Test 9: Review grammar and structure INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE TEST 1. Jack can’t stay on the horse’s back and neither……………. A. Alex can B. can Alex C. Alex can’t D. can’t Alex 2. They ………………. a lovely garden if they did some work in it. A. will have B. would have C. are having D. have had 3. She …………… swim in this river when she was a little girl. A. used to B. is used to C. use to D. is used to 4. They ……………….here last Sunday A. must go B. must went C. had to go D. must to go 5. He told us there were sweets in the cupboard and so ………… A. they were B. were they C. there were D. were there 6. When …………… the car, you’ll agree with me about it. A. you saw B. you’ve seen C. you would see D. has been seen 7. One of our boys …………… by the police last night. A. is arrested B. was arrested C. were arrested D. would be arrested 8. A prisoner …………….that moring. A. is hanged B. was hanged C. is hung D. was hung 9. She was busy ………… a variety of articles to the customers. A. with introducing B. introducing C. for introducing D. in introducing 10. It is no use ………………to school if you ………………to work hard. A. going/do not ready B. to go/ do not ready C. go/are not ready D. going/are not ready 11. He drew all his money ……………….the bank before he left. A. of B. off C. out of D. to 12. He’s a really……………person. He talks all the time but he never say anything interesting. A. bored B. boring C. fed up D. annoyed up 13. He’s still bitter …………….what happened. A. about B. with C. of D. for 14. One day last March, I ……………….a very strange letter. A. did get B. got C. used to get D. was getting 15. That’s …………………story I have ever heard. A. a ridiculous B. the ridiculous C. the more ridiculous D. the most ridiculous 16. What are you doing? – I……………. on this report all the morning. A. ‘m working B. ‘ve been working C. ‘ve worked D. worked 17. You ……….……. forget to pay your taxes. A. don’t have to B. have to C. must D. must not 18. The soldiers ……………….the building, so no one could escape. A. fixed B. cycled C. halted D. surrounded 19. He was …………….of all his money. A. stolen B. robbed C. taken D. taken away 20. That man is said………………a serious mistake when he was working for the Jones. A. made B. to have made C. to make D. making 21. Do you know what …………… there yesterday? A. she is doing B. is she doing C. was she doing D. she was doing 22. If I ………………….enough money, I would have bought that house. A. had B. have C. had had D. would have 23. It is no use ………………this lotion. It won’t work. A. to try B. trying C. to trying D. about trying 24. The nurse ………….her parents every day. A. visits B. is visiting C. will visit D. visited 25. Someone ……………at the door. Can you answer it? A. knocks B. is knocking C. has knocked D. knocked 26. John…………….at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone. A. works B. is working C. has worked D. had watched 27. Peter …………………TV at 10:40 last night. A. watched B. was watching C. has watched D. had watched 28. While I was working in the garden, my son………… video games. A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been playing 29. The child……………before the doctor arrives. A. died B. has died C. was dying D. had died 30. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests…………… A. left B. were leaving C. had left D. has left 31. How many languages…………….John speak? A. do B. does C. did D. will 32. Hurry! The …………….train I don’t want to miss it. A. comes B. came C. is coming D. has come 33. When I arrived at the party, Martha ……………home already. A. would go B. have gone C. went D. had gone 34. That computer …………… It broke down this morning. A. doesn’t work B. isn’t working C. hasn’t worked D. didn’t work 35. Would you like ……………… to the party? A. to come B. come C. coming D. to have come 36. Do you mind ……………….such a long way to work every day? A. to travel B. travel C. to have travelled D. travelling 37. Please tell me what ……… A. doing B. do C. to do D. to have done 38. Suddenly everybody stopped …………….There was silence. A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. being talked 39. Susan is interested in ………… a bus. A. drive B. driving C. to drive D. driven 40. They live in a house …………….in 1890. A. to build B. built C. to building D. having built 41. If I had known you were in the hospital, I ………… to see you. A. will go B. would go C. went D. would have gone 42. Our holiday was ………………by bad weather. A. spoilt B. damaged C. overcome D. wasted 43. I’d rather you ……………….in the car. A. not to smole B. no smoking C. wouldn’t smoke D. didn’t smoke 44. We are …….……him to arrive at any moment. A. waiting B. hoping C. expecting D. wishing 45. Driving a car with faulting brakes is ………… quite a risk. A. putting B. setting C. taking D. being 46. She said that she ………… you some day. A. had visited B. has visited C. will visit D. would visit 47. The film is …………than the one we saw last week. A. better B. gooder C. more good D. as good 48. It was ……………a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it. A. so B. such C. very D. too 49. ………… he spoke slowly, I couldn’t understand him. A. since B. although C. if D. as 50. If I …… you, I would not do that. A. am B. was C. were D. would be 51. It is raining now. It began raining 2 hours ago. It ………….for 2 hours. A. has rained B. is raining C. has been raining D. had rained 52. She can’t marry your brother …………… she loves him. A. though B. so C. despite D. because 57. Have you ever considered…………… jobs? A. change B. changed C. changing D. to change 62. Are you ……… for the big test tomorrow? A. prepared B. prepare C. alert D. watchful 63. Unfortunately, the taxi got ………… in the traffic jam. A. stuck B. fixed C. pressed D. sealed 64. He thinks he’s going there to……… part in a discussion programme. A. take B. join C. have D. play 65. The rally ……… of five daily stages, beginning on Sunday morning. A. consists B. includes C. lasts D. involves 66. Every year millions of creatures feel the need to move ……………one reason or another. A. at B. for C. in D. on 67. Migration, however, is not confined ………….birds, but can be seen in reptiles, insects, and mammals. A. to B. at C. in D. by 68. I am …… of listening to your complaints. A. uninterested B. bored C. tired D. disappointed 69. I am fed ………… with queuing for my unemployment benefit every Thursday. A. by B. in C. up D. on 70. She is scared of living ………….her own in a big city. A. with B. by C. of D. on 71. Aren’t you bored …………… doing the same thing day after day? A. with B. because C. at D. of 72. I never ………… my daughter drive to work. A. let B. want C. allow D. agree 73. He jumped ……………his car and drove to work. A. on B. into C. onto D. off 74. Janet, …………… I often go to school with, is my neighbor’s daughter. A. that B. who C. her D. whom 75. Instead of burning fossil fuels we should be concentrating ………… more economic uses of electricity. A. at B. in C. over D. on 76. Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has …………… raw materials. A. hardly no B. hardly some C. hardly any D. any hardly 77. Hotel rooms must be …………… by noon but luggage may be left with the porter. A. left B. evacuated C. vacated D. abandoned 78. Old Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will …………… A. pull up B. pull back C. pull out D. pull through 79. I’m not really …………this kind of music. I prefer music you can dance to. A. in B. for C. into D. with 80. She’s ………… with the idea that somebody is following her. I think she ought to see a psychiatrist. A. enthusiastic B. fascinated C. obsessed D. fanatical 81. Many young children have a(n)…………with fire. A. interest B. obsession C. fascination D. enthusiasm [...]...82 He slapped me and I ……………….by kicking him A revenged myself B avenged C retaliated D resented 83 The marriage guidance council is an organization which ………… people to talk with a third person about they problems A allows B demands C requests D requires 84 The man pretended to be very ……………….in the puzzle A interested B attended c directed D attracted 85 Now she is frightened of... should care about the feelings of others A intelligent B inconsiderate C innocent D independent 96 If I ………… him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow A met B hadn’t met C didn’t meet D have met 97 This morning I met Diane, ……… I hadn’t seen for ages A who B whom C which D that 98 The child was …………….by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street A knocked out B run across C run out D knocked . ……………….the bank before he left. A. of B. off C. out of D. to 12. He’s a really……………person. He talks all the time but he never say anything interesting. A. bored B. boring C. fed up D. annoyed up 13 through 79. I’m not really …………this kind of music. I prefer music you can dance to. A. in B. for C. into D. with 80. She’s ………… with the idea that somebody is following her. I think she ought to see. the ridiculous C. the more ridiculous D. the most ridiculous 16. What are you doing? – I……………. on this report all the morning. A. ‘m working B. ‘ve been working C. ‘ve worked D. worked 17. You ……….…….