Changing the way you learn

Question 1

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.......you have graduated from university and started working, you will realize ......fun it was being a student.

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Hardly / what
When / so
Not only / that
Once / how much
How/ so much

Question 2

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You have to take the full course of your antibiotics......you feel better;......, your illness will simply return.

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so that / such as
unless / moreover
whereas / even if
even if / otherwise
although / so that

Question 3

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Yoriko, after working all day, prefers to open a tin......cook a meal for herself.

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otherwise
rather than
therefore
as long as
instead

Question 4

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The farmers in the valley eat most of ......they produce, and......they don't eat, they sell.

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which / anything
where / how else
that / something
how / whenever
what / whatever

Question 5

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Ted thought......would be a good Idea to study with friends rather than on ....... but in the end they just listened to music and played cards.

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they / them
it / his own
he / himself
theirs / him
his / their own

Question 6

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If ...... book is like the first chapter, then I don't think I'm going to read ...... of it.

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every / something
all of/ no longer
each / nothing
the whole / any more
most / everything

Question 7

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.......had I left the shop......I remembered that I'd left my credit card there.

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Either/ or
The more /the less
Neither/ nor
Both / and
No sooner/than

Question 8

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John failed his exams because he was always out with his friends when he…………..

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should have been studying
used to study
must have been studying
will have studied
could be studying

Question 9

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.......$100 for my US visa application, I was upset......that I'd been rejected for unspecified reasons.

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Paying / being discovered
To be paid / discovering
Having paid / to discover
To pay / having discovered
Being paid / to be discovered

Question 10

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Sandy got married when she was .... 16, and now, at the age of 36, she is ......a grandmother.

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still / anymore
however / as
despite / no longer
barely / already
although / even

Question 11

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Though I asked around, no one was quite sure ........... it took to get to the next town.

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how far
how long
how much
how often
how many

Question 12

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I don't mind .......... TV at home, but I'd much rather ........... a film in the cinema.

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to watch / to see
watch / seeing
having watched / seen
watching / see
watched / having seen

Question 13

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.......... traveling to Mecca in disguise, Burton was also able to penetrate the forbidden city of Harar in what is now Ethiopia.

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Although
Regardless of
Despite
Though
Besides

Question 14

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....... how hard she tried, her boss always complained about her work.

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No matter
As much as
Nonetheless
Although
As though

Question 15

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......... today, in some societies the world is thought to be flat.

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Since
Already
Even
Unless
Rather

Question 16

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In spite of the fact that the government owns .......... of the forests in our country, ......... has been done either to curb their misuse or to develop a well-managed forest industry.

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whole / some
a few / none
most / plenty
both / much
all / little

Question 17

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---- drawings is different.

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Each one of the
Very few
Every
All of
None

Question 18

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The report concludes sadly that .... students have .... knowledge of nuclear physics.

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some / a lot of
both / whole
none / any
every / no
very few / some

Question 19

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---- of what he said was very sensible.

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Many
Much
A few
Few
Every

Question 20

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The Amazon in Brazil is .... longest river in ..... South America.

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the / -
- / the
- / -
the / the
a / the

Question 21

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The moment .... I learned the results of the art competition was one of the worst times in my life.

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which
when
where
why
who

Question 22

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The extent .... the stock market is affected by the day-to-day pronouncements of the President of the United States is astonishing.

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of which
to which
whose
where
when

Question 23

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Crossing Death Valley, ..... temperatures reach well above 110 Fahrenheit, was a near insurmountable task for the early pioneers.

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that
where
when
whom
which

Question 24

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The 19th century artist, ..... name I could not remember, was one of the best I had ever seen.

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which
whose
that
who
whom

Question 25

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Human food may be very harmful for some animals, ..... is why they won't let us feed the animals at the zoo.

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that
why
when
whom
which

Question 26

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My sister Ann had always wanted to go to a place .... she could speak her native tongue.

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which
whom
whose
where
for which

Question 27

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The scouts in my school were sure to visit the flooded town, the condition ..... was not known.

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where
of which
whose
that
in which

Question 28

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The storm continued for ---- of the days when we were in New Orleans,·but fortunately there wasn't ---- damage in the city.

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a few / many
several / a lot
all / a little
most / much
some / few

Question 29

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The dietary habits of a child often have .... to do with that child's eating habits as an adult.

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little
whole
every
a great amount
most

Question 30

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According to the studies, dolphins, whales and ---- other sea creatures use highly sophisticated navigation systems.

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any
a little
many
much
each

Question 31

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Today, ...... people who enjoy winter sports is much greater than that of twenty years ago.

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a number of
many
a great deal of
the number of
several

Question 32

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When the little boy grabbed the lizard, .... tail broke off in ..... hand.

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it's / his
it / him
its / his
it / one's
its / he's

Question 33

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See you .... Monday morning.

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under
at
in
on

Question 34

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He tried to open the tin ..... a knife.

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with
by
to
of

Question 35

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Tokyo is the most crowded city ..... the world.

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on
at
in
over

Question 36

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I wish you ..... making that noise. It's bothering me.

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would stop
are going to stop
stop
can stop

Question 37

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Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the impact on the surrounding area could be disastrous.

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Something would
Something will
Should something
Does something

Question 38

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The best thing that you can do to extend the life of your car is to have your car ..... on a routine basis.

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to service
to be serviced
service
serviced

Question 39

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As I have put on weight recently, I have to get the tailor .... my suit before my graduation ceremony.

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fix
fixed
to fixing
to fix

Question 40

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The poor bird ..... and all its efforts to escape from the trap ..... in vain.

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has been captured / had been
captures / were
had been captured / was
will capture / are
had been captured / were

Question 41

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The Wii, which is a video game console ..... by Nintendo ..... on November 19, 2006.

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made / was released
is made / was released
was made / will release
makes / released
made / released

Question 42

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These differences between two photographs ..... with the help of Photoshop.

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should remove
must have removed
have to remove
could have been removed
were able to remove

Question 43

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The inhabitants of our village claim that pedestrians have no choice but to risk their lives crossing the dangerous road as there is .... a pedestrian bridge ..... a crosswalk.

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not only / but also
both / and
neither / nor
no sooner / than
hardly / when

Question 44

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They like to keep their old houses rather than building the new ones ...... it is very hard and expensive to maintain them.

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because
even though
on the contrary
on account of
for example

Question 45

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Continued high-blood pressure is dangerous ...... it can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

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however
so that
as
no matter although
for instance

Question 46

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Some people believe vaccines overload our immune system, making it less able to react to other diseases ...... meningitis or AIDS, which are now threatening our health.

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but for
lest
with the aim of
whereas
such as

Question 47

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Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine ..... his high rank in the military.

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even if
furthermore
on grounds that
despite
on purpose that

Question 48

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Ever since the use of natural gas became widespread, London isn't ...... a polluted city ..... it was ten years ago.

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as / as
such / as
so / that
more / than
enough / to

Question 49

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According to the recent election's results, the Democrats are ..... of the four main political parties.

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the smaller
smallest
much smaller
smaller
the smallest

Question 50

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The cupboard was ..... big ..... fit through the door, so we had to take it apart first.

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too / to
more / than
so / that
enough / to
as / as

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