Advanced grammar tests - English exam centre 2015
Adjective Clauses / Test-3
1. Istanbul is a city ... you can literally see growing bigger and bigger with each year.
A) where
B) when
C) who
D) which
E) whose
2. Every month the queues at the traffic lights on the way to Istanbul get longer and longer, ... is extremely frustrating, and people can’t help wondering what it is going to be like ten years from now.
A) where
B) which
C) what
D) that
E) how
3. The World Cup fans pelted policemen with stones after a police motorist, ... had tried to force through a crowd, struck and injured a supporter.
A) which
B) that
C) who
D) where
E) when
4. The River Danube, ... flows through Germany, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Romania and borders Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Ukraine, is the longest and the most important river in Central Europe.
A) that
B) when
C) where
D) whose
E) which
5. From the Black Forests, ... it rises, the Danube flows a distance of 2,850 kilometres to the Black Sea.
A) when
B) why
C) which
D) where
E) that
6. During the World Cup, dozens of officers patrolled the main avenues of Paris, ... cafes overflowed with football fans.
A) where
B) when
C) which
D) that
E) who
7. My brother John, one of ... strongest fears when he was young was of heights, surprisingly, became a pilot.
A) which
B) whose
C) when
D) that
E) where
8. The chief advisor, by ... the president had been betrayed, had ambitious of becoming the president himself.
A) when
B) where
C) which
D) that
E) whom
9. ... like the Greek letter “omega”, Coffin Spring is nothing new in orthodontics.
A) Shaping
B) To be shaped
C) Shaped
D) To shaped
E) To shape
10. Hawaii’s soil, ... is composed of volcanic lava, ash and sandy stone, is so fertile that it yields eleven tons of sugar per acre, ... is the largest yield on Earth.
A) that / that
B) where / why
C) what / which
D) which / which
E) whose / where
11. She came from New England, ... people chop their own wood, so she found breaking down the door when they’d locked themselves out very easy.
A) when
B) why
C) whom
D) where
E) which
12. Students ... haven’t yet collected their student identification cards are remained that they have to do so before the end of the month.
A) where
B) when
C) who
D) why
E) whose
13. The heart, ... main function is to pump blood around the body, is greatly affected by the food we eat.
A) where
B) whose
C) when
D) which
E) that
14. The original inhabitants of Hawaii were probably Polynesians, ... sailed from the islands of South East Asia, perhaps as nearly as 400 AD.
A) who
B) where
C) when
D) why
E) whose
15. My friend Tom Ellis, ... words are always carefully-chosen, had never considered entering politics before.
A) when
B) where
C) whom
D) which
E) whose
16. Much of the pure gold that exists in the world is stored by governments in underground vaults, ... it is kept under very strict security measures.
A) when
B) which
C) that
D) whom
E) where
17. It’s estimated that in the 21th century seventy-five percent of the world’s population will be living within one hundred kilometres of the sea, ... is frightening, especially when we consider the environmental effects.
A) what
B) which
C) where
D) that
E) when
18. The Earth, ... resources are limited, should be respected and cared for; otherwise, she will not be able to sustain the total world problem.
A) when
B) whom
C) which
D) whose
E) that
19. I know I’ve put my passport in a place ... I thought it would be safe, but now I can’t remember it.
A) which
B) that
C) where
D) whose
E) when
20. My son will have to catch a bus in order to get to the school ... he’s enrolled in.
A) what
B) how
C) that
D) where
E) why
21. Even the people travelling around the world and working abroad, eventually feel a longing for the country in ... they grew up.
A) where
B) which
C) how
D) that
E) whose
22. When our car broke down on the way to Ankara, the mechanic ... helped us knew exactly ... the problem was.
A) whom / which
B) that / when
C) which / how
D) whose / where
E) who / what
23. The story ... I was told by Leslie last night was really funny.
A) that
B) who
C) why
D) when
E) where
24. The conditions for the labourers ... work at Brazil’s gold mines, ... 78 tons of gold are mined each year, are very poor.
A) who / when
B) that / which
C) which / that
D) that / where
E) whose / how
25. Even on New Year’s Eve, ... most of us are celebrating, the ambulance service staff are working.
A) where
B) when
C) which
D) whom
E) that
26. The Jurassic period, from 190 to 136 million years ago, was the period during ... most of the major groups of dinosaurs evolved.
A) when
B) that
C) which
D) why
E) what
27. Ferdinand Marcos, ... to leave the Philippines after allegation of stealing foreign aid and treasury money, died in exile in Hawaii.
A) forcing
B) to force
C) to have forced
D) having forced
E) forced
28. The film Great Expectations is based on the novel by Charles Dickens, with ... work I am quite familiar.
A) whom
B) which
C) that
D) whose
E) what
29. One of the most controversial issues ... lately is whether it should be legally acceptable for a relative or doctor to help end the life of a terminally ill patient ... intense pain.
A) discussing / suffer
B) discussed / suffering
C) being discussed / to suffer
D) discuss / having suffered
E) to discuss / suffer
30. Our psychology professor has a strange theory shading light on the reason ... football violence is increasing.
A) whose
B) why
C) that
D) what
E) which
31. Hawks, ... eagles in the same bird family, greatly range in size.
A) having resembled
B) to resemble
C) resembled
D) to have resembled
E) resembling
32. Until the 20th century, the chief raisin producers were Turkey, Iran and Greece. By mid-century, however, the United States had taken the lead in production, with Australia ... second.
A) ranking
B) rank
C) to rank
D) be ranked
E) to have ranked
33. In the picnic area, we found a shady bank, ... we stopped and ate our sandwiches.
A) where
B) what
C) when
D) which
E) that
34. This brand of orange juice is quite nice, but not as tasty as the freshly squeezed orange juice ... at our local supermarket.
A) to be sold
B) selling
C) sold
D) having sold
E) to have sold
35. Our defeat, for ... some players blame themselves, was caused by bad luck and not by our lack of capabilities.
A) whom
B) which
C) where
D) why
E) what
36. The students ... had enrolled for the course were disappointed when they found out that it had been cancelled.
A) which
B) whose
C) whom
D) that
E) when
37. I think we should hire him because he is a talented young man ... abilities include fluency in three languages.
A) whose
B) of which
C) who
D) with whom
E) where
38. The result of our first match in the World Cup, ... was very exciting, was not what we were hoping for.
A) when
B) whose
C) which
D) where
E) that
39. The school ... to me by my friend is offering new courses in September.
A) to recommend
B) having recommended
C) to be recommended
D) recommending
E) recommended
40. Most of the people the police ... about the robbery ... anything suspicious in the area.
A) to question / not having seen
B) questioning / didn’t see
C) having questioned / not to see
D) questioned / hadn’t seen
E) to have questioned / not seen
41. Their existing customers, several of ... were very interested in the new product, were invited to a presentation.
A) which
B) whom
C) that
D) where
E) whose
42. All of our current customers, ... showed an interest in the new product, attended the meeting.
A) when
B) that
C) who
D) where
E) whose
43. Formerly ... as Siam, Thailand is one of the most popular tourist spots in Asia.
A) to know
B) known
C) knowing
D) knew
E) having known
44. There are many daily newspapers in England, many of ... are owned by two large media companies.
A) that
B) what
C) whom
D) which
E) where
45. Students ... a foreign language can always benefit from visiting the country ... language they are trying to learn.
A) to study / where
B) studied / in which
C) studying / whose
D) to be studied / that
E) being studied / why