1 I
.............................. in response to your letter of
3 March.
’m writing
write
2
.............................. here when you were a student?
Have you
lived
Did you live
Have you
been living
3 I
.............................. the flute in the youth
orchestra when I was at school.
was playing
played
’ve been
playing
4 I
.............................. she would make a success of
everything she did.
'd always
been knowing
'd always
known
always was
knowing
always knew
5 I reckon 90% of the
population .............................. a mobile phone by
2003.
are owning
will own
are going to
own
6 You need to get a move
on if you .............................. there at 7 o’clock.
are to be
will have
been
will be
7 The last I heard of Jo, she
.............................. to Taiwan to teach English.
was going
off
is going off
went off
8 You
.............................. a sleep first if you’re going
to drive all the way home tonight.
'd better to
have
'd better
have
ought to
have
should to
have
9 It’s pity you didn’t
come, you .............................. yourselves.
would enjoy
had enjoyed
would have
enjoyed
10 He
.............................. everything that was put in
from of him, but now he’s very fussy.
used to eat
was used to
eat
was eating
11 She says it’s 11
o’clock, but it ......... that late, surely?
can’t be
hasn’t go
to be
mustn’t be
12 They appeared
.......... an argument.
having
to be
having
to have
13 The statue
.............................. in the gale.
was fallen
over
fell over
was falling
over
14
.............................. having trouble getting here
in that traffic.
I
anticipated you
You were
anticipated
15 They asked whether
.............................. staying for dinner.
was I
I was
16 We eventually
.............................. the children to go to bed.
arranged
persuaded
decided
17 Did you hear those people
.............................. for ages in the street last
night?
shout
shouting
18 Did you see
.............................. he got out of the washing up
again?
the way
how
the way how
19 They
.............................. that spending the money on a
holiday was an excellent idea.
convinced
convinced
to me
convinced
me
20 He
.............................. that the whole house needed
renovating.
said
told
explained
21 I recommend that
.............................. continue with the purchase.
he not
he do not
he should
not
22 The staff
.............................. on strike if the situation
remains unchanged.
had gone
are going
were gone
is going
23 She’s not her sister. She’s
a cousin of .............................. .
hers
her
she
24 We can look forward to
.............................. good weather this weekend.
the
a
–
25 Please find enclosed
.............................. you requested.
some
informations
the
information
informations
information
26 I don’t think there’s
.............................. to worry about. You’ll be
fine.
something
anything
nothing
27
.............................. were exhilarated after the
performance. It was superb.
All of us
All
Both of us
All us
28 People
.............................. work involves sitting in
front of a computer all day often get backache.
whose
which
what
who
29 The person
.............................. the alarm saved hundreds of
lives.
who raised
who was
raising
raised
was raising
30 It was a delicious
cake. She made .............................. .
herself it
it herself
it her
31 I don’t remember details of
my childhood very well but my sister
.............................. .
does
does so
32
.............................. apologised to her mother.
The ashamed
girl
The girl
was ashamed and
The girl
ashamed to
33 She felt confident
.............................. the job.
to be given
that she
would be given
about being
given
34 I
.............................. appreciate your kindness.
very much
very
extremely
35 I’ll stay here and
look after the bags while .............................. a
coffee.
you get
you will
get
you’re
getting
36 You’ll always regret it
.............................. the opportunity.
unless you
don’t take
if you
don’t take
unless you
take
if you take
37 She found the
insurance document .............................. a pile of
jumbled papers on her desk.
among
between
nearby
38 Don’t start worrying
.............................. it now. You don’t have to do
it for weeks yet.
on
for
with
about
39 Do you ....... I make a long-distance
phonecall?
mind if
mind that
care if
mind
40 ....... many problems
with the new members of staff already.
There have
been
It has been
There has
been
41 I found .......
impossible to concentrate with all the noise in the
background.
–
it
that
42 Under no circumstances
....... transferable or refundable.
the tickets
are
are the
tickets