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PRACTCE TEST 2-10

1) John is always sympathetic _____ other people’s suffering.
A. for B. at C. towards D. in
2) _____ patient, and you will succeed.
A. Be B. Being C. To be D. Are
3) Tom will be punished _____ coming late
A. by B. for C. because D. in
4) The air of the hills is cooler than _____.
A. one of the plains B. of the plains C. that of the plains D. the plains
5) When I say “I have no idea”, I mean “_____”.
A. I don’t know B. I have no money left C. I have no doubt D. I haven’t decided yet
6) _____ class rushed into the dining room en masse.
A. The all B. Whole C. The every D. The whole
7) This sort of thing doesn’t happen in Nigeria, _____?
A. isn’t it B. doesn’t it C. does it D. can’t it
8) Einstein gradually became _____ in the discussion.
A. absorb B. absorbed C. to absorb D. adsorbing
9) Are you plans for this week-end still _____?
A. like B. the alike C. same D. the same
10) Whenever we meet, we stop _____.
A. talking B. talk C. to talk D. to talking
11) The baby was dropped out of the bedroom window into a big net _____ by the firemen.
A. hold B. which was to be held C. held D. which has been held
12) There is one television programme which is above all _____ in popularity.
A. another B. other C. the other D. others
13) These are my _____ three children.
A. brother Tim’s B. brother Tim C. Tim’s brother D. brother is Tim
14) The room was _____ small to accommodate the Council.
A. as B. much C. too D. as much
15) Even if the railways had no competition, Parliament would see that their charges were fair and _____.
A. reason B. reasonable C. reasonably D. reasonless
16) In some countries today there’s only one party at elections. No _____ at all!
A. choose B. chose C. chosen D. choice
17) American children learn Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech _____.
A. in heart B. by heart C. with heart D. to heart
18) I never feel sure what _____ by the word ‘democratic’.
A. means B. is the meaning C. is meant D. to mean
19) I’m always rather afraid of your parents. They’re _____ very intelligent
A. much B. more C. so D. many
20) “Do you think we’re all created equal?”
“No, not _____ all.”
A. in B. over C. at D. to
21) We shall have to stop soon because the car is almost _____ petrol.
A. out off B. not having C. lacking D. out of
22) People who make pigs of _____ by overeating should be made to go on a diet.
A. himself B. themselves C. them D. ourselves
23) My _____ house is not very far away.
A. father’s in law B. father in law’s C. father’s in law’s D. fathers’ in law
24) At one a clock Mr. Taylor will close his shop and go out to have _____.
A. a lunch B. the lunch C. lunch D. lunches
25) Now the shares Mr. Brown bought in 1967 have done up _____ value.
A. by B. on C. in D. at
26) The reason why we didn’t see her at the railway station was that she took a plane _____.
A. besides B. sometimes C. instead D. soon

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27) There is nothing very _____ to do in that small town.

A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyed D. enjoying
28) I can’t find my purse anywhere; I _____ it at the cinema.
A. must have left B. must leave C. must be leaving D. must to leave
29) My sister’s tooth still gives (her) some pain. She _____ gone to the dentist yesterday.
A. must be B. would have C. should have D. could be
30) “My friend was going to call me as soon as he arrived this morning; but he didn’t call.”
“He _____ the train.”
A. had to miss B. should have missed C. would have missed D. must have missed
31) Flight nineteen from New York and Washington is now arriving at _____.
A. gate two B. the gate two C. the two gate D. second gate
32) _____ to have lunch with us today?
A. do you like B. would you like C. will you like D. have you like
33) The more he tried to help her _____ she seemed to appreciate it.
A. less B. lesser C. the less D. the lesser
34) “You look so exhausted.”
“I _____ round the town all day.”
A. have been running B. had been running C. ran D. had run
35) “What was the matter?” “Something strange _____ to me while I _____ home last night.”
A. was happened - was walking C. happened - was walking
B. was happening - walked D. was happening - was walking
36) Sometimes advertising signs _____ down during a storm and people are injured by them.
A. blow B. are blown C. blew D. were blown
37) Before the end of eighties, air pollution _____ a serious problem that jeopardizes the health of the human race.
A. became B. is being become C. will have become D. will be becoming
38) “Did Judy finally go home?”
“No. She _____ going to leave last month, but she lost her ticket.”
A. must be B. was C. hasn’t been D. isn’t
39) Margaret didn’t remember what I _____ her the day before.
A. would tell B. had told C. had been told D. told
40) He is known _____ a man who kept his word.
A. for B. as C. in D. at
41) Mr. West has two daughters who are typists.
The sentence above tells us that Mr. West has _____.
A. two daughters C. four daughters
B. more than two daughters D. at least three daughters
42) It’s a pity children can’t choose their parents, _____?
A. can they B. can’t they C. is it D. isn’t it
43) My _____ plays golf.
A. mother who is over sixty still C. mother who is over sixty, still
B. mother, who is over sixty still D. mother, who is over sixty, still
44) A businessman _____ in his shorthand typist when he wants to dictate letters. He can use a dictating machine.
A. need not call B. doesn’t need call C. need not to call D. needs not call
45) I tried solve the problem _____ the noise and interruptions.
A. because of B. in spite of C. in case of D. according to
46) Peter and Alice decided to get married _____.
A. as to plan B. according to planned C. as plan D. as planned
47) He was not _____ battle openly with his rival.
A. a fool enough to B. fool enough at C. foolish enough to D. foolish enough at
48) Those two children like _____.
A. one other B. the one the other C. each the other D. each other
49) My way of doing the job is, I think, preferable _____ yours.
A. with B. for C. as D. to
50) _____ you run quickly, you are likely to be late.
A. When B. Unless C. Since D. Because

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