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1 . __________apologized, I wouldn’t have been so upset at the time.

A. He had B. If he C. Had he D. Would he
2 . She didn’t marry Peter, because her parents _____.
A. wanted her B. were against C. were against it D. haven’t liked him
3 . I had to admit _____completely forgotten our wedding anniversary.
A. to having B. to have C. I have D. having
4 . I don’t dislike the building. Now as _____the neighborhood, I do have concerns.
A. about B. well C. regards D. in
5 . Please, let me know why _____the meeting.
A. you didn’t attend B. didn’t you attend C. you didn’t attend to D. you didn’t go
6 . I wish you _____checking my e-mails. You’re invading my privacy.
A. will stop B. have stopped C. would stop D. are going to stop
7 . They tried to talk her _____.
A. of giving up B. out of giving up C . not to giving up D. not giving up
8 . The problem with this product is that the designers _____.
A. considered by users B. haven’t considered the users
C. inadequate D. inadequately trained
9 . _____any further information, do not hesitate to contact me.
A. Should you need B. You should need C. Unless you need D. You will need
10 . We can’t buy a house unless we take out a(n) _____.
A. mortgage B. credit C. overdraft D. investment
11 . Of course _____I meant missed opportunities.
A. losing B. by losses C. for lost D. the losses
12 . Do you know how long _____going to stay in Italy?
A. are jack and Suzy B. Jack and Suzy is C. Jack and Suzy are D. Jack and Suzy
13 . He’s too_____person to say no.
A. nice a B. nice C. so nice D. so nice
14 . Due to lacking_____, we couldn’t open the new store as scheduled.
A. interest rates B. expenses C. shares D. funds
15 . Before _____money, banks have to assess the risks involved.
A. to lend B. borrowing C. lending D. they lent
16 . Anyone who was shocked by the atrocities ought to ask himself what _____to prevent them.
A. had they done B. they must have done
C. they could have done D. did they do
17 . You are the only person _____I can talk.
A. to whom B. with who C. that D. which
18 . Whatever you_____done to fool Claire, I don’t believe a word of what you’ve said.
A. might B. should have C. will have D. might have
19 . I didn’t _____to see Allen when I was in New York.
A. take B. time C. get D. meet
20 . The thing _____I love the most about him is his smile.
A. what B. is C. have D. that
21 . First, add some_____chopped garlic to the tomatoes.
A. small B. finely C. tidily D. neatly
22 . _____had I left the building when they called me on my mobile.
A. just B. as soon as C. hardly D. after
23 . I’m sorry. I can’t see what _____.
A. can you mean B. you are meaning C. do you mean D. you mean
24 . The fox tries _____to reach the fruit high up the tree.
A. in fail B. in vain C. in loss D. in hope
25 . Passengers are advised _____their belongings with them at all times.
A. to keep B. to mind C. if they could mind D. if they could keep
26 . In 1998 she published the book _____make Cheryl Dawn a household name in the US.
A. that was to B. which C. would D. that might have
27 . Jenny left her husband after a _____row.
A. burning B. heavy C. crashing D. blazing
28 . She always gets away with _____. The boss loves her.
A. she’s late B. late C. to be late D. being late
29 . Having spotted the burglar behind the curtain. I was scared _____.
A. frozen B. stiff C. hard D. over
30 . She doesn’t reveal much about herself, and is _____fascinating for it.
A. as B. the same C. all the more D. the more
31 . It _____to Fred that I secured a place at Harvard.
A. had been B. had been up C. was down D. helped
32 . “Where shall we go this weekend?” “What if we _____in for a change?”
A. are staying B. will stay C. can stay D. stayed
33 . I can’t get used to _____.
A. be alone all day B. that I’m alone all day
C. being alone all day D. I was alone all day
34 . There was _____anger in his voice that I had to hang up.
A. as much B. such a lot of C. such much D. so much
35 . When I asked him _____the keys, Bob said he had no idea where they were.
A. if did he see B. if he had seen C. could he see D. that he had seen
36 . The concert was postponed, _____to the lead singer’s illness.
A. because B. for C. owing D. causing
37 . It’s about time you _____exercising regularly.
A. start B. started C. should start D. will start
38 . It took a long time _____accepted.
A. for the theory to be B. until the theory C. the theory was D. while the theory became
39 . I don’t regard her _____a threat to my marriage.
A. to be B. having C. as being D. meaning
40 . My sister _____bought a laptop for her birthday last year.
A. were B. was C. has D. had
41 . If it _____, they would have divorced by now.
A. had sold the house B. weren’t for the house
C. weren’t because of the house D. were sold the house
42 . Why on earth _____have done such a thing?
A. you B. you would C. would you D. if you
43 . Avoid questions that are too personal in a job interview.
A. you should answer B. having answered
C. to answer D. answering
44 . We _____give up when things took a turn for the better.
A. wanted B. were about to C. considered D. have wanted to
45 . Your shirt is dirty, I don’t think it will_____for the wedding.
A. wear B. present C. do D. make
46 . If I’d known about it, I _____you for sure.
A. had told B. should have told C. would have told D. would told
47 . I think our house _____by the end of next year.
A. will have sold B. will have been sold C. will be sold D. is going to sold
48 . My neighbours are so noisy. They _____always move furniture around first thing in the morning.
A. might B. do C. should D. will
49 . Even though John had made a fortune, he _____working as a consultant.
A. was going on B. went on C. went to D. had gone
50 . I’m very sorry that _____I’ve betrayed you.
A. you should think B. why you think C. you think so D. I look
51 . I think I put my _____in it when I asked Jane about her ex-husband.
A. thought B. elbow C. foot D. nose
52 . Have you met Julie? She is a friend of _____.
A. my B. my mother C. my mother’s D. me
53 . This time next month, I _____on a beach in Florida.
A. will lie B. am lying C. lie D. will be lying
54 . I think you should let your daughter _____over at Judy’s.
A. sleep B. to sleep C. sleeping D. sleeps
55 . He always gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning, _____on holiday.
A. moreover B. although C. however D. even
56 . Prices are too high and they will remain _____until inflation comes down.
A. so B. there C. that D. as
57 . I bet your wife could tell_____good few stories about you.
A. some B. a C. so D. much
58 . I put down the date in my diary_____forget it.
A. that I won’t B. so as not to C. because D. for not to
59 ._____she meets, they take an instant liking to her.
A. wherever B. whoever C. who D. if
60 . Will you _____the carpet a clean while I’m out?
A. have B. give C. try D. make
61 . She was _____hang up when I answered the phone.
A. to B. about to C. thinking of D. considering
62 . Having such a famous man for a father _____had an effect on Jason’s childhood.
A. must B. have C. having D. must have
63 . Rather than _____about how tired she was, she got on with her job.
A. to complain B. complained C. she complained D. complain
64 . Can you help _____up the mess?
A. clear B. with clear C. to clearing D. me clearing
65 . The future of the planet doesn’t look too good, but there isn’t much _____.
A. I can make about it B. I can do about it C. Can I do about it D. I can’t do about it
66 . In the course of the meeting, Mr. Smith was _____mishandling funds.
A. praised for B. denied C. accused of D. informed by
67 . My grandfather was never _____apologize to anyone.
A. had to B. known for C. heard to D. believed in
68 . I couldn’t get in touch with her, even though I’d tried all possible _____of communication.
A. ways B. thing C. means D. tools
69 . Despite deliberately _____a personal distance from his co-worker, Josh acknowledged the dangers of
working together with such a beautiful woman.
A. was keeping B. Keeping C. he kept D. he had been keeping
70 . We’ve got three very _____cats.
A. alike-looking B. similar-looking C. same D. alike
71 . Sally failed all her exams, _____a big surprise.
A. that was B. was C. which was D. where was
72 . There’s no point _____the kids. They’re old enough to look after themselves.
A. to worry for B. to worry about C. in worrying for D. in worrying about
73 . My husband and I bought _____last week.
A. some new furniture B. a lot of new furnitures C. any new furniture D. pieces of new furnitures
74 . Could you tell me what _____?
A. is the answer B. the answer is C. was the answer D. would the answer be
75 . If your invitations are met with repeated _____, you should just leave him alone.
A. hypotheses B. negatives C. blunts D. rebuffs
76 . Charlie doesn’t _____to grasp that next year’s budget may have to cut.
A. like B. know C. able D. seem
77 . Thanks for having met I’ve had _____with you guys.
A. so fun B. such fun C. good time D. so good time
78 . We argue all the time, but I just don’t have _____to leave my husband of thirty years.
A. feelings B. decided C. it in me D. to take
79 . Do you sell apples _____the kilo?
A. for B. at C. in D. by
80 . I had _____gone to bed than both kids started crying.
A. already B. yet C. scarcely D. no sooner
81 . Although we had tickets, we _____for an hour.
A. have kept waiting B. made waiting C. had made waiting D. were kept waiting
82 . Jim hasn’t met the new boss yet, and _____.
A. me too B. neither I have C. neither have I D. I haven’t
83 . No need to get upset- I was _____asking.
A. although B. moreover C. merely D. likely
84 . Have you seen Gone with the Wind? _____it’s a very good film.
A. apparently B. nevertheless C. despite D. admittedly
85 . What does global warming have _____overpopulation?
A. to do B. to do with C. made D. made up
86 . They had the luck to be present when history _____.
A. had made B. was being made C. made D. about to make
87 . We _____regret that our presentation has been cancelled.
A. very B. would like to C. much D. have
88 . He’s one of the most hated men in history, despite _____anything really bad.
A. he didn’t do B. he hadn’t done C. not having done D. not done
89 . I congratulated Jack on _____given the job.
A. was B. having been C. had been D. that he
90 . There is going to be less unemployment this year, or so the newspaper _____.
A. tells B. thinks C. writes D. says
91 . If anybody wants to talk to me, tell _____to call back later.
A. her B. me C. him D. them
92 . I wish he _____that. My mother was so annoyed.
A. would say B. would have said C. hasn’t said D. hadn’t said
93 . If I _____to feed the dog, it wouldn’t be starving now.
A. have had time B. have time C. had had time D. never have time
94 . I’ve broken her favorite vase. I’m _____.
A. taken for B. made for C. called for D. done for
95 . The promises you have _____will have to be kept.
A. been done B. done C. making D. made
96 . The kids had cereal for breakfast, and so _____.
A. I did B. Did I C. Me too D. Had I
97 . Mrs Brown’s death came as no surprise, as she was said _____ill for a long time.
A. to be B. to have been C. she had been D. she was
98 . _____a large number of people in my life who have always done their utmost to help me achieve my goals.
A. there was B. they were C. they have been D. there have been
99 . _____at the top of the hill, I could see the whole town.
A. standing B. being stood C. I had been standing D. As I stand
100 . My grandparents’ house _____pulled down just before I was born.
A. had B. had been C. was D. must have