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GRAMMAR QUIZ 13. Neither the employees nor the boss …… the solution.
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. A. find B. have found C. has found D. are finding
A. TENSES - SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT 14. Kara, together with her teammates, …… hands with opponents on the basketball court.
1. The launch of the first liquid-fuelled rocket in 1926 …… by flight historians …… as significant as the Wright A. shake B. is shaking C. are shaking D. have shaken
Brothers’ flight. 15. Most of the milk …… bad except three bottles of milk which …… still in the refrigerator.
A. has considered - having been C. is considered - to be A. have gone - are C. was - have decided
B. was considered - being D. has been considered - has been B. has gone - is D. is - decide
2. “Do you know it’s Barb’s birthday today?” - “Yes, she …… a party tonight.” 16. Mary …… on the essay for two hours now and she …… that she …… it in one more hour.
A. has B. is to have C. is having D. will have A. is working - has hoped - can finish C. will have worked - hopes - finishes
3. Tom …… things round the house, which is annoying. B. has been working - hopes - will finish D. had been working - hoped - would finish
A. always leaves C. is leaving 17. I …… there once a long time ago and …… back since.
B. has always left D. is always leaving A. went - have not been C. was going - am not
4. At least half of the world’s population …… more than one language. B. have gone - will not be D. had gone - was not
A. speak B. speaks C. have spoken D. is speaking 18. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we …… to the train station, Jennie …… for us for
5. “Did you have a good time at the Browns?” - “Not really. I …… I’ll ever visit them again.” more than two hours.
A. won’t be thinking C. don’t think A. got - had been waiting C. had been getting - waited
B. am not thinking D. think not B. had got - were waiting D. were getting - waited
6. Today, universities …… of conducting “cruel and unnecessary” tests on animals, …… banned drugs such as 19. At this time tomorrow, Peter …… for the graduation examination, so now he …… very nervous although he ……
amphetamines. hard for more than 3 years.
A. are accused - using C. have been accused - used A. will sit - has been feeling - was learning C. sits - will feel - is learning
B. have accused - to use D. are being accused - being used B. will be sitting - feels - has been learning D. will have sat - is feeling - learns
7. Learning foreign languages …… a lot of time. 20. By this time next summer, you …… your studies and …… a job.
A. require B. requires C. have required D. are requiring A. will be competing - will find C. have completed - find
8. The Philippines …… 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. B. had completed - would find D. will have completed - found
A. comprises B. comprise C. is comprising D. are comprising B. REPORTED SPEECH - CONDITIONALS
9. There …...a book, a pen, and three pencils on the table. 21. “What did you ask him that upset him so much?” - “I asked him …… to get married again.”
A. is B. are C. has been D. have been A. was he planning B. when did he plan C. if he plans D. if he was planning
10. Two-fifths of the troops …… in the battle last year. 22. I asked him whose car …… the previous night.
A. have lost B. loses C. was lost D. were lost A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. he borrowed D. did he borrow
11. Rice and chicken, my favourite dish, …… by my mother. 23. I asked them when …… changed.
A. has usually cooked C. are usually cooked A. was the timetable C. the timetable has been
B. have usually been cooked D. is usually cooked B. the timetable is D. the timetable had been
12. Either my father or my brothers …… the house. 24. She warned me …… late-night horror films.
A. sells B. has sold C. are going to sell D. is selling A. don’t watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching

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25. The scientist said the Earth …… the Sun. Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
A. goes around B. is going around C. had gone around D. was going around following questions.
26. John told me that …… . 36. At first(A) life was difficult(B) for me because of(C) I didn’t understand(D) English.
A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
37. Copper comes from seven types(A) of ores(B) that also contain(C) the other(D) materials.
27. The teacher advised his students …… that book carefully because it …… good for …… .
A. to read - was - them C. that reading - be - us 38. Silicon chips contain thousands(A) of circuits(B) in an area as smaller(C) than a fingernail(D).
B. read - is - him D. to read - was - you
39. Mercury(A) is the smaller(B) planet in the(C) solar system and the closest(D) to the sun.
28. John said, “It is hot. Please open the window, Mary.”
A. John asked Mary it was hot and open the window.
40. My grandmother(A) used to be telling(B) us folktales when(C) we were small(D).
B. John said it was hot and asked Mary to open the window.
C. John asked Mary it was hot to open the window. 41. There(A) wasn’t hardly(B) electricity in(C) the mountainous regions ten years(D) ago.

D. John said it was hot so Mary should open the window.

42. The number(A) of visitors(B) to the exhibition(C) have(D) dropped considerably in the second week.
29. If I’m tired in evenings, …… .
A. I went to bed early C. I’d go to bed early 43. When too many(A) firms enter competitive(B) markets, their share(C) of profits will fell(D).
B. I go to bed early D. I’d have gone to bed early
44. The term “middle class” describes(A) people between(B) the upper and the low(C) social classes(D).
30. Don’t forget to ring me up if …… any changes in the timetable.
A. they are B. it will be C. there are D. there will be 45. Almost(A) American Indian cultures have been(B) agricultural societies(C) since(D) 2000 BC.
31. If all the ice in glaciers and ice sheets ……, the sea level …… by about 80 meters.
A. were melted - can rise C. melts - could have risen
46. He decided doing(A) the job himself(B) as the cost(C) of repairs to his car(D) was so high.

B. has melted - has risen D. melted - would rise

47. Since erecting(A) in 1886, the(B) Statue of Liberty has served(C) as a symbol of(D) freedom.
32. …… to the last Christmas party, she …… , but nobody invited her.
A. Had she been invited - would have come 48. When(A) I arrived at her house(B), I found that she has been(C) out with her new friend without(D)
B. If she had been invited - would come leaving me a note.
C. If she was invited - would come
49. There were(A) so a lot of(B) people trying to leave the burning(C) building that the police had a great
D. Had she invited - would have come
deal(D) of trouble controlling them.
33. The French hikers who were lost in a jungle …… for seven weeks if they …… turtle meat and river water.
A. wouldn’t survive - hadn’t been consuming C. couldn’t have survived - hadn’t consumed 50. Now that the(A) stress of examinations are(B) over, we can go(C) somewhere for our holiday(D).
B. aren’t able to survive - didn’t consume D. didn’t survive - wouldn’t be consuming
34. If the president …… last night’s train, he …… here now.
A. took - were C. had taken - would have been
B. were taking - is D. had taken - would be
35. …… he arrives soon, we will have to start the conference without him.
A. Suppose C. Unless
B. Provided D. If

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