M acmillan exam Skills for Russia grammar & vocabulary test Collection

Malcolm Mann

Unit 27
1. No sooner … down than the phone rang.

A) I had sat B) had I sat

C) do I sit D) was I sitting

2. Never … a greater day in the history of mankind.

A) did there be B) there was

C) was there D) there has been

3. At no time … that he was the killer.

A) I didn’t suspect B) I had suspected

C) was I suspected D) did I suspect

4. Little … that I knew his secret.

A) did John know B) was John know

C) John did know D) John knew

5. Not until … her did I realize how beautiful she was.

A) I saw B) was I saw C) did I see D) saw I

6 Not only … my keys, I’ve lost my wallet, too.

A) I have lost B) are I lost

C) I did lost D) have I lost

7. Rarely … about the environment enough to give up their car.

A) do people care B) people care

C) are people care D) care people

8. Only when … may vehicles cross the train tracks.

A) is the green light on B) the green light is on

C) did the green light be on

D) on is the green light

9. Seldom … such a rude person!

A) have I met B) did I met

C) I have met D) am I meeting

10. Only after doing his chores … to go to meet his friends.

A) Jason was allowed B) did Jason allow

C) was allowed Jason D) was Jason allowed

11. Such a long way … that we decided to go by train.

A) it was B) was it

12. So badly … chess that I almost never agree to have a game.

A) I play B) I do play C) do I play

13. Pupils are expected to behave politely, as … members of staff.

A) do B) did C) are D) expected

14. So tired … that decided to lie down for a while.

A) was I B) I was

15. Such a threat to society … that I have no choice but to send you to prison.

A) you are B) are you

16. So cold … it last winter that all our pipes froze.

A) is B) does C) did D) was

17. I have been having very strange dreams lately, as … my twin sister.

A) do B) does C) is D) has

18. I wish I had more money.

A) So do I B) So I do

19. We never seem to spend much time together in my family.

Neither …

A) are we B) aren’t we C) do we D) don’t we

20. I didn’t do my homework last night

A) Neither I did B) So did I C) Nor did I

21. I should really get more exercise.

A) So do I B) Neither shall I

A) So I am D) So should I

22. Hardly … passed his driving test when … an accident.

A) had he/had he B) he had/he had

C) had he/he had D) he had/had he

23. Never … so pleased to see someone else succeed.

A) did I B) was I be C) I have

D) have I been

24. Hardly … the baby to bed when she started crying.

A) I put B) did I put C) had I put

D) I had put

25. No sooner … working at Taylforth Neilsen, the computer company, than I realised it was the perfect opportunity for my hobby: hacking!

A) had I started B) I had started

C) I started D) did I start

26. Hardly were we in position … the bomb went off.

A) when B) than

27. No sooner do I do the washing … there’s another pile to be done.

A) when B) than

28. Our company is hoping to increase … share of the market.

A) it’s B) its

29. I know your job is dangerous, but did Frank and Jenny tell you about …?

A) their B) their’s C) theirs’ D) theirs

30. Are they costumers of …

A) you B) your C) yours D) your’s

31. … visit to England will be good for business.

A) The President’s of France

B) The France’s President

C) The France of President’s

D) The President of France’s

32. The … business eventually closed down.

A) Smith B) Smith’s C) Smiths’

D) Smiths’s

33. At no time … what the job involved.

A) I was told B) was I told

34. Not until … Greg next week will I know whether he got the job.

A) do I see B) I see

35. Under no circumstances … without supervision.

A) do the equipment to be used

B) is the equipment to be used

C) the equipment is to be used

D) the equipment does to be used

36. Not only … the exam, but you also got an A!

A) you have passed B) you passed

C) have you passed