DAY 1 and 2 (REVISION) | TOEIC 4 | Thanh Bui (Southern Queensland University)

COLLOCATIONS

1. It was beyond my imagination that she could __________ the situation very well.
A. retrieve B. handle C. succeed D. respond
2. Employees who are __________ about learning first aid can sign up for our free classes.
A. keen B. passionate C. fond D. engrossed
3. Many companies took __________ of the recent rising oil prices to raise the prices of their
products.
A. benefit B. interest C. advantage D. profit
4. You should __________ a holiday to recharge your energy.
A. take B. travel C. go D. get
5. He asked me to __________ him a favour.
A. make B. do C. lead D. have
6. Under the revised procedure, efforts have been __________ by the government to ensure that the
emerging exporters have adequate access to the credit facilities.
A. taken B. made C. done D. started
7. The citys public healthcare workers __________ in providing treatment for the elderly. A. focus
B. concentrate C. specialize D. guarantee
8. Our son learned to __________ the time at the age of five.
A. tell B. speak C. say D. pronounce
9. When I applied for my passport to be renewed, I had to send a __________ photograph.
A. recent B. fashionable C. latest D. fresh
10. The new company smoking policy to protect non-smokers in the workplace will ________ effect
by next month.
A. come B. get C. take D. create

GRAMMAR REVIEW

TENSES | PASSIVE VOICE | ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME

11. Ever since he __________, he has endeavored to push certain policies through that are quite
unpopular with the general public.
A. had elected B. is elected C. was elected D. will elect
12. Five million bottles of champagne __________ next year.
A. will produce B. will be producing C. will be produced D. will have produced
13. At present, the new director __________ to foster a culture of open communication within the
company.
A. is trying B. was trying C. tries D. tried
14. She was overjoyed because her article __________.
A. had published B. has published C. has been published D. had been published

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 15. By the time the Government invests more money in the construction project, the bridge
__________.
A. will open B. will be opened C. will have opened D. will have been opened
16. I __________ my camera recently. June was the last time I __________ a photo.
A. didnt use took C. havent used have taken
B. havent used took D. didnt use have taken
17. The village will have no electric power until a new generator __________.
A. installs B. is installed C. installed D. was installed
18. ____________________ as he had promised? Because of some unexpected trouble.
A. Why didnt John come C. Why John didnt come
B. What didnt John come D. When did John come
19. I __________ the bell three times when he answered the door.
A. was ringing B. had rung C. rang D. would ring
20. Professor Taylor __________ three books since 2003, and he __________ on her fourth now.
A. wrote works C. has written works
B. has written is working D. wrote is working
21. The profit rate of the company __________ steadily over the past five years under the new
management.
A. has grown B. grow C. is growing D. grew
22. What great joy it was to receive the news he __________ for such a long time!
A. had been waiting C. has been waiting
B. has been waited D. has waited
23. You havent seen my notebook, have you?
No, but I didnt know you __________ for it.
A. should look B. were looking C. have looked D. could be looking
24. Not until 1865 __________ the first antiseptic treatment on a compound fracture.
A. when Joseph Lister tried C. when did Joseph Lister try
B. did Joseph Lister try D. that Joseph Lister tried

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES | PARTICIPIAL PHRASES

25. Ian was reading a book by an author __________ I had never heard.
A. of which B. that C. what D. of whom
26. They cannot make up their minds whether or not __________ camping in the Rockies.
A. allow their teenage daughters go
B. to allow their teenage daughters go
C. to allow their teenage daughters for going
D. to allow their teenage daughters to go
27. The land and the people ________ I have met are nice.
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
28. This is the first battle ________ our troops have lost.

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 A. which B. that C. who D. what
29. She is the most beautiful girl ________ Ive ever met.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
30. The War Remnants Museum, ________ we came to visit last week, is very interesting.
A. which B. who C. that D. where
31. Park Hyatt, _______ we stayed for three nights, is the best hotel in Saigon.
A. where B. which C. to which D. on which
32. The man ________ costume is in red is the main character in the film.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
33. Theres a lot of traffic here.
Yes, a lot of people __________ here find it too crowded.
A. live B. are living C. living D. lived
34. My students, __________ are from the provinces, are having trouble finding accommodation.
A. most of whom B. many of them C. some of who D. all who
35. Mohandas K. Gandhi, __________ Mahatma, lived a noble life of poverty to work for
independence.
A. that was called B. was called C. called D. calling
36. The reason __________ he gave for his lateness yesterday does not make any sense to us.
A. why B. that C. what D. whose
37. An artist __________ will do his utmost to express innocence and inexperience in the childs
face.
A. portraying a child C. who portray a child
B. he portrays a child D. portrayed a child
38. After seeing the movie Centennial, __________.
A. the book was read by many people
B. the book made many people want to read it
C. many people wanted to read this book
D. the reading of the book interested many people
39. And the song __________ by our listeners as their favourite of the week is Goodbye Baby by
the Tunesmiths.
A. having chosen B. was chosen C. chosen D. is chosen
NOUN CLAUSES
40. __________ had worsened so quickly surprised the doctor.
A. Which the patients condition C. The patients condition
B. That the patients condition D. As the patients condition
41. __________ is a fact that many smokers choose to ignore.
A. That smoking is harmful to health C. It is harmful to health to smoke
B. To smoke is harmful to health D. Smoking is harmful to health
42. __________ have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and Internet is
widely recognized.
A. It is that computers C. That computers

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 B. Computers that D. That it is computers
43. I dont know __________.
A. why they all looked so sad C. why did they all look so sadly
B. what did it make them look so sad D. why they all looked so sadly
44. I am sorry Sir, but I dont know __________ floor the maternity ward is on.
A. how B. which C. when D. where
45. I dont think I might agree __________ you have said.
A. that which you B. with that what C. with that D. with what
46. Architects involved in big projects must study __________ about the outside world before
conceiving of an idea.
A. clients think C. whether clients thoughts
B. how their clients think D. thoughts that clients
47. __________ is more interested in sports than in music is apparent in his spending free time.
A. That Gerald Anderson C. Gerald Anderson, who
B. Gerald Anderson D. Because Gerald Anderson
48. __________ have contributed to an increase in tropical storms.
A. Changes in weather patterns due to global warming
B. Due to global warming weather patterns change
C. That weather patterns change due to global warming
D. Weather patterns are due to changes because of global warming
49. Having been presented the financial aspects of the proposed agreement, __________.
A. legal terms were addressed by the board members
B. the board members turned their attention to the legal terms
C. they were begun to discuss legal terms
D. a discussion of the legal terms by the board members

COMPOUND SENTENCE (COORDINATING AND CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS)

50. We were able to understand each other by using both French __________ German to
communicate.
A. or B. but C. nor D. and
51. Exelsior Corporation and Tristone Industries are famed for their outstanding satellite
communications system but __________ of them are reasonably priced.
A. both B. either C. all D. neither
52. He lent me several books, but __________ of them was interesting.
A. neither B. both C. none D. all
53. The leadership at Wallis Manufacturing Corp. has decided that neither the New York branch
__________ the Dayton branch has been profitable enough to justify keeping them open.
A. but B. nor C. or D. and
54. From here, not only is the metro the fastest way to the bus station, __________.
A. or it may be the shuttle bus that gets really crowded
B. however far away it may appear to be

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 C. but its also the one that will save you the most money
D. as it doesnt have to deal with traffic jams and such
55. It wasnt until some evidence against him was found __________.
A. that the identity of the suspect was made public
B. during the investigation the police have been doing
C. as the man had been released without a trial
D. and soon afterwards a young boy was arrested

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF CONDITIONS

56. If doctors found a cure for all incurable diseases, everyone __________ be able to live for more
than 100 years.
A. will B. would C. may D. shall
57. If you __________ up before the journey, we wouldnt have lost half an hour looking for a petrol
station in an unknown city.
A. had remembered filling C. remembered to fill
B. had remembered to fill D. remembered filling
58. I would have visited you before if there __________ quite a lot of people in your house.
A. werent B. arent C. wouldnt be D. hadnt been
59. If, as Mark says, the landlord __________ so surprised seeing the group, he must have forgotten
the arrangement.
A. has been B. was C. would have been D. had been
60. Im glad I managed to talk Sandra out of buying a dog. If I __________, we would now be looking
for a pet-friendly hotel.
A. hadnt B. did C. didnt D. wouldnt
61. __________she to call you immediately, what would you do?
A. Do B. If C. Unless D. Were
62. If Karol Wojtyia __________ elected Pope, there wouldnt be so many Poles visiting Rome every
year now.
A. wasnt to be B. werent C. hadnt been D. wouldnt have been
63. I fully understand the point you are making about experimenting with soft drugs. Well, if my
parents__________ me to the school were teachers had similar views, I might perhaps find it
convincing.
A. wouldnt send B. hadnt sent C. didnt send D. wouldnt have sent
64. __________ I helped him last week, he wouldnt be in such a trouble now.
A. Had B. Were C. If D. Unless
65. If we __________ , the work would have been completed, Im sure.
A. Hadnt been disturbed C. didnt disturb
B. Werent disturbed D. hadnt disturbed
66. We dont know how long the rink was without electricity during the night. If the power break
__________ longer than two hours, the ice at the edges may have begun to melt down. It is better
to check it now.
A. would last B. had lasted C. lasted D. has lasted

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67. After our country joins the EU, competition in this field will get even stronger. Unless a miracle
__________, his firm must fail.
A. would happen B. will happen C. happens D. will have happened
68. James, who is one of our bravest men, never loses his temper, and if he __________ so tense
during the Friday night operation the situation must have been extremely dangerous indeed.
A. were B. was C. had been D. has been
69. The company might make much more money if it __________ in a more aggressive fashion.
A. had run B. ran C. were run D. would run
70. If you __________ to town tomorrow, will you do some shopping for me?
A. went B. will be going C. go D. will go