GRAMMAR TEST-1
1- My brother didn’t let me use………… that perfume because there was only ............. in the bottle.
A) some of/a few
B) many of/quite little
C) much of/a little
D) enough of/several
E) most of/ many more
2- We are in need of............ money since
............. the machinery in our factory
has been out of date.
A) some/several
B) enough / so much
C) a good deal of /a lot of
D) too much / each of
E) a number of / plenty of
3- Whenever it rains cats and dogs in this area, the houses on ........... sides of the
river are........... flooded.
A) each/each
B) all / both
C) either / several
D) several / both
E) both/all
4- An old woman asked me for ..........
bread but I couldn't give her ..........
because my son had consumed all of it.
A) some/any
B) several / no
C) a little/a few
D) plenty of/so many
E) a bit of/so much
5- ........... of the cotton in Turkey is grown
in Adana. In other words ............ cotton
fields are found in Adana.
A) Every / every
B) Much / some
C) Some/either
D) Most/most
E) So many / too many
6- Our university held ........... conferences
but I was able to take part in .......... of
them.
A) plenty of/all
B) a lot of/ several
C) some / most
D) every / each
E) a great number of /whole
7- We are all unanimous that.......... racial
discrimination is based on ignorance.
A) quite
B) enough
C) some
D) little
E) most
8- It's obvious that the fight between ............ countries will not come to an
end............ is willing to negotiate a
cease-fire.
A) both/Neither
B) every / Each
C) all/Every
D) whole/Little
E) several / Either
9- ........... countries had been fighting for
six years until........... of them decided
to negotiate a cease-fire.
A) All / many
B) Some / so much
C) Both / either
D) A lot of/neither
E) So many / too many
10- ............. of the teachers we have
interviewed so far ........... that our
educational system needs to be changed wholly.
A) All/thinks
B) Too much / think
C) Some/thinks
D) Each/thinks
E) Most / thinks
11- The estimated number of children born annually with major congenital malfor¬mations ............... to be 3 million.,
A) are reported
B) have been announced
C) will declare
D) are to report
E) has been reported
12- In the last six years,................. major
studies have consistently associated high intakes of vitamin E with reduced risk of heart disease.
A) little more
B) a great deal of
C) so much
D) too much
E) a number of
13-1 learned ............. about teaching from
my experiences in the English classroom.
A) every
B) too many
C) a number of
D) a great deal
E) plenty of
14- I think there is ........... that he does not
deserve. He is .......... of the best-tempered man that ever existed.
A) something / each
B) anything / none
C) nothing/one
D) everything / some
E) a little/most
15- Nationalism, theology, the exquisite glories of war, business, racism have ................. at one time or another
functioned as the primary yardstick for human belief system.
A) every
B) enough
C) little
D) either
E) each
16- The new couple of compensation systems are starting to link the broker's pay to the client's success. ............ can be successful by jumping in
and out of the stock market in panic or euphoria.
A) Each
B) All
C) Whole
D) Enough
E) Many
17- It's a curious fact that in .......... ages
and all societies, ........... numbers of
people are attracted to the gentle, not the strong, to the sufferers and not the successful.
A) every / great
B) several / some
C) ail / large
D) any / very much
E) enough / plenty
18- Did you hear the news that ...........
today on BBC at 8 o'clock? It was really devastating for me.
A) have broadcast
B) were broadcast
C) will be broadcast
D) was broadcast
E) has broadcast
19- The number of payphones ............ from
less than 500 to nearly 7000 covering virtually all urban, rural and market centres in the last two months.
A) have increased
B) will increase
C) was increasing
D) has increased
E) are increasing
20- The police ............ a noteworthy
investigation into the causes of the last attempts to assassinate the P.M.
A) is conducting
B) have been conducted
C) are conducting
D) was conducting
E) has been conducting
21- Mumps ............ a disease with painful
swelling in the neck.
A) are
B) have been
C) were
D) is
E) will be
22- For most of .......... past two and half
......... million years .......... human
beings left their garbage where it felt.
A) -/a/ the
B) a /the /a
C) the /the /the
D)the/a/-
23- He says that at ........ end of ........ busy
day sleep is ......... best tonic.
A) the / the / -
B) an / a / a
C) the / a / the
D) - / - / the
E) the / - / -
24- By 1948 it was clear the relationships of the two sides were deteriorating, and .......... of them was very happy.
A) neither
B) enough
C) each
D) both
E) all
25- Jessie arranges to have the kids tested. ........... of them undergoes an echo-cardiogram, which can reveal only symptoms, not the actual disease. The results calm her............ of the kids
show symptoms.
A) All/Some
B) So many / Most
C) Most/No one
D) Each/None
E) Some / Many
GRAMMAR TEST-2
1- Family rifts rarely involve the transgressions of just one person. In most disputes .......... the participants
share .......... degree of blame.
A) every of / a little
B) all / some
C) each / plenty of
D) whole / enough
E) some of / too many
2- In the office there was........... noise that I couldn't focus on my work.
A) very much
B) enough
C) so many
D) so much
E) too much
3- He made ............... noise about the poor food in the restaurant and decided not to eat anything there again.
A) too many
B) a little
C) enough
D) a lot of
E) so many
4- There is some meat in the refrigerator. Let's consume it because it has been for ............. a long time there.
A) very
B) too
C) much
D) quite
E) enough
5- The two dogs were fighting over a bone............... was able to eat it because a very fierce and strong dog came and took it.
A) Each
B)Either
C) Some
D)Neither
E) Enough
6- In the construction of the building ............. sand was mixed with cement to make concrete.
A) several
B) a number of
C) such many
D) so many
E) a large quantity of
7- Sand has been used in large quantities in the building, so I won't be surprised if it collapses after.............. earth
tremors.
A) every
B) too much
B) very much
D)some
E)each
8- When we run out of bread we use flour to make bread. But now we have ................ flour left.
A) very much
B) several
C) hardly any
D) too much
E) enough
9- After standing in a queue for more than two hours, I had ............. patience left.
A) enough
B) any
C) no
D) several
E) too much
10- As we were making innovations in our shop, we had to keep guard the ...........night.
A) all
B) half
C) each
D) very
E) whole
11- Instead of meeting friends for a meal, she arranges to walk or go bike riding with them. There's not enough time in her day for a social life and exercise. This is a nice way to have.............
A) neither
B) each
C) both
D) either
E) too
12- It is important to understand how the kidneys function. The two bean-shaped organs,................ about the size of a
fist, house an elaborate filtering system that processes about 200 quarts of blood - the equivalent of 500 cans of soda - daily.
A) every
B) each
C) some
D) neither E) none
13- Of their three daughters, I find Jane the .......... beautiful one of them.
A) very much
B) much more
C) enough
D) too much
E) most
14- My aunt gave birth to healthy twins last night........... is so sweet.
A) Both
B) Each
C) All
D) Whole
E) Either
15- We are really happy to hear that the acoustics of the hall we are going to hold our conference in ...............excellent.
A) has been
B) were
C) is
D) have been
E) is to be
16- Phonetics ........... the study of speech sounds and their production.
A) are
B) has been
C) is
D) was
E) have been
17- When the military .............. control in :country, democracy can not be mentioned any longer.
A) is taking
B) have taken
C) are taken
D) was taking
E) has taken
18- Do you see ......... boy playing over there? He is ......... one who broke my car's windscreen yesterday.
A) a/-
B) the/the
C) the/-
D) -/the
E) a/the
19- .......... Inca was .......... civilisation .........
people of which were more cultivated than any other civilisation of that time.
A) -/a/the
B) The/a/-
C) An/the/the
D) -/the/a
E) The/-/-
20- Mercedes Benz and Lexus have ......... developed systems that send out radar beams to detect the car in front and adjust your speed before you get..........
close.
A) so / so
B) more / much
C) each / little
D) both / too
E) none / enough
21- You can try .......... of these two dishes; they are.......... delicious.
A) one / either
B) neither / all
C) both / all
D) both / either
E) either / both
22- When I decide to take rest on a weekend day, my twins become a great hindrance. .............. of them insists on
going to the zoo with me.
A) either
B) both
C) all
D) neither
E) every
23- ............. of the complaints were taken into account, but not............ of them.
A) Several/all
B) Plenty / the whole
C) Every / some
D) Most / a majority
E) Some / a number
24- Nowadays we have .........things to do than we used to.
A) so many
B) several
C) too many
D) a lot more
E) far many
25- I tried the two alternatives you told me. Unfortunately, ......... of them worked.
A) both
B) all
C) either
D) some
E) neither
GRAMMAR TEST-3
1- Human nature being what it is, I suspect that bribery at a local level would cause ............ more effective disruption than any number of bombs.
A) too many
B) several
C) far
D) rather
E)enough
2- Every year about this time, for a tantalisingly short while a week or two at most - an amazing thing happens in New England............. area explodes in colour............. those trees that for months have formed sombre green backdrop suddenly burst into a million glowing tints.
A) Several / Every
B) Each/Several
C) The whole/All
D) Some / Some
E) Too many/ Both
3- According to a survey by the CDC, some 4.7 million people were bitten by dogs. About 800,000 required medical treatment. .......... bites are to children, and ........... are from family pets or familiar dogs, not strays.
A) Many / most
B) Several / either
C) So many / a little
D) Plenty of/much
E) Every / each
4- The return of Columbus from his first voyage intensified rivalry between Spain and Portugal,........... of which
sought to guard their own sea lanes and prohibit the incursion of the other.
A) the whole
B) all the
C) each
D) some
E) both
5- The author of the book claims that if one empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him. Moreover, he believes, investment in knowledge pays............ interest.
A) very much
B) too much
C) better
D) a lot of
E) so much
6- ............. of the twins wants to go to bed so early. Let them stay up, please.
A) Both
B) AII
C) Either
D) Neither
E) Each
7- ............ of the volunteers to do this kind of job............ wear suitable clothes.
A) All/has to
B) Most / have to
C) Each / has to
D) Whole / has to
E) Every / has to
8- Each of the .............. was checked with painstaking care before the match.
A) participant
B) spectators
C) competitor
D) attendant
E) journalist
9- I'll call you after I listen to the news. .......... ........... half an hour.
A) They/last
B) Some/lasts
C) It/lasts
D) Each / last
E) every / lasts
10- The number of road accidents ... in the last three months. On the contrary, it has been increasing steeply.
A) hasn't decreased
B) wasn't decreasing
C) haven't decreased
D) couldn't decrease
E) aren't decreasing
11- ........... of the applicants ........... bring his curriculum vitae before the interview.
A) All/has to
B) every / have to
C) Some / has to
D) Both/has to
E) Each / has to
12- Despite being buried more than for centuries ago,.......... mummies seem to be......... intact today.
A) -/an
B)the/-
C) the/the
D)-/-
E) the / an
13- .......... mummies found on ......... top of .......... Mount Llulliallaco were too frozen to touch.
A) The/the/the
B) -/the/the
C) A/-/the
D) The/a/-
E) - / - / the
14- In ........... western countries body-piercing is............ fashion fad. In Malaysia it is ............. serious expression of religious belief.
A) the/the/a
B) -/a/a
C) the/-/the
D) -/-/a
E) the/the/the
15- ........... basketball player's insults provoked ............ referee, who signalled .............. technical foul.
A) -/a/the
B) the/-/a
C) a/a/a
D) -/the/the
E) the/the/a
16- Electronic mail can be transmitted in .............. seconds over............ Internet.
A) the/an
B) -/the
C) a/-
D )the/-
E) -/an
17- Alaska's closeness to Asia is.......... most obvious at........... narrowest point of ......... Bering Strait.
A) -/the/the
B) the/-/the
C) -/-/the
D) the/-/-
E) -/-/-
18- The gold plate was one of............ sights in the entire exhibit.
A) too much breathtaking
B) such a breathtaking
C) the most breathtaking
D) enough breathtaking
E) so breathtaking
19- Shirley was .......... throughout the meeting, but........... when we discussed the issue of salary increases, she spoke eloquently in favour of them.
A) enough quiet/before
B) rather quiet / afterwards
C) far quiet / since
D) too much quiet / also
E) as quiet / as
20- As they haven't been able to find enough evidence of whether that group killed the businessman, the police chief declares that they have to conduct .............. investigation.
A) the farthest
B) far enough
C) the furthest
D) farther
E) further
21- As he wasn't efficient............ to carry out his duty, he was compelled to leave the factory.
A) for
B) enough
C) still
D) too
E) little
22- By the end of the day, Joseph wanted no............... to go to bed; he had been working incessantly the whole day.
A) less than
B) enough
C) so much
D) too much
E) more than
23- Since most listeners rely __._ on context for comprehension, they are often themselves unaware of inaccurate sound perception during listening activity.
A) mostly
B) the least
C) much
D) less
E) the most
24- It was easy to choose between the two pairs of sunglasses since one was three dollars........... the other.
A) the most expensive
B) as cheap as
C) so expensive that
D) cheaper than
E) cheap
25- The damage from NATO bombs to factories and bridges will have ............ effect in the long run on Serbia than the rapid decline in the birth-rate.
A) much less
B) too little
C) the least
D) a little
E) little
GRAMMAR TEST-4
1- French governments have long believed that the economy is .......... served by intervention ............ by relying on market forces.
A) good / than
B) well/as
C) best/like
D) good / such as
E) better/than
2- In the modern world, or course, a man's wallet and social skills probably mean.......... to a woman than the size of his chin.
A) more
B) too much
C) a lot
D) enough
E) so much
3- Mete held two jobs in addition to going to night school; consequently, he was .......... always tired.
A) nearer
B) nearest
C) as near as
D) nearly E) so near
4- Two natural fibres are wool and cotton; silk, a third natural fibre, is .......... of the three.
A) as expensive as
B) more expensive than
C) expensive enough
D) the most expensive
E) too much
5- The wooden crate seemed large, but I found it was ............ for a dozen bowls.
A) so small that
B) too small
C) small enough
D) as small as
E) smaller than
6- Yesterday it was ........... that most of the trees flanking on both sides of the road were blown down.
A) windy enough
B) as windy as
C) so windy
D) very windy
E) too windy
7- Who told you to purchase these batteries? They are........... to fit the radio.
A) small enough
B) very small
C) so small that
D) smaller that
E) too small
8- This history book contains excellent illustrations; they are clear, occasionally, .......... humorous.
A) more
B) less
C) most
D) enough
E) quite
9- There was.............. noise at the conference that the Marketing Department held that we couldn't hear her speech.
A) very much
B) enough
C) too much
D) quite many
E) so much
10- We had become so accustomed to Joseph's long hair that when he had it cut last year, he looked ................. he had been scalped.
A) as though
B) even though
C) afterwards
D) while
E) as soon as
11- Strange ............. it may seem, the winter can be drier than the summer.
A) since
B) when
C) as
D) however
E) despite
12- ................. the runners headed for the
finish line, Bob redoubled his effort and, to everyone's delight, won the race.
A) For
B) In spite of
C) So as to
D) As
E) Owing to
13- The winter had been so severe; .................. the newly planted apple-trees survived.
A) as a result
B) nevertheless
C) on account of
D) moreover
E) indeed
14- At one time many scientists were actively anti-religious .................. the open conflicts between religion and science.
A) instead of
B) regardless of
C) in order to
D) now that
E) because of
15- ............ booking the flight, always give your telephone number, ............... some airlines try to notify passengers of cancellations.
A) In addition to / because
B) While / however
C) After / therefore
D) Whether / or
E) Though / consequently
16- ................ the proper diet, a healthy regimen should include regular exercise, not smoking and visits to your doctor for regular medical check ups.
A) Near
B) Like
C) Because of
D) Thanks to
E) In addition to
17- Who ............. you would be willing to drive cross-country with only thirty dollars in his wallet?
A) near
B) in addition
C) in fact
D) besides
E) now that
18- The young newlyweds established a savings account at the bank,............. they wanted to buy some property on nearby lake.
A) thus
B) consequently
C) however
D) much as
E) for
19- Dr. Dossey became so convinced of the power of prayer that he began to pray privately for his own patients. .................. he and other experts tread
cautiously in this area.
A) Besides
B) Moreover
C) Furthermore
D) Nevertheless
E) Though
20- The Hellcs Memorial is ........ the memorial to the Gallipoli campaign ........ to men who fell in that campaign
and whose graves are unknown or who were lost or at sea in Gallipoli waters.
A) neither / nor
B) both / and
C) enough / and
D) so/as
E) the same / as
21- A job seeker can greatly increase his chances of landing a job ................. he wears crisp business attire to the interview.
A) as soon as
B) just as
C) during
D) what
E) if
22- ................. national efforts to protect and restore wetlands, America continues to lose wetlands at an alarming rate.
A) Despite
B) Although
C) As though
D) What
E) Much as
23- Many candidates for Parliament were afraid to support abolition ..............they should lose votes.
A) provided
B) as
C) lest
D) seeing that
E) since
24- Most people treat an interview .............it were an interrogation. The employer asks questions, and the candidate gives answers.
A) as though
B) even
C) though
D) on account
E) much as
25- ............... most people see the end of the millennium as an excuse for a global party, a handful of doomsayers think differently.
A) Whenever
B) Since
C) While
D) Besides
E) However
GRAMMAR TEST-5
1- On winter days the sun shines fewer hours - and less skin is exposed to its rays. But the winter sun can be ............ damaging to exposed skin ............... you were sunning at the beach.
A) as / as if
B) such / that
C) so / that
D) neither/nor
E) both/and
2- ................ Turkey does to win E.U. membership will rationally guarantee the security of Greece.
A) Whenever
B) Whichever
C) However
D) Whatever
E) Wherever
3- Mete held two jobs in addition to going to night school;.................. he was nearly always tired.
A) on account of
B) as a result
C) regardless of
D) inasmuch as
E) however
4- ................... what direction you follow after school, you will encounter tests of one kind or another that require you to use your language skills.
A) However
B) Lest
C) No matter
D) Whereas
E) But
5- She made an immediate appointment with another doctor for a second opinion, ................... her insurance company had not yet okayed the visit.
A) as though
B) owing to
C) or else
D) as a result
E) even though
6- In his opinion, civilisation is the art of living in towns of ............. everyone does not know everyone else.
A) so size that
B) such size that
C) more size that
D) both size and
E) as size as
7- Senator notes that the government has no ............. important responsibility............. to stand up for the rights of
American citizens, especially when they cannot stand up for themselves.
A) much / that
B) so/that
C) such / that
D) more / than
E) a great deal / as
8- ........... she had failed at love, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. "We are in control of our own lives. We are bettered by meeting other people" she says.
A) Even if
B) When
C) As though
D) However
E) Because
9- When they are just talking normally it sounds ............. they are having a fight
A) even if
B) if
C) whether
D) though
E) as if
10- Man replying to broker's sales call: "I'll keep you in mind ............ I'm ever crazy enough to entrust all my savings to a stranger on the phone."
A) much as
B) nevertheless
C) in case
D) consequently
E) though
11- Most of our aches and pains are treatable, but................... we're willing to talk about them candidly and accurately with our doctors.
A) in case
B) furthermore
C) no sooner
D) only if
E) though
12 .................. none of the six tennis players had never met before, they knew each other by reputation.
A) However
B) Although
C) Since
D) While
E) Seeing that
13- In Germany, termination of pregnancy is legally possible only ............ a woman has consulted one of the country's 1,690 counselling centres.
A) until
B) as
C) though
D) by the time
E) after
15- …….the doctor knows, .... he can help you.
A) So much / that
B) As/so
C) If/so much
D) The more / the more
E) Least/least
16- ____ the carping of critics, more and more people took note of her talent and charisma and word spread about her riveting performances.
A) Although
B) Lest
C) However
D) For
E) Despite
17- He is ............ a waif and a stray everywhere ............ he is liable to be drifted where any current may set.
A) so / that
B) as / as
C) more / than
D) so / as
E) such / that
18- ............ widespread calls for his resignation, International Olympic Committee President declined to step down.
A) although
B) much as
C) in spite of
D) because E) since
19- The economy has to grow at a faster rate than the population increases, ............... a prosperous future for the
whole of southern Africa will remain nothing more than a mirage.
A) so
B) yet
C) since
D) although
E) or else
20- Suriname is ............ a South American State; it is ............ a Caribbean country which plays an active role in regional organisations and initiatives.
A) just / and
B) not only / also
C) neither/nor
D) either/or
E) both/and
21- Those immigrants lived with the secret hope of ................. going home with money ................ getting better accommodation and bringing their families over.
A) neither / nor
B) not only / and
C) either/or
D) both/but also
E) such / as
22- ................ the children are on mother's milk,............. likely they are to become obese.
A) So much / that
B) The longer / the less
C) When / as a result
D) If/so that
E) Whenever / however
23- The rescue plan would ................ free the trapped girl ................ hasten her death.
A) either/or
B) both/and
C) not only / but also
D) neither/nor
E) so / as
24- ................ stay on top, our company highlights customer service as its priority.
A) As for
B) In spite of
C) Seeing that
D) In order to
E) Much as
25- Personal success can grow out of the ashes of business failure ................ you are willing to take experience in stride.
A) although
B) however
C) if
D) moreover
E) unless
GRAMMAR TEST-6
1- ................ she failed to win the Italian presidency last spring, her high profile and wide-spread popularity influenced the final selection.
A) However
B) When
C) The moment
D) Just as
E) Though
2- ................. the Indonesian government has declared martial law, it is refusing to admit international peacekeeping troops.
A) While
B) If only
C) By the time
D) Only if
E) Despite
3- ................ leaving the office, I realised that 1 had forgotten my wallet.
A) When
B) Until
C) Upon
D) The moment
E) Despite
4- The point seems to be that a person does not have to abandon the past ................ be part of the future.
A) due to
B) owing to
C) in order to
D) much as
E) till
5- ............... he was charged with murder, he was protected by friends and did not return for hearing, ............... he would be prosecuted for political reasons.
A) Despite / only of
B) When/until
C) Although / for fear that
D) Seeing that / because
E) After / owing to
6- I once had a patient who was .......... she loaded her dirty dishes into the clothes dryer instead of the dish washer.
A) such sleep-deprived that
B) both sleep-deprived and
C) more sleep-deprived than
D) so sleep-deprived that
E) too sleep-deprived to
7- This new study sheds light on how memory works and raises questions about ............... we should use genetics
to make people brainier.
A) unless
B) what
C) where
D) whether
E) much as
8- ............... a player advances into the chess game, .............. becomes the involvement of his ego.
A) When / so deeper
B) The most / such deepest
C) Most / more deep
D) The more / the deeper
E) More / deeper
9- ............... thousands have fled the province, hundreds of others reportedly have been killed.
A) By the time
B) However
C) Only if
D) Provided that
E) While
10- ............... search and rescue teams, the U.S. dispatched three ships carrying 900 Navy sailors and 2,100 Marines to assist in relief efforts.
A) Besides
B) While
C) Owing to
D) However
E) On account of
11- There's no longer room for debate about ................. a HIV positive mom should breast-feed ................. bottle-feed an infant.
A) why/and
B) such / that
C) how / which
D) neither / nor
E) whether / or
12- Warm and loving families contribute positively to the mental and emotional health of members ................. when
they are children ................. throughout their lives as well.
A) yet/and
B) not only/but
C) neither / nor
D) like/as
E) either/or
13- .................. they had entered the narrow gap, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave.
A) In case
B) Unless
C) On account of
D) Despite
E) After
14- She climbed steadily for nearly half an our. ............... realising she was alone.
A) while
B) before
C) even if
D) as soon as
E) nevertheless
15- Patients should contact their physician .............. they are on the drug, but should not stop it ............. they have talked to the doctor.
A) when / if
B) although / after
C) while/once
D) so that / much as
E) if/until
16- I can feel comfortable taking these tablets because they're safe to take ............. prescribed once or twice a day.
A) such
B) like
C) the same
D) as
E) when
17- A company holds interviews ............... it can find the best person for the job.
A) the moment
B) once
C) as soon as
D) in order that
E) when
18- My mother was ............... engrossed in the television program ............... she failed to hear the doorbell.
A) not only / but also
B) so/that
C) more / than
D) such/that
E) both/and
19- When the hurricane suddenly headed south, the radio station began broadcasting the news;.................
everyone was prepared for the storm, and no one was injured.
A) due to
B) nonetheless
C) consequently
D) furthermore
E) besides
20- In the cold mountain air, Rich .................... wore long underwear, but he put on two pairs of insulated gloves
A) except/though
B) both/and
C) neither / nor
D) either / or
E) not only / as well
21- ................. classroom populations are changing, the face of early childhood curriculum must also expand and grow to meet the needs of the twenty-first century.
A) Hardly
B) After
C) Where
D) No matter
E) Just as
22- Few crimes have................. strict inventions .................an air-plane hijack. There must be an aircraft, a plan to divert it and hijackers willing to risk their lives and those of innocents.
A) so many/that
B) such / as
C) less/than
D) far more / than
E) not only / but also
23- Late in December the heavy rains came, and the river climbed to the tops of its banks. When the water began to rise in a serious way, my parents made plans .............. the river should invade
our house.
A) as though
B) as if
C) although
D) in case
E) whenever
24- Researchers are investigating prayers of others can heal.
A) whether
B) in case
C) however
D) which
E) whatever
25- ................. hard they had tried to persuade the hooligans not to make any attempt to take their revenge on the supporters of the other team for beating four of their friends severely after the match, they were unsuccessful.
A) As
B) So that
C) For fear that
D) After
E) However
GRAMMAR TEST-7
1- I was driving in rush-hour traffic ............. without warning the driver in front of me slammed on his brakes.
A) only if
B) as far as
C) when
D) because
E) owing to
2- You have to start living with the consequences of your decisions early, .............. you'll learn from your
mistakes and make better choices.
A) so
B) however
C) in the mean time
D) only if
E) whatever
3- ............. the new century begins, the two sides are signing deals on transport, tourism, environmental regulation, taxation and, .most significantly, anti-terrorism.
A) Because
B) Although
C) Even though
D) As
E) Seeing that
4- There was no way of finding how they were managing ,............... the floods had put the telephone out of order.
A) so
B) for
C) thus
D) however
E) hence
5- In every Roman city the centre of civic life was the forum, a paved open place, inaccessible to wheeled traffic and surrounded by the chief temples and public buildings .............. by offices and shops.
A) such as
B) the same as
C) similar to
D) in addition to
E) as well as
6- ............. you present your requests professionally and not as demands, a good company will consider the things that are important to you.
A) As long as
B) However
C) Because
D) Seeing that
E) Owing to the fact that
7-1 say to my friend " Aren't you lucky," because................. examples of bad management you see,................. you'll
learn. I learned more from my worst boss than I did from my best. I took notes on how I would not manage.
A) so many / that
B) as many / as
C) so much / that
D) the more / the more
E) such / that
8- For man to direct himself in life and distinguish between what is good or bad for him needs a minimum of around fifteen years................. many animals can do this very soon after they come into the world.
A) For this reason
B) However
C) Meanwhile
D) Provided
E) While
9- The strength of the hot Alanya sun gave him a terrible sunburn .............. he had not used any lotion.
A) although
B) while
C) only if
D) since
E) otherwise
10- Over the years I.............. several articles and two books on animal-intelligence experiments and the controversy that........... them.
A) was writing / was surrounded
B) will write / will be surrounding
C) have written / surrounds
D) wrote / has surrounded
E) am writing / is surrounded
11- The issue of global warming............ heated debate recently. Is the burning of fossil fuels and increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the air a serious threat or just a lot of hot air?
A) was given rise to
B) is giving rise to
C) will be given rise to
D) was giving rise to
E) has given rise to
12- I feel so exhausted. I.............. the garden for two hours and I.............. for single moment.
A) am weeding / am not resting
B) have been weeding / haven't rested
C) was weeding / didn't rest
D) have weeded / haven't been rested
E) will weed / haven' rested
13- Life in villages of China ........... around temples, where people........... to ask for things.
A) has revolved / have gone
B) will revolve / have gone
C) revolved / were going
D) revolves / go
E) were revolving / went
14- When I first........... my baby ........... with Down syndrome, I was devastated.
A) learned / born
B) have learned / is born
C) had learned / was born
D) will learn / will born
E) learned / would be born
15- How can you imagine I will forget the first time I............. a speech in front of so many people? No one could ever notice how fast my heartbeats were.
A) was delivered
B) have delivered
C) would be delivered
D) delivered
E) will have been delivering
16- Jack........... part in our conversation tonight since he........... an appointment with his doctor.
A) wasn't taking / was made
B) isn't going to take / has made
C) hasn't taken / makes
D) won't take / is made
E) didn't take / made
17- Our Prime Minister........... so exhausted by the time he ........... his visits to neighbouring countries.
A) would be / finished
B) was / was finishing
C) had been / would finish
D) is to be / will finish
E) will have been / finishes
18- Bert, my co-worker,........... past the bank every day and I have been asking him to pay my bill for me, but he keeps forgetting, so I........... it myself.
A) has gone / do
B) will go / am doing
C) goes / am going to do
D) went / was doing
E) did go/did do
19- My grandpa's health ........... until he ........... taking alcohol.
A) was deteriorating / gave up
B) had deteriorated / has given up
C) deteriorated / gave up
D) will deteriorate / is given up
E) deteriorates / is giving up
20- Over the past decade or so, neuro-physiologists ........... on a particular molecule they believe could well be at least one version of Hebb's coincidence detector.
A) focused
B) were focusing
C) have been focusing
D) had been focused
E) would be focusing
21- Finally they ............ a doctor, who ............ to her, but it was a physical and spiritual low point.
A) will find/ has attended
B) found / would attend
C) have found / attended
D) found / was attending
E) are to find / attends
22- Roberto ............ very well in the final, probably because he............ several long and difficult matches in the earlier rounds.
A) hasn't played / had had
B) wasn't playing / had
C) hadn't played / would have
D) didn't play / had had
E) won't play / will have
23- The moment one of the neighbouring countries............ the border-agreement the other day , our military forces ............ an unexpectedly great attack.
A) violates / will launch
B) will violate / launch
C) has violated / has launched
D) had violated / were launched
E) violated / launched
24- Taking into account what he............ twice previously............ at the board meeting, the committee............ to make a remarkable increase in our salaries.
A) had / proposed / decided
B) has / proposed / have decided
C) is / proposing / decides
D) was / proposing / was decided
E) will / propose / will
25- It............ the eighth medical facility th girl and her mother............ that hazy spring afternoon in 1993.
A) is / have visited
B) has been / were visiting
C) had been / have visited
D) was /had visited
E) is / will visit
GRAMMAR TEST-8
1- It............ the eighth medical facility that the girl and her mother............this year.
A) had been / were visiting
B) is / have visited
C) was / had visited
D) has been / were visited
E) will be / had been visiting
2- Three hospitals and four clinics......... already............ to treat the girl's raging kidney infection because she ............ broke and lacked medical insurance.
A) had / refused / was
B) have / refused / is being
C) was / refusing / has been
D) have / been refusing / was
E) would / refuse / would be
3- Tomorrow at 3 p.m. I have to be available at the board meeting, but 1 have a number of reports to be typed tomorrow. I think I.......... them by then.
A) have typed
B) will typed
C) am typing
D) am to type
E) will have typed
4- The most unusually packaged tourist ............ our country at this time next week.
A) has visited
B) is visiting
C) is to visit
D) will be visiting
E) has been visited
5- As the new millennium................. the potential for further development ................ limitless.
A) will approach / will seem
B) approaches / seems
C) has approached / seemed
D) is approaching / had seemed
E) had been approaching / would seem
6- It........... a long while - until Jan. 1, 1989 - before Europe jointly............. hormones in food.
A) had taken / was outlawed
B) took / outlawed
C) is taking / outlaws
D) has taken / had outlawed
E) will take / outlaws
7- In France, he................ at the hostel
for the past 26 years.
A) lived
B) has lived
C) would be living
D) is living
E) has been living
8- After decades of campaigning by animal welfare groups, the E.U. Council of Ministers last month ............. to outlaw battery cages for hens by the end of the year 2012.
A) would be agreed
B) has agreed
C) agreed
D) had been agreed
E) agree
9- There ............. many changes since these services............. by the state.
A) were / took over
B) had been / were taken over
C) are / have taken over
D) have been / were taken over
E) would be / were to be taken over
10- For decades, duty-free shopping ................ as much a part of international travel as passports and plane tickets.
A) will become
B) is to be
C) had become
D) becomes
E) has become
11- The girl................ and................ with all the force of youth and fullness of life, until, by little and little, her passionate exclamations................ off into broken murmurs as if she were in pain.
A) raged / battled / trailed
B) is raged / battled / have trailed
C) would rage / battle / were trailed
D) rages / battles / will trail
E) had raged / battled / were trailed
12- A few days before my son ............. kindergarten, he declared that he ............. to go to school.
A) starts / doesn't intend
B) will start / wouldn't intend
C) was to start / didn't intend
D) started / hadn't intended
E) has started / doesn't
13- While the leaders ............. the problems prevailing over the party a few days ago, they ............. that some of members were spying them.
A) have been discussing / have discovered
B) were discussing / discovered
C) are discussing / discover
D) had discussing / were to discover
E) were discussing / were discovered
14- This time last year he............. his book. He ............. it in October and............. it to the publisher in December.
A) wrote/finished/sent
B) had written/sent
C) was writing /finished/sent
D) is writing / will finish /send
E) has written /would finish /send
15- Her driving force is an insatiable curiosity about life, which she............. since early childhood.
A) was exhibited
B) will exhibit
C) is exhibited
D) has exhibited
E) exhibited
16- Normally, we ............. two rises in salary a year, but this year we ............. just one rise on account of the low export rates of our company.
A) will get / will give
B) get / are giving
C) are getting / are given
D) have got / have given
E) get / will be given
17- The last time I.......... them, they ........ For final exams were approaching.
A) have seen / are swotting
B) would see / would swot
C) had seen / swotted
D) saw / were swotting
E) see/will swot
18- Over 200 million people ............. their own mobile phones by the end of 1997, and estimates ............. mobile users at 400 million by 2000 and one billion by 2008.
A) will have had / number
B) was having/ number
C) had had / number
D) have had / number
E) is having / are numbering
19- My daughter .............pirate swords for her sons just before she................. home from vacation.
A) purchased / flew
B) had been purchased / was flying
C) was purchasing / has flown
D) purchased / would fly
E) was purchased / flew
20- To make sure we ............. plenty of time to eat breakfast and get ready in the first day of the school, I.............
everybody up early - so early that it was still dark.
A) have / wake
B) had had / have waken
C) had/woke
D) are having / am waking
E) will have / will wake
21- After we.......... the judges for normal olfactory senses, we.......... them to rank odours and their intensity.
A) screened / had trained
B) will screen / will train
C) were screened /trained
D) have screened / train
E) had screened / were training
22- I ensure you that the police team ............. earlier if they............. about the robbery in due time.
A) would arrive /informed
B) will arrive / are to inform
C) were to arrive / had informed
D) arrive /have informed
E) would have arrived / had been informed
23- He has neither the time nor the patience for the rigid, conservative practices that.............. in French business for decades.
A) were dominating
B) dominated
C) have dominated
D) are dominated
E) had been dominating
24- 1.12 billion tons of the volume of the world's oceans ............. under the earth's crust each year. Only 23 billion tons............
A) have disappeared / have reappeared
B) disappear / reappear
C) will disappear / have been reappearing
D) were disappearing / were reappeared
E) are disappearing / will be reappearing
25- The Italian word paparazzi.............. 'buzzing insects'. The photographers often .......... flies as they swarm around
a celebrity victim.
A) is meaning / are resembling
B) has meant / have resembled
C) was meaning / have swarmed
D) means / resemble
E) would mean / were resembling
1- An ethnic Korean said he ............. until a Japanese detective he had seen insulting a Korean ............. publicly.
A) won't surrender / will apologise
B) isn't surrendering/apologised
C) hadn't surrendered / was apologised
D) was surrendering / was apologising
E) wouldn't surrender/apologized
2-1 have witnessed at close range the problems scientists ............. when they ............. to examine phenomena as
elusive as language and idea formation.
A) were encountering / were trying
B) are encountering / have tried
C) have encountered / were tried
D) encounter / try
E) will encounter / are going to try
3- She........... very hard for the exams these days. I think she really deserves to be called "swot ".
A) studies
B) will be studying
C) is studying
D) studied
E) was studying
4- So far we........... half of the plan but we ........... all of it by next month.
A) fulfilled / completed
B) have fulfilled / will have completed
C) are fulfilling / will be completing
D) were fulfilling/were completed
E) have fulfilled / have completed
5- The moment his colleagues .............. criticising him, he .............. from his seat and .............. upon them .
A) began / rose / rushed
B) had begun / was rising / has rushed
C) begins / is rising / is rushing
D) have begun / had risen / rushed
E) were beginning / has risen / has rushed
6- The number of major ecological disasters, possibly volcanic eruptions, that.............. the course of earth's
history over the past 300 million years is said to be 7.
A) were changing
B) had changed
C) were changed
D) would change
E) have changed
7- They are continuously making fun of me as I couldn't pass YDS, but believe me by this time next year I .............. it
with a high point.
A) have passed
B) will pass
C) am passing
D) had passed
E) will have passed
8- Let nobody enter his room. He ........... to concentrate on his work at the moment. His this situation ............ three
hours uninterruptedly every afternoon.
A) tries / will last
B) has tried / is lasting
C) is trying / lasts
D) was trying / lasted
E) tried / was lasting
9- More than three hundred people .......... in that skyscraper before the earthquake ............ it.
A) are living / destroys
B) live /has destroyed
C) have lived / destroyed
D) were living / destroy
E) had been living / destroyed
10- Casey Martin, who is a professional golfer, .......... from a circulatory disorder lately and I think it's because he .......... an accident a year ago.
A) suffered / had had
B) suffers / is having
C) has been suffering /had
D) has suffered / was having
E) was suffering / has had
11- We .......... at a country inn that .......... a small movie theatre last summer. Before every evening's presentation, my husband and I .......... our three- year-old-son to sit quietly. Except for an occasionally whispered question, he .......... in attention.
A) stayed /had / were instructed /sat were
B) staying / had / instructed / sat had stayed
C) have had / were instructing /sat
D) stay /has /have instructed /has sat
E) would stay / had / instructed /had sat
12- As a tradition, we ............ cherry-festival every year in spring, which ............. a great number of people from
neighbouring cities to come together and make new friends.
A) are celebrating / is caused
B) will celebrate / causes
C) have celebrated / has caused
D) celebrate / causes
E) are going to celebrate / will cause
13- The second time he .......... the committee to consider under which circumstances the employees were working, nearly all of the members .......... their backs to him.
A) was asked / had turned
B) asked / turned
C) would ask / would turn
D) was to ask / have turned
E) asks / will turn
14- Their son's illness, once regarded not so serious,.......... day by day so they .......... him to the nearest hospital
immediately.
A) worsened / have taken
B) was worsening / took
C) worsens / take
D) has worsened / took
E) is worsening / have taken
15- I.......... promising to meet him at the station tomorrow at 7 p.m., but I .......... a large number of customers at the hour he arrives at the station.
A) have remembered / served
B) remembered / served
C) had remembered / had served
D) remember / will be serving
E) have remembered / serve
16- It seems this shop ........... a considerable
discount in prices. There is a large crowd of people inside.
A) made
B) has made
C) is made
D) was making
E) will make
17- It seemed that shop........... a considerable discount in prices. There was a large crowd of people inside.
A) has made
B) made
C) had made
D) was made
E) would make
18- Because we ........... an enormous demand for our products in the past six months , we ......... opening new
factories in order to meet the demands.
A) received / consider
B) were receiving / were considering
C) receive / have considered
D) had received / were considering
E) have received / are considering
19- In the past, the capacity people............. for learning ............. often ............. in education, which ............. mainly a
culturally separate, formal activity not directly challenging poverty or dependence.
A) have had / has /lost/ has been
B) had / had / lost /was
C) would have /was /lost /was
D) had had / was / losing / was
E) had / was /lost / was
20- They ........... unceasingly about the low performance of the employees but they never.......... for the reasons why they
are so.
A) were complaining / were seeking
B) have complained / sought
C) complain / seek
D) were complaining /have sought
E) had been complaining / had been sought
21- Although I........... usually a nervous passenger, I once ........... very frightened on a small commuter plane.
A) am not / became
B) have not been / had become
C) do not be / become
D) am not / was becoming
E) was not / have become
22- After living in Turkey for a few months, my daughter Mary ........... to the United States with her dog, Max. To practice training, she........... him to a park every afternoon and ........... over some commands.
A) has returned / has brought /gone
B) returns /was bringing /going
C) returned / brought / went
D) will return / brought / went
E) had returned / has brought / gone
23- It's an undeniable fact that since he ........... the university, his life ........... much more interesting than ever before.
A) enters / become
B) entered / has become
C) will enter / will become
D) has entered / became
E) is entered / becomes
24- Originally built to carry men to the surface of the moon, Apollo 18 was poised to go until the early 1970s, when the U.S................. out of both the money and the will to make that kind of journey, and the giant missile ................ to stand down.
A) had run / ordered
B) ran / had ordered
C) has run / is ordered
D) runs / has been ordered
E) ran / was ordered
25- I wonder how my son still remembers the very first day I........... him to the zoo in his childhood.
A) have taken
B) will take
C) had been taken
D) was to take
E) took
