MULTIPLE CHOICE 1

1. The draw took place yesterday but the d. seems

competition winners ....
4. Billy must be really busy. He .. any of his friends
a. are yet to be announced
in weeks.
b. havent been yet announced
a. hasnt contacted
c. yet are to be announced
b. doesnt contact
d. havent announced yet
c. wont contact
2. At this rate, the builders ... the repairs by fall.
d. isnt contacting
a. still wont have completed
5. Eve cant take the pressure of her job and i think
b. wont still be completing
she ... resigning.
c. still wont be completed
a. is about to
d. havent still have completed
b. is due to
3. Everyone ... to be enjoying the performance.
c. is on the verge of
a. is seemed
d. is to
b. has seemed
c. is seeming
6. Wild animals sometimes come into the suburbs ... d. by the time
food. 9. I think Liza ... completely unreasonable about not
a. searching of lending her soster te money.
b. in search of a. will have been
c. the search b. is being
d. for searching c. will be
7. The minute the document ..., you must take it to d. being
the director's office. 10. The host city for the next wC ... next week.
a. is arriving a. is to be decided
b. will arrive b. will decide
c. arrived c. will be deciding
d. arrives d. has decided
8. Im sure Katie will have recovered from her 11. Without ... ideas, the new husiness will not
cold….. succeed.
a. nowadays a. capable
b. for long b. affectionate
c. by now c. vocational
 d. innovative b. coming
12. You shouldn't have read thar file, it contains ... c. rising
info. d. climbing
a. instructive 15. Lets get down to ..., we have got a lot to get
b. preferential through this afternoon.
c. confidential a. workload
d. inclusive b. overtime
13. Doctors in the private... usually get higher c. c. cooperation
salaries than those in public hospitals.
d. business
a. field
b. sector 16. Additional training would be the best way to ...
c. domain your career.
a. further
d. post
b. expand
14. As one of the ... stars of the company, Susan c. swell
will probably get te promotion. d. enlarge
a. flying
17. Discount rail travel is one of the ... of a job at c. hold
train station.
d. apply
a. perks
b. skills 20. You should start working on the report if you
c. duties wan to.. Friday's deadline.
d. deals a. set
18. When the company closed down, hundreds of b. take
workers were made ... c. meet
a. additional d. reach
b. excessive 21. Despite all the interruptions, he .. with his
c. redundant work.
d. downsized a. pressed on
19. Unless you ... yourself to the task, you are b. held on
bound to make mistakes. c. stuck at
a. resign d. hung out
b. occupy 22. He will probably want to know if you ...
a. will have been drinking
 b. didn't drink a. irrelevant
c. had drunk b. discounting
d. have been drinking c. notwithstanding
23. My father is getting old and forgetful. ..., he is d. irrespective
experienced and helpful. 26. He tried to limit himself to ... 10 cigarettes a
a. be that as it may day.
b. regardless a. be smoking
c. in as much as it is b. have smoked
d. consequently c. smoke
24. Many a ...it difficult to avoid the interference d. smoking
of mass media in their life 27. The tin opener seemed .. for left-handed
a. pop star find people.
b. pop star finds a. to ve designed
c. pop stars find b. being designed
d. pop stars finds c. to design
25. All candidates will be treated equally, ... of d. designing
their age or background. 28. Rarely have i visited ... Tapei.
 a. as a beautiful city as a. serious
b. as beautiful a city as b. strict
c. as beautiful as the city c. harmful
d. as a city as beautiful as d. disadvantaged
29. I found it very hard to ... between the two 32. John tried to remember his aunt's address but it
sounds. had completely ... out of his mind.
a. differentiate a. flew
b. pick b. pushed
c. discern c. gone
d. tell d. left
30. The writer has ... finished his new novel. 33. Dickens ... use of his unhappy childhood in his
a. most of novels.
b. most a. made
c. all most b. took
d. almost c. put
31. The grey beetle is a ... threat to sugar cane d. had
crops throughout the world.
34. Mother Teressa, who was born in Albania, 37. The most impressive profile ... to the editors
became a nun ... twelve. belonged to a 90-year-old lady.
a. aging a. which was sent
b. at the age of b. sending
c. of the age c. that was sent
d. at aged d. having sent
35. Though the house looked quite new and in 38. We had to contend ... some difficult driving
good condition, there was a ... carpet on the stairs. conditions in Lapland.
a. brand-new a. on
b. laid-out b. for
c. done-up c. to
d. worn-out d. with
36. I am looking forward .. my aunt in NY. 39. After retiring, i decided to ... gardening.
a. to visit a. go over
b. to visiting b. get at
c. visiting c. take up
d. to the visit d. come up with
40. Lets ... a glass and drink ... the happy couple d. leave
a. raise to 43. Please don't talk about that day- i want to ... it
b. tinkle for all behind me.
c. toast to a. put
d. cheer for b. make
41. I have stored up so many memories over the c. drop
years. Each picture is ... with one incident in my d. leave
life. 44. Earthquakes sometimes come so soon ...
a. combined a. one and another
b. faced b. one after the others
c. associated c. one after another
d. coincided i. one or another
42. Please don't talk about that day- i want to ... it 45. I do hope that the crisis will ... out the best i
all behind me. our team.
a. put a. get
b. make b. try
c. drop c. make
 d. bring b. reading to watching
46. If you ... the speed limit, you will be fined. c. read than watch
a. pass d. reading than watching
b. overtake 49. Mark often attempts to escape .. whenever he
c. spoil breaks traffic regulations.
d. break a. zhaving been fined
47. ... its rigid home on its back, the land tortoise is b. to have been fined
well protected from predators. c. to be fined
a. having carried d. being fined
b. carries 50. If i had remembered ... the window, the thief
c. carrying would not have got it.
d. to carry a. to close
48. I'd rather ... tv, the programs seem to get b. closing
worse. c. to have closed
a. read to watch d. having closed