AO4 MT EXAM

                                             ADVANCED GRAMMAR ONE


                                                              Midterm exam


CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE AND MARK IT WITH AN “X” ON

YOUR ANSWER SHEET

01. - The salad dressing ___________________ salty.

a.- taste        b.- is tasting         c.- is taste                d.- tastes


02. - Mr. Pérez __________________out of the country for ten years when the police tries

to arrest him.

a.- will be                b.- has been               c.- have been             d.- will have been


03. - What ________________________________________________?

a.- make that nasty noise                              c.- makes that nasty noise

b.- make that nasty noise                              d.- make noisy that nasty


04. - Lots of food ____________________ to Kosovo.

a. - are sent                    b.- is been sent                 c.- should be sent                 d.- should send


05. - José ______________________________

a. - never is late for class                                            c. - is late never for class

b. - is never late for class                                            d. - never is late at class



06. - I went to the post office _____________________________ I had written the letter

a. - before                               b.- until                        c.- as soon as                 d.- till



07. - John was scared because he ________ never _____________ that before.

a. - had / done                     b.- have / done                   c.- has / done                     d.- have / did



08. - Lisbeth _____________ to open that box for ten minutes but she can't get it open yet.

a. - had been trying                b.- have tried               c.- has been trying                  d.- had tried


09. - That prisoner _________________________ by the time his sentence is over.

a. - will have been dying                                              c. - will had died

b. - will have died                                                           d. - will have dyed


10. - Clothes ________________________dry quickly ________ summer

a. - gets/in      b. - get/on       c. - get/in       d . - is getting/in


11.- They had left ____________________ I got there.

a. - When       b. - after       c. - until       d. - till


12. - I _________________________ there many times.

a. - run       b. - have run       c.-have ran       d. - had run


13. – astrid ________ in that organization for three years when she married José.

a.- worked       b.- has worked       c.- have worked       d.- had worked


14. - Diana ______________________ a pottery course this month.

a..- take      b.- is taking      c.- takes      d.- are taking


15. - Janella _________________ a new fashion collection every winter

a.- is designing      b.- is design      c.- designs      d.- designing


16. - Those soccer players.....................in that field every morning this summer.

a.- had played      b.- played      c.- have being played      d.- have been playing


17. - Planes leaving for home always _____________ at night.

a.- depart       b.- departs       c.- are departing       d.- is departing


18. - She used _____________________ to bed early

a.- go       b.- to go       c.- to going       d.- going


19. – It is 1:30; Cinthia ______________________lunch.

a. - have       b.- has       c.- is hasing       d.- is having


20. - Juan Carlos didn't ________________________ at the party on Saturday.

a.- appeared       b.- took off       c.- show up       d.- looked up

21. - Last week, Mrs. Meche  de Estremadoyro __________________ to abandon his diet.

a.- decide       b.- used to decide       c.- use to decide       d.- decided


22. - He set his alarm clock so he _______________________ early

a.- would get up       b.- can get up       c.- will get up       d.- get up

23. - While he ___________ English, he ________________ Annie at the beach.

a.- was studing - remembering                         c.- study - remembered

b.- studied - remember                                      d.- was studying-remembered

24. - Carina was trying to impress Ivan, so she had _____ his shirt button very neatly.

a. - saw              b. - sewn                      c. - sew                   d. - sewd

25. - He _______________________________ president, won't he?

a. - will be chosen                                     c. - won't choose

b. - won't be chosen                                 d. - won't be chose

26. - _____________________ you ___________________?

a. - Are/smoke             b. - Do/smoking                c.- Do/smoke                d.- Do/smokes


27. - Carlos: Do you want to go to New York with me?

Betsy: I don´t know yet. ___________________________

a. - I think about it                                c. - I´m think about it

b. - I´m thinking about it                     d. - I thinking about it


28. - The report must _________________________________ yesterday.

a. - be sent                       b. - being sent                   c. - have been sent              d. - sent


29. - Dennis: Do you dance?

Andrea: Yes, but I _________________________

a. - dance                         b. - don´t dance            c. - ´m not dancing                  d. - ‘m dancing

30.- Clauses must have __________________________________

a.- a subject and a verb                                      c.- a subject and a complement

b.- a verb and a complement                             d.- a verb and an adjective

31. - Watercolor provides a brilliant transparency and freshness, _____________ allows
         extraordinary free brushwork

a. - during                       b. - which                             c. - that                         d. - and

32. - Cinthia was so weak that she _______________________________

a. - passed out                      b. - faint                     c. - pass out                          d. - came to

33. - 18 per cent I.G.V tax __________________________ in the bill.

a. - is include                      b. - includes                         c. - is included                  d.- are included

34. - The Pyramids _____________________________ by the Egyptians.

a. - were build                      b. - were built                     c. - was build                    d. - were builded


35. - She had been at home ____________________________she went to the zoo.

a. - while                             b. - before                             c. - after                              d. - as soon as


36. - Bacteria, ________________ are neither plants nor animals, are single celled organisms.

a.- whose                           b.- that                                   c.- who                               d.- which

37. - Victor Delfin,__________________ I met last year, is a noted sculptor.

a. - which                          b. - who's                                c. - that                              d. - whom

38. - _________________________they had solved the problem, he called me.

a.- While                            b.- When                                 c.- Already                       d.- Yet

39. - Janet discovered the place ________________the treasure had been buried.

a. - which                         b. - where                                    c. - that                           d. - whom

40. - That clothing store ____________ by the same man since 1960.

a. - is own                                                               c.- has being owned

b.-. has been owned                                             d.- has owned

IDENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C, D)THAT MUST BE

CHANGED IN ORDER FOR THE SENTENCE TO BE CORRECT.

41. - Guppies are (a)sometimes (b)call Rainbow Fish (c)because of the (d) males' bright colors.
              
42. - (a) Serving several (b)term in Congress, Mr. Suarez became an  (c) important Peru (d)politician

 43. - (a)Sculptor Victor Delfin is (b)noted for his many life-sized (c) and realistic (d) figure.

44.- The (a)discovery of gold in Puerto Maldonado in 1990 (b)brought (c) more than 50,000
        prospectors there (d)by two years.

45. - Bacteria are (a)either plants (b)nor animals, but are single celled organisms (c)that reproduce
        most (d)commonly through binary fision.

46.- (a)Fine (b)handmade lace is (c)traditionally (d)making of linen thread.

 47.- W.A. Burpee (a)was one of (b)the first (c)merchants to establish a (d)successfully mail order
         business.

48.- Hammers are (a)made in different shapes (b)and sizes to do a (c)various of (d)jobs.

49.- The (a)hardness  (b)of mineral often (c)gives a clue to (d)its identity.

50.- A liquid (a) does not (b)have reach its  (c)boiling point to evaporate (d)completely

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