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Advanced English Grammar and Vocabulary Test

1. Despite deliberately _____ a personal distance from his co-worker, Josh acknowledged the dangers of
working together with such a beautiful woman.
a) was keeping b) keeping c) he kept d) he had been keeping

2. All I had to do to convince Janet, it turned out, ____ talk to her mother.
a) was to b) is to c) by d) to

3. I've told you plenty of times. I _______.

a) have love you b) need love you c) was love you d) do love you

4. Charlie doesn't ____ to grasp that next year's budget may have to be cut.
a) like b) know c) able d) seem

5. I'm a teacher and _____ my husband.

a) is a teacher b) is he c) so is d) such is

6. She didn't marry James, because her parents _______ .

a) wanted her b) were against c) were against it d) haven't liked him

7. We've got three very _____ cats.

a) alike-looking b) similar-looking c) same d) alike

8. Could you tell me what ________?

a) is the answer b) the answer is c) was the answer d) would the answer be

9. Due to lacking _____ , we couldn't open the new store as scheduled.

a) interest rates b) expenses c) shares d) funds

10. Part of the reason Chris wanted to apply for the job _____ that employees were given plenty of room
to grow within the company.
a) he had recognized b) realizing c) was his recognition d) was mainly

11. We ______ in the same street for years, but I only met my husband in 2009.
a) were living b) lived c) had been living d) should have lived

12. If your invitations are met with repeated ______ , you should just leave him alone.
a) hypotheses b) negatives c) blunts d) rebuffs

13. If you ______ here, please, until Mr. Brown gets back.
a) would wait b) waited c) are waiting d) wait

14. Most of my colleagues supported the idea, but a few were ______ it.
a) for b) opposed c) against d) behind

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15. I didn't _____ to see Allen when I was in New York.
a) take b) time c) get d) meet

16. My grandfather was never _____ apologize to anyone.

a) had to b) known for c) heard to d) believed in

17. I had to admit _____ completely forgotten our wedding anniversary.

a) to having b) to have c) I have d) having

18. Passengers are advised ________ their belongings with them at all times.
a) to keep b) to mind c) if they could mind d) if they could keep

19. _______ she meets, they take an instant liking to her.

a) Wherever b) Whoever c) Who d) If

20. My neighbors are so noisy. They ____ always move furniture around first thing in the morning.
a) might b) do c) should d) will

21. He was only nineteen years old, but he _____ developed a great sense of humor.
a) already b) had still c) had already d) was just

22. Your shirt is dirty, I don't think it will _____ for the wedding.
a) wear b) present c) do d) make

23. Do you know how long _____ going to stay in Italy?

a) are Jack and Suzy b) Jack and Suzy is c) Jack and Suzy are d) Jack and Suzy

24. They tried to talk her ________.

a) of giving up b) out of giving up c) not giving up d) not to give up

25. I think you should let your daughter ______ over at Judy's.
a) sleep b) to sleep c) sleeping d) sleeps

26. Having such a famous man for a father ____ had an effect on Jason's childhood.
a) must b) have c) having d) must have

27. We argue all the time, but I just don't have _____ to leave my husband of thirty years.
a) feelings b) decided c) it in me d) to take

28. There are more _____ than last year.

a) unemployment b) unemployed c) unemployed d) unemployments

29. Can you help _____ up the mess?

a) clear b) with clear c) to clearing d) me clearing

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30. I think he's an idiot. ______ , he's not very intelligent.
a) Having my say b) That is to say c) To say nothing d) Say so

31. Avoid ____ questions that are too personal in a job interview.
a) you should answer b) having answered c) to answer d) answering

32. Anyone who was shocked by the atrocities ought to ask himself what _____ to prevent them.
a) had they done b) they must have done c) they could have done d) did they do

33. Why on earth ____ have done such a thing?

a) you b) you would c) would you d) if you

34. I went to St Mary's Elementary School, ____ all my friends.

a) so went b) as did c) like did d) the same as

35. Have you seen the film _____ Brad Pitt saves the world from the zombies?
a) that b) in which c) in that d) about

36. The ____ I want to live my life is nobody else's business.

a) way how b) reason c) way d) how

37. Although we had tickets, we _________ for an hour.

a) have kept waiting b) made waiting c) had made waiting d) were kept waiting

38. You ought to ____ your car repaired.

a) take b) get c) make d) do

39. I don't regard her _____ a threat to my marriage.

a) to be b) having c) as being d) meaning

40. When I asked him ______ the keys, Bob said he had no idea where they were.
a) if did he see b) if he had seen c) could he see d) that he had seen

41. She always gets away with _______. The boss loves her.
a) she's late b) late c) to be late d) being late

42. There is going to be less unemployment this year, or so the newspaper _____.
a) tells b) thinks c) writes d) says

43. Please, let me know why _______ the meeting.

a) you didn't attend b) didn't you attend c) you didn't attend to d) you didn't go

44. The thing ______ I love the most about him is his smile.
a) what b) is c) have d) that

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45. There's no point _______ the kids. They're old enough to look after themselves.
a) to worry for b) to worry about c) in worrying for d) in worrying about

46. I think I put my _____ in it when I asked Jane about her ex-husband.
a) thought b) elbow c) foot d) nose

47. The future of the planet doesn't look too good, but there isn't much ______.
a) I can make about it b) I can do about it c) can I do about it d) I can't do about it

48. Before _____ money, banks have to assess the risks involved.
a) to lend b) borrowing c) lending d) they lent

49. Susan failed all her exams, ______ a big surprise.

a) that was b) was c) which was d) where was

50. I couldn’t get in touch with her, even though I'd tried all possible _____ of communication.
a) ways b) thing c) means d) tools

51. 'Where shall we go this weekend?' 'What if we ____ in for a change?'

a) are staying b) will stay c) can stay d) stayed

52. Of course ______ I meant missed opportunities.

a) losing b) by losses c) for lost d) the losses

53. There are strict rules against students ____ their mobile phones at the school premises.
a) using b) want to use c) are using d) having used

54. _____ apologized, I wouldn't have been so upset at the time.

a) He had b) If he c) Had he d) Would he

55. He's too _____ person to say no.

a) nice a b) nice c) a nice d) so nice

56.Miriam left her husband after a ______ row.

a) burning b) heavy c) crashing d) blazing

57. Will you _____ the carpet a clean while I'm out?
a) have b) give c) try d) make

58. Jim hasn't met the new boss yet, and _____.
a) me too b) neither I have c) neither have I d) I haven't

59. _______ at the top of the hill, I could see the whole town.
a) Standing b) Being stood c) I had been standing d) As I stand

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60. We _____ regret that our presentation has been cancelled.
a) very b) would like to c) much d) have

61. Neither she nor her friend ______ invited to the party.
a) have b) has been c) will have d) has

62. I'm very sorry that ________ I've betrayed you.

a) you should think b) why you think c) you think so d) I look

63. ________ a large number of people in my life who have always done their utmost to help me achieve
my goals.
a) There were b) They were c) They have been d) There have been

64. It's not so much his looks I don't like ____ his inability to listen.
a) more b) as c) than d) for

65. Don't drink and drive ever again. You _____ easily been killed.
a) can b) should have c) could have d) would

66. I've broken Mum's favorite vase. I'm ______.

a) taken for b) made for c) called for d) done for

67. _____ had I left the building when they called me on my mobile.
a) Just b) As soon as c) Hardly d) After

68. Let's sleep on it, _____ we?

a) will b) won't we c) don't we d) shall

69. If anybody wants to talk to me, tell ____ to call back later.
a) her b) me c) him d) them

70. We can't buy a house unless we take out a(n) ______ .

a) mortgage b) credit c) overdraft d) investment

71. She's capable of _____ forget my own name.

a) making me to b) having to c) having made d) making me

72. They had the luck to be present when history _____.

a) had made b) was being made c) made d) about to make

73. James is rather lonely these days. Why _____ him round?
a) shouldn't invite b) not invite c) do you invite d) will you invite

74. I can't decide _____ to move in with my boyfriend.

a) if b) that c) about d) whether

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75. First, add some _____ chopped garlic to the tomatoes.
a) small b) finely c) tinily d) neatly

76. Do you sell apples ___ the kilo?

a) for b) at c) in d) by

77. ______ you're late?

a) Why b) What makes c) How come d) How is

78. This time next month, I _____ on a beach in Florida.

a) will lie b) am lying c) lie d) I'll be lying

79. Where do you think _______ to spend my summer holidays?

a) I should b) a good place c) might be the best place d) I might

80. Their business hasn't taken off as expected, ____, they are happy that the number of their customers
is increasing.
a) furthermore b) in as much as c) nonetheless d) moreover

81. Your husband was a bit out of control at the party, to ____ mildly.
a) put it b) say c) take it d) tell

82. If I haven't come back by seven o'clock, _______ dinner without me.
a) start b) will start c) you start d) you're starting

83. The turmoil caused by World War II lasted well ____ the fifties.
a) after b) over c) beyond d) for

84. I had _____ gone to bed than both kids started crying.
a) already b) yet c) scarcely d) no sooner

85. There was ______ anger in his voice that I had to hang up.
a) as much b) such lot of c) such much d) so much

86. ____ I hadn't been expecting any visitors, I was wearing pajamas when the doorbell rang.
a) While b) Due to c) Why d) Since

87. If it ______, they would have divorced by now.

a) had sold the house b) weren't for the house c) weren't because of the house d) were sold the house

88. Anger is something you should try to control, _____ you can let love roam free.
a) moreover b) despite c) whereas d) neither

89. This could have hardly _____ better- we sealed the deal and signed the contract.
a) done b) gone out c) made d) played out

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90. I think I'm _______ against.
a) having plotted b) being plotted c) plotting d) have plotted

91. Whenever I visited her, my grandma ______ my favorite cake for me.
a) would make b) use to make c) would have made d) have made

92. Having spotted the burglar behind the curtain, I was scared _____.
a) frozen b) stiff c) hard d) over

93. I don't dislike the building. Now as _____ the neighborhood, I do have concerns.
a) about b) well c) regards d) in

94. My sister ____ bought a laptop for her birthday last year.
a) were b) was c) has d) had

95. It's about time you _____ exercising regularly.

a) start b) started c) should start d) will start

96. It _____ to Fred that I secured a place at Harvard.

a) had been b) had been up c) was down d) helped

97. Have you seen Gone with the Wind? ______ it's a very good film.
a) Apparently b) Nevertheless c) Despite d) Admittedly

98. It seemed ____ been snowing, but we knew it was only some white dust that had covered the whole
town.
a) like it has b) if it had c) as it had d) as if it had

99. We'll need to discuss _____ we should close the shop.

a) about b) that c) what d) whether

100. It was important for her _____ seen as a threat.

a) to not be b) not being c) not to be d) she wasn't

101. The boy I was about to meet _____ play a very important role in my life.
a) is going to b) might have c) would get to d) has had to

102. I wish he _______ that. My mother was so annoyed.

a) would say b) would have said c) hasn't said d) hadn't said

103. Rather than ______ about how tired she was, she got on with her job.
a) to complain b) complained c) she complained d) complain

104. _____ any further information, do not hesitate to contact me.

a) Should you need b) You should need c) Unless you need d) You will need

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105. _______ at the party doesn't concern me.
a) That you saw b) Which you saw c) What you saw d) You saw something

106. What does global warming have ____ overpopulation?

a) to do b) to do with c) made d) made up

107. I'm anxious _____ to get home in time to meet his granddad.
a) that he b) for him c) about him d) he has

108. She doesn't reveal much about herself, and is _____ fascinating for it.
a) as b) the same c) all the more d) the more

109. The concert was postponed, _____ to the lead singer's illness.
a) because b) for c) owing d) causing

110. You are the only person _______ I can talk.

a) to whom b) with who c) that d) which

111. It took a long time _______ accepted.

a) for the theory to be b) until the theory c) the theory was d) while the theory became

112. I'm sorry, I can't see what ________.

a) can you mean. b) you are meaning. c) do you mean. d) you mean.

113. He always gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning, _____ on holiday.

a) moreover b) although c) however d) even

114. We ____ give up when things took a turn for the better.
a) wanted b) were about to c) considered d) have wanted to

115. _____ me to your mother when you are in London.

a) Tell b) Remind c) Remember d) Greet

116. If I ______ to feed the dog, it wouldn't be starving now.

a) have had time b) have time c) had had time d) never have time

117. I bet your wife could tell _____ good few stories about you.
a) some b) a c) so d) much

118. The problem with this product is that the designers ______.
a) considered by the users b) haven't considered the users c) inadequate d) inadequately trained

119. Whatever you ____ done to fool Claire, I don't believe a word of what you've said.
a) might b) should have c) will have d) might have

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120. No need to get upset- I was _____ asking.
a) although b) moreover c) merely d) likely

121. I put down the date in my diary _______ forget it.

a) that I won't b) so as not to c) because I d) for not to

122. I think our house _______ by the end of next year.

a) will have sold b) will have been sold c) will be sold d) is going to be sold

123. I can't get used to __________.

a) be alone all day. b) that I'm alone all day. c) being alone all day. d) I was alone all day.

124. She was _____ hang up when I answered the phone.

a) to b) about to c) thinking of d) considering

125. Prices are too high and they will remain _____ until inflation comes down.
a) so b) there c) that d) as

126. The kids had cereal for breakfast, and so ____.

a) I did b) did I c) me too d) had I

127. In the course of the meeting, Mr. Smith was _____ mishandling funds.
a) praised for b) denied c) accused of d) informed by

128. Thanks for having me! I've had _____ with you guys.
a) so fun b) such fun c) good time d) so good time

129. I couldn't stay any longer due _____ having enough money to pay for the hotel.
a) to not b) not c) for d) to

130. Have you met Julie? She is a friend of ______.

a) my b) my mother c) my mother's d) me

131. My husband and I bought _______ last week.

a) some new furniture b) a lot of new furniture c) any new furniture d) pieces of new furnitures

132. Mrs. Brown's death came as no surprise, as she was said _____ ill for a long time.
a) to be b) to have been c) she had been d) she was

133. Even though Jack had made a fortune, he _____ working as a consultant.
a) was going on b) went on c) went to d) had gone

134. He's one of the most hated men in history, despite _______ anything really bad.
a) he didn't do b) he hadn't done c) not having done d) not done

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135. The confusion ______ the discovery of the body made everybody lose track of time.
a) had caused b) was caused by c) had been caused by d) caused by

136. I wish you ______ checking my e-mails. You're invading my privacy.

a) will stop b) have stopped c) would stop d) are going to stop

137. I stopped _____ a phone call on my way home.

a) making b) for making c) to make d) for make

138. In 1998 she published the book ____ make Cheryl Dawn a household name in the US.
a) that was to b) which c) would d) that might have

139. I congratulated Josh on _____ given the job.

a) was b) having been c) had been d) that he

140. I'm not quite sure why ____ want to interfere with their marriage.
a) would you b) do you c) you would d) you can

141. The promises you have _____ will have to be kept.

a) been done b) done c) making d) made

142. Knowing he was late, he _________ .

a) eating his sandwich quickly. b) ate quickly his sandwich. c) ate his sandwich quickly.
d) fastly ate his sandwich.

143. If I'd known about it, I _________ you for sure.

a) had told b) should have told c) would have told d) would of told

144. Writing her memoirs, Doreen, _____ lost a daughter to cancer, admitted that she had contemplated
suicide on many an occasion.
a) would have b) who had herself c) who must d) have

145. I can't park here. That motorbike is ____ the way.

a) on b) in c) up d) across

146. My grandparents' house ______ pulled down just before I was born.
a) had b) had been c) was d) must have

147. I was wondering ____________ me some money.

a) that you can lend b) if you lend c) that you lent d) if you could lend

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BEST: English Quiz Questions and Answers
1. ’Do you mind if I open the window?’ ’I’d rather you ______.'
a) don't b) won't c) do d) didn't

2. All the survivors have been ______ for.

a) dealt b) accounted c) found d) reasoned

3. I asked an old couple for directions, but _____ of them knew where the cinema was.
a) all b) both c) none d) neither

4. Although the lunar landing ______, the crew managed to take some invaluable photos of the
Moon's surface.
a) was abhorred b) was aborted c) was accomplished d) was abolished

5. Increasing currency ______ is making exchange rates more volatile.

a) intervention b) speculation c) laundering d) endorsement

6. She’s lost her credit card. She _______ it somewhere.

a) must have been dropping b) should have dropped c) must have dropped d) would have dropped

7. Don't worry. You've got _____ on Janet. You're much more intelligent.
a) win b) a bundle c) one down d) one up

8. You are taking this very lightly, ______ your mother is dead serious.
a) whence b) since c) as d) whereas

9. ______ the people I interviewed, one in ten said they had already lied to someone that day.
a) around b) between c) among d) along

10. When you end up in prison with no friends left, only then _____ realize that all your
thieving has been for nothing.
a) you could b) will you c) they might d) it will

11. The guest room is quite small, but there should be enough space for you there. You only
have a few ____ and pieces.
a) bits b) clothes c) stuff d) books

12. When making beer, barley is _____ to bring out its sweetness.
a) germinated b) malting c) growing d) produced

13. The poor are not _____ as full members of society.

a) thought to be b) taken up c) regarded d) considering

14. Nagging doesn't work. You should try and cut _____ it.

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a) back b) out c) back on d) up to
15. _____ not been for his help, I couldn't have passed.
a) If it b) Was he c) Had it d) If he had

16. Criminal defendants can't be called to the stand by the ______.

a) prosecuting b) persecution c) persecutor d) prosecutor

17. My sister really gets a ____ out of singing in public.

a) fun b) buzz c) blush d) pleasure

18. I’m not feeling well. I’d rather _______ in tonight.

a) stay b) to stay c) you to stay d) staying

19. If you ______ to see Mary, could you say hello to her for me?
a) likely b) possibly c) happen d) might

20. I’m afraid I _____ used to working in an open-plan office.

a) haven't ever b) haven't c) haven't got d) have

21. 2007 saw an uninterrupted growth, which ______ a couple of moderate falls continued in 2008.
a) increase b) again c) despite d) however

22. I got a _____ box for my birthday.

a) white small wooden b) small white wooden c) small wooden white d) wooden small white

23. I know I was supposed to stay serious, but I couldn't help ______.
a) to laugh b) laughed c) with laughing d) laughing

24. Hang ____! I'll be there with you an hour.

a) a little b) down here c) in there d) more

25. My teacher had difficulty ______ my handwriting.

a) to read b) for reading c) reading d) to have read

26. The trial, in which Ms Jones was accused of conspiracy, was scheduled to end ______ week.
a) any b) that very c) in the last d) after

27. The author died after a ______ illness.

a) procuring b) profuse c) protracted d) prolapsed

28. I don’t know when the term ’hipster’ was ____, but it has become quite popular lately.
a) fabricated b) carved c) uttered d) coined

29. Nobody should think they're above _____.

a) approach b) reproach c) blame d) responsibility

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30. You ______ him with my wife. She was with me all the time.
a) may have seen b) mustn't see c) can't have seen d) should see

31. Seldom _____ anything funnier.

a) I have seen b) I see c) have I seen d) I saw

32. Our company receives hundreds of ______ emails every day.

a) unstated b) unsolicited c) unrequited d) unkempt

33. Everyone wanted to hear the president's ______ address.

a) inaudible b) inbound c) inaugural d) indented

34. My parents suggested ______ apply for the job.

a) me to b) me I should c) that I d) if I

35. 'The bathroom floor is all wet. Who ______ a shower?'

a) had b) has been having c) had had d) had been having

36. He refused to admit _____ too strict with the children.

a) to having been b) had been c) he should have been d) he has been

37. I'm sure he _______ being around my ex-husband.

a) won't get used b) is used c) might be used to d) will get used to

38. I asked Jane about the accident, but she _____ a word.
a) didn't use to b) wouldn't say c) shouldn't say d) refused

39. Joe showed me photos of his new car, _____ he bought last week.
a) which b) that c) what d) whom

40. Children need to have their imagination ______.

a) impacted b) simulated c) stimulated d) feigned

41. - Can we use the conference room? - Sure, it _____ this morning.
a) isn't using b) isn't used c) hasn't used d) isn't being used

42. If he_____ phone, tell him to ring back later.

a) should b) can c) might d) will

43. He must be forty or ______.

a) therein b) thereafter c) therefore d) thereabouts

44. My grandmother used to make her children _____ up their beds every morning.
a) make b) to make c) to do d) made

45. We _____ watch Star Trek with my brother every evening when we were children.

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a) had b) would c) were used to d) use to
46. If you _____ mind waiting, I'll call and check if Mr. Owen is in.
a) wouldn't b) do c) will d) could

47. When you are parted from your partner, you _____ to appreciate each other more.
a) find b) may c) become d) grow

48. I’m not sure if I shut down the computer. I can’t really remember _______ it down.
a) have shut b) shutting c) to shut d) I shut

49. When I stopped _____ to him, he was repairing his watch. We had a good chat.
a) speaking b) to speak c) spoke d) having spoken

50. The judge had _____ in allowing the lawsuit to proceed.

a) astrayed b) erred c) biased d) drifted

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