1. Our baby ............ to walk by the time he is one year old.
a) could b) will be able c) can

2. "When do you advise me ............ again, doctor?"
a) come b) coming c) to come

3. I wish I ............ born rich: I could have afforded a new car!
a) had been b) was c) am

4. Nights get darker as we get ............ Christmas.
a) at b) near c) towards

5. I don't think Mary ............ to come to the party.
a) is likely b) likes c) will

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6. You can come at all times: the door ............ open all day long.
a) has kept b) is kept c) keeps

7. By the time he got there, the money ............ from the safe.
a) has been taken b) was taken c) had been taken

8. Last month I ............ swimming.
a) put up b) took up c) picked up

9. I ............ to leave the room.
a) has asked b) was asking c) was asked

10. At the end of the competition Maggie ............ the first prize.
a) was given b) gave c) has given

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11. I promised him that if I ............ time I ............ go to his party the next day.
a) had/will b) have/will c) had/would

12. When he saw me leaving, he asked me where ............ .
a) I was going b) was I going c) I am going

13. Sorry, I'm late. My moped ............ and I had to call a taxi.
a) broke down b) got down c) turned down

14. 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

15. "We ............ to book the restaurant: there's plenty of room."
a) needn't b) don't have c) need

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16. 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

17. How long ............ there when you got sacked?
a) had you been working b) have you been working c) have you worked

18. The police surrounded the thieves and they eventually gave ............ .
a) in b) up c) away

19. I didn't like the service so I............ to the head-waiter.
a) criticized b) complained c) apologized

20. They are thinking of doing away ............ special grants for students.
a) for b) at c) with

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21. If Mary ............ punctual, we could ............ on time.
a) had been/have set off b) was/have set off c) has been/set off

22. Supposing you ............, which profession would you like most?
a) could choose b) would choose c) chose

23. I haven't seen Angelo for ages but my husband ran ............ him last week.
a) for b) against c) into

24. The wealthy businessman, ............ son had been kidnapped, offered a reward to anyone who could help in the investigation.
a) whose b) which c) who

25. People ............ exercise regularly are said to live longer than those who don't.
a) do b) did c) doing

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26. ............ smoking is not an easy task.
a) Give up b) Giving up c) To give up

27. Not only ............ the piano, but he also sings.
a) does he play b) he plays c) plays he

28. Mark and Mike are identical twins and it's very difficult to ............ .
a) set them apart b) tell them apart c) tear them apart

29. The dress in the window was so beautiful that Mary stopped ............ at it.
a) look b) to look c) looking

30. Everything you have ever wanted will ............ .
a) become real b) come true c) become true

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31.This time next week we ............ to London.
a) are travelling b) 'll be travelling c) will travel

32. I've been working ............ since I got the promotion.
a) strongly b) hard c) hardly

33. "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

34. 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

35. 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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36. The ............ news report is usually at midnight.
a) later b) last c) latest

37. The noise on the street was ............ terrible for me.
a) really b) very c) too

38. The shop assistant was fired because he had been very rude ............ the customer.
a) at b) with c) to

39. That ancient castle on the top of the hill seems ............ .
a) tiring b) interested c) frightening

40. 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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41. Some of the people involved in the accident on the highway were ............ injured.
a) heavily b) badly c) greatly

42. Susan and Tom never agree on the films to watch: she likes love stories ............ he prefers science fiction.
a) whereas b) therefore c) however

43. The eagle flew ............ above our heads.
a) loudly b) highly c) high

44. 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

45. She's still a bit ............, but she'll learn.
a) grey b) green c) red