REVISION 2
1
1-The Olympic committee have announced that security procedures ...... for next year's games.
A) were tightened B) are tightening C) will be tightened
D) have tightened E) are going to tighten
2-Because of the escape plan that ...... last week, some of the prisoners ...... to a high security prison tomorrow afternoon.
A) has uncovered/will be transferring
B) was uncovering/have transferred
C) was uncovered/are being transferred
D) has been uncovered/will be transferred
E) had been uncovered/transfer
3-The weather ...... unbearably hot lately, so we ...... to
buy an air conditioning unit.
A) was/are deciding
B) will be/had decided
C) had been/were deciding
D) is/will have decided
E) has been/have decided
4-Judging by all the positive reviews from the critics, this film ...... a great success when it......
A) has been/is releasing
B) had been/was being released
C) is/will be released
D) is going to be/is released
E) was/has been released
5-The manager ...... very careful to promote only those
who ...... well last year.
A) has been/are working
B) is being/worked
C) had been/have been working
D) was/will have worked
E) is/work
6-Upon entering the kitchen, I ...... that mother ...... very
hard all day.
A) realised/had been working
B) can realise/was working
C) have realised/worked
D) had realised/has been working
E) realise/will have worked
7-Until the stock market...... in Southeast Asia, the
company ...... extremely well.
A) will crash/has performed B) crashed/had been performing
C) crashes/is performing D) has crashed/performed
E) had crashed/will be performing
8- As soon as the findings ...... , a report ...... to inform the
public.
A) have been assessed/will be published
B) were assessed/had been published
C) had been assessing/was published
D) are assessed/has published
E) will be assessed/is published
9- I'm afraid I can't give you a lift home from work on Friday because my car ...... its 6.OOO mile service carried out then.
A) has been havingB) was havingC) had
D) has hadE) will be having
10-Simon ...... cigarettes nervously one after another while
his puppy ...... on.
A) smokes/is operating
B) had smoked/had been operated
C) smoked/was being operated
D) has smoked/has been operated
E) was smoking/was operating
11-As the modern industrial economy ...... more complex
with each day, increasing numbers of people ...... in the service industries such as banking and financial services.
A) has become/had been required
B) will become/have required
C) became/are requiring
D) becomes/are required
E) was becoming/will be required
12-The university ...... which courses will be available next
term by the time the students ...... back from holiday next September.
A) was confirming/are getting B) will have confirmed/get
C) is confirming/are going to get D) will confirm/got
E) has confirmed/will have got
13- According to a report by the prison service, the nation's prisons ...... their total capacity by the end of next year, so they want the government to build some new prisons.
A) had reachedB) are reachingC) have reached
D) reachE) will have reached
14- I...... all the clothes from the wardrobe in the spare room,
so your aunt...... plenty of space when she comes to visit.
A) remove/is havingB) was removing/was having
C) will remove/had D) have removed/will have
E) am removing/has had
15- While the foundations for the new hospital...... , a Roman
column, which is now in the county museum, ......
A) had dug/unearthed
B) has been dug/will be unearthed
C) will be digging/is unearthing
D) is being dug/will have unearthed
E) were being dug/was unearthed
16- The charity requires all group leaders to take a special minibus driving course ...... ensure, as far as possible, the safety of all volunteers.
A) yetB) in order thatC) in case
D) owing toE) so as to
17-The new exhibition centre will provide the country with a large easily accessible facility for international trade shows; ...... it will provide a place for local entertainment events.
A) whetherB) furthermoreC) therefore
D) thusE) so that
18- She was happy about discovering that she had lost three kilograms ...... she had last weighed herself.
A) no soonerB) althoughC) since
D) whileE) so that
19- Scientists have found that a large number of heart disorders
are caused by eating too much fat and sugar; ...... they recommend that people should cut down on the amount of these substances they eat.
A) for fear thatB) thereforeC) on the contrary
D) on the other handE) whereas
20-We'll have to buy a fan; ...... we'll die in this heat.
A) otherwiseB) furthermoreC) however
D) thereforeE) on the contrary
21-...... we start to take pollution seriously, our grandchildren
will inherit a filthy planet with no clean beaches, fishing or trees.
A) Not untilB) UnlessC) By the time
D) WhileE) As long as
22- ...... I think that shopping centre is the best place to buy
provisions, I would never go there at the weekend as it is extremely crowded then.
A) Unless B) BeforeC) Owing to
D) On the other hand E) Even though
23- You should take a spare pen into the examination room ......
your usual one runs out.
A) even ifB) otherwiseC) whereas
D) in caseE) as though
24- ...... the incredibly hot summer this year, the demand for air
conditioning units has been overwhelming.
A) By the timeB) HoweverC) As a result of
D) In addition toE) While
25-The council decided to erect traffic lights at the end of our street ...... the number of accidents occurring there.
A) even thoughB) no matterC) until
D) sinceE) due to
26-...... the team purchased a number of expensive and
talented players during the summer, they haven't performed very well so far this season.
A) AlthoughB) HoweverC) Owing to
D) MoreoverE) Despite
27- The beaches in the north of Britain are the cleanest and most
picturesque in the country, ...... they receive the fewest visitors because of the low temperature of the water.
A) despiteB) thus C) yet D) as E) besides
28- We may as well throw that old vacuum cleaner away. It's useless ...... they no longer manufacture replacement bags for it.
A) althoughB) now thatC) however
D) as far asE) in case
29- ...... had the restoration of their house been completed ......
he was offered a better position with the company at their New York office.
A) Either/orB) No sooner/thanC) Both/and
D) Whether/orE) Only if/while
30- He was ...... the most experienced climber in theexpedition
...... an expert in ice-climbing.
A) yet/still B) whether/orC) no sooner/than
D) not only/but alsoE) so/that
31-...... I turn the TV off now, or are you watching it?
A) WouldB) Do you mindC) Do
D) ShallE) Would you like
32-I remember the long summer days when, after school, we
...... on the banks of the river eating our ice-creams.
A) would sitB) might sitC) may have sat
D) had better sitE) must have sat
33- Most raw materials in Britain ...... by barges on canals, but
today the canals are used mainly by holiday makers.
A) have been transportedB) might be transported
C) used to be transported D) ought to have transported
E) would transport
34- You ...... your eye on your little brother all the time. It will be
very easy to loose him in such a crowded place.
A) must keepB) would keepC) were keeping
D) can keepE) may keep
35- Despite having no experience, somehow, she ...... the
interviewers that she was the best person for the job and they hired her.
A) can convince B) may convince
C) could convince D) was able to convince
E) ought to have convinced
36- I think we ...... Ed to drop the present in when he goes there.
I'm sure he won't mind.
A) must have asked B) might have asked
C) would rather ask D) have asked
E) could ask
37-We ...... our holiday plans now that we have this extra
expense for the repair of the car.
A) must have changedB) had better change
C) used to changeD) would be changing
E) were changing
38-Mirror writing, as the term implies, means putting words down on paper in such a way that they ...... normally only when the page ...... up to a mirror.
A) can be read/is heldB) should be read/held
C) would rather read/holds D) have to read/should be held
E) used to read/had to hold
39-Please accept my apologies for not calling you earlier, but
I...... our head office in London for availability of this item.
A) would contactB) must have contacted
C) had to contact D) should contact
E) used to contact
40-To safeguard life on the Earth, people ...... how to control
and adjust the balances in nature that ...... by their activities.
A) must have learnt/is altering
B) might learn/have altered
C) had to learn/will be altering
D) have learnt/must have altered
E) should learn/are altered
41- Although I...... the private lessons rather boring at the time, I
now realise that I...... the exam without taking them.
A) was finding/might not pass
B) have found/didn't have to pass
C) found/couldn't have passed
D) had found/ought not to pass
E) find/won't be able to pass
42- If they ...... our proposals, they ...... for a more detailed
plan now.
A) hadn't liked/wouldn't be asking
B) haven't liked/didn't ask
C) don't like/are not asking
D) didn't like/haven't asked
E) won't like/don't ask
43-If we ...... to use this room as an office, we ...... all the
junk out of it.
A) hoped/will take B) were hoping/will be taking
C) had hoped/will have taken D) are hoping/ought to take
E) have hoped/would have taken
44-She ...... via Chicago if the travel agent...... her about
direct flights.
A) hadn't flown/could have told
B) wouldn't have flown/had told
C) doesn't fly/will be telling
D) wouldn't fly/has told
E) won't have flown/was telling
45-If the traffic were as light as this every day, I ...... home half
an hour later.
A) will have leftB) ought to be leavingC) will leave
D) might have leftE) could leave
46-Sometimes she wishes she ...... such a demanding job,
because she can hardly do anything else but her job.
A) won't haveB) hasn't hadC) wouldn't have
D) doesn't haveE) didn't have
47- Janice wishes she ...... slimmer, but I don't think she is
overweight at all.
A) would beB) has beenC) is
D) wereE) had been
48- How I wish I...... in tomorrow's match, but the doctor has told
me not to do anything strenuous for a while.
A) would playB) can playC) could play
D) have playedE) am playing
49-I wish you ...... your clothes all over the floor because it
makes the whole place look untidy.
A) can't leaveB) wouldn't leaveC) couldn't leave
D) might not leaveE) don't leave
50-He wishes he ...... his job as he really isn't happy in his
present job at all.
A) won't have changedB) couldn't change
C) hadn't changed D) isn't changing
E) doesn't change
51-This notice board, ...... I pin notes and reminders to, was
bought for me as a present because I keep forgetting things.
A) whichB) that C) where D) — E) what
52- One of the hooks ...... we hang our coats fell off the wall this
morning.
A) whichB) whose C) where D) — E) what
53- Tennyson, ...... poem 'The Lady of Shalott' was adapted and
set to music by Lorena McKinnet, wrote many poems about ancient legends.
A) whichB) — C) where D) whom E) whose
54- The ancient legend about the Lady of Shalott, ...... became
widely known through Tennyson's poem, was also the subject of a famous painting.
A) whoseB) that C) which D) — E) whom
55-In most countries, there are amateur rocket societies for young people, ...... the members can learn about and experiment with space technology.
A) whatB) where C) which D) whom E) whose
56- Did you book the holiday ...... you took on the Island of St
Lucia through a travel agent, or did you arrange it yourself?
A) whatB) when C) how D) that E) where
57- The shop-assistant ...... they were considering firing
because of their poor sales has left anyway.
A) whereB) when C) whom D) which E) whose
58-Mr Parker, ...... is also head of the department, is teaching
us English Literature this year.
A) whoB) whose C) whom D) which E) that
59-I will never forget the day ...... I arrived back in England
from Germany as I admired the beautiful hills as if I had seen them for the first time.
A) whoseB) when C) why D) where E) whom
60-The fact that he doesn't like the new manager is the reason
...... he is unhappy at work.
A) whereB) why C) whom D) what E) when
61- He stopped ...... the engine a rest because the temperature
gauge indicated that the engine was very hot and he feared that it was close to overheating.
A) giving B) to be givingC) to give
D) having givenE) to have given
62- Most of the underground cities in Cappadocia were dug by early Christian communities, but some are believed ...... extensions of much earlier dwellings ...... by the Hittites.
A) to be/madeB) being/make C) having been/making
D) been/to be madeE) to have been/having made
63- Have you noticed that he never stops ...... and always finds
something ...... in other people's work?
A) having moaned/criticise B) moan/to be criticising
C) to be moaning/to have criticised D) moaning/to criticise
E) to moan/criticising
64-Because they don't really need a large house these days, from time to time my parents consider ...... to a smaller place, but then, they always decide ...... where they are.
A) to move/staying
B) having moved/having stayed
C) move/to be staying
D) being moved/to have stayed
E) moving/to stay
65- Please don't forget...... Simon if he would mind ...... a
present back to England with him next week.
A) asking/to takeB) to have asked/to be taking
C) to ask/taking D) being asked/having taken
E) to be asking/being taken
66- You won't regret...... jobs as this company is a pleasure ......
for.
A) to change/working
B) changing/to work
C) to be changed/having worked
D) being changed/to be worked
E) having changed/worked
67-It is difficult ...... what life in Alaska is like without
actually ...... the conditions there.
A) imagining/to experience
B) having imagined/to be experienced
C) to imagine/experiencing
D) to have imagined/experience
E) imagine/having experienced
68- Collectors ...... with gemstones are called lapidaries, from the
Latin lapis...... "stone."
A) to work/means B) having worked/to mean
C) work/having meant D) working/meaning
E) to be working/meant
69- We were extremely lucky ...... the boat after ...... up in
traffic for hours.
A) to be caught/having heldB) catching/to have held
C) having caught/holding D) being caught/to be held
E) to catch/being held
70- My Professor advised me ...... the 'Introduction to English
Literature' course before ...... literature in more detail.
A) taking/to be studyingB) taken/having studied
C) to take/studyingD) having taken/to study
E) to be taken/study
71-...... alone in extremely hot or cold conditions is
particularly dangerous, but this obvious fact hasn't stopped enthusiasts ...... their lives while engaging in their sport.
A) Having climbed/to riskB) To climb/to have risked
C) To be climbing/for risking D) Climbing/from risking
E) To have climbed/risk
72-Our employees know that they have a good chance ......
which helps ...... them in their work.
A) of being promoted/to motivate
B) having been promoted/with motivating
C) to promoting/to have motivated
D) to have promoted/motivate
E) for having promoted/motivating
73- Brunei is one of the few ...... countries in the world without
personal income tax.
A) to remainB) remainingC) remained
D) having remainedE) to have remained
74- They don't like ...... more than they have to for electricity,
so they are careful...... things off around the house.
A) to pay/to be switchedB) paying/having switched
C) having paid/for switching D) to pay/about switching
E) to be paying/having switched
75-I'm very keen ...... the karate club in order to learn how
...... myself.
A) joining/defendingB) on joining/defend
C) to join/to defend D) for joining/to be defended
E) having joined/defended
76-Many critics and listeners regard Beethoven as ......
composer who ever lived.
A) so fineB) the finestC) too fine
D) a finerE) a very fine
77- Although the twins are identical, their personalities are ......
chalk and cheese.
A) too different forB) different enough
C) so different that D) the most different
E) as different as
78- Equatorial forests of South America, Africa and the Malaysian region are ...... jungles in the world.
A) so dense asB) too denseC) the densest
D) dense enoughE) denser than
79-The boat was sinking ...... for the crew to lower all the
lifeboats in time, so some people had to jump overboard.
A) quick enoughB) so quickly that
C) too quickly D) more quickly than
E) as quick as
8O- As the British national health service is not ...... reliable
...... it was a few decades ago, many people choose to go to private hospitals.
A) much/thanB) such/thatC) so/that
D) as/asE) too/for
81- As a result of the efforts by the government and environmen-
talists, British beaches are ...... now ...... they were a few years ago.
A) too clean/forB) the cleanest/that C) so clean/that D) cleaner/thanE) clean enough/for
82-Making a parachute jump has been ...... experience I've had
so far in my life.
A) quite a frightened B) more frightening
C) the most frightening D) so frightening that
E) as frightened as
83-It is ...... winter ...... the electrical shops cannot keep up
with the demand for electric heaters.
A) such a. cold/thatB) a colder/than C) so cold/as D) the coldest/ofE) too cold/than
84- It was ...... way to their house from the station ...... we
regretted not having hired a taxi.
A) as long/asB) such a long/that C) much longer/than D) too long/forE) the longest/as
85- I had never seen ...... food consumed at one meal...... there
was at her brother's wedding.
A) many more/thanB) very much/for C) so much/as D) such a lot of/thatE) the most/that
86-Maybe we should buy ...... new curtains for ...... guest
room before your friend comes to stay.
A) other/anyB) these/otherC) a few/a
D) any/anotherE) some/the
87-Although ...... Philippines consists of more than 7.OOO
islands and islets, the 11 largest islands account for more than 9O percent of ...... total national land area.
A) the/anyB) some/—C) —/a