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MIXED MULTIPLE-CHOICE EXERCISES

A-) Circle the best alternative:
Florence Nightingale is known to be the founder of modern nursing. She was born in
Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820 into a wealthy family. She seemed ___(1)___ a good
education. From 1837 to 1839 she traveled with her parents in Europe, ___(2)___ she was
influenced by the suffering she saw and she developed an interest in ___(3)___. She was
determined to enter nursing ___(4)___ the disapproval of her family. In 1853, Nightingale
became the chief nurse of a small private hospital in London.

When the Crimean War between Russia and England broke out in 1854, she ___(5)___ to
Turkey in charge of forty nurses. They ___(6)___ for the English soldiers who were injured in
war. In 1855, Nightingale got severely ill, but stayed with her small group ___(7)___ the end
of the war in 1856. A large sum of money was allocated to her honor. However, she didn’t
even consider accepting it for herself. Instead, she used it ___(8)___ establish the
Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas Hospital in London.

1. a. to receive 2. a. where 3. a. to nurse

b. be receiving b. there b. nursing
c. be received c. on which c. be nursed
d. to have received d. that d. being nursed

4. a. despite 5. a. sent 6. a. could care

b. although b. was sent b. could have cared
c. because of c. had sent c. had to care
d. but d. had been sent d. would have cared

7. a. when 8. a. in order to
b. during b. in case
c. later c. if
d. until d. so
B-) Circle the best alternative:
I'm a medical doctor and as well as working in my clinic, I also write for a newspaper. My job
involves answering the letters I receive from people with minor health problems. I get __1__
letters at this time of year from people __2__ that they have a cold which won't go away.
There are __ 3__ many different stories about how to prevent or cure a cold that it's often
difficult __4__ what to do. Of course, you can buy medicines which will help to make your
cold less unpleasant, but you must remember that nothing can actually cure a cold or make it
__5__ away faster. Another thing is that some medicines are dangerous if you are already
taking drugs for some other illness. We advise you to check with your chemist or doctor first.
Are they really all right for you? And remember they can make you sleepy – please don't try
__6__ if they do! Lastly, as regards avoiding colds, whatever you may be told about magic
foods or drinks, the best answer is to keep strong and healthy – you'll have less chance of
catching a cold then.
1. a) a great deal of 2. a) to complain 3. a) such
b) a large amount of b) complaining b) very
c) quite a bit of c) whose complaints c) so
d) a number of d) with the complaint of d) too

4. a) knowing 5. a) go 6. a) to driving
b) to know b) to go b) to be driven
c) to knowing c) going c) drive
d) know d) to going d) driving
C-) Circle the best alternative:
I had been a lawyer in London for five years when I realized it wasn’t for me. I didn’t know
___(1)___ at first. Then, I packed my bag and went to New York. I ___(2)___ in New York for
a short time. While I was in New York, I started the day in a coffee bar ___(3)___ I would
have a low-fat coffee and cake. When I came back to London, I noticed that nobody
___(4)___ any coffee bars that were like the ones in New York. After doing some market
research, I realized there was a gap in the market for this type of coffee bar. I understood
that this gap needed ___(5)___. I had the ambition. ___(6)___ was the money to put the
business into action. I remember ___(7)___ long meetings with a number of bank managers.
However, it was such a new idea that nobody believed it would work. ___(8)___ managers
even avoided ___(9)___ me. Fortunately, after talking to almost 20 bank managers, I found
one who shared my vision and a year later, I opened the first Coffee Republic in London. We
are now a public company with 34 stores throughout England. At this time tomorrow, we
___(10)___ the 35th store. By the time my son grows up to replace me, I hope I ___(11)___
the 100th store.
1. a. how to do 2. a. have stayed 3. a. where
b. to do b. have been staying b. that
c. doing c. was staying c. ---
d. what to do d. stayed d. which

4. a. opened 5. a. to fill 6. a. That I didn’t have

b. had opened b. fill b. The thing that I had
c. has opened c. to be filled c. It didn’t have
d. will open d. to have filled d. What I didn’t have

7. a. to have 8. a. Some 9. a. to meet

b. have b. --- b. meeting
c. having c. That c. meet
d. to having d. Any d. to have met

10. a. open 11. a. will open

b. have opened b. will be opening
c. will be opening c. have opened
d. have been opening d. will have opened