REVISION TEST 1

1- People spend more time communicating than they spend in any 10- At first it looked as if the two busses .......... but in the end a
other complex activity in life. ............. communication is a word collision .......... though only narrowly.
that most people have difficulty defining and talking about.
A) will have collided/has avoided
A) Therefore B) Likewise C) Even so B) are colliding/has been avoided
D) Whereas E) Otherwise C) had collided/would be avoiding
D) were going to collide/was avoided
2- Computer-related jobs are among ............. growing employment E) have collided/could have avoided
segments in developed countries.
11- Virtually .......... was left to eat by the time Jenny and Dave
A) so rapidly that B) the most rapidly C) more rapid than arrived at the party, so I was embarrassed that I couldn't offer
D) as rapidly as E) rapid enough them .......... substantial.

3- Obviously, the cake the hostess offered us ........... several days A) anywhere/nothing B) nothing/anything
before as it .......... quite ancient. C) someone/something D) nowhere/everything
E) everything/ something
A) has been made/tastes
B) was being made/was tasting 12- The Lapps, the indigenous people of Norway, make a living
C) had been made/tasted ............. reindeer.
D) would have made/has tasted
E) may have made/is tasting A) by herding B) to be herding C) having herded
D) about herding E) being herded
4- After entering service in 1976, Concorde ........... a wave of
opposition, primarily because of the possible effect on the ozone 13- George ........... late, so we .......... some food for him; otherwise,
layer, so now it ........... at the supersonic speed Mach 2 only over he will have to go hungry.
oceans.
A) has arrived/should have saved
A) has caused/would travel B) had arrived/had to save
B) was causing/travelled C) is arriving/might have saved
C) had caused/has travelled D) arrived/used to save
D) was caused/is travelling E) will be arriving/had better save
E) caused/travels
14- ......... high heat toughens protein in meat, low temperatures are
5- I wasn't surprised at all when Susan lost her job, ........... . generally used in cooking meat.

A) and so was Judy A) Thus B) Because C) However

B) but her husband did D) Whereas E) For
C) and some of her colleagues were too
D) and neither were her parents 15- Make sure the jelly ......... solid before you ........... on the cream;
E) but she didn't either otherwise, it will sink to the bottom of the dish.

6- The chances for those still buried under the rubble .......... with A) is setting/will pour B) sets/poured
every passing minute, and due to the inefficient equipment, the C) set/were pouring D) was setting/would pour
rescue operation .......... out very slowly. E) has set/pour

A) had been diminished/was carrying 16- I'm hoping we ......... together once more before you ........ next
B) are diminishing/is being carried week to do your military service .
C) will have diminished/will carry
D) have diminished/were being carried A) should get/are leaving B) were getting/have left
E) were diminishing/have carried C) can get/leave D) are getting/will leave
E) may get/will have left
7- Today's desktop personal computers, or PCs, are many times
......... powerful .......... the huge, million-dollar business 17- Our boat .......... while we ........... down the Severn River on
computers of the 1960s and 1970s. Saturday.

A) more/than B) so/that C) much/as A) capsized/were rowing

D) too/than E) the most/as B) was capsizing/have rowed
C) capsizes/will row
8- The speed and power of supercomputers, ........... class of D) will capsize/rowed
computer, are almost beyond human comprehension, and their E) has capsized/would be rowing
capabilities are continually being improved.
18- Shaking his fist at the crowd, the candidate .......... that his party
A) fast enough B) faster than C) the fastest .......... the problem of unemployment.
D) so fast that E) as fast as
A) would promise/solved
9- The driver's attention ........... by the fire in a building just as he B) will promise/has solved
.......... a busy crossroads. C) has promised/is solving
D) promised/would solve
A) was distracting/approached E) had promised/was solving
B) is being distracted/would approach
C) distracted/had approached
D) was distracted/was approaching
E) has been distracted/has approached
19- We can't go there because I .......... no money on me at the 30- Sweden has a Quality Labeling Board, financed by the
moment and they .......... credit cards. government, ......... insists that labels describe the characteristics
of a product in plain language.
A) was having/didn't accept
B) have/don't accept A) what B) when C) whom
C) am having/won't accept D) where E) which
D) had/aren't accepting
E) will have/haven't accepted 31- We saw ......... many beautiful places during our trip ......... we
can't decide which one we liked most.
20- The amount of dangerous drugs entering the US from Columbia
......... since a new task force ......... . A) so/that B) such/that C) hardly/than
D) as/as E) too/for
A) will have reduced/are recruited
B) will be reduced/have recruited 32- ......... the deforestation of eastern Tibet by Chinese colonizers,
C) has been reduced/was recruited Bangladesh now suffers more floods than ever before.
D) has reduced/had recruited
E) was reduced/have been recruited A) In order to B) In contrast to C) In spite of
D) As a result of E) Furthermore
21- .......... the many accidents at this crossroads, no one has actually
been killed. 33- ........... the volunteers of this charity, the homeless of this town
get a hot meal and somewhere to sleep at night.
A) Due to B) In case C) Despite
D) So that E) However A) Since B) Thanks to C) However
D) Despite E) In order that
22- .......... using letters to represent sounds, a written language
contains punctuation marks. 34- Some artists paint concrete forms with which viewers are
generally familiar, while .......... try to create entirely abstract
A) Whenever B) Instead of C) Moreover relationships.
D) In addition to E) However
A) another B) other C) each other
23- ....... get more customers, a lot of tour companies are reducing the D) any other E) others
cost of their holidays.
35- Aside from costly silver, copper is ......... of all metals for
A) In order to B) The soon C) Thanks to conducting electricity.
D) Once E) Because
A) so good B) better C) the best
24- My father used to travel to a lot of different countries when we D) good enough E) such good
were small, bringing us a doll in national costume back from
............ he went. 36- You can lose weight by dieting or exercise and, as I am passionate
about my food, I prefer the ........... method.
A) whenever B) wherever C) whoever
D) however E) whatever A) late B) latter C)later
D)latest E) lately
25- The Birmingham National Exhibition centre is larger than any
centre in London; ............ it is much easier to reach by rail, road 37- Cooking changes foods physically or chemically ......... they
or air. become more palatable and more easily digested.

A) therefore B) however C) in fact A) however B) so that C) whereas

D) moreover E) otherwise D) by the time E) otherwise

26- ......... had I started the final section of the examination paper 38- I appreciate your .......... me .......... that you won't be attending
when the teacher warned us that there was only ten minutes left. Friday's lecture.

A) The moment B) Only if C) Owing to A) to let/knowing B) to have let/known C) having let/to know
D) Once E) Scarcely D) letting/know E) let/having known

27- The British biathlon team received virtually no sponsorship, 39- I quite enjoy .......... to the rain fall on my tent while camping, but
............. they managed to enter a team in the European I can't bear ............ up a tent in the rain.
Championships.
A) to listen/to be putting B) to be listening/put
A) despite B) as C) yet C) listen/to have put D) having listened/having put
D) for E) so E) listening/putting

28- ....... the harbour in my hometown was an eyesore when I was a 40- Everyone was surprised when my parents decided to move,
child, today it is the most beautiful spot in town. because they had lived in the same house ......... before World War
II.
A) Because B) Although C) Despite
D) As E) However A) as long as B) until C) for
D) when E) since
29- Consider all the terms carefully before you go into this business
dealing, because .......... you have signed the contract, it will be 41- There must be hardly any painters today ........... haven't been
irreversible. influenced by Pablo Picasso.

A) whether B) not only C) in case A) whose B) when C) whom

D) once E) until D) who E) which
42- Years ago when I lived in Ethiopia, I got .......... used to eating hot 54- It is said that ......... widely one travels, .......... one's mind
food .......... it was as if I was not eating anything at all if I ate becomes.
food without red pepper.
A) the most/the broadest B) as/so broad
A) neither/nor B) hardly/when C) so/that C) the more/the broader D) too/broad enough
D) such/as E) more/than E) such/as broad

43- ......... fewer people ......... expected voted for that party, which 55- With a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 16.2 seconds in the 1960
was a real blow for its leaders. Olympic Games in Rome, the Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila
........... won the gold medal ......... set a world record that stood
A) Far/than B) Much/as C) So/that until 1963.
D) Such/as E) Too/for
A) not only/but also B) neither/nor C) whether/or
44- In spite of its claims to allow freedom of expression, the United D) barely/when E) the sooner/than
States has always been reluctant to allow certain kinds of material
....... . 56- These days, young people had better go to university ......... they
want to spend their lives doing boring and unsatisfying jobs.
A) to publish B) having published C) being published
D) to be published E) publishing A) in case B) or else C) so that
D) unless E) now that
45- ......... I read my assignment through very carefully, I still missed
a few spelling errors. 57- The decision is yours, of course, but you ........... greatly if you
........... the revision lectures before your finals.
A) The more B) Even though C) So much
D) No matter E) However A) will benefit/were attending
B) are benefitting/will attend
46- He stood looking in wonder at the scene before him, for this was C) will have benefitted/could attend
by far ......... beautiful place he had ever seen. D) were to benefit/should attend
E) would benefit/attended
A) the most B) so C) much
D) too E) more 58- That restaurant looks really unsanitary; I ....... there if I....... you.

47- He stayed awake the ......... evening checking his son's A) shouldn't eat/have been B) don't eat/would be
temperature ..:...... two hours. C) wouldn't eat/were D) couldn't eat/will be
E) haven't eaten/had been
A) most/for B) both/all C) each/whole
D) all/each E) whole/every 59- If only he ........ his father's advice, today he ........ a Mercedes
instead of a taxi.
48- In the end we've decided to go to Spain for our holiday this year
because it is ......... safer than Yemen. A) had taken/would be driving
B) is taking/should be driving
A) such B) none C) much C) takes/will be driving
D) more E) most D) ought to take/has been driving
E) might have taken/was driving
49- Most people are surprised when they come to Istanbul to discover
that it is just ......... London in the winter. 60- I.......... to start the water heater this morning, so I ........... some
water to wash my hair.
A) cold enough B) as cold as C) so cold that
D) too cold E) the coldest A) couldn't manage/had to boil
B) shouldn't manage/need to boil
50- The first time he stood in front of a class, he was ....... he C) wouldn't manage/can boil
completely forgot what he was going to say. D) needn't have managed/may boil
E) didn't use to manage/should boil
A) as nervously as B) nervous enough C) too nervously for
D) so nervous that E) more nervous than 61- If she .......... her job after the birth of her son, she .......... an
accomplished executive by now.
51- Of the two universities she was offered places at, she ended up
choosing the one with .......... reputation, because she hadn't A) couldn't have quit/has been
inquired much about them. B) doesn't quit/will have been
C) wouldn't quit/would have become
A) so bad B) the worst C) too badly D) needn't have quit/was becoming
D) such badly E) the worse E) hadn't had to quit/might have become

52- Why are you using ........... eraser while ............ is standing here 62- Though he is extremely unhealthy at the moment, if he ..........
on the table? smoking, his health .......... in a few years.

A) myself/its B) me/your C) your/itself A) will stop/improves B) is stopping/has improved

D) mine/your own E) my /yours C) stops/might improve D) ought to stop/is improving
E) would stop/will have improved
53- Japanese is not that difficult to speak, but the written language is
a lot ....... complex ........ English. 63- Whenever he has an argument with his wife, he wishes he ..........
a free, single man.
A) as/as B) more/than C) so/that
D) the most/for E) too/than A) is B) would be C) were
D) will be E) has been
64- Had you told me the problem in the first place, the crisis ....... to 76- Though I remembered I was supposed to buy .......... washing
such an extent. powder and toothpaste, I only had enough money for one of them.

A) weren't developing B) won't be developing A) neither B) both C) any

C) didn't develop D) wouldn't have developed D) each E) either
E) might not develop
77- As a journalist he bad been covering disasters for years, but he
65- I wish I ........ you with that, but you know how bad I am at had never been confronted with such a scene of devastation; in
drawing. the .......... area there was not .......... house left standing.

A) have helped B) could help C) would help A) whole/a B) some/much C) all/one

D) am helping E) was helping D) each/every E) most/any

66- .......... he did in order to disguise himself, people recognised him 78- .......... of the inhabitants had fled the scene of the destruction, but
easily ............ he went. .......... huddled under plastic sheeting in the ruins.

A) Whatever/wherever B) However/whichever A) All/any B) Each/lots of C) Some/much

C) Whoever/whenever D) Wherever/whomever D) Most/a few E) Much/a little
E) Whichever /whatever
79- The man in ........... house the guns were found turned out to
67- There seems to be little question that many physiological belong to an organised crime group.
processes, ........... blood pressure, respiration, and even body
temperature and heart rate, may be controlled through the practice A) where B) whom C) when
of yoga. D) whose E) which

A) as much B) as if C) such as 80- When Felix married Sally, a big row took place at the wedding,
D) as though E) as well and now their families aren't speaking to ......... .

68- While we were travelling round Hungary, we visited the village A) himself B) themselves C) each other
......... my grandfather was born. D) anyone else E) theirs

A) that B) who C) whose 81- Though ......... of the migrants coming to Istanbul hope to make
D) which E) where their fortunes in the city, in fact, ......... will achieve even relative
prosperity.
69- It is unfortunate that he lived at a time ....... such art was not
generally appreciated. A) whole/many B) all/very few C) every/some
D) each/a few E) more/every
A) how B) when C) where
D) whose E) which 82- .......... is nice about our park is that there is a fountain in the
centre with benches around.
70- As the story progresses, you start to wonder .......... Celia is slowly
poisoning her husband. A) What B) Where C) Why
D) How E) That
A) whom B) why C) when
D) which E) where 83- Because of Ohio's advantageous alignment with ........... Lake Erie
and ............ Ohio River, it became the first destination for settlers
71- Norway, .......... provides free, high quality health care for all its and pioneers on their way farther into the interior.
citizens, has one of the most comprehensive welfare systems in
the world. A) the/an B) —/the C) the/the
D) a/an E) — I—
A) what B) whose C) who
D) which E) when 84- What did you think of the presentations? Did you think ......... was
better than ..........?
72- None of us are really sure ......... we are supposed to finish the job
today or not. A) our/her B) it/them C) his/us
D) ours/theirs E) their/ourselves
A) what B) whether C) which
D) how E) when 85- Tracie liked the new boy that had moved into her street, but none
of ....... friends liked ....... .
73- The plane has been delayed for three hours .......... dense fog,
which reduced visibility to a few metres. A) her/him B) him/his C) them/he
A) so as to B) in order that C) because D) his/herself E) hers/himself
D) due to E) in addition to
86- Had I known I didn't have to arrive at the' airport until 7.OO, I
74- Since there was some confusion as to whether the seminar .......... could have slept for ......... hour.
place at all, very few people .......... up for it.
A) has taken/had showed A) enough B) whole C) another
B) had been taking/were showing D) every E) each
C) will take/are showing
D) should take/must have shown 87- Following the dispute they had with the management, most of the
E) would take/showed workers at the factory are on strike, .......... they?

75- She didn't vote for a chairman of the club, because, while there A) had B) aren't C) did
were several candidates, .......... was worth voting for. D) are E) didn't
A) all B) neither C) none
D) few E) each
88- I've never had to make such a difficult decision before, and .......... 100- If you wait until next week to come by, he will have finished the
my husband. article ........... then.

A) so did B) so had C) neither did A) as B) until C) when

D) nor has E) neither had D) by E)for

89- The two of ......... seemed to get on so well together that no one REVISION TEST 1
could believe it when they closed ......... company following a
disagreement. l.C 2.B 3.C 4.E 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.D
ll.B 12.A 13.E 14.B 15.E 16.C 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C
A) they/them B) theirs/them C) themselves/theirs 21.C 22.D 23.A 24.B 25.D 26.E 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.E
D) their/themselves E) them/their
31.A 32.D 33.B 34.E 35.C 36.B 37.B 38.D 39.E 40.E
90- Though she looked ......... for her keys, they seemed to be ......... to 41.D 42.C 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.E 48.C 49.B 50.D
be found. 51.E 52.E 53.B 54.C 55.A 56.D 57.E 58.C 59.A 60.A
A) anywhere/somewhere B) nowhere/everywhere 61.E 62.C 63.C 64.D 6S.B 66.A 67.C 68.E 69.B 70.B
C) everywhere/nowhere D) somewhere/wherever 71.D 72.B 73.D 74.E 75.C 76.B 77.A 78.D 79.D 80.C
E) wherever/anywhere 81.B 82.A 83.B 84.D 85.A 86.C 87.B 88.D 89.E 90.C
91- .......... brands are equally effective against stains, so .......... brand 91.A 92.B 93.E 94.C 95.D 96.A 97.A 98.B 99.E
will help remove the olive oil stain on your shirt. 100.D
A) Both/either B) Most/no C) A few/most
D) Many/all E) Each/every

92- Your American penfriend is coming here this summer, I think,

...........?

A) do you B) isn't he C) don't I

D) doesn't he E) are you

93- The boss was disappointed when they couldn't get the contract,
and ........... was the manager.

A) either B) nor C) too

D) as well E) so

94- Have you phoned your mother ........... that we'll have her car
........... this weekend?

A) saying/to service B) say/being serviced

C) to say/serviced D) to have said/service
E) having said/to be serviced

95- ............ the best captain can sail a ship efficiently unless he has a
well-trained crew.

A) No matter B) Whether. C) Without

D) Not even E) Nonetheless

96- Though he spent most of his life working ........... an insurance

salesman, he never found the work satisfying.

A) as B) like C) so
D) much E) such

97- I'd much rather you ........... a car than this motorbike as I consider
it to be more dangerous.

A) had bought B) have bought C) to buy

D) having bought E) to have bought

98- Rene T. Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, described how

the sounds ........... by the heart and the lungs could be used ..........
in the diagnosis of disease.

A) making/to helping B) made/to help

C) having made/helping D) to be made/help
E) to have made/for helping

99- People have been cooking food ........... untold ages, probably
.......... prehistoric people first learnt to use fire.

A) when/before B) since/when C) once/until

D) until/by E) for/since