My sister............to Britain many times.
1. is
2. was
3. has been
4. is being
She............dinner when I came.
1. cooked
2. was cooking
3. cooks
4. has cooked
I don't think he............us tonight.
1. phones
2. is phoned
3. will phone
4. have phoned
I............a good job and I agreed.
1. proposed
2. was proposed
3. propose
4. will be proposed
If he............enough money, he would buy a new car.
1. had
2. has
3. will have
4. would have
You won't pass your exams unless you............hard.
1. will work
2. worked
3. work
4. are working
We were in a hurry, so we............take a taxi.
1. could
2. must
3. may
4. had to
Take an umbrella, it.........rain. You never know.
1. can
2. must
3. may
4. should
These are our books and.........is yours.
1. that
2. those
3. these
4. there
There were only.........people in the room.
1. a little
2. a few
3. much
4. many
Would you like.........to drink?
1. something
2. anything
3. some
4. any
Do you like.........opera?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He spent his holiday in............Himalayas.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
.............nature of Belarus is beautiful. l.a 3. the 2. an 4. -
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
What............nasty weather!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
.............Lake Baikal is the deepest in the world.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
We arrived.........the airport early in the morning.
1. in
2. at
3. to
4. for
When I entered.........the room, it was empty.
1. -
2. in
3. at
4. on
My brother is good............mathematics.
1. in
2. about
3. of
4. at
I apologise............being late.
1. at
2. for
3. on
4. with
My mother was very angry.........my brother for his behaviour.
1. for
2. with
3. about
4. on
..........dangerous it is,............I like it.
1. as...as
2. more.. .than
3. the most...the most
4. the more.. .the more
Which of his children is............?
1. oldest
2. eldest
3. the oldest
4. the eldest
I feel............than yesterday.
1. more good
2. a bit better
3. a bit good
4. the best
This way is............than the other.
1. much safe
2. more safe
3. more safer
4. safer
His news............terrible.
1. was
2. were
3. are
4. has
We have bought very good.............
1. potato
2. potatos
3. potatoes
4. potatoe
I have got two............
1. sister-in-laws
2. sisters-in-laws
3. sisters-in-law
4. sister-in-law
Mathematics............very interesting.
1. is
2. are
3. has
4. do
The teacher wanted to speak to............fathers.
1. Tom and John
2. Tom and John's
3. Tom's and John's
4. Tom's and John
These............clothes are dirty.
1. boys
2. boy's
3. boys'
4. boys's
Where are............students?
1. other
2. the other
3. others
4. another
He never............lies.
1. pronounces
2. tells
3. talks
4. says
Don't forget to.........the table before dinner.
1. lay
2. lie
3. lye
4. laid
It's............to look for that book - it's been out of print for years.
1. useful
2. useless
3. usage
4. used
The.........pain in his back kept him from moving.
1. grow
2. grown
3. growing
4. growth
She could hardly hear them,............?
1. could she
2. couldn't she
3. did she
4. didn't she
Everybody was present,............?
1. didn't he
2. wasn't he
3. weren't they
4. didn't they
She asked me.............
1. do I have a car
2. did I have a car
3. if I have a car
4. if I had a car
I wonder.............
1. what is he doing now
2. what he is doing now
3. that he is doing now
4. what now he is doing
In 1970, George Kell............that warm water freezes more quickly than cold water.
1. proved
2. proving
3. proves
4. has proved
Bill is in bed. He.........flu.
1. is having
2. has been
3. will be having
4. was having
Galileo proved that the earth.........round the sun.
1. had moved
2. moves
3. will move
4. is moving
Something smells good. ............a pie?
1. do you cook
2. will you cook
3. did you cook
4. are you cooking
I............somebody open the door.
1. am hearing
2. hear
3. listen to
4. am listening
Hurry up, or we.........the train!
1. are missing
2. miss
3. missed
4. shall miss
At 9 o'clock tomorrow I............at the lesson.
1. 'll be sitting
2. 'll sitting
3. sit
4. am sitting
Who............?
1. did you send for
2. sent for
3. sent you for
4. you sended
Wilbur Wright flew his airplane.........France in 1909.
1. on
2. upon
3. until
4. over
The exquisite statuette was carved.........marble.
1. from
2. by
3. about
4. at
Help yourself.........biscuits.
1. to
2. with
3. on
4. at
The speed of light is............the speed of sound.
1. faster
2. the fastest
3. as fast
4. much faster than
That was............question in the test.
1. the least
2. the less
3. little difficult
4. the least difficult
Passengers.........smoke on the bus. It's not allowed.
1. must
2. mustn't
3. may
4. should
I'd like to see.........St. Paul's Cathedral.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
"............Beatles" come from Liverpool.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
She is.........old friend of mine.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I like.........Cola better than any other drink.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Shopping in this huge department store is quite............experience.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
There is.........hair in my plate.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Don't stop, please! Go on.............
1. read
2. to read
3. should read
4. reading
She.........this evening from 6 till 9 o'clock.
1. work
2. will work
3. 'll be working
4. shall work
It's top secret, so you.........tell anyone about it.
1. can
2. must
3. mustn't
4. have to
He promised.........all night.
1. working
2. to work
3. work
4. to have worked
Do you know that man? - Yes, I work with.........,
1. he
2. him
3. his
4. he's
These are my books, and.........are theirs.
1. those
2. that
3. this
4. the ones
I haven't given.........permission to borrow my dictionary.
1. anyone
2. somebody
3. nobody
4. everyone
..........was a strong wind last night.
1. it
2. there
3. this
4. that
What would you do if there............an earthquake?
1. was
2. would be
3. is
4. had been
If I............out of money, I'll get a job.
1. will run
2. run
3. would run
4. ran
Centuries ago,.........known source of myrrh was Yemen.
1. not only
2. only
3. the only
4. only the
The thieves knew precisely.........the collection of jewels was hidden.
1. where
2. then
3. who
4. what
.........., Mozart had already written his first composition.
1. his age was six
2. he was six
3. by the age of six
4. six years old
I............skiing a lot, but I don't ski now.
1. went to use
2. got used to
3. use to go
4. used to go
My son was born 3 months ago, but I can't.........a mother yet.
1. use to be
2. get used to being
3. use to being
4. used to be
Who was the person............?
1. you send
2. you sent for
3. whom you send
4. send for
Without your help Helen would never have been able to finish her work in time,............she?
1. won't
2. would
3. wouldn't
4. will
I'm here to help you,.........I?
1. aren't
2. am not
3. don't
4. amn't
My wages.........risen considerably lately.
1. were
2. was
3. have
4. has
I always buy meat at the............round the corner.
1. butcher
2. butchers
3. butcher's
4. butchers'
The rebuilding of the Inca capital............in the 1460s.
1. was beginning
2. was begun
3. has begun
4. were began
............."Matrix" before?
1. did you see
2. would you see
3. have you seen
4. has you seen
.............a dog when you were living in Germany?
1. have you
2. did you have
3. have you had
4. were you having
He said that he............to the cinema the day before.
1. had gone
2. has gone
3. would go
4. was going
I was told that she............in an hour.
1. was
2. will be
3. would be
4. had been
I must go to the doctor. My toothache.........worse.
1. had got
2. was getting
3. is getting
4. gets
I............you'll come to see us next Sunday.
1. hoped
2. hope
3. will hope
4. am hoping
Charles.........just like his father.
1. looks
2. is looking
3. was looking
4. have looked
The black bear suddenly appeared from.........the tent.
1. behind
2. out
3. with
4. after
It's nice here. We can get to the beach.........five minutes.
1. at
2. in
3. from
4. -
She married.........an army officer.
1. to
2. with
3. on
4. -
..........greyhound, can achieve speeds up to 36 miles per hour.
1. the fastest
2. the fastest dog,
3. the
4. the fastest dog the
Your trousers cost............mine.
1. much
2. as much as
3. more as
4. as more as
You.........read in bed. It is bad for your eyes.
1. can
2. must
3. mustn't
4. haven't to
Do you know who was the first to swim across ......... English Channel?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
.............Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Go straight on and take the first turning on.........left.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........life isn't always easy.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Suddenly.........moon appeared from behind the clouds.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
We landed at.........Heathrow airport.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
You'd better............it at once.
1. done
2. do
3. doing
4. to do
I remember............the envelope, but I can't find it now.
1. to buy
2. buy
3. buying
4. to buying
I didn't hear you.........in.
1. to come
2. come
3. comes
4. would come
I looked for my passport but.........find it anywhere:
1. could
2. couldn't
3. had to
4. can't
I looked for my keys, but I couldn't find them..........
1. nowhere
2. somewhere
3. anywhere
4. anything.
..........is silly to walk in the rain.
1. there
2. it
3. its
4. here
I've got some books..........
1. of hers
2. hers
3. my
4. mine
Help.........to salad, please.
1. yourself
2. you
3. your
4. yours
If I.........a millionaire, I'd give lots of money to the poor.
1. be
2. were
3. am
4. would be
I'd like.............
1. that you help me
2. you help me
3. you helping me
4. you to help me
The world still admires.........great Doric temples in Greece.
1. that
2. those
3. when
4. now
The problem facing most tourists is.........among so many possibilities.
1. what they should see
2. hould they see what
3. what should they see
4. they should see what
Barley generally grows best where............cool.
1. is it
2. the climate is
3. its
4. is the climate
He............very shy, but now he's more confident.
1. was used to being
2. used to be
3. was to use
4. got used to be
I............all day alone but I have to.
1. used to spend
2. am not used to spend
3. am not used to spending
4. use to spend
........... rain on Friday?
1. was it
2. did
3. did it
4. it
I'm so absent-minded,.........I?
1. amn't
2. don't
3. aren't
4. am not
You'd love an ice-cream,.........you?
1. don't
2. didn't
3. hadn't
4. wouldn't
My Dad is a mechanic. So.............
1. my brother is
2. is my brother
3. my brother isn't
4. isn't my brother
..........marks depend on their hard work.
1. pupil
2. pupils
3. pupil's
4. pupils'
Galileo............his first telescope in 1609.
1. builds
2. built
3. were built
4. has built
We.........here for 7 years already.
1. had lived
2. was living
3. are living
4. have lived
He.........to the theatre the other day.
1. has gone
2. went
3. was going
4. had gone
I............to talk to you now.
1. wanted
2. am wanting
3. want
4. has wanted
Something............good. Are you cooking a pie?
1. smelt
2. is smelling
3. smells
4. smell
By the time I got to the station, the train..........
1. was leaving
2. is leaving
3. left
4. had left
Computers can............in many fields.
1. use
2. be used
3. have used
4. is used
I don't know when I.........a job.
1. will find
2. find
3. am finding
4. would find
My mother asked if I.........her letter.
1. will post
2. am posting
3. had posted
4. was posting
.............the government disapproves, cultivation of the opium poppy continues.
1. as if
2. until
3. so that
4. even though
I have worked.........this company for 5 years.
1. with
2. for
3. on
4. -
Of all the economically important plants, palms have been.....
1. the least studied
2. study less and less
3. study the least
4. to study the less
The smaller a garden is,.............it is to look after.
1. the easier
2. more easy
3. easier
4. more difficult
I've always.........buy cheap food.
1. could
2. might
3. had to
4. should
I have read about the pirates of............Caribbean Sea.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Have you ever taken.........part in competitions?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He will arrive.........next Monday.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........rich don't understand those who are poor.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
There is a small table in.........middle of the room.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Belarus was a part of............Soviet Union.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Remember............an envelope. I need to post a letter.
1. buying
2. to buying
3. buy
4. to buy
Nobody............to the dentist.
1. enjoy to go
2. enjoys go
3. enjoy going
4. enjoys going
The boys watched the yachts............one by one.
1. to sail
2. sailing
3. sailed
4. to sailing
I.........early and got out of bed.
1. wake up
2. woke up
3. waked up
4. had woken up
In the evening.........will be a disco.
1. it
2. there
3. that
4. -
I like my computer but.........would be better to have a more modern one.
1. there
2. here
3. it
4. its
This toaster switches............off.
1. himself
2. him
3. itself
4. its
All of.........have fair hair and blue eyes.
1. they
2. their
3. them
4. theirs
If you.........late, I can take your dog out for a walk.
1. are
2. is
3. will be
4. were
He is fond of............anecdotes to everybody.
1. tell
2. tells
3. telling
4. having been told
..........Jane and Tom like driving.
1. both are
2. what both
3. both
4. that both
Stallholders in the old market wondered how much......... be able to stay there.
1. would they longer
2. longer they would
3. they would longer
4. they longer would
..........range in colour from pale yellow to bright orange.
1. canaries
2. that canaries
3. canaries which
4. canaries that are
He............very keen on sport in those days.
1. used to being
2. was never used to be
3. didn't use
4. didn't use to be
They.........Sunday mornings reading newspapers.
1. used to spend
2. use to spend
3. do not use to spend
4. use not to spend
What............for?
1. people go there
2. do people go abroad
3. shall I do there
4. abroad shall I do
I am not so stupid,.........I?
1. do
2. are
3. is
4. am
Let's go for a dance,............we?
1. let not
2. let
3. shall
4. shan't
Open the window,............you?
1. will
2. do
3. don't
4. shall
This pair of binoculars.........to my grandfather.
1. belong
2. belongs
3. have belonged
4. was belonged
The local cinema............by the fire last night.
1. was destroyed
2. destroyed
3. has been destroyed
4. has destroyed
The illness.........worse and worse. In the end I had to be operated on.
1. had got
2. was getting
3. gets
4. has got
What............this time yesterday?
1. were you doing
2. would you be doing
3. have you done
4. you did
I am looking for Kevin.............him anywhere?
1. have you seen
2. had you seen
3. did you see
4. were you seeing
I ordered a cup of coffee after I............dinner.
1. ate
2. have eaten
3. had eaten
4. eat
I'm thirsty. - Oh, I.........you some juice.
1. am buying
2. will buy
3. would buy
4. buy
My suitcase............from my room yesterday.
1. stole
2. has stolen
3. was stolen
4. was being stolen
When............born? - In 1967.
1. are you
2. were you
3. did you
4. have you been
I'm afraid nothing could............about it.
1. do
2. be done
3. be doing
4. have done
There is no chance to change my job...............anything better.
1. for
2. to
3. on
4. in
When I entered.........the room, it was empty.
1. in
2. at
3. into
4. -
He came out of a second,.........room.
1. the smallest
2. as small as
3. much smaller
4. more small
This was the.........film I've ever seen.
1. funniest
2. funny
3. funnier
4. most funniest
I'm not working tomorrow, so I.........get up early.
1. haven't got
2. am to
3. won't have to
4. will must
..........I speak to Jane, please?
1. can
2. will
3. must
4. have
What.........terrible news!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Do you know the song ".........London Bridge Is Falling Down"?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
In.........spring snow starts melting.
1. a
2. an
3. this
4. -
She broke her leg and had to spend two weeks in............hospital.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
The meeting is to take.........place next week.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I'd better.........now.
1. gone
2. going
3. to go
4. go
Please, remember.........up the car with petrol. It's nearly empty.
1. fill
2. to fill
3. filling
4. filled
I have never heard him..........
1. to laugh
2. laugh
3. laughed
4. to laughing
..........is nothing to do here.
1. there
2. here
3. it
4. this
..........is a red Porsche.
1. their
2. its
3. my
4. hers
Neither.........has a car.
1. them
2. of we
3. theirs
4. of them
Your son will soon be as tall as..........
1. my
2. mine
3. our
4. of them
There aren't.........conveniences in the house.
1. some
2. no
3. any
4. the
Give me a copy of your report as soon as you.........it.
1. finish
2. will finish
3. finished
4. finishes
She.........ill since last Thursday.
1. is
2. was
3. has been
4. will be
Nantucket.........a little island 20 miles off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1. which is
2. where
3. is
4. it is
...................in astronomy, the discovery of Uranus was by accident.
1. it was like many findings
2. alike many findings
3. like many findings
4. many alike findings
I wonder who.............
1. did help them to run away
2. them helped to run away
3. to run away did them help
4. helped them to run away
We............to school, but now we go by bus.
1. used to walk
2. are used to walk
3. walked to use
4. are used to walking
I............at night and I like it.
1. used to working
2. worked to use
3. got used to work
4. am used to working
How long............to the station by bus?
1. it takes to go
2. to go does it take
3. does it take to go
4. does taking
We haven't had nice weather for ages,............we?
1. hadn't
2. have
3. had
4. did
Let's go out tonight,.........we?
1. let
2. shan't
3. let not
4. shall
England............against Spain tonight.
1. is playing
2. are playing
3. will play
4. has played
The house will be sold in............time.
1. two week
2. two weeks
3. two week's
4. two weeks'
Your order.........in a moment.
1. will be brought
2. will bring
3. brought
4. would bring
The words "to be or not to be"............Hamlet.
1. spoke
2. were speaking
3. are spoken by
4. were spoken by
He said that he............at Eton in the 70s.
1. had studied
2. has studied
3. was studied
4. would study
I thought the performance............interesting and decided to go to the theatre.
1. had been
2. is
3. would be
4. will be
They said they............to London soon.
1. were going
2. went
3. go
4. will go
The Guinness Book of Records............in the 50s.
1. first published
2. was first published
3. has first been published
4. were first published
I.........a nice present for my last birthday.
1. gave
2. had given
3. was given
4. have been given
He............writing his report by the end of last week.
1. had finished
2. finished
3. will finish
4. would finish
We need to translate this article.........English.
1. into
2. with
3. on
4. at
She must be pleased.........her new job.
1. with
2. in
3. at
4. from
James has been a student.........half a year already.
1. since
2. in
3. for
4. at
Bob isn't............Richard.
1. as strong like
2. as strong as
3. more strong as
4. stronger
Polotsk is.........than Moscow.
1. elder
2. more old
3. older
4. the oldest
She's always.........take care of them all.
1. had to
2. might
3. could
4. must
According to the weather forecast, it.........rain today. But they are not certain.
1. must
2. may
3. has to
4. is to
In the end there was ......... war between two countries.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
.............society of his time was different.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
What.........bad news!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I don't like.........tea. There's too much sugar in it.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He'd like to get.........answer to the question.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
My brother suggested............our parents at the weekend.
1. visit
2. to visit
3. visiting
4. to visiting
He enjoys............in a local jazz band.
1. singing
2. to singing
3. sing
4. to sing
I don't remember............to walk.
1. to learning
2. to be learn
3. learn
4. learning
.............is dangerous to play on the road.
1. there
2. here
3. those
4. it
..........is the cinema where we used to go to.
1. this
2. there
3. where
4. its
We have found............a nice place by the river.
1. ourself
2. ourselves
3. ours
4. us
Neither.........likes jazz.
1. of they
2. girls
3. of us
4. out of us
Give me.........to read.
1. some
2. any
3. something
4. anything
I............do that if I were you.
1. won't
2. wouldn't
3. shan't
4. don't
When it.........ready, I'll give it to you.
1. is
2. will be
3. will
4. would be
The musical instrument.........six feet long.
1. is called the bass
2. called the bass is
3. it is called the bass
4. calls the bass
One problem with all languages.........they are full of irregularities.
1. when
2. so
3. is that
4. and
I'm not sure............or not.
1. whether he's coming in May
2. is he coming in May
3. whether is he coming in May
4. isn't he coming in May
. I.........a cigarette a day but now I smoke ten.
1. was used to smoke
2. got used to smoking
3. am used to smoking
4. used to smoke
She was impatient at first, but later she............to it.
1. got used
2. used to
3. was using
4. used
What............?
1. was he afraid of
2. of was he afraid
3. was afraid he
4. of he was afraid
Give me some water,............you?
1. don't
2. shall
3. will
4. do
We'd like some tea,............we?
1. hadn't
2. didn't
3. wouldn't
4. don't
The scissors.........sharp.
1. isn't
2. aren't
3. haven't
4. hasn't
Many............took part in the Olympics.
1. sportsman
2. sportsmans
3. sportsmen
4. sportsmens
When he retires he.........for 40 years.
1. will work
2. work
3. has worked
4. will have worked
I was so hungry, so I.........a sandwich.
1. eat
2. had eaten
3. ate
4. have eaten
How much.........this bag?
1. is
2. does
3. costs
4. can
When I saw them they.........football.
1. have played
2. are playing
3. played
4. were playing
I............for my glasses. Where are they?
1. look
2. am looking
3. looked
4. has looked
He knows Australia well because............a lot there.
1. travelled
2. has travelled
3. will travel
4. had travelled
The Mona Liza by Leonardo da Vinci.............
1. always admires
2. has always admired
3. is always admired
4. is always admiring
I.........a decision yet.
1. did
2. haven't made
3. am doing
4. will make
I............a letter by an unknown person yesterday.
1. gave
2. was given
3. have given
4. have been given
I sat down.........the back desk.
1. in
2. for
3. at
4. -
We arrived.........this place early in the morning.
1. in
2. to
3. at
4. for
I haven't got.........time as I thought.
1. more
2. so many
3. as much
4. so more
Your accent is............than mine.
1. much bad
2. much worse
3. more bad
4. more worse
She won't.........finish her work if I don't help her.
1. can
2. be able to
3. must
4. may
I'm not sure, but it.........be his poem.
1. may
2. must
3. need to
4. is able to
What.........good advice!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He climbed.........Mont Blanc 3 years ago.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
.............President Kennedy was murdered by a contract killer.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I want to visit.........London Zoo.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He was accused of stealing and sent to.........prison.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I want her............to the party.
1. invite
2. inviting
3. be invited
4. to be invited
She persuaded me.........the doctor.
1. saw
2. seeing
3. had seen
4. to see
That's the way I meant it.............
1. to be
2. being
3. be
4. to being
They suggested............back by train.
1. to go
2. go
3. to going
4. going
Last winter it was very cold but.........wasn't much snow.
1. it
2. there
3. that
4. -
The children cooked the dinner..........
1. themself
2. themselves
3. theirself
4. theirselves
We got there without.........problems.
1. much
2. little
3. some
4. any
She saved money and put.........in the bank.
1. him
2. them
3. it
4. they
lf it........., I'll take my umbrella.
1. will rain
2. rained
3. rains
4. were raining
I............buy that dress if I could afford it.
1. will
2. would
3. can
4. am able to
A new species of tomato.........is adapted to harsh climatic conditions has been developed.
1. what
2. where
3. that
4. who
..........was discussed, the more people became involved.
1. the longer the question
2. . the long question
3. the longer question
4. the longest question
Nobody knows what.............
1. went wrong with her marriage
2. with her marriage did go wrong
3. did go wrong with her marriage
4. her marriage went wrong with
You used to like playing football,............you?
1. used
2. didn't
3. wasn't
4. used not
I.........a cup of coffee every morning.
1. am used to drink
2. am used to drinking
3. used to drinking
4. use to drink
What............?
1. were you looking for
2. for were you looking
3. you were looking
4. looked you
Don't take it,............you?
1. do
2. will
3. won't
4. don't
She wouldn't like it,............she?
1. wouldn't
2. would
3. shouldn't
4. should
The police.........several arrests recently.
1. has made
2. have made
3. is making
4. are making
..........this information interest you?
1. is
2. are
3. do
4. does
This kind of fish.........with a white source.
1. served
2. had served
3. is served
4. is being served
The last time I.........Wendy was in 1997.
1. saw
2. have seen
3. see
4. had seen
I.........twenty pages so far.
1. read
2. am reading
3. have read
4. have been reading
After she............dinner, she decided to watch TV.
1. cooked
2. was cooking
3. had cooked
4. has cooked
I was walking along the street one day when I............Paul.
1. met
2. was meeting
3. meet
4. have met
Mr. Smith............for me when I arrived.
1. waited
2. has waited
3. was waiting
4. waits
Let's go to the restaurant. I............hungry.
1. get
2. am getting
3. got
4. have got
English.........all over the world.
1. speaks
2. is speaking
3. is spoken
4. has spoken
I have never seen him.........then.
1. for
2. since
3. during
4. at
We should wait a bit longer.........them.
1. of
2. to
3. for
4. -
Look.........my new sweater. Do you like it?
1. through
2. for
3. at
4. on
I could pay.........because I liked it.
1. as much twice
2. much twice
3. times two
4. twice as much
..........faster he drives,.........excited he gets.
1. as...as
2. not so...as
3. more...than
4. the...the more
.........I use your telephone, please?
1. may
2. should
3. must
4. needn't
You.........come if you don't want to.
1. had to
2. didn't have to
3. needn't
4. need
What............fast car!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He usually plays.........chess in the evenings.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........sky was full of clouds.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Have you ever seen............Great Wall of China?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
In autumn birds go to.........south.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
If you don't make him.........his homework, I will!
1. to do
2. do
3. doing
4. to doing
Jane felt somebody............her on the shoulder.
1. to touch
2. touches
3. to touching
4. touch
My mother let me.........what I wanted when I was young.
1. to do
2. doing
3. do
4. to dong
Everybody expected her............Robert.
1. marry
2. marrying
3. to marry
4. to marrying
..........must be a lot of light here.
1. it
2. this
3. there
4. its
Boys hurt.........when they fell.
1. themself
2. themselves
3. theirself
4. theirselves
Neither of us.........jazz.
1. like
2. likes
3. don't like
4. doesn't like
Who told you.........news?
1. these
2. this
3. its
4. theirs
If you.........to New York you'll see the Statue of Liberty.
1. go
2. will be going
3. went
4. would go
If I............you, I wouldn't say it.
1. will be
2. were
3. am
4. would be
..........tea plant are small and white.
1. the
2. having flowers the
3. on the
4. the flowers of the
I have no idea where............
1. did she go
2. she went
3. went she
4. she did go
It.........usually rainy in summer.
1. don't
2. doesn't
3. isn't
4. hasn't
Don't worry. You'll get used............... on the left.
1. to drive
2. to driving
3. drive
4. driving
We used............dinner at 7 o'clock.
1. to having
2. to have
3. having
4. have
Who............?
1. at you laughed
2. laughed at you
3. did you laugh
4. you laughed
Don't cross the street here,............you?
1. will
2. won't
3. do
4. don't
You'd met Alice before, .........you?
1. had
2. hadn't
3. didn't
4. wouldn't
The Chinese............famous for their food.
1. is
2. are
3. have
4. has
Fifty thousand dollars............stolen last night.
1. is
2. are
3. was
4. were
My son shouldn't.............
1. be laughed at
2. laugh at
3. be laughed
4. to be laughed
Much rubbish............away every year.
1. throws
2. is throwing
3. is thrown
4. has thrown
He............his own business at the age of 25.
1. has started
2. started
3. had started
4. was starting
He............writing his report by the end of next week.
1. had finished
2. finishes
3. will finish
4. will have finished
The old man told me he............in the country all his life.
1. has lived
2. lives
3. is living
4. had lived
The weather forecast said that it............in the evening.
1. will snow
2. would snow
3. snows
4. will be snowing
Who............into the house last week?
1. breaks
2. broke
3. does break
4. did break
Children............very well there.
1. are looked after
2. look after
3. will be looked
4. are looked
I have known her for.........least five years.
1. with
2. at
3. in
4. -
My doctor advised me to give.........smoking.
1. in
2. with
3. up
4. -
He promised to phone............last Friday.
1. in
2. on
3. from
4. -
She is.........player in the team.
1. faster
2. the fastest
3. fast
4. the more faster
If we go to the country, we............go swimming.
1. 'll be able to
2. had to
3. ought
4. 'll be allowed
In Britain you.........drive a car when you're seventeen.
1. must
2. have to
3. are able to
4. are allowed to
What............marvellous dancer!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
............ company makes furniture.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I go to work on.........foot.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I don't know anybody in.........Netherlands.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
What is.........nature of his illness?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
My father was a military man and we spent several years in .........Far East.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He made them.............
1. to leave
2. leaving
3. leave
4. to leaving
Taking the job will mean............to Minsk.
1. to move
2. move
3. moving
4. to moving
I heard her.........the piano once.
1. to play
2. playing
3. plays
4. to playing
My parents won't let me.........to the disco tonight.
1. go
2. going
3. to go
4. to going
How far is............from the station to your house?
1. there
2. this
3. it
4. here
Neither of them.........a car.
1. have
2. has
3. don't have
4. doesn't have
There are.........conveniences in the house.
1. much
2. no
3. any
4. the
Could I have.........water, please?
1. some
2. any
3. few
4. a few
If I had a big house, I............invite friends.
1. will
2. 'd be able to
3. 'll be able to
4. can
I want to be a teacher when I.........school.
1. will leave
2. leave
3. am leaving
4. left
.........., black bears climb trees.
1. unlike grizzly bears are
2. grizzly unlike bears
3. grizzly bears are unlike
4. unlike grizzly bears
I'm not sure which.........,
1. countries does Belarus border on
2. countries borders on Belarus
3. on countries does Belarus border
4. countries Belarus borders on
The person.........did it was never caught.
1. what
2. who
3. which
4. -
We finally got............this kind of food.
1. used to eat
2. eating
3. to eat
4. used to eating
Both Mary and her sister.........wonderful voices.
1. have got
2. has got
3. do
4. had gotten
Who............?
1. did they speak
2. they spoke
3. did they speak to
4. to did they speak
She's got beautiful eyes,.........she?
1. doesn't
2. hasn't
3. does
4. isn't
There isn't any bread,............?
1. is it
2. isn't it
3. is there
4. doesn't it
The contents of this box ......... unknown.
1. has
2. have
3. is
4. are
Look! What nice..........
1. forget-me-nots
2. forgets-me-not
3. forget-mes-not
4. forgets-me-nots
This time last year he............for his entrance exams.
1. was preparing
2. prepared
3. will prepare
4. prepares
Ann was coming out of the club when she.........Robert.
1. was seeing
2. had seen
3. sees
4. saw
Last night someone............a car in our street.
1. was stealing
2. stole
3. has stolen
4. had stolen
I like this wine. It............delicious.
1. tastes
2. has taste
3. is tasting
4. tasted
What's that music you............?
1. listen
2. are hearing
3. are listening to
4. are hearing to
She said that she............him for many years.
1. knows
2. will know
3. had known
4. would know
John.........by the police.
1. arrested
2. has arrested
3. had arrested
4. has been arrested
The prize.........by our team.
1. had won
2. has won
3. is being won
4. was won
Are you good.........mathematics?
1. in
2. on
3. at
4. of
Go straight.........home.
1. to
2. for
3. in
4. -
You'd better put.........your coat. It's very cold outside.
1. out
2. off
3. on
4. up
Basketball is.........in this country as football is.
1. more popular
2. so popular
3. popular
4. as popular
It.........be Sam. He never wears ties.
1. can't
2. should
3. might
4. must
The text was difficult and I.........look up a lot of words in the dictionary.
1. must
2. have to
3. had to
4. should
People have to live in............society.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
We had............fun playing in the yard.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
What.........interesting story!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Yesterday was.........coldest day of the year!
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........accident shocked every person in the country.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
Do penguins live in............Arctic?
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I hate............for exams.
1. to be preparing
2. preparing
3. prepare
4. to have prepared
The teacher went on............the new topic though the lesson was over.
1. to explain
2. to explaining
3. explaining
4. to have explained
The room needs.........,
1. cleaning
2. to clean
3. cleaned
4. clean
Did you manage.........the hotel?
1. find
2. finding
3. to finding
4. to find
..........was a fight at the club last night.
1. there
2. it
3. this
4. here
I left the shop without............money.
1. some
2. any
3. many
4. a few
That's my coat, and the gloves are.........too.
1. me
2. my
3. mine
4. hers
The lights switch.........on at night.
1. them
2. oneself
3. me
4. themselves
If the bus............come soon, I'll be late.
1. doesn't
2. won't
3. will
4. wasn't
If I............the answer, I'd tell you.
1. know
2. would know
3. knew
4. had known
New Orleans is a city.........older traditions can still be seen.
1. those
2. that
3. which
4. where
I don't know.............
1. which way the station is
2. which road is the station
3. where is the station
4. whether is it the station
The teacher asked me a question to..................I had no answer.
1. what
2. whom
3. which
4. that
Jack............as impolite as that.
1. didn't use to be
2. is used to be
3. used to being
4. used not to be
Neither Mary nor her sister.........the piano.
1. play
2. plays
3. are playing
4. don't play
There was nothing in the bag,............?
1. wasn't there
2. was there
3. was it
4. wasn't it
Peter's got a new girlfriend,.........he?
1. isn't
2. doesn't
3. has
4. hasn't
There aren't many good films nowadays,............?
1. are they
2. are there
3. don't they
4. is it
What.........the media? - Press, radio, TV.
1. is
2. are
3. has
4. have
I don't like that new girlfriend of my.............
1. brother
2. brother's
3. brothers
4. brothers'
Last night he............by the police as he was driving home.
1. stopped
2. have stopped
3. was stopped
4. have been stopped
The next meeting............on April 24th.
1. will hold
2. holds
3. will be held
4. held
Measures must............at once.
1. take
2. be taken
3. have taken
4. took
At 2 o'clock this afternoon I.............
1. studied
2. had studied
3. was studying
4. has been studying
George.........to India three times.
1. was
2. is
3. had been
4. has been
John.........in that house since 1962 before he moved to London.
1. has lived
2. had lived
3. lived
4. lives
We can't go out now. It............hard.
1. rains
2. is raining
3. rained
4. was raining
They............concerts once or twice a week.
1. are usually giving
2. are giving usually
3. give usually
4. usually give
This table is made............wood.
1. from
2. by
3. with
4. of
I took the wrong bus............mistake.
1. in
2. with
3. by
4. on
We don't need to be.........a hurry. We have plenty of time.
1. on
2. in
3. at
4. with
Linda speaks French............than Jane does.
1. more fluently
2. most fluently
3. more fluent
4. as fluent
.............you play the violin when you were four?
1. must
2. should
3. could
4. can
You............be joking.
1. must
2. should
3. can
4. are able to
..........war is a horrible thing.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........three missing boys have been found safe.
1. some
2. the
3. that
4. -
I'd like to buy a car of.........same colour as yours.
1. a
2. the
3. these
4. -
.............Daily Telegraph is a very popular newspaper in Britain.
1. a
2. the
3. that
4. -
Lake Erie is situated in............North America.
1. a
2. the
3. this
4. -
I really enjoy............shopping.
1. to going
2. to go
3. go
4. going
Don't forget.........me up before you leave.
1. wake
2. waking
3. to wake
4. to waking
You are not allowed............here.
1. smoking
2. to smoke
3. smoke
4. to smoking
I don't mind............after the baby for you.
1. looking
2. look
3. to look
4. to looking
Have you got.........money?
1. many
2. much
3. a few
4. a
..........are very old shoes. You can't wear them.
1. that
2. this
3. these
4. its
My children don't like apples, so I never buy..........
1. any
2. some
3. it
4. they
There is...............special in her. She is quite an ordinary person.
1. something
2. anything
3. everything
4. nothing
My pen is on the table. I don't know where............is.
1. she
2. he
3. its
4. yours
When we............to London, we'll give you a call.
1. got
2. will get
3. would get
4. get
If we............afford it, we'd buy a new car.
1. will be able to
2. will
3. can
4. could
He is the kind of person.........I like.
1. whose
2. what
3. that
4. which
There is only one museum in our city.........I haven't visited yet.
1. what
2. whom
3. which
4. whose
I wonder.............
1. can I smoke here
2. if I can smoke here
3. if can I smoke here
4. if smoke I can here
.............is he speaking to?
1. who
2. what
3. whose
4. why
.............long to get there?
1. did you take
2. how much
3. took it
4. did it take you
We mustn't smoke here, ......... we?
1. mustn't
2. must
3. need
4. needn't
There are some sheep in the field,.........?
1. aren't there
2. aren't they
3. isn't it
4. don't they
You have to go,............you?
1. haven't
2. don't
3. didn't
4. aren't
The largest of all............the white shark.
1. fish is
2. fish are
3. fishes is
4. fishes are
It isn't more than............journey from here.
1. three day
2. three day's
3. three days
4. three days'
When the teacher entered the classroom, all the pupils .........at their desks.
1. sit
2. were sitting
3. have sat
4. would sit
Mrs. Trench............here for 10 years.
1. works
2. had worked
3. had been working
4. has been working
Pat ............the cup when she was having lunch.
1. broke
2. was breaking
3. has broken
4. breaks
He told me he.........abroad.
1. never was
2. had never been
3. will never be
4. would never be
I suppose the letter............tomorrow.
1. will deliver
2. would deliver
3. will be delivered
4. would delivered
Nothing............of Alice.
1. heard
2. has ever heard
3. will hear
4. was ever heard
Drinks cannot............after 11 pm.
1. be served
2. serve
3. served
4. have served
The volcano.........ten miles away.
1. was heard
2. heard
3. hears
4. has heard
Have you already made your mind?
1. up
2. in
3. on
4. -
His uncle died............cancer.
1. from
2. at
3. with
4. of
Everyone.........him was at the party.
1. beside
2. except
3. but
4. along
Could you speak a bit........., please?
1. loudly
2. loudlier
3. more loudly
4. most loudly
You.........be tired. You've been working all day.
1. must
2. can't
3. shouldn't
4. had to
If I don't work hard I.........fail my exam.
1. ought to
2. may
3. will have to
4. need to
Go down.........Park Street and turn right.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I don't like milk in.........tea.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
At the end of.........busy day, sleep is the best tonic.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
We'll go for a walk if.........sun comes out.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
......Smith are the couple who are going to buy our house.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
The city of Beverly Hills............on all sides by the city of Los Angeles.
1. surrounds
2. is surrounded
3. are surrounded
4. is surrounding
He didn't mind Linda............there.
1. smoking
2. smoke
3. to smoke
4. to smoking
I stopped............for that company 5 years ago.
1. to working
2. working
3. work
4. worked
My shirt needs.........,
1. wash
2. washing
3. to wash
4. washed
.............is our new house.
1. there
2. that
3. these
4. those
I feel lonely as I've got.........friends here.
1. many
2. few
3. little
4. much
..........clothes look smart.
1. this
2. these
3. theirs
4. they
Have they got.........children?
1. any
2. some
3. much
4. a
Is there.........time left?
1. any
2. many
3. a few
4. some
If he............cleverer, he'd have been a doctor instead of a clerk.
1. were
2. has been
3. would be
4. had been
If she.........some spare time, she'd learn Chinese.
1. had
2. have
3. would have
4. had had
My mother is the only person............advice I always ask for.
1. whom
2. whose
3. which
4. that
The road............led to the station was impassable because of the yesterday's storm.
1. what
2. who
3. whom
4. which
.......... we must not do is to panic.
1. what
2. that
3. which
4. that what
..........did Mr. Brown explain to that he had problems?
1. why
2. who
3. whose
4. where
............. long to finish your homework?
1. took it
2. did you take
3. did it take you
4. how much
Nothing seems strange,............?
1. doesn't it
2. does it
3. do they
4. don't they
There is a car park opposite the bank,.........?
1. is it
2. isn't it
3. doesn't there
4. isn't there
They had to learn this poem by heart,............they?
1. hadn't
2. had
3. didn't
4. did
The stairs............steep and dangerous.
1. is
2. are
3. has
4. have
Local............mostly apples and pears.
1. fruit is
2. fruit are
3. fruits is
4. fruits are
The job............to Paul.
1. offered
2. was offered
3. offers
4. is offering
Three thousand people.........by this company.
1. employ
2. are employed
3. employed
4. are employing
The window must............open.
1. is left
2. leave
3. be to leave
4. be left
I............along the street one day when I met Paul.
1. walk
2. walked
3. was walking
4. have walked
I............a suit and a tie recently.
1. wear
2. am wearing
3. wore
4. have been wearing
Peter usually plays tennis on Sundays but he............last Sunday.
1. doesn't play
2. wasn't playing
3. not played
4. didn't play
She asked me when I ......... to work.
1. had to go
2. will go
3. have gone
4. will have to go
The policeman asked them if they.........anything.
1. have heard
2. were hearing
3. had heard
4. had been heard
We usually visit our granny............weekends.
1. on
2. at
3. by
4. in
You are late. What's happened.........you?
1. with
2. by
3. to
4. at
Everyone.........her has a book.
1. as well as
2. together
3. except
4. with
Something smells.......... Are you cooking a pie?
1. good
2. well
3. worse
4. badly
Max.........swim when he was three.
1. should
2. may
3. could
4. must
When I was at school I.........do homework every day.
1. should
2. had to
3. must
4. can
He sailed on.........Pacific Ocean.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
He will arrive on.........first Tuesday in July.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........coffee is very expensive at the moment.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
..........Blacks have two sons and a daughter.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
I know how to use.........computer.
1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -
It is possible for a microscope.........one or more lenses.
1. has
2. have
3. to have
4. that has
The river Dvina.........into the Baltic Sea.
1. is flowed
2. flows
3. is flowing
4. will flow
You.........be hungry after such a big dinner.
1. are allowed
2. had to
3. can't
4. don't have to
I remember.........the book in many shops, but I don't remember the price.
1. to see
2. seeing
3. to seeing
4. being seen
Very.........people have heard about it.
1. much
2. little
3. a few
4. few
Would.........like to watch this film?
1. them
2. any
3. anybody
4. me
Did............phone while I was out?
1. some
2. any
3. somebody
4. anybody
Which seat would you prefer? -.........will do.
1. some
2. any
3. somebody
4. anything
.........I was extremely tired, I couldn't sleep.
1. also
2. before
3. because of
4. although
If we............afford it, we'll buy a new car.
1. can
2. could
3. will
4. will be able
If you won in a lottery, what.........you do?
1. did
2. would
3. do
4. will
Do you know the girl.........lives next door?
1. whose
2. whom
3. what
4. that
I can't believe............you told me yesterday.
1. which
2. who
3. what
4. when
Susan,.........brother you met at the party, is going to work abroad.
1. whose
2. who
3. what
4. whom
.............a thunderstorm on Saturday?
1. was it
2. did it
3. was there
4. did
What job............?
1. you applied for
2. were you applied
3. did you apply for
4. did you applied for
Everybody doesn't like to be cheated,.........?
1. does he
2. do they
3. does she
4. do you
We had a good time,............?
1. did we
2. we did
3. didn't we
4. we didn't
They'll always remember this,............?
1. won't they
2. will they
3. don't they
4. they won't
The Roman Catholic clergy.........stationed in the Vatican.
1. is
2. are
3. has
4. have
We had to stop the car as two beautiful............crossing the road.
1. deers were
2. deers was
3. deer were
4. deer was

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