2. ............ there students in the room?
a) Are
b) Is
c) Am
3. How are you?
a) How do you do?
b) Fine, thanks
c) I'm a secretary
4. Can you speak English?
a) No, I can
b) Yes, I can't
c) Yes, I can
5. Tom is ............ architect.
a) the
b) a
c) an
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6. It's cold today . ........... you got a jacket?
a) Do
b) Have
c) Has
7. This is Mr and Mrs Taylor and that is ............ son.
a) there
b) they're
c) their
8. In my course there is only one man and four ........... .
a) womans
b) womens
c) women
9. How ............ is it?
a) much
b) many
c) colour
10. Would you like a coffee?
a) No, please
b) No, I'm not
c) Yes, please
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11. What's the time?
a) At eight o'clock
b) It's half past eight o'clock
c) A quarter to eight
12. I don't like wine. I ............ drink it.
a) ever
b) never
c) always
13. ............ do you go to the gym?
a) How often
b) How much time
c) How much
14. "What ............ your sister do?"
a) work
b) does
c) do
15. I usually go to the swimming pool ............ Mondays.
a) on
b) of
c) at
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16. Is there ............ milk in the fridge?
a) the
b) any
c) some
17. My sister works in a restaurant. She ............ very well.
a) can cook
b) cans cook
c) cook
18. Look at the boy! He ............ an ice cream.
a) is eating
b) eats
c) eating
19. Oxford University is one of ............ in England.
a) bigger
b) the biggest
c) biggest
20. I speak English well, but John speaks it ............ than me.
a) gooder
b) better
c) more good
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21. When I ............ a child I ............ be very noisy.
a) were/used to
b) was/used to
c) was/use to
22. Do you like my shoes? I ............ them yesterday.
a) buyed
b) bought
c) brought
23. While John ............ the phone ............ .
a) had a shower/rang
b) was having a shower/rang
c) leaving
24. He ............ ten minutes ago.
a) leaves
b) left
c) leaving
25. I ............ 16th June 1971.
a) borned
b) was borned
c) was born
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26. ............ I use your pen? I can't find mine.
a) Must
b) Can
c) Do
27. This week I ............ to Rome twice but last week I
............ at all.
a) went/haven't been
b) have been/didn't go
c) went/didn't go
28. I ............ to Russia.
a) never went
b) didn't go
c) have never been
29. Don't touch the wall! I ............ it.
a) have just painted
b) have already
c) painted
30. Have you finished ............?
a) just
b) still
c) yet
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31. The room was dark so I turned ............ the light.
a) out
b) on
c) off
32. I went to the party at 11pm; Mary left earlier. When I ............
she ............ .
a) arrived/had already left
b) arrived/left
c) had arrived/had left
33. I'm looking at that picture, I like it.
a) What are you looking at?
b) At what are you looking?
c) What do you look at?
34. My brother ............write when he was 4, so he ............ finish
school earlier.
a) could/was able to
b) was able to/can
c) managed to/could
35. ............ my father ............ my mother can speak English well.
a) Neither/or
b) Both/and
c) Either/or
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36. Jason ............ to London several times; last time he ............
there in 1998.
a) went/has been
b) has been/was
c) has gone/went
37. I don't mind ............ TV.
a) watching
b) to watch
c) watch
38. The room was empty: ............ was in.
a) nobody
b) something
c) anybody
39. I think you ............ pass the exam: you've studied a lot.
a) are going to
b) will
c) won't
40. I ............ come to your party next Saturday, I ............ fly to
New York.
a) must/am going to
b) can't/am going to
c) can't will
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41. What ............, tea or coffee?
a) would you like to drink
b) do you like to drink
c) do you want drinking
42. I ............ ring you if my flight ............ late.
a) 'll/'ll be
b) 'll/is
c) -/is
43. Dad ............ home for dinner ............ the train is late.
a) will be/if
b) will be/unless
c) won't be/unless
44. Look at the sky! It ............ .
a) will rain
b) is going to rain
c) is raining
45. I don't want ............, I prefer ............ .
a) cycling/walking
b) to cycle/walking
c) Cycling/to walk
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46. Our teacher is very easy-going: we ............ to talk in class.
a) are allowed
b) let
c) are likely
47. We ............ remember to send my parents a postcard!
a) needn't
b) must
c) ought to
48. There was a long queue at the bank so I ............ to cash the cheque.
a) managed
b) didn't succeed
c) wasn't able
49. You ............ go out in this weather!
a) mustn't
b) shouldn't
c) needn't
50. My father ............ me use his new car sometimes.
a) makes
b) lets
c) allows
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51. America ............ in 1492 ............ Columbus.
a) has been discovered/by
b) was discovered/by
c) was discovered/from
52. "There was an interesting article in the newspaper yesterday"
a) Who was it written by?
b) By who was it written?
c) Who wrote it by?
53. I was very excited because I ............ a promotion.
a) was given
b) had given
c) gave
54. I went to the hairdresser's last week and............ .
a) had my hair done
b) have my hair cut
c) had my hair do
55. I'm no good at mending my car, if I have a problem I ............ by
the mechanic.
a) make it repair
b) get it repaired
c) have it repair
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56. Hurry up! The meeting is starting at 9 am and I ............ to be there
15 minutes earlier.
a) suppose
b) am supposed
c) expected
57. They say that number 17 brings bad luck.
a) Number 17 said to bring bad luck
b) Number 17 it is said to bring bad luck
c) Number 17 is said to bring bad luck
58. He ............ he was tired.
a) told
b) said
c) said me
59. That's the man ............ brother was arrested.
a) who
b) whom
c) whose
60. Sandra is very shy; she never ............ with people.
a) makes friendship
b) makes friends
c) is a friend
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61. I ............ to Rome in 1978 and I ............ there since then.
a) have moved/have lived
b) moved/ lived
c) moved/have been living
62. How long have you known him?
a) For ages
b) Since ages
c) For long times
63. It ............ since early this morning and I ............ to go out.
a) rains/wasn't able
b) has rained/haven't been able
c)has been raining/haven't been able
64. We arrived at the cinema late and the film ............ .
a) has already started
b) had already started
c) already started
65. When I got promoted I ............ for that company for over 5 years.
a) worked
b) was working
c) had been working
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66. If you do that again, I ............ you!
a) kill
b) 'll kill
c) won't kill
67. You were very rude: if I ............ you, I ............ apologize to
her.
a) had been/would
b) was/will
c) were/would
68. We decided to have a picnic ............ the rain.
a) although
b) despite
c) even if
69. I ............ more if I ............ that the exam was so difficult.
a) could have studied/knew
b) would have studied/had known
c) would study/had known
70. I'm fed up with my job! I wish I ............ on holiday!
a) go
b) could go
c) can go
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71. I usually work full time but at the moment I ............ only in the
morning.
a) works
b) am working
c) work
72."I rang you last night but there was no reply"."Sorry,
I ............ TV and I ............ the phone."
a) watched/didn't
b) was watching/didn't hear
c) was watching/heard
73. In my life I ............ to all five continents.
a) have travelled
b) travelled
c) was travelling
74. Some of the old books ............ from the library.
a) have been removing
b) have been removed
c) are removing
75. I can't come to the cinema tonight: my parents ............ for dinner.
a) come
b) will come
c) are coming
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76. I can't stand ............, I always refuse ............ it when my mother
asks me.
a) do the washing up/doing
b) doing the washing up/to do
c) to do the washing up/doing
77. The teacher ............ the students to study hard for the exam.
a) said
b) advised
c) allowed
78. When it stopped ............ I decided ............ out.
a) raining/going
b) to rain/go
c) raining/to go
79. Would you like ............ with me to the new record shop?
a) go
b) to come
c) coming
80. My mother ............ drinking tea.
a) would like
b) hates
c) don't like
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81. ............ music do you like?
a)What sort of
b) Which
c) How
82. ............ tall is your brother?
a) How much
b) How
c) How many
83. He asked me why I ............ to the party the night before.
a) gone
b) hadn't gone
c) didn't go
84. I can't remember ............ .
a) where my car is
b) where my car was
c) where is my car
85. My husband is not interested ............ going to the theatre.
a) to
b) in
c) at
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86. During the interview they asked me if I ............ type well. I answered
that I ............ a computer course the week before.
a) could/had finished
b) was able/ had finished
c) can/finished
87. We are waiting for John: on the phone he told me that he ............
be here soon.
a) will
b) would
c) could
88. When he saw I was in trouble, he ............ to lend me some money.
a) refused
b) demanded
c) offered
89. After the theft the police warned my neighbours ............ the main
door unlocked.
a) to not leave
b) to leave
c) not to leave
90. ............! I don't want to see you here anymore!
a) Get off!
b) Clear off!
c) Come in!
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91. Our baby ............ to walk by the time he is one year old.
a) could
b) will be able
c) can
92. "When do you advise me ............ again, doctor?"
a) come
b) coming
c) to come
93. I wish I ............ born rich: I could have afforded a new car!
a) had been
b) was
c) am
94. Nights get darker as we get ............ Christmas.
a) at
b) near
c) towards
95. I don't think Mary ............ to come to the party.
a) is likely
b) likes
c) will
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96. You can come at all times: the door ............ open all day long.
a) has kept
b) is kept
c) keeps
97. By the time he got there, the money ............ from the safe.
a) has been taken
b) was taken
c) had been taken
98. Last month I ............ swimming.
a) put up
b) took up
c) picked up
99. I ............ to leave the room.
a) has asked
b) was asking
c) was asked
100. At the end of the competition Maggie ............ the first prize.
a) was given
b) gave
c) has given
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101. I promised him that if I ............ time I ............ go to his
party the next day.
a) had/will
b) have/will
c) had/would
102. When he saw me leaving, he asked me where ............ .
a) I was going
b) was I going
c) I am going
103. Sorry, I'm late. My moped ............ and I had to call a taxi.
a) broke down
b) got down
c) turned down
104. The managing director asked his sales manager if ............ the losses
in sales.
a) he accounted for
b) he could account for
c) to account for
105. "We ............ to book the restaurant: there's plenty of room."
a) needn't
b) don't have
c) need
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106. When I ............ at Market Street, I found out that the shop ............
a few months before.
a) arrived/had been shutting down
b) had arrived/shut down
c) arrived/had shut down
107. How long ............ there when you got sacked?
a) had you been working
b) have you been working
c) have you worked
108. The police surrounded the thieves and they eventually gave ............
.
a) in
b) up
c) away
109. I didn't like the service so I............ to the head-waiter.
a) criticized
b) complained
c) apologized
110. They are thinking of doing away ............ special grants for students.
a) for
b) at
c) with
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111. If Mary ............ punctual, we could ............ on time.
a) had been/have set off
b) was/have set off
c) has been/set off
112. Supposing you ............, which profession would you like most?
a) could choose
b) would choose
c) chose
113. I haven't seen Angelo for ages but my husband ran ............ him last
week.
a) for
b) against
c) into
114. The wealthy businessman, ............ son had been kidnapped, offered
a reward to anyone who could help in the investigation.
a) whose
b) which
c) who
115. People ............ exercise regularly are said to live longer than
those who don't.
a) do
b) did
c) doing
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116. ............ smoking is not an easy task.
a) Give up
b) Giving up
c) To give up
117. Not only ............ the piano, but he also sings.
a) does he play
b) he plays
c) plays he
118. Mark and Mike are identical twins and it's very difficult to ............
.
a) set them apart
b) tell them apart
c) tear them apart
119. The dress in the window was so beautiful that Mary stopped ............
at it.
a) look
b) to look
c) looking
120. Everything you have ever wanted will ............ .
a) become real
b) come true
c) become true
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121.This time next week we ............ to London.
a) are travelling
b) 'll be travelling
c) will travel
122. I've been working ............ since I got the promotion.
a) strongly
b) hard
c) hardly
123. "This is Mark Smith, can I talk to Mr Stewards, please?".
"Hold on, I'll ............ you ............ ."
a) put/through
b) put/up
c) put/on
124. Don't come to the party before 10 p.m. because nobody ............ by
then.
a) won't have arrived
b) will arrive
c) will have arrived
125. There was a long queue at the ticket office, but we ............ managed
to get the tickets.
a) unfortunately
b) lastly
c) eventually
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126. The ............ news report is usually at midnight.
a) later
b) last
c) latest
127. The noise on the street was ............ terrible for me.
a) really
b) very
c) too
128. The shop assistant was fired because he had been very rude ............
the customer.
a) at
b) with
c) to
129. That ancient castle on the top of the hill seems ............ .
a) tiring
b) interested
c) frightening
130. My grandfather used to have a ............ stick for his strolls.
a) walking black wooden
b) wooden black walking
c) black wooden walking
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131. Some of the people involved in the accident on the highway were ............
injured.
a) heavily
b) badly
c) greatly
132. Susan and Tom never agree on the films to watch: she likes love stories
............ he prefers science fiction.
a) whereas
b) therefore
c) however
133. The eagle flew ............ above our heads.
a) loudly
b) highly
c) high
134. You would never say that Mark and Tom are brothers: they are like ............
.
a) milk and coffee
b) mouse and cat
c) chalk and cheese
135. She's still a bit ............, but she'll learn.
a) grey
b) green
c) red
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