PRE-TEST 11
Choose the best option.

I gave up the job, _____ the attractive salary.
a. because b. because of c. although d. despite
Everyone was asleep when the enemy _____.
a. was attacking b. attacked c. had attacked d. attacking
Ken asked Barbara ____ she would like to go to the cinema.
a. unless b. in case c. regarding d. whether
The girl is _____ our neighbour.
a. talks to the lady over there b. is talking to the lady over there
c. was talking to the lady over there d. talking the lady over there.
Dogs are good travelling companions. They will go _____ you take them.
a. whichever b. whenever c. wherever d. whatever
He talked as if he ____ where he was.
a. knew b. had known c. would know d. were knowing
My father asked me _____ of the film.
a. What do you think b. what I think c. what did you think d. what I thought
He keeps working _____ feeling unwell.
a. although b. because of c. in spite of d. unless
My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she ____ 25 years old.
a. is b. will be c. will have been d. has been
Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he ____ champange.
a. drinks b. will drink c. has drunk d. is drinking
Your last job was a bank manager, ___ it?
a. isn’t b. doesn’t c. didn’t d. wasn’t
Jack can speak two languages. One is English. ____ is Vietnamese.
a. other b. the other c. another d. others
Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like ____ football____ tennis.
a. neither/ nor b. both / and c. not only/ but also d. either/ or
It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him ____ he wouldn’t get wet.
a. so as to b. in order c. so that d. in order to
____ Long has finished his work, he will go home.
a. as quickly as b. as far as c. as soon as d. as long as
____ quarrelled with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call.
a. having b. because having c. because hadn’t d. having not
Lomonosov was not ____ a great scientist but also a very talented poet.
a. fairly b. merely c. hardly d. scarely
_____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all.
a. if b. because c. since d. although
Her eyes were red and puffy ____ she had been crying a lot last night.
a. even if b. since c. because of d. despite
All of us are waiting for the man ____ son was lost.
a. who b. which c. whom d. whose
Please don’t be so ____ I can’t do all the work by myself.
a. reason b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. reasonably
Children will work hard if the lessons are _____.
a. expressing b. inquiring c. disappointing d. interesting
The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy _____.
a. sight b. view c. presence d. appearance
Life here is very _____.
a. peace b. peaceful c. peaceful d. peacefulness
The manager has just retired, so Jack takes ____ his position.
a. on b. out c. in d. up
John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis.
a. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis b. Neither John nor David play tennis
c. not either John or David play tennis d. Not only John but also David doesn’t play football
A small church lies at the foot of the hill.
a. At the foot of the hill lies a small church b. At the foot of the hill does a small church lies
c. At the foot of the hill does lies a small church d. At the foot of