PRACTICE TEST 2: GRAMMAR (RED BOOK)

I expected the conference room to be packed for the presentation,

but ........... there when I arrived for the start of the talk.

• hardly no one there was

• anyone hardly was

• there was hardly anyone

........... than William’s promotion to senior executive was announced by the board.

• The sooner you left

• No sooner had you left

• You hadn't left sooner

The visiting dignitaries ....... at three o’clock,

however, there still isn’t any news on their expected departure from Paris.

• supposedly were arriving

• were to have arrived

• were to be arrived

The ideas that Dr. Dennison has based his research upon are from .........;

I believe he needs an entirely new hypothesis that’s more up-to-date with current theories.

• a six-years-old study

• a six-year-old study

• a study of six-year-old

I visited the Opera House with my friends last night

to see a performance of Tosca and ................ .

• it couldn’t have been a more delightful evening

• a more delightful evening could it not have been

• would it not have been a more delightful evening

Rebecca .......... lately of taking night classes to study

English literature and creative writing.

• has the idea been toyed

• with the idea she had been toying

• has been toying with the idea

............ has excellent facilities and highly-qualified staff;

the courts and tennis coaches are exemplary.

• The club to which we belong

• In which club we belong

• We belong to the club where

“What sort of pitch should we give the client today?”
     “Well, I propose ............ a social media pitch,

with some video content and as much eye-catching material as possible.”

• that it will be

• that it be

• it to be