practice test 2

It’s an extremely __________ cure for a headache.

• effect

• effector

• effective

• effectual  

My friend isn’t tall, _______?

• Was it

• wasn’t it                     

• is he

• was he

Everybody was surprised ______the news.

• at

• in

• on

• of

There isn't an airport near where I live. ________ nearest airport is 70 miles away.

• A

• An

• The

• Zero article

My mother________ dinner when the phone rang.

• had cooked

•  was cooking

• is cooking

• cooks

He will apply for a job _____

• when he graduated from university.

• until he graduated from university.

• after he had graduated from university.

• as soon as he graduates from university.

Last night Laura ______ a big diamond ring by her husband-to-be at her birthday party.

• was giving

• gave

• was given

• gives

Benzene, ______ by Faraday, became the starting point in the manufacture of many dyers, perfumes and explosives.

• was discovered           

• discovered           

• discovering           

• discovers           

He is ______ at Maths than at any other subjects.

• the better   

• better   

• more good

• gooder

You shouldn’t lose heart; success often comes to those who are not _________ by failures.

• switched off        

• put off

• turned on

• left out