TEST PAPER
Circle the correct answer:
1. The ………………, the tom-cat and the kitten were all playing happily in the garden.
a) she-cat c) cat
b) tabby-cat d) jenny-cat
2. The boss asked the secretary to bring him the ………………………. of the meeting.
a) minute c) minutes
b) minuts d) summary
3. All …………………………….. are wide open.
a) the house windows c) the windows of the house
b) the houses windows d) the house’s windows.
4. Don’t forget to read ……………………… It might contain some useful information for your
business.
a) the paper of tomorrow c) tomorrow paper
b) tomorrow’s paper d) the newspaper of tomorrow
5. Everybody ……………… happy to be on that cruise.
a) was c) are
b) were d) wasn’t
6. Hardly had he come home _______ he was recalled.
a) when c) than
b) that d) then
7. Mr. Jones is very keen _______ punctuality. His lessons always start _______ time and you
get _______ trouble if you're late.
a) at /on/ in c) at/ on/ into
b) on/ on/ into d) on/ in/in
8. If you had visited the museum, you ……………….. that some items were missing.
a) had noticed c) would notice
b) would be noticing d) would have noticed
9. Had I enjoyed the party, I ……………………….. longer.
a) had stayed c) would stay
b) would have stayed d) would be staying
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10. If anything goes wrong, you ………………… responsible.
a) are being held c) will be held
b) are to be held d) will have been held
11. She didn't feel well. She _______ be in bed now.
a) can c) must
b) could d) had to
12. "Where are you going on holiday?" she asked me.
a) She asked me where I am going on holiday.
b) She asked me where I will be going on holiday.
c) She asked me where I was going on holiday.
d) She asked me where was I going on holiday.
13. You’ve always been my hero. I’ve always looked…… to you.
a) down c) out
b) up d) of
14. The book which I …………………..yesterday when you called is excellent.
a) was reading c) had read
b) read d) have read
15. It is high time everybody ……………………….. what is at stake.
a) understood c) has understood
b) will have understood d) understands
16. Scarcely ………….. a new shirt when I stained it with cofee.
a) had I put on c) did I put on
b) have I put on d) I put on
17. He announced that the door ……………… locked in the future.
a) stayed c) would stay
b) has stayed d) had stayed
18. By the time you return we ……………………………… all the necessary things for the trip.
a) have already prepared c) will be preparing
b) will have prepared d) shall prepare
19. By the time we finished cleaning the house, our parents ……………………………
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a) will have already arrived c) had already arrived
b) would arrive d) have already arrived
20. I ……………………………… French since I was at school.
a) didn’t speak c) spoke
b) haven’t spoken d) wasn’t speaking
21. She agreed to tell me his secret only after he ……………………….
a) left c) leave
b) had left d) was leaving
22. It …………………. for a long time before the slope was good for skiing.
a) had been snowing c) was snowing
b) has been snowing d) snowed
23. I _______ him before, but I _______ his name.
a) saw, hadn't known c) saw, didn't know
b) had seen, didn't know d) had seen, hadn't known
24. And there was standing in front of me the woman whose name I………………….
a) forget c) had forgotten
b) had forget d) had been forgetting.
25. Ever since you left in the morning she ……………………………her homework.
a) has written c) has been writing
b) wrote d) had been writing
26. Since you ………………… why I am doing this, I’ll tell you.
a) asked c) had asked
b) have asked d) were asking
27. You didn’t have a good time at that beach party,……………..?
a) did you c) shall you
b) have you d) will you
28. Indeed, it is true what they say, that money……………………….. the world go round.
a) is making c) will make
b) makes d) make
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29. I wish I ……………………..a child again.
a) be c) was
b) were d) am
30. “I saw you at the cinema yesterday.”, said Jane.
a) Jane said she saw me at the cinema yesterday.
b) Jane said she had seen me at the cinema yesterday.
c) Jane said she had seen me at the cinema the previous day.
d) Jane said she saw me at the cinema the previous day.
