Test of Grammar and Vocabulary

I.  I was crossing the street when a car ........ .

	A. crashed		C. was crashing
	B. has crashed		D. has been crashing

II.  If you (1) ....... tomorrow.   I (2) ....... you to a good dinner.

	A. (1) come (2) will have treated		C. (1) come (2) would treat
	B. (1) came (2) will treat		D. (1) come (2) will treat

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1. She won't take ......... in the tennis tournament as she will be away then.

	A. place		C. round
	B. part		D. participation

2. The university ............ of ten colleges.

	A. consists		C. contains
	B. comprises		D. has

3. In the USA students pay tuition ............ .

	A. taxes		C. fees
	B. tariffs		D. money

4. Some people think that television is the most terrible ............ of the twentieth century.

	A. discovery		C. finding
	B. development		D. invention

5. Julia looked forward .......... Tom's visit to Taplow with excitement.

	A. about		C. to
	B. after		D. at

6. A large ....... of animal species have already died out.

	A. amount		C. number
	B. quantity		D. majority

7. The .......... movement is fighting against nuclear weapons.

	A. universal		C. universe
	B. peaceful		D. peace

8. The European Atomic Energy Community is responsible .......... joint research and action on the use of nuclear energy.

	A. for		C. at
	B. in		D. of

9. I can remember that day (1) ........... it (2) .......... yesterday.

	A. (1) as (2) was		C. (1) like (2) has been
	B. (1) as though (2) has been		D. (1) asif (2) were

10. It's amazing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa should have stood for ......... .

	A. so much		C. so long
	B. so far		D. so large

11. Sherlock Holmes was often able to ........... a mystery without leaving his rooms in Baker Street.

	A. solve		C. conclude
	B. decide		D. finish

12. When they finally arrived .......... the gates of her college she just disappeared without a word.

	A. by		C. into
	B. to		D. at

13. A: Have you been (1) ......... the theatre recently?   B: Yes, I was (2) ......... the Old Vic last night.

	A. (1) to (2) at		C. (1) at (2) to
	B. (1) in (2) in		D. (1) to (2) to

14. She was impatient to carry ........... her part of the plan at once.

	A. off		C. away
	B. out		D. ---

15. I couldn't follow what he was saying and ............ to guess what he meant.

	A. was		C. had
	B. must		D. ought

16. By the time I got to the station, I began to feel as if someone ............ a huge burden upon my shoulders.

	A. puts		C. was put
	B. had put		D. has put

17. I wish I ........... more time to learn English properly.

	A. had		C. would have
	B. have		D. will have

18. English is worth (1) ........... as it (2) ........... all over the world.

	A. (1) learning (2) is spoken		C. (1) learning (2) is speaking
	B. (1) to learn (2) is spoken		D. (1) being learnt (2) is spoken

19. 'Who ............ the car at the time of the accident?'  the officer asked.

	A. had driven		C. was driving
	B. is driving		D. has been driving

20. The police paid no attention to her complaint. She ........... them so many times before.

	A. phoned		C. had phoned
	B. has phoned		D. was phoning

21. A: Were you born in this town?   B: No, I ....... here since 1990.

	A. am living		C. shall have been living
	B. live		D. have been living

22. She feels that ......... they know, ............ for them.

	A. (1) the less (2) the better		C. (1) a little (2) better
	B. (1) little (2) better		D. (1) the least (2) the best

23. I'll take you to Kentucky and from there you can ............ another party travelling up to Canada.

	A. to join		C. join
	B. joining		D. have joined

24. He came to Texas for two reasons: one was to sell off his brother's horses and ............ was personal.

	A. other		C. the other
	B. another		D. one more

25. He plays hockey ......... a professional.

	A. as		C. as if
	B. like		D. likely

26. She insisted ........... the job herself.

	A. on doing		C. to do
	B. to be doing		D. in doing

27. He ............ a rude remark about her appearance.

	A. told		C. gave
	B. said		D. made

28. ........... speed that causes accidents, not bad roads.

	A. There is		C. It is
	B. This is		D. It was

29. When Jill decided to sell her car she phoned her friends, but .......... them wanted to buy it.

	A. any of		C. no one
	B. most of		D. none of

30. Everyone must know (1) .......... history of (2) .......... own country.

	A. (1) the (2) his or her		C. (1) -- (2) their
	B. (1) a (2) his		D. (1) -- (2) his or her

31. International cartels .......... in the drug and steel industries until the late 1930s.

	A. were existing		C. exist
	B. existed		D. have existed

32. For a long time the earth ........... to be flat.

	A. believed		C. was believed
	B. had believed		D. had been believed

33. It's no use .......... to him, he never answers letters.

	A. to write		C. write
	B. to be writing		D. writing

34. John ........ chess at school.

	A. didn't use to play		C. didn't use to playing
	B. used not to playing		D. used not playing

35. I worked hard ........ my exam.

	A. for passing		C. and had passed
	B. to pass		D. to have passed

36. There are all sorts of stories about Robin Hood, but ......... not known exactly who he was or what he did.

	A. it is		C. what is
	B. we do		D. there is

37. As soon as the meeting (1) ......... I (2) ......... you of its results.

	A. (1) will be over (2) will inform		C. (1) would be over (2) inform
	B. (1) is over (2) will inform		D. (1) has been over (2) will inform

38. People go to pubs to meet their friends, talk sports or just ......... and enjoy themselves.

	A. recover		C. rejoin
	B. relax		D. reform

39. Approaching the house they noticed (1) ......... black dog on (2) ........ road.

	A. (1) the (2) —		C. (1) a (2) a
	B. (1) the (2) a		D. (1) a (2) the

40. It was in New York ........ her future husband.

	A. and there she met		C. when she met
	B. that she met		D. where she has met