TEST

1. With its excellent beaches,...... fascinating historical buildings, Malta is one of the most attractive
destinations in the Mediterranean.
A) as well as B) rather more C) each other D) so much E) provided that
2....there is a major athletics event, some of the competitors are sure to be found using banned substances.
A) No matter B) Whenever C) Unless D) Although E) By the time
3. .......I like going to parties, if I go too often, I get bored.
A) However B) In case C) As though D) Because E) Much as
4. .......to get the full benefit of this course, it is essential that you attend all the lectures.
A) As long as B) Owing C) In case D) Unless E) in order
5. .......the rain stopped, it was too late to start the match.
A) As long as B) Due to C) Owing to D) By the time E) As far as
6. When you get to the rendezvous point, make sure you are carrying a copy of today's Times in your right
hand; ......, our agent will not know who you are.
A) in order that B) thus C) otherwise D) whether E) moreover
7. While some young people spend their entire salary on going out with friends, others are more thrifty
and save...... they can.
A) so much that B) as much as C) no matter D) likewise E) in order that
8. .......had Andy arrived home......Flo began to shout at him for staying out so late.
A) No sooner / as B) Barely / when C) Not only / that D) Both / and E) So soon / as
9. You should always ask around at different travel agents......be sure to get the best deal.
A) besides B) so that C) In case D) therefore E) so as to
10. .......the curfew, no one will be allowed on the streets after 8 o'clock.
A) In case B) So that C) In order to D) On account of E) Unless
11. Let's not pick these strawberries until tomorrow so that they get sweet....... to be eaten.
A)enough B) more C) much D) rather E) most
12. I......you a secret like this if I ……., you.
A) don't tell / won't trust B) am not telling / haven't trusted C) wouldn't tell / didn't trust
D) haven't told / wouldn't trust E) wasn't telling / don't trust
13. I......all of the words I......to know for the final exam by the end of next month.
A) will have memorized / will need B) was memorizing / had needed C) have memorized / need
D) have been memorizing / needed E) memorize / will have needed
14. The people from......I am descended were hearty seafarers.
A) what B) that C) whose D) where E) whom
15...on strike in one factory, the workers were considering ...to spread the action to neighbouring factories.
A) To go / being tried B) Gone / to try C) To have gone / try D) Going / to be tried E) Having gone / trying
16. Even though it was expensive, we decided to fly because it......too much time by bus.
A) should be taking B) ought to take C) would have taken D) must have taken E) has to take
17. .......he told you must have been good news, because you haven't stopped smiling since.
A) Whomever B) Whatever C) However D) Whenever E) Whoever
18. When we visited the Singhs, I told them that, since I was used to...... spicy food, there was no need for
Mrs. Singh......down her cooking for me.
A) eat / toned B) being eaten / toning C) eaten 'to have toned
D) having been eaten / being toned E) eating / to tone
19. I had to attend a family reunion last night at my mother's insistence, but I'd rather......at home.
A) stayed B) was staying C) have stayed D) having stayed E) to stay
 20. Despite travelling all over world, Rupert returned home having learned absolutely.......
A) anything B) what else C) everywhere D) someone E) nothing
21. The captain......the rope so tightly round the post that I...... it.
A) was tying / haven't undone B) has tied / wouldn't undo C) had tied / couldn't undo
D) ties / can't have undone E) would tie / can't undo
22. ...both the Balkan Wars and World War I, women took on extra work..the men were away at the front.
A) During / while B) When / so that C) Until / how D) After / by the time E) Since / as if
23. We've been given a list of books ...... throughout the semester, but some are so rare that......them will be
difficult.
A) having read / to find B) to be read / finding C) to read / being found
D) to be reading / to have found E) reading / to be found
24. On the Richter scale, the size of an earthquake is measured by......energy is released when the fault line
moves.
A) the more B) how much C) such a lot of D) whether E) more than
25. ......to get up at 4:30 every morning was the most difficult part of...... in a monastery for a month.
A) To have / to have lived B) Had / to live C) Have / to be living D) Having had / lived E) Having / living
26. Dave hasn't worked since he had a serious accident on the assembly line at the soft drinks factory,......?
A) has he B) hadn't he C) wasn't it D) hasn't there E) was there
27. Down syndrome,......by an additional chromosome, usually......in mental impairment and other
conditions.
A) is caused / will result B) to be caused / was resulted C) causing / is resulted
D) caused / results E) was caused / resulted
28. .....we get to the airport, ......time we will have for shopping before take-off.
A) As much / the leastB) So much / thatC) Whenever/just asD) The more / the lessE) The sooner / the more
29. Even though there are many oases in the Sahara, the desert is......immense ......travellers may go for
days before reaching them.
A) more / than B) much / as C) how / for D) too / while E) so / that
30. The television channels......special bulletins every hour today because the prime minister...desperately ill.
A) broadcast / will have been B) had broadcast / has been C) are broadcasting / is
D) will broadcast / had been E) were broadcasting / will be

CONDITIONALS

a.

1. If I………………………………………………….……..(be) you, I would never talk to him again.

2. If he…………………………………………………….(study) enough, he could have passed the exam.

3. She would have been in Paris now if there………………………….…………..(be) no delay !

4. If I see him today, I ………………………………..…………..(tell) him to bring my books back.

5. What would you do if you……………………………….(see) a snake in the classroom?

6. If he……………………………...………(break) his left leg, he could have played football in the match this evening.
 7. If water is heated up to 100 centigrade, it …………………………………….……….(boil).

8. My father……………………..……(kill) me if I……….……………………….(fail) in my courses!

9. If I …………………………(see) the president now, I would tell him to stop the war.

10. If you……………………….(not/study) hard, you will fail for sure!

11. She may forgive you if you………………(go) and ……………….(talk) to her.

12. If he had not smoked too much, he…………….………………..(be) alive now.

13. If you ………………(do) that again, I will have to call the police!

14. Where would you like to live if you …………………..(have) the chance to choose?

15. If I…………………………..(be) you, I would sit and study now for the tomorrow’s exam!

16. If they ………………………..(not/drink) so much alcohol, they would not have had that terrible accident. But it is too
late now!

17. If you put some water into a freezer, it…………………………….(get) frozen.

18. She will buy me a pair of sneakers if she………………………(go) shopping today.

19. If you had put some sun cream on your body, you……………………………(not/have) so many sun burns on your
shoulders now.

20. If she……………………….(be) in London now, she would be visiting the Madam Tussauds museum.
b
1. If I………………………………………………….……..(be) you, I would never talk to him again.

2. If he…………………………………………………….(study) enough, he could have passed the exam.

3. She would have been in Paris now if there………………………….…………..(be) no delay !

4. If I see him today, I ………………………………..…………..(tell) him to bring my books back.

5. What would you do if you……………………………….(see) a snake in the classroom?

6. If he……………………………...………(break) his left leg, he could have played football in the match this evening.

7. If water is heated up to 100 centigrade, it …………………………………….……….(boil).

8. My father……………………..……(kill) me if I……….……………………….(fail) in my courses!

9. If I …………………………(see) the president now, I would tell him to stop the war.
 10. If you……………………….(not/study) hard, you will fail for sure!

11. She may forgive you if you………………(go) and ……………….(talk) to her.

12. If he had not smoked too much, he…………….………………..(be) alive now.

13. If you ………………(do) that again, I will have to call the police!

14. Where would you like to live if you …………………..(have) the chance to choose?

15. If I…………………………..(be) you, I would sit and study now for the tomorrow’s exam!

16. If they ………………………..(not/drink) so much alcohol, they would not have had that terrible accident. But it is too
late now!

17. If you put some water into a freezer, it…………………………….(get) frozen.

18. She will buy me a pair of sneakers if she………………………(go) shopping today.

19. If you had put some sun cream on your body, you……………………………(not/have) so many sun burns on your
shoulders now.

20. If she……………………….(be) in London now, she would be visiting the Madam Tussauds museum.

Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1

1. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
A) Every one of the shirts has a green collar.

B) Every one of the shirts have a green collar.

2.
A) This singer, along with a few others, play the harmonica on stage.

B) This singer, along with a few others, plays the harmonica on stage.

3.
A) Sandals and towels are essential gear for a trip to the beach.

B) Sandals and towels is essential gear for a trip to the beach.

4.
A) The president or the vice president are speaking today.

B) The president or the vice president is speaking today.

5.
A) Either Cassie or Marie pays the employees this afternoon.
 B) Either Cassie or Marie pay the employees this afternoon.

6.
A) Either the sculpture or the paintings are in the museum today.

B) Either the sculpture or the paintings is in the museum today.

7.
A) The coat or the hats are in that closet.

B) The coat or the hats is in that closet.

8.
A) Neither she nor I is getting the lunch special.

B) Neither she nor I am getting the lunch special.

C) Neither she nor I are getting the lunch special.

9.
A) Each of the dancers twirls brilliantly.

B) Each of the dancers twirl brilliantly.

10.
A) Mustard greens are my favorite vegetable.

B) Mustard greens is my favorite vegetable.

11.
A) Everybody at the party was enjoying the food.

B) Everybody at the party were enjoying the food.

2. a.Underline the correct verb in these sentences.

1. Sally (run, runs) to the park every day.
2. The dogs (bark, barks) at strangers.
3. Ted and Mary (is, are) going to the movies.
4. The game (was, were) exciting.
5. They (worry, worries) too much.
6. She (study, studies) every night.
7. Black or white (is, are) your choice.
8. That (was, were) incredible.
9. Those (is, are) pretty shoes.
10. The cat or dog (is, are) in the yard.

b.Underline the correct verb in these sentences.

1. The girl or her sisters (watch, watches) television every day.
 2. Rob and his brothers (doesn't, don't) like sports.
3. His classmates (study, studies) before a test.
4. One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
5. A lady with 10 cats (live, lives) in that big house.
6. Mumps (is, are) very serious.
7. The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
8. Our team (is, are) the best.
9. Everybody (enjoy, enjoys) a good song.
10. Either (is, are) suitable.
ARTICLE
14. _______ life would be very difficult without _______ electricity.
15. _______ Second World War ended in 1945.
16. Do you know _______ people who live next door?
17. Are you interested in _______ art or _______ architecture?
18. Don't stay in that hotel. _______ beds are very uncomfortable.
19. I hate _______ violence.
20. John himself doesn't go to _______ church.
21. After _______ work Ann usually goes home.
22. When Ann was ill, we went to _______ hospital to visit her.
23. _______ British Prime Minister lives in _______ Downing Street 10.
24. _______ Tate Gallery is the main modern art museum in London.
25. Have you ever visited _______ Tower of London?
26. Do you know _______ time? Yes, _______ clock in _______ hall has just struck nine.
27. I am on _______ night duty. When you go to _______ bed, I go to _______ work.
28. There will always be a conflict between _______ old and _______ young. _______ young people want
_______ change but old people want _______ things to stay _______ same.
29. In the past _______ most young boys became a farmer or got another job in their village.
30. _______ city life is very noisy, hectic and dirty.
31. The waste gases of cars and factories are the primary reasons for _______ air pollution.
32. People only have parks, where they can enjoy _______ nature.
33. At the beginning I spoke about _______ tourism in _______ towns.
34. It's right that there aren't so many ways of spending _______ daily life in _______ suburbs.
35. But is it still true that the countryside is praised to be _______ best place for living.
36. But when you live in _______ solitude you are not always happy.

TRANSLATE
1.Oamenii de stiinta cauta modaliatati de a calatori in spatiu.
2.Ai grija!Acea scara o sa cada si te va lovi.
3.Bunica are grija de nepotii ei in fiecare dimineata.
4.Ea asteapta cu sufletul la gura ziua ei de nastere.
5.Elevii cauta cuvintele necunoscute in dictionar,acum.