grammar challenge 2

Question 1

7.....on the beautiful Bahamian island of Andros in 1977, Joseph fell so in love with the place that he decided never...

Accepted Answer

C) Arriving / to leave

Question 2

11. I........ to the party last night, but at the last minute I ........ that I had an exam this morning.

Accepted Answer

C) was going to go / realized

Question 3

8. I&#x27;m not going to start looking for a job ......... I have finished my studies.

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D) until

Question 4

3. You&#x27;d better go by car rather than take a taxi,......you need to take Jeff home from the hospital.

Accepted Answer

B) in case

Question 5

24. The local cinema is losing business, since most people in the town......to the bigger cinema at the shopping mall.

Accepted Answer

C) would rather go

Question 6

2. Stephen King......many bestsellers since his first book......in 1974.

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D) has written / was published

Question 7

17. I have never understood .......... people have to rely on the leisure industry, instead of using their imaginations.

Accepted Answer

C) why

Question 8

4. This supermarket seems to be getting crowded. We......before the checkout lines start getting too long.

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D) had better hurry

Question 9

21. Right now, an important meeting..... during which the committee......the future of the project.

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B) is being held / is going to decide

Question 10

41. Dan......attention to the road when he......into a hole in the ground.

Accepted Answer

A) wasn&#x27;t paying / fell

Question 11

25. Mike&#x27;s looking very happy today- Sarah......to go out with him.

Accepted Answer

A) must have agreed

Question 12

29. The electricity was off all day today ......... it was one of ...... days of the

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B) even though/the hottest

Question 13

5. I......you about Rey&#x27;s wedding, but I thought you&#x27;d already heard about it.

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C) would have told

Question 14

45. Some analysts predict that, someday, there......a major war over water if resources......more rationally.

Accepted Answer

C) will be / are not used

Question 15

19. If you can manage ......... here by nine, then we can finish .......... the meeting before lunchtime.

Accepted Answer

A) to get / planning

Question 16

6. Hawaii and Lebanon are two places ...... you can ski in the morning and sunbathe on the beach in the afternoon.

Accepted Answer

C) where

Question 17

27. While......in New York City during the 1980s, Eyiem was surprised ...... how many languages were spoken there.

Accepted Answer

D) living /to hear

Question 18

1. Magellan was the first European who ...... through the strait that......ever since then as the Strait of Magellan.

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D) sailed / has been known

Question 19

3. Istanbul has many historical monuments; ......, it has one of the most beautiful natural settings in the world.

Accepted Answer

D) furthermore

Question 20

32.Because of the terrible traffic, by the time we got to the airport, our airline&#x27;s check-In counter had...... closed.

Accepted Answer

A) already

Question 21

7. If then I asked Sally how she liked her subjects at school, she answered sadly that..... were too difficult for .....

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B) they / her

Question 22

5. Unless you have something meaningful to say, I......not listen to you.

Accepted Answer

A) could

Question 23

37.The committee was shocked that most of the taxes...went to corrupt officials, instead of... to the national treasury.

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D) discovered / being collected

Question 24

8. .......over 600 years ago, the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer is still among the best......in the English language.

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D) Written / to have been produced

Question 25

34.The director was distressed at the audience&#x27;s reaction: at the end, they......, but instead, they were all laughing.

Accepted Answer

D) were supposed to be crying

Question 26

20. Though I asked around, no one was quite sure ........... it took to get to the next town.

Accepted Answer

B) how long

Question 27

10. The reviewers loved Ed&#x27;s first book, but ...... his others have been severely criticized by.......

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A) all / them

Question 28

2. Since they ........... us they were coming, we .......... any food for them.

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B) hadn&#x27;t told / didn&#x27;t have

Question 29

9. If global warming causes the ocean level to rise,......world will suffer.

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D) the whole

Question 30

2. The car had been damaged to...... extent......the mechanic said that it wouldn&#x27;t be worth repairing

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C) such an / that

Question 31

38. The twenty emperors of the Tang Dynasty of China ruled over one of ......societies of all time.

Accepted Answer

A) the most sophisticated

Question 32

46. .......the universe is expanding was discovered in the 1920s by Edwin Hubble.

Accepted Answer

D) That

Question 33

42. .......Sofia passes the class...... depends on her grade on the final essay.

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D) Whether/or not

Question 34

23. .......had I left the shop......I remembered that I&#x27;d left my credit card there.

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D) No sooner/than

Question 35

14. When Sir Richard Burton set out on his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1854, no one knew .......... he would return alive.

Accepted Answer

B) whether

Question 36

3. By the time the plane finally ...... after a four-hour delay, everyone waiting to meet the passengers ....... fed up.

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C) landed / was

Question 37

9. Although the government owns ........ of the forests in our country, ........ has been done either to curb their misu

Accepted Answer

D)a few / none

Question 38

10. The economy has been doing poorly in spite of what the figures the government recently released say,......?

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C) hasn&#x27;t it

Question 39

6. .......a disappointing speech the president made last night!

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D) What

Question 40

16. ........ traveling to Mecca in disguise, Burton was also able to penetrate the forbidden city of Harar

Accepted Answer

A) Besides

Question 41

30. If ...... book is like the first chapter, then I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;m going to read ...... of it.

Accepted Answer

D) the whole / any more

Question 42

31. Many biologists and environmental activists...... that too many whales ...... every year.

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D) argue / are being killed

Question 43

4. From what he ......... in his letter, I thought that he ......... in Paris until next year.

Accepted Answer

A) had written / would be living

Question 44

10. ......... today, in some societies the world is thought to be flat.

Accepted Answer

C) Even

Question 45

13. He consistently refused to take his medicine and .......... his illness has gotten worse.

Accepted Answer

D) consequently

Question 46

36. The hat to......I am referring is not the one......is on your head, but the one over there on the table.

Accepted Answer

B) which /that

Question 47

12. ....... how hard she tried, her boss always complained about her work.

Accepted Answer

A) No matter

Question 48

33. Important football matches in England and Wales,......the FA Cup final, can attract TV audiences all over the world.

Accepted Answer

A) such as

Question 49

10. As a student, you envied your friends who were working and earning their own money,......?

Accepted Answer

B) didn&#x27;t you

Question 50

7. ...... to the Middle East by merchants, the Sanskrit tales......as the Pancha Tantra eventually came to Europe

Accepted Answer

A) Having been taken / known

Question 51

18. I don&#x27;t mind .......... TV at home, but I&#x27;d much rather ........... a film in the cinema.

Accepted Answer

D) watching / see

Question 52

6. I don&#x27;t know what happened to my bag, but I suppose it ..........

Accepted Answer

C) could have been stolen

Question 53

9. Edy said he wasn&#x27;t interested in going to Chicago because he&#x27;d .... been there.

Accepted Answer

D) already

Question 54

28. ...... all her eggs In the basket, Ella went confidently to the market, where she hoped......them all.

Accepted Answer

A) Having placed / to sell

Question 55

8. As Jose had received a much ...... grade in geography class than Juan, he felt extremely jealous of him.

Accepted Answer

D) worse

Question 56

9. Sam is&#x27;nt......to travel 1st-class and stay in 5-star hotels, but she enjoys budget travel b/c she meets......people.

Accepted Answer

C) rich enough / more interesting

Question 57

44. After a few weeks of struggling unsuccessfully with irregular verbs, Kate realized that she ...... to study Russian.

Accepted Answer

A) shouldn&#x27;t have chosen

Question 58

15. Non-Muslims arn&#x27;t allowed to enter the holy city, ...... his Arabic was so good that no one suspected him

Accepted Answer

C) yet

Question 59

1. We .......... dinner when our unexpected guests ............

Accepted Answer

B) were eating / arrived

Question 60

5. Unless you ......... where you are going soon, you ......... to get a ticket.

Accepted Answer

D) decide / won&#x27;t be able

grammar challenge 2

Questions 60

grammar challenge 2

Questions 60