Advanced Level Grammar Exercise - MCQ Test 19

5. If it receives enough rain at the proper time, hay will

1. ------ he wouldn’t wait at the door for ages, I put the grow quickly, ------ grass.
key under the mat for my new flatmate, who had left
home in a hurry, yesterday. A) like
B) such as
A) In order that
C) as
B) Hence
D) similar
C) In view of
E) alike
D) In case
E) On grounds of

6. Although it can be derived ------ oil, coal, and tar,

kerosene is usually produced ------ refining it from
2. There are 20 species of wild roses in North America, petroleum.
-------- have prickly stems, pinnate leaves, and large
flowers that usually smell sweetly. A) from / by
B) in / from
A) none of whose
C) at / on
B) much of which
D) near / along
C) some of whom
E) within / beneath
D) all of which
E) both of which

7. Although no country has ------ folk music ------ that of

any other, it is significant that similar songs exist
3. Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds -------- on among widely separated people.
adjacent hills.
A) more / like
A) more frequently than B) the same / as
B) as frequent as C) so / as
C) too frequent D) less / much
D) frequently enough E) such / that
E) so frequent that

8. Your father should not put so much pressure on you.

4. Gunpowder, in some ways the most effective of ------ He must not choose your friends, ------.
the explosive materials, is a mixture of potassium
nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur. A) too
B) as well
A) none
C) neither
B) the whole
D) either
C) all
E) though
D) many
E) every

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9. I don’t suppose the election results will reflect the

true reaction of the public to the government in
power, ------?
14. The Lakota nation of Native Americans still disputes
A) do I the USA’s ownership of the Black Hills, referring to it
as an occupied ------.
B) will it
C) won’t they A) territory
D) don’t I B) line
E) will they C) situation
D) vacancy
E) regime

10. Many countries ---- the world are gearing up to help

the people affected ---- the tsunami.

A) across / on 15. On the Aleutian Islands, the land rises abruptly from
level coasts to ---- mountains.
B) below / with
C) off / from A) lengthy
D) around / by B) plain
E) on / upon C) steep
D) keen
E) flexible

11. Physical geographers study soil because of its

fundamental position ---- the ecosystem and its
impact ---- human activities.
16. We had to ---- from the war when the attack of the
A) above / upon enemy intensified.
B) in / on
A) refrain
C) from / at
B) retain
D) over / inside
C) remain
E) on / within
D) belong
E) persist

12. There were some beach huts here only a few days
ago, but they were ------ by the flood.
17. The senator ---- denied allegations of anything
A) carried out improper that had taken place.
B) pointed out
A) highly
C) poured down
B) admittedly
D) swept away
C) considerably
E) taken up
D) accurately
E) strongly

13. Climate shifts could disrupt farming and ----

thousands of species of animals and plants.

A) make up
B) wear off
C) wipe out
D) eat away
E) put across

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18. Cat allergen is one of the main causes of childhood

allergies, asthma and ---- respiratory diseases as
bronchitis.
20. The safest approach -------- your entire corporation
A) the like against security threats from roaming users is --------
a quarantine oriented technology.
B) some
C) such other A) protecting / including
D) also B) to protect / to include
E) the other C) for protecting / having included
D) of protecting / included
E) to be protecting / being included

19. Children have difficulty ------- numbers ------- two until

the age of three or four.

A) in grasping / as many as
B) to grasp / as big as
C) grasping / greater than
D) having grasped / fewer
E) of grasping / less than

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Answer Key:

1: A 11: B
2: D 12: D
3: A 13: C
4: C 14: A
5: A 15: C
6: A 16: A
7: B 17: E
8: D 18: C
9: E 19: C
10: D 20: B

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