Chapter 2: Sample questions
1. We ……………. every match before our goalkeeper got injured.
a. have won b. had won c. was winning d. won
2. The companies use radar satellites to ……………. targets through hidden systems.
a. trigger b. track c. transfer d. challenge
3. By the time you arrived, the guests …………………their dinner for half an hour.
a. have been eating b. had been eating c. had been eaten d. ate
4. Although virtual reality seems to be remarkably in …………………, the digital generation’s
interest in using VR-empowered headsets is growing.
a. innovation b. capability c. productivity d. infancy
5. To ………… the items to a user on GitHub, start typing their username, then click their name
when it appears.
a. assign b. expand c. guarantee d. ensure
6. The students ……………… pictures on the board when the teacher ………….
a. drew-arrived b. were drawing-arrived c. drew-was arriving d. had drawn-arrived
7. The company recently …………… a test version of its new smart tablet.
a. monitored b. assigned c. adopted d. unveiled
8. Food may contain bacteria and if stored for too long, it can cause food poisoning. So, it’s
important to check the ………………. of the products to ensure food safety.
a. use-by date b. productivity c. security d. efficiency
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9. An anonymous letter to the detector ……………… the citizens to the probability of an attack
at the restaurant.
a. tracked b. ensured c. alerted d. monitored
10. Bank customers have been eager ………………… of new payment technologies.
a. innovators b. adopters c. trackers d. assigners
11. As the airplane ……………, the explosion ………….
a. was flying-occurred b. was flying-was occurred
c. flew-occurred d. flew-was occurring
12. The students ………… the questions for three hours before the professor ……… the papers.
a. had answered-was taking
b. had been answering-took
c. had been answered-took
d. had answered-was taking
13. Innovative businesses have ……………… in the last decade and many university students
are joining such small startup companies.
a. generated b. proliferated c. populated d. codified
14. Although it is difficult to …………., success is mainly associated with hard work and
determination.
a. recognize b. amplify c. generalize d. classify
15. After a five-day argument over the employment of AI experts in the company, the the two
sides ……………. for the sake of ensuring the company’s productivity.
a. purified b. compromised c. broadened d. evacuated
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16. Giving employees more flexible working hours usually leads to enhanced …………….
a. efficiency b. privacy c. solution d. innovation
17. The company has recently ………………a surgical robot that performs minimally invasive
procedures.
a. transmitted b. monitored c. unveiled d. authorized
18. Each trainee is …………….. a mentor who will help them learn about the job.
a. assigned b. recognized c. discussed d. comprised
19. The ecological effects of the factory need to be balanced against the employment it
……………..
a. calculates b. concentrates c. alerts d. generates
20. While my friend ………… off the taxi, someone stole his phone.
a. got b. was getting c. had gotten d. has gotten
21. When I arrived at the airport, the plane …………. and I couldn’t see my friends.
a. has left b. had left c. had been left d. was leaving
22. Although using IOT facilitates human life and brings comfort, the …………. is the concern
about robots replacing humans.
a. downside b. target b. manufacturing c. loss
23. In recent years, commercial and cultural contacts have ……………….. between China and
Germany.
a. loosened b. brightened c. proliferated d. accumulated
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24. Though being late for the webinar, the manager was angry that the meeting …………….
without him.
a. was held b. held c. had held d. had been held
25. Don’t publicly talk about your wealth on social media. Hackers may think of your bank account
as a phishing ………
a. target b. guarantee c. appliance d. infancy
26. The government’s …………. of 9.5 percent annual progress seems easily accomplishable.
a. efficiency b. target c. boundary d. privacy
27. The patients who are given the new treatment will be asked to ………… their progress.
a. transfer b. monitor c. ensure d. signal
28. During my lunch break, I ……………. to go to the art museum. I never ……………… any of
Picasso's paintings before I ……… there.
a. was deciding, saw, went b. decided, had seen, went
c. decided, saw, had gone d. decided, was seeing, had gone
29. I went to Jim’s house after the funeral. His eyes were red because he …………………..
a. cried b. was crying c. had been cried d. had been crying
30. Yesterday I ……………. Maria at 6:30, but she ……………. because she ………… her class
at that time.
a. was calling, didn’t answer, was attending
b. called, didn’t answer, attended
c. had called, hadn’t answered, was attending
d. called, didn’t answer, was attending