PRACTICE GRAMMAR 1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1. My grandfather for this company for over thirty years and then retired.
A. worked B. works C. is working D. has worked
Question 2. More and more investors are pouring money into food and beverage start-ups.
A. an B. the C. a D. ∅
Question 3. Paul has just sold his car and intends to buy a new one.
A. black old Japanese B. Japanese old black C. old black Japanese D. old Japanese black
Question 4. When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in
favor science fiction.
A. for B. of C. in D. with
Question 5. The larger the area of forest is destroyed,
A. the most frequent natural disasters are B. the most frequently natural disasters occur
C. the more frequent are natural disasters D. the more frequently natural disasters occur
Question 6. The rumors go that Jack will be arrested. He is said a bloody robbery.
A. to have taken part in B. to have joined in C. to join in D. to take part in
Question 7. They stayed for hours, my mother was very annoyed about.
A. that B. this C. which D. whom
Question 8. She could in the garden when we came around, which would explain why she
didn't hear the bell.
A. work B. be working C. have worked D. have been working
Question 9. It is essential that Alice Tome of the meeting tomorrow.
A. will remind B. must remind C. reminds D. remind
Question 10. I know we had an argument, but now I'd quite like to .
A. look down B. fall out C. make up D. bring up
Question 11. Luckily, by the time we got there, the painting
A.didn't sell B. hadn't been sold C. wasn't sold D. hadn't sold
Question 12. I remember the letter a few days before going on holiday.
A. to receive B. to have received C. received D. receiving
Question 13. Two grams of butter in this recipe.
A. is needed B. need C. are needed D. needs
Question 14.There is one person to____I owe more than I can say.
A. whom B. who C. that D. whose
Question 15. Had you known that the river was dangerous, he to swim across it.
 A. would have tried B. would try C. will not try D. wouldn't have tried
Question 16. In the middle of the blue river .
A. does a tiny violet flower emerge B. did a tiny violet flower emerge
C. emerge a tiny violet flower D. emerged a tiny violet flower
Question 17. A few animals sometimes fool their enemies to be dead.
A. have been appearing B. to be appearing C. to appear D. by appearing
Question 18. On he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told B. having told C. being told D.get fined
Question 19. What a stupid thing to do. Can you imagine anyone so stupid?
A. to be B. who C. being D. that
Question 20. We bought some .
A. German lovely old glasses B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
Question 21. One's fingerprints are other person.
A. different from B. different from an C. differ from any D. different from those of any
Question 22. The chairman requested that .
A. the members studied more carefully the problem
B. the problem was more carefully studied
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied
D. the members study the problem more carefully
Question 23. I’m having problems with David. He me up in the middle of the night and
me his troubles.
A. has called/told B. has been calling/telling C. is calling/ telling D. called/ told
Question 24. Spider monkeys are the best climbers in the jungle, they do not have thumbs.
A. nevertheless B. for C. despite D. although
Question 25. A man helping police with their interview.
A. was reported to have B. was reported to have been
C. reports to be D. reported to have been
Question 26. Vietnam is the top exporters of rice.
A. in B. of C. between D. among
Question 27. in 1776 that the Declaration of Independence was signed.
A. It was B. There was C. There D. It
Question 28. Americans account 12% of the US population.
A. for B. with C. of D. 0