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1. I ___ the book you lent me, but I haven't finished it yet. It's very interesting.
A. read B. have been reading C. have read D. had been reading
2. Roger was an excellent tennis player when he was young. He ___ anybody.
A. was able to win B. could win C. knew to beat D. could beat
3. You have a very high temperature. I think you ___ go to work today.
A. hadn’t better B. had better not C. would better now D. wouldn’t better
4. I have to go to a photographer to ___ for a new passport.
A. get my photo out B. get my photo taken C. take my photo D. get pictured
5. - Why don't we get a takeaway from the Chinese restaurant?
- No, I'm not ___ for Chinese food this evening.
A. in the mood B. of the humour C. of a disposition D. having feelings
6. Although we're very busy at work, we intend to take a ___ in of August.
A. fortnight holiday B. fortnights holiday C. fortnights’ holiday D. fortnight’s holiday
7. If the road hadn't been covered with ice, the accident ___.
A. hadn’t happened C. would haven’t happened
B. wouldn’t happen D. wouldn’t have happened
8. When we were kids, we ___ swimming in a river near our home.
A. used to going B. used to go C. were used to go D. were use to go
9. Do you know how much ___ to park in the centre of the city every day?
A. it costs B. does it cost C. is it costing D. will it cost
10. It's stupid of us to quarrel over silly things. Let's be friends again, ___?
A. shall we B. will we C. don’t we D. won’t we
11. - Why did you go there?
- I went ___ curiosity. I wanted to see what was happening.
A. by B. for C. out of D. out from
12. They wanted ___ what he was doing in their garden at that time of night.
A. the boy explaining B. the boy to explain C. that the boy explain D.that the boy explained
13. If you need to contact me, ___ at the Sheraton Hotel until Friday.
A. I’d be staying B. I’d stay C. I’ll be staying D. I’ll stay
14. What did you do after ___ school?
A. that you left B. of leaving C. to leave D. leaving
15. Here's your key, sir. You're in ___.
A. room 504 B. the room 504 C. the number 504 D. the room number 504
16. Mildred was angry with me. She said she ___ for me for three hours.
A. waited B. had waited C. was waited D. had been waiting
17. I heard from ___ that the personnel manager is going to retire.
A. a colleague of mine B. a colleague mine C. a colleague of me D.one colleague of mine
18. When we got to the stadium, we found that the game ___. What a disappointment!
A. is cancelled B. had been cancelled C. they had cancelled D. had cancelled
19. I didn't have much money with me. ___ I had was £20.
A. Everything B. Everything that C. All what D. All
20. ___ of these recent developments, we have decided to install security cameras.
A. In view B. With a view C. In a view D. In the view
21. I haven't seen you in the gym ___.
A. later B. lately C. ultimate D. ultimately
22. It was ___ book that I stayed awake all night to finish it.
A. such an entertaining B. such an entertained C. a so entertaining D. a so entertained
23. If my parents ___ me the money, I couldn't have bought the car.
A. didn’t lend B. hadn’t lent C. wouldn’t lend D. wouldn’t have lent
24. A bird in the hand is worth ___.
A. a hundred flying B. two birds flying C. two in the bush D. two with one stone
25. I tried to keep a serious face, but it was no good. I just couldn't ___.
A. help to laugh B. help laughing C. stop to laugh D. prevent me laughing
26. The police never found the money ___ in the robbery.
A. got stolen B. who was stolen C. stolen D. was stolen
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27. Recent turmoil in the Middle East has led to yet another dramatic increase in the price of petrol.
Motorists have been ___ as usual.
A. hard struck B. hard hit C. hardly hit D. hit hardly
28. - I see you have prepared everything for your journey. When do you want to leave?
- ___. I have a long way to go.
A. The sooner, the better B. Sooner, better C. The soonest, the best D. Soonest, best
29. Sometimes I wish I ___ science at university instead of literature and philosophy.
A. was studying B. would have studied C. had studied D. studied
30. - I'm saving up to buy a new car.
- Is that so? How much money ___ and how much are you going to need?
A. have you saved B. have you been saving C. did you save D. were you saving
31. He had hurt his leg badly. ___, somehow or other he managed to stagger back to the camp.
A. However B. In spite C. Even though D. Although
32. The castle is said to be one of the finest of its kind in Europe and we would certainly have visited it if
we ___ more time.
A. had B. had had C. would have D. would have had
33. Fiona is working hard at learning Chinese. It takes a lot of time but she's convinced it will be worth it in
the ___.
A. large run B. long run C. large place D. long place
34. This tablecloth is absolutely filthy. I must remember to take it to the dry cleaner's next week and ___.
A. clean it B. have it cleaned C. they clean it D. have cleaned it
35. ___ he had another appointment, he was unable to attend the meeting.
A. As B. Like C. Already that D. Put that
36. When I moved to Scotland, I couldn't understand anyone at first. At that time, I ___ the Scottish accent.
A. didn't use to hear C. wasn't used to hear
B. didn't used to hear D. wasn't used to hearing
37. - You look very pale, David. What's wrong?
- I've just heard that the factory ___ is going to close in three months.
A. where I work in B. that I work in it C. in what I work D. I work in
38. - According to the weather forecast, it's going to freeze tomorrow.
- Then you'd better put on some warm clothes, ___ you?
A. hadn’t B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. shouldn’t
39. He was an enigmatic person. Very little ___ about him.
A. was known B. got known C. they knew D. was knowing
40. What's a smart girl like Joan doing with a fellow like Philip? He's as thick as ___.
A. thieves B. soup C. a brick D. a trick
41. I have a good memory for faces but I have difficulty ___ people's names.
A. to remember B. remembering C. for remembering D. to remind
42. She got married in 2001, when she was only seventeen. Now she wishes she ___ in such a hurry.
A. wasn't B. weren't C. wouldn't have been D. hadn't been
43. They started repairs on the road a month ago, but they ___.
A. haven't finished yet B. yet haven't finished C. haven't finished still D. haven't still finished
44. I didn't want to speak to him, so I pretended ___ the newspaper.
A. to read B. reading C. that I read D. I read
45. The train was late but nobody knew the ___ the delay.
A. motive for B. motive of C. reason for D. reason of
46. I hate this place in summer.The streets are so crowded ___ tourists that it's impossible to move.
A. from B. by C. with D. of
47. The doorman refused to ___ us into the club because we weren't members.
A. let B. leave C. admit D. enter
48. We didn't manage to discuss everything on the agenda because we ___ time.
A. ran out from B. ran out of C. jumped out of D. jumped out from
49. I prefer to go to the airport alone. I don't like it when people come to ___.
A. give me off B. see me off C. see me away D. give me away
50. You can always count on Harry. He'll never ___ you down.
A. leave B. drop C. let D. cut
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