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1. I guess Frank must ________ away on vacation.
a. be
c. being
b. been
d. to be
2.

If I had been there, ________.

a. I will have seen you
c. I did see you
b. I would have seen you
d. I saw you

3.

I waited ________ two hours, but she never came.

a. by
c. since
b. for
d. until

4.

I think Ken is ________ of the two boys.

a. the taller
c. the tallest
b. taller
d. the most tall

5. We ________ better change our reservations.

a. have
c. would
b. will
d. had
6.

It is impolite to interrupt a conversation.

a. cut in on
c. call up
b. call in
d. cut out

7.

We have waited ________ a long time.

a. since
c. by
b. because
d. for

8.

The airman had the ________ money of the three.

a. morer
c. more
b. most
d. mostest

9.

He ought to have locked his room before leaving.

a. should have
c. could have
b. would have
d. must have

10.

Mr. Sung and his family have been in this country ______ 1978.
a. from
c. since
b. to
d. about

11.

The girls drove ________ than the boys.

a. more careful
c. more carefully
b. most carefully
d. careful

12.

________ you close the window, please?

a. Must
c. Would
b. Should
d. May

13.

Dont put off going to the doctor or you will become sicker.

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a. refuse
b. decide not to

c. delay
d. decide to

14.

They have been working ________ three hours.

a. for
c. since
b. to
d. until

15.

Jane is prettier than Jill or Sue.

a. Sue is the prettiest.
b. June is the most prettiest.
c. Jill is prettier than Jane.
d. Jane is the prettiest.

16.

I must go to town tomorrow.

a. want to
b. have to

c. could
d. should

17.

I am putting money aside for a vacation.

a. spending
c. making
b. saving
d. giving

18.

The students have been in lab ________ noon.

a. at
c. until
b. by
d. since

19.

I think todays test was the ________ of the three.

a. more difficult
c. most difficult
b. difficultest
d. difficulter

20.

I wish ________ see a doctor.

a. he may
b. we will

c. he can
d. he would

21.

I am going to look up my friend when I get to Dallas.

a. run into
c. see over
b. examine
d. locate and visit

22.

He ________ English since 1986.

a. has teached
b. was teaching

c. is teaching
d. has taught

23.

Those boxes are ________ than they look.

a. much lighter
c. more lighter
b. more lightest
d. very lighter

24.

I wish ________ go with you, but I have to finish my

a. I can
c. Ill
b. I could
d. Id

25.

Yesterday I came across my old Air Force uniform.

a. lost by accident
c. found by accident
b. walked across
d. ran over
I ________ him since he arrived.
a. dont see
c. hadnt see
b. am seeing
d, havent seen

26.

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27.

This book is ________ of all my books.

a. less interesting than
c. less interesting
b. the least interesting
d. the interesting

28.

He must be in the office, because his hat is there.

a. will have been
c. had to be
b. should have been
d. is surely

29.

His Honda caught up with the Yamaha.

a. pursued
c. stayed even with
b. came alongside
d. fell behind

30.

________ there for the past year.

a. I dont work
b. Im not working

c. I havent worked
d. I didnt work

31.

He is ________ good a student ________ his brother is.

a. so . . . that
c. so . . . so
b. as . . . so
d. as . . . as

32.

My father is tall and ________.

a. so my brother is
c. my brother is do
b. so is my brother
d. my brother so is

33.

Choose the correct sentence:

a. She will check out them.
b. She them will check out.
c. She will check them out.
d. She check them out will.

34.

Im ________ tired ________ I cant stay awake anymore.

a. so . . . so
c. so . . . that
b. as . . . so
d. as . . . as

35.

I cant see the airplane and ________.

a. neither can he
c. he can neither
b. neither he can
d. neither cant he

36.

Choose the correct sentence:

a. I cant up pick it.
c. I cant pick it up.
b. I cant pick up it.
d. I cant it pick up.

37.

He is ________ strong ________ I am.

a. so . . . that
c. as . . . so
b. as . . . as
d. so . . . so

38.

She wont speak to me and ________.

a. he will either
c. he will neither
b. he wont either
d. he wont neither

39.

Choose the correct sentence:

a. She asked who the project completed had.
b. She asked who had completed the project.
c. She asked the project had completed who

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d. She asked had who completed the project.
40.

Choose the correct sentence:

a. He will call his laundry for at noon.
b. He will his laundry call for at noon.
c. He his laundry will call for at noon.
d. He will call for his laundry at noon.

41.

Shes ________ nice ________ everyone likes her.

a. so . . . that
c. as . . . so
b. as . . . as
d. so . . . so

42. He got a good score and ________.

a. I too did
b. did I too

c. I did so
d. I did too

43. Choose the correct sentence:

a. We need to go over this exercise again.
b. We need to go this exercise over again.
c. We need this exercise to go over again.
d. We need to go over again this exercise.