Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 24

1   If I had had free time, I … shopping.

a) can go

b) will go

c) would have gone

2   If I were you, I … that job.

a) can take

b) will ask for

c) would apply for

3   His manager was so angry because of … late.

a) his being

b) him to be

c) he was

4   Would you mind showing me …?

a) where is the post-office

b) the way to the post-office

c) how can I go to the post-office

5   How long have you known her? …

a) Since five years

b) Ever since five years

c) For five years

6   My uncle has just arrived … Berlin.

a) to

b) in

c) for

7   It … a long time since she last saw me.

a) has been

b) was

c) will be

8   I think she will join us, …?

a) will she

b) won’t she

c) doesn’t she

9   Could you hang … a minute? I’ll be right back.

a) up

b) in

c) on

10   The man fell from the tree and … consciousness.

a) lost

b) missed

c) dropped

11   Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your … .

a) satisfy

b) satisfied

c) satisfaction

12   If he … harder, the results would be better.

a) worked

b) will work

c) has worked

13   Mary … to take her neighbours to court if they didn’t stop making so much noise.

a) promised

b) threatened

c) suggested

14   In some schools, the training quality is worse than … used to be.

a) it

b) that

c) they

15   I was … about to ring up his office when Mike arrived home.

a) just

b) only

c) still

16   I’ll be disappointed if you … the exam.

a) won’t pass

b) pass

c) don’t pass

17   Could you … me some money?

a) give

b) lend

c) borrow

18   The politicians have promised to deal with the problem of … among young people.

a) employ

b) employer

c) unemployment

19   A lot of people go to see the movie, it … be exciting.

a) shall

b) must

c) can

20   We don’t think we can … to see our professor again until next semester.

a) think

b) wait

c) attend

21   I’m sorry for spilling the juice over your carpet. …

a) I should forgive you!

b) No problem!

c) This is all right!

22   The movie was very sad and she wept. If it … sad, she … .

a) hadn’t been/wouldn’t have wept

b) had been/would have wept

c) wasn’t/ wouldn’t weep

23   Think before you write the answer. … you may make a mistake.

a) If so

b) Otherwise

c) However

24   It’s nearly three years since I last … to Japan.

a) had gone

b) have gone

c) went

25   Steven has never had any accident. He is a … driver.

a) careless

b) careful

c) carefully

26   The number of students entering university … over the last years.

a) has raised

b) has risen

c) have raised

27   I was much … by the documentary films.

a) interest

b) interesting

c) interested

28   A manager of an international company is often given a big … .

a) wage

b) salary

c) pay

29   Next week the farmer will be ploughing the field.

a) Next week the field will be being ploughed by the farmer.

b) Next week the field will be ploughed by the farmer.

c) Next week the field will be ploughing by the farmer.

30   She put the letters into the wrong envelopes … mistake.

a) in

b) on

c) by