LESSON 28

Question 1: She_______an overwhelming desire to tell someone what had happened.

A. was feeling B. feels C. has felt D. felt
Question 2: In the United States, there has risen a demand that guns_______from the
public.
A. are banned B.ban C. be banned D.banned
Question 3: Olivia was extremely angry at_______for the post of assistant manager, as she
had devoted herself_______the company for 15 years.
A. to be rejected - to improve B. to reject - to be improved
C. having been rejected - to improving D. being rejected - to improving
Question 4: Two young men were arrested on suspicion of setting fire_______a police van.
A. in B. on C. with D. to
Question 5: The project, which many people believed to be a major breakthrough,
ended_______failure.
A. with B. by C. in D. upon
Question 6: It was Mrs. Norton, the accountant in our company_______ recommendation I
booked our holiday at this hotel.
A. with whom B. on whose C. for whom D. from which
Question 7: Although both civilizations built pyramids, those of the Aztecs were used in
a_______way_______those of the Egyptians.
A. different - than B. same - as C. similar - like D. much more - than
Question 8: Mr. Newhart, _______ honor the reception will be held next Saturday, has
worked for this company for exactly thirty years.
A. in whose B. about what C. for whom D. that
Question 9: A great relationship is about two things, first, find out the similarities, second,
_______the differences.
A. respect B. to respect C. respecting D. respected
Question 10: It was the third time he_______in love that year.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
Question 11: I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing_______to another.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
Question 12: If a relationship is_______, it must go through a series of endings.
A. evolve B. to evolve C. evolving D. evolved
Question 13: The committee_______the question for nearly an hour, and still hadn’t come
to decision.
A. has been discussing B. had discussed
C. will discuss D. had been discussing
Question 14: George_______better in the tennis tournament than I thought
he_______because he got through to the finals.
A. should be playing - did B. will have played - ought to
C. must have played - could D. ought to play - can
Question 15: I’m afraid you're caught me on the_______. I wasn't expecting you until this
afternoon.
A. stove B. grapevine C. spot D. hop
Question 16: Tiger Woods, the favorite to win the event, is placed second at
the moment.
A. 0 B. whose C. that D. who
Question 17: Towards the end ofthe fifteenth century, many political and social
changes_______in Europe which_______all countries profoundly.
A. had been occurring - had affected B. were occurring - have affected
C. occurred - affected D. had occurred - would affect
Question 18: Leopold Grielin’s "Handbuch der Chemie”, _______originally
written in German, was translated into English in the 1876s.
A. 0 B. whom C. that D. which
Question 19: Nobel Prize winner author J.M. Coetzee has been called "the new Kafka", as
he writes about_______sense of individual dislocation_______Franz Kafka did.
A. not only - but also B. more - than
C. both - and D. the same - as
Question 20: _______the boss sees you drinking coffee and having a chat in working
hours?
A. Even if B. What if C. If only D. I wish
Question 21: Susan_______postcards all day. She_______ten postcards so far.
A. has been writing - wrote B. has written - wrote
C. has written - has written D. has been writing - has written
Question 22: I know where the post office is. Can you give me the directions to your
house_______the post office?
A. in relation to B. according to C. for instance D. by all means
Question 23: I wish someone_______me that it_______very difficult to learn Russian.
A. had told - would be B. will tell - was
C. was telling - has been D. told - will be
Question 24: It is a well-known fact that, if water_______to 100°C, it_______.
A. has been heated - will boil B. will be heated - is boiling
C. is heated - will boil D. is heated - boils
Question 25: The appointment _______ earlier than previously decided. They_______ it
forward from 02:00 p.m to 11:00 a.m.
A. will have been - brought B. will be - bring
C. is going to be - have brought D. is - are bringing
Question 26: A ratio is a comparison of_______whole or a part to another part.
A. part to the B. a part to C. a part to the D. the part to the
Question 27: I tried to say "I love you", but the words wouldn't_______.
A. come out B. go off C. utter out D. set off
Question 28: When you meet people as you travel sustainably, mutual understanding allows
all parties involved_______about one another.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learned
Question 29: Ecotourism is a complex concept_______in importance more and more each
year.
A. grows B. grow C. growing D. grew
Question 30: If the trip involves walking through the jungle, _______that walk help nature
and locals in any way?
A. do B. does C. could D. will