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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
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