Advance English Grammar Review 1 Choose the correct word to fill in the gap 1.

If she ___________ about his financial situation, she would have helped him out. A) knew B) had been knowing C) had known D) have known 2. I'll ______________ their cat while they are away on holiday. A) be looking into B) be looking at C) be looking after D) be looking over 3. He made his children ______ their homework every afternoon. A) do B) to do C) studied D) to study 4. The test was ____ difficult she had problems finishing it on time. A) such B) a C) as D) so 5. By the time she arrives, we ________________ our homework. A) finish B) will have finished C) will finish D) were finished 6. She _________________ lunch by the time we arrived. A) had finished B) finished C) have finished D)finishing 7. The sun ______ at 9 last night. A) sat B) setted C) set D) was setting 8. When I stopped __________ to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden. A) speaking B) speak C) to stop D) spoke 9. Despite ______________ hard, he failed the exam. A) he studied B) he has studied C) studying D) study 10. That room _______________ for a meeting today. A) is used B) is being used C) used D) is using 11. We ____________ tennis every day when we were young. A) use to play B) would play C) were playing D) were used to play 12. If I __________ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.

A) was B) am C) were D) would be 13. He'll give you a call as soon as he __________. A) will arrive B) arrives C) is arriving D) is going to arrive.

Review 2 Choose the correct word to fill in the gap 1. I really didn't want to come last night. _______. A) So do I B) Neither do I C) Neither I did D) Neither did I 2. Do you think ___________ ? A) does he know what he wants B) he knows what he wants C) he knows what does he want D) what he wants he knows 3. I think San Francisco is ____ exciting ____ New York. A) as ... as B) so ... than C) as ... than D) so ... as 4. Why are you hands so dirty? - I _______________ in the garden. A) was working B) have worked C) worked D) have been working 5. Did you remember __________ the door? A) lock B) to lock C) locking D) having locked 6. Which model __________ 250 k.p.h.? A) does go B) goes C) have gone D) going 7. That is the man __________ grandfather founded Kentucky Root Beer. A) who B) that C) which D) whose 8. I could hardly ________ the ship in the distance. A) look out B) make out C) make up D) see out 9. Look at those clouds! It ___________! A) 's going to rain B) 'll rain C) 's raining D) 's rained 10. _________________, we won't have much to talk about. A) If he not comes B) Unless he comes C) If he didn't come D) If he came

11. He has ___________ in continuing the project. A) no interesting B) no interest C) not interest D) no interested 12. Where do you think Anne was yesterday evening? - She ______________ at home. A) must have been B) had to be C) couldn't have been D) hadn't to be 13. Jack told her that he ____________ come the next day. A) is going to B) will come C) wants D) was going to

Review 3 Choose the correct word to fill in the gap 1. He drove the car ____________ the garage and left for work. A) into B) out C) out of D) outside 2. Jack _____________ a fortune when his great uncle Jack passed on. A) made into B) went into C) came into D) bought 3. Unfortunately, Mary has _______ friends in Tacoma. A) a few B) few C) some D) many 4. Where was Jack yesterday? - I don't know. He ________________ seeing the doctor. A) might has been B) might have been C) couldn't have been D) mustn't have been 5. "I will finish that project soon." - Ken said he ___________ that project soon. A) would finish B) will finish C) had finished D) will be finished 6. In my opinion, Sophia Loren is _______________ beautiful woman. A) very B) a very C) an extremely D) extremely 7. In his position _____ managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees. A) like B) as C) of D) about 8. She wished she ___________ the new car. A) bought B) to buy C) has bought D) had bought 9. Fiestas ______________ in Cologne, Germany for many years now. A) have been making B) have made C) have been made D) are made

10. I really think you ____________ see a doctor. A) would better B) better C) had better D) could better 11. You'll be leaving for Tokyo soon, ___________? A) aren't you B) won't you C) don't you D) shall you 12. ___________ the last market session, the Down Jones dropped 67 points. A) While B) While having C) During D) Throughout