Midterm Test (Grammar)

1. If only I …………… have to work tonight, I could ask her to the movie opening.A. did notB. might notC. shall notD. could not

2. I don’t mind staying late very now and again, …………… don’t expect me to be here every eveningA. and B. soC. thereforeD. but

3. She ………… spoken to me about your proposal.A. didB. haveC. is D. has

4. I like this office …………… than my old one; it is much brighterA. betterB. more betterC. the betterD. the best

5. Tomorrow, I …………… going on a week-long business trip to the Maldives.A. willB. toC. isD. am

6. I call her on at least three occasions, but she …………… got back to me.A. rarelyB. sometimesC. neverD. usually

7. Six months ……………, construction was begun on the hospital’s new wing.A. agoB. thenC. sinceD. before

8. ………… you not spoken up like that, the issue would probably never have been addressed.A. Did

B. ShouldC. AreD. Had

9. Employers …………… to pay their employees a decent wage.A. mustB. oughtC. shouldD. would

10. Customer wishing to make complaints …………… ask to talk to one of our customer service consultants, who will be pleased to help them.A. shouldB. mightC. oughtD. had

11. If Mr. Singh ………… to apply for the position, he would be hired in an instant.A. mayB. wereC. isD. will

12. Janet was understandably quite nervous, never ………… spoken in front of such a large crowd before.A. hasB. hadC. haveD. having

13. We need to sell this in a hurry, so we are going to take ………… the first buyer offers for it.A. whateverB. howeverC. whomeverD. whoever

14. ………… anyone listening to the speech understood its eventual importance.A. NearlyB. HardlyC. FairlyD. actually

15. Her speech did not inspire any public support; …………… it made people less sympathetic to her cause.A. consequentlyB. otherwiseC. indeedD. factually

16. Marion Smith of Merston Enterprises has asked me to make this presentation here today, on …………… behalf.A. theirsB. myC. herD. hers

17. Planning the new office layout has been the hardest task I …………… in a long time.A. had haveB. did haveC. did hadD. have had

18. Everyone …………… been wonderful to work with, and I will sorely miss working hereA. haveB. didC. hasn’tD. has

19. The management has agreed not to take further action, …………… you do not commit any further violations of company policy.A. grantedB. thereforeC. providedD. moreover

20. According to Nancy in the quality control department, there have been …………… customer complaints this month. This is a great improvement on the preceding two months.A. fewB. a fewC. someD. none

21. The worst that can happen …………… is that the store will have to alter its operating hours until we can hire replacement staff.A. areB. wasC. is D. have

22. Only twice in the last thirty years ………… the company seen such low sales figures.A. hasB. doesC. sinceD. have

23. My computer ………… to be upgraded.A. needB. needs

C. needingD. is needing

24. Providing value for money is one of the …………… ways to foster customer loyalty.A. greaterB. bestC. more betterD. good

25. Prior to the new laws, there …………… no penalty for polluting.A. had beenB. has beenC. have beenD. is being

26. In the future, you really ………… plan your finances better.A. shouldB. needC. has toD. have better

27. …………… Stanley has a background in accounting, he’ll be asked to look over this year’s tax reports.A. SinceB. SoC. JustD. Only

28. ………… he has worked here for over ten years, he has never been asked to give a presentation.A. DespiteB. HoweverC. EvenD. Although

29. With practice, I can assure you, you’ll make …………… mistakes.A. muchB. anyC. lesserD. fewer

30. We’ve been meeting with them daily since the end of the month, and we …………… haven’t signed an agreement.A. besidesB. stillC. furtherD. even

31. She agreed to speak to us ………… the condition that we not use her name anywhere in the report.

A. inB. onC. ofD. before

32. The director is …………… investigating the latest complaints regarding the quality of their products.A. yetB. everC. stillD. all

33. According to the ………… polls, consumer spending has reached a record high.A. lateB. latelyC. latestD. later

34. His resignation happened at the …………… possible time.A. mostB. worstC. worseD. terrible

35. If you ………… make double-sided copies, you’ll need to press this green button.A. wantB. want toC. have wantedD. wants to

36. Petty theft costs the company …………… of dollars every year.A. hundredB. a hundredC. hundredsD. many

37. His vague answer …………… me the impression that he is hiding something from us.A. giveB. givenC. givesD. will give

38. If I had known about the job opening, I ………………A. would applyB. have appliedC. would have appliedD. will apply

39. I …………… afraid to speak in front of a large crowd.A. did not

B. don’t C. am notD. will not

40. The receptionist ……………… time to type up the notes from the meetingA. has notB. have notC. don’t haveD. doesn’t have

41. He said he didn’t need ………………… help moving the files into the basement.A. someB. to C. any D. man

42. She doesn’t have ………………… experience as he does.A. as muchB. as manyC. manyD. too many

43. If they offered a ……………… price, we would consider buying their equipment.A. more reasonableB. most reasonableC. best availableD. more cheaper

44. I would ……………… her to just quit her job like that and leave without a word.A. always have expectedB. never expectC. never have expectedD. haven’t expected

45. ……………… of the names of the extraordinary sales representatives are posted on the bulletin board.A. EachB. EveryC. AllD. Whichever

46. The internationally ……………… advertising company announced that it will continue to open more offices around the world.A. recognizeB. recognizedC. recognizingD. was recognized

47. ………………… the cafeteria lunch program, the board of directors examined employee preference for the dishes offered on the menu.

A. EvaluateB. EvaluationC. To evaluateD. Evaluated

48. According to the report of the analysis commission, advertising revenues reached over 12 million dollars, which was higher when ……………… with the same period in 2007.A. compareB. comparedC. comparesD. comparing

49. Ms. Dias will be appointed to replace William Onawa, ……………… is resigning at the end of the month.A. heB. hisC. whoD. whose

50. He’ll make his connecting flight if there ……………… long lines at customs.A. aren’tB. will beC. won’t beD. haven’t

51. They claim they ………………A. never been lateB. have never been lateC. have been late neverD. have been never late

52. The final proposal ………………… the day after tomorrow.A. is going to prepareB. is preparedC. is preparingD. will be prepared

53. The exchange rate would have been better if they ……………… to a reputable bank.A. had goneB. wentC. have goneD. are going

54. The effective tax rate for the previous year …………… 42%.A. wasB. has been C. is D. will be

55. If the product had been adapted to local tastes and preferences, sales …………… dramatically.

A. will increaseB. do increaseC. might increaseD. would have increased

56. Mr. Thomas ……………… in his calculations.A. seldom has erredB. has erred seldomlyC. has seldom erredD. has seldomly erred

57. If they ……………… on an agenda, we must postpone the meeting.A. have yet agreedB. still have not agreedC. already are agreeingD. occasionally agree

58. ………………… the right to limit quantities on all items.A. Daily reserveB. Reserve oftenC. Always reserveD. Reserve generally

59. She ……………… her training course.A. hasn’t completed yet B. hasn’t completed everC. hasn’t never completedD. hasn’t yet completed

60. Do not ………………… without consulting us.A. invest neverB. still investC. ever investD. already invest

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