1 Hi, Sue. ....................... a good time?
Do you have
Are you
having
You are
having
You have
2 ........................... the question?
Do you
understand
You
understand
Are you
understanding
3 I’m sorry I .............................. able to come to
the meeting. I had another commitment.
didn’t be
wasn’t
was
4 Libby took another biscuit while her mother
.............................. .
wasn’t
looking
hadn’t
looked
didn’t look
5 Tom can’t write. .............................. his arm.
He’s broken
He broke
He was
breaking
6 It’s only the second time she
.............................. a horse. She’s very good at
it.
rode
rides
has ridden
7 a: Mmm Something smells good. b: I
.............................. cakes all morning.
‘m making
‘ve been
making
‘ve made
8 When is the rain going to stop? It’s been months
.............................. some sunshine.
that we
don’t have
that we
haven’t had
that we
didn’t have
since we had
9 We .............................. chocolate when we were
children.
haven’t been
eating
didn’t eat
haven’t
eaten
10 a: Maya’s in hospital. b: Is she? Oh I
.............................. her some flowers.
'm sending
'll send
'm going to
send
11 Why don’t you come for lunch tomorrow? I
.............................. work by then.
will have
finished
am finished
have
finished
12 I lost my front door key, but I
.............................. to get in through a window.
managed
could
was able
13 She .............................. gone on holiday. She
hasn’t got any money.
couldn’t
have
mightn’t
have
can’t have
mustn’t
have
14 Whatever you do, you’ve got to keep it a secret. You
.............................. talk to anyone.
needn’t
have
don’t have
to
mustn’t
needn’t
15 I’m so tired. I .............................. up so late
last night.
shouldn’t
have stayed
shouldn’t
stay
mustn’t
have stayed
16 I’m surprised .............................. so
interested in the job. It means moving house.
him to be
that he
should be
that he is
17 If I went swimming every morning, I …………………. fit quickly.
will get
would have
got
would get
got
18 A lot of small companies ..............................
by larger multinationals.
are buying
are bought
bought
are being
bought
19 Do you like .............................. ?
cutting
your hair
having cut
your hair
having your
hair cut
20 Would you consider .............................. a
part-time job?
doing
do
to do
that I do
21 I enjoy .......................... time on my own.
to spending
to spend
spending
22 They ran out of the shop ..............................
the goods.
without pay
for
without
paying for
without
they pay for
23 I .............................. by plane now. I have to
go to the USA on business every month.
used to
travelling
am used to
travelling
used to
travel
am used to
travel
24 I think I got the job because I’ve got a lot of computer
.............................. .
experience
experiences
25 My sister is a journalist. She writes
.......................... for national newspapers.
some
articles
the
articles
articles
26 She lived in .............................. Spain for a
year.
the
southern
southern
the south
of 3
27 She looked away and didn’t say
.............................. .
nothing
anything
none
anybody
28 .............................. people at the party were
wearing fancy dress costumes.
Some of
Some of the
The whole
All of the
29 What’s the name of your friend
.............................. wife is a professional
musician?
whose
which
that
who
30 We stayed at the campsite in France
.............................. you went to last summer.
which
that
Where
–
31 There was a .......................... bag hanging up by
the door.
large blue
leather
large
leather blue
blue large
leather
32 Phil and Claire are very easy to get on with. They’re
............... .
so friendly
such
friendly
too
friendly
friendly
enough
33 Houses here are twice ......... expensive ......... they
were four years ago.
as ... than
more ... as
as ... as
less ... as
34 I don’t really want to stay here
.............................. Let’s go home.
even
any more
any longer
still
no more
35 I gave her my phone number in case she
.............................. to ring me urgently.
needs
needed
will need
36 The phone rang .............................. I was in
the bath.
as soon as
while
as
as long as
37 After I left college I worked
.............................. a chef in a restaurant for
while.
like
as
as if
38 I’ll see you .............................. Saturday
then?
at next
next
on next
39 She’s at university ..............................
Nottingham.
in
at
on
40 You need to cut open the packet
.............................. a pair of scissors.
by
with
for
41 Kerry is getting married .............................. a
man she met in Italy.
to
with
of
42 The door was locked and I didn’t have a key. We had to
.............................. .
break down
it
break it
down
it break
down