Select the best answer. Mark your answer sheet a, b, c or d.

1. I use it ………… dinner.

a. cook b. am cooking
c. cooked d. for cooking
2. Mary and Sue have nice homes, but Jane’s home is the …………… .
a. nicer b. nice, too
c. nicest d. nicer than
3. Jane : Do you want coffee?
Mary : Yes, I’d like …………., please.
a. both b. some
c. other d. any
4. John : Who ……………… the book on the end table?
Mark : I put it there.
a. wrote b. explained
c. laid d. looked at
5. Mrs. Smith : Where’s the car?
Mr. Smith : I put it in the …………. .
a. radius b. garage
c. ceiling d. cabinet
6. John …………. a picture on the blackboard.
a. drew b. compared
c. ran d. laid
7. Mr. Smith : Did you see Mary and Sue?
Mrs. Smith : Yes, I saw ……….. girls.
a. each b. any
c. both d. much
8. The child is …….. the tree.
a. climbing b. plugging in
c. running d. divided by
9. She uses that ………… the game.
a. to play b. is playing
c. plays d. played
10. Look at the stars …………. !
a. at noon b. in the stove
c. tonight d. by the sun
11. I’ll be with you in a minute. I need to ………… a phone call first.
a. wait b. hang up
c. make d. call up
12. What time is ……. leave tomorrow?
a. he may be b. he going to
c. that he will d. better than he
13. Mack : Which one of these four apples would you like?
Jack : This one. It’s the ………. .
a. better b. best
c. least d. worst
14. I ………. to the commissary after work.
a. may b. going to go
c. need d. might go
15. All the buses are crowded, but this is the ……….. crowded.
a. more than b. less
c. less than d. most
16. The soldiers …………… clean the barracks this morning.
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a. aren’t going to b. may be
c. that they will d. are better
17. Tom ……….. get up early tomorrow.
a. will remember b. might
c. is going d. to
18. Jim : Do you think the test will be hard?
Sue : I don’t know. It ……… be.
a. is going to b. may
c. will not d. needs
19. George : Where do you live?
Jessie : My …….. is on Elm St.
a. direction b. gymnasium
c. apartment d. basement
20. John : Did you like the food?
Mary : It was all bad. The soup was awful and the beans were terrible. But the chicken
was …………. !
a. the least b. better than
c. less than d. the worst
21. Tom apologized ………. Sue’s window.
a. was breaking b. to break
c. for breaking d. that he broke
22. There are a lot of cars on the highway right now. There’s a lot of ……….. .
a. insurance b. laundry
c. traffic d. baggage
23. Sue needs her ……….. to get up in the morning.
a. opinion b. alarm clock
c. baggage d. checking account
24. Captain Anderson’s uniform is ……. from Captain Nelson’s.
a. alike b. the same
c. different d. like
25. Ed : Does Jim eat fast?
Al : No, he eats ……….. .
a. slow b. late
c. early d. slowly
26. Mr. Lee put his money in CITY BANK. He has two ………… there.
a. passports b. tickets
c. secrets d. accounts

27. Did you just bake some bread? Something ………. delicious.
a. looks b. causes
c. enjoys d. smells
28. Mike: Sam, please mail this letter this morning.
Sam: I can’t . Tell Mike …….. it .
a. should do b. was doing
c. to do d. is doing
29. She spoke ………… about you .
a. similar b. nice
c. that d. nicely
30. Fred apologized ………… late .
a. was arriving b. for arriving
c. is arriving d. to arrive
31. The stamps were …………. his letter.
a. of b. after
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c. for d. about
32. My car doesn’t start easily. I have to …….it.
a. insert b. decide on
c. inflate d. work on
33. Did you ………….. the letter in the envelope ?
a. tighten b. jack up
c. insert d. write down
34. I stopped………soccer a few years ago.
a. play b. playing
c. played d. will play
35. I’m happy ………. you again.
a. saw b. is seeing
c. to see d. was seeing
36. I really like ……………. late on Saturdays.
a. slept b. sleeping
c. sleep d. is sleeping
37. I don’t mind ………………. .
a. to wait b. waited
c. wait d. waiting
38. I was sorry ……… her call.
a. to miss b. able to miss
c. missing d. supposed to miss
39. Mike: Are you graduating this year?
Judy : No, I …….. next year.
a. graduated b. was graduating
c. graduate d. was able to graduate
40. Pam: Is he finished with his test?
Al : Yes, he finished………...
a. exactly b. politely
c. quickly d. certainly
41. Where is the salesman ……….?
a. he came to help us b. who was helping us
c. he has been helping us d. somebody was helping us
42. A red traffic light ……… stop.
a. means b. plans
c. becomes d. intends
43. Greg : Are you a lieutenant now?
Glen : Yes, but I will ………. a captain next month.
a. get b. plan
c. become d. intend to
44. Alan ………… the bus to work this week.
a. have to ride b. to have to ride
c. has been riding d. have been riding
45. Stan stayed home. He felt sick.
a. Stan stayed home until he felt sick. b. Stan felt sick because he stayed home.
c. Stan felt sick since he stayed home. d. Stan stayed home because he felt sick.
46.Tina got a traffic ticket because she ran a ……….. .
a. caution b. crossing
c. railroad d. stop sign
47. ………… cents is almost a dollar.
a. Ten b. Forty
c. Sixty d. Ninety
48. A new highway ……… the city and the airport.
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a. spends b. catches
c. follows d. connects
49. They ‘ll be on vacation………….two weeks.
a. for b. till
c. from d. since
50. Have you………five miles every day?
a. to run b. could run
c. are running d. been running
51. …………….. John be at Mark’s house ?
a. Used to b. Could
c. Has d. If
52. Bill has …………. his homework .
a. does b. doing
c. did d. done
53. We ……………. to the mountains every summer when I was young .
a. have gone b. will go
c. are going d. would go
54. The weather was hot ………… we went swimming .
a. or b. yet
c. so d. still

55. If we have enough time, I ………… it .

a. done b. was doing
c. am going to do d. used to do
56. Bob and Tom have ………… to Europe .
a. going b. go
c. gone d. went
57. I like soccer . It’s …………. game .
a. an excited b. has excited
c. an exciting d. can excite
58. Jim never gets here ……….. his brother .
a. earlier b. early
c. earlier than d. more early
59. Bob: Do John and Mary work here ?
Tom: No, they don’t work here ……….. .
a. no longer b. already
c. any longer d. still
60. …………….. Mary be at the office ?
a. Has b. Used to
c. If d. Could
61. I know they need more time, but how ……….. do they want?
a. many b. none
c. much d. a lot
62. All the people were working hard, but Mary was working the ………… .
a. hardly b. hardest
c. harder d. most hard
63. They aren’t coming here. They’re going ……….. us.
a. away from b. off
c. on a diet d. towards
64. Bill : John called. He says he’s ready to go.
Mark : Good. Let’s go to his house and ………. .
a. pick up him b. pick it up
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c. pick him up d. pick up it
65. We need gas. Do you want to stop and get …….?
a. some b. none
c. a few d. much
66. He’s going to play in a tennis …………tomorrow.
a. goal b. match
c. race d. field
67. If Ted gets a good score , he ………..everybody.
a. has told b. wasn’t able to tell
c. tells d. said that he told
68. Jane arrived before we did. She arrived the ……. .
a. early b. earlier
c. most early d. earliest

69. I asked for milk, but he has……….

a. any b. none
c. many d. a few
70. Ann : Are we going to the movies tomorrow ?
Dad : I don’t know. We may.
Tom : What did he tell you?
Ann : He …….. .
a. told me that we might b. told me he might not know
c. tells me we can d. may not tell us tomorrow
71. Does he speak English as ……….. she does?
a. just as b. better than
c. well as d. better
72. This must not ………. the right address.
a. to be b. been
c. being d. be
73. John can swim …….. Tom can.
a. better b. the best
c. best d. better than
74. He’s talking about ……….. the mountain.
a. to climb b. climbs
c. climbing d. climbed
75. This is the town ………. I went to college.
a. where b. by
c. when d. if
76. Traffic is slow …… an accident.
a. because of b. when
c. besides d. where
77. Mark: Are you hungry?
John: No, I …….. ate.
a. rather b. just
c. mustn’t d. soon
78. A lot of young………have enlisted.
a. man b. mans
c. men d. mens
79. He can’t run as……… I can.
a. fast as b. better than
c. just as d. better
80. That man is………tall.
a. rather b. up for
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c. a lot d. beside
81. John drives …………. I do.
a. the most cautious b. more cautiously than
c. the least cautiously d. less cautious than

82. When there’s an emergency, try to …….. calm.

a. remain b. have over
c. hold d. drop in
83. I can’t put my shoe on because my foot is ……. .
a. ill b. dizzy
c. still d. swollen
84. This restaurant can ……. seventy-five people.
a. hold b. barbecue
c. earn d. operate
85. He did that …….. . No one helped.
a. everything b. still
c. himself d. used to
86. He dressed …………. .
a. himself b. myself
c. itself d. yourself
87. Mary dances ………… Jane.
a. less beautiful b. the least beautifully
c. the most beautiful d. more beautifully than
88. I can’t find my watch …………. .
a. never b. anywhere
c. always d. nowhere
89. We’re the last ones here. Everyone ………… has left.
a. else b. seems
c. himself d. sometimes
90. We ………. have a picnic, but it rained.
a. were going to b. must not
c. used to d. can
91. Is this food …………… in your country ?
a. eating b. got to eat
c. eaten d. better eat
92. It’s impossible ……….. the answer .
a. to give b. had given
c. giving d. is given
93. I’m tired . I’ve …………. to bed .
a. got to go b. prefer going
c. better go d. unable to go
94. I usually prefer ………. fish .
a. hunting to b. beef rather than
c. to be eaten d. eat beef than to
95. Jane: Will you turn that machine off , please ?
Mary: Sure . Which knob ………… ?
a. takes it up b. shuts it down
c. takes it apart d. cuts down on it

96. That wallet was very difficult ……….. .

a. finding b. is found
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c. to find d. had found
97. I had ……………. pieces of candy .
a. neither b. too many
c. either d. too much
98. Mary: Bill, ……….. you tell her about it ?
Bill: She might not understand.
a. why not b. hadn’t
c. why don’t d. better not
99. Most of the time she prefers ………… sleep .
a. to work to b. work rather than to
c. had better not d. to work rather than
100. I’m ………… to class today . I feel terrible .
a. got to go b. unable to go c. better not go d. difficult to go

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