kpds & yds grammar test

7/29/2019 KPDS & YDS Grammar Test

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GRAMMAR TEST-1

1- My brother didnt let me use that perfume because there was only............. in the bottle.A) some of/a few

B) many of/quite littleC) much of/a littleD) enough of/severalE) most of/ many more

2- We are in need of............ money since............. the machinery in our factoryhas been out of date.A) some/severalB) enough / so much

C) a good deal of /a lot ofD) too much / each ofE) a number of / plenty of

3- Whenever it rains cats and dogs in this area, the houses on ........... sides of theriver are........... flooded.A) each/eachB) all / bothC) either / severalD) several / both

E) both/all

4- An old woman asked me for ..........bread but I couldn't give her ..........because my son had consumed all of it.A) some/anyB) several / noC) a little/a fewD) plenty of/so manyE) a bit of/so much

5- ........... of the cotton in Turkey is grownin Adana. In other words ............ cottonfields are found in Adana.A) Every / everyB) Much / someC) Some/eitherD) Most/mostE) So many / too many

6- Our university held ........... conferences

but I was able to take part in .......... ofthem.


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A) plenty of/allB) a lot of/ severalC) some / mostD) every / eachE) a great number of /whole

7- We are all unanimous that.......... racialdiscrimination is based on ignorance.A) quiteB) enoughC) someD) littleE) most

8- It's obvious that the fight between ............ countries will not come to an

end............ is willing to negotiate acease-fire.A) both/NeitherB) every / EachC) all/EveryD) whole/LittleE) several / Either

9- ........... countries had been fighting forsix years until........... of them decided

to negotiate a cease-fire.A) All / manyB) Some / so muchC) Both / eitherD) A lot of/neitherE) So many / too many

10- ............. of the teachers we haveinterviewed so far ........... that oureducational system needs to be changed wholly.A) All/thinksB) Too much / thinkC) Some/thinksD) Each/thinksE) Most / thinks

11- The estimated number of children born annually with major congenitalmalformations ............... to be 3 million.,A) are reportedB) have been announced

C) will declareD) are to report


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E) has been reported

12- In the last six years,................. majorstudies have consistently associated high intakes of vitamin E with reduced risk ofheart disease.

A) little moreB) a great deal ofC) so muchD) too muchE) a number of

13-1 learned ............. about teaching frommy experiences in the English classroom.A) everyB) too many

C) a number ofD) a great dealE) plenty of

14- I think there is ........... that he does notdeserve. He is .......... of the best-tempered man that ever existed.A) something / eachB) anything / noneC) nothing/oneD) everything / some

E) a little/most

15- Nationalism, theology, the exquisite glories of war, business, racism have................. at one time or anotherfunctioned as the primary yardstick for human belief system.A) everyB) enoughC) littleD) eitherE) each

16- The new couple of compensation systems are starting to link the broker's pay tothe client's success. ............ can be successful by jumping inand out of the stock market in panic or euphoria.A) EachB) AllC) WholeD) EnoughE) Many


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17- It's a curious fact that in .......... agesand all societies, ........... numbers ofpeople are attracted to the gentle, not the strong, to the sufferers and not thesuccessful.

A) every / greatB) several / someC) ail / largeD) any / very muchE) enough / plenty

18- Did you hear the news that ...........today on BBC at 8 o'clock? It was really devastating for me.A) have broadcastB) were broadcast

C) will be broadcastD) was broadcastE) has broadcast

19- The number of payphones ............ fromless than 500 to nearly 7000 covering virtually all urban, rural and market centres inthe last two months.A) have increasedB) will increaseC) was increasing

D) has increasedE) are increasing

20- The police ............ a noteworthyinvestigation into the causes of the last attempts to assassinate the P.M.A) is conductingB) have been conductedC) are conductingD) was conductingE) has been conducting

21- Mumps ............ a disease with painfulswelling in the neck.A) areB) have beenC) wereD) isE) will be

22- For most of .......... past two and half......... million years .......... human

beings left their garbage where it felt.A) -/a/ the


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B) a /the /aC) the /the /theD)the/a/-

23- He says that at ........ end of ........ busy

day sleep is ......... best tonic.A) the / the / -B) an / a / aC) the / a / theD) - / - / theE) the / - / -

24- By 1948 it was clear the relationships of the two sides were deteriorating, and.......... of them was very happy.A) neither

B) enoughC) eachD) bothE) all

25- Jessie arranges to have the kids tested. ........... of them undergoes an echo-cardiogram, which can reveal only symptoms, not the actual disease. The resultscalm her............ of the kidsshow symptoms.A) All/Some

B) So many / MostC) Most/No oneD) Each/NoneE) Some / ManyGRAMMAR TEST-2

1- Family rifts rarely involve the transgressions of just one person. In most disputes.......... the participantsshare .......... degree of blame.

A) every of / a littleB) all / someC) each / plenty ofD) whole / enoughE) some of / too many

2- In the office there was........... noise that I couldn't focus on my work.A) very muchB) enoughC) so many

D) so muchE) too much


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3- He made ............... noise about the poor food in the restaurant and decided notto eat anything there again.A) too manyB) a little

C) enoughD) a lot ofE) so many

4- There is some meat in the refrigerator. Let's consume it because it has been for............. a long time there.A) veryB) tooC) muchD) quite

E) enough

5- The two dogs were fighting over a bone............... was able to eat it because avery fierce and strong dog came and took it.A) EachB)EitherC) SomeD)NeitherE) Enough

6- In the construction of the building ............. sand was mixed with cement to makeconcrete.A) severalB) a number ofC) such manyD) so manyE) a large quantity of

7- Sand has been used in large quantities in the building, so I won't be surprised if itcollapses after.............. earthtremors.A) everyB) too muchB) very muchD)someE)each

8- When we run out of bread we use flour to make bread. But now we have................ flour left.

A) very muchB) several


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C) hardly anyD) too muchE) enough

9- After standing in a queue for more than two hours, I had ............. patience left.

A) enoughB) anyC) noD) severalE) too much

10- As we were making innovations in our shop, we had to keep guard the...........night.A) allB) half

C) eachD) veryE) whole

11- Instead of meeting friends for a meal, she arranges to walk or go bike riding withthem. There's not enough time in her day for a social life and exercise. This is a niceway to have.............A) neitherB) eachC) both

D) eitherE) too

12- It is important to understand how the kidneys function. The two bean-shapedorgans,................ about the size of afist, house an elaborate filtering system that processes about 200 quarts of blood -the equivalent of 500 cans of soda - daily.A) everyB) eachC) someD) neither E) none

13- Of their three daughters, I find Jane the .......... beautiful one of them.A) very muchB) much moreC) enoughD) too muchE) most

14- My aunt gave birth to healthy twins last night........... is so sweet.A) Both

B) EachC) All


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D) WholeE) Either

15- We are really happy to hear that the acoustics of the hall we are going to hold

our conference in ...............excellent.A) has beenB) wereC) isD) have beenE) is to be

16- Phonetics ........... the study of speech sounds and their production.A) areB) has been

C) isD) wasE) have been

17- When the military .............. control in :country, democracy can not bementioned any longer.A) is takingB) have takenC) are takenD) was taking

E) has taken

18- Do you see ......... boy playing over there? He is ......... one who broke my car'swindscreen yesterday.A) a/-B) the/theC) the/-D) -/theE) a/the

19- .......... Inca was .......... civilisation .........people of which were more cultivated than any other civilisation of that time.A) -/a/theB) The/a/-C) An/the/theD) -/the/aE) The/-/-

20- Mercedes Benz and Lexus have ......... developed systems that send out radarbeams to detect the car in front and adjust your speed before you get..........close.

A) so / soB) more / much


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C) each / littleD) both / tooE) none / enough

21- You can try .......... of these two dishes; they are.......... delicious.

A) one / eitherB) neither / allC) both / allD) both / eitherE) either / both

22- When I decide to take rest on a weekend day, my twins become a greathindrance. .............. of them insists ongoing to the zoo with me.A) either

B) bothC) allD) neitherE) every

23- ............. of the complaints were taken into account, but not............ of them.A) Several/allB) Plenty / the wholeC) Every / someD) Most / a majority

E) Some / a number

24- Nowadays we have .........things to do than we used to.A) so manyB) severalC) too manyD) a lot moreE) far many

25- I tried the two alternatives you told me. Unfortunately, ......... of them worked.A) bothB) allC) eitherD) someE) neitherGRAMMAR TEST-3

1- Human nature being what it is, I suspect that bribery at a local level would cause

............ more effective disruption than any number of bombs.A) too many


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B) severalC) farD) ratherE)enough

2- Every year about this time, for a tantalisingly short while a week or two at most -an amazing thing happens in New England............. area explodes in colour.............those trees that for months have formed sombre green backdrop suddenly burst intoa million glowing tints.A) Several / EveryB) Each/SeveralC) The whole/AllD) Some / SomeE) Too many/ Both

3- According to a survey by the CDC, some 4.7 million people were bitten by dogs.About 800,000 required medical treatment. .......... bites are to children, and ...........are from family pets or familiar dogs, not strays.A) Many / mostB) Several / eitherC) So many / a littleD) Plenty of/muchE) Every / each

4- The return of Columbus from his first voyage intensified rivalry between Spain and

Portugal,........... of whichsought to guard their own sea lanes and prohibit the incursion of the other.A) the wholeB) all theC) eachD) someE) both

5- The author of the book claims that if one empties his purse into his head, no onecan take it away from him. Moreover, he believes, investment in knowledgepays............ interest.A) very muchB) too muchC) betterD) a lot ofE) so much

6- ............. of the twins wants to go to bed so early. Let them stay up, please.A) BothB) AII

C) EitherD) Neither


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E) Each

7- ............ of the volunteers to do this kind of job............ wear suitable clothes.A) All/has toB) Most / have to

C) Each / has toD) Whole / has toE) Every / has to

8- Each of the .............. was checked with painstaking care before the match.A) participantB) spectatorsC) competitorD) attendantE) journalist

9- I'll call you after I listen to the news. .......... ........... half an hour.A) They/lastB) Some/lastsC) It/lastsD) Each / lastE) every / lasts

10- The number of road accidents ... in the last three months. On the contrary, it hasbeen increasing steeply.

A) hasn't decreasedB) wasn't decreasingC) haven't decreasedD) couldn't decreaseE) aren't decreasing

11- ........... of the applicants ........... bring his curriculum vitae before the interview.A) All/has toB) every / have toC) Some / has toD) Both/has toE) Each / has to

12- Despite being buried more than for centuries ago,.......... mummies seem tobe......... intact today.A) -/anB)the/-C) the/theD)-/-E) the / an

13- .......... mummies found on ......... top of .......... Mount Llulliallaco were toofrozen to touch.


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A) The/the/theB) -/the/theC) A/-/theD) The/a/-E) - / - / the

14- In ........... western countries body-piercing is............ fashion fad. In Malaysia itis ............. serious expression of religious belief.A) the/the/aB) -/a/aC) the/-/theD) -/-/aE) the/the/the

15- ........... basketball player's insults provoked ............ referee, who signalled

.............. technical foul.A) -/a/theB) the/-/aC) a/a/aD) -/the/theE) the/the/a

16- Electronic mail can be transmitted in .............. seconds over............ Internet.A) the/anB) -/the

C) a/-D )the/-E) -/an

17- Alaska's closeness to Asia is.......... most obvious at........... narrowest point of......... Bering Strait.A) -/the/theB) the/-/theC) -/-/theD) the/-/-E) -/-/-

18- The gold plate was one of............ sights in the entire exhibit.A) too much breathtakingB) such a breathtakingC) the most breathtakingD) enough breathtakingE) so breathtaking

19- Shirley was .......... throughout the meeting, but........... when we discussed theissue of salary increases, she spoke eloquently in favour of them.

A) enough quiet/beforeB) rather quiet / afterwards


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C) far quiet / sinceD) too much quiet / alsoE) as quiet / as

20- As they haven't been able to find enough evidence of whether that group killed

the businessman, the police chief declares that they have to conduct ..............investigation.A) the farthestB) far enoughC) the furthestD) fartherE) further

21- As he wasn't efficient............ to carry out his duty, he was compelled to leavethe factory.

A) forB) enoughC) stillD) tooE) little

22- By the end of the day, Joseph wanted no............... to go to bed; he had beenworking incessantly the whole day.A) less thanB) enough

C) so muchD) too muchE) more than

23- Since most listeners rely __._ on context for comprehension, they are oftenthemselves unaware of inaccurate sound perception during listening activity.A) mostlyB) the leastC) muchD) lessE) the most

24- It was easy to choose between the two pairs of sunglasses since one was threedollars........... the other.A) the most expensiveB) as cheap asC) so expensive thatD) cheaper thanE) cheap

25- The damage from NATO bombs to factories and bridges will have ............ effect

in the long run on Serbia than the rapid decline in the birth-rate.A) much less


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B) too littleC) the leastD) a littleE) littleGRAMMAR TEST-4

1- French governments have long believed that the economy is .......... served byintervention ............ by relying on market forces.A) good / thanB) well/asC) best/likeD) good / such asE) better/than

2- In the modern world, or course, a man's wallet and social skills probablymean.......... to a woman than the size of his chin.A) moreB) too muchC) a lotD) enoughE) so much

3- Mete held two jobs in addition to going to night school; consequently, he was.......... always tired.

A) nearerB) nearestC) as near asD) nearly E) so near

4- Two natural fibres are wool and cotton; silk, a third natural fibre, is .......... of thethree.A) as expensive asB) more expensive than

C) expensive enoughD) the most expensiveE) too much

5- The wooden crate seemed large, but I found it was ............ for a dozen bowls.A) so small thatB) too smallC) small enoughD) as small asE) smaller than

6- Yesterday it was ........... that most of the trees flanking on both sides of the road


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were blown down.A) windy enoughB) as windy asC) so windyD) very windy

E) too windy

7- Who told you to purchase these batteries? They are........... to fit the radio.A) small enoughB) very smallC) so small thatD) smaller thatE) too small

8- This history book contains excellent illustrations; they are clear, occasionally,.......... humorous.A) moreB) lessC) mostD) enoughE) quite

9- There was.............. noise at the conference that the Marketing Department heldthat we couldn't hear her speech.A) very muchB) enoughC) too muchD) quite manyE) so much

10- We had become so accustomed to Joseph's long hair that when he had it cut lastyear, he looked ................. he had been scalped.A) as thoughB) even thoughC) afterwardsD) whileE) as soon as

11- Strange ............. it may seem, the winter can be drier than the summer.A) sinceB) whenC) asD) however

E) despite


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12- ................. the runners headed for thefinish line, Bob redoubled his effort and, to everyone's delight, won the race.A) ForB) In spite ofC) So as to

D) AsE) Owing to

13- The winter had been so severe; .................. the newly planted apple-treessurvived.A) as a resultB) neverthelessC) on account ofD) moreover

E) indeed

14- At one time many scientists were actively anti-religious .................. the openconflicts between religion and science.A) instead ofB) regardless ofC) in order toD) now thatE) because of

15- ............ booking the flight, always give your telephone number, ............... someairlines try to notify passengers of cancellations.A) In addition to / becauseB) While / howeverC) After / thereforeD) Whether / orE) Though / consequently

16- ................ the proper diet, a healthy regimen should include regular exercise,not smoking and visits to your doctor for regular medical check ups.A) NearB) LikeC) Because ofD) Thanks toE) In addition to

17- Who ............. you would be willing to drive cross-country with only thirty dollarsin his wallet?A) nearB) in additionC) in fact

D) besidesE) now that


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18- The young newlyweds established a savings account at the bank,............. theywanted to buy some property on nearby lake.A) thusB) consequently

C) howeverD) much asE) for

19- Dr. Dossey became so convinced of the power of prayer that he began to prayprivately for his own patients. .................. he and other experts treadcautiously in this area.A) BesidesB) MoreoverC) Furthermore

D) NeverthelessE) Though

20- The Hellcs Memorial is ........ the memorial to the Gallipoli campaign ........ tomen who fell in that campaignand whose graves are unknown or who were lost or at sea in Gallipoli waters.A) neither / norB) both / andC) enough / andD) so/as

E) the same / as

21- A job seeker can greatly increase his chances of landing a job ................. hewears crisp business attire to the interview.A) as soon asB) just asC) duringD) whatE) if

22- ................. national efforts to protect and restore wetlands, America continuesto lose wetlands at an alarming rate.A) DespiteB) AlthoughC) As thoughD) WhatE) Much as

23- Many candidates for Parliament were afraid to support abolition ..............theyshould lose votes.A) provided

B) asC) lest


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D) seeing thatE) since

24- Most people treat an interview .............it were an interrogation. The employerasks questions, and the candidate gives answers.

A) as thoughB) evenC) thoughD) on accountE) much as

25- ............... most people see the end of the millennium as an excuse for a globalparty, a handful of doomsayers think differently.A) WheneverB) Since

C) WhileD) BesidesE) HoweverGRAMMAR TEST-5

1- On winter days the sun shines fewer hours - and less skin is exposed to its rays.But the winter sun can be ............ damaging to exposed skin ............... you weresunning at the beach.

A) as / as ifB) such / thatC) so / thatD) neither/norE) both/and

2- ................ Turkey does to win E.U. membership will rationally guarantee thesecurity of Greece.A) WheneverB) Whichever

C) HoweverD) WhateverE) Wherever

3- Mete held two jobs in addition to going to night school;.................. he was nearlyalways tired.A) on account ofB) as a resultC) regardless ofD) inasmuch as

E) however


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4- ................... what direction you follow after school, you will encounter tests ofone kind or another that require you to use your language skills.A) HoweverB) LestC) No matter

D) WhereasE) But

5- She made an immediate appointment with another doctor for a second opinion,................... her insurance company had not yet okayed the visit.A) as thoughB) owing toC) or elseD) as a resultE) even though

6- In his opinion, civilisation is the art of living in towns of ............. everyone doesnot know everyone else.A) so size thatB) such size thatC) more size thatD) both size andE) as size as

7- Senator notes that the government has no ............. important

responsibility............. to stand up for the rights ofAmerican citizens, especially when they cannot stand up for themselves.A) much / thatB) so/thatC) such / thatD) more / thanE) a great deal / as

8- ........... she had failed at love, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. "Weare in control of our own lives. We are bettered by meeting other people" she says.A) Even ifB) WhenC) As thoughD) HoweverE) Because

9- When they are just talking normally it sounds ............. they are having a fightA) even ifB) ifC) whetherD) though

E) as if


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10- Man replying to broker's sales call: "I'll keep you in mind ............ I'm ever crazyenough to entrust all my savings to a stranger on the phone."A) much asB) neverthelessC) in case

D) consequentlyE) though

11- Most of our aches and pains are treatable, but................... we're willing to talkabout them candidly and accurately with our doctors.A) in caseB) furthermoreC) no soonerD) only ifE) though

12 .................. none of the six tennis players had never met before, they knew eachother by reputation.A) HoweverB) AlthoughC) SinceD) WhileE) Seeing that

13- In Germany, termination of pregnancy is legally possible only ............ a woman

has consulted one of the country's 1,690 counselling centres.A) untilB) asC) thoughD) by the timeE) after

15- .the doctor knows, .... he can help you.A) So much / thatB) As/soC) If/so muchD) The more / the moreE) Least/least

16- ____ the carping of critics, more and more people took note of her talent andcharisma and word spread about her riveting performances.A) AlthoughB) LestC) HoweverD) ForE) Despite

17- He is ............ a waif and a stray everywhere ............ he is liable to be drifted


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where any current may set.A) so / thatB) as / asC) more / thanD) so / as

E) such / that

18- ............ widespread calls for his resignation, International Olympic CommitteePresident declined to step down.A) althoughB) much asC) in spite ofD) because E) since

19- The economy has to grow at a faster rate than the population increases,

............... a prosperous future for thewhole of southern Africa will remain nothing more than a mirage.A) soB) yetC) sinceD) althoughE) or else

20- Suriname is ............ a South American State; it is ............ a Caribbean countrywhich plays an active role in regional organisations and initiatives.

A) just / andB) not only / alsoC) neither/norD) either/orE) both/and

21- Those immigrants lived with the secret hope of ................. going home withmoney ................ getting better accommodation and bringing their families over.A) neither / norB) not only / andC) either/orD) both/but alsoE) such / as

22- ................ the children are on mother's milk,............. likely they are to becomeobese.A) So much / thatB) The longer / the lessC) When / as a resultD) If/so thatE) Whenever / however

23- The rescue plan would ................ free the trapped girl ................ hasten her


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death.A) either/orB) both/andC) not only / but alsoD) neither/nor

E) so / as

24- ................ stay on top, our company highlights customer service as its priority.A) As forB) In spite ofC) Seeing thatD) In order toE) Much as

25- Personal success can grow out of the ashes of business failure ................ you

are willing to take experience in stride.A) althoughB) howeverC) ifD) moreoverE) unlessGRAMMAR TEST-6

1- ................ she failed to win the Italian presidency last spring, her high profile and

wide-spread popularity influenced the final selection.A) HoweverB) WhenC) The momentD) Just asE) Though

2- ................. the Indonesian government has declared martial law, it is refusing toadmit international peacekeeping troops.A) While

B) If onlyC) By the timeD) Only ifE) Despite

3- ................ leaving the office, I realised that 1 had forgotten my wallet.A) WhenB) UntilC) UponD) The moment

E) Despite


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4- The point seems to be that a person does not have to abandon the past................ be part of the future.A) due toB) owing toC) in order to

D) much asE) till

5- ............... he was charged with murder, he was protected by friends and did notreturn for hearing, ............... he would be prosecuted for political reasons.A) Despite / only ofB) When/untilC) Although / for fear thatD) Seeing that / becauseE) After / owing to

6- I once had a patient who was .......... she loaded her dirty dishes into the clothesdryer instead of the dish washer.A) such sleep-deprived thatB) both sleep-deprived andC) more sleep-deprived thanD) so sleep-deprived thatE) too sleep-deprived to

7- This new study sheds light on how memory works and raises questions about

............... we should use geneticsto make people brainier.A) unlessB) whatC) whereD) whetherE) much as

8- ............... a player advances into the chess game, .............. becomes theinvolvement of his ego.A) When / so deeperB) The most / such deepestC) Most / more deepD) The more / the deeperE) More / deeper

9- ............... thousands have fled the province, hundreds of others reportedly havebeen killed.A) By the timeB) HoweverC) Only if

D) Provided thatE) While


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10- ............... search and rescue teams, the U.S. dispatched three ships carrying900 Navy sailors and 2,100 Marines to assist in relief efforts.A) BesidesB) While

C) Owing toD) HoweverE) On account of

11- There's no longer room for debate about ................. a HIV positive mom shouldbreast-feed ................. bottle-feed an infant.A) why/andB) such / thatC) how / whichD) neither / nor

E) whether / or

12- Warm and loving families contribute positively to the mental and emotionalhealth of members ................. whenthey are children ................. throughout their lives as well.A) yet/andB) not only/butC) neither / norD) like/asE) either/or

13- .................. they had entered the narrow gap, they climbed down the steepsides of the cave.A) In caseB) UnlessC) On account ofD) DespiteE) After

14- She climbed steadily for nearly half an our. ............... realising she was alone.A) whileB) beforeC) even ifD) as soon asE) nevertheless

15- Patients should contact their physician .............. they are on the drug, butshould not stop it ............. they have talked to the doctor.A) when / ifB) although / afterC) while/once

D) so that / much asE) if/until


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16- I can feel comfortable taking these tablets because they're safe to take .............prescribed once or twice a day.A) suchB) like

C) the sameD) asE) when

17- A company holds interviews ............... it can find the best person for the job.A) the momentB) onceC) as soon asD) in order thatE) when

18- My mother was ............... engrossed in the television program ............... shefailed to hear the doorbell.A) not only / but alsoB) so/thatC) more / thanD) such/thatE) both/and

19- When the hurricane suddenly headed south, the radio station began

broadcasting the news;.................everyone was prepared for the storm, and no one was injured.A) due toB) nonethelessC) consequentlyD) furthermoreE) besides

20- In the cold mountain air, Rich .................... wore long underwear, but he put ontwo pairs of insulated glovesA) except/thoughB) both/andC) neither / norD) either / orE) not only / as well

21- ................. classroom populations are changing, the face of early childhoodcurriculum must also expand and grow to meet the needs of the twenty-first century.A) HardlyB) AfterC) Where

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22- Few crimes have................. strict inventions .................an air-plane hijack.There must be an aircraft, a plan to divert it and hijackers willing to risk their livesand those of innocents.A) so many/that

B) such / asC) less/thanD) far more / thanE) not only / but also

23- Late in December the heavy rains came, and the river climbed to the tops of itsbanks. When the water began to rise in a serious way, my parents made plans.............. the river should invadeour house.A) as though

B) as ifC) althoughD) in caseE) whenever

24- Researchers are investigating prayers of others can heal.A) whetherB) in caseC) howeverD) which

E) whatever

25- ................. hard they had tried to persuade the hooligans not to make anyattempt to take their revenge on the supporters of the other team for beating four oftheir friends severely after the match, they were unsuccessful.A) AsB) So thatC) For fear thatD) AfterE) HoweverGRAMMAR TEST-7

1- I was driving in rush-hour traffic ............. without warning the driver in front ofme slammed on his brakes.A) only ifB) as far asC) when

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2- You have to start living with the consequences of your decisions early, ..............you'll learn from yourmistakes and make better choices.A) so

B) howeverC) in the mean timeD) only ifE) whatever

3- ............. the new century begins, the two sides are signing deals on transport,tourism, environmental regulation, taxation and, .most significantly, anti-terrorism.A) BecauseB) AlthoughC) Even though

D) AsE) Seeing that

4- There was no way of finding how they were managing ,............... the floods hadput the telephone out of order.A) soB) forC) thusD) howeverE) hence

5- In every Roman city the centre of civic life was the forum, a paved open place,inaccessible to wheeled traffic and surrounded by the chief temples and publicbuildings .............. by offices and shops.A) such asB) the same asC) similar toD) in addition toE) as well as

6- ............. you present your requests professionally and not as demands, a goodcompany will consider the things that are important to you.A) As long asB) HoweverC) BecauseD) Seeing thatE) Owing to the fact that7-1 say to my friend " Aren't you lucky," because................. examples of badmanagement you see,................. you'lllearn. I learned more from my worst boss than I did from my best. I took notes onhow I would not manage.

A) so many / thatB) as many / as


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C) so much / thatD) the more / the moreE) such / that

8- For man to direct himself in life and distinguish between what is good or bad for

him needs a minimum of around fifteen years................. many animals can do thisvery soon after they come into the world.A) For this reasonB) HoweverC) MeanwhileD) ProvidedE) While

9- The strength of the hot Alanya sun gave him a terrible sunburn .............. he hadnot used any lotion.

A) althoughB) whileC) only ifD) sinceE) otherwise

10- Over the years I.............. several articles and two books on animal-intelligenceexperiments and the controversy that........... them.A) was writing / was surroundedB) will write / will be surrounding

C) have written / surroundsD) wrote / has surroundedE) am writing / is surrounded

11- The issue of global warming............ heated debate recently. Is the burning offossil fuels and increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the air a serious threator just a lot of hot air?A) was given rise toB) is giving rise toC) will be given rise toD) was giving rise toE) has given rise to

12- I feel so exhausted. I.............. the garden for two hours and I.............. forsingle moment.A) am weeding / am not restingB) have been weeding / haven't restedC) was weeding / didn't restD) have weeded / haven't been restedE) will weed / haven' rested

13- Life in villages of China ........... around temples, where people........... to ask forthings.


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A) has revolved / have goneB) will revolve / have goneC) revolved / were goingD) revolves / goE) were revolving / went

14- When I first........... my baby ........... with Down syndrome, I was devastated.A) learned / bornB) have learned / is bornC) had learned / was bornD) will learn / will bornE) learned / would be born

15- How can you imagine I will forget the first time I............. a speech in front of so

many people? No one could ever notice how fast my heartbeats were.A) was deliveredB) have deliveredC) would be deliveredD) deliveredE) will have been delivering

16- Jack........... part in our conversation tonight since he........... an appointmentwith his doctor.A) wasn't taking / was made

B) isn't going to take / has madeC) hasn't taken / makesD) won't take / is madeE) didn't take / made

17- Our Prime Minister........... so exhausted by the time he ........... his visits toneighbouring countries.A) would be / finishedB) was / was finishingC) had been / would finishD) is to be / will finishE) will have been / finishes

18- Bert, my co-worker,........... past the bank every day and I have been asking himto pay my bill for me, but he keeps forgetting, so I........... it myself.A) has gone / doB) will go / am doingC) goes / am going to doD) went / was doingE) did go/did do

19- My grandpa's health ........... until he ........... taking alcohol.A) was deteriorating / gave up


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B) had deteriorated / has given upC) deteriorated / gave upD) will deteriorate / is given upE) deteriorates / is giving up

20- Over the past decade or so, neuro-physiologists ........... on a particular moleculethey believe could well be at least one version of Hebb's coincidence detector.A) focusedB) were focusingC) have been focusingD) had been focusedE) would be focusing

21- Finally they ............ a doctor, who ............ to her, but it was a physical andspiritual low point.

A) will find/ has attendedB) found / would attendC) have found / attendedD) found / was attendingE) are to find / attends

22- Roberto ............ very well in the final, probably because he............ several longand difficult matches in the earlier rounds.A) hasn't played / had hadB) wasn't playing / had

C) hadn't played / would haveD) didn't play / had hadE) won't play / will have

23- The moment one of the neighbouring countries............ the border-agreementthe other day , our military forces ............ an unexpectedly great attack.A) violates / will launchB) will violate / launchC) has violated / has launchedD) had violated / were launchedE) violated / launched

24- Taking into account what he............ twice previously............ at the boardmeeting, the committee............ to make a remarkable increase in our salaries.A) had / proposed / decidedB) has / proposed / have decidedC) is / proposing / decidesD) was / proposing / was decidedE) will / propose / will

25- It............ the eighth medical facility th girl and her mother............ that hazy

spring afternoon in 1993.A) is / have visited


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B) has been / were visitingC) had been / have visitedD) was /had visitedE) is / will visitGRAMMAR TEST-8

1- It............ the eighth medical facility that the girl and her mother............this year.A) had been / were visitingB) is / have visitedC) was / had visitedD) has been / were visitedE) will be / had been visiting

2- Three hospitals and four clinics......... already............ to treat the girl's ragingkidney infection because she ............ broke and lacked medical insurance.A) had / refused / wasB) have / refused / is beingC) was / refusing / has beenD) have / been refusing / wasE) would / refuse / would be

3- Tomorrow at 3 p.m. I have to be available at the board meeting, but 1 have anumber of reports to be typed tomorrow. I think I.......... them by then.

A) have typedB) will typedC) am typingD) am to typeE) will have typed

4- The most unusually packaged tourist ............ our country at this time next week.A) has visitedB) is visitingC) is to visit

D) will be visitingE) has been visited

5- As the new millennium................. the potential for further development................ limitless.A) will approach / will seemB) approaches / seemsC) has approached / seemedD) is approaching / had seemedE) had been approaching / would seem

6- It........... a long while - until Jan. 1, 1989 - before Europe jointly.............


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hormones in food.A) had taken / was outlawedB) took / outlawedC) is taking / outlawsD) has taken / had outlawed

E) will take / outlaws

7- In France, he................ at the hostelfor the past 26 years.A) livedB) has livedC) would be livingD) is living

E) has been living

8- After decades of campaigning by animal welfare groups, the E.U. Council ofMinisters last month ............. to outlaw battery cages for hens by the end of theyear 2012.A) would be agreedB) has agreedC) agreedD) had been agreedE) agree

9- There ............. many changes since these services............. by the state.A) were / took overB) had been / were taken overC) are / have taken overD) have been / were taken overE) would be / were to be taken over

10- For decades, duty-free shopping ................ as much a part of internationaltravel as passports and plane tickets.

A) will becomeB) is to beC) had becomeD) becomesE) has become

11- The girl................ and................ with all the force of youth and fullness of life,until, by little and little, her passionate exclamations................ off into brokenmurmurs as if she were in pain.A) raged / battled / trailed

B) is raged / battled / have trailedC) would rage / battle / were trailed


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D) rages / battles / will trailE) had raged / battled / were trailed

12- A few days before my son ............. kindergarten, he declared that he .............to go to school.

A) starts / doesn't intendB) will start / wouldn't intendC) was to start / didn't intendD) started / hadn't intendedE) has started / doesn't

13- While the leaders ............. the problems prevailing over the party a few daysago, they ............. that some of members were spying them.A) have been discussing / have discoveredB) were discussing / discovered

C) are discussing / discoverD) had discussing / were to discoverE) were discussing / were discovered

14- This time last year he............. his book. He ............. it in October and.............it to the publisher in December.A) wrote/finished/sentB) had written/sentC) was writing /finished/sentD) is writing / will finish /send

E) has written /would finish /send

15- Her driving force is an insatiable curiosity about life, which she............. sinceearly childhood.A) was exhibitedB) will exhibitC) is exhibitedD) has exhibitedE) exhibited

16- Normally, we ............. two rises in salary a year, but this year we ............. justone rise on account of the low export rates of our company.A) will get / will giveB) get / are givingC) are getting / are givenD) have got / have givenE) get / will be given

17- The last time I.......... them, they ........ For final exams were approaching.A) have seen / are swottingB) would see / would swot

C) had seen / swottedD) saw / were swotting


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E) see/will swot

18- Over 200 million people ............. their own mobile phones by the end of 1997,and estimates ............. mobile users at 400 million by 2000 and one billion by 2008.A) will have had / number

B) was having/ numberC) had had / numberD) have had / numberE) is having / are numbering

19- My daughter .............pirate swords for her sons just before she.................home from vacation.A) purchased / flewB) had been purchased / was flyingC) was purchasing / has flown

D) purchased / would flyE) was purchased / flew

20- To make sure we ............. plenty of time to eat breakfast and get ready in thefirst day of the school, I.............everybody up early - so early that it was still dark.A) have / wakeB) had had / have wakenC) had/wokeD) are having / am waking

E) will have / will wake

21- After we.......... the judges for normal olfactory senses, we.......... them to rankodours and their intensity.A) screened / had trainedB) will screen / will trainC) were screened /trainedD) have screened / trainE) had screened / were training

22- I ensure you that the police team ............. earlier if they............. about therobbery in due time.A) would arrive /informedB) will arrive / are to informC) were to arrive / had informedD) arrive /have informedE) would have arrived / had been informed

23- He has neither the time nor the patience for the rigid, conservative practicesthat.............. in French business for decades.A) were dominating

B) dominatedC) have dominated


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D) are dominatedE) had been dominating

24- 1.12 billion tons of the volume of the world's oceans ............. under the earth'scrust each year. Only 23 billion tons............

A) have disappeared / have reappearedB) disappear / reappearC) will disappear / have been reappearingD) were disappearing / were reappearedE) are disappearing / will be reappearing

25- The Italian word paparazzi.............. 'buzzing insects'. The photographers often.......... flies as they swarm arounda celebrity victim.A) is meaning / are resembling

B) has meant / have resembledC) was meaning / have swarmedD) means / resembleE) would mean / were resemblingGRAMMAR TEST-9

1- An ethnic Korean said he ............. until a Japanese detective he had seeninsulting a Korean ............. publicly.

A) won't surrender / will apologiseB) isn't surrendering/apologisedC) hadn't surrendered / was apologisedD) was surrendering / was apologisingE) wouldn't surrender/apologized

2-1 have witnessed at close range the problems scientists ............. when they............. to examine phenomena aselusive as language and idea formation.A) were encountering / were trying

B) are encountering / have triedC) have encountered / were triedD) encounter / tryE) will encounter / are going to try

3- She........... very hard for the exams these days. I think she really deserves to becalled "swot ".A) studiesB) will be studyingC) is studying

D) studiedE) was studying


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4- So far we........... half of the plan but we ........... all of it by next month.A) fulfilled / completedB) have fulfilled / will have completedC) are fulfilling / will be completing

D) were fulfilling/were completedE) have fulfilled / have completed

5- The moment his colleagues .............. criticising him, he .............. from his seatand .............. upon them .A) began / rose / rushedB) had begun / was rising / has rushedC) begins / is rising / is rushingD) have begun / had risen / rushedE) were beginning / has risen / has rushed

6- The number of major ecological disasters, possibly volcanic eruptions,that.............. the course of earth'shistory over the past 300 million years is said to be 7.A) were changingB) had changedC) were changedD) would changeE) have changed

7- They are continuously making fun of me as I couldn't pass YDS, but believe me bythis time next year I .............. itwith a high point.A) have passedB) will passC) am passingD) had passedE) will have passed

8- Let nobody enter his room. He ........... to concentrate on his work at the moment.His this situation ............ threehours uninterruptedly every afternoon.A) tries / will lastB) has tried / is lastingC) is trying / lastsD) was trying / lastedE) tried / was lasting

9- More than three hundred people .......... in that skyscraper before the earthquake............ it.A) are living / destroys

B) live /has destroyedC) have lived / destroyed


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D) were living / destroyE) had been living / destroyed

10- Casey Martin, who is a professional golfer, .......... from a circulatory disorderlately and I think it's because he .......... an accident a year ago.

A) suffered / had hadB) suffers / is havingC) has been suffering /hadD) has suffered / was havingE) was suffering / has had

11- We .......... at a country inn that .......... a small movie theatre last summer.Before every evening's presentation, my husband and I .......... our three- year-old-son to sit quietly. Except for an occasionally whispered question, he .......... inattention.

A) stayed /had / were instructed /sat wereB) staying / had / instructed / sat had stayedC) have had / were instructing /satD) stay /has /have instructed /has satE) would stay / had / instructed /had sat

12- As a tradition, we ............ cherry-festival every year in spring, which ............. agreat number of people fromneighbouring cities to come together and make new friends.A) are celebrating / is caused

B) will celebrate / causesC) have celebrated / has causedD) celebrate / causesE) are going to celebrate / will cause

13- The second time he .......... the committee to consider under whichcircumstances the employees were working, nearly all of the members .......... theirbacks to him.A) was asked / had turnedB) asked / turnedC) would ask / would turnD) was to ask / have turnedE) asks / will turn

14- Their son's illness, once regarded not so serious,.......... day by day so they.......... him to the nearest hospitalimmediately.A) worsened / have takenB) was worsening / tookC) worsens / takeD) has worsened / took

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15- I.......... promising to meet him at the station tomorrow at 7 p.m., but I .......... alarge number of customers at the hour he arrives at the station.A) have remembered / servedB) remembered / servedC) had remembered / had served

D) remember / will be servingE) have remembered / serve

16- It seems this shop ........... a considerablediscount in prices. There is a large crowd of people inside.A) madeB) has madeC) is madeD) was makingE) will make

17- It seemed that shop........... a considerable discount in prices. There was a largecrowd of people inside.A) has madeB) madeC) had madeD) was madeE) would make

18- Because we ........... an enormous demand for our products in the past sixmonths , we ......... opening newfactories in order to meet the demands.A) received / considerB) were receiving / were consideringC) receive / have consideredD) had received / were consideringE) have received / are considering

19- In the past, the capacity people............. for learning ............. often ............. ineducation, which ............. mainly aculturally separate, formal activity not directly challenging poverty or dependence.A) have had / has /lost/ has beenB) had / had / lost /wasC) would have /was /lost /wasD) had had / was / losing / wasE) had / was /lost / was

20- They ........... unceasingly about the low performance of the employees but theynever.......... for the reasons why theyare so.

A) were complaining / were seekingB) have complained / sought


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C) complain / seekD) were complaining /have soughtE) had been complaining / had been sought

21- Although I........... usually a nervous passenger, I once ........... very frightened

on a small commuter plane.A) am not / becameB) have not been / had becomeC) do not be / becomeD) am not / was becomingE) was not / have become

22- After living in Turkey for a few months, my daughter Mary ........... to the UnitedStates with her dog, Max. To practice training, she........... him to a park everyafternoon and ........... over some commands.

A) has returned / has brought /goneB) returns /was bringing /goingC) returned / brought / wentD) will return / brought / wentE) had returned / has brought / gone

23- It's an undeniable fact that since he ........... the university, his life ........... muchmore interesting than ever before.A) enters / becomeB) entered / has become

C) will enter / will becomeD) has entered / becameE) is entered / becomes

24- Originally built to carry men to the surface of the moon, Apollo 18 was poised togo until the early 1970s, when the U.S................. out of both the money and the willto make that kind of journey, and the giant missile ................ to stand down.A) had run / orderedB) ran / had orderedC) has run / is orderedD) runs / has been orderedE) ran / was ordered

25- I wonder how my son still remembers the very first day I........... him to the zooin his childhood.A) have takenB) will takeC) had been takenD) was to takeE) took


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D) will reach / would landE) are reaching / are landed

7- When he ............. from Birmingham two years ago Rattle ............. ready todevote himself to a range of free-lance engagements.

A) had retired / has seemedB) retires / seemsC) was retired / was seemingD) retired / seemedE) would retire / seemed

8- For the past nine months, there ................ a bitter interagency debate within theClinton administration over the Kosovo issue with the State department.A) wasB) had been

C) was to beD) has beenE) would be

9- Tow days ago Serb forces ................ a surprise attack with tanks, heavy weaponsand mortars. Despite superior power they ................ to drive Remi's rebels fromtheir trenches.A) have launched / failedB) launched / failedC) had launched / have failed

D) would launch / were failedE) were to launch / had failed

10- When our first child ......, I couldn't wait to tell everyone. I........ my parents.I...... faxes to my colleagues.A) is born / will call / will sendB) has born / called / had sentC) was born / called / sentD) had born / would call / would sendE) will be born / am to call / am to send

11- As we.............. around the other day late at night, the police .............. us and.............. for our identity cards.A) have wandered / have stopped / askedB) are wandering / are stopping / askingC) had wandered / have stopped / askedD) were wandering / stopped / askedE) will be wandering / will stop / ask

12- Survivors ........... further unnerved by a new round of aftershocks last week that........... one man and injured 166 others.

A) have been / have killedB) were / killed


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C) had been / were killingD) will be/killE) would be / were killed

13- About a decade ago, I........... a house on the outskirts of the city, and I ...........

the whole money yet.A) was buying / didn't payB) bought / haven't paidC) would buy / wasn't payingD) had bought / wasn't paidE) was going to buy / wasn't paying

14- Most of the time my brother and I ........... fishing at weekends, but this weekendwe ........... swimming instead.A) was going / had gone

B) will go/goC) had gone / were goingD) go / are goingE) went / went

15- He promises that as soon as he paid he .......... all of us for a meal. I hope he willstick to his word.A) got / would takeB) have got / tookC) gets/will take

D) is getting / takesE) will get / will take

16- On an everyday level, sleepy people ........... math errors,........... things and........... cross with their families, friends and co-workers.A) have made / broken/ becomeB) are made / broken / becomeC) make / break / becomeD) were making / breaking / becomingE) made / broke / become

17- This time next week civil servants ........... on strike. I think also this one is goingto prove to be futile.A) have goneB) will be goingC) would goD) will goE) have been going

18- For 75 years, mountaineering's greatest mystery ...........:........... the doomedGeorge Mallory and Andrew Irvine reach the summit of Everest 29 years before the

first confirmed ascent?A) was lingering / Will


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B) has lingered / DidC) is lingering / HasD) had lingered / WasE) lingered / Is

19- In just the past seven years, plastic surgery performed on teens ............A) have doubledB) were doubledC) would doubledD) had doubledE) has doubled

20- Hepatitis A is a serious and highly contagious disease that.......... you and ourfamily at risk when you .......... overseas.A) puts / travel

B) has put / were travellingC) will put / have travelledD) was putting / had travelledE) has been putting / had been travelling

21- Bert's appearance .......... to be improving now that he .......... a steady girlfriend.A) has seemed / hadB) seems / has hadC) was seeming / has

D) has been seeming / had hadE) will seem / will have

22- For years scientists ............. for a pill to replace the insulin injections used dailyby millions of diabetics.A) have searchedB) will be searchingC) are to searchD) had searchedE) searched

23- Over the past 12 years, Uganda .............. measures that have resulted ineconomic reform and democratisation of the political system. The country now.............. exciting prospects in both investment and trade.A) is instituting / is offeredB) instituted/will offerC) has instituted / offersD) institutes / has been offeredE) was instituted / was offered

24- House sales ............. considerably since the terrible ground shake which

............. a great number of lives innorth-western Turkey two weeks ago.


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A) declined/had takenB) have declined /tookC) are declined /is takingD) will decline /will takeE) had been declined /took

25- Never before ........... patient empowerment............ more important than it istoday. Americans currently ............ on HMOs for their health care.A) has / been / relyB) had /been /reliedC) is / being / are relyingD) was / being / were relyingE) has / been / have been relyingGRAMMAR TEST-11

1- They ............ just........... to their San Francisco home one night in 1995 whentwo gunmen suddenly ........... under thegarage door as it was closing. The men robbed them of their money and locked themin the car trunk.A) have / returned / have slippedB) are / returning / are slippedC) had / returned / slippedD) were / returning / have slippedE) will / return / would slip

2- The State Department says it ............ about 13,000 child-abduction cases since1977. State also says it ............ about 900 child-abduction cases between May 1977and May 1999.A) had handled / was closedB) has been handled / closedC) is handled / will have closedD) was handled / was closingE) has handled / closed

3- Today, when we .......... 20 years longer than our great-grandparents, and whenwomen mysteriously .......... men byseven years, it is clearer than ever that the game of life is really a game of trade-offs.A) live / outliveB) are living / have been outlivingC) were to live / were to outliveD) have lived / were outlivedE) will live / will outlive

4- The U.S. Conference of Mayors, which publishes an annual survey on hunger andhomelessness in 30 cities, says demand for emergency shelter ......... every year


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since the survey ....... in 1985.A) was increased / beganB) increased / beganC) is increasing / beginsD) has increased / began

E) increases / has begun

5- Willie Brown ............ last month in the trial of three people who ............ pies inhis face last November to protest his policies on the homeless.A) was testified / had thrownB) has testified / have thrownC) would testify / threwD) had been testified / had thrownE) testified / threw

6- Don't drink and drive and take innocent lives. You never ........... how it ...........until you ........... someone inyour family.A) have known / is felt / are lostB) know / feels / loseC) knew / felt / lostD) have known / has felt / has lostE) know / is feeling / will lose

7- In recent years there ............. a veritable international gold rush to tap into

Mozambique's rich and diversified energy resources.A) wasB) has beenC) would beD) used to beE) had been

8- When our country .......... independence in 1975 we ............ only one geologist.Today we have thirty geologists.A) was gaining / had hadB) has gained / have hadC) gains / will haveD) gained / hadE) gains / will have had

9- All of the mountaineers ............. their lives by the time the rescue team ..........A) will be losing / arrivesB) have lost / has arrivedC) lost / had arrivedD) will have lost / arrivesE) are to lose / will arrive

10- We ............. so many friends on our previous visit to the pyramids and we


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............. to each other since.A) have made / writeB) make / are writingC) will make / will writeD) are making / write

E) had made / have been writing

11- By the end of the Great Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago, many of the world'slarge mammals............ extinct.A) have becomeB) are becomingC) will have becomeD) were becomingE) had become

12- Ironically, while the science of medicine ............ in recent years, doctor-patientcommunication............ under managed care.A) is flourished / is sufferingB) was flourished / was sufferingC) had been flourished / sufferedD) is flourishing / suffersE) has flourished / has suffered

13- I............ my third book at this time next year. I think I............ it by June if nohindrance occurs.

A) will be writing / will have finishedB) am writing / finishC) have written / have finishedD) was writing / am to finishE) am to write / have finished

14- After I.......... up Hepatitis A on vacation, I.......... terrible. When I .......... I couldspread it to my family, Ifelt even worse.A) have picked / had felt / had learnedB) picked / felt / have learnedC) had picked / have felt / have learnedD) pick / feel / learnE) picked / felt / learned

15- Although sleep needs ............ people who sleep about eight hours, onaverage,........... to live longer.A) have varied / have tendedB) was varied / was tendedC) vary / tendD) will vary / tends

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himA) have heard / have seenB) had heard / have seenC) heard / sawD) hear / see

E) were heard / were seen

23- He .......... here long, but he .......... already.......... an impression on the staff.A) isn't working / is / makingB) didn't work / was / madeC) hasn't been working / has / madeD) won't work/will / makeE) hadn't worked / has / made

24- Fat............ a staple of the human diet since our remote ancestors ........... eatingmeat more than 2 million years ago.A) will be / have startedB) has been / startedC) had been / have startedD) is/startE) would be / had started

25- When she finally ............ to seek professional help, urogynecologist Dr.Linda,............ able to treat her, as well

as to provide reassurance that her condition was common in women after childbirth.A) had decided / has beenB) decides /isC) will decide / will beD) decided /wasE) was decided / had beenGRAMMAR TEST-12

1- Madame Tussaud's special exhibition, which ............ many of the 20th century

giants,............ this month in themuseum's Great Hall.A) will have included / beganB) is to include / beginsC) was including / was beginningD) has been including / has begunE) is included/will be beginning

2- Saturnine by disposition, Syrian President is not known for saying anything aboutanyone. So it............. all manner of Middle East pundits last week when he .............

praise on the leader his No. 1 enemy, Israel.A) astonished / showered


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B) has astonished / was showeredC) astonishes / has showeredD) is to astonish / is showeredE) had astonished / was showered

3- The interest rates ............ unbelievably high lately, so the government............ toestablish a commission to tackle this problem.A) have been / has decidedB) were / is decidingC) are / is decidedD) had been / had decidedE) will be / is supposed to decide

4- The interest rates ............ unbelievably high this time last year, so thegovernment............ to establish a commission to tackle the problem.

A) were / has decidedB) had been / decidedC) have been / has decidedD) are / decidesE) would be / would decide

5- He ............. hardly ............. the approach of the enemy forces when we ..........fully wide-awake.A) was / proclaiming / becameB) had / proclaimed / became

C) is / proclaim / will becomeD) will /proclaim / becomeE) has / proclaimed / have become

6- Thousands of people ............ their lives under debris in the earthquake thatstruck Turkey two months ago on account of the fact that urgent help ............ indue course.A) have lost / hasn't reachedB) had lost / wasn't reachedC) will lose / isn't reachingD) lost / hadn't reachedE) are losing / was reaching

7- Although Walt Disney ............ more than 30 years ago, his cartoon characters............, still capturing the minds of millions around the world.A) has died / will live onB) died / live onC) would die / would live onD) had been died / lived onE) was died / has lived on

8- More and more manufacturers ............ lines of clothing and accessories for


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exclusive distribution to their factory stores these days.A) have createdB) had been createdC) were creatingD) are to create

E) are creating

9- When she was in the sixth grade she ............ to show interest in learning to ridethe horses on a small farm that her father.............A) was beginning / was boughtB) had begun / has been buyingC) would begin / was buyingD) began / had boughtE) has begun / bought

10- Worry over test taking............ a new phenomenon, but it............ children atyounger ages.A) hasn't been / has affectedB) isn't / affectsC) hasn't / had affectedD) won't be / affectedE) hadn't been / was affected

11- Standardised testing, one of the testing types,............ enormously in the last 30years.

A) have increasedB) were increasedC) has increasedD) was increasedE) increased

12- By the time they ............ a unanimous decision about who will be the head ofthe party, the opposition ............already ............ a great number of votes.A) have reached / had / guaranteedB) will reach / will / guaranteeC) were reaching / guaranteedD) reached / had / guaranteedE) reach / will have / guaranteed

13- As soon as we ............ from the suppliers, we ............ you know when thegoods ............ in stock.A) heard / let / areB) have heard / let / wereC) hear / will let / will beD) had heard / let / have been

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14- As a test............... make sure your child understands what it.............. like.A) is approaching / has beenB) approached / would beC) has approached / was likeD) will approach / is

E) approaches / will be

15- Standard exams .............. very popular specially in the last 30 years. Schools,testing services or commercial courses usually .............. samples of these standardexams.A) were / have keptB) have been / keepC) had been / had keptD) would be / would keepE) are / are keeping

16- They .............. together off and on for more than 12 years, but three yearsearlier, in 1993, they ..............A) had been / broken upB) were / were broken upC) are / areD) would have been / would break upE) were / were breaking up

17- Last month, Greece .......... fast and extensive help following the Turkish quake,

which ..... at least 15,000 lives.A) was provided / was claimingB) would provide / has claimedC) provided / claimedD) has provided / has claimedE) was providing / was claimed

18- By the time I ..............my studies next month, I.............. in anakkale for fouryears.A) will complete / will liveB) complete / have livedC) am to complete / livedD) will complete / have been livingE) complete / will have been living

19-1 am very excited at the prospect of going skiing. It.............. the first time IA) will be / have triedB) is / will tryC) has been / triedD) was/ would tryE) had been / have tried

20- 1 can't remember the last time I ..........a pleasant flying experience. Now just


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GRAMMAR TEST-13

1- In my childhood, within minutes of my arrival, I............ always ............ to say,"Hi, Dad. It's me. I'm home."

A) have / to callB) won Id/callC) must/callD) ought/to callE) shall/call

2- There is something in every young person that............. into greatness.A) should cultivateB) had better cultivateC) can be cultivated

D) used to be cultivatedE) would be cultivated

3- I am trying to concentrate on my study at the moment, so I.............. not bedisturbed unless something urgent arises.A) would mindB) would likeC) would preferD) would ratherE.) would have

4- Today Troy's ruins lie three miles from the strait called the Dardanelles across aspan of marsh and alluvial plain. Time and tides ................. the terrain of the city.A) should have shiftedB) could shiftC) must have shiftedD) need have shiftedE) would be shifted

5- The price paid at auction in New York for the guitar Eric Clapton ................ therock anthem, Layla, is $497,500.A) was able to playB) should playC) would have playedD) could playE) has to play

6- Betty insisted on making us a cup of tea, even though we .....................A) should leaveB) had to leaveC) must have left

D) ought to leaveE) had better leave


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7- I believe that you ............. strongly, but you squandered large quantities ofmoney on unnecessary things.A) must have economisedB) could have economised

C) were to be economisedD) might have been economisedE) ought to economise

8- .................. you take this vacuum cleaner to Mrs. Watercutter and thank her forlending it to us?A) WillB) MustC) ShallD) Ought

E) May

9- We ............... have our passports renewed before we .............. go to Spain.A) have to / canB) may / have toC) could / wouldD) will/shallE) are to / must

10- We are leaving at about six o'clock, so you .................. come round at about

5:45.A) would ratherB) used to comeC) might haveD) would mindE) had better

11- .................. looking after my baby while I'm shopping?A) Would you ratherB) Would you preferC) Would you likeD) Had you betterE) Would you mind

12- Chinese people ..................... their daughters' feet. It required breaking the archof the foot then constricting it. The practice is now illegal.A) were able to bindB) could have boundC) must have boundD) used to bindE) will have to bind

13- In the early 1990s, archaeologists discovered several wooden palisades and an


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extensive ten-foot-wide trench around Troy. The trench .................... to stoponrushing chariots.A) should be usedB) had to useC) could have used

D) was accustomed to usingE) must have been used

14- He argues that it................. legal for women to have a baby for a childlesscouple and to accept payment for this.A) has to makeB) must have madeC) should be madeD) might be madeE) used to be made

15- Before her illness, Nancy .............. anything, but now she ............... careful withher diet.A) were able to eat / could beB) could eat / has to beC) would eat / would rather beD) must eat / ought to beE) should eat / must be

16- When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he ................. to dissuade mefrom being a football player.A) oughtB) mayC) would preferD) couldE) would rather

17- Any people who ................. to secure their futures ................. as much asenergy to the upbringing of children as they devote to other problems.A) would like / should applyB) used / must applyC) have / can applyD) would rather / have to applyE) would mind / had better apply

18- Do you remember the long summer days when, after school, we ..................fishing for some hours?A) could goB) would goC) had better go

D) would mind goingE) might go


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19 - When my father has a problem to solve, he ...................... at it until he foundan answer.A) has been used to workingB) ought to work

C) would workD) must have workedE) could work

20- So far we ............... any reliableinformation about the death toll. It's because the flood has caused a great deal ofpanic among the authorities.A) would prefer not to getB) haven't been able to getC) would rather not get

D) aren't to getE) are supposed not to get

21- Since they didn't know each other's language, they.................. on conversationwith an interpreter.A) ought to carryB) must carryC) had better carryD) had to carryE) could carry

22- Learning is a primary activity that can take place in any context, at any time andat any age, and it............... in awide variety of ways outside formal educational institutions.A) had better supportB) can be supportedC) should supportD) used to supportE) may support

23- We soon moved back to the country because we couldn't..................... city life.A) accustomed toB) have to be used toC) have been supposed toD) use toE) get used to

24- If there is a national health service, people ................. to pay for private healthcare.A) should not be allowedB) ought not to allow

C) had better not allowD) are not to allow


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E) must not allow

25- If our loss of business hadn't been so great, we ...................... to economise onstaff.

A) couldnt have needed

B) shouldn't have neededC) wouldn't have neededD) had better not needE) would rather not needGRAMMAR TEST-14

1- Despite their careful documentation of earthquakes, Chinese scholars.............anyreal insight into the causes of catastrophic ground shaking.A) had better not achieveB) should not have achievedC) were not able to achieveD) couldn't be achievingE) must not have achieved

2- Six years ago, the last thing I used my legs for was to hit my brakes. From thatnight my life changed so much I didn't think I..................it.A) could doB) have been able to do

C) will doD) should doE) used to do

3- You ..................... your lawyer's advice before you made any decision to take thematter further.A) must have obtainedB) should have obtainedC) had better obtainD) would rather obtain

E) could obtain

4- This river ................... as Orontes, but today it is known as the River Asi.A) would knowB) could be knownC) should be knownD) used to be knownE) would rather know

5- We .................... move the dining-table to the balcony. For we will be eating

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B) get accustomed toC) would preferD) would ratherE) would mind

6- Jack........ his bicycle yet. He only put it for sale yesterday.A) must not be sellingB) needn't have soldC) can't have soldD) had better not sellE) ought not to sell

7- The army authorities ..................... h in so much distress by telling him that hibrother had died in action.

A) shouldn't causeB) had better not causeC) didn't need to causeD) won't have to causeE) needn't have caused

8- The drum, davul, .................. one of the most important musical instruments ofTurkish Folk Music. Now a number of modern musical instruments have taken itsplace.A) used to be

B) could beC) must have beenD) can have beenE) was to be

9- I would rather you ................... tomorrow afternoon. 1 will be swotting for myfinal exams.A) don't callB) won't callC) didn't callD) ought not to callE) can't call

10- You are awful! You .............. me that you were going for a picnic.A) should tellB) were able to tellC) might have toldD) must have toldE) had to tell

11- Most of the students at our university ............... the night before exams. No

matter how often the teachers try to persuade them to give up this habit, they keepon studying how they are accustomed to.


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E) can have obeyed

24- "Fairy tales.................... into being as a result of our need to express ourUtopian longings" says Jack Zipes of the University of Minnesota.A) are to come

B) would comeC) must have comeD) had better comeE) had to come

25-1 think perhaps you ...................... him if it is convenient before you call on him.A) can askB) must have askedC) are to ask

D) get accustomed to askingE) should askGRAMMAR TEST-15

1- My friend.................. French for eight years now, but he still.................. theirregular verbs.A) was studying / didn't masterB) has been studying / hasn't mastered

C) is studying / isn't masteringD) had been studying / could not masterE) used to study / might not master

2- A- How did you get to school when you were a child?B-I usually went by bus; but if it was fine, I................. across the fields.A) have been used to walkingB) would walkC) got accustomed to walkingD) could have walked

E) might walk

3- Five hundred years ago, the sun ............ to revolve around the earth. People didnot know then what we know now.A) has been thought.B) should be thoughtC) was thoughtD) could thinkE) had thought

4- After a civil war in 1959, the last Tutsi king ............ and vast numbers ofTutsi............. into the neighbouring countries.


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A) has deposed / has fledB) would depose / had fledC) should have deposed / could fleeD) was deposed / fledE) might have deposed / was fleeing

5- Several of the prize-winning quilts .......... by people who .............. fineneedlework.A) had purchased / appreciatedB) will be purchased / are appreciateC) should be purchased / can appreciateD) were purchased / appreciatedE) has been purchased / have been appreciated

6- During the winter months that village ............... because of heavy snow.

A) is isolatingB) has been isolatingC) was isolatedD) had isolatedE) should be isolating

7- President Habyrimana ............... from a regional summit when he ................A) was returning / has been assassinatedB) had been returning / was assassinatedC) is returning / is assassinated

D) returned / had been assassinatedE) could have been returned / had assassinated

8- After the last performance, the students ............ to return all costumesthat........... from the costume room.A) had been asked / have been borrowedB) are asked / are borrowingC) should be asked / will borrowD) were asked / were borrowedE) must be asked / should be borrowing

9- Shortly after taking off from India for Russia, the 727 ................. missing.A) reportedB) must have reportedC) was reportedD) might have reportedE) would be reported

10- In April 1994 Rwanda ................. into anarchy and chaos when PresidentHabyarimana's plane............. down.A) erupted / was shot

B) has erupted / has been shotC) should be erupting / could be shot


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D) was erupting / might shotE) would erupt / would shot

11- The first Chinese language online newspaper ........... last week, providingbreaking news that........... every hour.

A) has been launched / has updatedB) was launched / is updatedC) had launched / updatedD) will be launched / will be updatedE) has launched / has updated

12- One always begins to forgive a place as soon as ............ behind; I dare say aprisoner begins to relent towards his prison after he..A) has left / has let outB) was left / was let out

C) is left / is let outD) has been left / has been let outE) leaves / is being let out

13- At least 900 people ............ when the strongest earthquake to strike Colombia inmore than a century ............ a coffee-growing region, west of the capital, Bogota.A) had killed / had devastatedB) have been killed / has devastatedC) were killed / devastatedD) killed / devastated

E) are supposed to be killed / had devastated

14- In the 1980s, homelessness ............ widely ............ as a national emergency,one that ........... heavy media coverage and .......... rise to mass demonstrations.A) was / regarded / drew / gaveB) has / regarded / draws / givesC) had / been regarded / drew / had givenD) has / been regarded / has drawn / hasgivenE) was / regarding/was drawing / was given

15- The launching of the euro ................ as a major event the very day it................on world markets.A) hailed / was appearedB) had hailed / appearedC) would be hailed / would appearD) was hailed / appearedE) will be hailed / is appeared

16- The Minister explained why most of their efforts since they ............. in 1977............. to promoting access to electricity to an ever-increasing number of people.

A) began / have been devotedB) begin / has devoted


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C) have begun / were devotedD) were beginning / had been devotedE) began / have devoted

17- Since the kidnapping law ............. in 1993, the Justice Department............. all

of 49 indictments and gotten 15 convictions.A) had passed / had been issuedB) is passed / has issuedC) passed / issuedD) was passed / has issuedE) passes/issues

18- After his conviction for vehicular homicide in 1988, his licence .............. He.............. in 1998, for driving without a valid licence and released on condition thathe obtain one.

A) had revoked / had stoppedB) was revoked / was stoppedC) has been revoked / stoppedD) was revoking /was being stoppedE) has been revoked /has been stopped

19- Two days after he ............. at Jean-Charles Lung's ranch, the big male cheetah............. on the back of a truck and driven to his new home.A) is captured / will be put

B) will be captured / is to be putC) was captured / was putD) captured / putE) had been captured / has been put

20- This is the first time that so many people ............. in an earthquake in ourcountry with regard to the earthquakes happened before.A) had claimedB) are claimedC) were claimedD) have been claimedE) will be claimed

21- The manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating beverages ........ sincethat party ......... to power.A) have prohibited / has comeB) were prohibited / had comeC) had prohibited /cameD) will be prohibited / comesE) have been prohibited / came

22- At Hill Top, human guinea pigs ........... to forgo all deodorants and soaps fordays. This method ........... experts train them to rank odours and their intensity since


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D) the oneE) the same

3. It is stated that some cultural features are not only different from others_____also better than others.

A) butB)andC) asD) suchE) so

4. I listened to their conversation for quite a long time, however I never was sure_____they were talking about.A) whoseB) who

C) thatD) thoseE) why

5. _____there has been a growth of environmental problems worldwide, almost allcountries are now under pressure to protect their environment.A) ThusB) In additionC) ConsequentlyD) As

E) Even though

6. _____the political and social changes of latest decades, cultural pluralism is nowgenerally recognized as an organizing principle of American society.A) In caseB) AlthoughC) Owing toD) As a consequenceE) In due course

7. I said I would take on the London interviews as I had to go to London_____.A) in any caseB) even soC) so longD) due toE) whenever

8. The ceasefire came into effect _____the journalists arrived on the scene.A) far from

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D) just asE) too far

9. If they were to withdraw their troops from the frontier, I resolutely believe thatpeace talks ____immediately.

A) will resumeB) resumedC) would be resumedD) resumeE) have been resumed

10. It is predicted that, by the end of this century, a new world order _____intobeing.A) had comeB) has come

C) would have comeD) cameE) will have come

11. Until the procedures relating to his appointment to the board_____, he will giveno press interviews.A) would be finalizedB) will be finalizedC) finalizedD) are finalized

E) will have been finalized

12. In summing up the case, the judge stressed that the accused _____in manysimilar incidents in the past.A) had involvedB) had been involvedC) is involvedD) has been involvedE) has involved

13. Even while the special envoy _____the release of the hostages, there _____yetanother case of kidnapping by the same terrorist faction.A) had negotiated / had beenB) negotiated / has been

C) was negotiating / wasD) is negotiating/would be


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E) would negotiate / will be

14. Take the third turning on _____left. It is opposite _____ house.A) your / yoursB) his / your

C) your / theirD) their/ theirE) their/ theirs

15. Don't bother _____filling those documents. I'd much rather you helped me_____those letters.A) in/onB) in/withC) for/onD) with/with

E) with/about

16. Most animals ___captivity must be fed and watered ____least thrice a day.A) at/atB)in/atC) in/theD) with/theE)on/by

17. Our previous typist was certainly _____of the two.

A) the more efficientB) efficientC) more efficient thonD) efficientlyE) very efficiently

18. No _____city except London contains _____places of historical interest.A) other / moreB) one / the moreC) more / moreD) other / otherE) more / other

19. He is _____aware of the _____circumstances this time.A) not / hardlyB) good / badC) well / harderD) hardly / hardlyE) quite / more

20. If I hadn't paid _____for the suit, I could have purchased a shirt and a tie

as_____.A) so much / well


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B) very much / tooC) as much / alsoD) too much / moreE) more / much

21. He behaves _____he has lived abroad for so many years.A) althoughB) as ifC) thoughD) somehowE) after

22. _____being the best student as he imagines, he is indeed one of the worst.

A) ThoughB)AsC) WhileD) Far fromE) As if

23. Most of _____we think to be the effects of the economic crisis is actually theresult of bad organization and management.A) thatB) what

C) whichD) howE) whom

24. _____October 29th, 2123 Turkish Republic will have been in existence for 200yearsA) SinceB) UntilC) ToD) ByE) As of

25. I'm expected to clear up after you,_____?A) don't youB) aren't youC) don't ID) aren't IE) haven't IGRAMMAR TEST-19


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8. That saying was a favourite __A) of your fathers

B) of your father'sC) of your fathers'D) your father'sE) your fathers

9. You know Brown? He is ___ father.A) David's and Mary'sB) David's and MaryC) Davids' and Marys'D) David and Mary's

E) Davids' and Mary's

10. We are going away for ______ holiday.A) weekB) a weekC) a weeksD) week'sE) a week's

11. You need ____rest.

A) a couple of days'B) a couple of day'sC) couple of days'D) a day's of coupleE) a days' of couple

12. The ___ answer may be unacceptable.A) professors ownB) professor ownC) own professor'sD) professor's ownE) professors' own

13. Lamps give off ___ than candles.A) more lightB) much lightC) lighterD) as much light as'E) many light

14. Motorbikes aren't ___ cars.

A) safer asB) any more safe as


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21. Anderson needs ___ money to buy a Ford ___ to buy a Volkswagen.A) much/thanB) fewer/asC) few/thanD) more / than

E) little/than

22. North America is ___ South America, but it isn't __ Asia.A) bigger than / as big asB) the biggest / as big asC) bigger / as big asD) big / as bigger asE) bigger than / as bigger as

23. ___ we walked along the bridge, ___ I felt it was going to be good for hunting.

A) The farther / the moreB) The farther / moreC) The farthest / the mostD) The farthest / the moreE) The farther / the most

24. ___ the price of the real estate, ___ your commission will be.A) Higher / largerB) The higher / largerC) Higher / the larger

D) The higher / the largerE) High/large

25. The ___ of truth is very difficult.A) discoverB) discoveredC) discoversD) more discoveryE) discoveryGRAMMAR TEST-20

1. It has been a ___ journey.A) tiredB) wellC) tiringD) good enoughE) as good as

2. Can

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