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48. It

’

s no use ______ to learn a language just by studying a dictionary.

A) to try

B) try

C) trying

D) in trying

49. ______ with a foreign family can be a good way to learn a language.

A) Live

B) Living

C) Lived

D) Life

50. She turned off the tape recorder ______ pushing the stop button.

A) by

B) with

C) in

D) be

51. Low-income families have a hard time ______.

A) they buy enough meat

B) to buy enough meat

C) buying enough meat

D) for buying meat.

52. He said that he ______ the film the day before.

A) would see

B) has seen

C) had seen

D) saw

53. After Mohammed Ali ______ an Olympic gold medal, he became a

professional boxer.
A) has won

B) had won

C) won

D) was winning

54. A: It

’

s too bad she

’

s never worked in a real estate office.

B: She ______ worked in one, but it was just a summer job.
A) has

B) is

C) was

D) did

55. A: I

’

m sorry that Sam hasn

’

t learned to drive yet.

B: He ______ learned, but he doesn

’

t like to drive.

A) does

B) have

C) had

D) has

56. If we don

’

t hurry, the wedding ______ before our arrival.

A) took place

B) will have taken place

C) takes place

D) should have taken place

57. In three years time, I ______ my studies.

A) will have finished

B) finish

C) will finish

D) am finishing

58. They never ______ the packages that they ______.

A) had received / had ordered

B) received / ordered

C) received / had ordered

D) received / has ordered

59. The secretary ______ the office after she ______ the letters.

A) left / had typed

B) had left / had typed

C) left / typed

D) had left / typed

60. For the past three days she ______ in a bad mood.

A) were

B) have been

C) was

D) has been

61. One of the most effective ways of getting ahead in life ______.

A) you work hard and regularly
B) is to be a trustworthy person
C) know how to solve problems quickly
D) having invested in personal relationships

62. He ______ of Einstein before I gave him a book on relativity.

A) did not hear

B) had not heard

C) would not hear

D) would not have heard

63. Although he ______ the windows, they are still dirty.

A) has cleaned B) cleaned

C) will clean

D) had cleaned

64. Have you heard the ______ weather forecast?

A) yesterday

B) three-week

C) today

,

s

D) two weeks

65. Carl has a ______ vacation every year.

A) two-week

B) two week

C) two weeks

D) of two weeks

66. Had they gone to the island a day earlier, they ______ the storm.

A) will have avoided

B) would avoid

C) would have avoided

D) had avoided

67. They ______ a better project if they had worked harder.

A) might have

B) had had

C) have

D) might have had

68. I would have come, ______ I been invited.

A) should

B) when

C) if

D) had

69. ______ he studied more carefully, he could have improved his grade.

A) However

B) Might

C) Had

D) Should have

70. ______ you need my help tomorrow, please call me.

A) Should

B) Had

C) Might

D) Would

71. Have you been ______ today?

A) to outside

B) from

C) outside

D) of outside

72. Many people with spinal cord injuries can, with the help of computer

implants, ______.
A) recovering some of their mobility
B) they can recover some of their mobility
C) recover some of their mobility
D) who are recovering some of their mobility

73. She sang ______ and was admired by everybody.

A) as beautiful as a bird

B) beautifying

C) beautifully

D) beautiful like a bird

74. ______ require years of hard work to develop a successful software.

A) It will

B) That will

C) Will it

D) The company

75. ______ possible that scientists will someday release the energy stored

in water.
A) That is

B) To be

C) It is

D) That it is

76. He ate a huge supper. He ______ very hungry.

A) must be

B) can

’

t be

C) must have been

D) can

’

t have been

77. I feel a draught. The windows ______ open.

A) must be

B) were

C) must have been

D) had to be

78. There wasn

’

t any milk this morning. The milkman ______ to leave it.

A) must forget

B) must have forgotten

C) can

’

t forget

D) can

’

t have forgotten

79. According to some historians, if the United States had not used the

atom bomb, the Japanese ______ half of the world.
A) had conquered

B) would conquer

C) would have conquered

D) had had conquered

80. Alice ______ have been told about the problem because she was on

vacation and could not be reached.
A) shouldn

’

t

B) couldn

’

t

C) needn

’

t

D) must

81. Could the package ______ to the wrong address?

A) being sent

B) to be sent

C) have been sent D) will be sent

82. You are broke now because you spent all your money foolishly. You

______ your money foolishly.
A) must spend

B) shouldn

’

t have spent

C) must have spent

D) mustn’t have spent

83. Architects also design theaters, ______ is the Sydney Opera House.

A) examples of which

B) example which

C) an example of which

D) of which

84. English is quite difficult because of all the exceptions ______ have

to be learned.
A) which

B) what

C) they

D) those

85. We were impressed by the traditional architecture of Japan, ______

is in this picture.
A) it

B) examples of which

C) an example of which

D) that

86. Hydrogen peroxide ______ as a bleaching agent because it effectively

whitens a variety of fibers and surfaces.
A) which is used

B) housewives are using

C) used

D) is used

87. The Bengal tiger, ______ can be seen in the local zoo, is an extremely

interesting animal.
A) of

B) examples of which

C) where

D) of which

88. Niemeyer designed many buildings in Brazil, ______ are in Brasilia.

A) an example of which

B) examples of which

C) examples  which

D) of which

89. Many of the items ______ were given to the employees.

A) sell

B) sale

C) sold to

D) not sold

90. Even though Mohammed Ali has now lost his title, people ______

always remember him as a champion.
A) would

B) did

C) will

D) shall

91. There is only one kind of species of snake ______ poisonous in Turkey.

A) it is

B) that is

C) is

D) being

92. ______ I prefer Bangkok, my friend would rather live in Tokyo.

A) Which

B) But

C) While

D) For example

93. Not only ______ come late, you also haven

’

t brought my book.

A) are you

B) you haven

’

t

C) you did

D) have you

94. Neither my friend ______ I like playing soccer.

A) or

B) and

C) but

D) nor

95. It is said that Chinese is perhaps the world

’

s _____ language to master.

A) harder

B) hardest

C) hard

D) too hard

96. Learning a second language is not the same _____ learning a first

language.
A) as

B) like

C) that

D) which

97. Fewer babies are born with birth defects ______ advances in prenatal

care during this decade.
A) because of

B) than

C) since

D) as to

98. The play was ______ one that I saw in London last year.

A) it

B) similar from

C) similar to

D) different between

99. Working provides people with personal satisfaction ______ wealth.

A) apart from

B) as well as

C) beside

D) next to

100. A: Why don

’

t you send your resume if you want the job?

B: I ______ send it, but it got lost in the mail.
A) did

B) do

C) can

D) will

Book 1 Part D

Test 16