GRAMMAR EXERCISES:
Choose the correct answer.
1) Please send the requested information in a __________fle.
a) separated b) separate
c) separating d) separation
2) __________ many years of hesitation, I have at last decided to emigrate to Spain.
a) Until b) Before
c) After d) During
3) If John__________ there to help me, I would never have fnished on time.
a) hadn’t been b) wasn’t
c) hasn’t been d) couldn’t be
4) The match was a lot _________than I had expected it to be.
a) easy b) easier
c) easily d) more easy
5) ________ good you are, you are never perfect.
a) Forever b) Whenever
c) Whatever d) However
6) If it’s sunny tomorrow, ________ to the beach.
a) we’ll go b) we would go
c) we going d) we are go
7) Only if you pass the written exam________ eligible for the oral exam.
a) that you will be b) you can be
c) you will be d) will you be
8) Last week the government _______ one of its worst decisions ever.
a) has taken b) taken
c) took d) was taking
9) ________ negotiations with the minister, the professional football clubs will go on strike.
a) In spite of b) Although
c) Because d) However
10) It is_________ that Business Schools should have a more selective recruitment process.
a) felt commonly b) common felt
c) commonly felt d) a common feel
11) Every time I go to see the family ________them oysters from Normandy.
a) I brought b) I bring
c) I am bringing d) I have brought
12) What he proposed at the end of his presentation was just ______ to go his way.
a) for get us agree b) to agree
c) to getting us to agree d) to get us to agree
13) I’ve had enough of this. I’ve discussed the subject ___________.
a) so much time b) too much time
c) so many times d) too many time
14) The university has invested_________ to be able to accept more students.
a) 20 millions euros b) 20 million euros
c) 20 millions of euros d) 20 million euro
15) Voters today are attracted ________ by the left _______ by the right.
a) neither……..or b) both……….or
c) neither……..nor d) either……..nor
16) If you want to be friends with everyone you__________ be too rigid.
a) don’t have to b) mustn’t
c) needn’t d) couldn’t
17) The company is changing its evaluation process _________ the importance of teamwork.
a) to make us understand b) for make us understanding
c) for make us understand d) to make us understanding
18) I couldn’t agree __________ with your decision to fre Bob. He was losing us a lot of clients.
a) much b) too
c) very d) more
19) The lecturer ________ course enlightened me the most had no teacher training.
a) who b) who’s
c) whose d) whom
20) Brazil is __________ fastest growing economies in the world.
a) the one of b) one of the
c) one of d) the one
GRAMMAR EXERCISES:
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
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