MULTIPLE CHOICE       

II.  MULTIPLE CHOICE       

1. Jack will win the election if he campaigned   harder

2. We’re used to think that there was no life in the ocean depths

3. We haven’t seen Jim since he has left school in 2005

4. The match was cancelled because of   the weather  was bad

5. Could you tell me when does the next train leaves and where to buy tickets ?

6. The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

a. rang                                     b. exploded                 c. burned                                             d. landed

7. The Pikes live ___ farming. They work hard ___ the field everyday.      

a. on / in                                  b. at / with                   c. in / on                      d. with / for

8. Which ____ does your company manufacture?  a. produce         b. product        c. production   d. productive

9. Most British drink ____ tea during their break time.                      a. a      b. an    c. the               d. no article

10. Peter often has ___ breakfast at 8 o'clock. He usually eats ____ enormous breakfast.

a. a / the                                  b. the / no article         c. no article / an          d. the / the

11. It is raining. I hate rain. The weather is ___. It makes me____.

A. depress / depressing B. depressing / depressed  C. depressed / depressed       D. depresses / depressed

12. The _____ authority appealed to the contribution of the community to help the victim of the fire with food, clothes, and money.               a. local             b. location        c. locally          d. locality

13. He finished his work at five and got home at quarter past five.  a. five   b. fifteen          c. half  d. forty-five

14. It takes me about three hours ____ the report.    a. complete     b. to complete c. completing   d. completed

15. He ____ twenty calves last week, now he ____ them up to sell.

a. had bought / fed                 b. buys / feeds                        c. bought / is feeding              d. was buying / fed

16. I think the car accident ____ I got last month has been the most frightening experience in my life.

A. when                                   B. where                                  C. that                                     D. for that

17. Farmers collect their crops and prepare them _____.

a. for market or for eating       b. to market and to eat  c. with market and eating d. so as to market and eating

18. ____ his aunt and uncle who live on a farm.                  

a. Seldom as Jack comes to see                               b. Jack comes to see seldom

c. Seldom does Jack comes to see                            d. Seldom does Jack come to see

19. I sometimes want to know _____.           

a. how farming starts              b. how farming started                        c. farming starts             d. farming started

20. The farmers in my village have got a crop failure ____ pests and insects. 

A. because                              B. due to                                              C. as                           D. in spite of

21. At the moment, we _____ with the council for the sale of development land.

a. have negotiated                  b. negotiate                                         c. were negotiating      d. are negotiating

22. Although we have some difficulties, we manage to finish our work on time as _____

a. are requiring                        b. requiring                  c. required       d. being required

23. Although the kinds of soil are different, farmers can manage to cul­tivate suitable crops to make it the most productive.      a. Different as the kinds of soil are                             b. In spite of different of the kinds of soil

c. Are the kinds of soil different                                  d. Even the difference of the kinds of soil

24. I do not know____.a. what does this word mean                         b. what this word means

                                    c. this word means what                                 d. does this word mean what

25. It was time to................the kids ready for bed.   a. prepare                      b. get             c. take             d. make

26. The last time I ........... swimming was when we were in Spain.  a. had gone b. went  c. has gone d. was going

27. Johnny.................the paper when I............. him.

     a. read/ interrupted    b. read / was interrupting        c. has read/ interrupted      d. was reading / interrupted

28. Maria is going to stop....................dinner, so she may be late. a. eating    b. to eat       c. for eating     d. eat

29. As soon as the light turned red, she...............the car. a. stopped    b. has stopped       c. was stopping d. stops

30. A: What do you usually do on your day off?   B: …………………………..