Question 1: She is attending the seminar with a view to______more qualifications.

A. acquire B. acquiring C. have acquired D. having acquired

Question 2:______every major judo title, Mark retired from international competition.
A. When he won B. Having won C. On winning D. Winning
Question 3: When she______her mistake, she apologized.
A. realized B. realize C. has realized D. was realizing
Question 4: Not only______among the largest animals that ever lived, but they are also among the most
intelligent. A. some whales B. they are whales C. whales D. are whales
Question 5:______, he couldn’t finish that test in 60 minutes.
A. Intelligent as was the boy B. As intelligent the boy was
C. As the boy was intelligent D. Intelligent as the boy was
Question 6: Over the last few months, garages______the price of petrol three times.
A. have gone up B. have put up C. raised D. have risen
Question 7: Final year students______attend lectures. It’s optional.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. ought to D. don’t have to
Question 8: Quite soon, the world is going to______energy resources.
A. come up against B. keep up with C. get into D. run out of
Question 9: He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at______ it has come.
A. present B. the moment C. last D. the end
Question 10: If only he______accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone!
A. were B. would C. may D. will
Question 11: But for his kind support, I______.
A. would not have succeededB. did not succeed
C. had not succeeded D. would succeed
Question 12: - Jean: “Why didn’t you tell me about the plans for the merge?” - Jack: “I would have told
you_____.” A. if you asked me toB. had you asked me toC. you had asked to meD. you were asking me
Question 13: This year, so far, we______28,000 dollars and are still counting.
A. are raising B. have been raised C. have raised D. raised
Question 14: It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh______across the Atlantic.
A. has been flying B. flew C. had flown D. has flown
Question 15: All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central
agency______UK universities and colleges of higher education.
A. standing for B. instead of C. on behalf of D. representative of
Question 16:______to rent a flat, we set about contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A. Deciding B. Having decided C. To decide D. Decided
Question 17: Galileo proved that the earth______round the sun.
A. goes B. went C. is going D. was going
Question 18: We are considering______for the coming festival.
A. having redecorated our flat B. to redecorate our flat
C. having our flat redecorated D. our flat to be
Question 19: Fire engines and ambulances have______over other traffic.
A. prior B. priority C. before D. precedence
Question 20: By the end of last March, I______English for five years.
A. had been studiedB. had been studyingC. will have been studying D. will have studied
Question 21:______he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.
A. Despite B. Although C. If D. Whereas
Question 22: According to tradition, the first American Thanksgiving______in 1621 by the English Pilgrims
who had founded the Plymouth Colony.
A. celebrated B. was celebrating C. was celebrated D. had been celebrated
Question 23: Tim looks so frightened and upset. He______something terrible.
A. must experience B. ought to have experienced
C. should have experienced D. must have experienced
Question 24: We______on the beach now if we hadn't missed the plane.
A. will lie B. could be lying C. will be lying D. might have lain
Question 25: Interest in the project______when they realized it wouldn't be profitable.
A. got off B. broke down C. rose up D. fell off
Question 26: - “It has been very cold lately." - “Yes, but luckily the weather is changing for______.”
A. the better B. the best C. the worse D. the worst
Question 27: It turned out that I______have bought Frank a present after all.
A. oughtn't B. mustn't C. needn't D. mightn't
Question 28: ______, Stan Lee, passed away at the age of 95 due to heart and respiratory failure.
A. Who is the Marvel Comics icon B. Marvel Comics icon
C. The Marvel Comics icon is D. That Marvel Comics icon
Question 29: The small white flowers are my favorite. They______a wonderful honey smell that scents the
entire garden. A. give off B. give out C. give away D. give up
Question 30: I've just been offered a new job! Things are______.
A. clearing up B. making up C. looking up D. turning up
Question 31: The children had to______in the principal's office after they took part in a fight.
A. hit the right notes B. beat around the bushC. play second fiddle D. face the music
Question 32: I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's______up again.
A. looking B. bringing C. turning D. acting
Question 33: One of the leading schools of psychological thought in the 20th century was behaviorism,______?
A. wasn't it B. was it C. weren't they D. did they
Question 34: I think in the future there will be too many people in the world and not ______for everyone. A.
enough food B. so many foods C. too much food D. food enough
Question 35: Gravity is the cause of the earth's spherical shape. In other______, it results in the earth's spherical
shape. A. ways B. words C. choices D. letters
Question 36: Over the last century, there______many significant changes in the way we live.
A. are B. were C. had been D. have been
Question 37:______Alan for hours but he just doesn't answer his mobile. I hope nothing's wrong.
A. I call B. I've been calling C. I'm calling D. I've called
Question 38: On being told about her sack,______. A. her boss felt sorry for Mary B. Mary was shocked
C. Mary's face turned pale D. her boss changed his attitude
Question 39: Now, don't tell anyone else what I have just told you. Remember it is
A. confidential B. confident C. confidence D. confidant
Question 40: He bought three shirts; one for him and______for his children.
A. others B. the other C. another D. the others
Question 41: Let me please______my memory before I get down to answering the questions.
A. resume B. ease C. awake D. refresh
Question 42: This is______the most difficult job I've ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
Question 43: It'll take you over an hour to get to the city centre in the______hour.
A. rush B. busy C. run D. crowded
Question 44: There is a rumor that The National Bank will______the company I am working for.
A. take over B. get off C. throw away D. make up
Question 45: The sign warns people______the dangers of swimming in this river.
A. about B. against C. to D. from
Question 46: They always kept on good______with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
A. terms B. friendship C. relationship D. words
Question 47:______her fiction describes women in unhappy marriage.
A. Many of B. A large number of C. Much of D. A few of
Question 48: The responsibility of the______is to know how to discover, cure, rehabilitate the health both of the
individuals and the community.
A. physics B. physicist C. physicality D. physician
Question 49: Drinking too much alcohol is said to______harm to our health
A. do B. make C. lead D. take
Question 50: I'm said to be______my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious as D. nowhere near as ambitious as