Advanced Level Grammar Exercise – MCQ Test 17

His scheme, with all its shortcomings, will inevitably be pushed through _____ we can produce one, by Tuesday, which is obviously much more feasible.

_____ he gives the appearance of sincerity and reliability, just remember that you can’t trust him an inch.

On that occasion, he really was _____ luck: It was as if everything had combined _____ him.

Few sociologists will admit that a city is distinct _____ a village merely _____ the number of its inhabitants.

Water has a moderating effect on temperature, _____ summer and midday heat, and winter and midnight cold.

When that happened, their hopes _____ because the army _____ its most trusted leaders.

They _____ the advantages and the disadvantages of the takeover when I _____ them an hour or so later.

We still _____ that any changes in the law along these lines _____ to our advantage.

In calculators, calculations _____ entirely with integers yield exact results as long as the numbers _____ too big for the space allotted.

Twenty years ago, the study of ageing _____ as somewhat misdirected, but now it _____ into an important science.

In some ways, we know little more about the planets than _____ the ancients who worshipped them.

The first stage of the new factory project _____ last year, and work on the second phase _____ well now.

While the battle _____ out in the open, the technological capability of the coalition forces _____ them the lead.

Dwindling oil reserves and concerns _____ exhaust emissions have heightened the search _____ more sustainable sources.

The World Commission on Dams found that, _____ average, large dams exceed their budget _____ 56%.

The interiors of planets are totally inaccessible, _____ what we know about them comes from indirect measurements and analysis.

It was not long _____ the design deficiencies of the room became apparent.

In every forensic laboratory, there should be _____ with the basic training to make sense of botanical evidence.

The centre conducted the study _____ identify priority areas for conservation.

The next model the company produced was well-engineered and finely built, _____, it never became popular and sales were poor.