Book 21 Grammar Review

1. A: How strong is American coffee? a. so

B: It’s ____. b. whether
a. strong fairly c. that
b. weak extremely d. such
c. really strong 9. My bank account ____ by the move. It
d. at all weak was very expensive.
2. What is ____ way to complete this a. has been drained
mission? b. drains
a. more efficient than c. have drained
b. the efficientest d. is draining
c. the most efficient 10. The container wasn’t watertight; ____,
d. efficienter than the contents were soaked after it fell in
3. When the man was discovered, he the river.
_____ from his wounds. a. As a result of
a. had already died b. therefore
b. had died already c. even so
c. had been died already d. if
d. already had been died 11. Your appetite is usually ____ when
4. Iron is usually ____ rubber. you’re ill.
a. most rigid than a. better
b. rigider than b. best
c. the rigidest c. worse
d. more rigid than d. worst
5. Rachel is always smiling. She’s ____ 12. The Major urged that we ____ the
person I know. counselor about our questions.
a. more happy than a. saw
b. happier than b. see
c. the happiest c. seeing
d. the most happy d. to see
6. It is illegal ____ in a hospital. 13. Flora: I was running late this morning.
a. smoke Flora said ____this morning.
b. smokes a. I was running late
c. smoking b. she was ran late
d. smoked c. I had run late
7. If you are charged with a crime, you d. she had been running late
want a ____ lawyer to advise you.
a. responsible
b. responsibility 14. This is the judge ____ will oversee the
c. response trial.
d. responsibly a. who
8. There was ____ an abundance of sand b. whom
in our car that it looked like a little c. whose
desert. d. which
15. There was a lack of evidence that the a. hesitating
accused man commited the crime. b. hesitated
_____, the jury found him innocent. c. to hesitate
a. However d. hesitate
b. thus 23. She _____ by the doctor about her test
c. in addition results yet.
d. Consequently a. hasn’t been contacted
16. The decision _____ before we knew that b. hadn’t been contacting
important information. c. hasn’t contacted
a. had been made d. haven’t been contact
b. has been made 24. When you’re working with other people,
c. have been made ____ in your schedule is important.
d. had been making a. flexible
17. James: Where was the Captain going? b. flexing
James asked ____. c. flexibility
a. if the Captain had been going d. flexibly
b. where the Captain had been 25. The population has increased; ____,
going new houses are being built.
c. whether had the Captain been a. result in
going b. result from
d. where was the Captain going c. as a result of
18. There is usually ____ before PT. d. as a result
a. stretching 26. All employees _____ of the new rule.
b. to stretch a. has been informing
c. stretches b. have informed
d. stretch c. have been informed
19. The police’s job is ____ the law. d. has been informed
a. enforcing 27. The DLI program is ____ rapid that
b. to enforce some students have a difficult time
c. enforced keeping up.
d. has been enforced a. so
20. The child demanded his mother ____ b. if
his favorite food. c. which
a. make d. such
b. made 28. He committed ____ many crimes that he
c. to make will never be able to leave prison.
d. making a. so
21. That’s the automotive brand ____ trucks b. who
always break down. c. that
a. who d. such
b. whom 29. Lenny: Was it raining last night?
c. whose Lenny asked ____.
d. which a. it was raining
22. His mistake was ____ before shooting b. whether he had been raining
at the enemy. c. had it been raining
 d. if it had been raining a. had drank
30. The recruiter has _____. b. drink
a. fill to jobs many c. drinking
b. many to fill jobs d. to drink
c. to jobs fill many 38. Her suggestion is____ the towel to soak
d. many jobs to fill up the spill.
31. Our plan is ____ the parade if it rains. a. uses
a. have call off b. had used
b. call off c. using
c. calling off d. to use
d. to call off 39. I requested that he ____ quiet.
32. The scientist _____ experiments on fish a. is
since last year. b. was
a. has been conducting c. be
b. have been conducted d. being
c. was conducting 40. A: Do you know a place where I can see
d. conducted beautiful scenery?
33. By the time the briefing concluded, all of B: Canada is a great place____
the issues ____. beautiful scenery.
a. had been discussed a. see you
b. discussing b. for you to see
c. had discussing c. seeing for you
d. have been discussed d. you seeing
34. It is a good idea ____ the vocabulary 41. Illegal activity can ____ a court martial.
before the test. a. result in
a. reviewing b. result from
b. reviewed c. as a result
c. to review d. as a result of
d. both a and c

42. This material is so elastic that ____.

a. it can be stretched across the
35. There is ____ in class. room
a. no sleeping b. we can’t change its form
b. no to sleep c. it has no flexibility
c. didn’t sleep d. it is artificial
d. no sleeped 43. The teacher’s mistake was ____ the
36. Do you know a region ____ there are rules. Now, no one follows them.
mountains and beaches? a. didn’t enforce
a. when b. not to enforce
b. that c. no enforce
c. where d. not enforcing
d. which
37. My father’s habit is ____ coffee with
breakfast.
ANSWERS
1. C 25. D
2. C 26. C
3. A 27. A
4. D 28. A
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. A

29. D
30. D
31. D
32. A
33. A
34. D
35. A
36. C
37. C
38. D
15. D 39. C
16. A 40. B
17. B 41. A
18. A 42. A
19. B 43. D
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. A
24. C