Guía Completa Inglés 4

1. Latin traders were attracted to Tauris because it was. an active commercial center. the most noble city of Iraq. the Muhammadan religious center. a mixture of rich towns and villages.

2. The city's original importance was due mainly to its. nobility. location. handicrafts. importations.

3. The expression "went by", underlined in line 7, may be substituted by. ran. run. past. passed.

4. According to the text, Houdini could survive under the water because he. cut a hole in the ice. found air to breathe. was an excelllent swimmer. was carried away by the river.

5. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?. Houdini frequently did the handcuffs trick. Houdini seldom got out of handcuffs very fast. Houdini was admired for his ability to hold his breath. Houdini was remembered as the best magician in the world.

6. You have to go home at six, ________?. haven't you to. you have to. don't you. you do.

7. The car _______ out _______ gasoline. ran / of. got / of. ran / from. got / from.

8. Sue's never come to our meetings, _______?. hasn't she. she isn't. has she. she is.

9. She _________ seen her father this week, ________?. hasn't / has she. didn't / she did. didn't / did she. hasn't / she has.

10. Mary ________ rather come early, ________ she?. must / mustn't. mustn't / mustn't. would / wouldn't. wouldn't / wouldn't.

11. You _______ sent the telegram _________. have / yet. have / still. haven't / yet. haven't / still.

12. Her plan has some weak points. She'll have to _____ it _______. stand / for. look / into. talk / about. think / over.

13. The refrigerator ________ not _______. The repair job is very expensive. does / repaired. does / repairing. has / been repaired. has / been repairing.

14. War makers _______ never be ________. are / forgiven. are / forgiving. will / forgiven. will / forgiving.

15. John _______ not ______ the French lesson daily. is / gave. does / gave. is / given. does / given.

16. ________ these apples ________ by the dozen?. do / sold. are / sold. can / selling. must / selling.

17. Tom's novel was ______ with passion. wrote. writing. written. to write.

18. The problem _______ not _______ in the book. is / explain. has / explain. is / explained. has / explained.

19. ______ she be ______ house this time?. didn't / shown. couldn't / shown. didn't / to show. couldn't / to show.

20. How / finished. How / finishing. When / finished. When / finishing.

21. Charles' novel will _______ been ______ by the time he leaves New York. has / published. have / published. has / publishing. have / publishing.

22. Everybody laughed madly, _______ did my grandfather. but. so as. and so. neither.

23. John didn't like the film _______ I _______. but / did. but / didn't. either / did. either / didn't.

24. The haven't decided ______. what business are they going to start. what factory the tourists will visit. who is going to take part in the play. whom will they invite for their wedding.

25. She didn't know ________. where was Tom. how to behave. why did Jim he. what Anne will do.

26. He doesn't need _______. what you bought. which she offered. that they give him. who will advise him.

27. Did the teacher say _______?. who did he shout at. what terrible mystery was. when we must finish the work. where do we meet after school.

28. ________ was obvious. what was the woman taking. how was the child crying. which food was Ed cooking. that Alice was improving.

29. whatever / is. whichever / is. whatever / will. whichever / will.

30. whatever he is cooking. whoever is doing. what is he doing. who is cooking.

31. Pat is sorry that _________. awful accident produced. will Anne be absent. she couldn't attend class. mistake she committed.

32. Lou bought all the books ________. whether Phil asked him. how he needed them. why he understood them. where Pat told him.

33. The dentist was working on my tooth ________ he hurt my tongue. since. while. when. why.

34. I can't finish the work __________ I get new tools. unless. so that. whether. as though.

35. Nancy has made her own clothes _____ she was fifteen. when. while. until. since.

36. I'll wait here __________ 7:30. for. until. as soon as. as often as.

37. Professor Smith visits me every day _____ he finishes his work. while. wherever. as soon as. as often as.

38. I read a mystery novel _________ my son was playing the flute. until. as soon as. while. as often as.

39. Ben packed all the clothes _______. why Betty couldn't. while Betty took a bath. where did Betty tell him. when didn't Betty arrive early.

40. I won't start another book _________. whenever I have time. why do I hate reading. until I finish this one. that my vacatin is over.

41. The teacher punished me _________ my bad temper. because. although. as though. because of.

42. Wendy was ______ angry _______ she left the restaurant without paying the bill. so / that. such / that. so / what. such / what.

43. Mrs. Clark is ________ a nice woman ________ everybody admires her. so / than. so / that. such / than. such / that.

44. According to the article, Ford Henry. won some important automobile races. wanted to own a large number of cars. designed a different manufacturing process. was the first to manufacture standard cars.

45. Henry Ford was different from other car manufactures in that he. was the best engineer in his factory. wanted to manufacture the fastest cars. liked to have many employees in his factory. had a new concept concerning the production of cars.

46. The word "their" underlined in line 8 refers to the. rewards. employees. auto makers. manufacturing process.

47. When the author says that "there is still much more work to be done", he means that the work. has not been finished completely. has been very unfortunate. has not been successful. has been inadequate.

48. According to the text, the World Wildlife Fund has. traveled around the world setting mammals and birds free. spent great amounts of money in preservation projects. campaigned to save the jungle from the rain. rescued animals from several national parks.

49. Mr Jones ______ living here ______. He had moved to Tampico. isn't / anymore. is / anymore. isn't / still. is / still.

50. Sally isn't pretty; _________, many boys want to date her. moreover. therefore. furthermore. nevertheless.

51. ________ Mr. Shaw is a very old man, he loves modern music. even. anyway. whether. although.

52. Harry will not leave the city _________ his car is repaired. as. until. where. whenever.

53. Liz ________ on a broken chair and fell down. sat. laid. set. drew.

54. There isn't a good play near here, _______. is it. isn't it. is there. isn't there.

55. ______ the money ________ in the drawer?. was / found. has / found. was / finding. has / finding.

56. Did you pay for the vase _________ ?. what you broke. that Joan wanted. how did you buy it. when did Grace tell you.

57. Rudy _________ read my novel ________, but he will do it soon. hasn't / already. has / already. hasn't / yet. has / yet.

58. The elecyrical system is ________ in this zone. be fixing. been fixed. being fixed. to be fixing.

59. Ken's behavior brought ______ a lot of comments about him. up. on. for. over.

60. Don't interrupt _________ others are speaking. as often as. as soon as. since. while.

61. Your report has to ______ in all the information about the project. get. take. run. look.

62. However it is. Whichever is it. However you choose. Whichever you choose.

63. That bill _______ not _______ they're going to cut the light off. has / been paying. has / been paid. has been / paying. has been / paid.

64. The exercise _______ not _______ in pencil. Use your fountain pen. must / be answered. must / be answering. must be / answered. must be / answering.

65. The magazines ________ were not in English. which James lost. what did Joe take. what Peter left here. which did Samuel read.

66. Whom / is mentioned. Whose / was mentioned. Who / is mentioning. Who's / was mentioning.

67. I will attend the exposition _______ Fred ______. He's out of town. but / will. nor / will. but / won't. nor / won't.

68. How / be playing. Which / be played. How / to be played. Which / to be playing.

69. Don't forget ________. how should you do the exercise. how long must the meat boil. where does Nathaniel live. what William asked you.

70. Could Charlie find out _______?. whom did his wife talk to. when will their meeting be. where Marcia hid the book. how much money will he need.

71. Lewis always speaks as _____ he knew about everything. if. for. soon. even.

72. The local team ________ beat the visitors and we couldn't ______. could / too. couldn't / too. could / either. couldn't / either.

73. Sue is only 15 years old, and in spite _____ her youth, she's very responsible. of. from. that. though.

74. All the children were pleased _________. why they won the game. when did they go camping. that they got good grades. how were they learning tricks.

75. Traffic is _____ by traffic lights. controlling. controlled. controles. control.

76. We shouldn't ask about Marcia, ________?. should she. should we. we shouldn't. she shouldn't.

77. Get ________ of my car or I'll call the police. far. off. out. away.

78. Tim and Ted _____ been _____ by their aunt since their childhood. are / educate. have / educate. are / educated. have / educated.

79. The music was good; _______ everybody danced a lot. so. yet. but. however.

80. Dave will graduate this year, _______?. will he. won't he. he will. he won't.

81. Mr. Daniels has been traveling around the world, ______?. he hasn't been. he hasn't. hasn't he been. hasn't he.

82. Go to bed now; _________ you won't wake up early tomorrow. also. besides. otherwise. consequently.

83. The clown will _______ out the toys to the children. show. turn. hand. bring.

84. When / be left. Where / been left. Where / be leaving. When / been leaving.

85. Martin's car is new, _____?. isn't he. it isn't. he isn't. isn't it.

86. The comet will not ______ in the south. be seen. be seeing. going to see. going to be seen.

87. The word "removal" underlined in line 9, can be substituted by. criticism. perfection. suppression. improvement.

88. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?. Women have always fought at home. Women are beginning to destroy family life. Women are losing their leadership. Women have only recently begun to acquire equality.

89. Charlie's never taken care of his garden, _______?. he hasn't. isn't he. has he. he is.

90. He _______ tired after the game, _____ he?. did / did. was / wasn't. did / didn't. wasn't / wasn't.

91. The students who had done the work ______ their hands. lay. laid. rose. raised.

92. Paul decided not to play cards _______. He's wasted a lot of money. yet. still. anymore. already.

93. We're _______ the money we lost this morning. getting in. looking into. turning on. looking for.

94. Tom and Lucy ______ study _______. will / anymore. will / already. won't / anymore. won't / already.

95. By the end of the Olympic Games, many records will have _______. be breaking. been breaking. be broken. been broken.

96. The Peace Conference ______ not be _______ this month. is / held. will / held. is / hold. will / hold.

97. The reservations ________ not _______. Timmy forgot to do it. did / be made. have / been made. did / been making. have / been making.

98. ______ must the work be ______? Before Tuesday. How / finished. How / finishing. When / finished. When / finishing.

99. These books _______ not ______ on credit terms ________ the publishers. are / sold / by. have / sold / for. are / selling / by. have / selling / for.

100. Tom failed the exam _____ Jim did _____. and / too. but / too. and / so. but / so.

101. What is Frankie cooking? ______ smells delicious!. Whatever he is cooking. Whoever is doing. What is he doing. Who is cooking.

102. Sandra is saving money ______ buy new furniture. so that. because of. in order to. in order that.

103. Walter will come to visit us _______ he leaves for New York. where. before. as soon as. as often as.

104. _______ of his experience, Sam didn't get the job. though. in order. unless. in spite.

105. George asked her to marry him ________. how rich she is. why he loves her. whenever he sees her. while holding her hand.

106. We have to keep the medicine in a fresh place; ________ it will spoil. besides. otherwise. accordingly. nevertheless.

107. According to the text, the reasons for the extintion of dinosaurs are. remote. uncertain. peculiar. distorted.

108. Which of the following statements is true according to the article. all dinosaurs lived on planet. dinosaurs may have died of starvation. dinosaurs only lived in the United States and Canada. many dinosaurs should have died because of the climate.

109. In the text the underlined expression "all of a sudden" can be replaced by. unexpectedly. finally. anticipated. totally.

110. _______ is the next football championship going to be ________. where / holding. where / held. how / holding. how / held.

111. Ruth _______ need more sugar for the cake, _________. won't / won't she. will / she won't. won't / she won't. will / won't she.

112. Is Jane looking __________ the purse she like?. up. on. out. for.

113. A tragically collision has been ________ by our agents. report. reported. to report. reporting.

114. The Allen's gave _______ a nice party ________ we left at dawn. such / than. so / than. such / that. so / that.

115. I want to sleep. Please, _______ the TV. turn off. look up. hand out. pick out.

116. Where ______ this substance _______? In a cool and dark place. must / be kept. must / kept. does / be kept. does / kept.

117. ________ the cat be _______ bay the child?. could / fed. muse / feed. would / feeds. should / to feet.

118. ________ will space ________ complete conquered by man?. How / be. when / be. how / to be. when / to be.

119. Sandy should choose he blue dress, _______ she?. shouldn't. should. didn't. did.

120. There ______ three bottles, _______?. are / aren't there. aren't / there are. have / haven't there. haven't / there have.

121. Nothing ________ be ________?. should / mentioned. had / mentioned. should / mention. had / mention.

122. Sally pretended she was always busy, ________ she was always chatting. Hence. beside. otherwise. nevertheless.

123. I have enough money to buy the shoes ________ I'd rather buy a dress. but. moreover. similarly. therefore.

124. Jhon is not going to the party and _______ you. either are. neither are. either must. either must.

125. They insisted on going to the beach ________ it was very cold. whether. although. as though. as soon as.

126. The workers should _______ by Mr. Stevens. train. trained. be trained. be training.

127. I'm telling you this ________ you know how to behave at the interview. in order. in order to. that. so that.

128. ________ book has Jane been _______ about? Tom Sawyer. what / asked. whom / asked. what / asking. whom / asking.

129. You look very tired, ______ your baby in the bed. set. lie. lay. sit.

130. Which of the following ideas is present in the text?. Garland became a legend during the first years of her life. Garland's tendency to vice mode her become a symbol of suffering. Garland's fans love her life in spite of her divorces and suicide attempts. There was a close and secret relation between garland's disgrace and her fame.

131. Which of following statements is true according to the text?. Garland's vices reflected her professional career. Garland's was a symbol of the stage and movies. Garland's life was of success and unhappiness. Garland's considered her personal life as show business.

132. When the author talks about Garland's "I record breaking performances", he means that. Garland's records were fragile. Garland's audiences demanded more from her. Garland's had no rivals on the stage. Garland's was bad-tempered when she acted.

133. Jack is good at football and basketball. _______, he plays tennis well. so. yet. in contrast. in addition.

134. Jones _______ not ________ as a good director. is / seen. is / seeing. has / seen.

135. Larry was ______ to lunch ______ Jean. invited / by. inviting / by. invited / for. inviting / for.

136. That plane _______ going _______ for the first time. is / be flying. will / be flown. is / to be flying. is / to be flown.

137. We _______ Niagara fall and _______ did the swiths. visited / so. visited / either. didn't visit / so. didn't visit / either.

138. John never works on his birthday _______ Paul doesn't _______. but / too. and / either. and / too. but / either.

139. _______ the soldiers ________ surrounded ______ the enemy?. Can / be / by. Will / bee / by. Can / to be / for. Will / being / for.

140. What a pity! Bob sounds _______ sing ______ her lost. can / already. can't / already. can't / anymore. can / anymore.

141. Peter has not succeeded even _______ he works very hard. but. though. whereas. although.

142. Tom ______ speak Russian well _______ he? Yes, he studied in Moscow. can / can't. can't / can. has / hasn't. hasn't / has.

143. ______ call you to testify ______?. Should he / should he. He should / shouldn't he. Should he / he should. He should / he shouldn't.

144. ______ working _______ I quit last week. am / anymore. am / already. am not / already. am not / anymore.

145. We must finish our homework; _______ we will have to postpone going to the movies. also. likewise. therefore. nevertheless.

146. Frank and Jane are not coming tonight, and ________ Peter. is either. either is. is neither. neither is.

147. Dad scolded Sue and told her to _______ out ______ the room. get / of. get / off. take / of. take / off.

148. You ________ go to the movies last night, _________ you?. didn't / did. weren't / were. didn't / didn't. weren't / weren't.

149. The documents __________ not __________ before crossing the border. have / check. are / checked. have / to checked. are / checking.

150. Jane ________ here _______. is / yet. is / still. isn't / yet. isn't / still.

151. how / be giving. when / be given. how / been giving. when / been given.

152. Your car ______ repaired ______. is / yet. has / already. isn't / yet. hasn't / already.

153. I wanted to make an apple pie ________ I don't have any apples. so. and. but. nor.

154. Rose is weak after her hepatitis, but ________ she studies hard every day. still. hence. otherwise. therefore.

155. Before deciding to buy the house, Peter had ______ his economical situation ______ well. call / up. get / out. bring / up. think / over.

156. All our merchandise is ________ to south America. been exporting. able to export. being exported. going to export.

157. Will that chapter _______ been _______ before the exam?. have / concluded. has / concluded. are / concluding. is / concluding.