4A (Grammar and vocabulary review)

A. Grammar

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

1. You can have your bike ______________ by John's 9. South and North Yemen have been united ________ 1990.
Services. A. from
A. fixing B. since
B. is fixed C. during
C. fix D. for
D. fixed
10. He has been working for the University of Science and
2. Do you know where ______________ someone to Technology ____________ 10 years.
shorten my pants. A. for
A. I can B. since
B. can I C. from
C. can D. during
D. none of the above
11. _____________ I graduated from college, I was really
3. A: How can I build self confidence? immature.
B: One thing you could do _______________ in more A. After
social activities. B. Before
A. is to participate C. As soon as
B. participate D. Until
C. participating
D. to participate 12. __________ I was 10, I had learned how to earn my
living.
4. A: How can I lose weight? A. After
B: Have thought about _________________ a health club? B. Until
A. to join C. By the time
B. joining D. The moment
C. join
D. none of the above 13. _________ my father arrived last night, the whole
family sat together and had dinner.
5. A: Is there an effective way to get along with my A. Until
roommate better? B. By the time
B: Maybe you could _____________ peeved about little C. As soon as
things. D. Soon
A. try not to get
B. trying not to get 14. If I ______ well for the interview, I would have gotten
C. tried not to get the scholarship.
D. don't try to get A. prepared
B. had prepared
6. A: What can I do to save money? C. have prepared
B: It might be a good idea ______________ with a budget D. prepare
A. coming up
B. come up 15. If I had been more ambitious, I ___________ a
C. come promotion
D. to come up A. would have gotten
B. will have gotten
7. The first laptop was produced ________ the early C. would get
eighties. D. will get
A. since
B. in 16. If she ___________ more active at college, she ________
C. for leaned another language.
D. from A. was/could have
B. were/could have
8. World War II lasted _______ 1939 ______________ 1945. C. is/could
A. to/from
B. from/in
D. had been/could have
C. during /from
D. from/to

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17. I like YALI _________ many of my friends study there. 26. A play ___________ for several weeks before it is
A. because of shown to the public.
B. due to A. may be rehearse
C. because B. may rehearse
D. the reason C. may rehearsed
D. may be rehearsed
18. ___________ the weather is beautiful all year round in
Sana'a, I decided to live and work in Sana'a. 27. Newspapers ___________ to stores after they
A. Because of _________
B. Since A. are distributed/are printed
C. For B. distribute/print
D. Due to C. distribute/printed
D. is distributed/is printed
19. Sana'a is famous __________ its beautiful architecture. 28.Many roads __________ around Sana'a these days.
A. because A. are built
B. since B. are being built
C. for C. build
D. the reason D. build

20. _________ the heavy rain last night, most of the roads 29. His assignment ____________ to the teacher before
around the city are blocked this morning. the deadline.
A. Because A. submitted
B. Since B. submit
C. The reason why C. has been submitted
D. Due to D. has submitted

21. ___________ so many people watch Al-Jazeera is the 30. A foreign correspondent___________ travels all over
way it presents its news and political programs. the world.
A. Because of A. ,who writes about events in other
B. The reason why countries,
C. Since B. who writes about events in other
D. Because countries,
C. ,who writes about events in other
22. A: Ahmed is in a terrible mood today. countries
B: He ___________ an argument with his boss. D. who writes about events in other
A. must have had countries
B. must have
C. must be 31.A stunt person is someone __________________
D. must
A. who "stands in" for an actor during
23. A: Yousif couldn't keep his eyes open during the lesson dangerous scenes.
today. B. ,who "stands in" for an actor during
B: He ____________ the whole night studying for the dangerous scenes.
upcoming exam. C. ,who "stands in" for an actor during
dangerous scenes,
A. might spent
B. might have spent
D. ,who "stands in" for an actor during
C. spend dangerous scenes
D. spends 32. He has a car, ___________________
24. A: I am so exhausted. My brother and his family came A. doesn’t he?
over last night and stayed until 3 A.M.! B. does he?
B: They _____________ so late. You _____________ C. hasn't he?
yawning. Maybe they would have gotten the hint. D. has he?
A. shouldn't stay/you should have started
33. She doesn't have money, _____________________
B. should stay/should have started A. does she?
C. shouldn't have stayed/should have started B. has she?
D. should have stayed/should have started C. Hasn't she?
D. Doesn't she?
25. A: My friend invited me for a meal, but I ended up paying
for both of us. 34. They can speak Chinese, ______________________
B: I would not have paid for him. He __________ you if he A. can they?
was short of money. B. can't they?
A. shouldn't invite C. don't they?

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 B. should invite D. do they?
C. should have invited
D. invites 35. By the time I am 40, I hope ________ most of the
countries in the world.
A. I'll have seen
B. I will see
C. I see
D. I saw
B. Vocabulary 10. That newspaper is very __________________ . I learn a lot
when I read any of its issues.
A. knowledgeable
1. I can't _____________ that loud music anymore. B. informative
A. put up C. muscular
B. put up with D. gorgeous
C. cut down on
D. take care of 11. Akram is a very friendly and ___________ salesperson. He
sells three time as much as his co-workers.
2. My friend didn't know what to do for his mother's 40th A. fashionable
birthday, but finally he ____________ the idea of a B. attractive
surprise party. C. muscular
D. persuasive
A. came with
B. got along with 12. Ahmed __________ I would be awake at 5 A.M. I was
C. looked forward to still asleep when he called.
D. came up with A. suggested
3. Clara ________________ her fiancé after being engaged B. assumed
for five years. C. warned
A. broke with D. criticized
B. broke up with
C. cut down on 13. Often, special music has to be ____________ for a film.
D. broke up A. composed
B. designed
4. Sara finally decided to ______________ her old computer. C. hired
A. upgrade D. shot
B. train Use an appropriate form of the following words to fill in
C. cut the blanks below:
D. invent
gamble abolish abuse advertise pollution provide
5. President Sadat was ______________ in the eighties. improvement requirement trash installation graffiti
A. discovered costumes
B. assassinated
C. explored
D. invented
1. Designing ________________ for actors to wear requires
a lot of creativity and talent.
6. No one knows why many ships and planes have disappeared
in the Bermuda triangle. It is still a great ______________ . 2. People should not write _____________ on walls because
A. discovery it is antisocial.
B. disaster
C. epidemic 3. I need to ______________ a new telephone
D. mystery line at my home.

7. Mary is so _______________ . She always dresses very 4. People should be allowed to leave their
well, she knows many languages, knows many intelligent ________ in the street.
people and she never says silly stuff.
A. rebellious 5. The law that allow people to keep animals in
B. argumentative cages should be ____________________ .
C. generous
D. sophisticated 6. Las Vegas in the United States is famous for
its __________________ casinos.
8. in World War I, many soldiers were __________ against the
disease Malaria. 7. In order to _________________ your
A. segregated English, you have to seize every possible opportunity to
B. existed practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening on a
C. vaccinated daily basis.
D. assassinated

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 8. ____________________ can be misleading
9. I wish I could be like my brother. He's so _______ and never sometimes because you end up buying stuff that you don't
seems to worry about anything. really need.
A. carefree
B. ambitious 9. What solutions can you _________________
C. rebellious to help improve our environment?
D. argumentative
10. Sana'a seems to have a lot of ____________
because of the wide-spread use of diesel cars.