Advanced Level Grammar Exercise - MCQ Test 12

5. The essays taken together tell the story of how the

1. Professional tennis, which got its start in 1926 when US became an economic power --------- a scale
the French player Suzanne Lenglen --------- 50,000 US unprecedented --------- history.
dollars for a tour, only --------- full recognition in 1960.
A) for / with
A) had been paid / has received B) at / by
B) was paid / received C) with / from
C) has been paid / would receive D) thought / at
D) is paid / receives E) on / in
E) would be paid / had received

6. --------- the surprise of the archaeologists, the

2. Once the director --------- just how much was at stake, structures turned out to be the remains --------- two
he --------- immediate steps to deal with the dispute. domed tombs, each over a thousand years old.

A) realizes / will take A) At / from

B) has realized / had taken B) For / by
C) had realized / took C) With / over
D) realized / takes D) To / of
E) would realize / has taken E) By / through

3. The once radical notion that birds --------- from 7. More than 29 million Africans are now infected with
dinosaurs --------- stronger and stronger since HIV, and the disease is killing --------- Africans ---------
palaeontologists first started taking it seriously a all the continent's wars combined.
couple of decades ago.
A) so many / as
A) have descended / grew B) either / or
B) had descended / had grown C) more / than
C) descend / is growing D) not only / but also
D) descended / has grown E) both / and
E) are descending / was growing

8. He did --------- better in the interview --------- any of

4. Throughout his term in office, President Clinton the other applicants.
--------- by allegations relating to the White-water real
estate deal in which he and his wife, Hillary Clinton, A) much / as
--------- prior to the 1999 election. B) rather / than
A) is dogged / are involved C) as / for
B) had been dogged / were involved D) still / with
C) was dogged / had been involved E) far / from
D) has been dogged / have been involved
E) was being dogged / may have been involved

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9. Geographical Information System tools provide 13. In his acknowledgement, the writer thanked his wife
specialised functions for spatial data input, for the support she --------- him while he --------- the
processing, analysis and output, --------- Database book.
Management System tools provide more advanced
functions for storing and managing large spatial A) had given / was writing
databases. B) gave / is writing
A) that C) gives / has been writing
B) due to D) has given / will be writing
C) while E) was giving / had written
D) whether
E) in that

14. Since Swedish industrial relationships -------- so many

fundamental changes, it is hardly surprising that the
existence of a "Swedish model" --------- .
10. Photosynthesis is the process --------- green plants
manufacture carbohydrates, using the energy of A) were undergoing / will be questioned
sunlight. B) underwent / has been questioned
A) as when C) had undergone / had been questioned
B) on which D) are undergoing / was being questioned
C) where E) have undergone / is being questioned
D) by which
E) since

15. If it --------- for the severe air pollution of 1952, which

was responsible for 4,000 deaths, the UK Clean Air
Act of 1956 --------- .
11. -------- economic development projects in developing
countries are carefully thought out and implemented, A) weren't / hadn't been passed
they can actually contribute to environmental B) was not / won't be passed
deterioration.
C) hadn't been / wouldn't have been passed
A) Provided that D) wouldn't be / hadn't been passed
B) Unless E) isn't / was not passed
C) Since
D) So long as
E) Whenever
16. ---------- corporations grow in size and diversity, the
difficulty of managing employee relations increases.

A) Lest
12. Until the time of World War II, it --------- that human B) In case
beings --------- to the requirements of technological
systems with great ease. C) Whether
D) So that
A) is assumed / adapted E) As
B) has been assumed / were adapting
C) was assumed / are adapting
D) had been assumed / could adapt
E) assumed / have adapted

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17. --------- had so many people complained so loudly for 19. The period --------- which Margaret Mae painted the
so little cause. Amazon flora coincided --------- the time when the
Amazon rain forest was being destroyed.
A) Only once
B) For the first time A) on / from
C) At the beginning B) in / at
D) Up to this time C) at / on
E) From the start D) during / with
E) for / by

18. Multinational companies account for --------- 60 per

cent of trade in manufactured goods in the 20. Some delicate fruits and vegetables need to ripen
developed world. gradually as they make their way ------- producer
nations to consumer markets ------- the globe.
A) so much
B) no less than A) from / around
C) rather than B) with / on
D) as far as C) for / in
E) by no means D) of / over
E) through / through

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Answer Key:

1: B 11: B
2: A 12: D
3: D 13: A
4: C 14: E
5: E 15: C
6: D 16: E
7: C 17: A
8: B 18: B
9: C 19: D
10: D 20: A

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