PRACTICE TEST 2

Choose a, b, c, or d that is the best alternative.

1. You _______ on the bus since 10 a.m. It _______ now 10:40 a.m. and you _______ to your
destination.
A. are sitting / will be / have travelled
B. will have sat / has been / will travel
C. have been sitting / is / are still travelling
D. had been sitting / was / was still travelling
2. I _______ him these details, so he _______ some research on his own.
A. will not tell / would have done B. have not told / would do
C. do not tell / could not have done D. did not tell / must have done
3. She _______ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she _______ to stop.
A. is speaking / will not seem B. will be speaking / is not seeming
C. has been speaking / does not seem D. has spoken / did not seem
4. The doctor said John _______ keep on playing football.
A. can B. could C. will D. shall
5. I am afraid that I _______ remember his name, but Jane know.
A. cannot / may B. would not / will C. needn’t / mustn’t D. ought not to /
would
6. In the end it did not rain, so I _______ my raincoat.
A. shouldn’t bring B. might be bringing
C. needn’t bring D. needn’t have brought
7. Most people know that smoking is harmful _______ their health but they are addicted
_______ the practice.
A. of / for B. to / to C. on / upon D. at / of
8. Tom apologized _______ breaking Tina’s valuable pot. He said that he did not do it _______
purpose.
A. for / on B. against / off C. about / through D. on / from
9. _______ the end _______ next month, we will have completed our course.
A. Through / via B. On / for C. After / from D. By / of
10. They invited me _______ at the conference.
A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoken
11. I saw the customer _______ in the hall. He asked _______ the manager.
A. wait / seeing B. to wait / for seen C. waited / see D. waiting / to see
12. We never forget _______ the President at the graduation ceremony when we were at
university.
A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. met
13. _______ does not like learning history.
A. A great deal of students B. Many a student
C. Many students D. Every students
14. She has _______ business contacts in Las Vegas.
A. a large amount of B. much of C. the number of D. a number of
15. _______ must come to class on time.
A. Most of students B. All student C. Every students D. Each student
16. Barriers were built to _______ the flood water.
A. go through B. put away C. keep back D. give up
17. When we visit a park we may see a notice saying “_______ the grass”.
A. Get on B. Take In C. Go up D. Keep off
18. I cannot wait until they _______ the new model.
A. send through B. pick up C. give away D. bring out
19. We will give you a bicycle _______ you do well on your exams.
A. only if B. until C. because D. though
20. _______ you have lots of time to do your homework, I have very little time indeed.
A. Since B. Whereas C. Unless D. If
21. The judge dismissed the case _______ there was not enough evidence.
A. so B. so that C. when D. because
22. _______ up at the airport? - John did.
A. Whom picked you B. Whose did you pick
C. Who picked you D. Who did you pick
23. _______ up early? - To do morning exercise.
A. Why did John get B. How did John get
C. Why John got D. How John got
24. Let’s go somewhere for lunch, _______?
A. do you B. shall we C. mustn’t you D. won’t us
25. Everyone in the committee _______ to express his/her ideas.
A. allows B. allow C. are allowed D. is allowed
26. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that _______ the students to riot.
 A. has provoked B. provoke C. are provoking D. were provoking
27. The students and instructor _______ for a new facility by next year.
A. are hoping B. hope C. hopes D. were hoping
28. I am going to the _______ to buy some medicine.
A. chemists’s B. chemists C. chemist D. chemist’s
29. When Jenny was a child, reading _______ was her hobby.
A. picture books B. picture of books C. books of pictures D. books’ pictures
30. The project may be finished in _______
A. two year’s time B. two years time C. two years’ time D. two-years time
31. We were unable to carry out the experiment _______
A. on account of a malfunction in the computer
B. being a malfunction in the computer
C. as the computer malfunction
D. there was a computer malfunction
32. It is colder and wetter _______
A. as in the north of Germany B. in the north of Germany
C. it is in North Germany D. of North Germany
33. _______, they agreed to all our demands.
A. My great surprise B. To my great surprise
C. Surprising D. It was surprise
34. _______ Austria is a member of _______ European Union.
A. Ø / the B. an / an C. an / the D. the / an
35. In my spare time, I play _______ guitar and collect _______ stamps.
A. the / the B. the / Ø C. Ø / Ø D. Ø / the