GRAMMAR REVISION TEST 8

1. In the States, a person travelling 10 miles to work every day by train instead of by car saves _____ 34 gallons of petrol per year.
A) as much as
B) the most
C) so much more
D) equal to
E) even more

2. The new organisation _____ advises private enterprises on their staff problems, _____ gives vocational advice to school leavers.
A) both / but
B) thus / also
C) more / and
D) even / so
E) not only / but also

3. _____ business plans were failing to materialise, while _____ were progressing at a very high speed.
A) Those / each
B) All / either
C) Each / another
D) Some / others
E) Any / none

4. _____ fighting the bitterly cold temperatures, any explorer attempting to do researches in the Arctic has _____ to battle with the strong tidal pull on the ice.
A) Besides / also
B) As well as / even so
C) In spite of / as much
D) Including / moreover
E) Contrary to / nevertheless

5. Although every philosopher since Plato _____ the relationship between humour and laughter, Freud _____ the first person to put forward a conclusive theory.
A) has considered / was
B) considered / would be
C) was considering / is
D) would consider / has been
E) has been considering / had been

6. When I accidentally broke Mr. SeyfiHoca’s antique bowl, he made me feel as if I _____ a criminal.
A) am being
B) have been
C) am
D) were
E) had been

7. Without doubt the position of the smaller enterprises _____ only slightly even if all these changes _____.
A) has improved / had been introduced
B) would improve / were introduced
C) will improve / would be introduced
D) improved / have been introduced
E) would have improved / will be introduced

8. The authorities in Malaysia _____ that the country's highly qualified young researchers _____ by foreign companies as cheap labour.
A) are worrying / were used
B) were worried / have been used
C) are worried / are being used
D) worry / had been used
E) have worried / will have been used

9. William Shakespeare is considered to have been the most important literary person in Britain although, as we _____, there _____ many other English poets and novelists before him.
A) know / were
B) have known / had been
C) knew / have been
D) had known / are
E) might have known / would have been

10. Despite the fact that several people made similar suggestions, _____ of Mr. Smith were met with _____ approval.
A) some / all
B) those / everyone's
C) any / his
D) most / ours
E) which / nobody's

11. It is almost impossible to find another couple _____ opinions on every matter are the same.
A) which
B) who
C) that
D) whose
E) what

12. Scientists estimate that the wildlife will be _____ danger of extinction within forty years as long as numbers diminish _____ this rate.
A) in / at
B) by / on
C) over / from
D) under / from
E) at / throughout

13. All cells, whether they come from animals, plants or bacteria, contain _____ elements in very nearly _____ proportions.
A) more / than
B) the more / more
C) some / the most
D) the same / the same
E) the other / the most

14. Recommendations to reduce several diseases' risks cover _____ screening _____ intervention.
A) either / but
B) more / than
C) such / that
D) some / just as
E) both / and

15. Under suitable circumstances, unsaturated fats, such as those found in olive oil, are usually liquid, _____ saturated fats, such as those found in butter, are solid.
A) whereas
B) besides
C) unless
D) whether
E) as far as

16. France, which is one of the largest market for mobile phones, plans to limit their use _____ growing concern about the effects of electromagnetic radiation on the brain.
A) in order to
B) as a result of
C) despite
D) by means of
E) in terms of

17. _____ two-thirds of the energy an average person spends every day supports the body's metabolic activities.
A) Much of
B) Provided
C) At least
D) Such as
E) So

18. In his book the psychiatrist Martin Grotjohn claims that _____ a baby begins to smile and laugh, _____ intelligent he or she is likely to prove it.
A) the earlier / the more
B) as early / as much
C) earlier / more
D) the earliest / the most
E) as early as / the most

19. If there _____ and delay in getting her to hospital, the consequence of the event _____ fatal.
A) is / would have been
B) were / will have been
C) has been / is
D) will be / would be
E) had been / could have been

20. The use of preservatives in food manufacturing _____ steadily over the past few decades and _____ no signs of abating.
A) had risen / would show
B) would rise / will show
C) has risen / shows
D) would have risen / had shown
E) rose / will show

21. Provided that he _____ reasonable care of himself, the old man has every chance of _____ a complete recovery.
A) has taken / having been made
B) took / having made
C) will take / being made
D) takes / making
E) was taking / having to make

22. A new booklet _____ which _____ to give the interested layman an overall picture of contemporary medicine.
A) is being published / will have been
designed
B) has been published / has been designed
C) had been published / had designed
D) would have been published / designed
E) will have published / is being designed

23. When their body size is considered, mammals and birds have much larger brains than _____.
A) that other vertebrates have
B) are other vertebrates
C) other vertebrates do
D) other vertebrates are
E) another vertebrate can

24. Workers who inhale large quantities _____ manganese dust _____ a long period of time, may show symptoms of a brain disease.
A) from / during
B) out of / in
C) by / before
D) of / over
E) through / after

25. Some diseases are caused _____ a singlcelled parasite that invades the red blood cells _____ its host.
A) from / in
B) through / from
C) of / of
D) out of / in
E) by / of