40. Southern Rail would like to apologize _______ the late running of this train.
A. upon B. with C. at D. for
41. You have to be responsible _______ your boss _______ the work.
A. from / at B. over / on C. in / through D. to / for
42. It is the lack _______ gravity _______ the moon that makes possible leaps of 30 feet or more.
A. from / at B. of / on C. in / through D. at / over
43. Supply of goods is failing to _______ demand.
A. make of B. look for C. put on D. keep up with
44. _______ the shoes to see if they fit.
A. Go on B. Get in C. Take off D. Try on
45. The police _______ because there was no evidence of his guilty.
A. took him over B. put him through C. let him off D. sent him in
46. Many children’s breath _______ by the pollution in the city.
A. is affecting B. is affect C. is being affected D. affected
47. Dr. Fleming, who _______ penicillin, _______ the Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1945.
A. was discovered / was awarded B. discovered / was awarded
C. discovering / awarded D. discovers / awarding
48. Have they sent Peter the document he needs yet?
A. Has Peter was sent the document he needs yet?
B. Does Peter have been sent the document he needs yet?
C. Has Peter been sent the document he needs yet?
D. Has been Peter sent the document he needs yet?
49. _______ the room when _______.
A. Scarcely we had entered / did the telephone ring
B. Scarcely had we entered / did the telephone ring
C. Scarcely we had entered / the telephone rang
D. Scarcely had we entered / the telephone rang
50. _______ us _______ us some money.
A. Not only Peter helped / but also lent
B. Not only Peter helped / but did he also lend
C. Not only did Peter help / but also lent
D. Not only did Peter help / but he also lent
51. _______ that _______ it three times.
A. So interesting is the film / have we seen B. So interesting is the film / we have seen
C. So interesting the film is / we have seen D. So interesting the film is / have we seen
52. Nancy wanted to know _______ to New York _______
A. why Nick did not go / last summer
B. why Nick had not gone / the summer before
C. why did not Nick go / last summer
D. why had Nick not gone / the summer before
53. John advised Mary _______ so hard.
A. did not work B. networking C. not to work D. had not worked
54. I asked myself _______ the old painting I had found was worth any money or not.
A. that B. if C. that if D. if that
55. The patient who suffers from lung cancer is being injected with a special _______
A. chemist B. chemistry C. chemical D. chemically
56. _______ is very important in using lasers.
A. Precise B. Precisely C. Precisive D. Precision
57. At last, we were able to draw a _______.
A. concluding B. conclude C. conclusive D. conclusion
58. Mr. Jones is valuable for _______.
A. he knows about history B. what does he know about history
C. what he knows about history D. what knowing about history
59. _______ is unimportant.
A. He won or lost B. Whether did he win or lose
C. Whether he won or lost D. What did he win or lose
60. _______ is a painting by Vincent Van Gogh.
A. What you see now B. What do you see
C. You see now D. Do you now
61. That is the young man _______ we owe many thanks.
A. to whom B. who C. that D. to that
62. It is the boss _______ is the most important.
A. whose decision B. that decides C. who decides D. which decision
63. Please tell me the time _______ I can come for the interview.
A. that B. when C. on that D. where
64. You shouldn’t drive _______ alcohol.
A. after you have drunk B. while you will drink
C. after drink D. as soon as you will drink
65. _______, the first thing we saw was a church.
A. No sooner we approach B. Soon before approaching
C. As we approached the village D. When we would approach the village
66. _______ had they finished their project than they prepared for another one.
A. No until B. As long as C. As soon as D. No sooner
67. Don’t go away from me. Stand _______
A. where I can see you B. where can I see you
C. where to see you D. in where I can see you
68. Miss World is even _______ in real life _______ in photos.
A. as beautiful / more B. more beautiful / as
C. the more beautiful / than D. more beautiful / than
69. It seems that we have _______ for ourselves and our family.
A. more time than B. less and less time C. as many time as D. time less than
70. They are both pretty but Susan is the _______ of the two.
A. most pretty B. prettiest C. prettier D. pretty
71. That washing machine is _______ but _______ in quality.
A. a bit more expensive / better than
B. a bit as expensive / many better
C. a little more than expensive / more good
D. a little bit more expensive / much better
72. If we _______ the map, _______ lost now.
A. took / would not have got B. had taken / we would not have got
C. take / will not get D. had taken / we would not get
73. You will have to pay higher insurance _______ a sports car.
A. if you buy B. if you will buy
C. unless you bought D. provided that you did not buy
74. If the traffic _______ bad, I may get home late.
A. is B. were C. was D. had been
75. If you take the 8 a.m. flight to New York you _______ change the plane.
A. could not have to B. will not have to C. had not had to D. would not to have to
76. _______ past deforestation and illegal hunting, many species of mammals and flora have disappeared.
A. Because of B. Because C. As D. Since
77. Those children have stayed in the hospital for a long time _______
A. due to they are seriously ill B. because of they are seriously ill
C. because their serious illnesses D. because of their serious illnesses
78. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains _______ the ground is rough and hard.
A. because of B. due to C. since D. thanks to
79. _______ the same class with Paul for two years, I never knew him very well.
A. Even though sharing B. In spite I shared
C. Although I shared D. Despite of sharing
80. Hard-working _______ he is, he will never be top of his class.
A. although B. as C. despite D. in spite
81. _______ thousands of accidents happen every day, many people seem not to observe the traffic laws.
A. If B. As if C. If only D. Even if
82. The thieves are running as fast as possible _______ caught by the police.
A. in order that not be B. so that being
C. so as not to be D. in order be
83. Mary closed the door and the window _______ disturbed by the noise.
A. so that she was not B. in order that not to be
C. so as was not D. so as she was not
84. Keep your password secret _______ others cannot access your account.
A. so as that B. so as to C. in order to D. so that
85. She made _______ she failed the exam.
A. such many mistakes that B. so many mistakes that
C. many so mistakes that D. many such mistakes that
86. He had _______ he went hiking.
A. such many time that B. so much time that
C. so few time that D. such few time that
87. They worked _______ hard _______ they passed the exam at high grades.
A. so / that B. such / that C. so / as D. such / as
88. It was his mistake but he pretended _______ nothing wrong.
A. as if B. as there had been
C. as though there had been D. as though there has been
89. She was deeply sad after her husband’s death, but she behaved _______ she had been OK.
A. if B. as if C. even if D. if only
90. Operate the machine _______.
A. as if you have been instructed B. as if were instructed
C. as you have been instructed D. as though you have been instructed