I________writing the paper as scheduled, but my mother’s illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.
am to have finished
was to have finished
was to finish
ought to finish
For some time now, world leaders________out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.
had been pointing
have been pointing
were pointing
pointed
“It seems that she was there at the conference.” The sentence means that________.
she seems to be there at the conference
she seemed to be there at the conference
she seems to have been there at the conference
she seemed to being there at the conference
Come and see me whenever________.
you are convenient
you will be convenient
it is convenient to you
it will be convenient to you
“Perhaps youcouldpick up the book at my flat at some time thatsuitedyou?” The underlined verb forms are used to indicate________.
an ability
past time
a hypothesis
tentativeness
Professor Johnson is said________some significant advance in his research in the past year.
having made
making
to have made
to make
All the following sentences definitely indicate future time EXCEPT________.
Mother is to have tea with Aunt Betty at four
The school pupils will be home by now
The President is coming to the UN next week
He is going to email me the necessary information
Linda was________the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.
to start
to have started
to be starting
to have been starting
The committee has anticipated the problems that________in the road construction project.
arise
will arise
arose
have arisen
The student said there were a few points in the essay he________impossible to comprehend.
had found
finds
has found
would find
He would have finished his college education, but he________to quit and find a job to support his family.
had had
has
had
would have
James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he________until yesterday.
will come
was coming
has been coming
came
________conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.
I was and always will be
I have to be and always will be
I had been and always will be
I have been and always will be
Jack________from home for two days now and I am beginning to worry about his safety.
has been missing
has been missed
had been missing
was missed
What is the function of the present progressive in “They are always calling me by the wrong name”?
To express unfavorable feelings.
To alleviate unnecessary hostility.
To indicate uncertainty.
To dramatize a fact.
The department secretary was________ the guest speaker at the station at 10 this morning, but the speaker’s journey was canceled on a short notice.
about to meet
to have met
to be meeting
meeting
Which of the following italicized phrases is INCORRECT?
The city is now ten times its original size.
I wish I had two times his strength.
The seller asked for double the usual price.
They come here four times every year.
A new laptop costs about________of a second-hand one.
the price of three times
three times the price
as much as the three times price
three times more than the price
There are as good fish in the sea________ever came out of it.
than
like
as
so
It is not________much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.
that
as
so
very
Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably________a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.
no more
not more
even more
much more
It was________we had hoped.
more a success than
a success more than
as much of a success as
a success as much as
Do you know Tim’s brother? He is________than Tim.
much more sportsman
more of a sportsman
more of sportsman
more a sportsman
That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness________by his lack of talent.
so much as
rather than
as
than
Issues of price, place, promotion and product are________conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.
these of the most
most of those
among the most
among the many of
John is________hard-working than his sister, but he failed in the exam.
no less
no more
not less
no so
Data has shown that more Hispanic and black students are majoring in computer science and engineering than________.
are being hired
being hired
those are being hired
hired
The hole in the stratospheric ozone layer over Antarctica did not grow as fast this year________on average between 1991 and 2006.
as it
as that
as that did
as it did
Fat cannot change into muscle________muscle changes into fat.
any more than
no less than
no more than
much more than
Do you know Jack’s cousin? He is________than Jack.
much more athlete
more of an athlete
a more athlete
more athlete