16 The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.
a. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.
b. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.
c. Though you feel better, you still smoke.
d. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.
17 No one in the class is taller than Dave.
a. Dave is taller student in the class.
b. Dave is the tallest student in the class.
c. Dave is the taller student in the class.
d. Dave is tallest student in the class.
18 The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.
a. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long.
b. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became.
c. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was.
d. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they feel.
19 In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.
a. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.
b. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match.
c. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.
d. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.
20 Although old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
a. The cost of living is so high that they couldn’t keep with it.
b. Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, the cost of living isn’t going down.
c. Old-age pensions may have risen considerably, but they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
d. The cost of living hasn’t been kept with no matter how high the old-age pensions are.
21 It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.
a. The company needs accept his application.
b. The company must accept his application.
c. The company might/ may accept his application.
d. The company should accept his application.
22 Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.
a. Every student might write an essay on the topic.
b. Every student must write an essay on the topic.
c. They require every student write an essay on the topic.
d. Every student should write an essay on the topic.
16 The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.
a. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.
b. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.
c. Though you feel better, you still smoke.
d. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.
17 No one in the class is taller than Dave.
a. Dave is taller student in the class.
b. Dave is the tallest student in the class.
c. Dave is the taller student in the class.
d. Dave is tallest student in the class.
18 The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.
a. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long.
b. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became.
c. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was.
d. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they feel.
19 In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.
a. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.
b. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match.
c. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.
d. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.
20 Although old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
a. The cost of living is so high that they couldn’t keep with it.
b. Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, the cost of living isn’t going down.
c. Old-age pensions may have risen considerably, but they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.
d. The cost of living hasn’t been kept with no matter how high the old-age pensions are.
21 It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.
a. The company needs accept his application.
b. The company must accept his application.
c. The company might/ may accept his application.
d. The company should accept his application.
22 Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.
a. Every student might write an essay on the topic.
b. Every student must write an essay on the topic.
c. They require every student write an essay on the topic.
d. Every student should write an essay on the topic.