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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
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