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6 (adjective - adverb - noun clauses)

- Adjective
- Adverb
- Noun clauses

Choose the best answer.

I don’t know _______ to telephone.
- A) whom did Tom want
- B) why was Tom going
- C) when is Tom
- D) who Tom was going
No one seemed to know _______.
- A) why was he angry
- B) which party has won
- C) when the festival was due to start
- D) what is his latest decision
“Why don’t we go out for dinner?” His wife suggested that _______.
- A) they would go out for dinner
- B) they should go out for dinner
- C) we will go out for dinner
- D) we’d like to go out for dinner
“Oh dear! It looks as if it is going to rain again.” Mother was afraid that _______.
- A) it was raining again
- B) it was going to rain
- C) it is going to rain again
- D) it looked like rain again
“Fantastic! I’ve actually passed my exam!” exclaimed Janet. Janet was delighted to find that _______.
- A) I’d passed my exam
- B) I’ve passed my exam
- C) she’s passed her exam
- D) she’d passed her exam
I doubt ______ anybody knows how to solve the housing problem in Turkey.
- A) whether
- B) which
- C) why
- D) what
It is important that you _______ late.
- A) don’t be
- B) won’t be
- C) not to be
- D) not be
The doctor recommended that she _______ in bed for a few days.
- A) will stay
- B) stay
- C) would stay
- D) to stay
The bank manager suggested that I ______ again the following year.
- A) should apply
- B) applied
- C) to apply
- D) would apply
_______ is still uncertain.
- A) Why did they lose the match
- B) He is really guilty
- C) When will they come
- D) Who first reported the fire
The accused pretended that he _______ the lawyer’s question.
- A) didn’t understand
- B) hasn’t understood
- C) doesn’t understand
- D) wouldn’t understand
His doctor recommended that he ______ taking sleeping pills for a while.
- A) would try
- B) should try
- C) tries
- D) tried
_______ next was lost in the general uproar.
- A) What the speaker said
- B) That the speaker said
- C) What did the speaker say
- D) The speaker said that
_______ is where you get all your energy from.
- A) It amazes me
- B) That amazes me
- C) What amazes me
- D) That amazed me
_______ me to do is out of question.
- A) What you are asking
- B) How you are asking
- C) That you ask
- D) That you asked
No one doubted _______ sincere in his beliefs.
- A) what he was
- B) that he was
- C) why was he
- D) that he is
He didn’t even apologize. This made her really angry. _______ he didn’t even apologize made her really angry.
- A) Why
- B) What
- C) The fact that
- D) The reason
_______ made her angry was the fact that her husband had forgotten her birthday.
- A) Why
- B) The fact that
- C) What
- D) The thing
On entering the restaurant, I immediately realized _____ so popular.
- A) why was it
- B) how is it
- C) the fact that was
- D) why it was
Where the pilot finally managed to land _______.
- A) is not known
- B) nobody knows;
- C) we don’t know
- D) nobody knew
Teachers have found the overhead projector to be invaluable as a teaching aid. Teachers have found that the overhead projector _____.
- A) to be invaluable as a teaching aid
- B) is invaluable as a teaching aid
- C) was invaluable as a teaching aid
- D) invaluable as a teaching aid
The law requires that all cars _______ regularly tested for safety and efficiency.
- A) should be
- B) to be
- C) were to be
- D) have to be
I assured him that he _______ pneumonia.
- A) should get
- B) would get
- C) get
- D) gets
He began to realize that he _______ mistake.
- A) is making
- B) has made
- C) had made
- D) will make
The Prime minister warned that higher wages _____ higher prices.
- A) would mean
- B) will mean
- C) mean
- D) to mean
Many people considered it to be cruel to send animals in rockets into outer space. Many people consider that _______ cruel to send animals in rockets into further space.
- A) to be
- B) it to be
- C) it is
- D) it was
The Prime Minister clearly suspects his party to have little chance of winning the next election. The Prime Minister clearly suspects that his party _______ little chance of winning the next election.
- A) to have
- B) has
- C) would have
- D) had
The witness later disclosed the evidence to have been destroyed. The witness later disclosed that the evidence _______.
- A) to be destroyed
- B) had been destroyed
- C) has been destroyed
- D) would be destroyed
Researches have now proved that earlier theories _______ incorrect.
- A) were
- B) had been
- C) to have been
- D) to be
“May I have my letters addressed in care of your office?” asked Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor asked if ______ letters addressed in care of ______ office.
- A) he may have his / my
- B) I might have my / your
- C) he may have his / his
- D) he might have his / my
The doctor says, “The moisture in the air might affect your breathing.” He thinks that the moisture in the air _______.
- A) might affect my breathing
- B) might affect your breathing
- C) would affect my breathing
- D) may affect your breathing
“I’d love to come.” she said. She said _______ to come.
- A) she’d liked
- B) I’d like
- C) she’d like
- D) I’d liked
“Which of these films have you seen?” My friend asked me which of the films _______.
- A) have I seen
- B) I had seen
- C) you had seen
- D) have you seen
“Whom did you see at the concert last night?” She asked us whom _______ the other night.
- A) I’d seen
- B) we’d seen
- C) we saw
- D) I saw
They asked, “Is the work going to be easy?” They wondered if _____.
- A) was work going to be easy
- B) the work is going to be easy
- C) the work was easy
- D) the work was going to be easy
He asked “Have you read The old Man and the Sea, Ted?” He wanted to know if _______ The old Man and the Sea .
- A) I’d read
- B) he’d read
- C) I have read
- D) he has read
“Please give me a pain killer.” the patient said. The patient begged the nurse _______ a pain killer.
- A) to give her
- B) she would give her
- C) she would give me
- D) to give me
“Don’t eat those cherries, they are poisonous,” said David. David _______ not to eat those cherries because they were poisonous.
- A) didn’t want me
- B) said to me that
- C) warned me
- D) suggested that
“Did she agree with me?” He wondered if _______.
- A) she’d agreed with he
- B) she agreed with him
- C) she’d agreed with him
- D) she’d agree with him
I wanted to know why no one _______.
- A) had come
- B) hadn’t come
- C) has come
- D) hasn’t come
Everybody said, “We’re glad the danger is over.” Everybody said that _______.
- A) he was glad the danger was over
- B) they are glad the danger is over
- C) they were glad the danger was over
- D) he is glad the danger is over
_______ was to have dinner after the meeting.
- A) What we are to do
- B) Which we needed
- C) What I wanted to do
- D) Why he comes
I recommended that the patient _______ on as soon as possible.
- A) is operated
- B) operated
- C) would be operated
- D) be operated
George told me that _______ with his roommate next semester.
- A) he’d rather not live
- B) he wouldn’t have lived
- C) he won’t live
- D) he hadn’t lived
“I’ll hit you!” _______ to hit me.
- A) He suggested
- B) He threatened
- C) He promised
- D) He offered
“Would you like to come to my party?” He invited her _______.
- A) she’d like to come to his party
- B) she’d like to come to my party
- C) if she’d come to his party
- D) to come to his party
I didn’t hear _______ because there was so much noise where I was sitting.
- A) what was he saying
- B) what he has said
- C) what did he say
- D) what he said
I had hoped _______ my letter.
- A) that she answer
- B) she answers
- C) that she would answer
- D) she will answer
I have no idea _______.
- A) what does this word mean
- B) why he has left
- C) when will he arrive
- D) how was he killed
“Let’s go to the cinema this evening,” she said. She suggested that they _______ to the cinema that evening.
- A) should go
- B) would go
- C) will go
- D) had gone
A: Are you going to complain to the police?
B: Yes, that is _______.
- A) what I have done
- B) what I’m going to do
- C) what I was going to do
- D) what I would do
He _______ to me that he had written a new book.
- A) told
- B) tells
- C) has said
- D) said
She said _______ to walk back home.
- A) she’d rather
- B) she’d prefer
- C) she’d better
- D) she has got
I knew that _______ would be difficult.
- A) their coming
- B) they would come
- C) they came
- D) they were coming
It is important that _______ the bilateral talks.
- A) he attend
- B) he attends
- C) he attended
- D) he’ll attend
We urge that the plans _______.
- A) not approved
- B) not be approved
- C) not to be approved
- D) won’t be approved
We now insist that all cars _____ seat belts to reduce the death toll.
- A) to have
- B) will have
- C) have had
- D) have
_______ makes visiting him very difficult.
- A) The fact that he is very busy
- B) The reason why he is very busy
- C) What I know is that he is very busy
- D) It is a fact that he is very busy
_______ was clear from his letter.
- A) He was angry
- B) He resented being treated rudely
- C) That he was not interested
- D) What I knew
The fact that the experts say stagnation will continue for some time _______.
- A) industry will suffer a lot
- B) we should be prepared for higher inflation
- C) is annoying
- D) we cannot avoid it
If grades are going to be given to students for their reports, it is suggested that these _______ for expression and use of language.
- A) given
- B) to be given
- C) are given
- D) be given
_______ best is riding horses.
- A) She likes
- B) That she likes
- C) What she liked
- D) What she likes
We had hoped _______ the game, but other team played very well.
- A) the National Team to win
- B) that the National Team win
- C) that the National Team would win
- D) the National Team’s winning
It is important that he _______ his reservations by Saturday.
- A) will confirm
- B) confirm
- C) confirms
- D) must confirm
He asked me if I had ever played the piano. He asked me, “____?”
- A) Do you ever play the piano
- B) Did you ever play the piano
- C) Have I ever played the piano
- D) Have you ever played the piano
The doctor asked the patient if she had had a heart attack before. The doctor asked the patient,” _______ a heart attack before ?”
- A) Has she had
- B) Have you had
- C) Did she have
- D) Did you have
It is urgent that he _______ on time.
- A) arrived
- B) will arrive
- C) would arrive
- D) arrive
It is important that you _______ honest.
- A) will be
- B) be
- C) were
- D) to be
The doctor recommended that I _______ weight.
- A) should lose
- B) would lose
- C) must lose
- D) will lose
Julia must understand the question. It is necessary. It is necessary that Julia _______ the question.
- A) understood
- B) understands
- C) must understand
- D) should understand
Bill must talk to the teacher. It is urgent. It is urgent that Bill _______ to the teacher.
- A) must talk
- B) talk
- C) talks
- D) has talked
_______ because he got bored so easily.
- A) Why he left early
- B) Why he was embarrassed
- C) Why did he get angry
- D) Why he acted as he did was
I can’t imagine _______.
- A) why did he recommend him
- B) who recommended him for training
- C) when will he recommend me
- D) how will he recommend him
What would have suited him better _______.
- A) would be to be a politician
- B) to give up smoking
- C) he shouldn’t have married her
- D) than his father’s job
I suggested that she _______ a doctor.
- A) will see
- B) would see
- C) must see
- D) see
I don’t know _______.
- A) they were thinking about
- B) that they were thinking about
- C) what do they think about
- D) what they were thinking about
I insisted that he _______ me the money.
- A) was paid
- B) be paid
- C) pay
- D) will pay
It is not probable that _______ in the next ten years.
- A) the world’s population stopped
- B) man must discover a cure for cancer
- C) computers must become more important
- D) air pollution will decrease
_______ still puzzles me.
- A) He got selected president
- B) Where they got the idea from
- C) He has got a lot of money
- D) How can they beat us
I don’t know much about art but I know_______.
- A) what I like
- B) who is a good artist
- C) what is it like
- D) why are people paying that much
Do you think _______ man will travel to Mars in this century?
- A) is it possible that
- B) it is possible that
- C) will it be possible
- D) it became possible
Mike must explain his idea. It is important. It is important that Mike _______ his ideas.
- A) explain
- B) will explain
- C) explains
- D) would explain
Why is it necessary that _______?
- A) for him to study
- B) he will have an operation
- C) he consult an expert
- D) he applied for a job
He advised that she _______ the bad news.
- A) not be told
- B) not to be told
- C) isn’t told
- D) wouldn’t tell
He asked us whom we would visit. He asked us, “Whom _______?”
- A) will you visit
- B) would you visit
- C) you will visit
- D) we would visit
The teacher insisted on the students’ arriving punctually for their lessons. The teacher insisted that the students _______ punctually for their lessons.
- A) had arrived
- B) should arrive
- C) would arrive
- D) have to arrive
Most people don’t even know _______.
- A) why has he resigned
- B) where was he buried
- C) what good music is
- D) where did they take him
I refuse to believe her having told me the truth. I refuse to believe that she _______ me the truth.
- A) tell
- B) tells
- C) had told
- D) would tell
They proposed that a new highway_______.
- A) should build
- B) must build
- C) to be built
- D) be built
It is desirable that no one else _______ about the problem.
- A) doesn’t know
- B) know
- C) to know
- D) will know
That she was chosen Miss Turkey _______.
- A) made me happy
- B) nobody was glad about it
- C) everybody approved it
- D) everyone present voted in her favor
Whether they do it or not _______.
- A) don’t make any difference
- B) depends on various factors
- C) created a big problem
- D) will cause a lot of disturbance
I am satisfied _______.
- A) that she came third in the competition.
- B) it was our victory against enemies
- C) what you promised to do
- D) will make her happy, I believe
The fact that they blamed us for the accident _______.
- A) which was not our fault
- B) was surprising
- C) at which a person was killed
- D) I wasn’t involved
_______ is a fact.
- A) That the poor have a hard life
- B) The world is round
- C) He came first
- D) What is he saying
Did _______ help him in his career?
- A) the fact that his father was a professor
- B) he was rich and friendly
- C) that he won a scholarship
- D) his teacher recommended him
It is incredible that _______.
- A) she study very hard
- B) will be the result
- C) he undergo an operation
- D) he has passed his exams
It is necessary that everyone _______ here on time.
- A) will be
- B) be
- C) are
- D) to be
“If I were you, I’d open a bank account because interest is high now” I told her. I suggested that she _______ a saving account.
- A) would open
- B) will open
- C) open
- D) had opened
Our teacher wishes he _______ another profession.
- A) chose
- B) had chosen
- C) would choose
- D) has chosen
I wish the teacher ______ us more about the exam before it takes place.
- A) would tell
- B) has told
- C) had told
- D) tells
I wish you _______ here now. I miss you a lot.
- A) are
- B) were
- C) had been
- D) will be
I wish you _______. I’m sure you would enjoy joining us.
- A) could come
- B) had come
- C) may come
- D) would come
She won’t help me. I wish she _______ me.
- A) will help
- B) would help
- C) helps
- D) had helped
I wish I _______ the last bus. Now I’ll have to walk.
- A) didn’t miss
- B) hadn’t missed
- C) wouldn’t miss
- D) wouldn’t have missed
Don’t you wish we _______ tonight?
- A) weren’t going
- B) aren’t going
- C) don’t go
- D) hadn’t gone
It is raining. I wish it _______.
- A) hadn’t rain
- B) didn’t rain
- C) weren’t raining
- D) isn’t raining
When it was too late, he wished he _______ a better husband.
- A) has been
- B) had been
- C) were
- D) would be
You can’t change things simply by wishing they _______ different.
- A) are
- B) will be
- C) would be
- D) were
I wish he _______ to Tokyo with me last weekend.
- A) came
- B) would come
- C) had come
- D) could come
I wish that you _______ such a bad headache because I’m sure that you’d have enjoyed the party.
- A) didn’t have
- B) hadn’t had
- C) wouldn’t have
- D) won’t have
I wish that I _______ with you last summer.
- A) went
- B) could go
- C) have gone
- D) could’ve gone
You might have cleaned the bath after you’d used it. I wish you _______ the bath after using it.
- A) had cleaned
- B) cleaned
- C) would clean
- D) clean
You might come to work a bit earlier on Mondays. I wish you _______ a bit earlier on Mondays.
- A) had come
- B) would’ve come
- C) were coming
- D) would come
You might have remembered my birthday. I wish you _______ my birthday.
- A) had remembered
- B) remembered
- C) would remember
- D) could remember
You might make less noise. If only you _______ less noise.
- A) had made
- B) made
- C) would make
- D) might make
If only I _____ busy yesterday. I could have helped you with the problem.
- A) weren’t
- B) hadn’t been
- C) wasn’t
- D) haven’t been
He wishes his father _____ him some shoes before the new term starts.
- A) was buying
- B) was going to buy
- C) would buy
- D) had bought
I wish our school _______ a bigger library than it has.
- A) had had
- B) would have
- C) had
- D) will have
I wish we _______ late for this film. I can’t follow the story.
- A) didn’t arrive
- B) hadn’t arrived
- C) wouldn’t arrive
- D) wouldn’t have arrived
She wishes she _______ younger than she is.
- A) were
- B) would be
- C) had been
- D) is
A: Janet couldn’t come to the concert last night.
B: I wish she _______ .
- A) is able to come
- B) was able to come
- C) could have come
- D) had come
I couldn’t get through the traffic in time. I wish I _______ through the traffic in time.
- A) am able to get
- B) had been able to get
- C) was able to get
- D) would have got
My father wasn’t able to pay the money back. I wish my father _______ the money back.
- A) could have paid
- B) were able to pay
- C) could pay
- D) would be able to pay
It is a pity you drink too much. If only you _______ so much.
- A) don’t drink
- B) won’t drink
- C) didn’t drink
- D) hadn’t drunk
It is a pity that we rejected their proposal. If only we _______ their proposal.
- A) won’t reject
- B) hadn’t rejected
- C) wouldn’t reject
- D) didn’t reject
A: I must go home now.
B: I wish you _______ home now.
- A) don’t have to go
- B) mustn’t have gone
- C) didn’t have to go
- D) needn’t have gone
A: Don’t you have enough time to learn English?
B: No, I don’t. I wish I _______ time to learn English.
- A) did have
- B) had had
- C) do have
- D) will have
The bus always stops at every bus-stop. I wish it ______ at every bus-stop.
- A) didn’t stop
- B) would stop
- C) hadn’t stopped
- D) won’t stop
The party was so bad that they left early. They wish _______.
- A) they didn’t go
- B) they wouldn’t have gone
- C) they didn’t have to go
- D) they hadn’t gone
A: Sandy had an accident because she wasn’t careful.
B: If only she _______.
- A) had been careful
- B) were careful
- C) would be careful
- D) would have been careful
A: Robert is unhappy because he can’t find his passport.
B: If only he _______.
- A) could have found it
- B) had been able to find
- C) could find it
- D) had found it
A: We have to cancel the match because it is raining.
B: If only it _______.
- A) won’t be raining
- B) isn’t raining
- C) didn’t rain
- D) weren’t raining
A: Mary is sorry that she bought such an expensive dress.
B: If only she _______ such an expensive dress.
- A) didn’t buy
- B) wouldn’t have bought
- C) hadn’t bought
- D) could have bought
Don’t you think it is significant _______?
- A) in case he fails
- B) that he has been re-elected
- C) how comfortable is it
- D) if we had been offered the job
Water is a compound _______ molecule consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
- A) which
- B) whom
- C) whose
- D) of which
A dynamo is a machine _______ is used for producing electricity.
- A) who
- B) which
- C) whom
- D) of which
The student couldn’t remember the year _______ Hitler was born.
- A) when
- B) which
- C) at which
- D) where
That is the hotel _______ I stayed at.
- A) where
- B) which
- C) that
- D) whose
Hydrogen is an element _______ atomic number is 1 and _______ atomic weight is 1.008.
- A) whose / whose
- B) of which / whose
- C) which / of which
- D) which / which
Neron, _______ was Emperor of Rome, from 45 to 68 A.D, is believed to have murdered both his mother and his wife.
- A) whom
- B) whose
- C) who
- D) that
Marlon Brando, _______, is a friend of my fathers.
- A) whose son is in jail now
- B) which is famous worldwide
- C) that you met at the seminar
- D) has just arrived in Spain
The problem was with the battery _______ a dead cell.
- A) that has
- B) which had
- C) who had
- D) in which has
There were fifty questions on the test, _______.
- A) either was easy
- B) all of which were difficult
- C) all of them were very hard
- D) all of whom were very interested
I’m looking for something with _______ I can clean the board.
- A) whom
- B) which
- C) that
- D) whose
Gentlemen, from _______ we expect politeness, ought not to lose their tempers.
- A) which
- B) who
- C) whom
- D) where
Your information, for _______ I’m grateful, is very helpful.
- A) that
- B) which
- C) whom
- D) whose
Men _______ work is good receive high wages.
- A) who
- B) that
- C) whom
- D) whose
He did his medical training at a hospital _______.
- A) who is very famous as a surgeon
- B) of which is located just beside a river
- C) which specializes in heart surgery
- D) whose patients are treated very carefully
That evening we went to the opera, _______.
- A) where we met the newly appointed general director
- B) that was opened last week by the Minister of Culture
- C) which were fully booked
- D) when all the lights went out
His father, _______, said he didn’t like to work.
- A) that had retired a few weeks ago
- B) he gave a series of interviews
- C) is an electrical engineer
- D) who was already over sixty - five
Mr. Benson, _______, shot himself.
- A) that was known to be very rich
- B) whose firm closed because of complaints
- C) we haven’t ever met him
- D) he owns several factories
Crops can now be grown in deserts _______.
- A) most of them are in Africa
- B) it was impossible to cultivate the land
- C) where farming would be impossible without irrigation
- D) these are known as dry areas
The boys _______ are having special lessons.
- A) which need more care
- B) they are behind the other boys
- C) who have been offered a scholarship
- D) their fathers own factories
It was they _______.
- A) who told us the news
- B) are against the proposal
- C) when they came to see us
- D) which is very late
They refused to be reasonable about the delay, _______.
- A) the rain was late
- B) that caused a lot of trouble
- C) which made me angry
- D) whose passengers were tourists
George ordered an enormous steak, _______.
- A) it wasn’t well – done
- B) which cost him a lot
- C) was very delicious
- D) he ate all by himself
The students in the early class, _______, did very well on yesterday’s maths test.
- A) they study very hard all semester
- B) very few of them had studied very hard
- C) most of whom had studied the night before
- D) they studied hard last week
He forgot to get the tickets, _______.
- A) whose wife got very angry with him
- B) his wife had booked yesterday
- C) where his wife wanted to see
- D) which annoyed his wife very much
It is nuclear war, which could exterminate mankind, _______.
- A) which is a great danger
- B) its power is unquestionable
- C) that we must avoid
- D) everybody knows it is dangerous
The book was ______ boring ______ I only could read two chapters.
- A) such / that
- B) so / that
- C) very / that
- D) too / that
It was ______ a boring book ______ I only could read two chapters.
- A) such / that
- B) so / that
- C) too / as
- D) very / as
_______ you talk to him, _______ you like him.
- A) Much / the more
- B) The more / the less
- C) More / more
- D) The most / the most
_______ I didn’t know anybody at the reception, I had a good time.
- A) In spite of that
- B) Even so
- C) Even if
- D) Even though
_____ I’ve finished “A Tale of Two Cities, I’ll read “Oliver Twist”.
- A) Therefore
- B) Even if
- C) Though
- D) Now that
No sooner had I opened the door _______ the telephone rang.
- A) when
- B) before
- C) than
- D) as soon as
_______ you’re happy about it, I have no objection.
- A) As long as
- B) Whatever
- C) Therefore
- D) Even so
He didn’t have any money, _______ he couldn’t buy a ticket.
- A) moreover
- B) however
- C) because
- D) consequently
He had enough money to buy a ticket, _____, he decided not to go.
- A) consequently
- B) nevertheless
- C) moreover
- D) because
He wanted to go with us; _______ he packed his suitcase.
- A) so
- B) nevertheless
- C) moreover
- D) but
It is late; _______, it is raining cats and dogs.
- A) therefore
- B) nevertheless
- C) because
- D) moreover
I didn’t have enough time; _______, I couldn’t go.
- A) nevertheless
- B) moreover
- C) therefore
- D) however
She’s been working for eight hours; _______, she is tired.
- A) consequently
- B) however
- C) nevertheless
- D) because
I’ll finish this. Then I’ll join you. When I _______ this, I’ll join you.
- A) was finished
- B) will finish
- C) finished
- D) have finished
She dressed the child in a heavy overcoat, _______ he should catch cold.
- A) because
- B) therefore
- C) however
- D) lest
I’ve written it down for her, _______ she forgets it.
- A) so as to
- B) therefore
- C) in case
- D) in order to
I will go home for vacation as soon as I _______ my exams.
- A) will finish
- B) finish
- C) am finishing
- D) finished
When she arrived, I was pretty fed up, because I _______ since eight o’clock.
- A) had been waiting
- B) have waited
- C) have been waiting
- D) had waited
We left early _______ avoid the traffic.
- A) because
- B) so as not to
- C) so as to
- D) not to
They tiptoed up the stairs _______ wake the children.
- A) in order to
- B) so as not to
- C) so as to
- D) because of
We won’t go unless the weather _______ fine.
- A) will be
- B) is
- C) won’t be
- D) isn’t
I was on vacation; _______, I didn’t get your letter.
- A) therefore
- B) however
- C) even if
- D) although
Dr. King gives interesting lectures; _______, he is very popular with his students.
- A) however
- B) consequently
- C) but also
- D) not only
Robert didn’t study for the test; _______ he did very veil.
- A) consequently
- B) therefore
- C) moreover
- D) nevertheless
James wants to buy a new car, _____ he doesn’t have enough money.
- A) however
- B) therefore
- C) moreover
- D) consequently
He found everything rather strange, as he _______ abroad before.
- A) would never
- B) had never been
- C) has never been
- D) will never be
_______ coal reserves are abundant, taking advantage of them requires an active program of development.
- A) Even though
- B) Therefore
- C) So that
- D) Nevertheless
_______ the price of petrol is so high, I can’t afford to run a car any more.
- A) However
- B) Now that
- C) So that
- D) Even though
_______ the bans remained in force, Turkey could not claim to be fully democratic.
- A) Unless
- B) Provided
- C) As long as
- D) Because of
Doctors often use X-rays _____ they can pass through skin and flesh.
- A) so that
- B) as long as
- C) provided
- D) nevertheless
Within another hundred years we will have to find alternative sources of energy, _______ the world’s reserves of oil will not last that long.
- A) so that
- B) since
- C) unless
- D) while
An airline pilot and a racing driver are similar _______ they must possess good judgment and the ability to react quickly in a crisis.
- A) however
- B) so that
- C) in that
- D) even if
They built a high fence around the building _______ no one could get out.
- A) as
- B) so that
- C) since
- D) because
The old woman had to stand all the way _______ no one let her sit down on the bus.
- A) so
- B) so that
- C) since
- D) although
He stole the money _______ I warned him not to.
- A) due to
- B) in case
- C) because
- D) although
We were _______ late _______ we missed the plane to Istanbul.
- A) so / that
- B) such / than
- C) very / then
- D) too / to
I had to work until midnight _______ I was very tired.
- A) although
- B) so that
- C) in case
- D) provided that
_______ I took an aspirin, I still have a headache.
- A) Even though
- B) Nevertheless
- C) Because
- D) As
A: You studied hard. Did you pass the test?
B: No, _______ I studied hard, I didn’t pass the test.
- A) because
- B) as
- C) even though
- D) unless
It was cold; _______ we went on a picnic.
- A) even though
- B) nevertheless
- C) so
- D) while
_______ he had a broken leg, he continued to go to class.
- A) Nevertheless
- B) In spite of the fact that
- C) In spite of
- D) Because of
Some people are fat, _______ others are thin.
- A) because
- B) in spite of
- C) despite of
- D) whereas
_______ some students think physics is easy, others find it difficult.
- A) As
- B) even
- C) Nevertheless
- D) While
Do you want to walk? The rain has stopped. _______ the rain’s stopped, do you want to walk?
- A) In spite of
- B) As long as
- C) Now that
- D) Due to
_______ it’s raining, I think I’ll stay at home.
- A) As long as
- B) Because of
- C) Despite of
- D) On the other hand
_______ Monday is a national holiday, all government offices will be closed.
- A) Whereas
- B) Since
- C) While
- D) Because of
I’ll eat lunch with you _______ there is enough for both of us.
- A) provided
- B) so as
- C) therefore
- D) whereas
We’ll get along just fine _______ he minds his own business.
- A) as
- B) therefore
- C) as long as
- D) so that
Apparently Betty is jealous ______ I get better grades than she does.
- A) in spite of
- B) in case
- C) moreover
- D) because
_______ I apologized, he looked as if he wanted to strangle me.
- A) In spite of
- B) Even though
- C) Because
- D) Therefore
The government puts up taxes _______ get more money from us.
- A) in order to
- B) as
- C) because
- D) so that
I wrote down the address _______ I wouldn’t forget it.
- A) because
- B) so as to
- C) so that
- D) as
Roy talks _______ nonsense that no one listens to him any more.
- A) although
- B) as if
- C) like
- D) such
She doesn’t mind working overtime _______ she’s paid for it.
- A) provided that
- B) so that
- C) as a result
- D) in case
We have to do the job _______ we like it or not.
- A) if
- B) whether
- C) unless
- D) provided that
I did my homework _______ our teacher had instructed.
- A) as
- B) in order that
- C) for fear that
- D) so that
I’ll give you my telephone number _______ you want to get in touch with me again.
- A) although
- B) in case
- C) so that
- D) as if
I obeyed her _______ she should be angry.
- A) provided that
- B) but
- C) unless
- D) lest
Please turn down the TV. I want to be able to get to sleep. Please turn down the TV so that _______.
- A) I am getting to sleep
- B) I’ll be able to sleep
- C) I could get to sleep
- D) I can get to sleep
Please be quiet so that _______.
- A) the teacher will get angry
- B) I can hear what the teacher is saying
- C) I heard what the teacher said
- D) to hear what the teacher is saying
Mike decided to become an anthropologist _______.
- A) so he can study the life of a primitive tribe
- B) that’s why he will watch the documentary film on a primitive tribe
- C) after he saw a documentary film on a primitive tribe
- D) due to the fact that the film is- on a primitive tribe
“Having seen that film before, she wants to see a different one.” means: _______
- A) As she has seen a different film before, she can see this film.
- B) Because she’s seen that film before, she wants to go to different one.
- C) As she’d seen that film before, she wanted to see a different one.
- D) Because she wants to see that film, she can watch it.
“Having worked all day, I was tired last night.” means: _______.
- A) As I had worked all day, I was feeling tired last night.
- B) I worked tiringly hard all day yesterday.
- C) Since I’ve worked all day, I am tired now.
- D) Because I was tired last night, I worked all day.
“I got to the airport at 9.15. My plane left ten minutes later.” means: _______.
- A) My plane had left ten minutes ago.
- B) Before I got to the airport, my plane had taken off.
- C) I got to the airport just before my plane left.
- D) I couldn’t catch my plane.
Since he’s not interested in classical music, he _______.
- A) hasn’t gone to the concert
- B) would have gone to the concert
- C) had decided not to go to the concert
- D) was supposed to go to the concert
_______ the semester is finished, I’m going to rest a few days and then take a trip.
- A) Whenever
- B) Now that
- C) In spite of
- D) In order to
This is _______ book that I don’t think I’ll finish it.
- A) such a boring
- B) very boring
- C) such boring
- D) so boring
I can’t repair the dishwasher myself _______.
- A) that it has broken down
- B) because I had it repaired
- C) so I will get someone to do it for me
- D) unless the repairman had helped me
I’ve gained _______ weight that I can’t wear any of my old clothes.
- A) so many
- B) too many
- C) so much
- D) too much
I’ve met _______ people in the last few days that I can’t possibly remember all of their names.
- A) so many
- B) too many
- C) so much
- D) too much
Ever since I was a child, I _______ afraid of dogs.
- A) am
- B) was
- C) have been
- D) will be
Janet’s contact lens popped out while she _______.
- A) was playing
- B) is playing
- C) has been playing
- D) played
Be sure to reread your composition for errors before you _______ it in to the teacher tomorrow.
- A) are handed
- B) hand
- C) having handed
- D) handed
By the time I leave this city, I _______ here for ten years.
- A) have lived
- B) would have lived
- C) will live
- D) will have lived
“We can’t leave now. We have to wait Peggy.” means: _______.
- A) We can’t leave because Peggy isn’t here.
- B) We must leave now, because Peggy is waiting for us.
- C) Peggy is waiting; we can’t leave.
- D) We must stay here until Peggy arrives.
“_______ the terrible weather, we enjoyed ourselves.
- A) In spite of
- B) Because
- C) Although
- D) However
“My roommate walked into the room. Immediately, I knew that something was wrong.” means: _______ I knew that something was wrong.
- A) As soon as my roommate entered the room,
- B) Before my roommate walked into the room,
- C) By the time my roommate came into the room,
- D) After my roommate came into the room,
_______ the harm she’s done him, he still loves her.
- A) In spite of
- B) Although
- C) Because
- D) Even though
_______ hard I try, I still can’t do it.
- A) In spite of
- B) Although
- C) Therefore
- D) However
_______ quickly you work, you’ll never catch up.
- A) Although
- B) even though
- C) Moreover
- D) However
You’d better leave now. _______, you’ll have to get a taxi home.
- A) otherwise
- B) in case
- C) yet
- D) still
He left school at sixteen, _______ he has had no real education.
- A) because
- B) for
- C) so
- D) even though
She didn’t seem to recognize me _______ we had never met.
- A) like
- B) as if
- C) although
- D) yet
The food may be good at the Harvard but it’s _______ expensive.
- A) very much
- B) far too
- C) even so
- D) quite a lot
People normally treat you just_______ you treat them.
- A) the same
- B) as if
- C) as though
- D) as
He acted strangely, _______ he was frightened,
- A) otherwise
- B) like
- C) as though
- D) the way
The weather was _______ bad _______ we didn’t go to the seaside.
- A) such / then
- B) very / that
- C) so / that
- D) too / that
It was hot, _______ I didn’t need my coat.
- A) because
- B) so
- C) however
- D) although
She doesn’t like phones in living rooms, and _____ does her sister.
- A) so
- B) but
- C) neither
- D) too
____ everybody seemed to be out of cigarettes, I passed mine round.
- A) As
- B) So
- C) So that
- D) In order that
____ she had sung, the whole audience stood and applauded loudly.
- A) Although
- B) After
- C) Now that
- D) So long as
_______ he is very rich, he lives very simply.
- A) After
- B) While
- C) As
- D) Although
_______ you say to her, she still keeps smiling.
- A) However
- B) Moreover
- C) Whatever
- D) Whenever
You shouldn’t be rude, _______ you’re very angry.
- A) even if
- B) however
- C) as if
- D) therefore
You can phone me _______ you like.
- A) whichever
- B) in case
- C) whatever
- D) whenever
He speaks English much _______ he writes it.
- A) better than
- B) worse
- C) clearer than
- D) a lot worse
Mr. Taylor, I’m here just in case _______.
- A) they will come earlier
- B) anything out of the ordinary happens
- C) they telephoned to meet them at the airport
- D) you might need my help
I’m in a difficult situation in that _______.
- A) I’ve been offered two jobs and they both sound interesting
- B) I had better study, harder
- C) I don’t want to get disillusioned
- D) there was some misunderstanding
He feels himself to be dependent in that_______.
- A) he is not free to question decisions affecting his daily life
- B) he isn’t in good health and spirits
- C) the company collapsed within six months
- D) early retirement is a means of reducing the workforce
Be clear and factual in order that _______.
- A) to protect the employee’s rights
- B) there will be many exciting opportunities in the future
- C) agriculture and rural industry are flourishing
- D) there may be no misunderstanding
I’d have married her even _______.
- A) her parents had given their consent
- B) she’d rather I had married her
- C) she had been penniless
- D) she was in love with another man
He grabbed me and shook me till _______.
- A) my teeth rattled
- B) the police have arrived
- C) I’d apologized to him
- D) he would have noticed I had a gun
Long before you return _______.
- A) everybody has already left
- B) we’d sold out of your size
- C) she will have forgotten you
- D) I’d finished all the work
I had no sooner checked in to the hotel_______.
- A) when two gunmen ordered me to open my briefcase
- B) than he arrived with the appropriate documents
- C) a young lady approached me with a smile
- D) before all rooms have been reserved
Hardly had he uttered the words _______.
- A) than we left the room
- B) when he began laughing
- C) as soon as everybody sat down
- D) the manager came in
Nobody gets anything unless _______.
- A) they ask for it
- B) he has enough money
- C) they don’t work harder
- D) he isn’t very determined
I get an electrician to check all my electrical appliances every autumn whether or not _______.
- A) they are giving trouble
- B) they don’t need checking
- C) he is very good at it
- D) he charges me a lot
“They built a statue of him lest people should forget what he had done.” means: _______.
- A) They built a statue of him so that people would not forget what he had done.
- B) They built a statue of him because people wouldn’t forget what he had done
- C) As people would forget what he had done one day, they built a statue of him
- D) Believing that it was necessary for people not to forget what he had done, they had a statue of him built
Tourism is a good thing inasmuch as _______.
- A) if we are to pay our debts
- B) foreign exchange is concerned
- C) foreign trade is essential
- D) it brings people into contact with other nations
I used to love listening to her, even though _______.
- A) she has nothing interesting to mention
- B) we didn’t have a radio to listen to
- C) she was a good friend of mine
- D) I could only understand about half of what she said
Nobody said a thing except that _______.
- A) one or two asked me if I was better
- B) I would tell them everything in detail
- C) they had already told everything in their mind
- D) a man who has been involved in the accident
In Turkey, _______ you come across ceremonies.
- A) which is rich in history
- B) I’m sure you’ll enjoy it
- C) wherever you go
- D) its people are very hospitable
I was never allowed to do the things_______.
- A) the way I wanted to do them
- B) I’ve always thought of realizing
- C) I’m very keen on carrying out
- D) nevertheless I am very determined to solve
She felt as if _______.
- A) she is a stranger
- B) the fur coat was very nice
- C) she had a fever
- D) she is in a crowded stadium
His hair looked as if _______.
- A) it has just been dyed
- B) it had been combed with his fingers
- C) it hasn’t been cut for ages
- D) it needs cutting
I felt as if _______.
- A) I’m going to get selected
- B) I’ve done my best for the realization of the project
- C) I were the center of the universe
- D) I would have fainted
He behaved as though _______.
- A) it was nothing to be ashamed of
- B) he is a millionaire
- C) he has come to a garden party
- D) he lost all his money
Our aim is to recruit the most qualified person, _______.
- A) unless there are some really good ones
- B) whether or not we liked them
- C) no matter where he is from
- D) whichever way you looked at it
I’d do anything to get that contract, but it is highly unlikely _______.
- A) my firm would get it
- B) that my firm will get it
- C) for my firm getting it
- D) if my firm can get it
They decided to postpone the match, _______ the weather conditions were better than they had expected.
- A) yet
- B) nevertheless
- C) even though
- D) because

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