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GRAMMAR
TEST-59
1. As far as I am concerned, Carl must be just about
......... notorious lawyer we've ever had to deal with.
A) so much
B) More
C) most
D) such
E) the most
2. The new accountant we have recruited is not .......
efficient..... the previous one.
A) such/ as
B) such/that
C) as/as
D) either/or
E) not only/and
3. ......... the harsh climatic conditions, hardly
anyone is able to live in that part of the world for
very long.
A) Since
B) Despite
C) Regardless
D) Through
E) Owing to
4. ...... she can get the experiments completed .......
she can get the report written up.
A) As soon/as soon
B) The sooner/the sooner
C) The soonest/sooner
D) As soon as/the sooner
E) Sooner/the soonest
5. I reckon Spier'll be a great asset to the firm......
Spier really does have a good eye for business.
A) despite the fact that
B) for
C) so
D) lest
E) thus
6. Prior to taking up this appointment, Ann used to work
for the government, .....?
A) wasn't she
B) did she use
C) didn't she
D) did she
E) didn't she use
7. Unless Dicky Underwood receives ample compensation
the other workers ........ on strike.
A) was going
B) are gone
C) have gone
D) goes
E) will go
8. At tomorrow's concert the orchestra ......... by
Charlie Decker.
A) will have conducted
B) will conduct
C) has been conducted
D) will be conducted
E) is going to conduct
9. You ......... pleased to learn that Mr. King.........
chairman.
A) have been/appointed
B) will be/has been appointed
C) are/is being appointed
D) have been/was appointed
E) were/appointed
10. If I ......... you were coming I ......... you a
lift.
A) knew/can be given
B) know/have been given
C) had known/could have given
D) have known/gave
E) will know/would give
11. If you .........to a doctor straight away as she
advised, you......... a great deal of discomfort.
A) would go/will have been spared
B) have gone/were being spared
C) had gone/would have been spared
D) were going/have been spared
E) go/had been spared
12. From the report, it looked as if Tommy ....... a
crucial role in the smuggling.
A) had played
B) has been playing
C) is playing
D) has been played
E) was played
13. The witness on the court chair admitted at the end
that he did remember ....... someone standing by the
entrance.
A) to be seen
B) being seen
C) having been seen
D) having seen
E) to have seen
14. People .......... a nuclear war since the atom bomb
was invented.
A) have feared
B) feared
C) will be fearing
D) will fear
E) is feared
15. When they widened the road, they .......... an
underpass because there was so much traffic accident.
A) ought to be built
B) must have built
C) will have to build
D) are to build
E) had to build
16. If the population .......... to increase at the same
rate, the population of the world will be about 7100.000
by the year 2020.
A) will continue
B) continued
C) continues
D) had continued
E) was to continue
17. The XDG project.......... in mid- 2020.
A) would have completed
B) will be completed
C) could have been completed
D) has been completed
E) would be completed
18. When gold ..........in the area, new towns sprang up
overnight.
A) was discovered
B) has discovered
C) would be discovered
D) will be discovered
E) would have been discovered
19. When a liquid .......... it absorbs heat.
A) evaporated
B) had been evaporated
C) evaporates
D) would evaporate
E) will evaporate
20. We.......... the accident, but suddenly we lost our
control of the car.
A) could avoid
B) had to avoid
C) might avoid
D) must have avoided
E) could have avoided
21. After the participants .......... the last point on
the agenda, the meeting was closed.
A) have discussed
B) had discussed
C) were discussed
D) have been discussed
E) had been discussed
22. The team of nurses in the earthquake area ..........
immediately by a new one. .
A) had to replace
B) replaced
C) is replacing
D) need to be replaced
E) is to replace
23. Lots of factors .......... considered before
deciding what type of dam to build and where to build
it.
A) will have to
B) need to
C) have to be
D) ought to have
E) should have
24. The molecules of gas are much farther apart than
.......... of a liquid.
A) them
B) theirs
C) they
D) that
E) those
25. Before the report is finalized, the information in
.......... notes and .......... should be confirmed.
A) their/ours
B) my/theirs
C) mine/theirs
D) yours/mine
E) hers/our
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