Excellence Académie
2 Min
Choose the correct answer.
1) Canadian winters are________ for their severity.
a) known b) none
c) knowed d) knows
2) I _________ here if it weren’t for my mother.
a) won’t be b) wouldn’t be
c) should be d) can’t be
3) Young children don’t reason_______ adults.
a) to like b) as for
c) as d) like
4) The stormy seas caused even the most experienced______ to wonder if they were safe.
a) sails b) sailors
c) salaries d) sellers
5) As the doctor_______ to the patient, « the cure is worse than the disease.»
a) said b) telling
c) told d) spoke
6) In the game, reaction times ______ determined who was the better player.
a) quick b) quickly
c) quicker d) quickenly
7) We went to see the M concert. _____ we had dinner at a nice restaurant.
a) Than b) Before
c) After d) Then
8) Next summer I’m going to New York _______ my great grandmother.
a) for to visit b) for visiting
c) by visiting d) to visit
9) ________ ten percent of the respondents knew the capital of Zimbabwe.
a) Fewer b) As little
c) Less than d) Down from
10) ______ tied for the lead so we were both awarded frst prize.
a) Him and me b) He and I
c) Him and I d) He and me
11) If they keep travelling west, eventually they ____ get to the ocean.
a) can to b) would
c) are d) will
12) ________ a question about the dangers of mobile phones for young people.
a) They are b) They’re is
c) There is d) There be
13) We are going ___ Harry’s ____ Thursday to see if we can fnalize the deal.
a) to… on b) at… in
c) at… by d) to… at
14) According to the law you _____ drive your car without insurance.
a) don’t have to b) might
c) mustn’t d) won’t
15) Astronomers believe that _______ planets in the universe probably have earthlike atmospheres.
a) a million of b) million of
c) millions d) millions of
16) My father agreed to _____ me some money for a car.
a) borrow b) a loan
c) lend d) lend to
17) At the top of the 100 meter tower, the view was clear for miles in _____ direction.
a) all b) every
c) many d) each of
18) I enjoy ________ after the game more than the game itself.
a) to socialize b) to socializing
c) socializing d) in the social
19) The function of the red button was not _____ so the new machine operator did not press it.
a) clear b) clearer
c) clearly d) clearing
20) The weather was responsible ___ the electric power failure.
a) into b) for
c) of d) to