Exercise 4
1/ ......... of the visitors were strange to me.
a. Mostly b. Almost c. Most d. The most
2/ All the furniture in the house ............ old fashioned.
a. is b. are c. have been d. have
3/ The news ......... bad last night.
a. were b. was c. has d. have been
4/ When my brother was asked if he liked the job, he
replied that he .........
a. has done b. does c. did d. was doing
5/ Let’s not go out today, ......... ?
a. shall we b. shan't we c. won't you d. will you
6/ I haven't seen much of you lately. We ......... three
months ago.
a. last met b. last meet c. have last d. have last met
7/ It's no good ........ your father about your failure.
a. to tell b. tell c. told d. telling
8/ Pat would rather ......... early than late.
a. to arrive b. arrive c. arriving d. arrived
9/ He asked he .....................
a. what day was it b. what day it was
c. it was what day d. what was the day
10/ The teacher ........ has not yet arrived.
a. I wrote to you about b. who I write to you
c. I wrote you about d. whom I wrote to you about him
11/ - I'm trying to remember their phone number.
- Why don't you ........... in the phone book.
a. look it up b. look up it c. look it d. look up
12/ Do you like the book that I gave you ?
- ....... the novels that I've read, I enjoyed this one the most.
a. Of all b. All of c. For all d. From all
13/.......... it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer.
a. Unless b. Since c. While d. Although
14/ The students sat quietly in the classroom, ......... to their
teacher.
a. listening b. listen c. listens d. listened
15/ ...... the people in the city voted for John at the
election.
a. Most b. Most of all c. Almost of all d. Almost all of
16/ What a beautiful day !
- Yes, it's .......... that I'd like to take a walk.
a. such nice weather b. so nice
c. too nice weather d. nice weather so
17/ He promised to pick me .......... at the corner on his way
to town.
a. on b. off c. over d. up
18/ You must hurry; ............ you'll miss the last bus.
a. otherwise b. and c. nevertheless d. but
19/ What did he do ?
- He ran a red light; .............., when the police officer
stopped him, he refused to take the sobriety test.
a. otherwise b. moreover c. although d. therefore
20/ Dick ........ in London when I saw him last.
a. was working b. is working c. worked d. has worked
21/ The headmaster will tell the boy that he ......... pay for
the missing book.
a. need not b. need not to c. needs not d. needs not to
22/ I'm glad ......... you that you can have the job.
a. that tell b. of telling c. of to tell d. to tell
23/ I don't know ......... it is right or wrong.
a. whenever b. whether c. that d. unless
24/ Make up your mind, .......... it will be too late.
a. and b. so that c. or d. if
25/ If he comes here, I ...........
a. made him do it b. made him doing that
c. will make him do it d. will make him to do it
26/ Do you often get your car ....... ?
a. wash b. to wash c. washed d. washing
27/ Your composition is ........ better than his.
a. far b. more c. very d. a lot of
28/ Malee is studying at Traim Udom ... present.
a. in b. at c. in the d. for
29/ Will you tell me ......... the ticket ?
a. where to buy b. whom to buy
c. where do you buy d. from where to buy
30/ He felt ........ living in that family.
a. happy b. happily c. very happily d. with happiness
31/ - What's bothering you, Kathy ?
- I'm worried ..... taking my oral exams for the Ph.D.
a. about b. that c. to d. of
32/ You should take more exercise if you want to
keep ......
a. fit b. fat c. fresh d. flat e. fine
33/ The twins are so alike that we can never ....... the
difference between them.
a. tell b. decide c. say d. make e. find
34/ After two years' hard work she ........ in getting her
Ph.D.
a. managed b. succeeded c. was able d. achieved
35/ As the theatre was still closed, I looked round the
shops to ......... time.
a. use b. gain c. spend d. waste e. kill
36/ Although several boys were expected, only Jack ......
a. turned up b. turned away c. turned on d. turned over
37/ Margaret as well as Jane ......... here since last week.
a. has been b. have been c. was d. were
38/ A football team ........... of eleven players.
a. composes b. has composed
c. is composed d. is composing
39/ He said the pudding .............
a. was tasting very sweetly b. tasted very sweet
c. had tasted very sweetly d. was tasting very sweet
40/ Susan ....... early when she stayed with us.
a. has got up b. will get up c. used to get up d. gets up
41/ - What do you want to do ?
- Let's try to convince everyone to agree
tonight; ............. we'll have to have another meeting.
a. anyway b. otherwise c. moreover d. although
42/ - My watch started up again.
- You should take it to be repaired ...... it's working now.
a. even though b. in spite of c. however d. despite
43/ - I wish you would just forget about it.
- I can't. I want to know ......... she said about us.
a. that b. what c. it d. which
44/ - I couldn't talk to Mrs Kandari very well, because
my Arabic isn't very good yet.
- .......there, he would have been able to interpret for you.
a. Had John been b. John had been
c. Was John d. John was
45/ The doctor showed the new nurse ........... to do.
a. what b. that c. as d. how e. when
46/ They could reach the house .... the road was flooded.
a. although b. whether c. as if d. even