English Grammar MCQ Test With Answers Upper Intermediate - 11

1. You .............. another job pretty soon. I have a feeling 7. Have you heard the great news, Ali? The man,
that you're going to get fired before long. ............... refused your proposal last year, has been
arrested for embezzlement of government funds.
A) would have started to look for
B) had better to start looking for A) whose daughter
C) would start looking for B) whom
D) 'd better to start to look for C) who have repeatedly
E) 'd better start looking for D) that
E) when he
2. ..............., he went to collect his payment.
8. Would you believe it! ............... was no other than our
A) Having finished his work successfully poor old postman who had fallen into that pond still
holding onto his mailbags.
B) Although he had completed his work successfully
C) Despite the fact that the work was successfully A) Someone
completed B) It
D) As long as the work is completed with success C) Somebody
E) The work have been completed D) Who
3. I was under the impression that you, too, .............. E) Man
along with us. I am sorry that you aren't.
9. The desperate voice over the phone says:
Darling, I've got news for you: my niece Meltem,
A) were supposed to come
together with her husband, six children, two dogs and
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B) came to suppose three cats, .............. come to stay with us for a whole
C) supposed to have come month.
D) supposed to come
A) are to
E) were supposed to have come
B) ------
4. It seems to me that they never gave a thought to
probable future problems when the plans ............... C) had
five years ago. D) has
E) have
A) they laid down
10. No matter how hard I tried to make them understand,
B) were not laid down they just wouldn't take my word for ............... I said,
C) to be laid down .............. annoyed me very much.
D) had been laid down
A) what / which
E) were being laid down
B) that / which
5. As far as I'm concerned, all he's good at ..............
making up the most improbable excuses anyone has C) that / that
ever heard. D) which / that
E) which / which
A) his
11. Yes, I know you're tired and sleepy, but let me remind
B) presently you one thing: If you ............... up all night to watch
C) is that stupid film, the world would look much brighter
D) he is this morning, wouldn't it?!
E) present
A) wouldn't stay
6. I'm simply surprised at your lack of authority over B) would have stayed
him. Why can't you ............... him eat his dinner?
C) hadn't stayed
A) persuade D) would stay
B) ask E) had stayed
C) make
D) tell
E) force

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12. What a smart suit that is you've got on. It .............. 17. His wife begged him not to drink too much ...............
cost you a fortune to buy. he would be driving them home after the party.

A) ought to have A) therefore

B) should have B) so
C) needn't have C) whether
D) can't have D) that
E) must have E) as
13. The work had ............... under extremely difficult 18. I'd like to have a word with you. Yes, but ...............?
conditions.
A) about what we have to talk
A) been doing B) what we have to talk about
B) completed C) what do we have to talk about
C) to be done D) what about we have to talk
D) done E) we have to talk about what
E) to complete
19. The boss urged the staff ............... this splendid
14. They have the poor girl ............... the whole house opportunity he was offering them.
twice a day.
A) to miss
A) cleaned B) why not miss
B) to clean C) not to miss
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C) cleans D) about missing

D) will clean E) would not miss
E) clean
20. The enemy plane crashed some distance away from
15. ............... two months at sea, he came back healthier our trenches, its bombs exploding ............... it hit the
than ever. ground.

A) Spending A) so that
B) Being spent B) as
C) Having spent C) therefore
D) While spending D) then
E) Having been spent E) so
16. .............. rich people are, they never seem satisfied
with their lot and are always anxious to make
............... more money.

A) No matter how / still

B) Although / some
C) So much / so much
D) Many / much
E) Whoever / that

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Answer Key:

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

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