UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS & LITERATURE Name : ___________________________

Class : ___________________________
END-OF-TERM EXAM
Class : AN008 – GRAMMAR REVIEW Student ID : _______________________
Time: 60’

Choose the best to fill the blanks

1- The movie ……….at seven thirty this evening. You ………….with us?
a. will begin/ will…go b. begins/Are…going
c. is beginning/ Do..go d. begins/ Do..go
2- Roberto would rather that we ……………. yesterday.
a. didn’t leave b. don’t leave c. hadn’t left d. haven’t left
3- I ……………. a man outside. He …………….. at me.
a. see/ looks b. am seeing/ is looking c. see/ is looking d. am seeing/ looks
4- John …………to England tomorrow. The train ………. at six
a. travels/ departs b. is traveling/ is departing
c. travels/ is departing d. is traveling/ departs
5- I normally come home from work ……. about 4 o’clock but I come earlier …… Fridays
a. at/ on b. on/ at c. in/ on d. on/ in
6- I ………. to a new flat next week.
a. am moving b. will move c. move d. have moved
7- Yumiko would rather that we ………. now, but we must go to work.
a. didn’t leave b. don’t leave c. isn’t leaving d. haven’t left
8- I …………. bridge tonight with Tom and Ann.
a. am playing b. am going to play c. play d. will play
9- She didn’t arrive …………time to say goodbye to him.
a. on b. in c. at d. 0
10- I hated school at first, but ..............the end I quite enjoyed it.
a. at b. on c. in d. 0
11-Writer “ Ñoaøn Thaïch Bieàn” .................... about 50 novels
a. wrote b. is writing c. has written d. writes

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12- This letter has got to be in Chicago in two days. I’m sure if I ……… it today, it will arrive in
time.
a. send b. sent c. had sent d. have sent
13. How many symphonies ………………… Beethoven …………………..
a. has/ composed b. did/ compose c. does/ compose d. is/ composing
14- Hundreds of people became ill from eating contaminated meat during the last two weeks. If the
government had responded more quickly to the crisis, fever people ………. food poisoning.
a. would have suffered b. will suffer c. would suffer d. suffer
15- The suit I bought cost more than a week’s salary. Until then. I ………never…….. so much on
one outfit.
a. spend b. have/ spent c. had/ spent d. did/ spend
16- The River Nile ……….. in to the Mediterranean.
a. is flowing b. has flown c. flew d. flows
17- Did you hear …………. the accident last night? ‘Yes, Ann told me.’
a. from b. about c. of d. to
18- The river ………… very fast today – much faster than usual.
a. is flowing b. has flown c. flew d. flows
19- Jill used to write to me quite often but I haven’t heard ……… her for a long time now
a. from b. about c. of d. to
20- I dreamt ………… Ann last night. We were dancing together at a party when she suddenly hit
me. Then I woke up.
a. about b. of c. at d. with
21- Do you enjoy going to …………….. concerts?
a. the b. a c. 0 d. one
22. We had …………. very good …………. when we were on holiday.
a. a/ weather b. 0/ weather c. some/ weathers d. 0/ weathers
23. Sorry I’m late. I had ……………. with the car this morning.
a. trouble b. some trouble c. some troubles d. troubles
24- We had a very nice meal in that restaurant. ………….. cheese was especially good.
a. the b. a c. 0 d. one
25. I want to write some letters. I need ……….. writing paper.
a. a b. some c. 0 d..any
26- After leaving …….. school, Nora worked as a cleaner in ……… hospital.
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 a. the/0 b. a/the 0/the d. the/a
27. Bad news …………. make people happy.
a. don’t b. doesn’t c. isn’t d. aren’t
28- Nile is …….. longest river in ……….. Africa.
a..0/the b. a/the c. the/a d. the/0
29. The flat is empty. We haven’t got …………….. yet.
a. any/ furnitures b. any/ furniture c. no/ furniture’s d. . no/ furniture
30- John’s mother is a regular churchgoer. She goes to ………. church every Sunday. John himself
doesn’t go to ………. church.
a. the/the b. 0/0 c. 0/the d. the/0
31. Astronomy is one of Tom’s main interests. He finds astronomy ……………..
a. interesting b. interested
c. interest d. interests
32. It is sometimes ……….. when you have to ask people for money.
a. embarrassed b. embarrassing
c. embarrasses d. embarasse
33- Why did Beth ask you ……………… a bicycle?
a. that if you had b. do you have c. that you had d. if you had
34- The college does not grant degrees simply to …….. pays the cost of tuition; the student must
satisfy the academic requirements.
a. whoever b who c. whomever d. whoever that
35- Do you know ……………….? I myself have no idea.
a. how many years the earth is. b. how old the earth is
c. how long is the earth d. how much time has been the earth
36- When I see the doctor this afternoon, I …………….. him to look at my throat.
a. will ask b. asked c. will have asked d. ask
37- I talked to Bob two weeks ago. I thought wanted to know about my cat, but I misunderstood him.
He asked me where ………….. , not my cat.
a. is my hat b. my hat was c. my hat is d. was my hat
38- A fortune-teller predicted ………….. inherit a lot of money before the end of the year.
a. that I would b. that I c. what I will d. what I
39- After the race ……………, the celebration began.
a. had been won b. is won c. will be won d. has been won
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40- “ Is it true …………… the law says there is no smoking in restaurants in this city?”
“Yes. That law was passed last year.”
a. that what b. what c. if d. that
41- “What did your grammar teacher want to talk to you about?”
“I did badly on the last test. She …………. study for it.”
a. said why didn’t I b. said why I didn’t
c. asked why didn’t I d. asked why I didn’t
42- A. Why are you filling that bucket with water ?
B. I ……………….the car
a- ‘ll wash b- washed c- ‘m going to wash d- wash
43- We’ll go to the beach tomorrow …………… it’s raining.
a- If b- when c- while d- unless
44- A. The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it ?
B. No, it looks as if it …………… down
a- ‘ll fall b- ‘s going to fall c- fell d- fall
45- A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world. In some areas, water ………from
the ground fasten that nature can replenish the supply.
a- is being taking b- has been taking c- is taking d- has taken
46- The problems ………….. Tony has seem insurmountable
a- what. b- he. c- that d- .
47- I didn’t think my interwiew went very well, but I guess it must have. Despite all my anxiety,
I ..… for the job I wanted. I’m really going to work hard to justify their confidence.
a- was hiring. b- hired. c- got hiring. d- got hired
48- Many people lost their homes in the earthquake. The government needs to establish more
shelters to care for those …………….have homes.
a- who doesn’t b- who don’t. c- which doesn’t d- which don’t
49- The rescuers …………….. for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain
a- were praised. b-praised. c- were praising d- praising.
50- I …………….. my key. Can you help me look for it ?
a- have lost. b- have been loosing c- am loosing d- am lost.

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