VARIOUS QUESTIONS 3

Various Questions III

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1. He ___ smoke a lot, but after he developed a lung disease, he decided to quit smoking.
   a. used to
   b. was used to
   Answera
2. My life was rather dull ___ I decided to move to the city.
   a. unless
   b. until
   Answerb
3. His watch ___
   a. has been stolen.
   b. has stolen
   Answera
4. Little ___ that their plan has been discovered.
   a. do they suspect
   b. they suspect
   Answera
5. ___ the rain, we went to the club.
   a. Despite
   b. Despite of
   Answera
6. He didn't go to the party. Now he regrets ___ so.
   a. not having done
   b. not have done
   Answera
7. If I had known I'd hurt him so much, I ___ that.
   a. couldn't have said
   b. wouldn't have said
   Answerb
8. Personally I ___ go to Greece.
   a. would rather
   b. would prefer
   Answera
9. She hasn't read the article, nor ___ the essay.
   a. has written
   b. has she written
   Answerb
10. Margareth ___ her mother the prize she had gotten in the competition.
    a. proudly showed
    b. showed proudly
    Answera
11. Have you picked up my ___ by mistake?
    a. car's key
    b. car key
    Answerb
12. I wonder how much ___
    a. that car is.
    b. is that car
    Answera
13. Our customer's money ___ if they're not satisfied with the product.
    a. will be refunded
    b. will have been refunded
    Answera
14. It's clearly stated that you ___ copy the site without written permission from the webmaster.
    a. should not
    b. ought not
    Answera
15. This ticket ___ a free meal in our new cafeteria.
    a. entitles you to
    b. entitles you for
    Answera
16. The price of oil ___ several times in the last two years.
    a. has gone up
    b. went up
    Answera
17. ___ for the TOEFL exam in June, we took a sham exam in April.
    a. Prepare
    b. To prepare
    Answerb
18. I'm sure that by the end of this week, I ___ the hang of HTML.
    a. will have been getting
    b. will have gotten
    Answerb
19. Everything depends on ___ we get a raise in our salary.
    a. if
    b. whether
    Answerb
20. The policeman is demanding that the thief ___ the crime.
    a. confess
    b. confesses
    Answera