TEST YOUR GRAMMAR E) have learnt/will enjoy

1- ....... the favourable conditions of the late 1990s, when stocks

seemed to rise constantly, a lot of people made money on the 15- Seeing how worried she was, I promised my mother that
stock market. I ......... her a ring as soon as I ....... at my destination.
A) Despite B) So that C) Whereas A) will give/am arriving B) have given/will arrive
D) As though E) Owing to C) gave/had arrived D) would give/arrived
E) was giving/have arrived
2- Charlotte Bronte, ....... wrote the famous novel "Jane Eyre",
was one of three sisters, all of ...... were novelists. 16- As a child, I used to believe that something bad ....... to
A) that/which B) who/whom C) whose/that my family if I ......... each of them before going to bed.
D) which/whose E) whom/who A) had happened/wouldn't kiss
B) was happening/hadn't kissed
3- Of all the inventions of Thomas Edison, the electric light bulb C) has happened/wasn't kissing
has probably had ....... impact on daily life ....... any other. D) would happen/didn't kiss
A) so much/that B) enough/for C) a lot more/than E) happened/wouldn't have kissed
D) so many/as E) such a lot/that
17- An opossum is a small mammal ....... the habit of rolling
4- ....... we learn about our universe, ....... likely it seems that on its side and pretending to be dead when ........ .
extra-terrestrial life must exist somewhere. A) to have/disturbs B) having/disturbed
A) Whether/or B) The more/the more C) has/to be disturbed D) having had/disturbing
C) Not only/but also D) Rather than/so E) had/being disturbed
E) As much as/when
18- ....... I enjoy symphonies and concertos, I have never
5- It is not possible even to attempt to read anything in Japanese been able to appreciate opera.
....... you have learnt two separate alphabets and more than a A) Even though B) No matter C) As if
thousand characters. D} As long as E) Therefore
A) until B) while C) thus D) as if E)in case
19- The UN, at American and British insistence, refuses to
6- According to both Christianity and Islam, "paradise" is the place allow medicines for children to be sent to Iraq just .......
....... good people will go after they die, although just ....... they are used to make "weapons of mass destruction".
makes a "good person" differs somewhat between the two A) in case B)for C) as though
faiths. D) in addition E) despite
A) that/whose B) which/who C) when/why
D) where/what E) how/whom 20- It took the police so long to respond that by the time they
........ the robbers
7- Young people are usually faced with the choice of....... they A) had arrived/have escaped
should do a worthwhile job, such as social work, for a small B) would arrive/were escaping
salary, ....... go into something basically worthless, such as C) arrive/will escape
advertising, in order to get rich. D) have arrived/escaped
A) so much/as B) no sooner/than C) both/and E) arrived/had escaped
D) rather/than E) whether/or
21- Omar Khayyam, ....... poems are still read and
8- Although there is more wealth in the world than ever before, the appreciated in the English-speaking world, is better
age-old problem remains that not ....... people are able to share remembered in the Islamic world as an astronomer and
in this wealth. mathematician.
A) every B) each C) all A) that B) whom C) which
D) whole E) some D) what E) whose

9- Since it ....... independence from Britain in 1957, Malaysia 22- At present, Istanbul's traffic problem ....... at all, and at
....... remarkable economic progress. this rate, traffic will soon come to a complete standstill.
A) has gained/is making B) gained/has made A) is not tackling B) does not tackle C) will not be
C) would gain/will make D) was gaining/made tackled
E) had gained/makes D) is not being tackled E) has not tackled

10- There are ....... people in China ....... there are in the entire 23- People living abroad ....... with their embassy or
continent of Africa. consulate so that they ....... in an emergency.
A) so many/as B) more/than C) the most/like A) have registered/were assisted
D) enough/for E) too many/that B) should register/can be assisted
11- The film we saw last night had a gripping plot and plenty of C) can register/have assisted
exciting stunts; ........ the acting was terrible. D) have to be registered/had assisted
A) no matter B) similarly C) as a consequence E) used to register/may be assisted
D) on the other hand E) furthermore
12- If only this rain ........ we could go outside and have some fun. 24- Geoff ........ from holiday yet because no one I have
A) would stop B) will be stopping C) has stopped talked to has seen him.
D) is stopping E) stops A) would not have returned B) doesn't have to return
C) must not have returned D) ought not to return
13- The combination of one oxygen atom with two hydrogen E) didn't use to return
atoms ....... a water molecule.
A) is formed B) have formed C) forms 25- ....... I know, this is the last boat, so I think we had better
D) are forming E) was formed hurry.
A) Provided B) No matter C) So long as
14- My friends living here assure me that once I ....... some Arabic, I
....... living in the Middle East a lot more. D) As far as E) Because of
A) will have learnt/enjoyed B) learnt/should enjoy
C) will learn/am enjoying D) am learning/enjoy 26- Both chemical and biological agents have been used in
 past wars because they are often ....... insidious and ....... A) who else B) whomever C) one
easily detected than conventional weapons. another
A) more/less B) so/as much C) the most/the least D) every other E) any longer
D) the same/as E) too/so much
40- New York, ....... skyline is instantly recognisable, is
27- Although people have been taking photographs ...... well over one of the best-known cities in the world.
a hundred years now, the basic principles of cameras and A) where B) that C) whose
photography are ....... almost the same. D) which E) what
A) since/yet B) as/as C) for/still
D) during/already E) yet/any more 41- The river known ....... the Blue Nile is the shorter of the
two branches of the Nile which join at Khartoum.
28- I'm afraid I have to make an important presentation A) as B) much C) like
tomorrow in front of the managing director around your D) just as E) such as
arrival time; ........ I would meet you at the airport.
A) provided B) otherwise C) whereas 42- But although it is not ....... the White Nile, the Blue Nile
D) unless E) on the contrary carries ....... water.
A) longer than/the less B) too long/as much
29- ....... you arrive before midnight, after which the rates go up, as
it is not very expensive to get a taxi from the airport into C) the longest/too much D) long enough/so
town. much
A) By the time B) As long as C) While E) as long as/far more
D) As a result E) Until
43- It was the silt in the Blue Nile that ........ the farmland of
30- Judy's mother warned her against marrying Phil, and sure Egypt every year until the construction of the Aswan High
enough, ....... had they got married ....... they began to have Dam.
serious money problems due to his drinking and gambling. A) has fertilised B) should be fertilising
A) no sooner/than B) whether/or C) neither/nor C) is fertilising D) used to fertilise
D) not only/and E) barely/despite E) has to fertilise
44- Ever since the Aswan High Dam ......... Egyptian farmers
31- Two men were seen fleeing the scene of the crime, but ....... ....... dependent on artificial fertilisers.
of them has been caught yet. A) has been built/are becoming B) was
A) both B) all C) either building/became
D) neither E) none C) would have built/become D) was built/have
become
32- The sergeant was sure that we could take the enemy E) had been built/will become
position, and ........ so we decided to attack immediately.
A] nor was I B) so did I C) so was I 45- There isn't....... water in the reservoirs this year because
D) I could too E) I couldn't either there was ....... rain over the winter.
A) some/too few B) too much/enough C)
33- Just a few years ago, there were ....... elephants in East frica any/plenty
....... there was serious concern about their becoming extinct. D) a lot of/several E) much/so little
A) much less/so B) such a few/as C) too few/than
D) so little/that E) so few/that 46- In the end, the jury did not believe that the defendant had
committed the crime, ....... .
34- The postal service is so bad; I hope ....... letter gets to ....... A) but the judge didn't B) and neither did the
before Christmas. judge
A) us/they B) ourselves/theirs C) and the judge hadn't either D) and so did the judge
C) we/themselves D) ours/their E) but the judge had too
E) our/them
47- You wouldn't mind if I brought along someone to your
35- Sally has been seeing Erie for some time now: she says she party, .......? A) would you B) didn't I
loves ....... and wants to become ....... wife. C) did you
A) his/herself B) him/his C) herself/himself D) would I E) wouldn't you
D) himself/him E) his own/hers
48- Lanolin, which ....... from sheep's wool, ....... in
36- ....... of southeastern Turkey suffers from lack of proper medicines, ointments and cosmetics since ancient
schools and teaching materials, so it is no wonder that ....... times.
students from there are able to attend university. A) A) has obtained/was being used B) is obtaining/is used
Plenty/much less B) Many/just a little C) has been obtained/uses D) is obtained/has been
C) Most/far fewer D) Any/many more used
E) The whole/most E) obtains/is using

37- Since the traffic and smog of Istanbul get me down, I try to 49- Anyone who ....... the Golden Horn on a hot summer's day
get out of the city ....... I can. ....... to go near it again for a long time.
A) whatever B) no more C) no matter A) was smelling/does not want B) smells/has not
D) whenever E) elsewhere wanted
C) smelt/had not been wanting D) is smelling/did not
38- Southern Spain is a popular holiday destination because ......... want
month of the year you go there, you are likely to have good E) has smelt/will not want
weather.
A) every time B) whenever C) everywhere 50- In Latin America slavery ......... gradually, on a country-by-
D) everyone E) whichever country basis.
A) should have abolished B) could
39- In Ethiopia, the Christians of the highlands and the Muslims abolish
of the lowlands have fought ........ for centuries. C) would have abolished D) was
 abolished ......... there will be another earthquake in the Marmara
E) has been abolishing region soon or not.
A) how B) though C) where
51- Steve has told me that he is moving to Samoa, ....... he hopes his D) if E) when
ex-wife will never be able to find him.
A) that B) when C) where 64- Since you don't know ......... to use the computer, you
D) which E) how should ask someone to help you.
A) where B) how C) which
52- Smithing, one of the oldest crafts, ........ with the first use of D) what E) that
metal, and became increasingly important after iron ....... .
A) was begun/had discovered
B) began/was discovered
C) was beginning/discovered
D) has begun/would be discovered 65- Frogs and toads are known ........ a strong sense of
E) had begun/has been discovered location, and when ........ from their territories or breeding
grounds, they can find their way back by smell and
53- Lemmings are small Scandinavian animals ....... periodically instinctively by the position of the stars.
commit mass suicide, although no one knows ....... they do it. A) having/taking B) to be having/to take
A) which/why B) that/which C) where/how C) having had/being taken D) have/having taken
D) who/what E} how/where E) to have/taken

54- Although I am happy with my life, sometimes I cannot help but 66- I have decided to sue the builder of these flats for unsafe
wish that I ....... a little more money. building practices, ....... who lives here.
A) am earning B) have earned C) can earn A) but no one else does B) as does everyone else
D) could earn E) would be earning C) and so has everyone else D) and neither has
anyone else
55- The "polygraph" is a machine used to discover ....... people are E) but no one else did
lying ........ not by detecting changes in their pulse rate and
respiration. 67- A long queue of people ....... for bread when I ....... at the
A) when/as B) both/and C) if/or bakery.
D) either/than E)such/as A) was waiting/arrived B) has
waited/arrive
56- Today plastic seems to be ........ widely used material all over the C) had been waiting/have arrived D) waited/was
world. arriving
A) too much B) enough C) more than E) has been waiting/am arriving
D) such as E) the most
68- There has never been another footballer ....... entertaining to
57- There have been so many negative effects from nuclear power and watch as Pele.
so few benefits that most people probably wish it ....... never ........ A) such B) as C) rather
. D) much E) more
A) has/been discovered B) would/be discovered
C) is/discovered D) had/been discovered 69- You ....... crazy to buy a house when prices were at an all-
E) was/being discovered time high.
A) have been B) ought to have been C}
58- The electric eel, belonging to a group of fishes that is different have to be
from the other eels, can generate ....... electricity to stun an adult D) must have been E) are going to be
human being.
A) any B)enough C) a little 70- ........ there are no last-minute problems, the deal should go
D) the most E) a few ahead and we will sign the contract tomorrow.
A) Despite B) However C) Until
59- You made a big mistake by buying a car from that dodgy salesman; D) Furthermore E) Provided that
I'm sure you ....... it more cheaply elsewhere.
A) were buying B) could have bought 71- At the firm's annual party, Julie and I were both unhappy
C) must have bought D) might buy because her dress was ....... mine.
E) used to buy A) rather than B) such as C) each other
D) the same E) just like
60- Princess Diana was one of the ....... frequently photographed
women in the world until her death in 1998. 72- My uncle finally ....... last year after he ....... for the same
A) such B) too C) most firm for 45 years.
D) more E) much A) had retired/was working B) has retired/has been
working
61- ....... Turkey is an official candidate for EU membership, it must C) was retiring/has worked D) retired/had worked
be a little more careful of international opinion. E) used to retire/would work
A) Even though B) Rather than C) In contrast to
D) Now that E) No matter 73- We can go by bus, by train or by hydrofoil, but....... we go,
we had better make reservations in advance because it
62- You ....... home today if you are not feeling well; otherwise, you will be the holiday season.
....... even worse tomorrow. A) whenever B) whichever C) however
A) ought to stay/might feel D) whatever E) whomever
B) must stay/have to feel
C) have stayed/will have felt 74- "Ivanhoe" is ....... famous novel by Sir Walter Scott
D) might stay/have been feeling describing ....... time when England was ruled by the
E) had to stay/are feeling Normans.
A) —/a B) some/— C)
63- In spite of the many studies the experts have done, no one is sure a/the
 D) any/some E) the/any E) being written/having used

75- You can tell that George has been doing a lot of work in his garden 86- Johannes Kepler ....... mathematically that the paths of
recently, .......? the planets were elliptical and not circular as .......
A) can't you B) doesn't he C) can you previously.
D) has he E) can't he A) was proving/has been believed
B) had proved/was believing
C) proved/had been believed
D) was proved/is believed
76- I wouldn't mind ....... in the city over the holiday if you have to E) proves/was going to believe
work; shall we invite some Mends ........ round?
A) to stay/to be coming B) staying/to come 87- Mount Fuji, a volcano ......... base is 126 kilometres in
C) to be staying/coming D) to have stayed/come circumference, last erupted in 1707.
E) stay/having come A) when B) where C) which
D) whose E) that
77- If you ....... bungee jumping in your life, you ....... what you are
missing. 88- Frank ....... by 8 o'clock, so if you want to see him, you
A) aren't trying/haven't known ....... earlier.
B) wouldn't try/hadn't known A) will have left/must come
C) won't try/didn't know B) must have left/could come
D) haven't tried/don't know C) might be leaving/have come
E) hadn't tried/shouldn't know D) ought to have left/come
E) has to leave/would come
78- The famous Catholic missionary St Francis Xavier claimed that the
Japanese language was created by Satan to he ....... for Christian 89- Though the kangaroo was hunted in the past, it is now
missionaries to learn. protected in some areas ....... keep it from becoming
A) as difficult B) more difficult extinct.
C) such a difficult D) so difficult that A) in contrast to B) in order to
E) too difficult C) thanks to D) in addition
to
79- You ....... a decent job until after you ....... your military service. E) owing to
A) haven't got/will complete
B) don't get/will be completing 90- They have completed ....... the film, and it is ....... next
C) won't get/have completed month.
D) aren't getting/had completed A) to shoot/editing B) having shot/to have
E) didn't get/are completing edited
C) to be shot/to edit D) shooting/to be
80- The phrase, "It's not what you know, but who you know," means edited
that it is impossible to get anything done ....... you know the right E) being shot/edited
people.
A) for B) unless C) whether 91- The League of Nations was created after World War I
D) since E) which with the object of preserving world peace; ........ the
United States refused to join and it failed to prevent
81- Penicillin was first isolated by three chemists, among ....... the aggression by Mussolini, Hitler and Japan.
best known was Sir Alexander Fleming. A) furthermore B) however C) whereas
A) which B) what C) that D) otherwise E) no matter
D) whose E) whom 92- Potatoes and tobacco ....... to Britain as a result of
expeditions which Sir Walter Raleigh ....... in the reign
82- When the tomb of Tutankhamun ........ it was the most spectacular of Queen Elizabeth I.
Egyptian discovery in the history of archaeology, and nothing A) introduced/was organising
since ....... it. B) have been introduced/had organised
A) was discovered/has surpassed C) were introducing/was organised
B) had discovered/could surpass D) have introduced/had been organised
C) discovered/has been surpassing E) were introduced/organised
D) has been discovered/is surpassing
E) had been discovered/can surpass 93- If only the authorities ....... to alleviate the problems of
the poor in the country, the uprisings ....... place.
83- I always do all my shopping at Harrod's ....... I happen to be in A) attempted/are not going to take
London. B) would have attempted/did not take
A) whenever B) wherever C) however C) had attempted/might not have taken
D) whichever E) whomever D) have attempted/weren't taking
E) might attempt/didn't use to take
84- Apparently, ....... the whole family was asleep last night, a thief
came into their flat and stole their new computer and mobile
phone. 94- ....... Sahara Desert has ....... area of about 8 million
A) during B) despite C) for square kilometres.
D) while E) however A) A/any B) —/the C) The/an
D) The/— E)-/—

95- Some documentaries show people in their normal

85- I couldn't finish ....... the report last night because my environment going about their daily lives, while ........
daughter refused to let me ....... her computer. show how an industry works or portray social
A) having written/using B) writing/use conditions and their causes.
C) to write/to use D) to be A) the other B) another C) one another
written/used D) others E) some other
96- The students were ......... anxious because they hadn't
expected the teacher to include ........ units in the exam.
A) such/the same B) rather/so many
C) so/too much D) more/enough
E) less/fewer

97- If air pollution is to be eliminated in Istanbul, a new heating

source ........ coal must be used.
A) other than B) another C) any more
D) the other E) no longer

98- After his team lost the biggest match of the season, my son
was ....... upset to go to class for two days.
A) such B) even C) so
D)too E) already

99- I wouldn't have asked ....... for help if I had thought I could do
it ........
A) your/my own B) your own/me C) yours/mine
D) you/myself E) yourself/my

100- Though my parents usually go ....... interesting during their

winter vacation, they said that this year they just didn't have
the energy.
A) anyhow B) everywhere C) somewhat
D) somehow E) somewhere

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1. E 2. B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.E 8.C 9.B 10.B
11.D 12. A 13.C 14.E 15.D 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.E
21.E 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.D 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.A
31.D 32.C 33.E 34.E 35.B 36.C 37.D 38.E 39.C 40.C
41.A 42.E 43.D 44.D 45.E 46.B 47.A 48.D 49.E 50.D
51.C 52.B 53.A 54.D 55.C 56.E 57.D 58.B 59.B 60.C
61.D 62.A 63.D 64.B 65.E 66.C 67.A 68.B 69.D 70.E
71.E 72.D 73.C 74.C 75.A 76.B 77.D 78.E 79.C 80.B
81.E 82.A 83.A 84.D 85.B 86.C 87.D 88.A 89.B 90.D
91.B 92.E 93.C 94.C 95.D 96.B 97.A 98.D 99.D 100.E