Grammar Review Test - 11

Choose the appropriate word or word phrase to complete the sentences.

1. Chemistry remains one of the few sciences …....... an undergraduate degree opens up a wide variety of job opportunities.
A) for what
B) that
C) in which
D) when
E) to where

2. Don't pay the workers all of the money …………. they've completely finished the work, or you might end up with a half-painted house.
A) until
B) when
C) while
D) since
E) provided

3. In the past the gas …….. a useless by-product of oil production and …….. off in the oil fields as waste.
A) has considered / is burning
B) considered / burned
C) was being considered / burned
D) would be considered / has burned
E) was considered / was burned

4. High in the mountains, Flagstaff, Arizona, is quite cold all year, ………..... Phoenix, only 150 miles to the south, can get as hot as 50 C in the summer.
A) therefore
B) besides
C) so that
D) while
E) otherwise

5. Wolves ………..... in vast numbers throughout North America, but in the last couple of centuries, they …….....… quite rare, except in parts of Canada.
A) are living / became
B) could have lived/are becoming
C) have been living/will become
D) have lived/were becoming
E) used to live/have become

6. Limestones differ greatly in texture and colour,........... on the size of the shells or crystals ……...... them and the impurities they contain.
A) depending / composing
B) depended / composed
C) were depended / have composed
D) depend / compose
E) were depending / being composed

7. Patricia …………...... French for more than two years before she ………..... the opportunity to travel to France.
A) studied / was having
B) will have studied / will have
C) had been studying / had
D) was studying / would have
E) has been studying / is having

8. When ............ deep enough to be sufficiently heated, some carbon-bearing plant and animal material ........... chemically to liquid petroleum and gas.
A) having buried / converted
B) buried / is converted
C) having been buried / converting
D) burying / being converted
E) being buried / to be converted

9. Experts in sports medicine study physiology ………........ examine the effect of different sports and exercises on the human body.
A) owing to
B) in order to
C) so that
D) in spite of
E) therefore

10. I'm glad that our iron ………...... itself off if it .....………..too hot, because I very often leave it plugged in.
A) will be switched / is getting
B) switched / would get
C) switches / gets
D) is switching / will get
E) has switched / got

11. To understand ............ an electric current is generated, one must consider the basic structure of materials, such as copper or aluminum, ............ are used to conduct electricity.
A) what / if
B) how / that
C) when / where
D) why / who
E) whether / whose

12. Until recently, solar power ............ of as little more than a scientific curiosity and was widely considered impractical, inefficient, and unreliable.
A) was thinking
B) has been thought
C) had thought
D) was thought
E) is thought

13. Interfering with other people's private lives is ....... news ....... entertainment. Even so, the media seem to think they have a right to do so.
A) neither / nor
B) either / or
C) not only / but also
D) whether / or
E) both / and

14. Living in the country all the time isn't as interesting as one may think . .........., it may bore those who are used to living in big cities after some time.
A) On the other hand
B) While
C) On the contrary
D) In contrast to
E) Still

15. The subtle murderer has been at large for three days now, .............. the police are doing their best to recover him.
A) as a result of
B) as
C) on grounds of
D) because
E) yet

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