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149. The soup tastes ______.
A) nicely
B) well
C) suspiciously
D) wonderful
150. I tasted the soup ______.
A) wonderful
B) suspiciously C) happy
D) haste
151. Poor people from rural areas are migrating to the cities to find work
and _____ the circles of slum housing in many suburbs are growing
larger.
A) consequently B) however
C) as
D) whereas
152. Heart disease remains the ______ of diseases. It killed about 750,000
Americans last year, almost 40 percent of all ______.
A) more danger / death
B) most killing / die
C) threateningly / deaths
D) most deadly / deaths
153. He’s got two very ______ daughters.
A) alike
B) like
C) similar-looking D) much like
154. My brother is ______ yours.
A) the same age
B) younger
C) as old
D) the same age as
155. Of the two toys, the child chose ______ .
A) the less expensive
B) the least expensive
C) the one most expensive
D) the most expensive of them
156. The more we looked at the abstract painting, ______.
A) we liked it less
B) better we liked it
C) the less we liked it
D) it looked better
157. A: There is someone at the door.
B: ______ it is, I don’t want to see them.
A) Whichever
B) Whoever
C) Wherever
D) Whatever
158. ______ you say to her, she still keeps smiling.
A) Whatever
B) Whichever
C) Whoever
D) Whenever
159. ______ you go, I’ll go with you.
A) Whoever
B) Whichever
C) Wherever
D) Whatever
160. You look very ______. What’s the matter?
A) unhappily
B) happily
C) unhappy
D) angrily
161. It is ______ interesting book. It gives ______ wonderful picture of
what ______ life was like in ______ Victorian times.
A) an /_ / the / _
B) an / a / _ / _
C) an / a / the / _
D) a / a / the / the
162. I have noticed that ______ English people do not seem to shake
______ hands as much as people do in ______ Turkey.
A) the / __ / the
B) _ / _ / _
C) the / _ / _
D) _ / _ / the
163. Although ______ brown rice is better for you, ______ most people
prefer______ white rice.
A) _ / _ / _
B) the / _ / the C) _ / the / _
D) the / the / the
164. Taylor knows a lot about ______ classical music. He seems to like
______ string quartets of Beethoven best.
A) _ / the
B) _ / _
C) the / _
D) a / the
165. I studied ____ modern history at ____ university. In ____ last year I
specialized in ____ history of ____ Turkish Independence War.
A) _ / the / _ / _ / the
B) the / the / _ / a / a
C) a / _ / the / _ / _
D) _ / the / the / the / the
166. Do you think that I could learn ______ Japanese ______ way ______
Japanese speak it?
A)_ / the / _
B) a / the / _ C) _ / the / the D) the / a / the
167. They say that ______ Turkish language is particularly difficult for
______ Europeans.
A) _ / the
B) _ / _
C) the / _
D) the / the
168. ______ physical fitness can help you live longer, feel healthier and
cope with ______ life’s problems.
A) The / _
B) _ / the
C) A / _
D) _ / _
169. A coalition government was in ______ power in Britain during ______
Second World War.
A) _ / _
B) the / the
C) _ / the
D) the / _
170. _____ Swiss Alps are _____ good place to go if you like ____ skiing.
There is usually plenty of _____ snow during _____ winter months.
A) _ / a / the / _ / _
B) the / _ / _ / the / _
C) a / a / _ / _ / _
D) the / a / _ / _ / the
171. _____ cafeteria is located to _____ left of _____ Faculty of Engineering.
A) A / the / _
B) A / _ / _
C) The / the / the
D) The / _ / the
172. ______ solar energy is produced in ______ central core of_____ sun.
A) _ / the / _
B) _ / the / the
C) The / the / the
D) The / the / _
173. ______ Indian elephant is smaller than______ African elephant.
A) The / the
B) _ / _
C) An / the
D) _ / a
174. At ___ beginning of ______ Pre-Cambrian era there was no life on
___ earth.
A) _ / the / _ B) _ / _ / the
C) the / _ / the
D) the / the / _
175. __ ancient Egypt consisted of __ desert regions surrounding __ Nile.
A) _ / the / the B) _ / _ / the
C) The / the / _ D) The / _ / the
176. It came out many years later that ______ pair had been happily
married since ______ beginning of ______ century.
A) the / _ / _
B) _ / the / the C) the / the / _
D) the / the / the
177. It is not known whether ______ high blood pressure is due to ______
increased sodium intake.
A) the / the
B) _ / the
C) _ /
_
D) a / an
178. In ______ past, ______ air pollution was generally considered basically
______ urban phenomenon.
A) the / _ / _
B) the / _ / an
C) _ / _ / _
D) the / _ / _
179. Many statues and monuments have been eroded in ______ last fifty
years than had been in ______ previous two hundred years.
A)__ / the
B) the / the
C) _ / _
D) the / _
180. ______ price of sugar has risen by ______ penny______ kilo.
A) The / a / a
B)_ / a / a
C) The / _ / a
D) _ / _ / a
181. ______ Finance Minister increased ______ tax on ______ petrol in
his last budget.
A) _ / the / the
B) The / the / the
C) _ / the / the
D) The / the / _
182. Economic growth is not ______ sufficient condition on its own to
ensure ______ increase in ______ economic welfare.
A) _ / the / _
B) a / an / _
C) the / _ / _
D) a / an / the
183. ______ inflation is defined as ______ persistent rise in ______ general
level of prices.
A) The / _ / the B) _ / _ / the
C) _ / a / the
D) _ / a / _
184. In 1937 ____ explorer Sir Hubert Wilkens set out to search for ____
Soviet airman whose plane had gone down over ____ North Pole.
A) _ / a / the
B) the / the / _ C) _ / the / _
D) the / a / the
185. ______ protein can only be found in ______ meat.
A) _ / _
B) The / _
C) _ / the
D) A / _
186. When we read _____ lives of _____ great, we can catch their courage
as if by _____ contagion.
A)_ / the / _
B) the / _ / _
C) the / _ / a
D) the / the / _
187. Pressure is inversely proportional to volume; ______ greater the
volume ______ lower the pressure.
A) the / the
B) _ / _
C) _ / the
D) the / _
188. ___ Macy is ___ department store on ___ 34th Street in New York.
A)_ / a / _
B) The / a / _
C) _ / a / the
D) The / a / the
189. ____ Queen of England lives in ____ Buckingham Palace in London.
A) _ / _
B) _ / the
C) The / _
D) The / the
190. ______ life is going to be ____ little easier in ____ economic terms.
A) _ / a / _
B) The / a / _
C) _ / _ / _
D)_ / a / the
191. ______ problem of fundamental importance for ______ developing
countries is that of slowing down ______ population growth.
A) _ / the / _
B) A / the / _
C) A / _ / _
D) The / the / the
192. We won’t get much benefit from ______ removal of ______ import
duty from ______ European goods.
A) the / _ / _
B) _ / the / the C) a / _ / _
D) the / _ / the
193. You won’t reach to ______ back of ______ auditorium; so we’ll have
to use ______ amplifier.
A) _ / the / an B) _ / the / _
C) the / the / an D) _ / the / the
194. ____ primary task of ____ development is to eliminate ____ poverty.
A) The / _ / _
B) _ / the / _
C) The / _ / the D) A / the / the
195. In _____ kingdom of Nepal, high up in _____ Himalayas and within
sight of _____ Mt. Everest _____ world’s highest mountain, _____
way of life in _____ villages has hardly changed in hundreds of years.
A) the
/
_
/
the
/
the
/
_
/
the
B) the
/
the
/
_
/
the
/
the
/
the
C) the
/
the
/
the
/
the
/
the
/
_
D) _ / the / _ / _ / the / the
Book 1 Part B
Pronouns - Adverbs (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)
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ELEMENTARY
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
3
tenses - passives
Choose the best alternative.
1.
______ you students?
A) Do
B) Are
C) Am
D) Is
2.
______ the man at work?
A) Am
B) Does
C) Are
D) Is
3.
Who ______ an optician?
A) is
B) are
C) am
D) does
4.
Where ______ Mary and Julia going?
A) is
B) are
C) do
D) does
5.
She ______ working at the library.
A) does
B) can
C) is
D) are
6.
Frank and I ______ engineers.
A) am
B) is
C) was
D) are
7.
______ there a hamburger on the table?
A) Does
B) Are
C) Isn’t
D) Is
8.
There ______ any soup on the menu.
A) aren’t
B) are
C) isn’t
D) is
9.
There ______ any dentists in hospital.
A) are
B) aren’t
C) isn’t
D) is
10. There ______ no chalk in the classroom.
A) is
B) isn’t
C) are
D) aren’t
11. There ______ no surgeons in that hospital.
A) isn’t
B) are
C) aren’t
D) was
12. ______ you have any other questions?
A) Are
B) Aren’t
C) Were
D) Do
13. How much milk ______ there?
A) are
B) do
C) is
D) were
14. How many vacation days ______ there?
A) are
B) do
C) is
D) was
15. What ______ those?
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) have
16. ______ photocopiers.
A) There’s
B) They’re
C) We’re
D) It’s
17. She ______ a sweater.
A) has
B) have
C) is
D) are
18. We ______ a video.
A) has
B) are
C) don’t
D) have
19. David ______ a stereo.
A) doesn’t have B) not have
C) don’t have
D) don’t
20. ______ she got a watch?
A) Does
B) Have
C) Has
D) Was
21. ______ they have an old car?
A) Are
B) Aren’t
C) Have
D) Do
22. A: What is wrong with Lisa?
B: She ______ a fever.
A) is
B) has
C) does
D) got
23. I ______ a fever but I ______ have sore throat.
A) have
/
don’t B) am
/
not
C) have / don’t D) don’t / got
24. ______ Tom a test today?
A) Does
B) Is
C) Is there
D) Has
25. Has he______ flu?
A) have
B) does
C) has
D) got
26. ______ Tom and Betty have measles?
A) Are
B) Has
C) Do
D) Have
27. Sally has a headache but she ______ have a fever.
A) not got
B) doesn’t
C) don’t
D) haven’t
28. I ______ walk to school. I take a bus.
A) am not
B) doesn’t
C) don’t
D) haven’t
29. They like slow music. They ______ like fast music.
A) don’t
B) not
C) are
D) doesn’t
30. My brother ______ like Indian films.
A) isn’t
B) don’t
C) not
D) doesn’t
31. She wants to go to the park. She ______ want to go to the zoo.
A) doesn’t
B) don’t
C) isn’t
D) wasn’t
32. How much ______ an egg sandwich ?
A) does
B) is
C) are
D) were
33. How much ______ bananas ?
A) was
B) is
C) are
D) do
34. Peter has a pocket calculator. He ______ it almost every day.
A) use
B) uses
C) using
D) is using
35. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor ______ to watch horror films.
A) likes
B) doesn’t like C) like
D) not like
36. Robert reads sports magazines. He wants ______ them now.
A) reads
B) is reading
C) read
D) to read
37. Tom ______ mathematics. He ______ it at school.
A) like / study
B) likes / studies
C) likes / studying
D) to like / studies
38. She ______ her homework at night.
A) do
B) does
C) is doing
D) doing
39. It is 8.30. Let’s ______ on the TV.
A) to turn
B) turning
C) turn
D) is turning
40. They ______ never late.
A) are
B) aren’t
C) be
D) don’t
41. Please ______ a bottle of ketchup, Janet.
A) buys
B) buying
C) is buying
D) buy
42. Her hands are dirty. She’d ______ a bar of soap.
A) like
B) likes
C) to like
D) liked
43. Let him ______ two tubes of toothpaste.
A) to buy
B) buying
C) buy
D) buys
44. Peter ______ his hair now. He ______ it every day.
A) is washing / washes
B) washes / is washing
C) wash / is washing
D) is washing / wash
45. She is setting the table. They are ______ lunch.
A) have
B) will have
C) go to have
D) going to have
46. A: Does his father play tennis?
B: No. He ______ to learn.
A) is going
B) plays
C) will
D) playing
47. It’s dark in here. Can you ______ the light ?
A) turning on
B) turn on
C) to turn on
D) will turn on
48. We ______ to the theatre tonight.
A) goes
B) are going
C) didn’t go
D) went
49. She usually ______ breakfast at 7:30.
A) have
B) eat
C) eats
D) having
50. I ______ Turkish folk music.
A) listens to
B) likes
C) listen
D) like
51. My brother and I ______ football on Sundays.
A) play
B) am playing
C) going to
D) likes
52. His sister ______ tennis on Wednesday.
A) play
B) plays
C) go to
D) practice
53. George ______ television before bed.
A) looks
B) going to watch C) looking
D) watches
54. ______ you at home yesterday morning?
A) Did
B) Were
C) Are
D) Will
55. He ______ late yesterday.
A) be
B) were
C) is
D) was
56. They ______ ready in class yesterday.
A) didn’t
B) aren’t
C) weren’t
D) don’t
57. Yesterday he ______ lunch in a restaurant.
A) had
B) has
C) eats
D) is having
58. She ______ a sweater last Tuesday.
A) buys
B) bought
C) is buying
D) will buy
Tenses - Passives (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)
Book 1 Part B
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59. He ______ his father yesterday morning.
A) phones
B) is phoning
C) phone
D) phoned
60. I won’t ______ to class tomorrow.
A) come
B) came
C) comes
D) coming
61. She is going ______ shopping tomorrow.
A) go
B) will go
C) to go
D) goes
62. I ______ home when it started to rain.
A) was walking
B) have walked
C) walk
D) will walk
63. He has ______ English for three years.
A) learns
B) learn
C) been learning D) learning
64. They ______ working here for six months.
A) been
B) have been
C) would
D) will
65. How long ______ her ?
A) do you know
B) you know
C) you knew
D) have you known
66. Who ______ first this morning ?
A) get up
B) gets up
C) got up
D) getting up
67. ______ Peggy happy ?
A) Is
B) Do
C) Does
D) Can
68. John was singing while he ______ a bath.
A) is taking
B) was taking
C) takes
D) take
69. When Peter talks, everybody ______.
A) are listening B) listened
C) listen
D) listens
70. Policemen often ______ traffic.
A) directing
B) is directing
C) directs
D) direct
71. Buses ______ every ten minutes.
A) runs
B) is going
C) run
D) has gone
72. Good children always ______ their parents.
A) obey
B) obeys
C) obeying
D) has obeyed
73. He usually ______ coffee but today he ______ tea.
A) drank / is drinking
B) drunk / drinks
C) drinks / is drinking
D) drinks / was drinking
74. I always buy lottery tickets but I never ______ anything.
A) don’t win
B) had won
C) won
D) win
75. The police ______ the thief yet.
A) haven’t caught
B) didn’t catch
C) hasn’t caught
D) don’t catch
76. I ______ him for five years. I don’t know where he is.
A) didn’t see
B) haven’t seen
C) don’t see
D) not to see
77. He ______ his leg in a skiing accident last winter.
A) has broken
B) broke
C) breaks
D) was broken
78. Have you seen my ball-point pen anywhere? I _____ for it for ten
minutes.
A) looked
B) was looking
C) am looking
D) have been looking
79. I ______ to the dentist tomorrow.
A) went
B) have gone
C) am going
D) going
80. She ______ an operation next Tuesday.
A) had
B) have
C) is having
D) has had
81. The Prime Minister ______ on TV tonight.
A) is speaking
B) spoken
C) had spoken
D) speak
82. He is ______ the car.
A) has washed B) will wash
C) washed
D) going to wash
83. I ______ this day all my life.
A) am remembering
B) will remember
C) remembered
D) have remember
84. I hope I ______ it.
A) found
B) will find
C) am finding
D) finding
85. ______ me with my suitcase, please ?
A) Did you help
B) Are you going to help
C) Are you helping
D) Will you help
86. This time tomorrow I ______ on a beach in Antalya.
A) lie
B) am lying
C) will be lying
D) have been lain
87. We ______ play basketball without a ball.
A) can’t
B) needn’t
C) could
D) doesn’t
88. Does he ______ go to school at eight ?
A) must
B) should
C) has to
D) have to
89. Tom gets up early, but Sarah ______.
A) didn’t
B) isn’t
C) does
D) doesn’t
90. My father ______ an apple now. He ______ an apple every day.
A) eating / eats
B) eats / is eating
C) ate / is eating
D) is eating / eats
91. John ______ the guitar, but he ______ it now.
A) is playing / doesn’t play
B) plays / doesn’t play
C) plays / wasn’t playing
D) plays / isn’t playing
92. Teresa ______ to the theatre, but Jack doesn’t.
A) want to go
B) wants to go C) can go
D) wanted to go
93. Mike likes to play tennis. So ______.
A) is Fred
B) does Fred
C) Fred does
D) can Fred
94. Two wrongs ______ make a right.
A) doesn’t
B) haven’t
C) isn’t
D) don’t
95. Please go away, I ______ to finish my I work.
A) try
B) am trying
C) was trying
D) have tried
96. He always ______ while he ______ a bath.
A) sang / is having
B) sing / has
C) sings / is having
D) is singing / has
97. I ______ like the film on TV last night.
A) didn’t
B) don’t
C) am not
D) haven’t
98. He likes cowboy films, but I ______.
A) don’t
B) didn’t
C) am not
D) haven’t
99. She likes science fiction films, and so ______.
A) am I
B) do I
C) I do
D) I have
100. How many brothers ______ you got ?
A) do
B) has
C) have
D) did
101. I don’t think he ______ pass.
A) won’t
B) doesn’t
C) would
D) will
102. Does she ______ some ice ?
A) wanted
B) want
C) wants
D) to want
103. Who ______ play tennis with me ?
A) wants
B) want to
C) wants to
D) to want
104. I don’t ______ study, but I have to.
A) want to
B) want
C) to want
D) wanted
105. The weather ______ sunny yesterday morning.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) did
106. We usually ______ table tennis every Saturday.
A) to play
B) plays
C) will play
D) play
107. Drive carefully. It ______ heavily this morning.
A) snows
B) snowing
C) snow
D) is snowing
108. You are hungry. Why ______ you eating ?
A) aren’t
B) don’t
C) won’t
D) didn’t
109. Sally ______ her hair when the doorbell rang.
A) will be washing
B) washed
C) has washed
D) was washing
110. The planet Mercury ______ round the sun every eighty-eight days.
A) traveled
B) is traveling
C) travel
D) travels
111. The traffic ______ very slowly on the motorway today. Workmen
______ the road.
A) moves / were repairing
B) is moving / repaired
C) are moving / are repairing
D) was moving / are repairing
112. James Dean ______ a sports car when he died.
A) drove
B) will drive
C) was driving
D) is driving
113. The plane ______ at 11.45.
A) leaves
B) leave
C) are leaving
D) to leave
114. Does she ______ to Mozart ?
A) listening
B) listens
C) listen
D) listened
115. Excuse me. Do you know where I can ______ a color film ?
A) buy
B) buying
C) to buy
D) bought
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Tenses - Passives (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)
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116. ______ you free on Saturday evening ?
A) Do
B) Did
C) Are
D) Was
117. ______ I talk to you in a few minutes ?
A) Am
B) Can
C) Was
D) Do
118. I didn’t ______ any money yesterday.
A) spent
B) spend
C) spending
D) was spending
119. What time are you ______ to school tomorrow?
A) go
B) will go
C) going
D) went
120. Fifty million years ago there ______ no people.
A) were
B) was
C) are
D) weren’t
121. He ______ an aspirin half an hour ago.
A) takes
B) is taking
C) took
D) taken
122. The Nile ______ into the Mediterranean Sea.
A) flowing
B) flowed
C) is flowing
D) will flow
123. The weather forecast says it ______ tomorrow.
A) was snowing
B) is going to snow
C) snows
D) snowed
124. ______ he married ?
A) Does
B) Is
C) Were
D) Did
125. A: ______ tennis this afternoon?
B : Yes, I am.
A) Will you play
B) Are you playing
C) Did you play
D) Were you playing
126. A: We visited the Hitit Museum.
B : Where else ______?
A) have you visited
B) did you visit
C) do you visit
D) you visited
127. A: Was he waiting for you ?
B : No. He ______ still ______.
A) is / working
B) will / work
C) was / working
D) were / working
128. It’s a nice day, ______?
A) isn’t it
B) doesn’t it
C) was it
D) wasn’t it
129. The war ______ in 1939.
A) start
B) will start
C) is starting
D) started
130. The Government has ______ the price of petrol.
A) increasing
B) increased
C) increases
D) is increasing
131. A: ______?
B : Not yet.
A) Have you read today’s paper ?
B) Did you sleep well last night ?
C) Do you usually get up early?
D) Are you early?
132. Why ______ the little girl crying?
A) is
B) did
C) are
D) does
133. It’s ______ rain soon.
A) going to
B) goes
C) gone
D) to go
134. How long will she ______ in London?
A) staying
B) stays
C) to stay
D) stay
135. You will ______ tired after work.
A) being
B) are
C) be
D) been
136. I’d like ______ out tonight.
A) going
B) be going
C) go
D) to go
137. I ______ because I had forgotten my homework.
A) will apologize
B) apologized
C) am apologizing
D) have apologized
138. Is it going ______ sunny tomorrow ?
A) be
B) to be
C) will be
D) being
139. You ______ too fast. Please slow down.
A) are driving
B) drive
C) drove
D) were driving
140. The train leaves at 4.18, ______ it?
A) isn’t
B) does
C) doesn’t
D) didn’t
141. I am ______ to some piano music.
A) listen
B) listened
C) listening
D) will listen
142. I ______ phone you after lunch.
A) am
B) was
C) going to
D) will
143. A: Where is Anna?
B: She’s just ______.
A) leaves
B) left
C) leaving
D) to leave
144. Prophet Mohammed ______ born in 570.
A) did
B) is
C) to be
D) was
145. He ______ in 632.
A) dies
B) dying
C) was dying
D) died
146. Don’t ______ during the exam.
A) talking
B) talk
C) to talk
D) talked
147. What nationality ______ she?
A) is
B) does
C) are
D) were
148. He ______ a packet of cigarettes a day.
A) smoking
B) were smoking
C) smokes
D) smoke
149. She ______ shopping every weekend.
A) goes
B) go
C) were going
D) to go
150. Can I turn off the TV? You______ it.
A) don’t watch
B) aren’t watching
C) didn’t watch
D) aren’t watched
151. ______ you have a good time last summer?
A) do
B) did
C) Will
D) Were
152. When I saw her, she ______ reading.
A) was
B) is
C) will be
D) were
153. Who ______ to Janet ?
A) is he speaking
B) was speaking
C) did he speak
D) was he speaking
154. Who ______ Janet ______ to?
A) is / speaking
B) does / speaks
C) did / spoke
D) were / speaking
155. ______ you often in a hurry?
A) Are
B) Did
C) Do
D) Was
156. ______ he usually eat very quickly?
A) Is
B) Was
C) Do
D) Does
157. Last week______ terrible for me.
A) did
B) were
C) was
D) had
158. ______ you got a dishwasher ?
A) Did
B) Were
C) Had
D) Have
159. A: They are not very fond of chips.
B: Neither______.
A) do I
B) am I
C) I am
D) I don’t
160. A: She is studying now.
B: So______.
A) is her brother
B) has her brother
C) her brother is
D) was her brother
161. I don’t like maths. I don’t like science, ______.
A) too
B) either
C) so
D) neither
162. Galatasaray ______ the championship last year.
A) was winning
B) going to win
C) won
D) had won
163. What will you ______ this time tomorrow ?
A) doing
B) are doing
C) did
D) be doing
164. Water ______ at 100 centigrade degrees.
A) is boiling
B) boils
C) boil
D) was boiling
165. She ______ the prize because she wrote the best composition.
A) won
B) to win
C) is winning
D) wins
166. Sally ______ because she doesn’t want to be late.
A) hurry
B) is hurrying
C) is going to hurry
D) was hurrying
167. We’ve ______ in Ankara since 1992.
A) be
B) being
C) to be
D) been
168. He’s already ______ his homework.
A) done
B) doing
C) does
D) did
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169. She ______ in Spain for over three years.
A) has been
B) be staying
C) is living
D) travels
170. I went to the gym and ______ volleyball.
A) will play
B) played
C) have played D) were playing
171. I______ to learn a lot of new words.
A) am going
B) will
C) will be
D) going
172. They ______ basketball when I saw them.
A) were playing
B) played
C) play
D) are playing
173. A: Where ______ at three?
B: I was at the library.
A) have you gone
B) was he
C) were you
D) you saw him
174. They will be here when ______.
A) he is coming
B) you telephoned
C) your father arrives
D) she will be there
175. I always brush my teeth before I ______ to bed.
A) don’t go
B) will go
C) am going
D) go
176. I’ll go out after I ______ reading this detective story.
A) am finishing B) finished
C) finish
D) will finish
177. It is a fine day. The sun ______.
A) was shining B) is shining
C) shines
D) shining
178. ______ you ever ______ Japanese food?
A) Did
/
eat
B) have
/
eaten C) Have
/
ate
D) Do
/
eaten
179. A: Shall we go out?
B: No, it ______.
A) is snowing
B) snows
C) was snowing D) snowed
180. It ______ snowing for five hours.
A) has been
B) is
C) was
D) will be
181. My brother never ______ football when he was younger.
A) didn’t play
B) played
C) doesn’t play
D) will play
182. A: Do you mind if I ______ your dictionary?
B: No, that’s all right.
A) will use
B) used
C) use
D) to use
183. She always ______ about her weight when she was younger.
A) worries
B) worry
C) will worry
D) worried
184. It ______ cloudy tomorrow.
A) was
B) to be
C) will be
D) has been
185. She is going ______ a dentist.
A) being
B) to be
C) be
D) will be
186. A: Would you like a cigarette?
B: No, thanks______.
A) I am not smoking
B) I don’t smoke
C) I didn’t smoke
D) I haven’t smoked
187. I’m tired, so I ______ to bed.
A) went
B) have gone
C) am going
D) had gone
188. When Fred ______ happy he sings.
A) will be
B) was
C) is
D) has been
189. Has he ever ______ to Paris ?
A) been
B) were
C) was
D) go
190. A: Where is your mother?
B: She’s ______ to the dry-cleaner’s.
A) been
B) went
C) gone
D) goes
191. We ______ to a new flat next week.
A) are moving B) moved
C) to move
D) moving
192. I’ll wait until he ______.
A) arrives
B) will arrive
C) is arriving
D) arrived
193. He’s been ______ since nine-thirty.
A) studies
B) studied
C) study
D) studying
194. How long ______ you ______ learning English ?
A) do / do
B) did / do
C) have / been
D) have / done
195. What ______ UNICEF mean ?
A) is
B) does
C) do
D) was
196. When they ______ she was vacuuming the house.
A) arrive
B) will arrive
C) were arriving D) arrived
197. This time tomorrow I ______ visiting my parents.
A) was
B) will be
C) have been
D) been
198. How many people ______ to the meeting yesterday?
A) come
B) did come
C) came
D) are coming
199. When she ______ her room, she broke her reading lamp.
A) was cleaning
B) is cleaning
C) cleaned
D) were cleaning
200. Our friends are going to be late, ______?
A) aren’t we
B) do we
C) are they
D) aren’t they
201. Let’s ______ this crossword puzzle together.
A) do
B) doing
C) did
D) to do
202. It is very cloudy. I am sure it’s ______.
A) rained
B) rains
C) going to rain D) will rain
203. I ______ the doctor next week.
A) am seeing
B) saw
C) have seen
D) had seen
204. John is eating too much. ______.
A) He is going to get fat
B) He spends a lot of money
C) Give him some more
D) He was very thin
205. He ______ never ______ a camel before he came to Turkey.
A) has / seen
B) did / see
C) will / see
D) had / seen
206. A : When are you going to do your homework?
B : I’ve ______ done it.
A) yet
B) still
C) already
D) soon
207. My young brother ______ three centimeters this month.
A) grew
B) has grown
C) is growing
D) grown
208. I arrived at he bus station late yesterday. When I got there, my bus
______.
A) left
B) has left
C) leaves
D) had left
209. When I ______ home my father wasn’t there. He had gone out.
A) arrive
B) had arrived
C) arrived
D) will arrive
210. I’ll phone Mike as soon as I ______ any news.
A) will get
B) get
C) got
D) had got
211. A: Where is Ken?
B: I think he ______ a bath.
A) was having B) has
C) is having
D) took
212. Sarah ______ Simon for a long time.
A) has known
B) knew
C) doesn’t know
D) didn’t know
213. Robert de Niro began acting in the 1970s. He has been ______ for
about 35 years.
A) acted
B) acting
C) acts
D) to act
214. It started raining on Saturday. It hasn’t ______ since then.
A) stopping
B) stops
C) had stopped D) stopped
215. When did Fatih Sultan conquer Istanbul? Istanbul ______ by Fatih
Sultan in 1453.
A) was conquered
B) conquered
C) be conquered
D) is conquered
216. Turkish is ______ in Turkey.
A) speaks
B) spoke
C) spoken
D) be spoken
217. A: Who wrote “War and Peace”?
B: It ______ by Leo Tolstoy.
A) is written
B) wrote
C) writes
D) was written
218. That film has ______ on TV.
A) showed
B) been shown C) shown
D) showing
219. She______ to hospital yesterday.
A) was taken
B) took
C) is taken
D) can take
220. They grow coffee in Brazil. Coffee is ______ in Brazil.
A) grown
B) grows
C) grew
D) grow
221. A: Where did the gunman shoot President Kennedy?
B: He ______ in Dallas, Texas.
A) is shot
B) shoots
C) was shot
D) been shot
222. I’ll do everything. Everything ______ done.
A) is
B) was
C) has
D) will be
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223. America ______ in 1492.
A) discovered
B) was discovered
C) has been discovered
D) is discovered
224. Many cameras ______ in Japan.
A) is made
B) was made
C) are made
D) make
225. The English test ______ yesterday.
A) given
B) gave
C) is given
D) was given
226. A: Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
B: Yes, it ______ invented by him.
A) was
B) has been
C) is being
D) to be
227. French ______ in our school.
A) isn’t taught
B) doesn’t teach
C) taught
D) teaches
228. The 1990 World cup for football ______ in Italy.
A) was played
B) was being played
C) has been played
D) will be played
229. The computer ______ delivered tomorrow.
A) are
B) was
C) has
D) will be
230. Experiments are often ______ by scientists.
A) do
B) done
C) doing
D) been
231. A patient ______ by a doctor.
A) examined
B) is examining
C) will examine
D) is examined
232. The electric light bulb ______ by Edison.
A) invented
B) invents
C) is invented
D) was invented
233. The history exam ______ given next Friday.
A) was
B) will be
C) were
D) are
234. The letter ______ by the secretary now.
A) is being typed
B) typing
C) typed
D) types
235. Television ______ by millions of people every day.
A) watches
B) watched
C) is watched
D) are watched
236. Why ______ you learning English ?
A) will
B) are
C) have
D) did
237. Julia ______ feeling well this morning.
A) aren’t
B) doesn’t
C) didn’t
D) wasn’t
238. I ______ tired today.
A) feeling
B) is feeling
C) were feeling D) felt
239. A: I’d like a salad.
B: So ______.
A) I will
B) would I
C) did I
D) am I
240. How long has he ______ that old car?
A) had
B) buy
C) sold
D) have
241. ______ there a toilet upstairs ?
A) Is
B) Does
C) Will
D) Did
242. My English is ______ better.
A) gets
B) will get
C) get
D) getting
243. A: Why are you late?
B: I ______ on the wrong bus.
A) get
B) got
C) am getting
D) will get
244. The French Revolution ______ about 200 years ago.
A) had happened
B) happen
C) happening
D) happened
245. A: Who discovered penicillin?
B: ______?
A) Penicillin was discovered by him
B) It was discovered by Alexander Fleming
C) It has been discovered by Fleming
D) Alexander Fleming may discover penicillin
246. A: Was Kennedy killed by Lee Harvey Oswald?
B: Yes, ______.
A) Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Kennedy
B) Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy
C) He is killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
D) Kennedy killed Lee Harvey Oswald
247. Who ______ next to you now?
A) sits
B) is sitting
C) sit
D) sitting
248. A: Can I speak to Mr. Rich?
B: I’m sorry, he ______.
A) is sleeping
B) sleeps
C) slept
D) was sleeping
249. Lucy often ______ red.
A) wear
B) is wearing
C) worn
D) wears
250. A: How was the party?
B: Very nice but Thomas ______ too much.
A) drinks
B) drunk
C) drink
D) drank
251. We can’t eat rice before it’s ______.
A) cooked
B) cooking
C) cooks
D) to cook
252. You cannot take good photographs when it ______ cloudy.
A) was
B) been
C) be
D) is
253. It was raining when I ______ the house this morning.
A) leave
B) leaving
C) left
D) have left
254. Bread ______ from wheat.
A) is made
B) made
C) are made
D) was made
255. She ______ to the market just now.
A) goes
B) went
C) is going
D) going
256. I saw you on the bus yesterday. Where ______ you ______?
A) are / going
B) did / went
C) will / go
D) were / going
257. Our house ______ painted at the moment.
A) was
B) is
C) is being
D) has been
258. She’s going ______ an operation.
A) having
B) to have
C) will have
D) has
259. ______ the meat smell bad?
A) Is
B) Was
C) Does
D) Do
260. I ______ them since Tuesday.
A) I didn’t see B) don’t see
C) haven’t seen D) hasn’t seen
261. A: How did he die? B: He ______ in the earthquake.
A) killed
B) had killed
C) was killed
D) is killed
262. A: Do they allow smoking?
B: No, smoking ______ inside the terminal building.
A) doesn’t allow
B) wasn’t allowed
C) hasn’t been allowed
D) is not allowed
263. Are girls______ the same opportunities as boys?
A) given
B) be given
C) to be given
D) gave
264. The road has ______ to traffic.
A) been closed
B) been closing
C) closing
D) be closed
265. Has the country ______ by pollution ?
A) be spoiled
B) spoiled
C) been spoiling
D) been spoiled
266. How many languages ______ in Switzerland?
A) spoken
B) are spoken
C) are speaking D) spoke
267. The first pyramids of Egypt ______ around 3000 BC.
A) was built
B) built
C) were built
D) were building
268. Walt Disney ______ the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
A) created
B) was created
C) had been created
D) has been created
269. This problem ______ at the last meeting.
A) was discussed
B) has been discussed
C) discussed
D) will be discussed
270. A: Who does the ironing in your family?
B: It_____ by grandmother.
A) is being done
B) is done
C) has been done
D) was done
271. A: Are they _____ down that old house?
B: Yes, it is being pulled down.
A) pulling
B) pulled
C) have pulled
D) were pulling
272. A: ______ they sell their car ?
B: Yes, their car will be sold.
A) Will
B) Do
C) Did
D) Are
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273. A: Who is going to clean the office?
B: ______.
A) My mother cleaned it
B) It was cleaned
C) It’s already been cleaned
D) It is not clean
274. A: ______?
B: Tomorrow.
A) Where was the old man taken
B) When was he arrested
C) Why is he going to Istanbul
D) When will the hospital be opened
275. A: Water the plants, please.
B: ______.
A) Yes, I did
B) They were watered
C) They’ve already been watered
D) No, not yet.
276. A man ______ by the police last night.
A) arrested
B) was arrested
C) was arresting
D) were arrested
277. The Mona Lisa ______ by Leonardo da Vinci.
A) painted
B) were painted
C) is painted
D) was painted
278. A new motorway ______.
A) is being built
B) was building
C) have already been built
D) is building
279. Someone has opened this letter. This letter ______.
A) have been opened
B) has been opened
C) was opened
D) has opened
280. When ______ television ______?
A) did
/
invent
B) was
/
invent
C) was
/
invented
D) is
/
invented
281. I ______ you were in hospital.
A) don’t know
B) didn’t know
C) am not known
D) wasn’t known
282. The doctor says he ______ a few weeks’ rest.
A) needs
B) is needed
C) need
D) needed
283. She ______ married next month.
A) has got
B) is going to get
C) has been
D) had got
284. One of my uncles ______ just ______.
A) have / died B) has / died
C) was / died
D) is / dying
285. I ______ never ______ such a beautiful house.
A) am / seen
B) has / seen
C) had / seen
D) have / seen
286. The dentist ______ my tooth out the other day.
A) will take
B) is taking
C) took
D) was taken
287. We played tennis until______.
A) school opens
B) the weather gets cold
C) we got tired
D) it starts raining
288. When he ______ angry he always starts shouting at everyone.
A) is getting
B) gets
C) got
D) will get
289. The book, Gone With the Wind, ______ by Margaret Mitchell.
A) wrote
B) was written C) are written
D) were written
290. How long ago ______?
A) does she study in the library B) will she stay in Paris
C) did they leave
D) have you known her
291. The restaurant______ very crowded. They couldn’t find anywhere
to sit down.
A) was
B) is
C) were
D) has been
292. They missed their plane because they______ home early.
A) came
B) didn’t get
C) called
D) didn’t leave
293. Who ______ you they were moving?
A) tell
B) told
C) tells
D) was told
294. A: When ____ the next train ____ for Liverpool? B: In eight minutes.
A) did / leave
B) has / left
C) had / left
D) does / leave
295. It is the best holiday I ______ ever ______.
A) have / had
B) am / having
C) had / had
D) was / having
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
4
tenses - passives
Choose the best answer.
1.
When I last talked to him, he ______ English.
A) studies
B) study
C) was studying
D) studied
2.
I met her at yesterday’s party, but I ______ her by sight for years
before that.
A) had known
B) have known
C) will have known
D) had been known
3.
By 2010, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer.
A) are discovering
B) have been discovered
C) will have discovered
D) had discovered
4.
Since the day he ______ ill he ______ a lot of reading.
A) was / had done
B) is / has done
C) was / has done
D) is / has been done
5.
A: What’s the time? B: I’m sorry I ______. My watch ______.
A) can’t tell / stopped
B) didn’t know / stopped
C) don’t know / has stopped
D) don’t know / had stopped
6.
He ______ in the library every night for the last two months.
A) would be studying
B) will have studied
C) has been studied
D) has been studying
7.
Last Sunday we ____ out of the house where we ____ for five years.
A) had moved / lived
B) have moved / had lived
C) moved / had lived
D) will move / have lived
8.
We spent hours talking about what we ______ since we left school.
A) have done
B) had been doing
C) have been doing
D) were doing
9.
They ______ married but in the end they changed their mind.
A) are going to get
B) will have been
C) were going to get
D) had been
10. A: Would you like me to give Mike a message for you?
B: Oh, I don’t want to trouble you.
A: It’s no trouble, really. I ______ Mike tomorrow anyway.
A) am seeing
B) saw
C) have seen
D) would see
11. When I counted my change I realized they ______ me $ 3 too much.
A) gave
B) had given
C) have given
D) had been given
12. When he’d counted his change he ______ it in his pocket.
A) was put
B) put
C) had put
D) has put
13. As soon as she ______ out of bed she got dressed.
A) had got
B) gets
C) has got
D) would get
14. In a fortnight’s time they ______ their exams.
A) have taken
B) will have taken
C) will have been taken
D) had taken
15. They were very rude to us. We ______ there again.
A) won’t go
B) hadn’t gone
C) didn’t go
D) wouldn’t go
16. In about forty years’ time we’ll probably ______ on pills.
A) be living
B) have been living
C) have been lived
D) have lived
17. A: Why have you set your alarm clock to go off at 5.30?
B: Because I ______ then. I have to catch the early train.
A) get up
B) was going to get up
C) am going to get up
D) have got
18. A: I’ve planned my future for the next five years.
B: That is very clever of you. What ______ when you retire?
A) will you do
B) are you going to do
C) have done
D) do you do
19. You’ll feel a lot better after you ______ a rest.
A) had
B) have had
C) will have
D) had had
20. Next August, while you ______ for your exams, I ______ on a
Mediterranean beach.
A) are preparing / will be
B) were preparing / would be
C) prepare / will be
D) were preparing / was
21. He ______ my name, so I reminded him.
A) forgets
B) has forgotten
C) had forgotten
D) forgot
22. By 5.30 this afternoon, Tom ______ at work for eight hours.
A) had been
B) would have been
C) will have been
D) has been
23. She ______ unwell for several days when she was taken to hospital.
A) had been feeling
B) has been feeling
C) was feeling
D) had felt
24. During this year we ______ many advances in computer science.
A) had seen
B) have seen
C) saw
D) are seeing
25. Our maths teacher ______ us a lot of homework last week but he
______ us very much so far this week.
A) would give / didn’t give
B) had given / didn’t give
C) gave / didn’t given
D) gave / hasn’t given
26. It is expected that man ______ on several planets by the end of this
century.
A) would have landed
B) will be landing
C) will have been landed
D) will have landed
27. A: I’m going to the pop concert. ______with me?
B: Thank you very much. I’d love to.
A) Are you going to come
B) Do you come
C) Will you come
D) Were you coming
28. It rained! I didn’t think it ______.
A) is going to rain
B) was going to rain
C) was raining
D) had rained
29. I ______ to see you tomorrow, but now I find I can’t.
A) will come
B) come
C) was coming
D) am coming
30. He found everything rather strange as he ______ never ______ abroad
before.
A) has / been
B) will / be
C) hasn’t / been
D) had / been
31. I ______ you know as soon as the telegram ______.
A) will let / arrives
B) would let / arrives
C) will let / arrived
D) let / had arrived
32. Please ______ until after the plane ______.
A) not smoke / takes off
B) don’t smoke / has taken off
C) don’t smoke / took off
D) not smoke / has taken off
33. It is the first time I ______ of anything like that.
A) had heard
B) have heard
C) hear
D) am hearing
34. You’re always late. This is the third time you ______ late this week.
A) had been
B) were
C) have been
D) will be
35. It was the first time she ______ ever ______ a prize.
A) has / won
B) had / won
C) is / won
D) would / win
36. He ______ about to give up his job when they offered him a rise.
A) was
B) is
C) has been
D) had been
37. Yesterday while I ______ in class I ______ the hiccups. The boy next
to me told me ______ my breath.
A) was sitting
/
had got
/
to hold
B) sat / got / to hold
C) was sitting / got / to hold
D) am sitting / got / hold
38. Hello! I ______ to phone you all week. Where ______?
A) am trying / were you
B) have tried / did you go
C) tried / were you
D) have been trying / have you been
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39. It is time we ______ goodbye to each other. The train is due to leave
in a minute.
A) said
B) say
C) will say
D) had said
40. I think you should apologize when you______ her.
A) will see
B) see
C) saw
D) are seen
41. His clothes are in a mess because he ______ the house all morning.
A) has been painting
B) will be painting
C) had been painting
D) will have painted
42. Since I last met him he ______.
A) will get married
B) gets married
C) had got married
D) has got married
43. They quarreled last week. They ______ to each other since.
A) didn’t talk
B) haven’t talked
C) don’t talk
D) hadn’t talked
44. I ______ much of the film because I fell asleep half-way through.
A) had seen
B) didn’t see
C) wasn’t seen
D) saw
45. There is nothing we can do that ____ people from driving too fast.
A) is stopping
B) stop
C) will stop
D) stopped
46. I didn’t answer the phone when it ______ because I ______ a shower,
so I ______ it until it was too late.
A) rang / was having / didn’t hear
B) rung / was having / wasn’t heard
C) was ringing / had / didn’t hear
D) rang / was having / wasn’t heard
47. Last night I ______ you, but the phone was out of order.
A) would phone
B) phoned
C) were going to phone
D) didn’t phone
48. She wants us to meet at the cafeteria, but I’d rather we ______ here.
A) meet
B) will meet
C) met
D) had met
49. We met at the cafeteria as she wanted. I’d rather we ______ here.
A) meet
B) would meet
C) met
D) had met
50. It is likely that by the time you ______ to the shop it______ shut.
A) will get / will be
B) got / will be
C) would get / will
D) get / will be
51. ______ you ever ______ of him? He is a world-famous violinist.
A) Won’t / hear
B) Didn’t / hear
C) Haven’t / heard
D) Had / heard
52. A: Did you turn off the photocopier?
B: The manager ______ already ______ it off.
A) had / turned
B) has / turned
C) was / turned
D) had been / turned
53. I ______ what the problem is by tomorrow.
A) will be discovering
B) have discovered
C) will have discovered
D) will be discovered
54. By the time I got to the stadium they ______ already ______ for ten
minutes.
A) have / been playing
B) were/playing
C) had / been playing
D) will / have played
55. Someone ______ my bike last night. ______ you ever ______ your
bike stolen?
A) stole / Did / have
B) stolen / Have / had
C) was stolen / Have / had
D) stole / Have / had
56. The doctor ______ the patient with a smile and told him that he
______ better.
A) approached / is looking
B) approached / was looking
C) approaches / is looking
D) had approached / looked
57. I used to smoke at one time but now I ______ it up.
A) have given
B) gave
C) had given
D) am given
58. He ______ silly questions until my patience finally ran out.
A) has kept asking
B) kept asking
C) had been kept asking
D) was kept asking
59. He ______ at tennis since he came to the USA.
A) isn’t beaten
B) hasn’t beaten
C) hasn’t been beaten
D) wasn’t beaten
60. It is probably about time we ______ the car serviced.
A) had
B) would have
C) will have
D) have had
61. A: ______ we ______ somewhere before?
B: Yes, I ______ you at your sister’s wedding.
A) Didn’t / meet / saw
B) Haven’t / met / saw
C) Hadn’t / met / had seen
D) Haven’t / meet / have seen
62. The weather ______ worse last year than I ______ it to be.
A) was / had expected
B) was / have expected
C) had been / expected
D) had been / have expected
63. I______ hungry at four because I ______ a big lunch at one.
A) wasn’t / had had
B) am not / had
C) was / had had
D) wouldn’t be / had
64. I woke up feeling tired this morning because I ______ very well.
A) haven’t slept
B) wasn’t sleeping
C) hadn’t slept
D) haven’t been sleeping
65. Go out and get some fresh air! You ______ here reading all morning.
A) had been sitting
B) were sitting
C) are sitting
D) have been sitting
66. A: Why are you crying?
B: Well, I ______ up onions for the last five minutes.
A) have been cutting
B) will have cut
C) am cutting
D) will be cutting
67. A: Did you spend your holiday in Miami?
B: No. I was ______. It there, but I changed my mind and went to
Antalya instead.
A) spent
B) have spent
C) to have spent
D) to be spent
68. I don’t think your brother______ rid of his bad cold.
A) won’t get
B) had got
C) has got
D) hasn’t got
69. Transport systems ______ likely to change in the future. One probable
difference is that there ______ more electric vehicles.
A) is / will be
B) are / will be
C) will / are
D) will / would be
70. The men were to ______ but the manager decided to give them a
second change.
A) have been dismissed
B) dismissed
C) being dismissed
D) be dismissing
71. Mike ______ in a travel agency for six months in 1990. He already
had some experience of the tourist industry because he ______ in a
Tourist Information office in Bristol two years before.
A) had worked / had worked
B) was working / worked
;
C) worked / has worked
D) worked / had worked
72. The film ______ already ______ when we sat down.
A) has already / started
B) was / starting
C) had / started
D) have / started
73. It is due______ in five years’ time.
A) to complete
B) be completed
C) be completing
D) to be completed
74. I ______ her a week ago but she ______ yet.
A) wrote / hasn’t answered
B) wrote / didn’t answer
C) had written / hasn’t answered
D) was written / doesn’t answer
75. A: What happens to traffic in a traffic jam?
B: It______ up.
A) is held
B) will hold
C) has been held
D) was held
76. No one brought up that question at the meeting. That question
______ up at the meeting.
A) was brought
B) won’t be brought
C) hasn’t been brought
D) wasn’t brought
77. By the end of this century most of the world’s oil supplies ______.
A) have used up
B) will have used up
C) have been used up
D) will have been used up
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78. My brother ______ in a restaurant for the summer, but he ______ it
very much.
A) worked / doesn’t like
B) is working / doesn’t like
C) has been working / didn’t like
D) working/doesn’t like
79. Someone saw him. He was driving a Renault Manager. He ______ a
Renault Manager.
A) saw driving
B) was seen driving
C) is seen driving
D) has been seen drive
80. There has been a serious accident on the E5, and a section of the
motorway ______ to traffic.
A) was closed
B) has been closed
C) had been closed
D) are closed
81. People say that Istanbul is one of the world’s most interesting cities.
lstanbul ______ one of the world’s most interesting cities.
A) said to be
B) is said to be
C) told to be
D) was said to be
82. Long ago, people thought that the earth was flat. Long ago, the
earth ______ flat.
A) was thinking to be
B) was thought to be
C) is thought to be
D) thought to be
83. When I arrived, no arrangements ______.
A) had been made
B) weren’t made
C) hadn’t been made
D) have been made
84. The pilot ______ thought to ______ in the crash.
A) was / have died
B) was / be dying
C) had / have died
D) has / would die
85. A: Who’s going to meet him at the airport?
B: He ______ by our ambassador.
A) is going to be met
B) will have been met
C) is going to meet
D) has gone to meet
86. This week we’ve had the house ______ into by thieves.
A) to break
B) be broken
C) broken
D) being broken
87. A: What do they use this building for?
B: Well, years ago it ______ as a dance hall but now it ______ for
offices.
A) is used / being used
B) had been used / is using
C) was used / is used
D) has been used / is used
88. A: Were you able to cure the patient?
B: He ______ already ______ by the time I got there.
A) will / have been cured
B) had / been cured
C) had / cured
D) has / been cured
89. Mars is the first planet ______.
A) to discover
B) was discovered
C) to be discovered
D) to have been discovered
90. They were unhappy with the way things ______.
A) are going
B) were going
C) have been going on
D) will be going on
91. Don’t touch that electric stove while it ______.
A) was being repaired
B) being repaired
C) is being repaired
D) will be repairing
92. He was 8 kilos overweight and ______ to go on a diet.
A) is advised
B) has been advised
C) was advised
D) had advised
93. People like policemen ______ always ______ against flu.
A) do / vaccinate
B) are / vaccinated
C) to be / vaccinated
D) is / to be vaccinated
94. His novels ______ into eight languages.
A) to be translated
B) has been translated
C) have translated
D) have been translated
95. We usually ______ the news on TV at eight o’clock, but tonight we
______ that new soap opera.
A) are watching / watched
B) watch / are watching
C) are watching / are watching D) watch / watched
96. He noticed that the room ______ recently.
A) hasn’t been cleaned
B) was not cleaned
C) hadn’t been cleaned
D) won’t be cleaned
97. I hate it when my boiled egg ______ properly.
A) not done
B) isn’t done
C) wasn’t done
D) won’t be done
98. A speech to the nation was ______ by the Prime Minister, but it had
to be cancelled at the last minute because of a cabinet crisis.
A) would make
B) has been made
C) being made
D) to have been made
99. He ______ empty the contents of his suitcases onto the counter.
A) was made
B) was made to
C) had made
D) will be made
100. The authorities feared the missing man was dead. The missing man
was feared ______.
A) being dead
B) dead
C) to be dead
D) was dead
101. Someone heard him shout for help. He ______ shout for help.
A) has been heard
B) is heard to
C) was heard
D) was heard to
102. The authorities will make him pay all his debts. He ______ pay all his
debts.
A) is going to be
B) will be made
C) was made to
D) will be made to
103. She’s spring-cleaning the house from bottom to top. The house
______ from top to bottom.
A) is being spring-cleaned
B) was to be spring-cleaned
C) has been spring-cleaned
D) is to be spring-cleaned
104. The last days of the holiday ______ by rain.
A) was spoiled
B) are spoiled
C) have been spoiled
D) were spoiled
105. They have used up all the petrol in the tank. All the petrol in the
tank ______ up.
A) has been using
B) has been used
C) will have been used
D) have been used
106. I expect the police will find him. I expect he ______ by the police.
A) to be found
B) would be found
C) be found
D) will be found
107. People don’t bring up children properly these days. Children ______
properly these days.
A) didn’t bring up
B) aren’t bringing up
C) aren’t brought up
D) weren’t brought up
108. They ______ the traffic problem when the plans for the project ______
made last year.
A) haven’t considered / were being
B) weren’t considered / were
C) didn’t consider / was being
D) didn’t consider / were being
109. Because of the patient’s health, ______.
A) the doctor was advised to lose weight
B) he was advised by the doctor to lose weight
C) the doctor wants to lose weight
D) he advised the doctor to lose weight
110. They hadn’t done any damage to it. No damage ______ to it.
A) was done
B) had been done
C) hadn’t been done
D) has been done
111. “They say he robbed the bank.” means: ______.
A) they say he’s been robbed in the bank.
B) He is said to rob the bank.
C) He said he’d robbed the bank.
D) He is said to have robbed the bank.
112. A: Did Arsenal beat Galatasaray in the final?
B: ______.
A) Yes, Arsenal was beaten by Galatasaray in the final.
B) Yes, Galatasaray beat Arsenal in the final.
C) No, Galatasaray was beaten by Arsenal
D) No, Arsenal was beaten by Galatasaray in the final.
113. People think he is guilty. He ______ guilty
A) thought to be
B) thinks he is
C) is thought to be
D) thought he was
114. Foreign investments _____ reduced by 20 per cent since the election.
A) have been
B) were
C) have had
D) has been
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115. It _____ that the Government would do something to relieve the
situation.
A) is assumed
B) assumed
C) was assuming
D) was assumed
116. The man who ______ by a snake was given a serum.
A) is bitten
B) has been bitten
C) had been bitten
D) had bitten
117. A cease-fire ______ expected to ______ later this month.
A) was / be declaring
B) is / be declared
C) is / declare
D) has expected / to be declared
118. A great deal of research ______ into the possible causes of cancer.
A) are being done
B) have been done
C) has been done
D) has done
119. She promised that she ______ hospital until she ______ better.
A) would not leave / was
B) wouldn’t leave / would be
C) doesn’t leave / was
D) didn’t leave / was
120. New sources of energy ______ developed. This will become
increasingly important as oil reserves ______ up.
A) is being / are used
B) has been / have been used
C) are being / are used
D) have been / is used
121. The transistor ______ in 1948. As a result of this, both the size and
the cost of electronic equipment______ greatly reduced.
A) was invented / have been
B) had been invented / has been
C) was invented / have had
D) had invented / will be
122. Radio waves ______ by the ionosphere. This makes it possible ______
short-wave radio signals over great distances.
A) is reflected / to send
B) are reflecting / sent
C) are reflected / sending
D) are reflected / to send
123. Plans to develop cars on methanol are likely ______ in the future.
A) will be realized
B) will have been realized
C) to be realized
D) being realized
124. There is no bread left because we ______ it all.
A) have eaten
B) has been eaten
C) had eaten
D) have been eaten
125. Little ____ she realize that the evening was ____ out very differently.
A) did / turning
B) will / to turn
C) does / to have turned
D) did / to turn
126. It is highly probable that more and more solar energy ______ in the
future.
A) will be used
B) be used
C) to be used
D) will be using
127. There isn’t any more chalk, it ______ all ______.
A) has / used up
B) was / used up
C) has / been used up
D) had / been used up
128. You can stop looking for his watch. He ______ just ______ it.
A) has / been found
B) has / found
C) had / found
D) will / have found
129. Don’t ask me what cauliflower tastes like. I ______ eating it.
A) am not trying
B) didn’t try
C) haven’t tried
D) don’t try
130. I bought another concert ticket in case you ____ to come with me.
A) wanted
B) will want
C) have wanted
D) would want
131. We’ll close all the windows in case it ______ while we are out.
A) rains
B) rained
C) will rain
D) rain
132. Take an umbrella with you in case it ______.
A) rained
B) will rain
C) should rain
D) is raining
133. She ought to pass her exams so long as she ______.
A) doesn’t panic
B) won’t panic
C) shouldn’t panic
D) didn’t panic
134. His hopes of making a fortune ______ when his factory burned down.
A) were dashed
B) have dashed
C) was dashed
D) will be dashed
135. When eleven o’clock came and he still ______, I began to wonder if
he ______ an accident.
A) didn’t arrive / had
B) hadn’t arrived / had had
C) won’t arrive / had had
D) didn’t arrive / had had
136. Some patients shout in pain while ______ an injection.
A) giving
B) being given
C) given
D) have been given
137. For various reasons, clothing of some type ______ by human beings
since the beginning of time.
A) has worn
B) was worn
C) is being worn
D) has been worn
138. Considering the weather is so uncertain, the reception ____ indoors.
A) was held
B) will be held
C) to be held
D) has held
139. In most non-western countries punishment______ as a deterrent.
A) is not seen
B) hasn’t seen
C) weren’t seen
D) aren’t seen
140. If we compare the mass of hydrogen in a star with the rate at which
energy ______, we can estimate its potential life.
A) is being emitted
B) be emitted
C) was emitted
D) will be emitted
141. It has been predicted that within the next 50 years, scientists ______
a drug to prolong life up to 150 years or more.
A) are producing
B) to be produced
C) will be produced
D) will have produced
142. We ______ at the Italian restaurant last night, but it was full, so we
ate somewhere else.
A) were eating
B) were going to eat
C) are going to eat
D) had eaten
143. The door ______ unless you ______.
A) won’t open / push
B) doesn’t open / will push
C) won’t open / will push
D) isn’t open / push
144. His parents ______ married for eight years when he was born.
A) have been
B) will be
C) had been
D) were
145. By April 2010, he ______ for this organization for fifteen years.
A) has been working
B) will be working
C) will have been working
D) had been working
146. He ______ from the company for several years before they found
him out.
A) has been stealing
B) had been stealing
C) was stealing
D) will have been stolen
147. He ______ a cold for the last three days.
A) is fighting off
B) will have fought off
C) has been fighting off
D) was fighting off
148. The Prime Minister refuses to enter into negotiations with the railway
men until they ______ all ______ to work.
A) are / return
B) have / returned
C) had / returned
D) will / have I returned
149. In the years ahead, it seems likely that people ______ even greater
control over nature.
A) to acquire
B) will be acquired
C) will acquire
D) will have been acquired
150. You ______ pleased to hear that your father______ to the committee.
A) have been / selected
B) will be / has been selected
C) are / is selecting
D) have been / was selected
151. Hardly _____ I_____ the phone down when it started ringing again.
A) did / put
B) will have / put
C) did / to have put
D) had / put
152. The day she agreed to marry him was the happiest he ______ ever
______ in his life.
A) has / had
B) had / had
C) will / have
D) would / have
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ELEMENTARY
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
5
adjective - adverb - noun clauses
Choose the best answer.
1.
I’ll stay home if it ______.
A) rained
B) rains
C) will rain
D) won’t rain
2.
If I ______ out, I’ll buy a newspaper
A) go
B) will go
C) am going
D) went
3.
I’ll help him if he ______.
A) ask
B) asked
C) asks
D) will ask
4.
If I fail the exam, I ______ it again.
A) took
B) wouldn’t take
C) will take
D) didn’t take
5.
If I ______ time, I could go with you.
A) have
B) will have
C) am having
D) had
6.
I’ll go to the park if it ______ cold.
A) weren’t
B) wasn’t
C) isn’t
D) doesn’t
7.
If I ______ a bird, I could fly home.
A) were
B) will be
C) would be
D) be
8.
If the weather were nice, I ______ to the beach.
A) will go
B) would go
C) went
D) go
9.
If she ______, she usually does well on the tests.
A) studied
B) had studied C) studies
D) will study
10. If you needed the money, I ______ it to you.
A) would lend B) lent
C) will lend
D) lend
11. I ______ to you if you don’t come.
A) wouldn’t talk
B) won’t talk
C) didn’t talk
D) doesn’t talk
12. If I ______ a lot of money, I’d take a long holiday.
A) won
B) win
C) would win
D) had won
13. You wouldn’t ______ your car if you had driven more carefully.
A) damage
B) damaged
C) has damaged
D) have damaged
14. If I had time, ______ see the new film at the cinema.
A) I’ll
B) I’d
C) I can
D) I am
15. A: I smoke too much.
B: If I ______ you, I ______ smoke at all.
A) was / won’t
B) were / weren’t
C) am / won’t
D) were / wouldn’t
16. I don’t have much money so I can’t travel. If I ______ a lot of money,
I ______ travel.
A) have / could
B) had / would
C) had / can
D) had had / would
17. I’m going out. If the phone ______, please answer it.
A) rang
B) rings
C) would ring
D) will ring
18. I ______ the car if I had the right tools.
A) can repair
B) repaired
C) could repair
D) will repair
19. If you mix yellow and blue, you ______ green.
A) get
B) got
C) would get
D) gets
20. I usually take some aspirin if I ______ a headache.
A) had
B) have
C) will have
D) would have
21. If flowers ______ enough water, they die.
A) don’t get
B) get
C) didn’t get
D) doesn’t get
22. I ______ write to you if you don’t give me your address.
A) can’t
B) couldn’t
C) wouldn’t
D) didn’t
23. Your cough ______ get better if you don’t stop smoking.
A) will
B) would
C) won’t
D) didn’t
24. If he ______ a promise, he always keeps it.
A) made
B) would make C) make
D) makes
25. If you ______ me, I’d have helped you.
A) asked
B) would ask
C) had asked
D) ask
26. If I ______ ill yesterday, I wouldn’t have stayed at home.
A) weren’t
B) had been
C) hadn’t been
D) wasn’t
27. He is fat because he doesn’t take any exercise. If he ______ some
exercise, he ______ so fat.
A) took / won’t be
B) will take / won’t be
C) takes / wouldn’t be
D) took / wouldn’t be
28. I’d like to go to the concert, but I haven’t got a ticket. If I ______ a
ticket, I ______ go to It.
A) had / will
B) have / will
C) will have / can
D) had / could
29. Would he have passed if he ______ hard ?
A) studied
B) had studied C) studies
D) would study
30. If you ______ practice, you can’t learn English.
A) aren’t
B) didn’t
C) won’t
D) don’t
31. If I could go anywhere in the world, I ______ to Japan.
A) would go
B) will go
C) went
D) had gone
32. You will kill yourself if you ______ stop smoking.
A) aren’t
B) didn’t
C) don’t
D) weren’t
33. If the teacher ______ a little more slowly, I could understand him.
A) speak
B) will speak
C) speaks
D) spoke
34. If people ______ ill, they go to see a doctor.
A) is
B) are
C) were
D) will be
35. If she ______ him, she would marry him.
A) loved
B) would love
C) loves
D) had loved
36. Perhaps he would excuse you if you ______ to him yourself.
A) spoke
B) will speak
C) speak
D) had spoken
37. I could tell you the time if I ______ a watch.
A) had had
B) had
C) would have
D) will have
38. If you don’t take your medicine, you ______ get well quickly.
A) won’t
B) wouldn’t
C) couldn’t
D) aren’t
39. I’d have been there on time if I ______.
A) get up early
B) could get on the first train
C) had caught the earlier bus
D) set my alarm clock
40. If the sun ______ the world ______ dark.
A) won’t rise / will be
B) hadn’t risen / would have been
C) doesn’t / will be
D) didn’t rise / would be
41. If Neil Armstrong had lived in 1453, he ______ on the moon.
A) couldn’t walk
B) wouldn’t walk
C) can’t walk
D) couldn’t have walked
42. If she ______ younger, she could start jogging.
A) were
B) would be
C) is
D) will be
43. He ______ angry if you argue with him.
A) got
B) get
C) gets
D) would get
44. Diana would have got up earlier if ______ .
A) she knew the train left at 6.30
B) the alarm clock went off on time
C) you could have woken her up
D) she could sleep well
45. If I had listened to the weather forecast ______.
A) I would stay at home
B) I’d know it was windy
C) I wouldn’t have watered the flowers
D) we were going to play football
46. ______ they’d take you to hospital.
A) If you are seriously ill
B) If you have a terrible headache
C) If you got any worse
D) If you’d become worried
47. Everything would be all right if ______.
A) I could start on the 9th of September
B) you’d apologize to her
C) it hadn’t rained
D) she hadn’t phoned the police
48. ______, I wouldn’t have told you.
A) If it was a piece of bad news
B) If I failed the driving test
C) If you were dismissed
D) If I’d known you were going to be upset
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49. She’d go on a diet if ______.
A) you ask her to do
B) she had had some complaints
C) she will marry a rich man
D) she appeared on TV
50. She wouldn’t have married him if ______.
A) she weren’t beautiful
B) he didn’t have a lot of money
C) she had a villa
D) he hadn’t been an engineer
51. Tell me ______.
A) where is the station
B) what is your name
C) why she is crying
D) how did you learn English
52. Ask the driver ______.
A) how long does it take to the airport
B) how much we’ll pay
C) if he had any change
D) the car is his own
53. Does anybody know why ______ ?
A) does the teacher get angry
B) Ray is absent
C) is he waiting outside
D) are they late
54. “Are you ready?” she asked. She asked ______ ready.
A) if I was
B) when I am
C) to be
D) why I was
55. I don’t know______.
A) when is it
B) what time it is
C) what time is it
D) when was it
56. I wonder why ______.
A) is the sky blue
B) was the sky blue
C) the sky was blue
D) the sky is blue
57. “Why is he smiling ?” I want to know______.
A) why he was smiling
B) why was he smiling
C) why is he smiling
D) why he is smiling
58. I wonder whether ______ on other planets.
A) is there life
B) there was
C) there’s life
D) was there
59. Could you tell me where ______?
A) the bus station was
B) is the bus station
C) the bus station is
D) was the bus station
60. She said, “My brother is a student.” She said that ______ a student.
A) my brother is
B) her brother was
C) my brother was
D) your brother was
61. “When will you be here?” she asked. She asked me when ______
there.
A) I would be
B) would I be
C) she will be
D) she would be
62. He said, “I will watch TV”. He said ______.
A) I would watch TV
B) I will watch TV
C) she would watch TV
D) he would watch TV
63. “Do you need a pen?” Anne asked me ______ a pen.
A) do you need
B) did I need
C) if I needed
D) whether she needed
64. “I may be late.” Mike told me______ late.
A) he might be
B) I might be
C) he may be
D) he was
65. “What are you talking about?” Dick asked me what______.
A) am I talking about
B) I was talking about
C) he is talking about
D) was he talking about
66. “Can you come to the party?” David asked me ____ to the party.
A) could he come
B) can he come
C) if I could come
D) whether I can come
67. “I have to study.” Barbara said______.
A) she had to study
B) if he had to study
C) she has to study
D) if she has to study
68. I don’t know if I ______ succeed in passing my exam or not.
A) will
B) could
C) would
D) will be
69. “ Have you seen my grammar book?” Nancy wanted to know ______
grammar book.
A) whether she’d seen my
B) if I’d seen her
C) did I see her
D) I’d seen her
70. He explained why ______.
A) did he come late
B) was he late
C) late he was
D) he was late
71. My friend said, “I can’t believe it.” He said ______ it.
A) he can’t believe
B) I couldn’t believe
C) he couldn’t believe
D) he didn’t believe
72. The nurse doesn’t understand why the girl______.
A) is coughing
B) was coughing
C) would cough
D) cough
73. I didn’t know if he ______ there.
A) were
B) is going to be
C) would be
D) will be
74. Peter asked his brother ______.
A) where are the hammers
B) where was the hammer
C) where is the hammer
D) where the hammer was
75. Father said that ______.
A) I’m at my office
B) he was at his office
C) you are at your office
D) “I’m at my office”
76. I heard that you ______ at the basketball match.
A) are
B) were
C) been
D) gone
77. George said that ______ to Tom.
A) he’d spoken
B) he’s spoken
C) you speak
D) I have spoken
78. They promised that they ______ Mike next year.
A) visit
B) would visit
C) will visit
D) won’t visit
79. She was sorry that ______.
A) she was late B) she is late
C) was she late
D) to be late
80. “ May I use your telephone?” He asked me if ______.
A) I might use his telephone
B) he may use his telephone
C) he might use my telephone
D) he might use his telephone
81. “ Can you help me?” She wondered if ______.
A) I can help her
B) she could help me
C) I could help her
D) she can help me
82. I don’t know where ______.
A) the lavatory is
B) is the lavatory
C) was the lavatory
D) the lavatory was
83. She asked me if ______ to the meeting.
A) I was going
B) I am going
C) she is going
D) would she go
84. The surgeon says, “You may have some pain for a few days.” He
says that ______ some pain for a few days.
A) I might have
B) he may have
C) he might
D) I may have
85. She asked me, “Can you help us?” She wanted to know if ______.
A) could we help her
B) I could help them
C) we could help her
D) I can help them
86. “Don’t walk on the bridge.” He warned us ______ on that bridge.
A) didn’t walk
B) to walk
C) don’t walk
D) not to walk
87. “Please be quiet.” I asked them ______ quiet.
A) be
B) not to be
C) to be
D) are
88. “Shall I call a taxi?” He asked me if ______ a taxi.
A) he should call
B) I should call
C) should he call
D) he will call
89. The teacher told me ______ the board.
A) he is cleaning
B) I clean
C) cleaning
D) to clean
90. “Open your mouth.” The dentist told me ______.
A) to open his mouth
B) opened my mouth
C) open your mouth
D) to open my mouth
91. “Don’t be late.” The teacher told us ______.
A) not to be late
B) not being late
C) to be late
D) we don’t be late
92. “Are you free now?” He asked her if ______ then.
A) I was free
B) is she free
C) she was free D) was she free
93. The teacher said, “Pick up your book, Mike.”
The teacher told Mike ______.
A) pick up his book
B) to pick up her book
C) to pick up my book
D) to pick up his book
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94. A: Who is that woman?
B: I don’t know ______.
A) who’s that woman
B) who was that woman
C) who that woman is
D) who that woman was
95. A: What started the fire?
B: Nobody knows ______.
A) who started the fire
B) what started the fire
C) what starts the fire
D) who’d started the fire
96. A: What did Julia buy?
B: I don’t know ______.
A) what she bought
B) what she’s bought
C) what did she buy
D) what she had bought
97. Don’t look at your friend’s paper. The teacher warned me ______
my friend’s paper.
A) to look at
B) I don’t look at
C) you don’t look at
D) not to look at
98. He said that ______.
A) it is raining
B) she is unable to come
C) it was somebody else’s bike D) I didn’t come
99. I don’t know ______.
A) will he come
B) what time the next train is
C) he is there
D) why did he fail
100. I can’t imagine how ______ the children.
A) they are going to rescue
B) did they rescue
C) do they rescue
D) are they going to rescue
101. Janet said that she was hungry. Janet said, “______”
A) I was hungry
B) I am hungry
C) She was hungry
D) She is hungry
102. Mike says his father is ill. Mike says, “______”
A) My father is ill
B) His father is ill
C) My father was ill
D) Your father is ill
103. We said that we were leaving on Saturday. We said, “______”
A) You are leaving on Saturday B) We leave on Saturday
C) We are leaving on Saturday
D) You were leaving on Saturday
104. The secretary told me that Mr. Rich had gone out.
The secretary told me, “______”
A) Mr. Rich was going out
B) Mr. Rich goes out
C) Mr. Rich has gone out
D) Mr. Rich is going out
105. Bill said he didn’t like to study. Bill said, “______”
A) I don’t like to study
B) You don’t like to study
C) He doesn’t like to study
D) We don’t like to study
106. The old lady said she wasn’t feeling well. The old lady said, “______”
A) I’m not feeling well
B) She isn’t feeling well
C) I don’t feel well
D) She hasn’t been feeling well
107. Carol said that she would see me the next day. Carol said, “_____”
A) You will see me tomorrow
B) I will see you tomorrow
C) She will see you tomorrow
D) She will see me tomorrow
108. You told me that you would be careful. You said to me, “______”
A) You will be careful
B) You would be careful
C) I will be careful
D) Be careful
109. He asked me what I was reading. “______?” he asked me.
A) What do you read
B) What you are reading
C) What are you reading
D) What you were reading
110. I asked the clerk if they had a double room. “______?” I asked the
clerk.
A) Have you got a double room B) Did you have a double room
C) Is there a double room
D) They have got a double room
111. I asked her what her name was. “______?” I asked her.
A) What is your name
B) What my name was
C) What is her name
D) What her name is
112. They asked me if I was Turkish. “______?” they asked me.
A) You are Turkish
B) Am I Turkish
C) Are they Turkish
D) Are you Turkish
113. My father told me to do my homework. My father said, “______”
A) You do your homework
B) You don’t do your homework
C) I don’t do my homework
D) Do your homework
114. He warned me not to touch the wire. “______” he warned me.
A) I don’t touch the wire
B) Touch the wire
C) Don’t touch the wire
D) I didn’t touch the wire
115. The doctor told him not to eat much. “___” the doctor said to him.
A) You eat very little
B) Don’t eat much
C) I don’t eat much
D) Eat very little
116. He says he is cold. He says, “______”
A) You are cold
B) I am cold
C) He is cold
D) I was cold
117. The book ______ is on the table is mine.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) where
118. The man ______ car was stolen phoned the police.
A) who
B) which
C) whose
D) that
119. Bryan Adams is the singer ______ songs I like best.
A) whom
B) whose
C) that
D) who
120. A river ______ is polluted is not safe for swimming.
A) whose
B) where
C) when
D) which
121. People ______ study the weather are called meteorologists.
A) that
B) when
C) whom
D) whose
122. I like photographs ______ are in black and white.
A) when
B) which
C) whom
D) whose
123. Is there a time ______ we can discus this problem?
A) when
B) which
C) that
D) where
124. A library is a place ______ we can borrow books.
A) where
B) which
C) when
D) that
125. The factory ______ he works is closing down.
A) that
B) which
C) where
D) whom
126. I’ve got a friend ______ father is a pilot.
A) whom
B) of which
C) who
D) whose
127. His wife, ______ lives in Paris, is a fashion model.
A) who
B) that
C) whom
D) whose
128. Elvis Presley, ______ name was probably one of the best known in
the world, died in 1977.
A) who
B) whose
C) whom
D) of which
129. A thermostat is something ______ controls temperatures.
A) who
B) where
C) when
D) which
130. Miss Snow, ______ you met at the theatre, is my classmate.
A) who
B) whom
C) where
D) that
131. Mustafa Kemal, ______ was born in 1881, became the first President
of Turkey on October 29th, 1923.
A) that
B) who
C) whom
D) when
132. It was the blue car______.
A) it caused the accident
B) caused the accident
C) it is expensive
D) which caused the accident
133. The man ______ is an electrical engineer.
A) who lives next door
B) makes cars
C) works in a factory
D) whose job
134. That is the film ______.
A) it is about Turkish people
B) we are liked
C) I watched last week
D) it is a western
135. A teacher is a man ______.
A) works at a school
B) makes us study
C) who teaches
D) which is liked by everybody
136. Your heart is the part of your body ______.
A) which pumps blood
B) can’t live without it
C) it causes heart attacks
D) makes us sad or happy
137. I like films ______.
A) they are interesting
B) which hasn’t got a sad story
C) are not sad ones
D) that are funny
138. ______ I was watching TV, the telephone rang.
A) While
B) Before
C) After
D) Until
139. He broke his leg ______ he was skiing.
A) as soon as
B) after
C) when
D) before
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140. I always brush my teeth ______ I go to bed.
A) before
B) as soon as
C) while
D) until
141. We waited ______ the plane took off.
A) as soon as
B) when
C) as
D) until
142. We went out ______ it stopped raining.
A) until
B) as soon as
C) as
D) while
143. I hope he gets here _____ the train leaves. There isn’t another train
today.
A) before
B) while
C) until
D) after
144. You must wait ______ the light changes to green.
A) after
B) before
C) until
D) as soon as
145. He hasn’t written to us ______ he left.
A) since
B) until
C) while
D) when
146. ______ she doesn’t enjoy her job, she works hard.
A) Since
B) Although
C) Because
D) As
147. They went out for a walk, ______ the weather was bad.
A) even though
B) so
C) therefore
D) for
148. He was late ______ he took a taxi to go to work.
A) as
B) because
C) so
D) in order to
149. I use my umbrella ______ it rains.
A) until
B) after
C) whenever
D) although
150. ______ the film is over, I’ll go to bed.
A) While
B) As soon as
C) By the time
D) Until
151. I’ll never speak to her______ I live.
A) as long as
B) until
C) whenever
D) whereas
152. She is sneezing______ she has a cold.
A) so
B) before
C) whereas
D) because
153. It was hot; ______ we went swimming.
A) because
B) therefore
C) as long as
D) even though
154. He didn’t know the answers to the exercises, ______ he guessed.
A) as
B) even though C) because
D) so
155. I had toothache ______.
A) because I am going to the dentist
B) so I went to the dentist
C) why I went to the dentist
D) I seldom brush my teeth
156. We went out______ the bell rang.
A) so
B) although
C) after
D) until
157. By the time he ______ here, it will be too late for the theatre.
A) will get
B) got
C) gets
D) get
158. I have known him ______ he was a baby.
A) for
B) since
C) because
D) when
159. We can leave as soon as ______.
A) the train arrived
B) the plane will take off
C) you are ready
D) they are going to phone
160. I’ll be at the airport when ______.
A) the plane landed
B) the plane will take off
C) you arrive
D) you will get there
161. She left the clothes out although ______.
A) the sun is shining
B) it was raining
C) it isn’t hot
D) the weather was good
162. ______ as soon as I get home.
A) I will phone you
B) I have taken a shower
C) I went to bed
D) I would have a cup of coffee
163. Always turn your television off ______.
A) when you went to bed
B) as soon as you got bored
C) after you have fallen asleep
D) before you leave home
164. She was not listening while ______.
A) I was talking
B) we are complaining
C) she is very angry with you
D) you tell him something to do
165. He went out as ______.
A) she came in
B) the sun is shining
C) I am leaving home
D) he is worried about something
166. The lights went out ______.
A) when the eight o’clock news started
B) after I have finished my homework
C) as soon as you arrive home
D) before the Prime Minister enters the conference hall
167. They studied hard although ______.
A) they were tired
B) they were good friends
C) they were happy
D) they had a lot to eat
168. When I got home, ______.
A) my sister opens the door for me
B) I will have a good rest
C) my mother was setting the table
D) my father hasn’t come back home
169. I swim every day when______.
A) the weather was very hot
B) I will be in Marmaris
C) I am on holiday
D) the sea will get hot
170. I usually listen to some classical music______ I am reading.
A) as
B) because
C) for
D) since
171. No buses were running ______.
A) because I had no ticket
B) however I was late
C) as I was at the bus-stop
D) so I had to walk to school
172. It is raining now. We’d better wait until it ______.
A) will stop
B) stop
C) stops
D) stopped
173. I have a mark on my coat but ______.
A) it is not noticeable
B) I’ve cleaned it
C) you can see it
D) it was very small
174. I couldn’t solve the problem so ______.
A) I telephoned the police
B) I called an ambulance
C) I asked my father to help me D) I answered the advertisement
175. You’d better take care of yourself , otherwise, ______.
A) it is very cold outside
B) you will catch cold
C) put on a sweater
D) you should take a hot shower
176. She is very healthy, but______.
A) she can play tennis
B) she is also rich
C) she might get sick
D) she reads a lot
177. Although he eats a lot, ______.
A) he is losing weight
B) he is gaining weight
C) he is getting fatter
D) he is putting on weight
178. The doctor examined me; however, ______.
A) he found nothing wrong with me
B) he prescribed some medicine
C) I wasn’t feeling very well
D) I was given an injection
179. There is ‘no smoking’ sign in our library but ______.
A) I never smoke there
B) a lot of people ignore it
C) nobody smokes
D) everybody must obey this
180. We can’t do anything before ______.
A) the doctor comes
B) the doctor didn’t come
C) the doctor will come
D) the doctor doesn’t come
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
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adjective - adverb - noun clauses
Choose the best answer.
1.
I don’t know _______ to telephone.
A) whom did Tom want
B) why was Tom going
C) when is Tom
D) who Tom was going
2.
No one seemed to know _______.
A) why was he angry
B) which party has won
C) when the festival was due to start
D) what is his latest decision
3.
“Why don’t we go out for dinner?” His wife suggested that _______.
A) they would go out for dinner
B) they should go out for dinner
C) we will go out for dinner
D) we’d like to go out for dinner
4.
“Oh dear! It looks as if it is going to rain again.” Mother was afraid
that _______.
A) it was raining again
B) it was going to rain
C) it is going to rain again
D) it looked like rain again
5.
“Fantastic! I’ve actually passed my exam!” exclaimed Janet. Janet
was delighted to find that _______.
A) I’d passed my exam
B) I’ve passed my exam
C) she’s passed her exam
D) she’d passed her exam
6.
I doubt ______ anybody knows how to solve the housing problem
in Turkey.
A) whether
B) which
C) why
D) what
7.
It is important that you _______ late.
A) don’t be
B) won’t be
C) not to be
D) not be
8.
The doctor recommended that she _______ in bed for a few days.
A) will stay
B) stay
C) would stay
D) to stay
9.
The bank manager suggested that I ______ again the following year.
A) should apply B) applied
C) to apply
D) would apply
10. _______ is still uncertain.
A) Why did they lose the match B) He is really guilty
C) When will they come
D) Who first reported the fire
11. The accused pretended that he _______ the lawyer’s question.
A) didn’t understand
B) hasn’t understood
C) doesn’t understand
D) wouldn’t understand
12. His doctor recommended that he ______ taking sleeping pills for a
while.
A) would try
B) should try
C) tries
D) tried
13. _______ next was lost in the general uproar.
A) What the speaker said
B) That the speaker said
C) What did the speaker say
D) The speaker said that
14. _______ is where you get all your energy from.
A) It amazes me
B) That amazes me
C) What amazes me
D) That amazed me
15. _______ me to do is out of question.
A) What you are asking
B) How you are asking
C) That you ask
D) That you asked
16. No one doubted _______ sincere in his beliefs.
A) what he was
B) that he was
C) why was he
D) that he is
17. He didn’t even apologize. This made her really angry. _______ he
didn’t even apologize made her really angry.
A) Why
B) What
C) The fact that
D) The reason
18. _______ made her angry was the fact that her husband had forgotten
her birthday.
A) Why
B) The fact that C) What
D) The thing
19. On entering the restaurant, I immediately realized _____ so popular.
A) why was it
B) how is it
C) the fact that was
D) why it was
20. Where the pilot finally managed to land _______.
A) is not known
B) nobody knows;
C) we don’t know
D) nobody knew
21. Teachers have found the overhead projector to be invaluable as a
teaching aid.
Teachers have found that the overhead projector _____.
A) to be invaluable as a teaching aid
B) is invaluable as a teaching aid
C) was invaluable as a teaching aid
D) invaluable as a teaching aid
22. The law requires that all cars _______ regularly tested for safety and
efficiency.
A) should be
B) to be
C) were to be
D) have to be
23. I assured him that he _______ pneumonia.
A) should get
B) would get
C) get
D) gets
24. He began to realize that he _______ mistake.
A) is making
B) has made
C) had made
D) will make
25. The Prime minister warned that higher wages _____ higher prices.
A) would mean B) will mean
C) mean
D) to mean
26. Many people considered it to be cruel to send animals in rockets
into outer space.
Many people consider that _______ cruel to send animals in rockets
into further space.
A) to be
B) it to be
C) it is
D) it was
27. The Prime Minister clearly suspects his party to have little chance of
winning the next election.
The Prime Minister clearly suspects that his party _______ little chance
of winning the next election.
A) to have
B) has
C) would have
D) had
28. The witness later disclosed the evidence to have been destroyed.
The witness later disclosed that the evidence _______.
A) to be destroyed
B) had been destroyed
C) has been destroyed
D) would be destroyed
29. Researches have now proved that earlier theories _______ incorrect.
A) were
B) had been
C) to have been D) to be
30. “May I have my letters addressed in care of your office?” asked Mr.
Taylor.
Mr. Taylor asked if ______ letters addressed in care of ______ office.
A) he may have his / my
B) I might have my / your
C) he may have his / his
D) he might have his / my
31. The doctor says, “The moisture in the air might affect your breathing.”
He thinks that the moisture in the air _______.
A) might affect my breathing
B) might affect your breathing
C) would affect my breathing
D) may affect your breathing
32. “I’d love to come.” she said. She said _______ to come.
A) she’d liked
B) I’d like
C) she’d like
D) I’d liked
33. “Which of these films have you seen?” My friend asked me which of
the films _______.
A) have I seen B) I had seen
C) you had seen D) have you seen
34. “Whom did you see at the concert last night?” She asked us whom
_______ the other night.
A) I’d seen
B) we’d seen
C) we saw
D) I saw
35. They asked, “Is the work going to be easy?” They wondered if _____.
A) was work going to be easy
B) the work is going to be easy
C) the work was easy
D) the work was going to be easy
36. He asked “Have you read
The old Man and the Sea, Ted?” He wanted
to know if _______
The old Man and the Sea.
A) I’d read
B) he’d read
C) I have read
D) he has read
37. “Please give me a pain killer.” the patient said.
The patient begged the nurse _______ a pain killer.
A) to give her
B) she would give her
C) she would give me
D) to give me
38. “Don’t eat those cherries, they are poisonous,” said David. David
_______ not to eat those cherries because they were poisonous.
A) didn’t want me
B) said to me that
C) warned me
D) suggested that
39. “Did she agree with me?” He wondered if _______.
A) she’d agreed with he
B) she agreed with him
C) she’d agreed with him
D) she’d agree with him
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40. I wanted to know why no one _______.
A) had come
B) hadn’t come C) has come
D) hasn’t come
41. Everybody said, “We’re glad the danger is over.”
Everybody said that _______.
A) he was glad the danger was over
B) they are glad the danger is over
C) they were glad the danger was over
D) he is glad the danger is over
42. _______ was to have dinner after the meeting.
A) What we are to do
B) Which we needed
C) What I wanted to do
D) Why he comes
43. I recommended that the patient _______ on as soon as possible.
A) is operated
B) operated
C) would be operated
D) be operated
44. George told me that _______ with his roommate next semester.
A) he’d rather not live
B) he wouldn’t have lived
C) he won’t live
D) he hadn’t lived
45. “I’ll hit you!” _______ to hit me.
A) He suggested
B) He threatened
C) He promised
D) He offered
46. “Would you like to come to my party?” He invited her _______.
A) she’d like to come to his party
B) she’d like to come to my party
C) if she’d come to his party
D) to come to his party
47. I didn’t hear _______ because there was so much noise where I was
sitting.
A) what was he saying
B) what he has said
C) what did he say
D) what he said
48. I had hoped _______ my letter.
A) that she answer
B) she answers
C) that she would answer
D) she will answer
49. I have no idea _______.
A) what does this word mean
B) why he has left
C) when will he arrive
D) how was he killed
50. “Let’s go to the cinema this evening,” she said.
She suggested that they _______ to the cinema that evening.
A) should go
B) would go
C) will go
D) had gone
51. A: Are you going to complain to the police?
B: Yes, that is _______.
A) what I have done
B) what I’m going to do
C) what I was going to do
D) what I would do
52. He _______ to me that he had written a new book.
A) told
B) tells
C) has said
D) said
53. She said _______ to walk back home.
A) she’d rather
B) she’d prefer
C) she’d better
D) she has got
54. I knew that _______ would be difficult.
A) their coming
B) they would come
C) they came
D) they were coming
55. It is important that _______ the bilateral talks.
A) he attend
B) he attends
C) he attended
D) he’ll attend
56. We urge that the plans _______.
A) not approved
B) not be approved
C) not to be approved
D) won’t be approved
57. We now insist that all cars _____ seat belts to reduce the death toll.
A) to have
B) will have
C) have had
D) have
58. _______ makes visiting him very difficult.
A) The fact that he is very busy
B) The reason why he is very busy
C) What I know is that he is very busy
D) It is a fact that he is very busy
59. _______ was clear from his letter.
A) He was angry
B) He resented being treated rudely
C) That he was not interested
D) What I knew
60. The fact that the experts say stagnation will continue for some
time _______.
A) industry will suffer a lot
B) we should be prepared for higher inflation
C) is annoying
D) we cannot avoid it
61. If grades are going to be given to students for their reports, it is
suggested that these _______ for expression and use of language.
A) given
B) to be given
C) are given
D) be given
62. _______ best is riding horses.
A) She likes
B) That she likes
C) What she liked
D) What she likes
63. We had hoped _______ the game, but other team played very well.
A) the National Team to win
B) that the National Team win
C) that the National Team would win
D) the National Team’s winning
64. It is important that he _______ his reservations by Saturday.
A) will confirm B) confirm
C) confirms
D) must confirm
65. He asked me if I had ever played the piano. He asked me, “____?”
A) Do you ever play the piano
B) Did you ever play the piano
C) Have I ever played the piano
D) Have you ever played the piano
66. The doctor asked the patient if she had had a heart attack before.
The doctor asked the patient,” _______ a heart attack before ?”
A) Has she had
B) Have you had
C) Did she have
D) Did you have
67. It is urgent that he _______ on time.
A) arrived
B) will arrive
C) would arrive D) arrive
68. It is important that you _______ honest.
A) will be
B) be
C) were
D) to be
69. The doctor recommended that I _______ weight.
A) should lose B) would lose
C) must lose
D) will lose
70. Julia must understand the question. It is necessary.
It is necessary that Julia _______ the question.
A) understood
B) understands
C) must understand
D) should understand
71. Bill must talk to the teacher. It is urgent. It is urgent that Bill _______
to the teacher.
A) must talk
B) talk
C) talks
D) has talked
72. _______ because he got bored so easily.
A) Why he left early
B) Why he was embarrassed
C) Why did he get angry
D) Why he acted as he did was
73. I can’t imagine _______.
A) why did he recommend him
B) who recommended him for training
C) when will he recommend me
D) how will he recommend him
74. What would have suited him better _______.
A) would be to be a politician
B) to give up smoking
C) he shouldn’t have married her
D) than his father’s job
75. I suggested that she _______ a doctor.
A) will see
B) would see
C) must see
D) see
76. I don’t know _______.
A) they were thinking about
B) that they were thinking about
C) what do they think about
D) what they were thinking about
77. I insisted that he _______ me the money.
A) was paid
B) be paid
C) pay
D) will pay
78. It is not probable that _______ in the next ten years.
A) the world’s population stopped
B) man must discover a cure for cancer
C) computers must become more important
D) air pollution will decrease
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79. _______ still puzzles me.
A) He got selected president
B) Where they got the idea from
C) He has got a lot of money
D) How can they beat us
80. I don’t know much about art but I know_______.
A) what I like
B) who is a good artist
C) what is it like
D) why are people paying that much
81. Do you think _______ man will travel to Mars in this century?
A) is it possible that
B) it is possible that
C) will it be possible
D) it became possible
82. Mike must explain his idea. It is important. It is important that Mike
_______ his ideas.
A) explain
B) will explain
C) explains
D) would explain
83. Why is it necessary that _______?
A) for him to study
B) he will have an operation
C) he consult an expert
D) he applied for a job
84. He advised that she _______ the bad news.
A) not be told
B) not to be told
C) isn’t told
D) wouldn’t tell
85. He asked us whom we would visit. He asked us, “Whom _______?”
A) will you visit
B) would you visit
C) you will visit
D) we would visit
86. The teacher insisted on the students’ arriving punctually for their
lessons.
The teacher insisted that the students _______ punctually for their
lessons.
A) had arrived
B) should arrive
C) would arrive
D) have to arrive
87. Most people don’t even know _______.
A) why has he resigned
B) where was he buried
C) what good music is
D) where did they take him
88. I refuse to believe her having told me the truth. I refuse to believe
that she _______ me the truth.
A) tell
B) tells
C) had told
D) would tell
89. They proposed that a new highway_______.
A) should build B) must build
C) to be built
D) be built
90. It is desirable that no one else _______ about the problem.
A) doesn’t know B) know
C) to know
D) will know
91. That she was chosen Miss Turkey _______.
A) made me happy
B) nobody was glad about it
C) everybody approved it
D) everyone present voted in her favor
92. Whether they do it or not _______.
A) don’t make any difference
B) depends on various factors
C) created a big problem
D) will cause a lot of disturbance
93. I am satisfied _______.
A) that she came third in the competition.
B) it was our victory against enemies
C) what you promised to do
D) will make her happy, I believe
94. The fact that they blamed us for the accident _______.
A) which was not our fault
B) was surprising
C) at which a person was killed D) I wasn’t involved
95. _______ is a fact.
A) That the poor have a hard life B) The world is round
C) He came first
D) What is he saying
96. Did _______ help him in his career?
A) the fact that his father was a professor
B) he was rich and friendly
C) that he won a scholarship
D) his teacher recommended him
97. It is incredible that _______.
A) she study very hard
B) will be the result
C) he undergo an operation
D) he has passed his exams
98. It is necessary that everyone _______ here on time.
A) will be
B) be
C) are
D) to be
99. “If I were you, I’d open a bank account because interest is high
now” I told her.
I suggested that she _______ a saving account.
A) would open B) will open
C) open
D) had opened
100. Our teacher wishes he _______ another profession.
A) chose
B) had chosen
C) would choose
D) has chosen
101. I wish the teacher ______ us more about the exam before it takes
place.
A) would tell
B) has told
C) had told
D) tells
102. I wish you _______ here now. I miss you a lot.
A) are
B) were
C) had been
D) will be
103. I wish you _______. I’m sure you would enjoy joining us.
A) could come B) had come
C) may come
D) would come
104. She won’t help me. I wish she _______ me.
A) will help
B) would help
C) helps
D) had helped
105. I wish I _______ the last bus. Now I’ll have to walk.
A) didn’t miss
B) hadn’t missed
C) wouldn’t miss
D) wouldn’t have missed
106. Don’t you wish we _______ tonight?
A) weren’t going
B) aren’t going
C) don’t go
D) hadn’t gone
107. It is raining. I wish it _______.
A) hadn’t rain
B) didn’t rain
C) weren’t raining
D) isn’t raining
108. When it was too late, he wished he _______ a better husband.
A) has been
B) had been
C) were
D) would be
109. You can’t change things simply by wishing they _______ different.
A) are
B) will be
C) would be
D) were
110. I wish he _______ to Tokyo with me last weekend.
A) came
B) would come C) had come
D) could come
111. I wish that you _______ such a bad headache because I’m sure that
you’d have enjoyed the party.
A) didn’t have
B) hadn’t had
C) wouldn’t have
D) won’t have
112. I wish that I _______ with you last summer.
A) went
B) could go
C) have gone D) could’ve gone
113. You might have cleaned the bath after you’d used it.
I wish you _______ the bath after using it.
A) had cleaned B) cleaned
C) would clean
D) clean
114. You might come to work a bit earlier on Mondays. I wish you _______
a bit earlier on Mondays.
A) had come
B) would’ve come
C) were coming
D) would come
115. You might have remembered my birthday. I wish you _______ my
birthday.
A) had remembered
B) remembered
C) would remember
D) could remember
116. You might make less noise. If only you _______ less noise.
A) had made
B) made
C) would make D) might make
117. If only I _____ busy yesterday. I could have helped you with the
problem.
A) weren’t
B) hadn’t been C) wasn’t
D) haven’t been
118. He wishes his father _____ him some shoes before the new term
starts.
A) was buying
B) was going to buy
C) would buy
D) had bought
119. I wish our school _______ a bigger library than it has.
A) had had
B) would have C) had
D) will have
120. I wish we _______ late for this film. I can’t follow the story.
A) didn’t arrive
B) hadn’t arrived
C) wouldn’t arrive
D) wouldn’t have arrived
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121. She wishes she _______ younger than she is.
A) were
B) would be
C) had been
D) is
122. A: Janet couldn’t come to the concert last night.
B: I wish she _______ .
A) is able to come
B) was able to come
C) could have come
D) had come
123. I couldn’t get through the traffic in time.
I wish I _______ through the traffic in time.
A) am able to get
B) had been able to get
C) was able to get
D) would have got
124. My father wasn’t able to pay the money back.
I wish my father _______ the money back.
A) could have paid
B) were able to pay
C) could pay
D) would be able to pay
125. It is a pity you drink too much. If only you _______ so much.
A) don’t drink
B) won’t drink
C) didn’t drink
D) hadn’t drunk
126. It is a pity that we rejected their proposal. If only we _______ their
proposal.
A) won’t reject
B) hadn’t rejected
C) wouldn’t reject
D) didn’t reject
127. A: I must go home now. B: I wish you _______ home now.
A) don’t have to go
B) mustn’t have gone
C) didn’t have to go
D) needn’t have gone
128. A: Don’t you have enough time to learn English?
B: No, I don’t. I wish I _______ time to learn English.
A) did have
B) had had
C) do have
D) will have
129. The bus always stops at every bus-stop. I wish it ______ at every
bus-stop.
A) didn’t stop
B) would stop
C) hadn’t stopped D) won’t stop
130. The party was so bad that they left early. They wish _______.
A) they didn’t go
B) they wouldn’t have gone
C) they didn’t have to go
D) they hadn’t gone
131. A: Sandy had an accident because she wasn’t careful.
B: If only she _______.
A) had been careful
B) were careful
C) would be careful
D) would have been careful
132. A: Robert is unhappy because he can’t find his passport.
B: If only he _______.
A) could have found it
B) had been able to find
C) could find it
D) had found it
133. A: We have to cancel the match because it is raining.
B: If only it _______.
A) won’t be raining
B) isn’t raining
C) didn’t rain
D) weren’t raining
134. A: Mary is sorry that she bought such an expensive dress.
B: If only she _______ such an expensive dress.
A) didn’t buy
B) wouldn’t have bought
C) hadn’t bought
D) could have bought
135. Don’t you think it is significant _______?
A) in case he fails
B) that he has been re-elected
C) how comfortable is it
D) if we had been offered the job
136. Water is a compound _______ molecule consists of two atoms of
hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
A) which
B) whom
C) whose
D) of which
137. A dynamo is a machine _______ is used for producing electricity.
A) who
B) which
C) whom
D) of which
138. The student couldn’t remember the year _______ Hitler was born.
A) when
B) which
C) at which
D) where
139. That is the hotel _______ I stayed at.
A) where
B) which
C) that
D) whose
140. Hydrogen is an element _______ atomic number is 1 and _______
atomic weight is 1.008.
A) whose / whose
B) of which / whose
C) which / of which
D) which / which
141. Neron, _______ was Emperor of Rome, from 45 to 68 A.D, is
believed to have murdered both his mother and his wife.
A) whom
B) whose
C) who
D) that
142. Marlon Brando, _______, is a friend of my fathers.
A) whose son is in jail now
B) which is famous worldwide
C) that you met at the seminar
D) has just arrived in Spain
143. The problem was with the battery _______ a dead cell.
A) that has
B) which had
C) who had
D) in which has
144. There were fifty questions on the test, _______.
A) either was easy
B) all of which were difficult
C) all of them were very hard
D) all of whom were very interested
145. I’m looking for something with _______ I can clean the board.
A) whom
B) which
C) that
D) whose
146. Gentlemen, from _______ we expect politeness, ought not to lose
their tempers.
A) which
B) who
C) whom
D) where
147. Your information, for _______ I’m grateful, is very helpful.
A) that
B) which
C) whom
D) whose
148. Men _______ work is good receive high wages.
A) who
B) that
C) whom
D) whose
149. He did his medical training at a hospital _______.
A) who is very famous as a surgeon
B) of which is located just beside a river
C) which specializes in heart surgery
D) whose patients are treated very carefully
150. That evening we went to the opera, _______.
A) where we met the newly appointed general director
B) that was opened last week by the Minister of Culture
C) which were fully booked
D) when all the lights went out
151. His father, _______, said he didn’t like to work.
A) that had retired a few weeks ago
B) he gave a series of interviews
C) is an electrical engineer
D) who was already over sixty - five
152. Mr. Benson, _______, shot himself.
A) that was known to be very rich
B) whose firm closed because of complaints
C) we haven’t ever met him
D) he owns several factories
153. Crops can now be grown in deserts _______.
A) most of them are in Africa
B) it was impossible to cultivate the land
C) where farming would be impossible without irrigation
D) these are known as dry areas
154. The boys _______ are having special lessons.
A) which need more care
B) they are behind the other boys
C) who have been offered a scholarship
D) their fathers own factories
155. It was they _______.
A) who told us the news
B) are against the proposal
C) when they came to see us
D) which is very late
156. They refused to be reasonable about the delay, _______.
A) the rain was late
B) that caused a lot of trouble
C) which made me angry
D) whose passengers were tourists
157. George ordered an enormous steak, _______.
A) it wasn’t well – done
B) which cost him a lot
C) was very delicious
D) he ate all by himself
158. The students in the early class, _______, did very well on yesterday’s
maths test.
A) they study very hard all semester
B) very few of them had studied very hard
C) most of whom had studied the night before
D) they studied hard last week
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159. He forgot to get the tickets, _______.
A) whose wife got very angry with him
B) his wife had booked yesterday
C) where his wife wanted to see
D) which annoyed his wife very much
160. It is nuclear war, which could exterminate mankind, _______.
A) which is a great danger
B) its power is unquestionable
C) that we must avoid
D) everybody knows it is dangerous
161. The book was ______ boring ______ I only could read two chapters.
A) such / that
B) so / that
C) very / that
D) too / that
162. It was ______ a boring book ______ I only could read two chapters.
A) such / that
B) so / that
C) too / as
D) very / as
163. _______ you talk to him, _______ you like him.
A) Much / the more
B) The more / the less
C) More / more
D) The most / the most
164. _______ I didn’t know anybody at the reception, I had a good time.
A) In spite of that
B) Even so
C) Even if
D) Even though
165. _____ I’ve finished “A Tale of Two Cities, I’ll read “Oliver Twist”.
A) Therefore
B) Even if
C) Though
D) Now that
166. No sooner had I opened the door _______ the telephone rang.
A) when
B) before
C) than
D) as soon as
167. _______ you’re happy about it, I have no objection.
A) As long as
B) Whatever
C) Therefore
D) Even so
168. He didn’t have any money, _______ he couldn’t buy a ticket.
A) moreover
B) however
C) because
D) consequently
169. He had enough money to buy a ticket, _____, he decided not to go.
A) consequently
B) nevertheless
C) moreover
D) because
170. He wanted to go with us; _______ he packed his suitcase.
A) so
B) nevertheless C) moreover
D) but
171. It is late; _______, it is raining cats and dogs.
A) therefore
B) nevertheless C) because
D) moreover
172. I didn’t have enough time; _______, I couldn’t go.
A) nevertheless B) moreover
C) therefore
D) however
173. She’s been working for eight hours; _______, she is tired.
A) consequently
B) however
C) nevertheless
D) because
174. I’ll finish this. Then I’ll join you. When I _______ this, I’ll join you.
A) was finished
B) will finish
C) finished
D) have finished
175. She dressed the child in a heavy overcoat, _______ he should catch
cold.
A) because
B) therefore
C) however
D) lest
176. I’ve written it down for her, _______ she forgets it.
A) so as to
B) therefore
C) in case
D) in order to
177. I will go home for vacation as soon as I _______ my exams.
A) will finish
B) finish
C) am finishing
D) finished
178. When she arrived, I was pretty fed up, because I _______ since
eight o’clock.
A) had been waiting
B) have waited
C) have been waiting
D) had waited
179. We left early _______ avoid the traffic.
A) because
B) so as not to C) so as to
D) not to
180. They tiptoed up the stairs _______ wake the children.
A) in order to
B) so as not to C) so as to
D) because of
181. We won’t go unless the weather _______ fine.
A) will be
B) is
C) won’t be
D) isn’t
182. I was on vacation; _______, I didn’t get your letter.
A) therefore
B) however
C) even if
D) although
183. Dr. King gives interesting lectures; _______, he is very popular
with his students.
A) however
B) consequently
C) but also
D) not only
184. Robert didn’t study for the test; _______ he did very veil.
A) consequently
B) therefore
C) moreover
D) nevertheless
185. James wants to buy a new car, _____ he doesn’t have enough money.
A) however
B) therefore
C) moreover
D) consequently
186. He found everything rather strange, as he _______ abroad before.
A) would never
B) had never been
C) has never been
D) will never be
187. _______ coal reserves are abundant, taking advantage of them
requires an active program of development.
A) Even though
B) Therefore
C) So that
D) Nevertheless
188. _______ the price of petrol is so high, I can’t afford to run a car any
more.
A) However
B) Now that
C) So that
D) Even though
189. _______ the bans remained in force, Turkey could not claim to be
fully democratic.
A) Unless
B) Provided
C) As long as
D) Because of
190. Doctors often use X-rays _____ they can pass through skin and flesh.
A) so that
B) as long as
C) provided
D) nevertheless
191. Within another hundred years we will have to find alternative sources
of energy, _______ the world’s reserves of oil will not last that long.
A) so that
B) since
C) unless
D) while
192. An airline pilot and a racing driver are similar _______ they must
possess good judgment and the ability to react quickly in a crisis.
A) however
B) so that
C) in that
D) even if
193. They built a high fence around the building _______ no one could
get out.
A) as
B) so that
C) since
D) because
194. The old woman had to stand all the way _______ no one let her sit
down on the bus.
A) so
B) so that
C) since
D) although
195. He stole the money _______ I warned him not to.
A) due to
B) in case
C) because
D) although
196. We were _______ late _______ we missed the plane to Istanbul.
A) so / that
B) such / than
C) very / then
D) too / to
197. I had to work until midnight _______ I was very tired.
A) although
B) so that
C) in case
D) provided that
198. _______ I took an aspirin, I still have a headache.
A) Even though B) Nevertheless C) Because
D) As
199. A: You studied hard. Did you pass the test?
B: No, _______ I studied hard, I didn’t pass the test.
A) because
B) as
C) even though D) unless
200. It was cold; _______ we went on a picnic.
A) even though
B) nevertheless
C) so
D) while
201. _______ he had a broken leg, he continued to go to class.
A) Nevertheless
B) In spite of the fact that
C) In spite of
D) Because of
202. Some people are fat, _______ others are thin.
A) because
B) in spite of
C) despite of
D) whereas
203. _______ some students think physics is easy, others find it difficult.
A) As
B) even
C) Nevertheless D) While
204. Do you want to walk? The rain has stopped.
_______ the rain’s stopped, do you want to walk?
A) In spite of
B) As long as
C) Now that
D) Due to
205. _______ it’s raining, I think I’ll stay at home.
A) As long as
B) Because of
C) Despite of
D) On the other hand
206. _______ Monday is a national holiday, all government offices will be
closed.
A) Whereas
B) Since
C) While
D) Because of
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