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REVISION TEST 2 1In order to see how the patient ........ to an increased amount of medicine, his doctors ........

to give him twice as much as before. A) has responded/were starting B) would respond/started C) responded/will have started D) had responded/would be starting E) responds/had started 2The decorating of the house ........ last week, but the electricity ....... yet. A) has been completed/isn't connected B) had completed/wasn't being connected C) was completed/hasn't been connected D) would have completed/wasn't connected E) was being completed/isn't connecting Can you tell me ....... to get a good deal on a used car? A) where B) how much C) what D) that E) which My father feels higher education is a waste of time and has ....... intention of supporting me through university, so I will have to look for ....... means of support. A) no/another B) none/some C) some/neither D) any/others E) neither/any Frank: I don't think I'll be able to go to the party on Friday night. Dennis: ....... . I wish it was Saturday night instead. A) So do I B) I'm not either C) I will too D) Neither will I E) So am I Even a famous author like George Orwell....... for years before he ........ anyone to publish his books. A) wrote/had been convincing B) has written/will be convinced C) has been writing/was convinced D) was writing/has convinced E) had been writing/could convince Unless Turkey ....... some fundamental changes to its economy, it ....... into the EU. A) has made/doesn't accept B) makes/won't be accepted C) will make/hasn't been accepted D) was making/hasn't accepted E) is making/wouldn't accept The l00.000 page EU regulations are ....... to be interpreted very differently by different member countries. A) so confusing that B) confusing enough C) such a confusing D) as confusing E) more confusing than We can start discussing the items on the agenda ....... everyone has arrived. A) while B) instead of C) on account of D) as soon as E) in case

C) started/will have learnt E) had started/would learn

DJ.will start/has learnt

14- If you want to go to Heathrow Airport from central London, it is possible to take ........ the Airport Bus ........ the Heathrow Express train. A) both/either B) no sooner/than C) either/or D) neither/but E) whether/or 15- Unfortunately, ....... means are very expensive, so it is better to take ......... option the Underground even though it takes a long time. A) both/the other B) some/another C) each/any other D) any/each other E) every/some other 16I heard ......... in the distance calling for help, but I was too frightened to do ......... . A) somewhere/anywhere B) someone/anything C) anywhere/something D) anyone/everything E) something/somewhere I'm a bit concerned because Grechen has had previous experience working with handicapped children, ....... . A) and nor had anyone else B) though no one else did C) but no one else has D) so is everyone else E) the others had too I don't think you worked very hard yesterday, .......? A) do I B) did you C) don't I D) didn't you E) don't you

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19- I live quite a long way from my ex-wife, but I will have to move even ....... away because she has found me and started asking for money. A) such a far B) the farthest C) so far D) far enough E) farther 20- People ....... Elvis Presley's grave ever since he ....... in 1977. A) have visited/was dying B) were visiting/had died C) have been visiting/died D) are visiting/have died E) had visited/would die 21- While most artists want to have their work ........ the Dadaists of the early 2Oth century actually encouraged audiences ....... them with rotten vegetables. A) to be praised/pelting B) praise/having pelted C) to praise/to be pelting D) having been praised/pelt E) praised/to pelt 22- Though few people have actually read his books, James Joyce is probably the novelist ....... works have had the greatest influence on the 20th-century English novel. A) who B) which C) that D) whose E) whom 23- It seems that ....... British tourists will go anywhere as long as there is ........ sunshine and alcohol to drink. A) some/a number of B) any/several C) /plenty of D) every/a lot of E) the/many 24- There wasn't anything special you wanted me to do for tomorrow, .......? A) did you B) didn't there C) was there D) weren't you E) don't I 25- At ....... international airports, passengers have to pass through security to insure that they have ....... dangerous items on them or in their luggage. A) every/neither B) the/either C) any/none D) /any E) all/no 26- Ruth's job involves ....... with refugees in order to help them ........ into their new homes. A) to work/being integrated B) working/integrate C) to be working/to integrate D) having worked/integrating E) work/having integrated

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10- Iraq has some of the largest petroleum reserves in the Middle East; ........ it is the home of some the world's oldest archeological sites, so logically, one would expect it to be a wealthy country from a combination of the petroleum industry and tourism. A) as well as B) despite C) as long as D) therefore E) furthermore 11- My father had ....... stressful job ....... he decided to quit before he had a heart attack. A) such a/that B) a more/than C) as/as D) the most/as E) so/that 12- We ....... get up early tomorrow, or we ....... miss our 7 a.m. flight. A) might/should B) would/can C) may/ought to D) had better/might E) could/had better 13- Once an owner ........ to train his puppy, he must be willing to stick with the job until the puppy ....... the task. A) starts/will be learning B) has started/learns

3927- By the end of June, exams ........ and all the students ....... forward to summer vacation. A) will have finished/will be looking B) have been finished/looked C) were finishing/had looked D) are finished/will have been looking E) are finishing/are looking 28- Had the laws been enforced, the huge ugly building dominating the skyline above Dolmabahce Palace ....... . A) won't be built B) couldn't have built C) hadn't been built D) wouldn't have been built E) wasn't going to be built 29- The defense lawyer presented his case ....... the jury had no choice but to find his client innocent. A) so convincingly that B) as convincing as C) too convincing for D) the most convincing E) more convincingly than 30- You ....... for your tickets for at least ten days before the flight; otherwise, they ........... . A) should pay/might cancel B) must pay/will be cancelled C) have paid/would have cancelled D) can pay/have been cancelled E) had paid/have to be cancelled 31....... the presence of UN peacekeeping forces in the area, the situation is still tense. A) As if B) Because C) Despite D) Although E) Moreover

Of the Earth's nearest neighbours, Venus is too hot to support life, while ........ Mars, seems to have too thin an atmosphere and no water. A) others B) some other C) the other D) other E) any other

40- The chief of police was sacked because it was decided that he had not carried out his duties ....... he was required to. A) as professionally as B) more professional than C) too professional for D) professionally enough E) so professionally that 41- Dried beans, ....... overnight before ....... in salted water, will soften more quickly. A) soaking/to be boiling B) having been soaked/being boiled C) to soak/to be boiled D) to be soaked/having been boiled E) having soaked/boiled 42- The big match had to be postponed ....... the trouble between rival fans. A) so as to B) on account of C) as much as D) the fact that E) for fear that 43- Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Bolshoi Ballet, ....... so many great dancers of the past received their training, has been underfunded, and so it is now a shadow of its former self. A) which B) that C) what D) where E) whom 44- In the 1950s, it ....... that space travel would be common by the year 2000, but so far, of all the heavenly bodies, only the moon ....... by mankind. A) had been predicted/is being visited B) was predicting/has visited C) has been predicted/was visited D) predicted/would be visited E) was predicted/has been visited 45- The car had been neglected for years, but after a wash and wax, it looked almost ....... new. A) such B) so C) as D) like E) much 46- As I have travelled so much, there is hardly any country ....... I don't feel at home. A) which B) that C) where D) when E) whose 47....... French, Spanish and Italian as a teenager, young Richard Burton decided ....... Arabic next, since he thought it would be more of a challenge. A) Being conquered/to be trying B) To have conquered/try C) To conquer/having tried D) By conquering/trying E) Having conquered/to try

32- Sanskrit is a language ......... words and concepts are said to reflect an awareness of the Self and the universe. A) that B) which C) when D) where E) whose 33- We ....... happily through the mountains of Yemen when the bandits ....... out at us. A) had trekked/were jumping B) have trekked/jump C) trekked/have jumped D) would be trekking/would jump E) were trekking/jumped 34Sometimes I ....... so fed up with the monotony of life in our century that I wish I ....... in the days of high adventure. A) am getting/have lived B) have got/were living C) got/have been living D) get/had lived E) was getting/could live

35- In our school, ....... teacher is observed once ....... semestre by the supervisor. A) all/the B) each/a C) every/any D) the whole/ E) any/the 36- A huge meteorite is believed ....... the Earth about 67 million years ago. A) striking B) having struck C) to be struck D) to have struck E) to strike 37- Jake ....... voluntary work as a counsellor among the homeless of the inner city while he ....... for his Master's Degree in Social Psychology. A) does/will be studying B) has done/was studying C) was doing/has been studying D) is doing/is studying E) will be doing/studied 38- Until we ....... a preliminary survey, we won't be able to tell you how much the work ....... . A) were doing/has cost B) are doing/could cost C) will do/has cost D) did/is going to cost E) have done/will cost

48- He knew it ....... a difficult language, but since Britain at the time ruled quite a large part of the Muslim world, he thought he ....... it. A) should be/must have learnt B) must have been/should have learnt C) may be/could learn D) will have been/would learn E) would be/ought to learn 49- He soon realised that the Arabs were a very different people from the British and that in order to understand ........ he should try to see things from ....... point of view. A) themselves/their own B) them/their C) theirs/theirs D) their own/them E) their/themselves 50- Eventually he learnt Arabic well enough ....... to sneak into Mecca disguised in 1854, ....... to become the best known translator of the Arabian Nights. A) either/or B) whether/or C) neither/nor

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51- It was not until after Alice ....... for some time that she noticed someone her. A) had been walking/was following B) walked/has been following C) has walked/had followed D) has been walking/follows E) is walking/will be following 52- The adaptation of Shakespeare's plays by the Reduced Shakespeare Company was not entirely successful......... the poor quality of the acting. A) so that B) in case C) due to D) when E) since 53The daguerreotype was an early photographic process ....... a positive image directly on a copper plate ....... with silver. A) to produce/to coat B) producing/coated C) being produced/coat D) to be produced/being coated E) having produced/coating

Eventually, after a lot of effort, an anthropologist from the University of California ....... to him using a dictionary of words from a tribe thought to be extinct. A) could have spoken B) could be speaking C) was able to speak D) has been speaking E) used to speak 65- He turned out to be the last Stone Age man in America, a member of a tribe ........ customs had not changed ....... thousands of years. A) whose/for B) which/from C) whom/since D) what/until E) where/while 66- I find it hard to believe this information, which says Turkey has the world's 17th ....... economy. A) large enough B) as large as C) so large D)largest E)larger 67....... of the 50 states of the United States is represented in Washington by 2 senators, no matter ....... large or small the population is. A) Every/whether B) Each/how C) Most/such a , D) Any/rather E) All/what

54- The process was perfected by the Frenchman Luis Jacques Mande Daguerre in 1837, who was ........ famous for his invention of the Diorama, a kind of illusional picture theatre. A) even B) still C) yet D) already E) as much 55- My brother has tried countless jobs during his life; he has ....... worked in a mine in Australia and on a fishing boat in Alaska. A) rather B) ever C) still D) quite E) even 56- I was in good physical condition from jogging and working out in the gym; ........ I found it difficult to keep up with the Nepal! peasants while trekking in the Himalayas. A) nevertheless B) regardless of C) whatever D) besides E) similarly 57- The eviction of the tenant by the landlord had been anticipated, but not........ it was carried out. A) so quickly as B) quicker than C) as quick as D) the quickest E) quickly enough 58- If the captain ........ a more flexible man, the mutiny on the ship ....... . A) were/could be avoiding B) has been/ought to be avoided C) is/is supposed to avoid D) had been/might have been avoided E) would be/used to be avoided 59- If we ....... in Hawaii, we ....... swimming all year round. A) are going to live/go B) were living/used to go C) lived/could go D) would be living/went E) had lived/have been going 60- The world's ....... waves strike the north shore of the island of Oahu, generated by winter storms far to the north. A) too powerful B) very powerful C) so powerful D) powerful enough E) most powerful 61....... you are not in a hurry, you can take the Underground from Heathrow for a fraction of the cost of the Heathrow Express. ' A) As far as B) Provided that C) The fact that D) In contrast to E) Whereas ....... being cheaper, the Underground takes you through far more interesting parts of London. A) In case B) Otherwise C) As long as D) Therefore E) Besides

68- I'll never forget ....... Muhammad Ali in person just before one of his big fights. A) to be seeing B) to be seen C) to see D) being seen E) having seen 69- Westerners are often shocked to see that the whip is ......... form of punishment in Singapore. A) as common as B) so common that C) less common than D) common enough for E) such a common 70- Your passport........: you had better renew it if you ....... to go abroad on holiday. A) has expired/are planning B) could expire/will pln ; C) expired/would have planned D) expires/were planning E) must have expired/would plan 71- ......... he had lost his temper does not excuse him for shouting at me in front of so many people. A) For fear that B) As long as C) No matter D) Whether E) The fact that 72- I ....... changing my job if I....... sure of getting a better salary elsewhere. A) would consider/must be B) have considered/were C) used to consider/have been D) might consider/could be E) am considering/had been 73- We ....... until everyone ....... the cinema before we got up to leave. A) waited/had left B) are waiting/has left' C) wait/will have left D) had waited/was leaving E) were waiting/would leave 74- "Prohibition" refers to a period in the United States during ....... the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks was against the law. A) when B) which C) that D) where E) whose 74- I........ a lot of beautiful paintings in my life, but this one ........ unsurpassed. A) saw/will be B) have seen/is C) see/would be D) had seen/has been E) will see/was 76- Some people are so fanatical about golf that they play every weekend ....... bad the weather is. A) whatever B) wherever C) whichever D) whenever E) however

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Since there is ....... water in Israel but ....... in Turkey, the governments of the two countries are working on a deal to export fresh water from Turkey to Israel. A) some/many B) little/plenty C) any/much D) much/some E) several/a lot

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90- ....... there is a demand for more outdoor cafes in Beyolu, the local council refuses to grant permission. A) In spite of B) As if C) However D) Even though E) Moreover 91- Now that I see how few people there are here, I realise that we ....... to all that trouble trying to reserve a table. A) must not have gone B) haven't been going C) weren't going D) shouldn't go E) needn't have gone 92- Mary had ........ to do on Monday, but because her child was ill, she didn't manage to accomplish ......... . A) a lot of/any B) a huge number/little C) a great deal/much D) such a lot/so little E) so much/many 93- No one was sure ........ was in power after the bizarre coup ....... took place in Fiji. A) who/that B) what/when C) whom/which D) how/where E) which/how 94- There were a lot of animals in the zoo, including an elephant, but .......... of them looked very comfortable in ........ tiny enclosures. A) neither/itself B) no/theirs C) all/them D) most/its E) none/their 95- I thought I........... his wife previously, but it was certainly not the lady he .......... with over there. A) met/has stood B) have met/had been standing C) was meeting/was standing D) had met/is standing E) would meet/had stood 96- According to eyewitnesses, the car ......... at about 130 kph when it .......... into the wall. A) had travelled/was crashing B) was travelling/crashed C) travelled/has crashed D) is travelling/will crash E) would travel/had crashed 97- It did not matter that I was late for the meeting because ....... . A) no one else did B) the boss wasn't either C) so was everyone else D) so did Jake E) so did someone else 98- Even after they had children, they continued their unconventional life style ....... nothing unusual had happened. A) as long as B) in spite of C) unless D) as if E) provided 99- Nothing can compare to the new Stephen King book; it's ....... book I have ever read. A) too exciting B) the most exciting C) more exciting. D) so exciting E) exciting enough 100- The finely chopped onions .......... in the oil for five minutes before the meat A) must be simmered/Is added B) have been simmering/was added C) used to simmer/would have added D) will be simmering/has added E) would be simmered/had added

78- The history of the late 20th century has shown us that people in some parts of the world would rather ....... their neighbours than ....... living peacefully with them. A) to kill/to contemplate B) killed/to be contemplating C) kill/contemplate D) to have killed/contemplated E) killing/contemplating 79- Although "Gone with the Wind" may not be ....... American film of all time, it is certainly ....... popular. A) the best/the most B) so good/enough C) too good/so D) the better/too E) such good/more 80- If you ....... up your insurance payments, you ....... everything when your house burnt down. A) will keep/don't lose B) kept/aren't losing C) had kept/wouldn't have lost D) keep/weren't losing E) would keep/haven't lost 81- The workmen have offered us two methods of tiling the roof, and we'll choose ......... is less costly. A) whatever B) whomever C) however D) whichever E) wherever 82Chuck Berry made use of jazz, ........ other musical traditions, to develop his own special kind of music: rock 'n' roll. A) while B) the sooner C) rather more D) as well as E) so as to ....... being despised by her classmates in both high school and university. Janis Joplin went on to become one of the most popular rock vocalists of all time. A) Instead of B) Even if C) In case D) However E) Despite

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84- Although today cruise lines operate in all parts of the world, ........ areas are the Caribbean and the Mediterranean seas. A) so popular B) more popular than C) as popular as D) the most popular E) too popular

85- I ....... smoking only last week, but I ....... to feel better already. A) had quit/have begun B) have quit/begin C) quit/am beginning D) was quitting/began E) would quit/was beginning 86- It is difficult to imagine ....... people kept in touch before the invention of the telephone. A) which B) whose C) when D) where E) how 87- Since 1976, when the United States ....... the death penalty after a nine-year ban, over 65O people ....... . A) reinstated/have been executed B) was reinstating/were executed C) has reinstated/have executed D) had reinstated/would be executed E) would reinstate/are being executed 88- Although the system under which people are tried, convicted and executed in the United States has been proved to be unfair, ....... Americans are opposed to the death penalty. A) each B) few C) either D) every E) any 89- The price ....... for the flat was $100,000, but in the end, we got it for $8O,OOO.

REVISI0N TEST 2 1. B 11. A 21. E 31. C 41. B 51. A 61. B 71. E 81. D 91. E 2. C 3. A 4. A 14. C 24. C 34. D 44. E 54. D 64. C 74. B 84. D 94. E 5. 15. 25. 35. 45. 55. 65. 75. 85. 95. D A E B D E A B C D 6. E 16. B 26. B 36. D 46. C 56. A 66. D 76. E 86. E 96. B 7. 17. 27. 37. 47. 57. 67. 77. 87. 97. B C A D E A B B A C 8. B 18. B 28. D 38. E 48. E 58. D 68. E 78. C 88. B 98. D 9. D 10. E 20. C 30. B 40. A 50. D 60. E 70. A 80. C 90. D 100. A

12. D 22. D 32. E 42. B 52. C 62. E 72. D 82. D 92. C

13. B 23. C 33. E 43. D 53. B 63. C 73. A 83. E 93. A

19. E 29. A 39. C 49. B 59. C 69. E 79. A 89. B 99. B

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