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52. In cold climates people ________ sitting in the sun.

A) like

B) likes

C) are liking

D) do like

53. I was doing the shopping while you ________ tennis.

A) played

B) were playing

C) have played

D) have been playing

54. We ________ television when a bird flew into the room.

A) was watching

B) were watching

C) looked at

D) saw

55. Do they often go to the beach? Yes, they ________ .

A) do

B) go

C) do go

D) are going

56. Does Albert have any new magazines? No, he ________ .

A) does

B) doesn’t

C) has

D) don’t

57. He didn’t understand me ________ I spoke to him slowly and clearly.

A) although

B) however

C) since

D) because

58. ________ you open the window please?

A) Could

B) Shall

C) Should

D) Must

59. She would rather read ________ listen to the radio.

A) than

B) to

C) or

D) and

60. You look hungry. ________ you like a sandwich?

A) Will

B) Would

C) Do

D) can

61. Professor Perkins ________ teach at your school.

A) has

B) use to

C) is used to

D) used to

62. ________ to drive a bulldozer?

A) Are you using

B) Did you use

C) Do you use

D) Have you used

63. He ________ to go to college in his own hometown.

A) uses

B) use

C) used

D) had used

64. Our suitcases ________ examined before anybody said anything.

A) have been

B) is being

C) can’t

D) had been

65. Let’s drive ________ , shall we?

A) to downtown

B) at downtown

C) up downtown

D) downtown

66. The theater is located ______.

A) downtown

B) to downtown

C) in downtown

D) into downtown

67. The guests are ______.

A) in upstairs

B) at door

C) in the living-room

D) downstairs

68. You can find many stores ______ of town.

A) in center

B) the center

C) in the center D) center

69. The fish moved ______ and silently through the water.

A) swimming

B) rapid

C) to swim

D) quickly

70. ______ countries waged a war against poverty

A) Both of

B) Both

C) None of

D) None

71. The whale ______ as a fish, but it is actually a mammal.

A) regards

B) is regarded

C) regarded

D) which has been regarded

72. The Empire State Building is different ______ the Parliament Building

in Brasilia.
A) between

B) from

C) to

D) for

73. The American pyramids are in some ways similar ______ the Egyptian

pyramids.
A) between

B) from

C) to

D) for

74. He was ______ than I was at playing chess.

A) good

B) better

C)the best

D) best

75. Martha has been watching television, and ______.

A) Ralph has too

B) Ralph hasn

t either

C) so does Palph

D) neither has Ralph

76. Jack finished the assignment quickly and ______.

A) correctly

B) correct

C) rapid

D) hardly

77. Frank likes singing and ______.

A) to dance

B) a dance

C) dance

D) dancing

78. Harvey

s new story is both short ______ interesting.

A) but

B) nor

C) and

D) it

,

s

79. A: Why don

t you call Rita?

B:  I ______ call her a few minutes ago, but her phone was busy.
A) am

B) do

C) will

D) did

80. Neither Jake ______ Diana can speak Japanese.

A) and

B) or

C) nor

D) if

81. Many adult students of English wish they ______ their language

studies earlier.
A) would start

B) started

C) would have started

D) had started

82. Did they tell you whether or not they ______ there at 10 o

clock?

A) would be

B) were gone

C) will go

D) can go

83. They

ll work on the problem ______ they solve it.

A) why

B) by

C) until

D) that

84. Have you ever thought ______ psychology?

A) studied

B) to study

C) of studying

D) have studied

85. Tina was afraid of ______ home by herself.

A) gone

B) going

C) go___

D) goes

86. I look forward ______ you soon.

A) of visiting

B) to visiting

C) to visit

D) will visit

87. Before ______ to the meeting, Harry was at his office.

A) to come

B) comes

C) came

D) coming

88. Have you met the new secretary ______ last week?

A) hired

B) she was hired

C) was hired

D) when she was hired

89. ______ of the students gave their views on the subject.

A) Each

B) Neither

C) All

D) One

90. Neither Nancy nor Lorna remembered to bring ______ camera.

A) their

B) neither

C) them

D) her

91. I fell and hurt ______ .

A) himself

B) myself

C) me

D) ourselves

92. You didn

t damage car, ______ ?

A) I hope

B) didn

t it

C) you accident D) did you

93. ______ of the students did well on their test.

A) Each

B) Either

C) Neither

D) Most

94. Before I woke up, the burglars ______ most of my possessions.

A) have taken

B) had taken

C) were taking

D) will take

95. Thomas ______ his vacation for several months.

A) planning

B) had been planning

C) is planning

D) been planning for

96. The dog ______ bit me wasn

t mad, fortunately.

A) that

B) who

C) whom

D) _

97. Tell me about the differences ______ this city and the one you come

from.
A) of

B) than

C) between

D) from

98. There are many differences ______ the styles of these two writers.

A) between

B) from

C) to

D) for

99. It was nice ______ to remember my mother

s birthday.

A) don

t forget B) a present

C) for

D) of you

100. The child grew ______ when his father entered the room.

A) silent

B) silently

C) happily

D) up

Book 1 Part D

Test 12

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400 questions in English Grammar

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