1. In __ the active form is acceptable, but not the passive.
(A) all your four sentences (B) your all four sentences (C) all the four your sentences (D) the four your sentences all
2. ____ such a total wreck seems miraculous.
(A) The driver could survive (B) That the driver survived (C) When the driver survived (D) Why the driver survived
3. We criticized him __ he should make the same mistake again.
(A) unless (B) so that (C) lest (D) in case of
4. ’Those shirts are very expensive.’ ’Do you know ____?’
(A) how much cost them (B) what do they cost (C) they cost how much (D) what they cost
5. ’Susie hasn’t written us for such a long time.’ ’What do you suppose ____ to her?’
(A) that she happen (B) happened (C) to happen (D) having happened
6. Neither Bill nor his parents ____ at home.
(A) is (B) are (C) has (D) was
7. When George said that he would invite us all to a dinner, I think that he ____ generous, Don’t believe him.
(A) was (B) was being (C) would be (D) might be
8. ’What did you do in the garden?’ ’I watched Alfred ____ his bicycle.’
(A) to paint (B) painted (C) painting (D) paints
9. It’s high time __ him a severe lecture for being late.
(A) you give (B) you gave (C) you’ll give (D) you should give
10. ____ today, he would get there by Sunday.
(A) Would he leave (B) Was he leaving (C) Were he to leave (D) If he leaves
11. He wanted to make his son receive a good education, travel extensively, and ____.
(A) he can enjoy many other advantages (B) enjoy many other advantages (C) many other advantages are enjoyed by him (D) to enjoy many other advantages
12. The twin brothers are ____ that you can hardly notice any difference between them.
(A) like so much (B) so much alike (C) so very alike (D) too alike
13. Are you sure that the blue umbrella is the ____?
(A) Jones’s (B) Joneses’ (C) Joneses (D) Jone’s
14. Neither Phillip nor Sophia has finished ____ college course.
(A) her (B) his (C) their (D) its
15. Our holidays were ruined by the weather:____ have stayed at home!
(A) it may be as well (B) it was just as well as (C) we might just as well (D) we might do as well as we
16. The man over there is __ my brother.
(A) no other but (B) no other than (C) no one than (D) none other than
17. He reads whatever books ____.
(A) to which he can lay hands (B) in which he can lay hands (C) he can lay hands on (D) he can lay hands to
18. Nowhere else along the coast ____ so far from land.
(A) there is such shallow water (B) there has such shallow water (C) lies there such shallow water (D) is there such shallow water
19. He wanted to buy a pair of new shoes to ____ his brown suit.
(A) go by (B) go with (C) go after (D) go into
20. The little girl was only ____ from telling you her real opinion by her fear of you.
(A) held back (B) held in (C) held up (D) held on
