VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3)

1. When we went back to the bookstore, the bookseller _______ the book we wanted.
A. sold     B. had sold    C. sells     D. has sold
2. By the end of last summer, the farmers _______ all the crop.
A. harvested     B. had harvested    C. harvest     D. are harvested
3. The director _______ for the meeting by the time I got to his office.
A. left    B. had left     C. leaves     D. will leave
4. Susan _______ her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.
A. phoned    B. had phoned    C. phones    D. is phoning
5. Miss Jane _______ typing the report when her boss came in.
A. didn’t finish     B. hadn’t finished C. doesn’t finish     D. can’t finish
6. Wow! What a _______ your sister is! I couldn't get off the phone!
A. talk     B. talking     C. talker     D. talkative
7. This season's _______ include five new plays and several concerts of Chinese and Indian music.
A. entertainments    B. entertainer C. to entertain     D. entertaining
8. She seems to have spent all her life studying in _______ establishments.
A. education    B. educate    C. educated     D. educational
9. Space travel is one of the marvels wonders of modern _______.
A. science     B. scientific    C. scientifically     D. scientist
10. My computer makes a _______ low buzzing noise.
A. continue     B. continued     C. continuing     D. continuous
11. All her life she had a _______ trust in other people.
A. child     B. childlike    C. childish     D. childless
12. He is having a lot of difficulties,_______ ?
A. doesn’t it     B. isn’t it    C. isn’t he     D. doesn’t he
13. We wish _______ to college next year.
A. go     B. to go    C. going     D. shall go
14. They agreed _______ us some more money.
A. lend    B. to lend     C. lending    D. lent
15. He suggested _______ to France this summer time
A. travel     B. to travel     C. traveling     D. traveled
16. She doesn’t mind _______ me with my exercises
A. help     B. to help    C. helping    D. helps
17. We would love _______ three cups of coffee
A. have    B. to have    C. having    D. had
18. Don’t you think my jeans need _______?
A. clean     B. to clean    C. cleaning     D. cleans
19. They will never forget _______ the Prince.
A. see    B. to see    C. seeing    D. will see
20. His teacher regrets _______ him that his application for the job has been turned down.
A. tell    B. to tell     C. telling     D. tells
21. The workers stopped _______ a rest because they felt tired.
A. take    B. to take    C. taking    D. took
22. That girl tried to avoid _______ some of my s.
A. answer     B. to answer    C. answering     D. answered
23. ___________he is tired, he can’t work longer.
A. Because     B. Even though    C. Although     D. Besides
24. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If     B. Since     C. Although     D. Because
25. Do you really believe ________ ghosts?
A. in     B. for     C. on     D. about
26. I enjoyed ________ my grandmother during my summer vacation.
A. seeing     B. see     C. to see     D. to seeing
27. In 1778, he ____________ to London to study with Benjamin West for four years.
A. has gone     B. had gone     C. would go      D. went
28. I am sorry that I can't ________ your invitation.
A. take     B. accept     C. agree     D. have
29. When he was a boy, he was always willing to join in a ________ of football.
A. match     B. play     C. game     D. group
30. Each fiber in the bundle ____________ only a tiny fraction of the total image.
A. transmit     B. transmitted      C. transmits     D. to transmit
31. His parents never allowed him ________.
A. a smoking     B. smoking     C. to smoke     D. some smoked
32. I have absolutely no doubt ________ the innocence of the accused.
A. about     B. over     C. on     D. with
33. Napoleon ____________ the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1801.
A. attacked     B. is attacking     C. has attracted     D. attacking
34. He took a taxi ________ he wouldn't be late.
A. less     B. unless     C. so that     D. even so
35. ___________it was late, we decided to take a taxi home.
A. Because     B. If    C. Because of    D. Although
36. ___________ problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
A. One of the biggest    B. The biggest one C. Of the biggest one    D. There are the biggest
37. The newcomer has few friends, _____________ ?
A. doesn’t she     B. does she     C. hasn’t she    D. has she
38. Would you mind _______ more clearly, please?
A. speak    B. speaking    C. to speak     D. spoke
39. The flight had to be delayed ___________ the bad weather.
A. because     B. Because of    C. despite     D. when
40. He was _____ he never washed his clothes by himself.
A. too lazy     B. so lazy that     C. very lazy that    D. such lazy that
41. _____________his illness, he had to cancel the appointment.
A. However     B. Despite     C. If     D. Because of
42. It’s true _______ your aunt's gone back to teaching, isn’t it?
A. that     B. when     C. which    D. where
43. We met in an ancient building, _______ underground rooms had been converted into a chapel.
A. that     B. whose     C. whom     D. which
44. ___________it rained heavily, I went to school on time.
A. However     B. But     C. Although     D. Because
45. They would be disappointed if we____________-
A. hadn’t come     B. wouldn’t come     C. don’t come    D. didn’t come.
46. He kept ________ the same thing again and again.
A. repeat     B. to repeat     C. repeat to     D. repeating
47. They ________ our party at about eleven yesterday.
A. leave    B. left     C. leaves     D. have left
48. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it.
A. watched     B. would watch    C. had watched    D. watches
49. Would John be angry if I _______his bicycle without asking?
A. take     B. took     C. had taken    D. would take.
50. ______, I can’t hear what he is saying.
A. Because of the noise     B. Because of the soft music
C. Though the music is noise      D. In spite of the noise music
51. Candidates should never be late for the interview, ______ ?
A. should they     B. shouldn’t they     C. are they    D. aren’t they
52. Politicians___________blame the media if they don’t win the election. They are so predictable.
A. variable     B. variety    C. various    D. invariably
53. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.
A. lived     B. would live      C. had lived     D. live
54. If she sold her car, she _____________ much money.
A. gets     B. would get     C. will get     D. would have got.
55. Is there _____ for everyone?
A. food and drink enough     B. enough food and drink
C. enough of food and drink     D. enough food and drink enough
56. He was _____ he could not continue to work.
A. very tired that    B. such tired that     C. too tired that     D. so tired that
57. Before help _______ them, a small child _______ of infantile paralysis.
A. had reached-died    B. reached-had died
C. reaches-has died     D. has reached-dies
58. “I _______ you at 9 tomorrow morning. Will that be OK?”
-“At 9? No, I _______ shopping with my mother.”
A. phone-will go     B. am phoning- have gone
C. will phone-will be going     D. have phoned-am going
59. My brother sometimes asked himself what _______ to the trees if spring didn’t come at last.
A. happened     B. happens    C. would happen      D. will happen
60. The regulations have been put into __________ on a trial basis.
A. practice    B. trial    C. test    D. examination
61. _______ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although     B. While     C. In spite of     D. Despite of
62. Tents come in _______ shapes and sizes.
A. vary    B. variety    C. various     D. variously
63. He is in a much _______ mood than usual.
A. well     B. good    C. better    D. best
64. Her explanation certainly sounded _______.
A. belief     B. believe    C. believer    D. believable
65. _______, we’ll arrive before dark.
A. Hope     B. Hopeful     C. Hopefully    D. Hopefulness
66. Someone had _______ left a window open.
A. care    B. careless      C. carelessness     D. carelessly
67. We're reading a _______ book this week.
A. differ     B. difference    C. different     D. differently
68. Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some _______.
A. think     B. thought     C. thoughtful    D. thoughtless
69. After the accident he suffered from loss of _______.
A. memory    B. memorize    C. memorable     D. memorably
70. Diet plays an important role in the _______ of heart disease.
A. manage    B. manager    C. management     D. manageable
71. Students say it is helpful if teachers _______ their pronunciation.
A. correct    B. correction    C. corrective    D. correctly
72. She gives her children everything ___________they want.
A. that     B. who     C. whom     D. what
73. Rooney _______ goodbye to all his friends and left.
A. told     B. spoke     C. talked     D. said
74. Needless _______, my boss will be off work for a minute.
A. to tell     B. to say     C. saying    D. telling
75. The place ___________ we spent our holiday was really beautiful.
A. what     B. who     C. where     D. which
76. What was the name of the girl______passport was stolen?
A. whose     B. who     C. which      D. when
77. Never has she behaved like that before, _______?
A. hasn’t she     B. has she     C. did she     D. didn’t she
78. If these prisoners attempted to escape from prison, __________ immediately.
A. they would be caught     B. they would catch
C. they will be caught    D. they will have caught
79. As the drug took ______, the patient became unconscious.
A. effect    B. force    C. influence    D. action
80. The reason____________ I phoned him was to invite him to a party.
A. what     B. whose     C. why      D. which
81. Do you know the girl __________ Tom is talking to?
A. whom     B. what     C. which     D. whose
82. The bus won't stop __________ you ring the bell.
A. if     B. as soon as     C. providing    D. unless
83. Where is the picture _________ was on the wall?
A. when     B. where     C. which     D. who
84. Shop assistant: “ ___________?” - Customer: “Ok, thanks. I am just looking.”
A. Can I help you? We’ve got some new shoes.
B. Which tie do you want, the blue one or the pink one?
C. Why don’t you like this type of T shirt?
D. Do you want to have a look?
85. I don’t like people__________ never stop talking.
A. who     B. which      C. whom     D. whose
86. 1945 was the year ______ the second world war ended.
A. which     B. why     C. when     D. where
87. Many locals are _______ opposed to the development project.
A. strength    B. strong     C. strengthen    D. strongly
88. Keep _______ by eating well and exercising regularly.
A. health     B. healthful    C. healthy     D. healthily
89. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major.
A. although     B. despite    C. but     D. yet
90. Why does she always wear clothes_______ are too small for her?
A. which     B. who     C. whose     D. where
91. The factory _______ John works in is the biggest in town
A. when      B. where     C. which     D. how
92. If that firm wants to attract workers, it must ________ the pay.
A. lower     B. raise     C. spread     D. rise
93. Anne's boss is sometimes forgetful ________ the promises he has made.
A. at    B. with     C. to     D. of
94. Have you ever seen the photographs ________________ Ann took?
A. that     B. where      C. when     D. who
95. Everybody ________ went to the party enjoyed it very much.
A. that     B. whose      C. which     D. who
96. If it _____ fine tomorrow, we will go to the coast.
A. will be     B. was     C. is      D. being
97. The children spent the afternoon _______ in the garden.
A. played     B. play    C. to play     D. playing
98. She's an extremely competent and _______ worker.
A. industry     B. industrial     C. industrious    D. industrialize
99. Our prices are _______ with those in other shops.
A. comparison    B. comparative    C. comparable    D. comparably
100. They didn't like my _______ that we should all share the cost.
A. suggest    B. suggestion     C. suggestive    D. suggestible
101. She had been a _______ in her day.
A. beauty     B. beautician     C. beautify     D. beautiful
102. By my _______, we made a profit of £20 000 last year.
A. calculate    B. calculator     C. calculation     D. calculated
103. I found the talk both informative and _______.
A. entertain     B. entertainer    C. entertaining    D. entertainment
104. She told me her address__________ I wrote on a piece of paper.
A. what     B. which     C. when     D. where
105. The dress didn’t fit her, so she took it back to the shop _______ she had bought it.
A. where     B. which     C. what     D. when
106. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family.
A. Despite of     B. Despite     C. Although     D. Because of
107. Two months ago my brother _______ elected headmaster of his school and he _______ a
vacation since then.
A. was-hadn’t had    B. was-hasn’t had
C. had been-didn’t have    D. had been-wouldn’t have
108. “ Don’t stay anywhere near the railway station at night. It’s dangerous.” - “_____________.”
A. Ok. That will do.     B. They won’t like it, I bet.
C. I definitely won’t. Thank you.     D. Where on Earth have you been?
109. Paul is a very _______ character, he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-conscious     B. self-satisfied     C. self-directed     D. self-confident
110. Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness
A. put up with     B. catch up with     C. keep up with     D. come down with
111. We expected him at eight, but he finally _______at midnight.
A. turned up     B. came off     C. came to     D. turned in
112. "How beautiful you are!" - "________"
A. Say it again. I like to hear your words.    B. Many thanks! That's a nice to hear
C. I think so. I am proud of myself     D. Yes, don't you think?
113. Tom: " Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night” . – Mary : “______________”
A. I have nothing to tell you.     B. Oh, Poor me
C. Never mind!     D. You were absent-minded.
114. Annie: "Have a nice weekend", - Riat “________”
A. You have     B. You will     C. You too     D. You are too
115. As we wanted to be close to_______nature, we moved to the countryside.
A. Ø     B. a     C. an     D. the
116. Linda: "Thanks for the book. I've been looking for it for months."- Daniel: "______."
A. You can say that again     B. Thank you for looking for it
C. I like reading books      D. I'm glad you like it
117. “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” – “_______”
A. It’s my pleasure.     B. I don’t know what time that person comes.
C. I’d love to come. What time?     D. Do you have time for some gossip?
118. Your father is very kind ________ David.
A. with    B. to     C. for     D. of
119. Susan: “I have lost my purse.” - Her friend: “___________.”
A. It’s careless     B. Oh, what a pity    C. That’s nothing     D. Oh, be careful
120. If he were younger, he ______ a professional running competition now.
A. will join     B. had joined     C. would have joined    D. would join
121. - John: “______” - Mary: “Yes, I’d love to.”
A. Do you often have time for a drink after class?
B. Would you like to have a drink after class?
C. Do you often go out for a drink after class?
D. Would you like tea or coffee after class?
122. “Can I use your computer?” – “_______.”
A. Well done.     B. No, thanks.     C. Of course     D. Yes, I can
123. We ________ for this opportunity for more than three years.
A. were waiting    B. have been waiting    C. waited     D. are waiting
124. ____ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know _____ exact number of
them.
A. A/the     B. The/an     C. The/the     D. A/an
125. Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as     B. as much as twice     C. twice more than     D. twice as
126. I assume that you are acquainted ________ this subject since you are responsible ________
writing the accompanying materials.
A. to/for     B. with/for     C. to/to    D. with/with
127. A true relationship is thought to be a friendship that may__________through changes in the
lives of the friends.
A. entail     B. remain     C. endure     D. continue
128. Harry: “Thank you for helping me prepare for my birthday party, Judy.” - Judy: “_______.”
A. It’s my pleasure     B. That’s out of this world
C. Never mention me     D. Of course not
129. By the end of this March he ______ here for 20 years.
A. has been living    B. will live     C. will have been living     D. will be living
130. - Laura: “What shall we do this evening? - Annie: “ _____”
A. I went out for dinner.     B. Oh, that’s bad!
C. No problem     D. Let’s go out for dinner.
131. Kathy: “Make yourself at home” – Jim: “ ______”
A. Yes. Can I help you?     B. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
C. That’s very kind. Thank you.     D. Thanks! Same to you.
132. I’m a great believer in the _____ of reading books and taking up a sport, which offer you both
knowledge and healthy.
A. benefits     B. exercises     C. practices     D. points
133. Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a ____ town.
A. small beautiful Midwestern    B. beautiful Midwestern small
C. Midwestern beautiful small     D. beautiful small Midwestern
134. I don’t suppose there is anyone there, _________?
A. do I     B. isn't there     C. is there     D. don't I
135. My sister and her husband ____ over to my house for dinner tomorrow evening.
A. came     B. come      C. going to come     D. are coming