TEST 2 – GRAMMAR

1. Many teenagers spend most of their free time……..computer games.

a. Play
b. Playing
c. To play
d. To be playing
2. John is a good student, ……….Mary is not.
a. Despite
b. Unlike
c. In spite
d. Whereas
3. While my boss was attending a meeting, i………the company’s budget.
a. Have been working
b. Was working on
c. Had been working
d. Will be worked in
4. During the Olympic Games, most of the stadiums were filled…….capacity.
a. To
b. With
c. Of
d. At
5. The postman came by today and brought………mail.
a. A
b. Any
c. One
d. Some
6. The plane…..to leave in two hours.
a. Expects
b. Is expected
c. Will expect
d. Has been expected
7. What happened to Anna’s hand?
She accidentally cut……with a knife.
a. Her
b. Hers
c. Herself
d. She
8. It…….easy for you to change schools so often when you were young.
a. Mustn’t be
b. Can’t have been
c. Shouldn’t be
d. Wouldn’t have been
9. The burglary…….to the police.
a. Reported
b. Had reported
c. Was reported
d. Was reporting
10. I wonder…..marketing or history.
a. Whether I should study
b. If studying
c. If I study either
d. Whether studying
11. Sunday is the only day….i can find time to relax.
a. How
b. Where
c. When
d. Which
12. Twenty minutes of exercise a day…..stay in shape.
a. Is all you need to
b. That is needed for
c. Which is in need of
d. Of which is needed to
13. Both the letter……the parcel were delivered today.
a. And
b. Also
c. As well
d. Or
14. How did you do on the test?
I could have done better if…….a good night’s sleep.
a. I have more
b. I’d had
c. I’d have some of
d. Had I had much more
15. I didn’t study hard for the physics exam, but I wish i………
a. Had
b. Should have
c. Would
d. Didn’t
16. The children …..by the clown.
a. Amused
b. Were amused
c. Were amusing
d. Amusing
17. Oliver Twist is the most exciting book that…..
a. Has ever written
b. Has ever been written
c. Ever wrote
d. Had ever written
18. She decided to have her hair….black.
a. Dye
b. Dyed
c. Dying
d. To dye
19. You should have a good breakfast, ……you won’t have enough energy to get
through the day.
a. In case
b. Or else
c. So that
d. Even so
20. ………..the respect of his colleagues, but he also won a Nobel prize.
a. Not only did he gain
b. Not only was it gained
c. He did only gain
d. Only he didn’t gain
21. Did you enjoy the movie?
Yes, it was better…….i thought it would be.
a. As
b. From
c. That
d. Than
22. The young boy offered …….the elderly man cross the street.
a. Help
b. Helping
c. To help
d. To have helped
23. Let’s ask Susan……for her birthday.
a. She prefers a present
b. Does she prefer a present
c. Which present does she prefer
d. Which present she prefers
24. Unfortunately, last year’s champion was injured and did not qualify……the
finals.
a. Of
b. For
c. In
d. To
25. Let’s go out tonight, …..?
a. Are we
b. Don’t we
c. Won’t we
d. Shall we
26. ……..on an exam can destroy your academic career.
a. Cheating
b. Cheat
c. Having been cheated
d. To be cheated
27. What did the teacher just say?
He said that the homework……due by Friday.
a. Were
b. Will have been
c. Is
d. Had been
28. ……..he would have come to the meeting.
a. If he promptly notified
b. Promptly he had been notified
c. Had he been promptly notified
d. He will be promptly notified
29. Can you help me with my project?
I’m sorry, but I have…….time.
a. Very little
b. The least of
c. Too few
d. Not enough
30. Has the manager telephoned yet?
No, but I’ll tell you as soon as he……..
a. Does
b. Did
c. Will do
d. Will be done
31. Let me introduce you…..our sales manager, Mr.Stevens.
a. At
b. By
c. To
d. With
32. Haven’t you finished your assignment yet?
I have, but now I’m working on…….
a. Other’s
b. Another one
c. One other
d. Other one
33. A pencil……to fill in the answer sheet.
a. Should be used
b. Should use
c. Could be using
d. Might have used
34. ……….problem with your account.
a. It seems that it is
b. There seems to be a
c. They seem to have
d. This seems a
35. Why is he leaving the party so early?
He forgot……the iron before he left home.
a. Turn off
b. Turned off
c. Turning off
d. To turn off