Miscellaneous Upper-Intermediate Test 21

Would you believe it? They asked me if and when I was planning to have children! Unbelievable! If I ________ a guy, they wouldn't have asked me that.

1. had been
2. were
3. would be
4. would have been

The quiz will tell you if you ________ love!

1. ever find
2. should ever find
3. were to find
4. will ever find

Many people ________ Americans as friendly and outgoing.

1. conceive
2. deceive
3. perceive
4. receive

The question is whether the Internet should be regulated, and if ________, by whom?

1. should
2. so
3. true
4. yes

Which of the following questions do you think ________ impossible to answer without disclosing your political views?

1. is it
2. it
3. it is
4. there are

The fridge was empty but for some ________ butter and a few pieces of old cheese.

1. gone-off
2. rancid
3. sour
4. stale

Will you please watch the soup for a minute and make sure it ________?

1. doesn't burn
2. shan't burn
3. won't burn
4. wouldn't burn

He likes Battlestar Galactica ________ he bought the whole show on DVD.

1. as much as
2. so much as
3. so much that
4. that much so

Linda started dancing when she was nine and as ________ she won several awards.

1. a ten-year-old
2. ten years old
3. ten years old girl
4. ten-year-old

A majority of the people present at the town meeting ________ in favor of the proposal.

1. has been
2. have been
3. was
4. were

We sent the letter a month ago so either someone ________ it or it was delivered to the wrong address.

1. sweeped
2. swept
3. swiped
4. swooped

People are not the only ‘animals’ that usually have just one baby ________.

1. at a time
2. at once
3. in the time
4. in time

Derek, your brother's ________ phone and he needs to talk to you.

1. at
2. at the
3. on
4. on the

The car was totalled but he did not suffer ________ any serious injuries.

1. ---
2. by
3. from
4. of

When we were kids and there was a blackout, we ________ the candles and tell scary stories.

1. had taken out
2. were taking out
3. were used to take out
4. would take out