Advanced Level English Online Revision & Practice Test 3

1. Our delegates hadn’t shown themselves willing to come to terms, those from other countries _____ .

would have, too

have had, too

had not, either

wouldn’t have, either

2. Why can’t you admit that _____ hard he works, he will never manage to achieve what his elder brother has achieved?

whenever

unless

however

whatsoever

3. They haven’t met for twelve years or more, but I understand they still write to _____ at a regular interval.

one another

the others

the other

themselves

4. Evaporation ____ the process by which a solid or liquid ____ into vapour by heat.

had been / resolved

was / had resolved

is / is resolved

has been / was resolved

5. Had they apologised for deliberately overcharging me, I _____ a complaint with the Consumers’ Rights Office.

would not have filed

was not filing

may not have filed

will not have filed

6. They set up a liaison office in East Africa for marketing their goods but now they wish they _____ so.

would not do

have not done

had not done

would not have done

7. The Etruscans, who ____ a great part of Italy about 900 BC, ____ from Asia Minor.

had colonised / originally came

colonised / had originally come

colonised / have originally come

were colonised / have originally come

8. We _____ no problems whatsoever with the dam since it _____ forty years ago.

had / has been constructed

are having / is constructed

were having / was being constructed

have had / was constructed

9. It seems likely that, by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge _____ by the Ministry.

have been announced

will have been announced

would be announced

are being announced

10. In recent decades the efficiency of the United Nations _____ by a growing number of countries.

would be questioned

will have been questioned

was questioned

has been questioned