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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