Grammar Review Test - 15

Choose the appropriate word or word phrase to complete the sentences.
1. I don't know who I ............... to convince, her or me. The fact was, I was feeling incredibly nervous. And the nerves …......…. up with jetlag, tiredness and excitement.
 A) is trying / are mixed
 B) have been trying / have mixed
 C) had tried / mixed
 D) was trying / were mixed
 E) would trying / have been mixed
2. In social sciences a discourse ………… to be a instutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what ……….. about a specific topic.
 A) was considered / could be said
 B) considered / can said
 C) is considered / can be said
 D) has been considered / must be said
 E) had considered / would be said
3. They argue that the proposed development, ............. on the site of woodland dating back hundreds of years, ............. the country of several rare species of wildlife.
 A) having built / will rob
 B) built / would rob
 C) building / can rob
 D) to be built / must rob
 E) to be built / will be rob
4. It wasn’t until the nineteenth century .......... industrial revolution took place ......... bakers began to get up before sunrise to meet the demands for breakfast.
 A) when / that
 B) which / where
 C) those / which
 D) then / whose
 E) where / whom
5. Our restaurant is well known for its food and appears in the best guide books, ............ people are prepared to travel long distances to eat there.
 A) due to
 B) so
 C) owing to
 D) despite
 E) since
6. I loved London and my lucky break came when I .......... a letter of introduction to Hazel Vincent Wallace at the Leatherhead Theatre and I ........... a job in a Christmas show, both acting and dancing.
 A) am given / get
 B) has been given / got
 C) had given / got
 D) was given / have got
 E) was given / got
7. It was quite strange having to write an essay after many years, particularly after being a journalist ............... you have to say things as briefly as possible.
 A) where
 B) whose
 C) which
 D) that
 E) however
8. ................. you compare the maps of Europe in 1990 and 1999, you can see the results of an extraordinary decade of change.
 A) Until
 B) Before
 C) If
 D) In spite of
 E) Unless
9. If one did an experiment, one was putting nature in "unnatural" circumstances, and ............ the results of an experiment would not agree with the true way nature worked.
 A) otherwise
 B) hence
 C) yet
 D) also
 E) moreover
10. When these people came to confession, they presented the indulgence, claiming they ........... had to repent of their sins, since the document forgave all their sins.
 A) any more
 B) neither
 C) moreover
 D) others
 E) no longer
11. 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) either / or
 B) not only / but also
 C) neither / nor
 D) whether / or
 E) both / and
12. Oceanic climates are characterized by a ........... annual range of temperatures .......... are encountered in other places at a comparable latitude, and differ from Mediterranean climates.
 A) as narrow / as
 B) so narrow / that
 C) such narrow / as
 D) narrower / than
 E) narrow / enough
13. Most canyons ........... by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau level, with a stream gradually ........... out its valley.
 A) originated / to be carving
 B) are originated / carving
 C) have been originated / carving
 D) would be originated / to be carved
 E) were originated / is carving
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 Proctor had read the instructions once more, there was no way we could have made sense of what he was saying, since he spoke with a stammer.
 A) Unless
 B) Provided
 C) Incase
 D) Even if
 E) Ever trough
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