English Grammar Tests » Test 8

Test 8
  1. I’m not _________ that subject.
    • A) interesting with
    • B) interested with
    • C) interested in
    • D) interested by
  2. Alice is unhappy today. She can’t study ________ .
    • A) something
    • B) anything
    • C) nothing
    • D) everything
  3. The student ________ something to write with.
    • A) is need
    • B) needs
    • C) is needing
    • D) is needed
  4. Who is going to answer ________ question?
    • A) that
    • B) to that
    • C) for that
    • D) _
  5. Can you tell me where ________ ?
    • A) does John live
    • B) John is alive
    • C) John lives
    • D) is John living
  6. ________ you like some tea?
    • A) Will
    • B) Would
    • C) Are
    • D) Can
  7. Do you mind ________ the window?
    • A) open
    • B) to open
    • C) opening
    • D) you open
  8. My brother doesn’t like coffee, ________ I do.
    • A) neither
    • B) but
    • C) nor
    • D) so
  9. She felt ill after ________ the food.
    • A) being eaten
    • B) to eat
    • C) eating
    • D) eaten
  10. Jane is the same age ________ Mary.
    • A) like
    • B) with
    • C) as
    • D) so
  11. He lives ________ 27 Gulf Street.
    • A) at
    • B) on
    • C) in
    • D) of
  12. Where is the new student from? ________ .
    • A) He is coming from Bursa
    • B) He is from Bursa
    • C) He can come from Bursa
    • D) He came from Bursa
  13. When did your school begin? ________ .
    • A) Since September
    • B) At September
    • C) In September
    • D) For September
  14. There are several kinds of mushrooms in Turkey ________ poisonous.
    • A) they are
    • B) that are
    • C) which they are
    • D) being
  15. They would buy the car if they ________ enough money.
    • A) would have
    • B) had
    • C) have had
    • D) had had
  16. Did you like the house ________ yesterday?
    • A) which I showed you
    • B) I showed you which
    • C) which I showed you it
    • D) I showed it
  17. George’s father told him ________ .
    • A) don’t go out
    • B) not go out
    • C) not to go out
    • D) do not go out
  18. How long have you lived here? ________ .
    • A) Since ten years
    • B) For ten years
    • C) From ten years
    • D) In ten years
  19. Haven’t you ever seen a tiger? ________ .
    • A) No, never
    • B) Not, not never
    • C) No, not ever
    • D) Yes. Never
  20. A: Which man is your teacher?
    B: ________ .
    • A) The man is near the window is my teacher
    • B) The man near the window is my teacher
    • C) The man who is my teacher near the window
    • D) The man is near the window who is my teacher
  21. Turks ________ in Anatolia for a thousand years by 2099.
    • A) will be living
    • B) have lived
    • C) will have lived
    • D) will live
  22. A: What does Mary’s mother do?
    B: ________ .
    • A) She is a woman
    • B) She teaches English
    • C) She is very well
    • D) She lives happily
  23. What would you have done if you ________ a lot of money?
    • A) had
    • B) have had
    • C) had had
    • D) should have had
  24. Istanbul is ________ in Turkey.
    • A) the most important city
    • B) most important a city
    • C) the most important a city
    • D) most important a city
  25. _______ four years in the country, he came back healthier than ever.
    • A) Having spent
    • B) Spending
    • C) After spent
    • D) After spend
  26. Mary suggested that she ________ a pretty next week.
    • A) will have
    • B) should have
    • C) will have to
    • D) has
  27. A: What was happening at the TV studio when you visited it?
    B: Programs ________ and recordings ________.
    • A) were being produced / made
    • B) produced / were being made
    • C) were produced / made
    • D) were being produced / were being made
  28. The teacher wrote our names down ________ she should forget.
    • A) because
    • B) in order to
    • C) lest
    • D) so as not to
  29. The Government publish health warnings on cigarettes ________ people would become aware of the dangers of smoking.
    • A) even though
    • B) so that
    • C) as soon as
    • D) in case
  30. How can you leave him because of ________ ?
    • A) his poverty
    • B) he is poor
    • C) his poor
    • D) he is poverty
  31. If she ever decides to get married, I’m sure I will be the last person ________ .
    • A) who has found about it
    • B) to find out about it
    • C) will find out about it
    • D) who find out about it
  32. Susan was introduced to Mr. Baker _______ had died in a car accident.
    • A) whose younger son
    • B) the younger son of
    • C) whom younger son
    • D) who younger son
  33. The students didn’t study for the exam. They ________ studied because most of them ________ passed.
    • A) might / should have
    • B) should / might have
    • C) should have / might have
    • D) might have / should have
  34. Only when every possible treatment had been tried ________ decide for an operation.
    • A) didn’t they
    • B) did they
    • C) they did
    • D) they didn’t
  35. A: Did they type the letters in time?
    B: Yes, ________ in time.
    • A) they were typed the letters
    • B) the letters were typed
    • C) the letters typed
    • D) the letters have been typed
  36. I don’t mind your ________ it but I don’t like you ________ it.
    • A) think / say
    • B) think / saying
    • C) thinking / saying
    • D) thinking / say
  37. My uncle is an engineer and ________ my aunt.
    • A) so is
    • B) so does
    • C) so
    • D) does
  38. It’s difficult to make both ends meet these days the taxes ______ so high.
    • A) with
    • B) are
    • C) being
    • D) to be
  39. Our teacher is opposed ________ students read novels written 200 years ago.
    • A) making
    • B) to make
    • C) make
    • D) to making
  40. A: Have they taken the car to the garage?
    B: Yes, ________ to the garage.
    • A) the car was taken
    • B) the car have been taken
    • C) the car had been taken
    • D) the car has been taken
  41. ________ the world’s population is rising fast, food production is keeping pace with it.
    • A) Because of
    • B) In spite of
    • C) Although
    • D) Unless
  42. I don’t know her well, but I’ve met her ________ times.
    • A) plenty
    • B) another
    • C) several
    • D) more
  43. Thousands of people have seen the exhibition ________ it opened last month.
    • A) while
    • B) when
    • C) until
    • D) since
  44. We should never forget how our ancestors have struggled ________ freedom.
    • A) for
    • B) on
    • C) of
    • D) by
  45. We know each other ______ we have never been officially introduced.
    • A) even
    • B) if even
    • C) even though
    • D) however
  46. I wouldn’t ask for your help ________ I had no choice.
    • A) since
    • B) despite
    • C) even if
    • D) although
  47. He is sick of being mistaken ________ his brother.
    • A) by
    • B) as
    • C) of
    • D) for
  48. Since the coal mines closed, there ________ no jobs here.
    • A) are
    • B) have been
    • C) is
    • D) were being
  49. There must be some other reason for her failure ________ this.
    • A) as well
    • B) too
    • C) also
    • D) besides
  50. Their arguments are bound to result ________ a fight.
    • A) to
    • B) on
    • C) with
    • D) in
  51. A man who spends all the money he has is ________ .
    • A) fool
    • B) a fool
    • C) foolishly
    • D) foolish man
  52. Can you tell what model each of ________ ?
    • A) them to be
    • B) them are
    • C) they are
    • D) them is
  53. The diplomats haven’t been able to arrive ______ an agreement yet.
    • A) by
    • B) at
    • C) on
    • D) to
  54. All athletes who have taken drugs will be disqualified ______ the race.
    • A) out
    • B) to
    • C) against
    • D) from
  55. ________ a drop of rain fell for months, and all the crops died.
    • A) No
    • B) None
    • C) Not
    • D) Not any
  56. He is ________ short-sighted to be pilot.
    • A) so
    • B) too
    • C) not
    • D) enough
  57. Most people ________ the dark.
    • A) fear
    • B) are in fear
    • C) frightened
    • D) afraid of
  58. He had difficulty ________ his wife to stay home.
    • A) convince
    • B) to convince
    • C) convincing
    • D) for convincing
  59. If you want to succeed, you must ________ .
    • A) keep to try
    • B) keep in trying
    • C) keep on trying
    • D) keep on to try
  60. When he was a boy, he ________ to himself all day.
    • A) will sing
    • B) would sing
    • C) has sung
    • D) is singing
  61. ________ of the wine was spoilt.
    • A) Few
    • B) Several
    • C) A good deal
    • D) A good many
  62. The American Indians today are deprived ________ all the privileges the white man is enjoying.
    • A) of
    • B) off
    • C) _
    • D) from
  63. She was glad ________ the opportunity to discuss the matter.
    • A) of
    • B) to
    • C) on
    • D) for
  64. ________ he promises to quit gambling, we’ll offer him the job.
    • A) For
    • B) Although
    • C) Even
    • D) Provided
  65. ________ hard I try, I can’t seem to be of any help to anybody.
    • A) Even though
    • B) However
    • C) When
    • D) So
  66. No one ________ to enter the building until the police have checked the victim’s identification.
    • A) will allow
    • B) will be allowing
    • C) has been allowed
    • D) is going to be allowed
  67. I’m very satisfied ________ your last report.
    • A) on
    • B) for
    • C) of
    • D) with
  68. He is envious ________ his brother’s success, and this makes him a sullen person.
    • A) of
    • B) from
    • C) to
    • D) by
  69. She isn’t content ________ their present income and keeps nagging her husband.
    • A) with
    • B) for
    • C) of
    • D) to
  70. I was very tempted, but I refrained ________ the last glass.
    • A) drink
    • B) to drink
    • C) drinking
    • D) from drinking
  71. Everyone must pay a fee before ________ his certificate.
    • A) to collect
    • B) collecting
    • C) to have collected
    • D) collect
  72. I wish I ________ of writing the report on the computer long ago.
    • A) thought
    • B) think
    • C) had thought
    • D) have thought
  73. The British contractors are said ________ half the government officials in the country.
    • A) to have bribed
    • B) bribing
    • C) be bribed
    • D) has bribed
  74. ________ of this land has been poisoned by chemicals.
    • A) A good many
    • B) Several
    • C) A good deal
    • D) Few
  75. We have the pleasure ________ you that your book has been awarded the first prize.
    • A) of informing
    • B) in informing
    • C) on informing
    • D) informing
  76. Spiders mainly feed ________ insects.
    • A) by
    • B) at
    • C) from
    • D) on
  77. Our company is three times ________ yours.
    • A) bigger as
    • B) bigger
    • C) as bigger than
    • D) as big as
  78. She did nothing but ________ excuses all the time.
    • A) to making
    • B) to make
    • C) make
    • D) making
  79. Tom ________ a computer, so he can’t find a good job.
    • A) uses
    • B) is using
    • C) cannot use
    • D) used
  80. Tom, ________ no foreign languages, can’t find a good job.
    • A) speaking
    • B) spoke
    • C) speaks
    • D) is speaking
  81. The detective asked the gangster where ________ .
    • A) the gun was
    • B) was the gun
    • C) did he hide the gun
    • D) the gun hidden
  82. After Jack ________ his poem, he decided not to show it to anybody.
    • A) finishing
    • B) had finished
    • C) was finishing
    • D) has finished
  83. He thought he ________ able to find more information on British imperialism.
    • A) will be
    • B) would be
    • C) is
    • D) was
  84. If it ________ so expensive, Linda would often eat out.
    • A) weren’t
    • B) wasn’t
    • C) isn’t
    • D) won’t be
  85. Americans Indians ______ feel so unhappy if they were treated fairly.
    • A) will
    • B) were
    • C) won’t
    • D) would not
  86. It is easy to develop bad study habits, but it is extremely difficult to rid ________ of them.
    • A) ourselves
    • B) itself
    • C) themselves
    • D) yourselves
  87. We will probably have to work ________ midnight today because the report should be ready tomorrow.
    • A) for
    • B) until
    • C) under
    • D) by
  88. ________ cause extensive damage to our city each year.
    • A) Because of the winds during hurricanes
    • B) The winds of hurricanes
    • C) The winds which
    • D) That the winds of hurricanes
  89. Malaria ________ by the female mosquito.
    • A) transmits
    • B) transmitted
    • C) is transmitted
    • D) to transmit
  90. Water, ________ , is also one of the most abundant compounds on earth.
    • A) is necessary for human survival
    • B) one of the most critical elements for human survival
    • C) it is necessary for human survival
    • D) for human survival
  91. The Social Security Act of 1935 was ________ .
    • A) written to insure workers against unemployment
    • B) it insured workers against unemployment
    • C) written that it insured workers against unemployment
    • D) workers against unemployment
  92. Philosophers are not sure _______ .
    • A) how can universal peace be secured
    • B) universal peace can be
    • C) precisely how universal peace can be secured
    • D) can universal peace be secured
  93. Overexposure to the sun ________ .
    • A) more than damage to the skin
    • B) damage to the skin
    • C) can produce damage to the skin
    • D) more damage to the skin
  94. Antarctica is larger ________ , but it has no native human population.
    • A) with some countries
    • B) Europe and Australia put together
    • C) from Europe or Australia
    • D) than Europe or Australia
  95. ________ paper was first used by the Chinese.
    • A) That the belief
    • B) The belief that
    • C) To believe that
    • D) It is believed that
  96. Gold is the preferred choice of jewelry makers ________ indestructible.
    • A) since it is
    • B) it is
    • C) because of
    • D) insofar as
  97. ________ growing awareness of social ills, the philosophers wrote increasingly more to warn people.
    • A) A
    • B) When a
    • C) Because her
    • D) Due to her
  98. ________ categorized as lipids.
    • A) Fats and also oils
    • B) While fats and oils
    • C) Fats and oils are
    • D) Fats and oils
  99. The overwhelming majority of people who ________ in the rescue operations were volunteers.
    • A) they served
    • B) did they serve
    • C) serving
    • D) served
  100. ________ is found in many kinds of fruits and vegetables.
    • A) Vitamin C
    • B) That vitamin C
    • C) It is latex vitamin C
    • D) Because vitamin C
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