GRAMMAR REVISION TEST 7 

1. Until the eighteenth century comparative linguistic studies did not progress _____ beyond the stage where ancient Greek and Roman grammarians had left them.
A) so much as
B) too much
C) either
D) very much
E) just in case

2. Julius Caesar _____ a great historian if the making of history _____ him the time and the inclination to write it.
A) could be / could have allowed
B) would be / allowed
C) had been / would have allowed
D) would have been / could allow
E) could have been / had allowed

3. Early in 1940, when Europe was already at war, Hitler _____ the sale of uranium from the Czech mines he _____ over.
A) has banned / has taken
B) had banned / took
C) banned / had taken
D) bans / was taking
E) was banning / had been taking

4. Physics, as it _____ at the end of the nineteenth century, _____ to as classical physics.
A) has been known / might be referred
B) is known / has been
C) had been known / had been referred
D) was known / is referred
E) might have been known / was referred

5. Sometimes people select certain foods that they believe _____ their physical appearance and avoid those they believe _____ detrimental.
A) have improved / would have been
B) are improving / were
C) improve / might be
D) improved / had been
E) would have improved / have been

6. Much health education in recent years _____ towards the view that heavy drinker _____ subject for amusement but for practical help.
A) has been directed / is not
B) was being directed / wouldn't be
C) is directed / won't be
D) had been directed / was not
E) is being directed / hasn't been

7. It is not unusual for advertising campaigns _____ even before the new products _____ onto the market.
A) to have been launched / have come
B) to be launched / come
C) being launched / will come
D) having been launched / are coming
E) to have been launched / will have come

8. Galileo originated the method of controlled experiment _____ now forms the basis of scientific investigation.
A) what
B) who
C) where
D) whom
E) which

9. Unfortunately, the world's forest _____ at such a rate that the remaining tropical rainforests _____ by the middle of the century.
A) will be logged / would have been destroyed
B) has been logged / is destroyed
C) is being logged / will have been destroyed
D) was being logged / is being destroyed
E) would be logged / were being destroyed

10. The continuing controversy _____ in 1924 by P. Hubble, who found that the great spiral nebula in Andromeda _____ Cepheld variables.
A) was being settled / has contained
B) has been settled / contains
C) had been settled / contained
D) was settled / contained
E) would be settled / contain

11. If weather forecasters _____ warnings of storms on time telecommunications companies _____ to take steps to protect their satellites.
A) could have provided / had been able
B) could be providing / will be able
C) can provide / would have been able
D) could have provided / should be able
E) could provide / would be able

12. Up to the present time, oceanographers _____ lots of seafloor mountains they _____ existed.
A) were finding / don't know
B) have found / haven't known
C) are finding / didn't know
D) will find / wouldn't know
E) will have found / hadn't know

13. It was the first canal of the US artificial waterways built _____ the Great Lakes with sea.
A) connecting
B) to be connected
C) to have connected
D) to connect
E) having connected

14. Had she realised just how potentially dangerous her discovery was, she would surely have suppressed it, _____?
A) didn't she
B) wouldn't she
C) hadn't she
D) wasn't it
E) wouldn't it

15. The prohibition _____ growing some sorts of plants without official permission prevents farmers _____ growing anything by any means.
A) over / over
B) in / to
C) from / through
D) on / from
E) of / by

16. _____ what extent does her book deal _____ the problem of light pollution?
A) To / with
B) On / to
C) With / about
D) For / in
E) At / by

17. There is a discussion _____ sending a bacterium, genetically engineered to digest atomic wastes _____ a space shuttle to Mars.
A) about / over
B) of / on
C) for / with
D) for / after
E) over / from

18. The laboratory team endeavours _____ to generate power as efficiently and cheaply as possible, _____ to apply it economically.
A) so / unless
B) even / just as
C) not only / but also
D) as much / as if
E) most / that

19. Chemical industry in the world developed very quickly from 1935 _____, especially in the organic sector of the industry.
A) onwards
B) upwards
C) afterwards
D) outwards
E) towards

20. _____ any outside impacts, certain chemical impurities would make such explosives unstable if they were kept in warm conditions.
A) Involving
B) Including
C) In case
D) Contrary to
E) Even without

21. _____ just simply transmitting voice, the Joint Testical Radios System (JTRS), as the Pentagon refers to it, will also be able to carry video and data transmissions simultaneously.
A) Rather than
B) According to
C) Due to
D) In contrast to
E) In spite of

22. Repair and maintenance are perhaps the most important ones of the numerous tasks _____ engineers are responsible for in time of a disaster.
A) by which
B) what for
C) which
D) that
E) for whom

23. Meanwhile, unemployment _____ a vast scale hit basic industries, and a series of strikes emphasised the contrast _____ labour ideals and post-war effects.
A) through / through
B) in / over
C) to / among
D) over / under
E) on / between

24. The Janissaries were mainly recruited _____ conquered Christian lands and gained great power _____ Süleyman The Magnificent in the 16th century.
A) across / after
B) from / over
C) within / by
D) in / under
E) over / before

25. The union of Great Britain and Ireland finally came _____ force _____ 1st , January, 1980, through ambitious efforts of wise politicians.
A) by / until
B) at / at
C) into / on
D) with / through
E) on / in