B2 English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 30

1   The exam results could … your career.

a) determine

b) determined

c) determination

2   These animals are particularly … because of their unusual structures.

a) to interest

b) interest

c) interesting

3   Products in this shop were … arranged.

a) attract

b) attractively

c) attractive

4   … poetry is enjoyable when it is read aloud.

a) Most

b) Few

c) Almost

5   It is essential that cancer … diagnosed as early as possible.

a) is

b) been

c) be

6   Scientists believe that understanding lightning might help us … life itself.

a) understood

b) understand

c) to understanding

7   I used to earn … money.

a) many

b) lot

c) a lot of

8   If the oxygen supply in the atmosphere … replenished by plants, we would die.

a) wasn’t

b) weren’t

c) hadn’t been

9   The implications of euthanasia are so controversial … it is illegal in most countries.

a) that

b) since

c) when

10   Ten dangerous criminals escaped … prison two days ago.

a) for

b) out

c) from

11   … food is as nutritious for a baby as its mother’s milk.

a) None

b) Some

c) No

12   Kennedy was the youngest president of the US and … to be assassinated.

a) the fourth

b) fourth

c) four

13   Anyone reproducing copyrighted works without permission … breaking the law.

a) are

b) is

c) was

14   Many years ago, many people believe that the earth … motionless.

a) were

b) is

c) was

15   Engineers had better … to use steel supports in this building.

a) to plan

b) plan

c) planning

16   Double-stars orbit … .

a) each other

b) each other one

c) each to the other

17   A … is a person who searches for valuable minerals.

a) prospect

b) prospector

c) prospective

18   Nitrogen must be … with another element to be useful in agriculture.

a) combine

b) combining

c) combined

19   This plant … a wavy, gliding motion.

a) being

b) with

c) has

20   Supersonic transport … the Concorde will probably be accepted by our company.

a) such as

b) so

c) so as

21   You mistakes are similar … his.

a) by

b) on

c) to

22   All the cereal grains … grow on these prairies and plains.

a) except the rice

b) excepting rice

c) but rice

23   To relieve pain caused by severe burns and prevent infection … .

a) taking immediate steps

b) take immediate steps

c) taken steps immediately

24   This flag may or may not have been … by them.

a) make

b) making

c) made

25   … thought was given, but all was not approved.

a) A great deal of

b) A large number of

c) Many

26   A vacuum will neither conduct heat nor … .

a) transmitting sound waves

b) sound waves are transmitted

c) transmit sound waves

27   All of them are new employees, … whom come from countryside.

a) most of

b) most of the

c) most

28   These colours are complementary. They are located opposite each other on the colour palette, … .

a) and so are blue and yellow

b) and too blue and yellow

c) and blue and yellow so

29   A team of engineers is … .

a) working on one project

b) on one project work

c) to working on one project

30   Here you can find goods for sale at … prices.

a) attraction

b) attractively

c) attractive