NOUN / DETERMINERS
91. We’ve got plenty of sausages but only … egg. a) one; b) a; c) an; d) some
92. I am … hour late. I’m so sorry. a) a; b) the; c) an; d) _
93. This is … uniform for the American Navy. a) some; b) an; c) a; d) _
94. I’d like … chips. a) _; b) some; c) the; d) a
95.I don’t know this kind of … tree. a) a; b) the; c) _; d) one
96. … spiders have eight legs. a) any; b) no; c) the; d) _
97. She’s got … unique appearance. a) _; b) a; c) an; d) the
98. She’s studying … Chinese history. a) the; b) _; c) a; d) an
99. I wish I could play … piano. a) the; b) _; c) a; d) at the
100 .He was elected … President. a) the; b) a; c) one; d) _
101. Next week he’s leaving for … United States. a) the; b)_ c) all; d) some
102. The thief was finally apprehended and sent to … prison. a) some; b) the; c) a; d)
103. When I have finished … school, I will work as … carpenter. a) _, _; b) the, _; c) _,
a; d) the, one
104. I can’t believe you stole … one-pound coin. a) a; b) an; c)_; d) some
105. I sometimes listen to … radio or watch … TV. a) the, _; b) _, _; c) _, the; d) the,
the
106. When I was born I couldn’t talk for … year and … half.a) an, a; b) a, a; c) one, _; d)
a, _
107. As … teenager you may probably live the most beautiful part of your life.
a) a; b) the; c) _; d) an
108. How’s that brother of … ? a)yours; b) your; c) you; d)yourself
109. Come … way, please. a) that; b)those; c) this; d) these
110. … was your favourite subject at primary school? a) What; b)Which; c)Who; d)
Whose
111. There aren’t … buses on Sunday. a) no; b) some; c) the; d)any
112. … of Laura’s friends were at the party last night. a) No; b) Some; c) Any; d)
Everybody
113. … tourists ever come to our village. a) some; b) any; c) no; d) many
114. I don’t do just … job. I choose jobs that interest me. a) any; b) some; c) no; d) all
115. … he needs to know is the truth. a) everything; b) anything; c) all;
116. I was really hungry. I ate … plate. a) the whole; b) all the; c) entire; d) totally
117. His ideas are very difficult, and … people understand them .
a) few; b) a few; c) many; d) a lot
118. Unfortunately, he has … money. a) few; b) a few; c) little; d) a little
119. I only need … minutes to get ready. a) more; b) many; c) a few; d) a little
120. I’ve got … money than I thought. a) fewer; b) less; c) least; d) fewest
121. Have … potato. a) some more; b) an other; c) another; d) a few
122. It isn’t … . a) warm enough; b) enough warm; c) too much warm; d) not at all warm
123. We haven’t got … nails. We need more of them.
a) big enough; b) enough big; c) enough of big
124. …. people I know live in the country. a) All of the; b) Most of the; c) Each; d) Most
125. “ The lights switch … on at night. a) they; b)them; c) themselves; d) themselfs
126. Hilary and June write … every week.
a) to each other; b) one to other; d) themselves; d) to another
127. All staff … expected to attend the meeting. a) are; b) is; c) was; d) has been
128. There was nobody left on the train, … made me suspicious.
a) which; b) that; c) who; d) than
129. Several guests, … cars were parked outside, were waiting at the door.
a) they; b) their; c) whose; d) whom
130. …, the police arrested John. a) Driving carelessly; b) As he was driving carelessly;
c) Because driving carelessly; d) John’s driving carelessly
131. I watched the play until the end of the first act, … I felt I had seen enough. a) at that
moment; b) at which point; c) in which case; d) with this event
132. What is the name of the person … bought your old car? a) that; b) whom; c) which;
d) whose
133. a) It was a moment that I felt really proud of.
b) It was a moment I felt really proud of it.
c) It was a moment which I was really proud of it.
d) It was a moment I was really proud of.
134. The letter … arrived this morning contained bad news I’m afraid.
a) that; b) -; c) whose; d) it
135. a) By 4.30, which was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.
b) By 4.30, that was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.
c) By 4.30 was almost closing time nearly all the paintings had been sold.
d) By 4.30 it was almost closing time nearly all the paintings had been sold.
136. … the name of the attackers is known to the police, no name has been released.
a) However; b) Despite; c) Nevertheless; d) While
137. There was … the weather to be considered. a) too; b) as well as; c) also; d) in
addition
138. … admirable characters deserve all our credit. a) so; b) such; c) this; d) as
139. You can go … way at the fork of the road; they both lead to the beach.
a) both; b) either; c) any; d) no
140. I’m afraid I know … words of Italian so I can’t really communicate.
a) few; b) a few; c) any; d) little
141. We asked a young couple for directions but … of them knew where the street was.
a) none; b) no; c) neither; d) all
142. It was necessary to use a microscope … establish the existence of organisms in the
drinking water. a) for; b) so as to; c) so that; d) because
143. Robert speaks … Russian … Chinese.
a) as well as/and; b) as/as well; c) not only/but also; d) both/and also
144. Aren’t you allergic to beans? No, … I’m allergic to!”
a) there is onions; b) there are onions; c) they are onions; d) it is onions
145. … seems to be a problem with your paper. a) It; b) There; c) What; d) Which
146. … the curry, … she likes it.
a) the hottest/the best; b) the hotter/the better; c) the more hot/the better’ d) the most
hot/the best
147. … a job is to do, … paid are the people who do it. a) the easier/the more highly; b)
the easiest/the highest; c) the more easy/the higher; d) the easier/the higher
148. … it became, … they felt. a) the most humid/the worst; b) the humider/the worse; c)
the more humid/the worse; d) more humid/worst
149.The ___ we finish our research, the ____ .
a) sooner, gooder b) more soon, better c) soonest, best d) sooner, better
150.Ne-a invitat pe toţi la cină , ceea ce a fost foarte drăguţ din partea lui.
a) He invited all of us to dinner, which was very kind of him.
b) He invited all of us to dinner who was very kind of him.
c) He invited all of we to dinner which was very kind from him.
d) He invited all of us for dinner which was very kind of him.
151.Our friends, ____ invitation to the wedding party we accepted, were very pleased.
a) who b) which c) whose d) whom
152. A number of police officers here ______ with dogs although all of them also …
guns.
a) work/carry b) works/carries c) work/carries d) works/carry
153. 8 pounds … a fair price and everyone … to it.
a) seem/agree b) seems/agrees c) seem/agrees d) seems/agree
154. One of our jobs … to prevent crime, although a lot of crimes … caused by people
being careless.
a) is/is b) are/are c) is/are d) are/is
155. The storm did a lot of … to buildings so the … company had to pay a lot of money.
a) damage/ensurance b) damages/assurance
c) damage/insurance d) damages/reassurance
156. If we pay in cash we make a … of ten per cent and we can keep some of our …
a) saving/saving b) savings/saving c) saving/savings d) savings/savings
157.The crowd … all enjoying the game as billiards … a very popular game.
a) is/is b) is/are c) are/is d) are/are
158. Let's have a … during the …
a) teacup/tea break b) teacup/tea brake
c) cup of tea/tea break d) cup of tea/tea brake
159. You need ______information and ______luck to be successful.
a) many/a little b) many/a few c) much/a little d) much/a few
160. ______ elephants are ______ considered to be the biggest mammals.
a) The, any more; b) _, no longer;
c) Some, any longer; d) Any, no more
161. My sister always eats more cake than I do.
a) I never ate as much cake as my sister.
b) I never eat as much cake as my sister.
c) I never eat less cake than my sister.
d) I never used to eat as much cake as my sister.
162. Profesoara despre care ţi-am scris încă nu a venit.
a) The teacher I wrote to you about has not arrived yet.
b) The teacher who I wrote to you still has not arrived.
c) The teacher I wrote to you about her has not arrived already.
d) The teacher whom I wrote to you about her has yet not arrived.
163. Cu cât mi se spune mai mult să mint pentru ei, cu atât sunt mai hotărât că ar trebui să
se spună adevărul.
a) The most it is said to me to lie for them, the most decided I am that it should be told the
truth.
b) The more they tell me to lie for them, the more I am determined that they should tell the
truth.
c) The more I am said to lie for them, the more decided I am that they should tell the truth.
d) The more I am told to lie for them, the more determined I am that the truth should be
told.
164. Bill hardly ______ takes ______ advice I give him.
a) ever, no; b) never, any; c) ever, any; d) never, some
165. I worked ______all day until I realized it was quite ______.
a) hard/late b) hardly/late c) hard/lately d) hardly/lately
166. I think you drive too _____ ; you should drive more ______.
a) fast/careful b) fast/carefully c) fastly/careful d) fastly/carefully
167. This coffee is very ______ ;can you make a ______one?
a) powerful/weaker b) strong/weaker c) hard/softer d) tough/more
tender
168. My friend is very ______in modern art; he thinks it's very ______ .
a) interesting/enjoying b) interested/enjoyable
c) interesting/joyless d) interested/joyfulness
169. I thought the weather in Romania was hot and sunny, but in Spain it was even
______.
a) more hot and sunny b) more hot and more sunny
c) hoter and sunnier d) hotter and sunnier
170. They have the best ______ in the whole village.
a. oxes b. oxen c. oxxes d. oxens
171. You'll have to choose the ________ the two evils.
a. lesser of b. less of c. less than d.lessen than
172. When they arrived the cattle _______ in the field.
a. have grazed b. were grazing c. was grazing d. grazed
173. We all knew he _______ two of his front _______ in a fight.
a. would lose / teeth b. lost / tooths c. had lost / teeth d. has lost / teeths
174. Her husband always grumbles if there aren't enough clean _______ .
a. handkerchieves b. handkerchiefs c. handkerchiefes d. handkerchievs
175. Such unusual _______ often happen at this latitude.
a. phenomenon b. phenomena c. phenomene d. phenomenons
176. To answer your question properly, I need ________ .
a. further information b. farther information
c. farther informations d. further informations
177.He has always given me good ________ .
a. advice b. advices c. advise d. advises
178. I am on very good terms with my ________ .
a. parents-in-law b. parents-in-laws c. parent-in-laws d. parenti-in-law
179. I want a _______ of white bread and two ________ of brown bread.
a. slice / loafes b. loaf / loaves c. piece / loafs d. half / loavs
180. "Where ______ my _______ ?" "______ in your wallet, of course."
a. are / money / they are b. is / money / it is
c. are / moneys / they are d. is / money / its
181. The boy _______ mother is my Math teacher is called George.
a. whom b. which c. that d. whose
182. _______ they got to the chalet, _______ they walked.
a. The closest / the fastest b. The closer / the faster
c. The most close / the most fast d. The more close / the more fast
183. The _______ noise the children make, the _____ content I am because I hate noise.
a. more / more b. less / least c. less / more d. least / most
184. I don't know where we can put such _______ .
a. a large furniture b. a large piece of furniture c. large furnitures d. larges
furnitures
185. A hardworking pupil should ______ his or her _______ carefully.
a. make / homework b. do / homework c. make / homeworks d. do / homeworks
186. She knows a lot more about the job than I do. I don't know _______ .
a. more about the job than she does
b. as much about the job as she does
c. a lot more about the job than she does
d. less about the job than she does
187. "Which of these two men am I supposed to address?" “___________”.
a. All of them b. Either of them c. None of them d. Any of them
188. We searched for the two boys everywhere, but ______ was to be found.
a. both b. either c. neither d. none
189. _______ of them was any good.
a. Both b. Either c. A few d. Neither
190. He said his uncle had done _______ to help him even though he'd promised to.
a. anything b. nothing c. something d. none
191. He is _______ young to go to school.
a. too b. enough c. more d. much
192. These pencils are not mine. I don't know _______ they are.
a. who b. whom c. what d. whose
193. Some of the boys _______ didn't come.
a. whom I invited them b. whose I invited c. I invited them d. I invited
194. The teacher _______ has not yet arrived.
a. I wrote to you about
b. who I wrote to you
c. I wrote to you about her
d. whom I wrote to you about her
195. The students _______ .
a. must report that failed the exam to the office at once.
b. must report to the office that failed the exam at once.
c. that failed the exam must report to the office at once.
d. must report to the office at once that failed the exam.
196. The road _______ .
a. was full of holes that we took round the mountain.
b. that we took round the mountain was full of holes.
c. that round the mountain we took was full of holes.
d. round the mountain was full of holes that we took.
197. This weather is _______ we had this time last year.
a. worst than b. as worse as c. worse than d. worse like
198. I have just met _______ girl you can imagine.
a. very prettiest b. the most prettiest c. a prettier d. the prettiest
199. Romanul devine din ce în ce mai interesant.
a. The novel is getting more and more interesting.
b. The roman gets more and more interesting.
c. The novel gets more interesting and more interesting.
d. The roman is getting much more interesting.
200. I hear you had _______ yesterday.
a) company b) companys c) companies d) a company
201. I did a lot of _______ today.
a) shopping b) shoppings c) a shopping d) shops
202. The _______ of our company is very strict.
a) politics b) political c) policy d) politique
203. I have _______ sore throat.
a) a b) - c) the d) an
204. This soil is _______ than the one in the mountains.
a) fertiler b) more fertile c) the fertilest d) more fertiles
205. Mary is _______ of all.
a) shy b) shier c) the shiest d) the shyest
206. The _______ half of January was very cold.
a) last b) latter c) latest d) later
207. He fell ill, _______ made us very unhappy.
a) that b) what c) which d) who
208. There was ___ knock on _____ door; I opened it and faced ____ small dark man in
___ blue overcoat and ___ woolen cap.
a. a/the/a/a/a b. the/the/the/a/a c. a/the/the/the/a d. the/a/a/the/the
209. We can’t go to ____ Browns in _____ car all covered with _____ mud.
a. -/the/the b. the/the/the c. the/a/- d. -/a/-
210. I can’t remember _____ exact date of _____ storm, but I know it was _____ Sunday
because everybody was at _____ church. On Monday ___ post didn’t come because
_____ roads were blocked by ______ fallen trees.
a. on/the/the/the/the/-/the
b. the /the/a/-/the/the/-
c. the/a/the/the/the/-/-
d. an/a/a/-/the/the/-
211. The acoustics of _____ Atheneum ______ perfect.
a. -/are b. the/is c. the/are d. -/is
212. Dominoes ___ interesting to play even by ______ .
a. are/a child b. is/children c. are/children d. is/child
213. To settle the dispute you need _____ definite ______ ______ more precise _____.
a. both/criteriums/and/datums
b. not only/criteria/and also/data
c. both/criteria/and/data
d. not only/criteriums/but also/datums
214. Both his sons are still in their _____ ; _____ boy has graduated yet.
a. tens/none b. teens/neither c. teen/no d. teens/noone
215. Every person has to try and do _____ duty as well as _____ can.
a. their/they b. one’s/they c. his/one d. one’s/one
216. I’ve put my money on two horses. If _____ of them wins, I shall make a fortune.
a. either b. both c. neither d. any
217. There was ______ evidence against Tom,so he was not accused of theft.
a. a little b. some c. few d. little
218.Our first trip was ______ one but our second one was even more interesting.
a. the most interesting b. very interesting c. a most interesting
d. a more interesting
219. The school _____ will win the contest.
a. which the most points wins
b. the most points wins
c. which wins the most points
d. the most points which wins
220. We found the old man sitting in the park in the exact spot _________ .
a. where we had last spoken to him
b. which we had last spoken to him
c. that we had last spoken to him
d. in where we had last spoken to him
221. The fields ______ produced bigger crops.
a. we irrigated them
b. we irrigated
c. that we irrigated them
d. which we irrigated them