Mock Test - Reading Part 5 (MCQ Only)

1. The lecture on time management will be in Room 223 from 1:00 p.m. ______ 2 p.m.

(A) at (B) over (C) on (D) by

2. Do you mind ______ for me?

(A) are (B) is (C) have (D) be

3. Before you leave, you have to not only lock all the doors and windows ______ turn on the alarm

system.

(A) emphasis (B) emphasize (C) emphatically (D) emphatic

4. The seminar room we are using today is ______ the third floor, across from the elevator.

(A) indicate (B) indicator (C) indication (D) indicative

5. ______ Daisy nor Henry knew what happened.

(A) at (B) to (C) since (D) around

6. We must stop ______ money on ineffective advertising.

(A) Could (B) Must (C) May (D) Should

7. Mr. Lange was promoted after he ______ completed all the training.

(A) play (B) to play (C) to be playing (D) playing

8. One of the senior managers ______ dismissed for misconduct last week.

(A) he (B) him (C) his (D) himself

9. Please take good care of Mr. Lee because ______ is our best customer.

(A) The most (B) Most (C) Much (D) Almost

10. When I got home, I was ______ tired that I fell asleep immediately.

(A) no (B) few (C) little (D) any

11. Visitors ______ sit in Row G because those seats are reserved.
(A) Both (B) Either (C) Neither (D) Ever

12. Meeting Room C is the only room that ______ hold sixty people.

(A) must not (B) should not (C) did not (D) could not

13. ______ the conference, I managed to meet everyone I had wanted to see.

(A) should (B) can (C) must (D) has to

14. The next flight takes off at gate 8 ______ 2 p.m.

(A) nicer (B) nice (C) as nice (D) the nicest

15. Sorry, James is not here. I think he ______ ten minutes ago.

(A) quiet than (B) more quiet (C) as quiet as (D) the quietest

16. The package ______ arrived for 5 days.

(A) go (B) is going (C) is go (D) goes

17. Nobody ______ expecting the sales figures to be so high.

(A) waiting (B) wait (C) to wait (D) you wait

18. My sister is ______ than my brother.

(A) were (B) has (C) is (D) was

19. Many people enjoy ______ the shopping at the weekend.

(A) go (B) will go (C) to go (D) going

20. Did you take ______ photographs when you were on vacation?

(A) had left (B) left (C) was leaving (D) has left

21. The Sales Manager suggested ______ the budget in hi-tech.

(A) no (B) almost (C) either (D) never

22. His dad ______ to work every Monday.

(A) increase (B) increasing (C) to increase (D) increasingly

(A) at (B) on (C) in (D) into

24. Nobody asked ______ for identification at the security gate.

(A) motivate (B) motivates (C) motivating (D) motivation

25. We sent several e-mails, but we ______ got a reply.

(A) During (B) From (C) On (D) By

26. The new director seems to be ______ than his predecessor.

(A) such (B) such a (C) so (D) too

27. Excuse me. ______ you open the door for me, please?

(A) some (B) ever (C) few (D) many

28. I feel I must ______ the risks involved in this dangerous experiment.

(A) almost (B) much (C) many (D) little

29. The talk on marketing was very ______, but irrelevant to our needs.

(A) Either (B) Neither (C) Both (D) Not

30. I would like to welcome you all to______ new headquarters.

(A) could not (B) cannot (C) do not have to (D) might not

31. Over US$30,000 ______ taken during the robbery last year.

(A) at (B) to (C) since (D) in

32. I prefer to bring sandwiches to work because it is ______ eating out.

(A) the most interested (B) most interested (C) as interested (D) more interested

33. Would you like ______ assistance with your bags?

(A) less expensive than (B) less expensive (C) as expensive (D) least expensive

34. ______ manufacturing companies are having difficulty at the moment.

35. Please ______ which option you prefer by raising your hand.

(A) were (B) was (C) had (D) could

36. Do you think that two hours ______ enough to complete all this work?

(A) investing (B) to invest (C) invest (D) invests

37. Nobody could ______ the full impact of the decision.

(A) our (B) ours (C) us (D) we

38. The marketing team decided ______ the conference meeting in Room 12.

(A) ourselves (B) we (C) our (D) us

39. Mr. Henry is waiting ______ you in his office.

(A) was (B) did (C) has (D) is

40. In my country, many children enjoy ______ games online.

(A) had not finished (B) has not finished (C) did not finish (D) will not finish

41. In my last job, I ______ have to wear a suit.

(A) are going to experience (B) experience (C) are experiencing (D) have experienced

42. Rita suggested ______ out for a meal after work on Friday.

(A) waste (B) to waste (C) wasted (D) wasting

43. My office looks onto the street, so it is not ______ yours.

(A) organize (B) to organize (C) organizing (D) to organizing

44. The new president is very good at ______ the staff.

(A) doing (B) do (C) to do (D) to doing

45. Do you agree that ______ sales is the key to success?

(A) comprehensive (B) comprehend (C) comprehension (D) comprehensively

(A) entertain (B) entertainment (C) entertaining (D) entertainer

47. We ______ a period of great uncertainty at the moment.

(A) success (B) succeeded (C) successfully (D) successful

48. I have had nothing to eat ______ breakfast, so I feel very hungry.

(A) on (B) in (C) to (D) for

49. We do not have ______ time to waste.

(A) in (B) on (C) until (D) since

50. Pham Nhat Vuong was born in 1968 ______ Hanoi, although his family is originally from Ha Tinh

province.

(A) also (B) but also (C) and (D) nor