) mustn’t has B) can’t have

C) needn’t have D) oughtn’t have

Book 1 Part D

Test 7

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400 questions in English Grammar

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