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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
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