Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
B. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. If I were you, I _____________ for a new car to buy.
A. would look B. will look C. look D. looking
2. If Jenny _____________ ill, she would go out with us.
A. isn't B. aren't C. wasn't D. not been
3. If there _____________ fewer cars on the road, there would be less accident.
A. is B. were C. are D. be
4. If people really cared about environment, they _____________ waste into rivers.
A. didn't dump B. don't dump C. shan't dump D. wouldn't dump
5. You _____________ so tired if you went to bed earlier.
A. won't be B shan't be C. couldn't be D. wouldn't be
6. If you really _____________ me, you would buy me a diamond ring.
A. loved B. love C. loves D. loving
7. If I knew where she lived, I _____________ and see her.
A. will go B. would go C. should go D. went
8. If I _____________ taller, I would buy this dress.
A. am B. are C. were D. being
9. Filters do not remove all _____________ from water.
A. contaminate B. contaminants C. contaminating D. contamination
10. _____________ is found under the ground in soil, rocks, etc.
A. sea water B. salt water C. groundwater D. hot water
11. If I won a lottery, I _____________ a lot on charity.
A. spend B. spent C. will spend D. would spend
12. If the supermarket is open, I _____________ some food there.
A. will buy B. would buy C. bought D. has bought
13. I will talk to her if you _____________ to do it.
A. won't want B. didn't want C. don't want D. doesn't want
14. If I _____________ more money, I would buy a better car.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
15. The farmer had put down some rat _____________.
A. poisoning B. poisoner C. poisoned D. poison
16. _____________ loss can be caused by noise pollution.
A. sound B. hearing C. listening D. audio
17. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads _____________ the death of many aquatic animals and plants.
A. to B. in C. from D. at
18. Households pollute water sources by _____________ waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers.
A. damaging B. dumping C. losing D. leading
19. This month’s electricity bill is too high _____________the air conditioner is turned on all the time.
A. since B. due to C. although D. because of
20. The government has come _____________ a solution to the water problems of the city.
A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to
21. All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory_____________ dumping poison into the lake.
A. will keep B. to keep C. kept D. keeps
22. A lot of fish has died recently because of the _____________ water in this lake.
A. contaminating B. contaminated C. contaminate D. contaminant
23. If the air was clean, we _____________ have to wear masks when going out.
A. wouldn’t B. won’t C. would D. will
24. If I _____________ you, I _____________ water from that dirty tap.
A. am - will drink B. am - won’t drink
C. were - would drink D. were - wouldn’t drink
25. If he _____________ trash around his garden, the garden would look very nice now.
A. will throw B. would throw C. didn’t throw D. doesn’t throw
26. Price and availability are the _____________ factors that will determine product success.
A. critical B. musical C. physical D. medical
27. If it rains, we _____________ the match.
A. cancel B. will cancel C. cancelled D. cancelling
28. If I were a tree, I _____________ the rain.
A. love B. loved C. will love D. would love
29. The decor inside the house was very_____________.
A. fantastic B. electric C. mechanic D. artistic
30. If she _____________ late, we will go without her.
A. am B. is C. was D. were
31. If I _____________ where she lived, I would go and see her.
A. know B. knows C. to know D. knew
32. We need to be more _____________ about this problem.
A. scientific B. majestic C. domestic D. alphabetic
33. The election campaign has been focused mainly on _____________ issues.
A. dialectical B. energetic C. domestic D. conical
34. If I _____________ the lottery, I would be a millionaire.
A. win B. wins C. winning D. won
35. I will discuss that problem with him if I _____________ him tomorrow.
A. see B. sees C. to see D. seeing
36. If I knew Chinese, I _____________ for job in China.
A. will apply B. would apply C. will be applied D. would be applied
37. She was unable to find a _____________ job.
A. important B. importantly C. permanent D. permanently
38. Any company found to be breaking these rules will be heavily _____________.
A. fined B. done C. made D. got
39. These figures are for _____________ purposes only.
A. illustrate B. illustrating C. illustrative D. illustration
40. I would go jogging with Mark if he _____________ here today.
A. is B. will be C. were D. would be
41. Many species of wildlife are becoming extinct, _____________ the rainforests are being destroyed.
A. therefore B. since C. consequently D. so
42. Hemp can be used to make paper, _____________ it could reduce the need for logging.
A. consequently B. due to C. so D. since
43. _____________ logging provides jobs and profits, the government is reluctant to control it.
A . So B. Consequently C. Since D. Due to
44. Hemp was grown throughout history_____________ its versatility; it can be used to make many different things.
A. due to B. because C. since D. as a result
45. Hemp is related to the marijuana plant; _____________ it is illegal in many countries.
A. so B. due to C. as a result D. because
46. The polluted chemical waste was dumped into the ocean; _____________,the mass of fish died.
A. because B. as C. because of D. consequently
47. It was guessed that the fish died_____________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.
A. because of B. because C. since D. as a result
48. Many species in BC are threatened _____________ logging.
A. so B. because C. since D. due to
49. Smoking can_____________ heart disease.
A. lead to B. create C. causes D. due to
50. Radioactive pollution is increasing _____________ the increased use of radioactivity.
A. as B. since C. because of D. because