GRAMMAR REVISION TEST 1
1- The biggest hall in town _____for George and Sally’s wedding reception, thinking that a lot of people _____ and they were upset to see that only half of it was full.
A) has been hired/attended
B) is hired/will have attended
C) was hired/would attend
D) has Hired/have attended
E) was hiring/had attended
2- The weather forecast last night _____ for rain for today; but so far, we _____ a warm and sunny day.
A) was calling/have
B) had called/are having
C) called/have had
D) has called/will be having
E) would be calling/had
3- For quite some time now, my father _____ about changing his job, but he is not really sure what he _____.
A) thinks/is going to do
B) is thinking/has been doing
C) was thinking/must have done
D) thought/was supposed to do
E) has been thinking/should do
4- I _____ to talk with Richard at Kate’s wedding, but he_____.
A) have hoped/hadn’t turned up
B) was hoping/didn’t turn up
C) will be hoping/hasn’t turned up
D) hope/wouldn’t turn up
E) am hoping/can’t have turned up
5- We are so late that _____ fast we drive, we will not be able to get there in time.
A) whichever B) whenever
C) wherever D) however
E) whatever
6- _____ the 16th century, London’s financial district, known as “the City”, has been one of the most important business centres in the world.
A) During B) When
C) Throughout D) Until
E) Since
7- The Indus, along with the Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates, is one of the great rivers along _____ banks ancient civilizations grew up.
A) whose B) that
C) what D) which
E) whom
8- Jamie _____ everyone about the party tomorrow night, but apparently no one has been informed.
A) must have told B) has been telling
C) was supposed to tell D) used to tell
E) will have told
9- You didn’t see the suspect as he was leaving the bank _____?
A) did you B) were you
C) was he D) wasn’t he
E) didn’t you
10- George was _____ badly injured in the accident _____ he will have to stay in
hospital for several months.
A) too/that B) so/that
C) such/as D) more/than
E) as/as
11- A lot of people have recently lost their jobs _____ the down-turn in the economy.
A) so as to B) nevertheless
C) in order that D) in case of
E) on account of
12- We _____ a better trip if you _____ to do everything as cheaply as possible.
A) are having/weren’t trying
B) were having/haven’t tried
C) had/didn’t try
D) might have had/hadn’t tried
E) had had/wouldn’t be trying
13- I wonder what I _____ if I _____ university instead of quitting in the middle.
A) became/was finishing
B) would become/am finishing
C) would have become/had finished
D) used to become/finished
E) become/will have finished
14- James _____ as an estate agent for several years before he _____ to quit and travel around the world.
A) had been working/decided
B) has worked/decides
C) is working/will have decided
D) was working/had decided
E) has been working/would decide
15- We did not see anything we liked when we were house hunting _____ did we see anything we could afford.
A) but B) and
C) so D) nor
E) such
16- He drives _____ no one wants to go anywhere with him.
A) the most dangerous
B) too dangerously
C) more dangerous than
D) so dangerously that
E) as dangerously as
17- Although the book was _____ written, the plot was not _____ to keep me awake.
A) too well/so interesting
B) good/too interesting
C) well/interesting enough
D) as well/such an interesting
E) so good/as interesting
18- Jeff _____ to Alaska for a two-year period last month because of his job; however, he would rather _____ somewhere with a warm climate.
A) should be moving/to have transferred
B) had to move/have been transferred
C) has had to move/transferred
D) was going to move/to be transferred
E) must have moved/to transfer
19- Janet _____ that she _____ until it was too late.
A) doesn’t realise/is being followed
B) wouldn’t have realised/followed
C) hasn’t realised/had been followed
D) won’t realise/is going to follow
E) didn’t realise/was being followed
20- Bob and his wife make an impressive couple because he is over 6 feet tall, and his wife is _____ height _____ he is.
A) enough/for B) the same/as
C) as/as D) such/that
E) more/than
21- The book was _____ poorly written _____ I could not finish it.
A) so /that B) as /as
C) such a/that D) too/than
E) more/than
22- The mechanic _____ me that my car _____ ready by tomorrow afternoon.
A) told/might be
B) is telling/had been
C) has told/is
D) was telling/was
E) had told/will have been
23- Though the other side didn’t play _____ we played even _____ so it’s no wonder that we lost.
A) good/badly B) so well/worst
C) as well/so bad D) well/worse
E) good enough/too badly
24- Are you sure you will get _____ just by drinking those herbal teas, without taking any medicine?
A) so good B) good
C) such well D) the best
E) better
25- We can go to Konya by bus, plane or train, but _____ we go, we want it to be
cheap and comfortable.
A) whichever B) however
C) wherever D) whatever
E) whenever
26- I studied archaeology at university _____ it was more interesting than economics, but now I can’t find a job.
A) even though B) so that
C) since D) whereas
E) even if
27- The English Channel is the body of water _____ separates England from France.
A) where B) when
C) what D) which
E) how
28- By the time Nat Turner, a black slave leader in America, and his coconspirators _____ they _____ about 60 whites.
A) were captured/had killed
B) would be captured/were killing
C) captured/used to kill
D) would have captured/might have killed
E) could be captured /killed
29- Everyone was pleased at how cool the weather turned out to be during July, _____it is usually much too hot.
A) where B) what
C) when D) which
E) that
30- We _____ a hotel worse than the one we stayed at: the food was awful, the beds were uncomfortable and the staff were extremely rude.
A) won’t be choosing
B) didn’t use to choose
C) had better not choose
D) couldn’t have chosen
E) must not have chosen
31- Some people are very choosy about their food, whereas others will eat _____ is put in front of them.
A) so much B) whatever
C) such as D) rather than
E) however
32- _____ sudden approach of the storm left the hikers _____ time to seek shelter and they got soaked.
A) A/any B) One/little
C) —/much D) Some/none
E) The/no
33- We were considering buying a new car, but they are so expensive that we will buy a second hand one_____.
A) either B) rather
C) too D) though
E) instead
34- No one knew for sure _____ people attended the demonstration, but police
estimated the crowd _____ approximately one hundred thousand.
A) so many/that
B) how many/as
C) the number of/for
D) the amount of/to
E) whomever/like
35- The east coast of Malaysia is a great place to visit because it _____ has long white sandy beaches _____ a year-round nearly perfect climate.
A) not only/but also
B) so many/that
C) the more/the longer
D) whether/or
E) no sooner/than
42- _____we leave early, we shouldn’t have to worry about the traffic.
A) On account of B) Because of
C) Provided that D) Since
E) Even though
43- Kazakhstan is _____ only country in the world that does not have _____ national language of its own.
A) an/the B) —/any
C) the/a D) the/the
E) an/—
44- I wish I _____ to France next year, because now I will have to learn French.
A) am not going to transfer
B) haven’t been transferred
C) won’t be transferring
D) wasn’t being transferred
E) wouldn’t have transferred
45- I want to invest some money in the stock market, but I am not sure _____ to do it.
A) whom B) which
C) what D) that
E) how
46- Although the murder rate has come down over the recent years, New York is still _____ dangerous city than London.
A) a far more B) just as
C) such a D) the most
E) no more
47- _____they become aware of my absence, I will be far away.
A) In case B) By the time
C) Since D) Until
E) So that
48- I don’t think it will be possible for me _____ everything before _____ the office
tonight.
A) finishing/having left
B) to be finishing/left
C) to finish/leaving
D) finished/to be leaving
E) to have finished/to leave
49- Recently a number of new schools _____, and these _____ to decrease illiteracy among the children of the immigrants in the city.
A) are built/are going to help
B) built/have helped
C) were built/help
D) have been built/will help
E) had been built/are helping
50- The police believe that they _____ the murder by the end of next week.
A) will have solved
B) would be solving
C) have solved
D) had been solving
E) are solving
51- Wherever humans have been present in large numbers for a long time_____ India and China, the need for land for agriculture and settlement has meant the destruction of wildlife and natural vegetation.
A) while B) such
C) rather D) just as
E) such as
52- In Southeast Asia, the once extensive tropical rain forest is rapidly disappearing _____ logging operations, population growth and agricultural expansion.
A) in addition B) elsewhere
C) wherever D) owing to
E) instead of
53- If there is an express bus that we can take, we should be in Ankara by this afternoon_____?
A) isn’t there B) can we
C) can’t we D) is there
E) shouldn’t we
54- Anyone who _____ the Middle East _____ difficulty understanding the complexity of the situation there.
A) hadn’t visited/has
B) hasn’t visited/will have
C) doesn’t visit/had
D) won’t visit/is having
E) didn’t visit/has had
55- I remember all the ingredients for making the cake, but I cannot remember _____ of each to use.
A) whichever B) however
C) how much D) any more
E) just a few
56- The Soviet Union _____ political system brought it into conflict with the United States for many years, ceased to exist in 1989.
A) that B) which
C) whose D) what
E) where
57- In London, the houses _____ famous people lived in are marked with blue
plaques.
A) where B) what
C) when D) that
E) whom
58- As children, my sister and I _____ daisies in order to make necklaces out of
them. Of course, they _____ very long.
A) were picking/haven’t lasted
B) ought to pick/hadn’t lasted
C) had to pick/don’t last
D) used to pick/won’t last
E) would pick/didn’t last
59- It has been a much better year for tourism this year; Antalya is full of foreign tourists, and _____ Bodrum.
A) so is B) neither has
C) nor is D) as does
E) so has
60- Meg speaks three foreign languages, but _____ computer skills, she has been
unable to find a job.
A) without B) instead of
C) similar to D) besides
E) such as
61- Great white sharks play _____ important role in _____ balance of ocean life that we are only beginning to understand.
A) some/a B) the/any
C) —/— D) an/the
E) any/a
62- My brother and his family are coming to visit next week, but I don’t know _____
they are planning to stay.
A) how many B) what time
C) how long D) how much
E) whenever
63- It doesn’t seem that life will get better for people who will be born in the 21st century _____?
A) does it B) won’t it
C) isn’t it D) don’t they
E) will they
64- Travelers to a foreign country need certain documents, such as a passport and a visa, _____ be allowed in and out of the country.
A) therefore B) rather than
C) similar to D) in order to
E) because
65- Mosquito Coast was a British protectorate from 1740 to 1860, the year in _____ it was returned to the Miski to Indians.
A) when B) which
C) what D) whom
E) that
66- The term Mosquito Coast is a corruption of Miskito Coast, _____ refers to the name of the Indians living there.
A) whose B) who
C) that D) where
E) which
67- The two thieves _____ by the man whom they _____ the night before.
A) have identified/are going to rob
B) are identifying/can rob
C) were identified/had robbed
D) have been identified/will rob
E) were identifying/robbed
68- We wore our swimming costumes under our clothes as there was _____ to change into them at the beach.
A) everyone B) anyone
C) something D) nowhere
E) anywhere
69- Unless young people today _____ in computer technology, they _____ difficulties in relating to the postmodern world.
A) educate/will have experienced
B) had been educated/were experiencing
C) have educated/are experiencing
D) are educated/will experience
E) are being educated/have experienced
70- George felt extremely lucky that the war had ended _____ he reached the age to go into the army.
A) during B) whenever
C) while D) until
E) by the time
71- After an unhappy marriage, Maria decided to leave _____ husband and live by _____.
A) hers/him B) her own/hers
C) himself/her D) her/herself
E) him/her own
72- Kite fighting, in which the object is to cut the string of the opponent’s kite, is
very popular in India, so the kite string is coated with ground glass; _____ kite
fighting is liked and practised widely in South America, but there the kite frames are armed with razor blades.
A) therefore B) however
C) whereas D) furthermore
E) likewise
73- You would have called me if I hadn’t called you_____?
A) hadn’t I B) would you
C) wouldn’t you D) had I
E) haven’t you
74- The African elephant has been an endangered species _____ many years now because of the ivory trade.
A) for B) until
C) during D) along
E) since
75- George Orwell is one of my favourite authors, and I have enjoyed _____ I have
read by him.
A) whenever B) whatever
C) whomever D) whichever
E) wherever
76- Last night we had _____ storm _____ the streets were flooded and the electricity was cut off.
A) too bad/so B) the worst/as
C) a worse/than D) such a bad/that
E) so bad/that
77- It is difficult for outsiders to understand _____ people as poor as those of Nepal can also be so happy.
A) whose B) what
C) which D) how
E) where
78- _____that the rat-race did not suit him, Alfred seriously considered _____ his job.
A) To find/having quit
B) Having found/quitting
C) Being found/to be quitting
D) Finding/to quit
E) Found/to have quit
79- Some historians believe that slavery did not end in the United States _____ it no longer made economic sense anyway.
A) until B) during
C) unless D) while
E) from
80- In martial arts, such as karate, judo, kung fu, etc., _____ the colour of the belt
is, the higher the rank, and the black belt represents _____ attainment.
A) a darker/the higher
B) so dark/high enough
C) too dark/such a high
D) the darker/the highest
E) the darkest/too high
81- The two sides finally began peace negotiations after fighting _____ for over a decade.
A) one another B) another
C) some other D) the other
E) others
82- Harold knew very little of Chinese culture _____ having lived in Beijing for more than a year.
A) since B) although
C) despite D) instead of
E) as if
83- I hope we can find a way _____ this matter without _____ our tempers.
A) discuss/to have lost
B) discussing/lost
C) having discussed/being lost
D) to discuss/losing
E) to be discussed/having lost
84- The south coast of Turkey is popular for a number of aquatic activities _____
swimming, water skiing and diving.
A) just like B) not only
C) consequently D) likewise
E) such as
85- I can see a bus coming, but I’m not sure _____ it is the one we are waiting for.
A) however B) which
C) whether D) how long
E) when
86- _____ the equipment, the main requirements for waterskiing are a suitable body of water and a favourable climate.
A) Unless. B) In addition to
C) In case of D) Inasmuch as
E) Moreover
87- A number of cities are competing to be the one _____ the next Olympics will be held.
A) where B) which
C) that D) what
E) when
88- _____ of the people living in the new apartment block was aware that it was
located on top of _____ ancient cemetery.
A) Most/some B) Some/the
C) None/an D) All/one
E) Each/no
89- You should always keep a flashlight and candles in your home _____ there is a power failure.
A) so that B) even if
C) provided that D) as though
E) in case
90- Downhill racing is _____ dangerous and exciting of all skiing events.
A) so much B) too
C) more D) such
E) the most
91- We heard the bad news on the radio _____ we were driving to work.
A) once B) while
C) whether D) until
E) during
92- _____ the warnings of the flight mechanics that the plane might be unsafe, it took off anyway.
A) Although B) Whereas
C) Owing to D) Despite
E) In case
93- Only people who _____ for many years _____ as crew members.
A) will be sailing/are considered
B) had sailed/were considering
C) will have sailed/had been considered
D) are sailing/had considered
E) have been sailing/will be considered
94- Jane has had such a wonderful trip through Europe that she wishes she _____ return to the US next week.
A) doesn’t have to
B) won’t have to
C) didn’t have to
D) wouldn’t have to
E) hasn’t had to
95- Does anyone know _____ the concert lasts?
A) where B) while
C) what time D) how long
E) when
96- I have never stated that I support capital punishment _____, I have spoken
forcefully against it on several occasions.
A) On the contrary B) Consequently
C) Otherwise D) Therefore
E) Similarly
97- _____of the different regions of Turkey has something unique about it.
A) Each B) Both
C) All D) Every
E) Some
98- I’m not sure _____ it is from Istanbul to London, but it takes about three and a
half hours by air.
A) how often B) how long
C) how many D) how far
E) how much
99- We _____ an intimate lunch when my friend’s mobile phone _____, shattering the atmosphere.
A) have shared/had rung
B) were sharing/rang
C) shared/has been ringing
D) have been sharing/was ringing
E) had been sharing/would ring
100- They _____ an agreement, or they _____ so satisfied now.
A) should reach/don’t have to look
B) would have reached/needn’t look
C) must have reached /wouldn’t look
D) ought to have reached/didn’t look
E) might reach/won’t have looked
KEY
1. C 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. D 6. E 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B
11. E 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. E 20. B
21. A 22. A 23. D 24. E 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D
31. B 32. E 33. E 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. E 38. D 39. B 40. E
41. A 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. E 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. A
51. E 52. D 53. E 54. B 55. C 56. C 57. D 58. E 59. A 60. A
61. D 62. C 63. A 64. D 65. B 66. E 67. C 68. D 69. D 70. E
71. D 72. E 73. C 74. A 75. B 76. D 77. D 78. B 79. A 80. D
81. A 82. C 83. D 84. E 85. C 86. B 87. A 88. C 89. E 90. E
91. B 92. D 93. E 94. C 95. D 96. A 97. A 98. D 99. B 100. C
