TEST 16

1. Not until ……………..the message , ………………the mistake I…………….

a. I did see ; did I realise; I have made
b. I saw ; did I realised ; I had made
c. I had seen; I realized; I had done
d. I had seen ; did I realise; I had made
2. You…………………..me that you…………be late again.
a. Might have told; will be
b. would tell ; could be
c. might have told ; would be
d. should have told ; will be
3. Try as she……….., she will never succeed………….the truth.
a. Might; in finding out
b. Could; to find out
c. Can; at finding out
d. May; on finding out
4. “If I were you, I wouldn’t rely on him” ,he told me.
a. He warned me to not rely on him
b. He warned me about me relying on him
c. He told me that if he were me he wouldn’t rely on him
d. He told me that if he had been me, he wouldn’t have relied on him.
5. It’s crucial that the President ……….the business sector in our area, ……our economy will
collapse.
a. encourages; therefore
b. encourage; or else
c. should encourage, so that
d. would encourage ; otherwise
6. The black taxi flew……..leaving clouds of smoke……..
a. past; behind
b. by; along
c. over; head
d. across; beneath
7. My mother would rather we…………..to a city that………..in this area any longer.
a. move; live
b. moved; leaved
c. move; left
d. moved; lived
8. ……………..my better judgement, I ….him the money.
a. in spite of; lent
b. against; borrowed
c. despite; lent
d. against; lent
9. Paper ………………………by the Chinese.
a. is known to being
 b. has known to have been
c. is known that it was
d. is known to have been
10. If only you…………………all the time! You ……..unbearable these days!
a. didn’t argue; become
b. won’t argue; have become
c. hadn’t argued; have become
d. wouldn’t argue; are becoming
11. By the time the bus………………, I……………….for 20 min.
a. arrive; will be waiting
b. arrives; will have to wait
c. will arrive; will have been waiting
d. arrives; will have been waiting
12. …….you leave now, you……………the train.
a. unless; will catch
b. if; will miss
c. unless; will miss
d. until ; will catch
13. However hard I…………….., I won’t…………………….all work.
a. may try; catch up with
b. will try; catch on to
c. would try ; catch
d. might try; catch up to
14. The room was adorned ……………lots of colourful ribbons, most of …………..looking …………..
a. with; which; disgraceful
b. about; them; disgraceful
c. with; them; disgracefully
d. about; whom; disgracefully
15. The person…………….I am writing doesn’t know the reason ……..it took me so long to reply.
a. to whom; why
b. whom; that
c. whose; why
d. who; that
16. ……Suez Canal connects…….Mediterranean Sea to ……………Red Sea.
a. The, -, -
b. -, the,the
c. The; the;the
d. -, -, -
17. ………….ship have …………….in this sea.
a. Many; sank
b. A lot of; sunk
c. Many a; sunk
d. Much; sank
18. It’s the third time anyone ………………such fish in this area.
a. catches
 b. has caught
c. has cought
d. cought
19. He told his friend that he……………….him until he…………………work
a. will visit; had finished
b. would visit; hadn’t finished
c. wouldn’t visit; had finished
d. will visit; finishes
20. She didn’t like him and………………
a. neither I do
b. nor I did
c. neither did I
d. so did I
21. It’s high time you……………a doctor. Shingles……….a serious disease.
a. see; are
b. saw; are
c. should see; is
d. d. saw; is
22. They look so………………that it is hard to tell……………..
a. similar; one from another
b. alike; one from the other
c. likely ; one another
d. similar; each from another
23. One………….think he was crazy if………..looked at the way he dressed.
a. would; he
b. should; everyone
c. could; they
d. should; they
24. I don’t mind you……………….here. You can try………….a magazine till he arrives.
a. waiting; reading
b. to wait; to read
c. waiting; to read
d. to wait; to reading
25. We had him……………the furniture lest it…………..get damaged.
a. moving; should
b. to move; could
c. move; should
d. to move; shouldn’t
26. I need……………..to draw this circle. Can you lend me…………..?
a. some compasses; yours
b. a compass; your
c. a compass; it
d. some compasses, them
27. This watch ……………..me ………………….You had better………………careful with it.
a. costed; dearly; be
 b. cost; dear; to be
c. cost ; dear ; be
d. costed; dearly; to be
28. She has to do few things by comparison to the others,…………….?
a. doesn’t she
b. does she
c. has she
d. hasn’t she
29. ….people ………………….. …………….concerned about the environment.
a. -; are becoming; more and more
b. The; become; more and most
c. The; have become; most and most
d. -; have become; the more
30. I opened the door and who……………….I see, but my……..friend.
a. do; elder
b. should; eldest
c. could ; old
d. should; old