SENTENCE
COMPLETION TEST - 8
1) I cannot fix the washing machine myself,
...................
A) unless Bill had offered to help me
B) so I will have to get someone to do it for me
C) if I knew where the problem was
D) that it has broken down
E) if you haven't managed to
2) Don't you think it is
important................... ?
A) in case so many people would have marched in
protest
B) if the resolution had been passed
C) how quickly they had cancelled all the flights
D) whether they were re-elected
E) that 26 people have resigned since Mr. Fairfax
was appointed
manager
3) It is astonishing .....
A) so that his childhood was not spent very
profitably
B) that she had given in her resignation so suddenly
C) where such accurate and detailed information had
come from
D) how much attention even the more serious
newspaper will have
given him.
E) how few people have ever seen an original Van
Gogh painting
4) _______ where to run for advice.
A) Should you think of co-operating with a firm in
Milan
B) He had made several trips to the central Asian
Republics
C) In such a precarious situation he didn't know
D) Simply make quite sure you are never far away
from a telephone
E) Under such circumstances one feels the need for
consultants
5) As far as the options the government has are
concerned, _____.
A) the controversy did not lead to any serious
setback
B) the one favoured by the subcommittee seems the
most likely
C) the participants had not yet expressed their
views
D) all the available resources had been allocated
fairly
E) the situation deteriorated so rapidly that the
members lost their nerve
6) ________ unless something highly unforeseen
occurs.
A) The state of the economy has been actually quite
promising
B) All the ministers will be present at the
inauguration
C) A series of new measures had to be introduced
into management procedures
D) Never before has the board agreed to such
policies
E) Nobody was killing to account for mistake
7) ___________ that, in view of the recent
atrocities, some form of international intervention
was essential.
A) The delegates concluded unanimously
B) Both sides have accused each other
C) It will soon be suspected
D) Various proposals have been submitted
E) The minister has been impeached
8) ________ the discussions lasted longer than
usual.
A) As nobody has been adequately warned
B) So long as the issue has been properly covered
C) In spite of the fact that many people will be
required to be present punctually
D) Even though less than half of the delegates
attended the afternoon session
E) While the proposals put forward by the delegates
are being reviewed
9) The physician is still trying to find out
________ .
A) as if the hospital couldn't have been involved in
the fraud
B) since the medicine would have been stale
C) why the patient has reacted in this way to the
treatment
D) so that the talks between patients and doctors
had been futile
E) while these nurses were still in training
10) It was finally agreed to let the director choose
_____ .
A) how the news leaked out
B) when the cost of the new highway had become
common knowledge
C) until all the results would have been entered
into the computer
D) whether the effort involved can be justified
E) whichever policy he thought would best suit the
situation
11) The need to find better ways of disposing of
industrial waste is so pressing ______.
A) in case the ecology of the world has been
undermined
B) while the government has allocated large sums for
this purpose
C) however urgently the United Nations may regard it
D) that many companies have already begun to adopt
serious measures
E) whereas many governments seem uninformed about
the situation.
12) As soon as the German troops crossed the Polish
frontier ______ .
A) the allied forces had launched their first
massive attack
B) the people have been massacred and towns
devastated
C) the Poles withdraw to a more strategic position
D) Britain declared war on Germany
E) disease had not been prevented
13) Even though the imaginary James Joyce used in
his novels is intensely personal, ______.
A) themes related to Irish life had always been
popular among Irish
novelist
B) he had played a major role in the development of
the novel
C) some critics have argued that it has archetypal
patterns
D) perhaps the best-known Irish writer is Bernard
Shaw
E) most Irish writers have been keenly interested in
drama
14) ________ only after the Iraqi government has
fully complied with the resolutions of the Security
Council.
A) Life in Kuwait would have return to normal
B) The Golf crisis had to be solved
C) The economic embargo imposed on Iraq can be
lifted
D) The oil wells in Kuwait were set on fire
E) The pollution of the seas in this region is a
matter of great concern
15) ______ that the sale of the factory was illegal.
A) The magistrate was of the opinion
B) Those responsible were prosecuted
C) The process of laundering black money has been
discovered
D) The document submitted by the firm were
E) The police have arrested the owners
16) Dams can only be constructed in places ______ .
A) in which there were adequate supplies of water
B) where the geological structure is suitable
C) from which towns and villages may have to be
evacuated
D) wherever the river bed has dried up
E) that there are mountains as well as rivers
17) ______ he had no other choice since the
patient's condition was highly critical.
A) Before the results of the tests had come through
B) Although the surgeon was unwilling to operate for
a further week
C) As long as the patient started to recover
D) Despite the fact that he proved allergic to
certain medicines
E) While he remains in the intensive care unit
18) _____ the trend to withdraw savings from banks
will continue.
A) Since the value to many shares on the stock
exchange would have
dropped by as much as a half
B) When export restrictions on certain goods where
finally lifted
C) In the Central Bank had taken firmer measures at
the start
D) Unless the interest rates are raised
substantially
E) As the financial situation was steadily
deteriorating
19) ............ , there is sufficient provisions
and water for everyone.
A) If they had used their resources properly
B) Though nature would have been spoiled
C) Unless we take care of our green fields
D) If we learned to respect the environment
E) Provided that they are used well
20) Since the bus broke down just outside New
York,.............
A) there wouldn't be another bus for an hour
B) there was still snow by the side of the road
C) I was late for my appointment in Stamford
D) it was particularly cold that night
E) some people would even blame the driver
21) ............except if you are interested in
geology.
A) He's thinking of going to a geologist
B) This is the book you have suggested
C) You could solve your problems
D) There is no point in reading that book
E) This book will be very useful for you
22) As there is a total sameness of every product in
this junk food eatery chain,..........
A) the first restaurant to be opened in U.S. was in
1984
B) they were already doing business in 78 countries
in the world
C) the company was by then opening a new restaurant
at the rate of one per clay
D) every chicken fry and every hamburger tastes
exactly the same as every other
E) yet another one was opened in London in 1990
23) ........, who really established and developed
the surrealistic style in films.
A) The cartoon is another popular type of film,
especially among kids
B) Strong film industries began to emerge in other
countries
C) Contemporary issues such as violence and poverty
will attract the attention of
many film directors
D) Star Wars is perhaps his best film
E) It was the film director Stanley Kubrick
24) As the daily temperature amplitude on the planet
Mercury is huge , ...........
A) its rocky surface cracks, producing cliffs and
canyons
B) there hasn't been sufficient atmosphere to hold
the heat
C) the explorations carried out so far would have
been very costly
D) the craters in its surface were formed by rocks
from outer space
E) there was no evidence to suggest that this was
due to volcanic activity
25) The director guaranteed to promote her…………
A) if she has proved far more efficient than all
other employees have
B) that she has really deserved it
C) as she had been working for the firm for so many
years
D) unless there was a good reason for doing so
E) until the firm's annual budget is approved
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