B2 English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 16

1.Almost all life depends … chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy.

2.… missiles were used in some wars.

3.A barometer is a device designed … the changes in the pressure of air in the atmosphere.

4.According to the … at the time, they had been killed.

5.She put a well-… case for increasing the fees.

6.It is an … advice service.

7.Grasshoppers can produce sounds by … their legs.

8.Modern presidents have far … responsibilities than their predecessors.

9.Cotton fiber … composed mostly of cellulose.

10.He was not only a poet and an author but … the chairman of this company.

11.There is no limit to the diversity to be … in the cultures of people around the world.

12.Math is … and serves so many of the sciences that it is a prerequisite for studying different disciplines.

13.The Sloths spend most of … time hanging upside down.

14.This is the rate of interest that our bank will charge when it … money to its best clients.

15.The military founded a base and … a fort two years ago.

16.The area where a vaccine is manufactured must be the … environment possible.

17.We were very proud of his … .

18.Studies of this kind are unreliable because there … so many variables.

19.Natural gas often occurs together … petroleum.

20.I knew I could rely … them to get the job done.

21.You should book in advance. You can’t rely … a hotel room.

22.About 50 percent of the budget is used … the economic development of this nation.

23.That she didn’t call … in designing the draft.

24.Before penicillin was discovered, many people died … .

25.The two main … are full-time jobs and part-time jobs.

26.… medical doctors do not have a personal physician.

27.… the plow is being displaced by new techniques.

28.The bacteria in milk is destroyed when … to at least 65 Celsius degrees.

29.There are many historic buildings … .

30.In order for people who spoke different languages to engage in trade …, they often used translators.