Advanced Level Grammar Exercise - MCQ Test 7

1. --------- just simply transmitting voice, the Joint 7. The new organisation ------- advises private
Testical Radios System (JTRS), as the Pentagon refers enterprises on their staff problems, ------ gives
to it, will also be able to carry video and data vocational advice to school leavers.
transmissions simultaneously.
A) both / but
A) Rather than B) thus / also
B) According to C) more / and
C) Due to D) even / so
D) In contrast to E) not only / but also
E) In spite of
8. ------- business plans were failing to materialise, while
2. Repair and maintenance are perhaps the most ------ were progressing at a very high speed.
important ones of the numerous tasks --------
engineers are responsible for in time of a disaster. A) Those / each
B) All / either
A) by which
C) Each / another
B) what for
D) Some / others
C) which
E) Any / none
D) that
9. ------- fighting the bitterly cold temperatures, any
E) for whom
explorer attempting to do researches in the Arctic
3. Meanwhile, unemployment ------- a vast scale hit has ------- to battle with the strong tidal pull on the
basic industries, and a series of strikes emphasised ice.
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the contrast ------- labour ideals and post-war effects.

A) Besides / also
A) through / through B) As well as / even so
B) in / over C) In spite of / as much
C) to / among D) Including / moreover
D) over / under E) Contrary to / nevertheless
E) on / between
10. Although every philosopher since Plato ------ the
4. The Janissaries were mainly recruited ------- relationship between humour and laughter, Freud
conquered Christian lands and gained great power ------- the first person to put forward a conclusive
------- Süleyman The Magnificent in the 16th century. theory.

A) across / after A) has considered / was

B) from / over B) considered / would be
C) within / by C) was considering / is
D) in / under D) would consider / has been
E) over / before E) has been considering / had been
5. The union of Great Britain and Ireland finally came 11. When I accidentally broke Mr Parker's antique bowl,
------- force ------- January 1, 1980, through ambitious he made me feel as if I ------- a criminal.
efforts of wise politicians.
A) am being
A) by / unti B) have been
B) at / at C) am
C) into / on D) were
D) with / through E) had been
E) on / in
12. Without doubt the position of the smaller enterprises
6. In the States, a person travelling 10 miles to work ------- only slightly even if all these changes -------.
every day by train instead of by car saves ------- 34
gallons of petrol per year. A) has improved / had been introduced
B) would improve / were introduced
A) as much as
C) will improve / would be introduced
B) the most
D) improved / have been introduced
C) so much more
E) would have improved / will be introduced
D) equal to
E) even more

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13. The authorities in Malaysia ------- that the country's 17. Scientists estimate that the wildlife will be -------
highly qualified young researchers -------- by foreign danger of extinction within forty years as long as
companies as cheap labour. numbers diminish ------- this rate.

A) are worrying / were used A) in / at

B) were worried / have been used B) by / on
C) are worried / are being used C) over / from
D) worry / had been used D) under / from
E) have worried / will have been used E) at / throughout
14. William Shakespeare is considered to have been the 18. All cells, whether they come from animals, plants or
most important literary person in Britain although, as bacteria, contain ------- elements in very nearly ------
we -------, there ------- many other English poets and proportions.
novelists before him.
A) more / than
A) know / were B) the more / more
B) have known / had been C) some / the most
C) knew / have been D) the same / the same
D) had known / are E) the other / the most
E) might have known / would have been
19. Recommendations to reduce several diseases' risks
15. Despite the fact that several people made similar cover ------- screening ------- intervention.
suggestions, ------- of Mr Parker were met with -------
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approval. A) either / but

B) more / than
A) some / all
C) such / that
B) those / everyone's
D) some / just as
C) any / his
E) both / and
D) most / ours
20. Under suitable circumstances, unsaturated fats, such
E) which / nobody's
as those found in olive oil, are usually liquid, -------
16. It is almost impossible to find another couple ------ saturated fats, such as those found in butter, are
opinions on every matter are the same. solid.

A) which A) whereas
B) who B) besides
C) that C) unless
D) whose D) whether
E) what E) as far as

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Answer Key:

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

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