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.