LESSON 27

Question 1: Each family member_______certain traits and skills and then practice being a
strong and supportive member of the family.
A. need to develop B. needs develop C. needs to develop D. have to develop
Question 2: Tablecloths, _______over tables before eating, not only provide a pleasant
surface_______on, but also protect the table from damage.
A. spreading - eating B. to be spread - eat
C. spread - to eat D. to spread - having eaten
Question 3: The exam lasted two hours, during_______time the students were expected to
answer a hundred questions.
A. how much B. that C. which D. whose
Question 4: Mr Black discussed the details of the project with _______ authority that made
all the listeners forget his young age.
A. the complete B. such completely C. such a complete D. complete
Question 5: Why don't we ask Doris to welcome all the guests? She looked _______when
we were meeting the Dutch.
A. simple charmingly B. simply charming
C. simple charming D. simply charmingly
Question 6: He showed_______wisdom in solving our problem that we came to consider
him as our leader.
A. such great B. a great C. so great a D. such a great
Question 7: It was the Russian winter_______defeated both Napoleon and
Hitler_______they tried to invade the country.
A. which - who B. when - while C. where - which D. that - when
Question 8: Scientifically-minded people generally believe in cause-and-effect
relationships_______they feel there is a perfectly natural explanation for most things.
A. because B. unless C. as if D. yet
Question 9: _______a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be
better qualified.
A. Until B. When C. Even though D. Since
Question 10: Malcolm was a teacher_______love of hard rock and metal guitar was well
known to everyone at the school.
A. who B. whose C. that D. whom
Question 11: I started the day with a heavy headache, and took some aspirin after breakfast
to get rid of it, but I still feel_______better.
A. not B. no C. any D. far
Question 12: Winning isn't everything, but_______it is.
A. want B. to want C. wanting D. wanted
Question 13: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of
loving_______this.
A. except B.but C. and D. yet
Question 14: I wish you_______throw rubbish_______out of the car window.
A. didn’t B. wouldn't C. don't D. couldn't
Question 15: The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors_______windows.
A. away B. against C. into D. over to
Question 16: Ann, _______for the safety of her child, ran to stop him playing with the
electric socket.
A. concerned B. concerning C. to concern D. to be concerned
Question 17: I refuse to let my past relationships make me bitter. I still believe in love
and_______to anything that will come my way!
A. am open B. be open C. open D. open up
Question 18: Implementing new legal frameworks regarding female equality in the
workplace and the eradication of harmful practices_______at women is crucial to ending
the gender-based discrimination prevalent in many countries around the world.
A. target B. to target C. targeting D. targeted
Question 19: Being an independent woman means you can manage without the help of
another but doesn't mean you have to or_______prove it.
A. need B. might C. can D. must
Question 20: Everyone was glad when the money_______needed to keep the club open was
provided by a wealthy philanthropist.
A. 0 B. when C. of which D. that
Question 21: Do you know _______ train is the one _______ goes to Chattanooga?
A. what - 0 B. which - that C. 0 - which D. whose - where
Question 22: Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow_______to those who
prepare for it today.
A. belonging B. belongs C. belonged D. to belong
Question 23: As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands - one for
helping yourself, _______for helping others.
A. another B. other C. two D. the other
Question 24: No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and_______ knowledge
is the best and safest treasure to acquire.
A. the reason for B. that is why C. it is D. the reason why
Question 25: Most people talk too much and don't realize how important _______is.
A. to be listening B. to be listened C. have listened D. listening
Question 26: When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look
so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the_______which open
for us.
A. ones B. one C. door D. others
Question 27: Marissa was right _______ her contract properly because, otherwise, she
would have been astonished_______that she was expected to work
throughout the summer.
A. to be reading - finding B. to have read - to find
C. to read - to be found D. reading - to have found
Question 28: You know the traffic is really bad today. That_______be the reason why
Anna is so late.
A. will B. must C. would D. shall
Question 29: At first, they'll ask you why you_______it. Later, they'll ask you how
you_______it.
A. will do, will do B. do, are doing C. are doing, did D. did, have done
Question 30: Education aims to give you a_______on the ladder of knowledge.
A. grow up B. boost up C. start of D. set off