Test 7

A: I’ve eaten far too much!
B: Oh ________ all that exercise.
- A) it has to be
- B) it must be
- C) it ought to be
- D) it should be
A: There was a lot of noise in this building last night.
B: Well, ________ . I was out at a party all night.
- A) it might have been me
- B) it mustn’t have been me
- C) it couldn’t have been me
- D) it shouldn’t have been me
A: I’m surprised your husband didn’t stay longer.
B: Well, ________ , had the weather been better.
- A) he should have done
- B) he might’ve done
- C) he has done
- D) he must have done
A: Must I always pay my rent by cheque?
B: No, ________ . Pay it however you want to.
- A) you needn’t
- B) you mustn’t
- C) you shouldn’t
- D) you oughtn’t
A: I hate all this polite chat at cocktail parties.
B: Oh, you ________ polite in my house. Say whatever you want!
- A) mustn’t be
- B) shouldn’t be
- C) needn’t be
- D) oughtn’t to be
I’m sorry but I can’t ________ anybody at the moment because the bedrooms are being redecorated.
- A) put up
- B) put up with
- C) put off
- D) put with
I must say I wouldn’t buy it, but don’t be ________ by me.
- A) put up
- B) put up with
- C) put off
- D) put with
If he hadn’t been so drunk, he would have ________ his ideas more convincingly.
- A) put across
- B) put up with
- C) put through
- D) put with
The noise in the classroom is getting unbearable. I simply won’t ________ it!
- A) put across
- B) put up with
- C) put through
- D) put with
I’ll never go to that grocer’s again. He seems to ________ his prices every day.
- A) put up
- B) put up with
- C) put off
- D) put with
A: How do you find your new colleague?
B: I’m told he’s difficult to ________ .
- A) get on with
- B) get along with
- C) get over
- D) get off
They say he’ll never ________ his dismissal.
- A) get on with
- B) get along with
- C) get over
- D) get off
I tried to telephone Istanbul yesterday, but I just couldn’t ________.
- A) get on with
- B) get along with
- C) get through
- D) get off
Mr. Brown is so old now he just can’t ________ as he used to.
- A) get about
- B) get away
- C) get around
- D) off
There’s no doubt that he’s guilty and I’m sure he won’t ________ .
- A) get about
- B) get across
- C) get off
- D) get away
I’ll have so much spare time, I’ll probably ______ some kind of hobby.
- A) take up
- B) take along
- C) take down
- D) take in
Have you any idea which son of his will _______ when he retires?
- A) take up
- B) take along
- C) take over
- D) take in
He’s very funny when he ________ his grandfather.
- A) takes off
- B) takes to
- C) takes after
- D) takes for
She ________ her friends for advice on investing her money.
- A) looks after
- B) looks away
- C) looks to
- D) looks into
It’s very difficult to ________ a person who has so many prejudices.
- A) take to
- B) take off
- C) take in
- D) take for
The line’s very bad. It’s difficult to ________ what he’s saying.
- A) make off
- B) make out
- C) make for
- D) make up
I don’t really like his being absent so much, but he does ________ the most amusing excuses.
- A) make for
- B) make up
- C) make away
- D) make out
They attacked the poor man and ________ every penny he had.
- A) stole him
- B) stole of him
- C) robbed him
- D) robbed him of
To avoid paying death duties, he’ll ________ his whole estate to his son this year.
- A) make over
- B) make for
- C) make off
- D) make up
No, the burglar didn’t take too much, but he did manage to ________ some of my best carpets.
- A) make for with
- B) make out with
- C) make off with
- D) make of with
Helen served tea ________ them.
- A) from
- B) to
- C) in
- D) at
I want to pay ________ the book.
- A) at
- B) for
- C) of
- D) to
She takes ________ her shoes when she enter the house.
- A) on
- B) in
- C) off
- D) of
Put ________ your sweater before you get out.
- A) on
- B) in
- C) down
- D) at
The tourist asked ________ some information.
- A) of
- B) for
- C) from
- D) to
I don’t like ________ hot drinks.
- A) serve
- B) serving to
- C) to serving
- D) being served
They continued ________ songs.
- A) to singing
- B) to sing
- C) with singing
- D) being singing
The costumer insists on ________ , so hurry up.
- A) serving
- B) being served
- C) serve
- D) having served
She didn’t finish ________ coffee.
- A) have
- B) having
- C) to have
- D) have
The house is ________ for him to buy.
- A) made
- B) did
- C) had
- D) making
The ________ we climbed, the thinner the air became.
- A) high
- B) higher
- C) highly
- D) highest
They never ________ plans for the work.
- A) make
- B) do
- C) perform
- D) ask
His brother was here ________ Saturday.
- A) in
- B) by
- C) on
- D) at
Ali always goes to school ________ bus.
- A) with
- B) by
- C) on
- D) in
She is still in school, ________ ?
- A) is she
- B) isn’t it
- C) isn’t she
- D) is it
A: Don’t you like this lesson?
B: ________ .
- A) No, I’m not.
- B) No, I don’t
- C) No, I don’t like.
- D) Yes, I don’t.
The social problems of Spain are ________ those of Turkey.
- A) alike
- B) similar
- C) same as
- D) the same as
Jim is not ________ a quick worker ________ you are.
- A) such / as
- B) so / that
- C) such / that
- D) more / than
“You didn’t understand what he was saying. I didn’t, either.” means:
- A) Either you or I understood what he was saying.
- B) Neither you nor I understood what he was saying.
- C) Both you and I understood what he was saying.
- D) Just as you understood what he was saying so did I.
The guest, ________ , apologized to the host for his attitude.
- A) his mistake is realized
- B) he realized his mistake
- C) realizing his mistake
- D) realized his mistake.
“He needn’t have beaten the child.” means:
- A) He didn’t beat the child
- B) The child needed to be beaten.
- C) He needed to beat the child.
- D) He beat the child.
“I’d much rather have watched TV at home.” means:
- A) I will watch TV at home.
- B) I couldn’t watch TV at home.
- C) I watched TV at home.
- D) I won’t watch TV at home.
“Jane didn’t need to worry about Judy.” means:
- A) Jane wanted Judy to worry.
- B) Jane didn’t need Judy to worry.
- C) Jane didn’t worry about Judy.
- D) Jane worried about Judy.
“You could have done more than you did to help her wash the car.” means:
- A) You helped more than she wanted you to.
- B) You helped her but not much.
- C) You helped as much as you could.
- D) You didn’t help her at all.
“If I hadn’t been wearing my boots, I would have been sick.” means:
- A) It’s a pity I didn’t wear my boots.
- B) It’s pity I more my boots.
- C) It’s a good thing I was wearing my boots.
- D) It’s a good thing I didn’t wear my boots.
The furniture ______ wonderful but ______ hard and uncomfortable.
- A) seems / sounds
- B) looks / feels
- C) looks / sounds
- D) feels / seems
“You can look after yourself and I can look after myself” means: “We can look after ________”
- A) each other
- B) yourself
- C) ourselves
- D) myself
________ he does, his mother forgives him.
- A) Whenever
- B) Wherever
- C) Whatever
- D) However
Witness: Two men and a woman stole the money. Detective: Did you actually see ______ the money?
- A) them to steal
- B) him to steal
- C) them stealing
- D) him stealing
I had lunch with my friends but I ______ dinner with my family now.
- A) have
- B) have been having
- C) am not having
- D) am having
The party _______ by my friend.
- A) being organized
- B) is being organized
- C) organized
- D) is organizing
He ______ the accident if he ______ drunk; but he was drunk and had the accident.
- A) wouldn’t have / hadn’t been
- B) wouldn’t have / weren’t
- C) wouldn’t have had / weren’t
- D) wouldn’t have had / hadn’t been
A: What was he arrested ________ ?
B: He smashed up a pub and left ________ paying.
- A) _ / on
- B) for / on
- C) for/ without
- D) in/ without
You are talking to a foreigner in Turkish, but you don’t think he understands you. So you say: “You ________ to understand me.”
- A) aren’t sure
- B) can’t
- C) don’t seem
- D) shouldn’t
________ did it take her ________ all the dishes?
- A) How much / washing
- B) How long / to wash
- C) How long / washing
- D) How much / to wash
Who is that pretty girl ________ ?
- A) that everybody is looking
- B) everybody is looking at her
- C) which everybody is looking
- D) everybody is looking at
The bad smell in the kitchen was really _______ . We were all _______.
- A) disgusting / disgusted
- B) disgusting / disgust
- C) disgusted / disgusting
- D) disgust / disgusting
Today many parents ________ their children go to bed late.
- A) get
- B) let
- C) do
- D) force
Arthur: I must finish that work today. Arthur said he ________ finish the work that day.
- A) had to
- B) must
- C) would
- D) might
I’ve been short of money ________ I bought a new house.
- A) although
- B) when
- C) because of
- D) ever since
My friend broke one of the best vases, so she said: “I hope you’ll excuse me ________ .”
- A) to break that vase
- B) for breaking that vase
- C) for being broken
- D) to be broken
Cindy: Is Manhattan near here? Cindy wanted to know ________ Manhattan was near here.
- A) what
- B) which
- C) where
- D) if
Nobody wants to do anything about that problem ________ everybody knows it is serious.
- A) that’s why
- B) even though
- C) thereby
- D) because of
________ , silent people or talkative ones?
- A) What you love is
- B) Why do you love best
- C) Which you prefer is
- D) Who do you hate most
The car is terribly dirty. I’m sure it ________ for weeks.
- A) isn’t cleaned
- B) hasn’t been cleaned
- C) hadn’t been cleaned
- D) wasn’t cleaned
A: Why do you save ________ money?
B: To get married.
- A) up
- B) for
- C) with
- D) to
I ________ to him because I thought I ________ him somewhere.
- A) had spoken / saw
- B) spoke / saw
- C) spoke / had seen
- D) had spoken / had seen
A: ________ the burglar before?
B: No, I ________ him before I saw him in the bank.
- A) Did you ever see / hadn’t met
- B) Had you ever seen / hadn’t met
- C) Have you ever seen / didn’t meet
- D) Had you ever seen / didn’t meet
A: Why did you leave the concert early?
B: Because I found ________ .
- A) it boring
- B) it bored
- C) bored
- D) boring
I’d like you ________ spending all our money on that old car. In fact, you don’t even have ________ that car.
- A) to stop / to drive
- B) stopping / to drive
- C) to stop / driving
- D) stop / to drive
No matter how hard they struggled with it, the window _____ open.
- A) isn’t
- B) wasn’t
- C) wouldn’t
- D) couldn’t
“I think she might be on this bus.” means: ________ on this bus.
- A) She is pure she is
- B) She is possibly
- C) She won’t be
- D) She is definitely
A: I’ve got a terrible cold.
B: You ________ .
- A) had better go to bed
- B) had better not go to a doctor
- C) must go out
- D) need to work harder
________ have a cup of coffee if you don’t mind.
- A) I decided to
- B) I’m sure to
- C) I’d rather
- D) I prefer
The car ________ if you ________ to a mechanic.
- A) breaks down / will take it
- B) will break down / will take
- C) is going to break down / don’t take it
- D) will break down / won’t take it
Those policemen react ________ faster in emergencies.
- A) many
- B) a lot of
- C) some
- D) much
That’s the ________ car I’ve ever seen. It uses ________ petrol than any other car I know.
- A) cheapest / less
- B) cheaper / less
- C) cheapest / the least
- D) cheaper / more
Ali studies 3 hours a day. Emre studies 2 hours a day. Emre doesn’t study ________ Ali does.
- A) so hard that
- B) as hard as
- C) as good as
- D) less than
He always leaves ________ work at 5:30 and goes ________ home.
- A) from / to
- B) _ / _
- C) _ / to
- D) from / _
How are we going to finish this work when we’ve got only ________ time and ________ people to do it?
- A) a few / a few
- B) a little / a little
- C) a few / a little
- D) a little / a few
There isn’t ________ food left but there are ________ drinks.
- A) any / some
- B) some / some
- C) some / any
- D) any / any
A: People have a duty to fight inflation.
B: ________ .
- A) Neither does the Government
- B) So does the Government
- C) So did the Government
- D) The Government doesn’t either
Don’t disturb them. They ________ to an important lecture.
- A) listened
- B) listen
- C) are listening
- D) have listened
What are those students in the line waiting ________ ?
- A) about
- B) to
- C) for
- D) at
_____ you leave the letter on the table, my sister will post it for you.
- A) Unless
- B) If
- C) Wherever
- D) Even though
A: Why didn’t you answer me?
B: I didn’t hear ________ .
- A) why did you ask it
- B) what did you ask
- C) what you asked
- D) why you asked
“He isn’t sure he can repair the damage but, he hopes to.” Means “He ________ be able to repair it.”
- A) will
- B) should
- C) may
- D) would
“It’s time salaries went up” means:
- A) This time salaries went up
- B) Salaries went up that time
- C) Salaries went up and it was the right time
- D) We think salaries ought to go up
A: When did they give the workers a rise?
B: A rise ________ last month.
- A) was given to them
- B) gave them
- C) was given for them
- D) had been given to them
A: Did you manage to pass the exam?
B: It was ________ , but I managed it all right.
- A) difficult enough
- B) too difficult
- C) extremely difficult
- D) such difficult
________ his good work and manners he didn’t get a promotion.
- A) Because of
- B) In spite of
- C) Even though
- D) As a result of
It is clear that progress destroys beauty. That’s why most people object to it ________ our surrounding this way.
- A) change
- B) be changed
- C) changed
- D) changing
A: You ought to explain this matter to the union.
B: It’s already been explained ________ .
- A) them
- B) to them
- C) for them
- D) to this matter
That scientist was one of the first ________ with bacteria.
- A) experimenting
- B) to experiment
- C) experiment
- D) experiments
She ________ found her photographs, because she is still looking for them.
- A) mustn’t has
- B) can’t have
- C) needn’t have
- D) oughtn’t have

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