Watch me, Mum. I … stand on one leg.

====
#can
====
could
====
was able to
====
am able to
++++
Films … now easily be streamed online
====
#can
====
could
====
was able to
====
Am able to
++++
She swam strongly and … cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the
heavy rain.
====
#was able to
====
could
====
can
====
am able to
++++
I tried to get up but I … move
====
#Couldn’t
====
Can’t
====
Wasn’t able to
====
Am not able to
++++
I … remember the crash, but nothing after that.
====
#Could
====
can
====
was able to
====
were able to
++++
All we … see were his feet.
====
#Could
====
can
====
was able to
====
were able to
++++
I … nearly touch the ceiling.
====
#Was allowed to
====
could
====
was able to
====
were able to
++++
It … be expensive to keep a cat. If we had one, it could or it may not be
expensive.
====
#Could
====
Can
====
Should
====
Couldn’t
++++
It … be expensive to keep a cat. It can be and it sometimes is.
====
#Can
====
Could
====
Should
====
Couldn’t
++++
There … be many people in the world who haven’t watched television.
====
#Can’t
====
Couldn’t
====
Shouldn’t
====
Have
++++
The doctor … see you this morning.
====
#Can’t
====
Couldn’t
====
Shouldn’t
====
Have
++++
We … stay with Jake in Oslo. We will be able to stay.
====
#Can
====
Could
====
Should
====
Have
++++
We … stay with Jake in Oslo. It’s possible if he’s there.
====
#Could
====
Can
====
Shouldn’t
====
Have
++++
I … open the present until my birthday.
====
#B and c are correct ones
====
Couldn’t
====
Wasn’t allowed to
====
Wasn’t
++++
Although he didn’t have a ticket, Ned … come in.
====
#Was allowed to
====
Could
====
May
====
Might
++++
Every day Dan … come home from work and turn on the TV.
====
#Will
====
Would
====
–
====
Has
++++
At school she … always sit quietly and pay attention.
====
#Would
====
Will
====
–
====
Has
++++
Cold weather … certain plants.
====
#Will kill
====
Kill
====
May kill
====
Killed
++++
Each time I gave him a problem, he … it for me.
====
#Would solve
====
Solved
====
Has solved
====
Have solved
++++
Last night I gave him a problem and he … it for me.
====
#Solved
====
Would solve
====
Has solved
====
Have solved
++++
She just … do the washing up when I ask her.
====
#Won’t
====
Wasn’t
====
Hadn’t to
====
Weren’t
++++
I was happy when Ryan left. He … talk about people behind their backs.
====
#Would
====
Will
====
May
====
Had to
++++
I feel sick. Well, if you … eat so much, I’m not surprised.
====
#Will
====
Would
====
Used to
====
Was able to
++++
You … know that Ewan and Lucy are engaged. I assume you already know.
====
#Will
====
Would
====
Used to
====
Was able to
++++
Martina … be at home by now. Let’s go and see.
====
#Will
====
Would
====
Used to
====
Was able to
++++
We … play in the garden.
====
#Used to
====
Would
====
Were to
====
Had
++++
Whenever we went to my uncle’s house, we … play in the garden.
====
#B and C are correct
====
Used to
====
Would
====
Had
++++
The factory … be over there.
====
#Used to
====
Would
====
Had
====
Was to
++++
Didn’t you … have red hair?
====
#Used to
====
Would
====
Had
====
Have
++++
She … Jamaica last month.
====
#Went to
====
Used to go
====
Used to go to
====
Would go to
++++
I … happy to see him, but I didn’t have time.
====
#Would have been
====
Will have been
====
Will be
====
Would be
++++
Select special emphasis on negatives: 1. Did she not realise that she had broken
it? 2. Can you not get there a bit earlier? 3. Why do you never help? 4. Didn’t she
realise that she had broken it? 5. Can’t you get there a bit earlier?
====
#1,2,3
====
1,2,5
====
2,3,4
====
3,4,5
++++
… you grown! (exclamations with a falling intonation)
====
#Haven’t
====
Hasn’t
====
Have
====
Had
++++
Which are echo questions?
====
#Tala’s lost her job? (rising intonation)
====
Doesn’t she look lovely?
====
Why not decorate the house yourself?
====
Why don’t decorate the house yourself
++++
Which are echo questions?
====
#Leon’s arriving at 6:30. Leon’s arriving when?
====
Doesn’t she look lovely?
====
Why not decorate the house yourself?
====
Why don’t decorate the house yourself
++++
Which are echo questions?
====
#I think she’s having a sleep. She’s what?
====
Doesn’t she look lovely?
====
Why not decorate the house yourself?
====
Why don’t decorate the house yourself
++++
What did you think … in the box?
====
#Was
====
That was
====
Were
====
That were
++++
Identify the reporting clause in the following sentence: Of course, Carter replied,
you’ll have to pay him to do the job.
====
#Carter replied
====
Of course
====
You’ll have to pay
====
you’ll have to pay him to do the job
++++
Choose the structures which reflect noun and adjectives when reporting what people
say.
====
#Noun + to infinitive clause
====
Noun + past participle clause
====
Adjective + question clause
====
Noun + which
++++
Which structures are used to introduce the subject of a question or topic
discussed?
====
#As to + wh-clause or as to + wh-word + to infinitive
====
Were to construction
====
Should, happen to and should happen to
====
Would, will
++++
Some adjectives are used to report to a speaker’s feelings or opinion followed by …
====
#All of them are correct
====
That-clause
====
Wh-clause
====
Preposition + noun phrase
++++
Many leading members of the opposition party … the delay.
====
#Have criticized
====
Has criticized
====
Criticize
====
Criticizes
++++
The only excuse that he gave for his actions … that he was tired
====
#Was
====
Were
====
Is
====
Are
++++
To keep these young people in prison … inhuman.
====
#Is
====
Are
====
Was
====
Were
++++
Having overall responsibility for the course … that I have a lot of meetings.
====
#Means
====
Mean
====
Meant
====
Meaned
++++
Whoever took them … a mystery.
====
#Remains
====
Remain
====
Remaint
====
Remaining
++++
What worries us … the poor selection process.
====
#Is
====
Have been
====
Were
====
To be
++++
What is needed … additional resources.
====
#Are
====
That are
====
Is
====
That is
++++
The council … postponed a decision on the new road.
====
#Has
====
To be
====
Is
====
Was
++++
At this time of the year the Netherlands … one hour ahead of the UK.
====
#Is
====
To be
====
Has
====
Are
++++
The Machine Gunners … one of Robert Westall’s most successful books.
====
#Was
====
Were
====
That was
====
That were
++++
“Daps” … the word used in the south-west of the country for sports shoes.
====
#Is
====
Was
====
Are
====
Were
++++
Statistics … always my worst subject.
====
#Was
====
Is
====
Are
====
Were
++++
Put the appropriate articles for the words: … MP, … hour, … one-parent family
====
#An, an, a
====
An, a, an
====
An, an, an
====
A, a, an
++++
Put the appropriate articles for the words: … NATO, … OPEC meeting, … umbrella
====
#A, an, an
====
A, a, a
====
An, an, an
====
A, a, an
++++
Put the appropriate articles for the words: … university, … FBI agent, … IOU
====
#A, an, an
====
A, a, an
====
An, a, an
====
An, a, a
++++
What do we use to talk about a particular but unspecified person, thing or event?
====
#a/an
====
one
====
a … of
====
one … another
++++
You never see … police officer in this part of town, do you?
====
#A
====
One
====
The
====
This
++++
Choose the correct answer to show emphasis on thing or person.
====
#Do you want one sandwich or two?
====
Do you want a sandwich?
====
Do you want something?
====
Do you want to have something?
++++
Bees carry pollen from … plant to another.
====
#One
====
A
====
The
====
Any
++++
Hope to see you again …
====
#One day
====
A day
====
Last day
====
The following
++++
If we want to describe a particular unique item, we’ll use ….
====
#a/an
====
the
====
this
====
that
++++
When countryside or country means “the area there are no towns” we’ll use …
====
#The
====
a
====
an
====
that
++++
When we define a particular class of people or things, we’ll use …
====
#a/an
====
the
====
any
====
some
++++
… debate has been heard about Thornton’s new book.
====
#Much
====
Many
====
A large number
====
A considerable amount
++++
… the food was inedible.
====
#A large amount of
====
Many
====
A considerable number of
====
A substantial number of
++++
… have argued that she is the finest poet of our generation.
====
#Many
====
Much
====
A lot of
====
A plenty of
++++
We used to spend … hours driving to Melbourne and back.
====
#Many
====
Much
====
A large amount
====
A considerable amount
++++
Among … unknowns after the earthquake is the extent of damage to the foundations of
buildings.
====
#The many
====
The much
====
A lot of
====
A plenty of
++++
What do we use with time expressions such as days, months, minutes and so on?
====
#Many
====
Much
====
A lot
====
Plenty
++++
What construction is used to show repeated event, a large number of things or
people?
====
#Many + a + singular noun
====
Many + time expressions
====
Many + number of
====
Much + singular noun
++++
Which one do we use to emphasis that we are talking about a large amount?
====
#A good/ great deal of
====
Less
====
Much
====
A large
++++
Which ones can come before too + many/ too + much construction?
====
#Far
====
Bit
====
How
====
Less
++++
Which answer means “enough or more than enough”?
====
#A plenty of
====
A lot of
====
A number of
====
Large number
++++
Before singular countable nouns we usually use … rather than all the.
====
#The whole
====
A large number
====
A large amount
====
A great deal
++++
… had their electricity cut off. (=Every town in an area)
====
#All the towns
====
Whole towns
====
A large amount
====
A large number
++++
We use … + almost, virtually + noun to emphasis we are talking about a group as a
whole.
====
#Every
====
Each
====
Whole
====
All
++++
Which one is followed by a number?
====
#Every
====
Each
====
Plenty
====
A lot
++++
… + chance, confidence, hope, reason, sympathy + of + noun to show a positive
attitude to what we are saying.
====
#Every
====
Each
====
Whole
====
All
++++
… is used before a noun or one to talk about both people or things in pair.
====
#Each
====
Every
====
Whole
====
All
++++
I only had two suitcases, but … one weighed over 20 kilos
====
#Each
====
Every
====
Whole
====
All
++++
What is used to make offers and give instructions or advice in conditionals?
====
#Imperative
====
Present perfect
====
Past perfect
====
Future
++++
… another sandwich if you are hungry.
====
#Take
====
Have taken
====
Taking
====
Takes
++++
Which tense is used to introduce certain conditions that something is true?
====
#Present tense
====
Past tense
====
Imperative
====
To be going to
++++
When we talk about possible future events in conditionals which tense is used?
====
#present perfect
====
to be going to
====
future
====
were to
++++
We use … to focus on the consequences of a past event.
====
#present perfect
====
to be going to
====
future
====
were to
++++
If I … my exam again, I’m giving up the course. (I may or may not have taken the
exam)
====
#Fail
====
Have failed
====
Fails
====
Failing
++++
If I … my exam again, I’m giving up the course. (suggests I have already taken the
exam)
====
#Have failed
====
Fail
====
Fails
====
Failing
++++
In conditionals which construction is used to talk about imaginary future
situations, particularly when it is unlikely?
====
#If + were to infinitive
====
If + past simple
====
If + present
====
If + present perfect
++++
If I … they were honest, I’d gladly lend them the money.
====
#Knew
====
Were to know
====
Should know
====
Should happen to know
++++
Which construction isn’t followed by the verbs belong to, doubt, enjoy, know, like?
====
#Were to
====
Should
====
Happen to
====
Should happen to
++++
Would it be too early for you if we … at 5:30?
====
#Were to meet
====
Should meet
====
Happen to meet
====
Should happen to meeting
++++
Which construction is used to say that one situation is dependent on another
situation or on a person?
====
#All of them are correct
====
If it wasn’t for
====
If it weren’t for
====
But for
++++
The past form of “If it wasn’t for”
====
#If it hadn’t been for
====
If it weren’t for
====
But for
====
All of them
++++
The synonym of “If it wasn’t for”
====
#But for
====
If it had for
====
If it was for
====
If it were to
++++
… Nina, the conference wouldn’t be going ahead.
====
#If it wasn’t for
====
It wasn’t for
====
If it was for
====
If it were for
++++
… dad, I wouldn’t have gone to college.
====
#If it hadn’t been for
====
If it was for
====
If it were for
====
If it were to
++++
If we want to focus on the verb in conditionals, what will we use?
====
#All of them are correct
====
Inversion
====
Change the order that is focused
====
The usage of auxiliaries
++++
If we want to show a result of something in conditionals, which tense is used?
====
#Future simple
====
Present simple
====
Past simple
====
All of them
++++
… is used in conditionals to make requests or the meaning “if you are willing to “
====
#Future simple
====
Present simple
====
Past simple
====
All of them
++++
Open a window, if it … you to sleep.
====
#Will help
====
Helps
====
Would help
====
Help
++++
I will be angry if it … that you are wrong.
====
#turns out
====
will turn out
====
turned out
====
turn out
++++
If you … your seats, ladies and gentlemen, we can begin the meeting.
====
#will take
====
take
====
takes
====
took
++++
Which type of conditionals is used with the construction “If + S +should/ happen
to/should happen to?”
====
#type I
====
type II
====
type III
====
mixed type
++++
Which type of conditionals isn’t used with the construction “If + S +should/ happen
to/should happen to?”
====
#all are correct
====
unreal conditionals
====
type II
====
type III
++++
If the North Sea … in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.
====
#froze
====
should freeze
====
happen to freeze
====
should happen to freeze
++++
Which construction is used to talk about something may be possible
====
#all are correct
====
if + S + happen to
====
if + S + should
====
if + S + should happen to
++++
In comparison clauses which construction is used to compare with a situation
described?
====
#as if
====
happen to
====
should
====
should happen to
++++
The synonym of “as if” in colloquial.
====
#like
====
happen to
====
should
====
should happen to
++++
Which construction is used to give advice?
====
#If I were you
====
If I should
====
If I happen to
====
If I should happen to
++++
How is “Were” used to talk about imaginary situations?
====
#in inversion
====
if … were you
====
if … were
====
were … if
++++
I enjoy my job enormously, but I wish it … closer to home
====
#were
====
had been
====
is
====
are
++++
… held today, the Liberals will win easily.
====
#were the election to be
====
was the election
====
were the election
====
the election was
++++
… in my seventies and rather unfit, I might consider taking up squash
====
#were I not
====
I wasn’t
====
I had been
====
I hadn’t been
++++
I enjoy my job enormously, but I wish it … closer to home.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
wasn’t
====
had been
++++
If your job is so bad, why don’t you leave? If only it … that simple.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
I’d really like to do accounting, If only I … so poor at maths.
====
#weren’t
====
had been
====
was
====
hadn’t been
++++
I feel embarrassed about what happened and would rather the event … forgotten.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
I’ve arranged a meeting for the end of July. I’d sooner it … earlier, if possible.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
hadn’t been
====
had been
++++
Suppose I … to lower the price by $100. Would you consider buying the car then?
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
I know it looks rather dirty now, but imagine the house … repainted. It would look
a lot more attractive.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
I remember stepping off the boat in New York as if it … yesterday.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
Despite losing the election, she continues to act as though she … prime minister.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
It’s too late to start the work this year even if it … possible to find the money
for it.
====
#were
====
weren’t
====
had been
====
hadn’t been
++++
Tim was very upset yesterday because he … that he … his wallet.
====
#realised / had lost
====
had realised / lost
====
realised / will lose
====
realises / loses
++++
While mum … the VCD I hired, I … my assignment.
====
#was watching / finished
====
is watching / had finished
====
watches / would finish
====
was going to watch / finish
++++
She … the house when I … to her after a long time.
====
#had been cleaning / went
====
will be cleaning / go
====
has been cleaning / have gone
====
is cleaning / am going
++++
Some time ago, an interesting discovery … by archaeologists on the Aegean Island
of Kec.
====
#was made
====
has been made
====
had to be made
====
is made
++++
For the time being, we … for the exam, but this time tomorrow we … the best movie
of this year.
====
#are studying / will be watching
====
study / will watch
====
have been studying / are watching
====
are studying / will have watched
++++
James Bond always drank champagne in the novels although he … to wine by the time
he … it to the silver screen.
====
#had switched / made
====
has switched / has made
====
switched / had made
====
was switching / would make
++++
By the end of tomorrow, Dortmund … Chelsea Champions League Cup.
====
#will have eliminated
====
will have been eliminating
====
has been eliminated
====
is eliminating
++++
These days, people who … manual work, often receive far more money than clerks who
… in offices.
====
#do / work
====
were doing / were working
====
have done / have worked
====
are doing / are working
++++
The theatre company … a grant of £6.000 and it … a further £2.000 from elsewhere
now.
====
#has been given /is seeking
====
had been given / is seeking
====
is given / has been seeking
====
was given / has sought
++++
She … me at the meetings only on Sundays as a child.
====
#saw
====
have seen
====
had seen
====
has seen
++++
During the summer months, the monastery … very busy, for it is visited by thousands
of people who … the pass in cars.
====
#is / cross
====
is / crossed
====
has been / cross
====
was / crossed
++++
… and … me about your trip to Denver.
====
#Sit down / tell
====
To sit down/told
====
Sitting down / tell
====
Having sat down / told
++++
Mother … Ali that he … to clean the garage after school.
====
#reminded /had promised
====
has reminded / promises
====
reminded / will promise
====
will remind / promises
++++
The injured … to the ambulance while the people … around the crime scene.
====
#were being taken / were gathering
====
have been taken / gathered
====
were taken / would gather
====
would be taken / had gathered
++++
I couldn't find out what … .
====
#had happened
====
will happen
====
happens
====
has happened
++++
“Hi, mum!” … Peter, as he … himself down on the floor with a groan.
====
#said / was throwing
====
says / has thrown
====
has said / is throwing
====
said / had thrown
++++
It was six o’clock and he … bored because he … for two hours.
====
#was / had been waiting
====
had been / had waited
====
is / has been waiting
====
was / is waiting
++++
The headline of the Guardian was quite impressive; “Saddam Hussein … in Tikrit”.
====
#lives
====
had lived
====
would live
====
will live
++++
In those times, life was hard and bitter for both of them. For a whole year, they …
as complete strangers to each other as if they … .
====
#remained / had never met
====
had remained / had never met
====
would remain / would never meet
====
were remaining / had never met
++++
The mother of Adolf Hitler … of aborting him but soon she changed her mind and …
him into the world.
====
#had thought / brought
====
thinks / brings
====
was thinking / has brought
====
would think / brought
++++
By ten o’clock, he … the engine and he … to paint the garage when I paid a visit
to him.
====
#had repaired / was going to start
====
repaired / was starting
====
was repairing / had started
====
repairs / starts
++++
A few years ago, it …that certain cells of the human body never … .
====
#was found / die
====
is found / died
====
has been found / died
====
had been found / dies
++++
Since they … acting, they … in three plays, a television commercial and two TV
dramas.
====
#began / have performed
====
begin / have performed
====
begin / are performing
====
began / have been performing
++++
The peak … the prize for mountaineers, especially if it … before.
====
#is / has not been attained
====
will be / wasn’t attained
====
was / had not been attained
====
has been / weren't attained
++++
She last drove a car three years ago. Since she … an accident, she … a car for
three years.
====
#had / hasn’t driven
====
had had / hasn’t driven
====
had had / didn't drive
====
has / hasn’t driven
++++
___ West End is ___ richest part of ___ capital.
====
#the/the/the
====
the/a/a
====
- /the/the
====
the/-/the
++++
-When will ___ next bus be?
-___ next will be tomorrow morning.
====
#the/the
====
-/-
====
a/a
====
a/the
++++
___ Latin America is on ___ South of America.
====
#-/the
====
the/a
====
the/the
====
-/-
++++
Spring is ___ best season of ___ year.
====
#the/the
====
I/the
====
a/a
====
the/a
++++
___ long walk in ___ country is very interesting.
====
#a/the
====
the/a
====
the/the
====
a/a
++++
___ Smiths enjoyed their rest at the coast of ___ Black Sea last summer.
====
#the/the
====
the/-
====
the/an
====
the/a
++++
“___ Queen Mary” is one of ___ biggest ships in the world.
====
#the/the
====
-/the
====
the/a
====
-/-
++++
They stayed only ___ day at the hotel.
====
#a
====
the
====
an
====
-
++++
It is ___ holiday of all European people. ___ people have ___ two days’ holiday.
====
#the/the/a
====
a/-/the
====
the/-/the
====
-/-/-
++++
This is ___ lion that I saw in the circus yesterday.
====
#the
====
–
====
a
====
an
++++
___ most favorite game is cricket, which is called by ___ English “___ greatest
game in ___ world”.
====
#The / the / the / the
====
The / a / the / the
====
- / the / - / the
====
A / the / - / the
++++
In his childhood he lived with ___ grandfather, ___ poor tailor.
====
#the/a
====
-/the
====
the/the
====
a/a
++++
___ night being sharp and frosty, we trembled from ___ foot to ___ head.
====
#the/-/-
====
the/the/the
====
a/-/-
====
-/a/a
++++
My ___ friend likes to listen to ___ good story.
====
#-/a
====
a/a
====
the/the
====
-/the
++++
___ idea of helping ___ man was unpleasant in itself.
====
#the/the
====
the/-
====
the/a
====
-/-
++++
When I lived in Paris some years ago I used to buy ___ copy of Le Monde every
evening at ___ same local newspaper kiosk.
====
#a/the
====
-/a
====
a/a
====
the/a
++++
___ death of her husband resulted in ___ loss of her home also.
====
#the/the
====
-/the
====
-/-
====
a/-
++++
Peter is on ___ night duty. When I go to ___ bed, he goes to ___ work.
====
#-/-/-
====
the/-/a
====
a/a/a
====
the/the/-
++++
R. Peary was ___ famous American polar traveler. He was ___ best to reach ___ North
Pole in 1909.
====
#a / the / the
====
the / the / -
====
a / the / a
====
- / the / -
++++
He likes to have ___ rest in ___ country.
====
#a/the
====
-/the
====
the/-
====
a/-
++++
That’s strange. I saw him ---- his bike along the river this morning and he didn’t
mention anything about---- his job.
====
#riding / changing
====
having ridden / change
====
to be riding / to change
====
ride / to have changed
++++
I imagine Sally was about ---- when I asked her ---- a letter for me, as she looked
rather reluctant.
====
#to leave / to type
====
to be leaving / typing
====
leaving / to have typed
====
to have left / type
++++
Don’t you think we should consider ---- the chimney---- before the winter?
====
#getting / swept
====
to have got / sweep
====
having got / sweeping
====
to get / being swept
++++
In an emergency, even a child can save a life if he or she knows what ----.
====
#to do
====
doing
====
being done
====
have done
++++
Knowledge of nutrition helps you ---- proper eating habits ---- a healthy life.
====
#develop / to maintain
====
developing / maintaining
====
developed / maintained
====
to develop / having maintained
++++
Mankind first used indestructible materials to erect large structures ---- in but
---- their gods from.
====
#not to live / to worship
====
to be living / having worshipped
====
having lived / to be worshipped
====
without living / being worshipped
++++
I tried ---- careful ---- his feelings.
====
#to be / not to hurt
====
being / not hurting
====
to have been / didn’t hurt
====
having been / didn’t hurt
++++
---- at the details of the famous sculptor Rodin’s works, we can see his ability
---- feeling through facial expression and through hands.
====
#By looking / to convey
====
To look / being conveyed
====
Having looked / convey
====
To be looking / conveying
++++
Ludlow is considered ---- the most beautiful mediaeval street in England. Do you
fancy ---- there for sightseeing tonight?
====
#to have / going
====
had / go
====
to have / go
====
have / to go
++++
The singer Nick Hucknall has decided ---- a two-year break, but he won’t have any
money problems. He has already made enough money ---- a lifetime.
====
#to take / to last
====
taking / lasting
====
take / to be lasting
====
taken / to have lasted
++++
Remember ---- o the washing machine before you leave home, will you?
====
#to switch
====
to have switched
====
having switched
====
switch
++++
Both sides seem ---- on to their determination ---- a peaceful solution, don’t
they?
====
#to be holding / to find
====
to be held / finding
====
holding / to be finding
====
having held / found
++++
It is sometimes difficult for parents ---- whether ----their children for
misbehaving.
====
#to decide / to punish
====
deciding / to be punishing
====
being decided / punish
====
decided / having punished
++++
A: Did you have difficulty ---- our office? B: No, it was quite easy ---- here.
====
#finding / to get
====
having found / getting
====
found / to get
====
to be finding / get
++++
I never seem ---- enough time ---- everything I want.
====
#to have / to do
====
to be having / done
====
have / to be doing
====
having / doing
++++
A talented actress like Tracy shouldn’t be wasting her talent ---- in a soap opera.
====
#acting
====
to act
====
act
====
acted
++++
Money motivates most people ---- hard, even though it may cause them ---- a lot of
stress.
====
#to work / to undergo
====
to be working / undergo
====
working / undergoing
====
work / to have undergone
++++
She caught her son and his friend ---- computer games when they were supposed ----
an assignment for school.
====
#playing / to be preparing
====
to play / to be prepared
====
play / having prepared
====
to be playing / preparing
++++
I was against my daughter ---- to a late-night party, but she got the permission in
the end because she really knows how ---- people.
====
#going / to persuade
====
gone / persuading
====
go / to have persuaded
====
to go / to be persuading
++++
The actor is believed ---- the TV drama because of an illness.
====
#to have left
====
leaving
====
to be left
====
leave
++++
As trainees, we spent several days ---- to presentations and lectures about how
---- the product.
====
#listening / to sell
====
listen / to be selling
====
listened / to have sold
====
having listened / sell
++++
Her lifelong wish ---- the country of her parents came true when she visited
Ukraine last month.
====
#to visit
====
visit
====
visited
====
visiting
++++
Before offering you the position, we need ---- if you are prepared ---- evenings
and weekends when it is necessary.
====
#to know / to work
====
know / to have worked
====
knowing / working
====
having known / worked
++++
We had arranged ---- after work on Friday ---- our holiday plans.
====
#to meet / to discuss
====
meeting / discussing
====
to meet / discussing
====
meeting / to discuss
++++
The florist was nervous about the wedding order ----account ---- the customer being
very hard to please.
====
#on / of
====
with / on
====
about / for
====
in / with
++++
If I were you, I would forget ---- getting promoted there and looking for a more
rewarding job somewhere else.
====
#about
====
for
====
of
====
in
++++
If you insist ---- having all this paperwork completed, how do you expect your
staff ---- any time with customers?
====
#on / to spend
====
of / spending
====
about / spent
====
for / spend
++++
The manager wants us to concentrate ---- gaining new business and says that the
head office will take care ---- looking after existing customers.
====
#on / of
====
to / in
====
in / for
====
about / with
++++
We’ve urged him ---- for the promotion, but he won’t as he is afraid of ----.
====
#to apply / being rejected
====
for applying / rejecting
====
applying / to be rejected
====
to have applied / rejected
++++
The first woman ---- as a foreign correspondent in the United States was Margaret
Fuller, who was also a social reformer, critic and teacher whose words enriched the
lives of many people.
====
#to serve
====
being served
====
has served
====
be served
++++
The minister for defence thanked the soldiers ----carrying out their mission
successfully.
====
#for
====
of
====
in
====
on
++++
If she hadn’t devoted herself ---- teaching her autistic son, she probably would
have been a scientist.
====
#to
====
on
====
in
====
about
++++
In the article, the environmentalists warned consumers ---- purchasing genetically
modified produce.
====
#against
====
with
====
on
====
to
++++
When I was a child, I would often ---- of living in a motor home and travelling
around the world.
====
#dream
====
feel
====
imagine
====
plan
++++
I ---- to having to clear up somebody else’s mess.
====
#object
====
dislike
====
mind
====
can’t stand
++++
After the murder of the prize-winning cameraman, the foreign office has ---- people
against going to the region for any reason.
====
#warned
====
worried
====
deterred
====
insisted
++++
They ---- him in Spain for murdering a van driver in England.
====
#arrested
====
dealt
====
accused
====
suspected
++++
The airline ---- to me for losing my luggage, but I wasn’t in the right frame of
mind to forgive them.
====
#apologized
====
complained
====
excused
====
denied
++++
I was ---- from buying a house in that area by the high crime rate.
====
#deterred
====
afraid
====
advised
====
compelled
++++
Because of the protests from the local residents, the farmers ---- not to
participate in growing genetically modified crops.
====
#decided
====
failed
====
appreciated
====
considered
++++
The series of TV programs that has just finished ______ very useful.
====
#wasn’t
====
weren’t
====
are
====
were
++++
A new means of detecting gold in travelers’ luggage ______ recently been brought
into use.
====
#has
====
have
====
is
====
was
++++
Physics ______ a subject that has grown enormously in importance during this
century.
====
#is
====
was
====
are
====
have been
++++
A pack of cards ______ scattered over the table.
====
#is
====
are
====
were
====
have been
++++
The few words he spoke ______ well chosen.
====
#were
====
was
====
is
====
wasn’t
++++
Some of his advice ______ funny.
====
#was
====
were
====
are
====
aren’t
++++
Let’s get ______ lettuce.
====
#a head of
====
head of
====
head of a
====
a head
++++
There were ______ snow on the car.
====
#two feet of
====
two feet
====
a two-feet
====
a foot
++++
The poor ______ unable to look after themselves.
====
#are
====
is
====
was
====
has been
++++
Two dozens of cows ______ lying peacefully in the shade.
====
#were
====
was
====
has been
====
is
++++
The Town Council ______ against raising the rents of its houses.
====
#is
====
were
====
are
====
aren’t
++++
A ______ of vitamin C results in skin infections and slow healing.
====
#shortage
====
short
====
shorten
====
shortly
++++
What is the difference in ______ between the Amazon and the Nile?
====
#length
====
wide
====
long
====
deep
++++
How many of ______ are present in class?
====
#the girls
====
girls
====
girls’
====
the girl’s
++++
This isn’t ______ bottle.
====
#a big enough
====
big enough
====
big enough a
====
enough big a
++++
The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they’d
mistyped the salary they were covering for the position. Luckily, they ____ the
newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.
====
#were able to ask
====
could have asked
====
must have asked
====
were supposed to ask
++++
A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark’s drawings yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to
me today. Do you think he’ll come to my party on Friday? B: Possibly, he ____ you
by then.
====
#might have forgiven
====
has forgiven
====
was able to forgive
====
must have forgiven
++++
Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steelworks,
he ____ safety goggles.
====
#has had to wear
====
will be wearing
====
ought to wear
====
must have worn
++++
A: This student has circled the mistakes in the text, but he hasn’t corrected them,
so he’ll only get half marks. B: He ____ the instructions properly
====
#must not have read
====
would rather not read
====
had better not read
====
needn’t have read
++++
As a single woman, Lucy ____ quite a lot of money on clothes, jewellery and
cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can’t spare so much money on
them.
====
#would spend
====
might spend
====
had spent
====
would rather spend
++++
A: Are you going to enroll on the second course when we finish this one? B: I don’t
know. It’s tiring coming every day after work. I ____ a month before I start the
second course.
====
#may wait
====
am supposed to wait
====
have waited
====
have to wait
++++
James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you ____ them at
the airport at eight o’clock. Is that clear?
====
#are to meet
====
have met
====
can meet
====
had met
++++
____ lending me 25 cents so that I don't have to break a hundred-dollar bill?
====
#Would you mind
====
Would you like
====
Would you rather
====
Had you better
++++
A: Jack doesn’t work for a computer company, so why has he gone to the computer
exhibition? B: I don’t know. He ____ interested in buying a computer to use at home
or perhaps he’s thinking of starting his own company.
====
#could be
====
must be
====
has to be
====
will be
++++
You ____ anything to me if you want to spend virtually your entire wages on lottery
tickets, then that’s up to you.
====
#don’t have to explain
====
couldn’t have explained
====
weren’t able to explain
====
shouldn’t have explained
++++
You ____ anything after your operation. The nurses will tell you when it is all
right.
====
#mustn’t eat
====
needn’t eat
====
don’t have to eat
====
couldn’t eat
++++
Oh dear, my fruit cake is a little too sweet. I ____ the amount of sugar I add to
the mixture next time.
====
#will have to reduce
====
have been reducing
====
should have reduced
====
have had to reduce
++++
Isn’t it great that Tim and Sue have given up smoking? They both ____ too much.
====
#used to smoke
====
ought to be smoking
====
must be smoking
====
would rather smoke
++++
A: What’s happened to Mr. Meyer? B: He’s ill in hospital. They ____keep him in
overnight, and if they do, he ____ travel back to Germany tomorrow morning
====
#may / won’t be able to
====
would / ought not to
====
shall / doesn’t have to
====
can / couldn’t
++++
A: ____we paint the kitchen this weekend? B: We could, but I ____ wait until the
weather gets better because we’ll have to open the window.
====
#Shall / would sooner
====
Ought / prefer
====
May / must
====
Can / would like
++++
A: I couldn’t persuade John to come to the match with us. He said he couldn’t
afford it. B: You ____ to lend him the money. A: I did, but he said he ____ borrow
any money at that moment.
====
#could have offered / would rather not
====
may have offered / didn’t use to
====
must have offered / wouldn’t like
====
wouldn't like / used to
++++
____I ask you a favour? ____ you work on Thursday night this week instead of Friday
night?
====
#May / Could
====
Would / Will
====
Can / Did
====
Might / Shall
++++
Amy Johnson, the first woman pilot who ____ from England to Australia, ____ several
times during her flight to fill her plane with petrol.
====
#flew / had to stop
====
could fly / was stopping
====
used to fly / might stop
====
was flying / would rather stop
++++
____ you take this screwdriver back to Mr. Smith next door and thank him for
lending it to us?
====
#Will
====
Must
====
Ought
====
Shall
++++
They ____ their house yet. They only put it up for sale yesterday.
====
#can’t have sold
====
might not be selling
====
needn’t have sold
====
ought not to sell
++++
We ____ get a visa before we ____ go to Bulgaria.
====
#have to / can
====
are to / must
====
could / would
====
may / have to
++++
I only had a brief chat with Marry at the bus stop, so I____ to ask her how she
____ on in her new job.
====
#forgot / was getting
====
might forget / could get
====
have forgotten / used to get
====
would forget / gets
++++
A: Well, I’ve got lots of great ideas, but I haven’t written anything down yet. B:
But you ____us a written outline of your section of the project today! A: Don’t
panic. I’ll do it tomorrow.
====
#were supposed to give
====
were able to give
====
must have given
====
would rather have given
++++
Our father ____ a small present for me and my sister every month when he ____ his
salary.
====
#would buy / received
====
has had to buy / was receiving
====
must have bought / could receive
====
was buying / had received
++++
I ____ listening to pop music at all, but recently I have realised that I quite
like certain pop-songs.
====
#didn’t use to enjoy
====
ought not to enjoy
====
must not have enjoyed
====
can’t have been enjoying
++++
When their baby was born, Lucy ____ up work until they found someone to look after
the baby.
====
#had to give
====
ought to give
====
must give
====
used to give
++++
They had their baby daughter in June and, since then, they ____ in restaurants very
often.
====
#haven’t been able to eat
====
couldn’t eat
====
aren’t supposed to eat
====
didn’t use to eat
++++
Do you think he ____ to watch the match with us? I know he enjoys football.
====
#would like
====
had better
====
would mind
====
preferred
++++
Would you mind if I ____ the secretary for half an hour, Mr. Pitt? She has two
thousand leaflets to send out.
====
#helped
====
helping
====
help
====
have helped
++++
A: I missed this week’s episode of “The Simpsons”. What happened? B: I don’t know.
I don’t watch it anymore. A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me.
B: Yes, I ____ it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.
====
#used to watch
====
had watched
====
must have watched
====
have watched
++++
I believe you ____this computer programme in your previous job, so you ____ it
difficult at times. Please don’t hesitate to ask me for help.
====
#hadn’t used / can find
====
haven’t used / must find
====
couldn’t use / have found
====
may not use / will find
++++
Apparently, the man across the road ____ his car after all because he took down the
for-sale sign a week ago and he is still driving to work.
====
#is keeping
====
had better keep
====
was keeping
====
was able to keep
++++
A: Hopefully, Peter booked the tickets for us yesterday. B: He ____them yesterday.
The booking office is closed on Saturdays. A: Oh well, I’m sure he’ll order them
tomorrow then.
====
#couldn’t have booked
====
hasn’t booked
====
had better not looked
====
needn’t have booked
++++
A: I didn’t think Paul and Sam were coming to the picnic. B: They ____ their minds.
A: Well, it’s nice to see them again
====
#must have changed
====
used to change
====
would rather change
====
should have changed
++++
I’m glad that I ____ hard to persuade my parents because they were already keen on
the idea.
====
#didn’t need to try
====
ought not to try
====
needn’t have tried
====
mustn’t try
++++
When it was completed, the Eiffel Tower ____ the tallest building in the world, but
now there are many others that are taller than the Eiffel Tower.
====
#was
====
must be
====
used to be
====
would be
++++
Cats are very alert to any movement. For this reason, they will pounce when a
victim ____ but ____prey that remains still.
====
#moves / may not attack
====
is moving / shouldn’t attack
====
has moved / aren’t attacking
====
moved / don’t attack
++++
When I lived in England, I ____Indian food several times a month, but here in
Istanbul, it’s virtually impossible to find.
====
#would eat
====
shall eat
====
ought to eat
====
have eaten
++++
A: Mrs Parkinson ____ three accidents in the last month. B: She ____ a very careful
driver, then. A: Couldn’t it have been just bad luck?
====
#is having / wasn’t
====
has / shouldn’t be
====
has had / must not be
====
used to have / isn’t
++++
The weather is awful again today. Let’s look in the newspaper. There ____ a good
film showing at the cinema.
====
#might be
====
had to be
====
would rather be
====
should have been
++++
Cellulose is indigestible by humans, but herbivores, such as cows and horses, ____
it because they retain it long enough for digestion by micro-organisms present in
their digestive system.
====
#can digest
====
have to digest
====
used to digest
====
have digested
++++
You ____ all your holiday money on the first day. You will need some for the rest
of the week.
====
#mustn’t spend
====
didn’t use to spend
====
don’t spend
====
might not spend
++++
Using lasers to produce extremely short and repeatable pulses of light, today
scientists ____ events happening in time intervals as short as 1,000 trillionths of
a second.
====
#are able to measure
====
were measuring
====
used to measure
====
may have measured
++++
Living cells exist in a variety of shapes; for example, they ____ cube-shaped or
flat.
====
#may be
====
must be
====
were
====
have been
++++
We ____ the football match on television yesterday, but we ____ because there was a
power cut.
====
#were going to watch / couldn’t
====
were supposed to watch / haven’t
====
should be watching / may not
====
had better watch / needn’t
++++
Oh no, look at the sign! We ____ here. These spaces are for doctors and emergency
patients only.
====
#aren’t supposed to park
====
won’t be parking
====
haven’t got to park
====
couldn’t have parked
++++
You ____ your children some freedom; otherwise, they will resent you.
====
#must allow
====
used to allow
====
have allowed
====
allow
++++
It’s not easy learning Turkish at home. Do you think I ____an evening course?
====
#should take
====
have taken
====
used to take
====
had to take
++++
I refused to give my son any money for the “Mega Death” sweatshirt he wants to buy,
but I’m sure he’ll try to get some from his grandmother. I’d really rather she ____
him the money because I don’t want him to wear such an awful thing.
====
#didn’t lend
====
won’t lend
====
not to lend
====
not lending
++++
He ____ safety goggles, but he wasn’t and, as a result, the hot steel badly damaged
his eyes.
====
#ought to have been wearing
====
must have been wearing
====
had been wearing
====
should be wearing
++++
I ____ my car last week if I had accepted James’ offer. He offered me two thousand
dollars for it, but I wanted more.
====
#could have sold
====
used to sell
====
had sold
====
may have sold
++++
In parts of Africa, women still ____ water a long way to their village.
====
#have to carry
====
might carry
====
could have carried
====
used to carry
++++
Why did you bother so much trying to change your money? You ____ it, you know, as
they accept US dollars in Mexico.
====
#needn’t have changed
====
haven’t changed
====
didn’t use to change
====
can’t change
++++
I’d rather ____the match on television than here in the pouring rain. I’m sure
we’ll all catch a cold!
====
#be watching
====
have watched
====
to watch
====
to have watched
++++
You knew that we had to walk a long way today, so you really ____ those high heeled
shoes. You only have yourself to blame for your aching feet.
====
#shouldn’t have worn
====
must not have worn
====
don’t have to wear
====
might not wear
++++
I think Victoria ____ to the party although she really wants to because she is
going to Paris the next day and has to pack her things.
====
#may not come
====
couldn’t come
====
wouldn’t come
====
didn’t come
++++
You ____ this report to the managing director personally. Do you understand?
====
#are to hand
====
would like to hand
====
may have handed
====
have handed
++++
You ____ for the cocktail party after the conference if you are worried about
arriving home late.
====
#don’t have to stay
====
needn’t have stayed
====
haven’t stayed
====
weren’t able to stay
++++
He ____ handball quite often, but his new job requires him to travel a lot now, so
he doesn’t have time anymore.
====
#used to play
====
has to play
====
should be playing
====
could have played
++++
Would you mind ____ your cigarette smoke in my face? It’s getting on my nerves.
====
#not blowing
====
didn’t blow
====
not to blow
====
haven’t blown
++++
You ____ your jacket on a clothes hanger and not leave it on the chair. You’ll
crease it!
====
#ought to hang
====
would hang
====
may hang
====
must have hung
++++
It’s a long journey and there may not be any restaurants on the way. You ____
something before you leave.
====
#had better eat
====
would eat
====
might have eaten
====
are able to eat
++++
I knew that Marcus didn’t have much money, but he has just bought a new car. He
____ the money from someone.
====
#must have borrowed
====
could borrow
====
would rather have borrowed
====
is able to borrow
++++
____ I get some plates while you are cutting the cake?
====
#Shall
====
Let
====
Do
====
Did
++++
We ____ anything tonight. We ____ the leftovers from yesterday’s dinner party
====
#needn’t cook / can eat
====
must not have cooked / will eat
====
won’t have cooked / should eat
====
might not cook / would eat