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Choose A, B, C, or D that is the best alternative.

1. You_______on the bus since 10 A.m. It _______ now 10:40 a.m. and you _______ to your destination.
A. are sitting / will be / have travelled B. will have sat / has been / will travel
C. have been sitting / is / are still travelling D. had been sitting / was / was still travelling
2. I ________ him these details, so he ________ some research on his own.
A. will not tell / would have done B. have not told / would do
C. do not tell / could not have done D. did not tell / must have done
3. She ________ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she ________ to stop.
A. is speaking / will not seem B. will be speaking / is not seeming
C. has been speaking / does not seem D. has spoken / did not seem
4. The doctor said John ________ keep on playing football.
A. can B. could C. will D. shall
5. I am afraid that I ________ remember his name, but Jane ________ know.
A. cannot / may B. would not / will C. needn’t / ought D. ought not to / would
6. In the end it did not rain, so I ________ my raincoat.
A. shouldn’t bring B. might be bringing C. needn’t bring D. needn’t have brought
7. Most people know that smoking is harmful _______their health but they are addicted______the practice.
A. of / for B. to / to C. on / upon D. at / of
8. Tom apologized ________ breaking Tina’s valuable pot. He said that he did not do it ________ purpose.
A. for / on B. against / off C. about / through D. on / from
9. ________ the end________ next month, we will have completed our course.
A. Through / via B. On / for C. After / from D. By / of
10. They invited me ________ at the conference.
A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoken
11. I saw the customer ______ in the hall. He asked________ the manager.
A. wait / seeing B. to wait/for seen C. waited / see D. waiting / to see
12. We never forget _______ the President at the graduation ceremony when we were at university.
A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. met
13. ________ does not like learning history.
A. A great deal of students B. Many a student C. Many students D. Every students
14. She has ________ business contacts in Las Vegas.
A. a large amount of B. much of C. the number of D. a number of
15. ________ must come to class on time.
A. Most of students B. All student C. Every students D. Each student
16. Barriers were built to________ the flood water.
A. go through B. put away C. keep back D. give up
17. When we visit a park we may see a notice saying “________ the grass".
A. Get on B. Take in C. Go up D. Keep off
18. I cannot wait until they ________ the new model.
A. send through B. pick up C. give away D. bring out
19. We will give you a bicycle________ you do well on your exams.
A. only if B. until C. because D. though
20. ________ you have lots of time to do your homework, I have very little time indeed.
A. Since B. Whereas C. Unless D. If
21. The judge dismissed the case ________ there was not enough evidence.
A. so B. so that C. when D. because
22. ________ up at the airport? - John did.
A. Whom picked you B. Whose did you pick C. Who picked you D. Who did you pick
23. ________ up early? - To do morning exercise.
A. Why did John get B. How did John get C. Why John got D. How John got
24. Let’s go somewhere for lunch, ________?
A. do you B. shall we C. mustn’t you D. won’t us
25. Everyone in the committee________ to express his/her ideas.
A. allows B. allow C. are allowed D. is allowed
26. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that ________ the students to riot.
A. has provoked B. provoke C. are provoking D. were provoking
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27. The students and instructor ______ for a new facility by next year.
A. are hoping B. hope C. hopes D. were hoping
28. I am going to the________ to buy some medicine.
A. chemists’s B. chemists C. chemist D. chemist’s
29. When Jenny was a child, reading was her hobby.
A. picture books B. picture of books C. books of pictures D. books’ pictures
30. The project may be finished in ________ .
A. two year’s time B. two years time C. two years’ time D. two-years time
31. We were unable to carry out the experiment________ .
A. on account of a malfunction in the computer B. being a malfunction in the computer
C. as the computer malfunction D. there was a computer malfunction
32. It is colder and wetter________ .
A. as in the north of Germany B. in the north of Germany
C. it is in North Germany D. of North Germany
33. ________ , they agreed to all our demands.
A. My great surprise B. To my great surprise C. Surprising D. It was surprise
34. ________ Austria is a member of ________ European Union.
A. Ø / the B. an / an C. an / the D. the / an
35. In my spare time, I play ________ guitar and collect________ stamps.
A. the / the B. the / Ø C. Ø / Ø D. Ø / the
36. John is ________ English. He comes from ________ United Kingdom.
A. the / an B. an / an C. Ø / Ø D. Ø / the
37. We will not spend ________.
A. at home next year our holiday B. our next year holiday at home
C. next year our holiday at home D. our holiday at home next year
38. Old John sometimes goes out with ________ .
A. a dirty old cotton tie B. a cotton dirty old tie
C. an old dirty cotton tie D. an old cotton dirty tie
39. One of Jane’s favorite subjects in school is drama because ___ lots of fun and enjoys being part of it all.
A. has really she B. she really has C. really she has D. has she really
40. I think John is not strong enough to do the work by________.
A. he B. him C. his D. himself
41. Their house has ________ own swimming pool.
A. their B. its C. hers D. his
42. I prefer the second option ________ advantages are simplicity and cheapness.
A. It B. Its C. It’s D. Itself
43. German ________ in Austria.
A. speaks B. is spoken C. is speaking D. has spoken
44. Much of dangerous smoke goes into the air and ________ by the clouds for great distances.
A. carries B. carrying C. carried D. is carried
45. The red button ________ in case of emergency.
A. should not push B. should not pushed C. should not be pushing D. should not be pushed
46. ________ he would have some good ideas.
A. Unless were Peter here B. If here were Peter C. If were Peter here D. Were Peter here
47. ________ the priest started the ceremony.
A. Had the couple no sooner arrived than B. No sooner had the couple arrived than
C. No sooner the couple had arrived than D. Had the couple arrived no sooner than
48. ________ here.
A. At no time is parking allowed B. At no time is parking not allowed
C. At no time parking is allowed D. Is parking allowed at any time
49. The teacher told his student ________ to school late.
A. does not go B. did not go C. not go D. not to go
50. He asked me ________ .
A. where were you born B. where I was born C. where I had been born D. where had I born
51. John said that he _____ for that company for ten years.
A. was working B. has worked C. has been working D. had been working
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52. Robots are growing in ________ and their use in ________ is becoming more widespread.
A. complexity / industry B. complex / industrial C. complexly / industrialize D. complex / industrially
53. Her________ in hearing resulted from a childhood________.
A. difficult / ill B. difficulty / illness C. difficultly / ill D. difficultly / ill
54. We could not continue due to our ________ .
A. tired B. tired C. tiring D. tiredness
55. The company will comply with________.
A. whatever the board of directors decides B. whatever does the board of directors decide
C. the board of directors decides whatever D. however the board of directors decides
56. I think ________.
A. that Dr. Pike is a good instructor. B. is that Dr. Pike a good instructor.
C. if that Dr. Pike is a good instructor. D. whether is Dr. Pike a good instructor.
57. I'll bet you can’t guess ________ ?
A. that what is my occupation B. how is my occupation
C. what my occupation is D. what is my occupation
58. There will be someone meeting you on arrival.
A. When you arrive, someone will meet you. B. Arriving, someone will meet you.
C. You will not be met when arriving. D. No one will meet you as you arrive
59. The last time I saw him was in 2001.
A. Since 2001, I have, often seen him. B. I did not see him in 2001.
C. In 2001, I saw him many times, D. I haven’t seen him since 2001.
60. We are studying Unit 3 in this book.
A. We have completed two units in this book so far.
B. Three units in this book have been studied up to now.
C. We have already studied three units in this book.
D. Unit 3 in this book has been completed.
61. We invited the boy ________ Tom had met the week before to the party.
A. whom B. whose C. why D. where
62. The world’s first satellite was called ________ was about the size of a basketball.
A. Sputnik I, which B. Sputnik I, that C. Sputnik I which D. Sputnik I, whose
63. That is the building ________ they shot the film ‘Vanilla Sky'.
A. which B. that C. in that D. where
64. Agatha was making coffee ________ I was cooking the bacon.
A. while B. as soon as C. as long as D. until
65. ________ , I have been lonely.
A. Since my grandfather dies B. Whenever my grandfather died
C. Since my grandfather died D. Whenever my grandfather dies
66. We will wait ________ .
A. when finishing his homework B. before he finishes his homework
C. no sooner he finishes his homework D. until he finishes his homework
67. ________ I always seem to bump into him.
A. I go B. Wherever I go C. I go where D. Whatever I go
68. The faster we finish, ________ .
A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner
C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner
69. This is ________ car in the garage.
A. so expensive B. more expensive than C. as expensive as D. the least expensive
70. ________ live in Shanghai ________ in any other city in China.
A. Many people / than B. More people / than C. As much people / as D. Less people / as
71. The summer is coming. It gets ________ .
A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. the hotter D. hotter and hotter
72. If he ________ well on the training courses last year, he ________ offered the promotion now.
A. did / were B. did / would be
C. had done / would have been D. had done / would be
73. ________ I would take the opportunity to talk to the boss today.
A. I were you B. If I were you C. If I had been you D. Had I been you
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74. You will fail ________ you study harder.

A. if B. unless C. provided D. supposed
75. We’ll go to Kelly’s to celebrate ________ .
A. if you win B. if you will win C. supposed you won D. providing you would win
76. ________ , we got up early and started the trip.
A. Tired as we were B. Despite we were tired
C. Even though were we tired D. In spite we were tired
77. They went swimming ________ the coldness of the water.
A. Even if B. As though C. In spite of D. Despite of
78. They managed to work together ________ .
A. In spite their differences of opinion B. Although they have different opinion
C. Despite the fact their differences of opinion D. Even if their differences of opinion
79. He speaks about the ________ subject an expert.
A. as he were B. as if he were C. if he were D. as if were he
80. It looks ________ we would not be able to leave until the next day.
A. as though B. even though C. as D. if as
81. Do the homework ________ the teacher said.
A. as like B. as though C. as D. as if
82. There was ________ we were unable to find our way.
A. such many smog that B. so much smog that
C. so much smog than D. such many smog as
83. My hometown has changed ________ I hardly recognize some places.
A. rapidly such that B. rapidly so that C. such rapidly that D. so rapidly that
84. He was ________ he was often willing to share all of what he had got.
A. such a generous man as B. such a generous man that
C. so a generous man that D. a so generous man that
85. Leave the keys out ________ I remember to take them with me.
A. because B. so that C. in order to D. so as to
86. I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself ________ our two friends.
A. so as not to worry B. so that did not worry
C. so as to I did not worry D. not in order to worry
87. I always keep fruit in the fridge _____ insects off it.
A. order to keep B. as to keep C. so as to keep D. so as to keeping
88. ________ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised at his good results.
A. Since B. For C. Because of D. Due to
89. We will be staying for an extra week, ________ we have not yet finished.
A. because B. as C. for D. due to
90. ________ the students had successfully completed their exams, their parents rewarded their efforts by
giving them a trip to Paris.
A. Due to the fact that B. Thanks to C. Because of D. Due to
Error Identification
91. If your friend tells (A) you something in confident (B), do not (C) tell anyone else about (D) it.
92. Scientists have said (A) that global (B) production of oil (C) is set to peak in the next four year (D).
93. The world's (A) demand has grown faster (B) in the past (C) five years as (D) in the second half of the
1990s.
94. Like (A) all industrial processes, nuclear (B) power generation (C) has by-product wastes, so as (D)
used fuels, radioactive waste, and heat.
95. The (A) United States is a highly (B) developed and industrializing (C) society (D).
96. We use lot of (A) energy - in our homes, in businesses, in industry (B), and for traveling (C) between
different (D) places.
97. Ancient (A) people burned (B) wood to keep them warm (C) and cooking (D) their food.
98. In (A) any (B) parts of the world, wood is still (C) the main source (D) of energy.
99. The Mayan Indians lived (A) in Mexico for thousand (B) of years before (C) the Spanish arrived in the
1500s (D).
100. Teachers at the schools work hardly for at least twelve years to train their students to become good
readers. ------------------The end------------------
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