Test 2

1. What platform does -------- train -------York leave ------- ?

a. a/for/to         

b. the/to/at        

c. the/to/for      

d. the/ to/from

2. This is ------- uniform for ----- American Navy.

a. some / to              

b. an / the           

c. a / the    

d. - / the

3. ----------- that really be Paula`s husband? He looks so young.

a. May                 

b. Can                    

c. Dare                

d. Should

4. After a while, I got used ----------- in the country and even got ------------ .

a. to live / to like            

b. live / like             

c. to living / to like        

d. to living / to liking

5. ----------- Virgin Islands are the western island group of --------- Leeward Islands.

a. The / -                        

b. - / the                   

c. The / the                    

d. - / -

6. ----------- United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly called ----------United States (US or U.S.) is ----------- 

a. The / the / a / a        

b. - /the / - / a               

c. The / - / a / a           

d. - / a / a / a

7.  ------------ Jungfrau is the third-highest mountain of ----------- Bernese Alps after the nearby Finsteraarhorn and Aletschhorn, respectively 12 and 8 km away.

a. The / -              

b. The / the                 

c. - / -                  

d. The / a

8. ----- New York Times  is ------- American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851.

a. The / a           

b. The / -             

c. - / an              

d. The / an

9. They made me laugh.    

a. I was made laughing.    

b. I was made to laugh.    

c. I was being made to laugh             

d. I was being made laugh.

10. I asked her ---------- but she turned me ------ .

a. on / down       

b. off / down       

c. out / off           

d. out / down

11. He won`t approve -------- the fact that his daughter made ---- her mind.

a. off / up                 

b. at / out                 

c. of / up              

d. with / up

12. It was late when she finally showed ----- .

a. on              b. up               c. off                 d. in

13. As soon as I ---------- I will call you to tell you ---- latest news.

a. will reach / the      

b. reach / the        

c. will have reach / the       

d. will have reached / a

14. Mom would surely disapprove ----- the fact that you decided to leave ---- London before exams.

a. to / to                    

b. off / for        

c. of / for        

d. with / for

15. Stress can often ------- a small problem into a crisis.

a. bring                    

b. move                      

c. push                      

d. turn

16. She's got two children: ----- girl and ---- boy.    ---- girl's eight and ----- boy's fourteen.

a. a / a / The / the         

b. the / the / The / a         

c. a / a / A / a         

d. - / - / The / the

17. ---- second half of ----- 20th century was marked by relative ---- peace and ---prosperity.

a. The / a / - / -    

b. The / the / - / -     

c. - / the / - / -            

d. The / a / - / -

Subject - Verb Agreement, Exercise 3

1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
 HAS                                 HAVE

2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
 ARE                                 IS

3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
 IS                                    ARE

4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
 ARE                                IS

5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
  HAS                              HAVE

6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE                             TAKES

7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
 SEEM                             SEEMS

8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS                                HAVE

9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
IS                                    ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
 HAVE                             HAS

11.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE                                                       IS

12.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. 

 DECIDE                                              DECIDES 

13.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE                                                  HAS

14.  ___________ either Luis or his parents written to Angela?
HAVE                                                 HAS

15.  Neither Luis nor his parents ___________ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her.
IS                                                       ARE