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Circle the correct answer:

1.

Youd better not _____ late to class again!

a. being
c. be
b. to be
d. have been

2.

Would you mind _____ me that ashtray, please?

a. hand
c. handed
b. to hand
d. handing

3.

Jurassic Park is a very _____ movie.

a. excited
c. excite
b. exciting
d. excites

4.

My son is interested in _____ tennis.

a. playing
c. plays
b. play
d. played

5.

My father _____ ready to take a big trip right now.

a. gets
c. will be get
b. is getting
d. is being get

6.

There is another ECL next week, _____?

a. isnt it
c. wont there
b. isnt there
d. will it

7.

I dont like climbing mountains and _____.

a. neither do Bill
c. Bill neither
b. Bill dont either d. Bill doesnt either.

8.

I have been a student at DLI _____ 18 weeks.

a. for
c. in
b. since
d. at

9.

_____ the circumstances, I think you made an excellent

a. Consider
c. Considering
b. To be considered d. For consider

decision.

10.

I used to _____ the guitar, but I dont anymore.

a. playing
c. played
b. play
d. plays

11.

The news about all the storms in Mexico _____ very depressing.
a. is
c. were
b. are
d. be

12.

I am not used to _____ in class all day.

a. sit
c. be seat
b. sitting
d. being sit

13.

Are you _____ that I cheated on the test?

a. say
c. says
b. said
d. saying

14.

Mary was born _____ San Juan _____ 1979.

a. in...at
c. in...in

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d. at...at

15.

Lt. Arroyo _____ to stay for study hall tomorrow.

a. promise
c. is promise
b. has promise
d. promises

16.

Dont make a _____ that you cant keep.

a. promise
c. promised
b. promises
d. promising

17.

What is your actual weight?

a. real
c. heaviest
b. earlier
d. lightest

18.

You have to get a score of 90 on the ECL.

a. should
c. might
b. ought to
d. must

19.

Please dont bring up the subjects of sex, religion or politics

a. grow
c. ignore
b. introduce
d. think about

20.

Dont _____ the lights when you leave.

a. forgetting to turn of
c. forget turning of
b. forget to turn of
d. forget to turning of

21.

Each of the boys _____ going to give a separate speech.

a. are
c. is
b. will
d. were

22.

I live in the dorms and _____.

a. so does my classmates c. so do my classmates
b. so my classmates does d. so my classmates also

23.

All the homework _____ easy.

a. was
c. are
b. were
d. being

24.

He managed to drive to Houston in 3 hours _____ the bad storms.

a. in spite of
c. despite of
b. because of
d. in spite

25.

Having _____ his homework, the boy went outside to play.

a. finish
c. finishes
b. finishing
d. finished

26.

He plays soccer very _____.

a. good
c. goodly
b. bad
d. badly

27.

_____ a score of 90 on the ECL is very important to your career.

a. Getting
c. To getting
b. Get
d. Being get

28.

How did you manage _____ that all by yourself?

a. do
c. to do
b. did
d. done

in class.

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29.

Columbus was an _____ explorer and adventurer.

a. illustrate
c. illustrious
b. illustrated
d. illustration

30.

We will do all the cooking _____.

a. ourself
c. ourselves
b. ourselfs
d. ours selfs

31.

The _____ in arrival of the airplane was caused by bad weather.

a. delaying
c. delay
b. delayed
d. delays

32.

The _____ arrival of the airplane was caused by bad weather.

a. delaying
c. delay
b. delayed
d. delays

33.

I saw a pair of white elephants at the zoo.

a. I saw two
c. I saw many.
b. I saw
d. I saw a few.

34.

The Presidents wife has a lot of clout.

a. power
c. beauty
b. money
d. friends

35.

My son risked _____ in trouble by cheating on a test.

a. to get
c. gets
b. getting
d. got

36.

The class _____ to go on a tour tomorrow.

a. is permitted
c. will be permit
b. will permit
d. has been gave permission

37.

We are putting of study hall until tomorrow.

a. canceling
c. refusing
b. delaying
d. holding

38.

Jimmy was very _____ yesterday during class.

a. boring
c. bores
b. bore
d. bored

39.

My son refuses _____ green vegetables.

a. eat
c. to eat
b. eating
d. to be eaten

40.

Can you park your car _____ that red Ford and that green BMW?
a. beside
c. among
b. between
d. next

41.

The policeman gave Steve a ticket for speeding.

a. Steve gave the policeman a ticket for speeding.
b. A ticket for speeding was given by Steve to the policeman.
c. Steve was given a ticket for speeding by the policeman.
d. A ticket for speeding was given to the policeman by Steve.

42.

I had already prepared a big lunch when _____ some sandwiches

a. my mother brought
c. my mother is bringing
b. my mother brings
d. my mother had brought

to my house.

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43.

I would study more on the weekends if _____.

a. I was you
c. I had been you
b. I were you
d. I am you

44.
When I lived in London, I used _____ a raincoat and umbrella
anywhere.
a. to carry
c. carry
b. to carrying
d. carried
45.

After _____ supper, we put the baby to bed.

a. eat
c. eaten
b. ate
d. eating

46.

My brother _____ to go on vacation in July.

a. planning
c. to plan
b. plan
d. planned

47.

While _____, glance in your rearview mirror every 45 seconds

a. drive
c. drives
b. driving
d. being drived

48.

You should avoid _____ downtown alone after dark.

a. going
c. go
b. to go
d. being go

49.

Tom: I hear that Frank paid $25,000 for his new car.
Peter: Oh, thats just chicken feed to him.
What does Peter mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.

50.

Frank cannot aford to pay much.

That amount of money is insignificant to Frank.
Peter has a lot more money than Frank.
Frank spent much too much money on the car.

I was really looking forward to _____ a vacation next week.

a. taking
c. took
b. take
d. taken

whenever I went