Vocabulary and Structure

1. 7.— “When ___________again?”

—“When he ,I’ll let you know.”

A. he comes; comes B. will he come; will come

C. he comes; will come D. will he come; comes

2. 8. She didn’t remember __________him before.

A. having met B. have met C. to meet D. to having met

3. 9. I haven’t seen the film. ___________I know very little about it.

A. After B. As C. Although D. Before

4. 10. Let me give you _____________.

A. such an advice B. some advices C. an advice D. some advice

5. 11. Has anyone seen my dictionary ____________?

A. everywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. anywhere

6. 12. After seeing the film, I felt _____________my friend.

A. same as B. the same as C. same with D. the same for

7. Four people were seriously ___________in an accident on the motorway.

A. injured B. damaged C. spoiled D. broken

8. They want to know ____________do to help us.

A. what can they B. what they can C. how they can D. how can they

9. You _____________return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like.

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may not

10. The horse is getting old and cannot run __________it did.

A. as faster as B. so fast than C. so faster as D. as fast as

11. —“Where ___________the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.”

—“I __________it right here. But now it’s gone!”

A. did you put; have put B. have you put; put

C. had you put; was putting D. were you putting; have put

12. It is impossible for so __________workers to do so _____________work in a single day.

A. few; much B. few; many C. little; much D. little; many

13. “Hello! I ____________you ____________in London. How long have you been here?”

A. don’t know; were B. hadn’t known; are

C. haven’t known; are D. didn’t know; were

14. The streets are all wet. It ____________during the night.

A. must be raining B. must have rained

C. had to rain D. must have rain

15. John went to town yesterday and had his bike ______________there.

A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. repair

16. She had always wanted to own a house, and now she had obtained her ___________

A. aim B. object C. goal D. purpose

17. His ignorance of the best ways of investing in the stock market brought him on the __________ of ruin.

A. bank B. peak C. edge D. side

18. He once had the ____________ of selling the house.

A. fancy B. thought C. supposition D. heart

19. The management has authorized wage increases for all ___________.

A. employers B. citizens C. employees D. residents

20. A(n) ___________ is one who sits for an exam or enters into a competition in the name of another.

A. examiner B. educator C. ringer D. trainer

21. Let me take this __________ to thank you publicly for all you have done for our company.

A. occasion B. chance C. opportunity D. occurrence

22. In order to be issued a passport, one must either present legal documents or call a witness to give _____________ concerning one's identity.

A. reference B. evidence C. indication D. confidence

23. ____________ had made great contributions to science is a fact.

A. What he B. Which he C. He D. That he

24. He said __________ was not within his power to answer the question.

A. that B. this C. such D. it

25. I didn't hear ___________ because there was too much noise where I was sitting.

A. what did he say B. what he said

C. what was he saying D. what for him to say

26. Don't you think ___________ a special committee to study the problem?

A. us better to form B. it better we to form

C. we better form D. it better for us to form

27. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident two lorries.

A. containing B. connection C. involving D. combining

28. In our apartment there are three rooms, _____________ is used as a living-room.

A. the largest of them B. the largest of what

C. the largest of which D. the largest of that

29. He doesn't seem at all sorry for _____________ he has done.

A. that B. what C. which D. how

30. The mad man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ____________ himself.

A. injure B. had injured C. injured D. would injure

31. There is a crowd of people in front of the house over there. What do you suppose _______?

A. happened B. happening

C. has happened D. to have happened

32. If the horse wins tomorrow, he ____________ twenty races in the past three years.

A. will win B. will have won

C. would have won D. has won

33. Is that the man you ____________ yesterday?

A. had met B. met C. have met D. meet

34. The monument was constructed in honor of the explorer who was believed ________ the river.

A. to have discovered B. to have been discovered

C. to discover D. having been discovered

35. At first, I didn't recognize her because she ___________ at least fifty pounds.

A. lost B. might lose C. had lost D. would lose

36. They found the lecture hard ___________.

A. to be understood B. to understand

C. being understood D. understood

37. She is going to town ___________.

A. repairing her watch B. for repairing her watch

C. to have repaired her watch D. to have her watch repaired

38. You can hardly imagine Bell a meal.

A. to be cooking B. cooking C. to cook D. cook

39. John suggested __________ anything about it until they found out more facts.

A. not to say B. not say C. to say not D. not saying

40. The government is believed to be considering __________ a law making it a crime to import any kind of weapon.

A. to pass B. passed C. have passed D. passing