Relative Clauses
Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers
Tenses
A Pig in a Poke
Adjectives and Adverbs
100
She lives in the house ________.
A) which has the red door
B) has the red door
C) with the red door
D) which with the red door
A) which has the red door
C) with the red door
100
____ bus we were travelling on stopped suddenly because ____ tree had fallen across the road.
A) A / the
B) The / -
C) The / the
D) The / a
E) A / a
D) The / a
100
They ------- the advantages and the disadvantages of the takeover when I ------- them an hour or so later.
A) will discuss / would rejoin
B) have discussed / am rejoining
C) are discussing / will rejoin
D) were discussing / rejoined
E) would discuss / had rejoined
D) were discussing / rejoined
100
The patient was not satisfied ------- the treatment he received.
A) on
B) for
C) of
D) from
E) with
E) with
100
Around 40.000 children are _____ malnourished _____ they face the prospect of death in the months ahead.
A) such / that
B) so / that
C) more / than
D) as / as
E) so / as
B) so / that
200
Do you know the date ___________ we have to hand in the essay?
A) which
B) on which
C) by which
D) when
B) on which
C) by which
D) when
200
When I woke up this morning, there was ____ heavy dew covering ____ long green summer grass in our garden.
A) the / a
B) - / the
C) some / a
D) the / -
E) a / a
B) - / the
200
The first laser ------- in 1960 by Maiman almost half a century after the publication of Einstein's theory of radiation which ------- the possibility of laser operation.
A) has been demonstrated / had shown
B) had been demonstrated / showed
C) was demonstrated / showed
D) demonstrates / was shown
E) was being demonstrated / shows
C) was demonstrated / showed
200
If you had followed the doctor's advice, you ------- a complete recovery by this time.
A) would make
B) would have made
C) had made
D) will make
E) were making
B) would have made
200
Farmer Parkinson’s dog is ____ to scare any intruder. 
A) ferocious enough
B) such ferocious
C) as ferocious
D) so ferocious that
E) more ferocious
A) ferocious enough
300
The valley __________ the town lies is heavily polluted.
A) in that
B) in which
C) in
D) which
B) in which
300
There is an amount of wisdom in ____ old sayings, such as “Don't cry over spilt milk”.
A) a number of
B) a little
C) a great deal of
D) every
E) the whole
A) a number of
300
If transport costs ------- into consideration at the outset, the plant ------- far from its present site.
A) will be taken / are being built
B) were taken / had been built
C) have been taken / have been built
D) were being taken / will be built
E) had been taken / would have been built
E) had been taken / would have been built
300
A drug of this kind is ------- dangerous to be sold without a prescription.
A) as
B) just
C) too
D) so
E) enough
C) too
300
____ we climbed, ____ the air became, which made it difficult for us to proceed.
A) The higher / the colder
B) The highest / the coldest
C) To high / too cold
D) As high / so cold
E) So high / very cold
A) The higher / the colder
400
The South African government has committed a further sum of money to the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), ------- enables the construction of this giant telescope to commence next year.
A) which
B) thus
C) by which
D) whose
E) for whom
A) which
400
____ of the soldiers was given two complete uniforms, ____ of which they were expected to keep spotlessly clean.
A) All / some
B) Every / either
C) Each / both
D) Some / all
E) The whole / many
C) Each / both
400
Twenty years ago, the study of ageing -------- as somewhat misdirected, but now it ------- into an important science.
A) was regarded / has developed
B) had been regarded / would develop
C) has been regarded / would be developing
D) would have been regarded / had developed
E) was being regarded / has been developing
A) was regarded / has developed
400
Water has a moderating effect on temperature, ------- summer and midday heat, and winter and midnight cold.
A) diminished
B) having diminished
C) to diminish
D) being diminished
E) diminishing
E) diminishing
400
Symptoms of avian influenza in humans have ranged from typical human influenza-like symptoms _____ fever, cough, sore throat; to severe respiratory diseases _____ acute respiratory distress.
A) such as / as
B) as for / too
C) like / such as
D) such / enough
E) as / like
C) like / such as
500
The Sumerian King Ur-Anger was a great ruler --------- dominions extended from the Gulf to the Mediterranean.
A) whom
B) who
C) which
D) whose
E) that
D) whose
500
Slimming bars claim to provide ____ the vitamins and minerals the body needs, but eating them cannot be as healthy as a meal containing plenty of fruit and vegetables, which can also supply ____nutrients required by the body.
A) whole / all
B) all / other
C) plenty of / another
D) every / any
E) both / each
B) all / other
500
While the battle ------ out in the open, the technological capability of the coalition forces ------- them to lead.
A) had been fought / was giving
B) was fought / would give
C) was being fought / gave
D) would have been fought / will give
E) is being fought / has given
C) was being fought / gave
500
As the number of students attending the universities ____, most employers ____ for higher and higher qualifications from new employees.
A) is increasing / are asking
B) are increasing / will ask
C) increase / is asking
D) have increased / have asked
E) increased / has asked
A) is increasing / are asking
500
The Goosander is one of ____ ducks which nest in tree holes. They are highly efficient underwater swimmers, being able to stay submerged for ____ a minute.
A) the most / the longest
B) the few / longer than
C) too many / so long
D) more / too long
E) the least / as long
B) the few / longer than