Exercise 1
1. Mount Rushmore can be ....................... from more than 100 kilometers away. A. see B. saw C. been seen D. seen 2. I’d like you ........................ my family this weekend. A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. to meeeting 3. Mr. Green, along with his friends, …………….. arriving here tonight. A. is B. are C. were D. was 4. The statement will be spoken just one time; therefore, you must listen very ………….. in order to understand what the speaker has said. A. carefully B. careful C. care D. careless 5. Cold objects emit ............... hot objects. A. fewer than infrared rays as B. fewer infrared rays than C. fewer infrared rays as D. as fewer infrared rays 6. Gunpowder, in some ways the most effective of all the explosive materials, …………….. a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. A. were B. had been C. had D. was 7. In the relatively short history of industrial …………….. in the United States, New York city has played a vital role. A. developed B. developing C. development D. develop 8. As the demand increases, manufacturers who previously produced only a large, luxury car ……….. compelled to make a smaller model in order to compete in the market. A. is B. are C. will D. should 9. She has …………….. the conditions for entry into the college. A. satisfied B. satisfaction C. satisfactory D. satisfactorily 10. For the first time in the history of the country, the person …………… was recommended by the president to replace a retiring justice on the supreme court is a woman. A. which B. whose C. who D. whom 11. Signor Risponso`s fame rested on the breadth of his range, which was ............... any other tenor, living or dead. A. greater than that of B. as large as C. more greater D. broader than the one of 12. New words are constantly being invented ……………. new objects and concepts. A. to describe B. a description of C. they describe D. describe 13. You can’t …………….. to learn a foreign language in a week. A. expectant B. expected C. expect D. expectation 14. ………… rain or snow there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games. A. Despite B. In spite with C. Despite of D. Despite with 15. The prices of homes are ……………. high in urban areas that most young people cannot afford to buy them. A. as B. so C. such D. so as
Exercise 2
1. ........................ every child in the school passed the swimming test. A. Near to B. Near by C. Next to D. Nearly 2. She can look back on her career with great ……………. A. satisfied B. satisfaction C. satisfactory D. satisfactorily 3. The captain as well as the passengers …………….. frightened. A. be B. been C. was D. were 4. Ann has got two sisters. Both of them …………….. married. A. have B. has C. is D. are 5. Each learner of English …………….. a good dictionary. A. needs B. need C. is D. are 6. Money, nor fame, nor wealth …………….. brought happiness to everybody. A. has B. have C. is D. are 7. They …………………….. at this school before they became interpreters. A. have taught B. had taught C. taught D. were taught 8. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ……………. A. in comparison with the salary of a teacher B. than a teacher C. than that of a teacher D. to compare as a teacher 9. Professional people expect you to call them when it is necessary ………………….. an appointment. A. to cancel B. canceling C. cancil D. canceled 10. A computer is usually chosen because of its simplicity of operation and ease of maintenance ............... its capacity to store information. A. the same as B. the same C. as well as D. as well 11. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations