| Acome, standing | Cto come, stood |
| B to come, to stand | D to come, standing |
36. She approached a _____ tree to have a short rest.
| Ahaving been fallen | Chaving fallen |
| B fallen | D being fallen |
37. I refuse _____ any more questions.
| Ato have been answered | Cbeing answered |
| B to answer | D to have answered |
38. One of the boys admitted _____ the window.
| Ato break | Cbeing broken |
| B broke | D having broken |
39. _____ the letter, I took the book and began to read it.
| ABeing written | CHave written |
| B Having written | D To be written |
40. The woman _____ at the window is my mother.
| Asitting | Cbeing sat |
| B sat | D having sat |
GRAMMAR TEST 4
Choose the correct form.
1. He found _____ purse in the street yesterday.
| A– | Can |
| B a | D the |
2. I saw him _____ day before yesterday.
| A– | Can |
| B a | D the |
3. Your father is such _____ interesting person.
| A– | Can |
| B a | D the |
4. She had _____ most intelligent brown eyes Tim had ever seen.
| A– | Can |
| B a | D the |
5. My _____ room is very comfortable.
| Afather’s and mother’s | Cfather and mother’s |
| B father and mother | D father’s and mother |
6. That is what he wanted to begin _____.
| Aof | Cto |
| B with | D from |
7. I’ve been here _____ two weeks.
| Ain | Cfor |
| B during | D since |
8. Ann came _____ the room and sat down _____ the table.
| Ainto, at | Cout of, before |
| B in, near | D in, on |
9. I’m hungry. I want _____ to eat.
| Aanybody | Canything |
| B something | D nothing |
10. Could you give me a pen. I left _____ at home.
| Amine | Cmy |
| B me | D one |
11. We have done it _____.
| Ayourself | Courselves |
| B himself | D themselves |
12. _____ of the students knows English?
| AWho | CWhose |
| B Which | D Whom |
13. We always listen to _____ news.
| Athe latest | Clater |
| B the last | D last |
14. English is _____ Spanish.
| Aas difficult as | Cas difficult like |
| B so difficult as | D more difficult as |
15. I’ll go to _____ supermarket and buy it.
| Anearest | Cthe nearest |
| B near | D next |
16. _____ the weather is, _____ I feel.
| AThe warmest, the best | CThe warmer, the better |
| B Warmer, better | D A warmer, a better |
17. This bag is slightly _____ than the other one.
| Aheavy | Cheaviest |
| B the heaviest | D heavier |
18. When we came into the hall they _____ this problem.
| Adiscussed | Care discussed |
| B have discussed | D were discussing |
19. They _____ the University three years ago.
| Ahave entered | Chad entered |
| B entered | D were entering |
20. The report _____ ready by 6 o'clock yesterday.
| Ahad been | Cwill be |
| B has been | D was |
21. The meeting _____ at 5 o'clock yesterday.
| Abegan | Chad begun |
| B has begun | D was beginning |
22. When I _____ over the phone, my friend _____.
| Awas speaking; was reading | Cspoke, was reading |
| B spoke; read | D had spoken, have read |
23. When I got up that morning, the sun _____ brightly and the birds _____.
| Ashone; sang | Cis shining; are singing |
| B was shining; were singing | D am shining; is singing |
24. The student _____ to the question when the headmaster came in.
| Areplied | Cwas replying |
| B am replying | D is replying |
25. 'So, when did they tell you about the robbery?' 'I _____ by the police as soon as they found it out.'
| Ainformed | Cam informed |
| B have been informed | D was informed |
26. 'Why can't we go over the bridge?' 'Because it _____ at the moment.'
| Ais being repaired | Cis repairing |
| B was repaired | D has been repaired |
27. 'I'm tired.' 'So am I. But these reports must _____before we leave.
| Ato be typed | Care typed |
| B be typed | D type |
28. 'Who looks after your baby when you're at work?' 'He _____ after by my mother.
| Ais looked | Cis being looked |
| B was looked | D looks |
29. 'Those pictures are beautiful.' 'They _____ by my father while he was on holiday last summer.'
| Awere painted | Cwere painting |
| B painted | D have been painted |
30. 'What will happen to the criminals?' 'They _____ for their crimes.'
| Awill punish | Cwere punished |
| B will be punished | D will have punished |
31. We spent the evening listening _____ the music.
| A– | Cto |
| B at | D for |
32. He’s very selfish. He doesn’t care _____ other people.
| Ato | Cof |
| B about | D with |
33. Jack was an excellent tennis player. He _____ beat anybody.
| Acan | Cmight |
| B could | D was able to |
34. We _____ see the lake from our bedroom window.
| Acan | Cmust |
| B have to | D are able to |
35. The situation was bad but it _____ worse.
| Acould have been | Chad to be |
| B must be | D must have been |
36. Suppose the boss _____ now, what would you say?
| Acome | Cwould come |
| B comes | D will come |
37. If I found a wallet in the street, I _____ it to the police.
| Awould have taken | Cwould be taken |
| B would take | D will take |
38. We wouldn’t have any money if we _____.
| Ahaven’t worked | Cdidn’t work |
| B won’t work | D wouldn’t work |
39. The boy feels sick. He wishes he _____ so many cakes before.
| Ahadn’t eaten | Cdidn’t eat |
| B haven’t eaten | D won’t eat |
40. The magazines _____ last week have not arrived yet.
| Aordered | Chaving ordered |
| B ordering | D having been ordered |
GRAMMAR TEST 5
Choose the correct form.
1. She turned and saw _____ laughing girl.
| A– | Can |
| B a | D the |
2. _____ British are a nation of newspaper readers.
| A– | CAn |
| B A | D The |
3. What _____ beautiful picture you’ve bought!
| A– | Can |
| B a | D the |
4. _____ Times is the most popular newspaper among British readers.
| A– | CAn |
| B A | D The |
5. My friend rang me up and asked me out _____ a walk.
| Ainto | Cfor |
| B at | D to |
6. How long have you and Bill known each _____?
| Aother | Cothers |
| B another | D the other |
7. We had to walk home because there was _____ bus.
| Aany | Cfew |
| B some | D no |
8. We’ve got _____ time before the train leaves. Let’s go and have a drink.
| Afew | Clittle |
| B a few | D a little |
9. She’s lucky. She doesn’t have _____ problems.
| Amany | Cmuch |
| B a few | D a little |
10. It was quite _____ that he passed the exam.
| Asurprising | Cas surprising |
| B more surprising | D most surprising |
11. This man is _____ than me.
| Amore tall | Ctallest |
| B taller | D the tallest |
12. The book was so _____ that I couldn’t put it down.
| Abetter | Cwell |
| B the best | D good |
13. By yesterday the teacher _____ all the students.
| Ahas examined | Cexamined |
| B was examined | D had examined |
14. He _____ just _____ two big sandwiches.
| Awas, eaten | Cwas, eating |
| B has been, eaten | D has, eaten |
15. When they entered the hall the performance _____.
| Ahas already begun | Chad already begun |
| B was already begun | D already began |
16. I _____ my homework by seven o'clock yesterday.
| Ahave finished | Chave been finished |
| B had finished | D finished |
17. He _____ the exams by last Wednesday.
| Ahas passed | Cpassed |
| B was passing | D had passed |
18. 'Have you ever appeared on TV?' 'Actually, I _____ to take part in a show last month.'
| Awill be asked | Cwas asked |
| B asked | D have been asked |
19. 'When will I have my car serviced? ' 'It _____ to your house the day after tomorrow.
| Awill deliver | Cwill have been delivered |
| B will be delivered | D will have delivered |
20. 'Did you post the letters?' - 'No, they _____ by the time I came in.'
| Ahad been posted | Chave been posted |
| B were posted | D had posted |
21. I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting _____ the rain to stop.
| Aof | Cto |
| B for | D from |
22. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _____ them.
| Aafter | Cto |
| B of | D for |
23. The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. I _____ in the garden.
| Amust have been working | Cmust work |
| B can’t have been working | D might work |
24. I think Jack _____ lunch now.
| Amight have | Cmight be having |
| B may have | D might have had |
25. She wants to be alone. She _____ be upset.
| Ahas to | Cneed to |
| B should | D may |
26. You look tired. You _____ go to bed.
| Aought | Care able to |
| B have to | D will |
27. Don’t phone at 8.30. I _____ the football on television.
| Amust watch | Ccould watch |
| B must be watching | D need to watch |
28. It’s snowing! I wish it _____ snowing!
| Awould stop | Chas stopped |
| B will stop | D stop |
29. He is said _____ in an accident last week.
| Ato be injured | Chaving injured |
| B being injured | D to have been injured |
30. I would like _____ this film.
| Ato see | Cseen |
| B seeing | D having seen |
31. I can hear the bell _____.
| Aringing | Cto have rung |
| B to ring | D having rung |
32. Please, go on _____, I don't mind _____.
| Ato write, to wait | Cwriting, waited |
| B writing, to wait | Dwriting, waiting |
33. Most people prefer _____ money to _____ it.
| Aspend, earn | Cto spend, earning |
| B spending, earning | D spending, to earn |
34. He is said _____ a good singer.
| Ahaving been | Chave been |
| B to be | D being |
35. He tried _____ but she didn't want _____ to anybody.
| Ato explain, listen | Cto explain, to listen |
| B explaining, listening | D to explain, listening |
36. I'm looking forward to_____ you.
| Asee | Cseen |
| B seeing | D be seen |
37. _____ success the scientist went on working hard.
| AHaving been achieved | CHaving achieved |
| B Achieved | D Being achieved |
38. The student used the method _____ in this article.
| Adescribing | Cdescribed |
| B having described | D having been described |
39. All preparations _____, we started our experiment.
| Amaking | Chaving been made |
| B having made | D being made |
40. _____ new words the lecturer explained their meaning.
| ATo have introduced | CBeing introduced |
| B Having introduced | D Having been introduced |
GRAMMAR TEST 6
Choose the correct form.
1. I asked my father for _____ advice about finding _____ job.
| Athe, a | Can, the |
| B –, – | D –, a |
2. _____ children are students.
| ADon and Mary | CDon and Mary’s |
| B Don’s and Mary | D Don’s and Mary’s |
3. My friends have never travelled across _____ Atlantic.
| Aan | Ca |
| B the | D – |
4. _____ Manhattan is in _____ New York.
| AThe, – | C–, – |
| B The, the | D A, the |
5. Jane usually goes to college _____ bus.
| Aby | Cin |
| B at | D with |
6. Don’t worry! Everything is _____ control.
| Awith | Cabout |
| B at | D under |
7. The children hurt _____ when they fell over.
| Aeach other | Cthemselves |
| B ourselves | D yourselves |
8. He wants more milk. Give him _____.
| Aany | Csome |
| B no | D one |
9. I saw _____ at the window.
| Asomebody | Cevery |
| B anybody | D each |
10. There was _____ to do but wait.
| Asomething | Canything |
| B everything | D nothing |
11. We’ll have to leave a bit _____ than we planned.
| Aearliest | Cthe earliest |
| B earlier | D most early |
12. What is _____ river in the world?
| Alonger | Ca long |
| B the long | D the longest |
13. February was _____ month of the year.
| Athe cold | Ccolder |
| B the coldest | D a cold |
14. Jason _____ Amanda since he was five years old.
| Aknows | Chave known |
| B has known | D knew |
15. I _____ hard all day. I'm exhausted.
| Ahave been working | Cwill work |
| B worked | D was working |
16. Rebecca suddenly understood that she _____ him all her life.
| Ahas been loving | Cloved |
| B had loved | D was loving |
17. The windows _____ once a month.
| Ahave cleaned | Care cleaned |
| B are being cleaned | D clean |
18. Look at the sunshine! It _____ a beautiful day.
| Ais being | Cbe |
| B is going to be | D has been |
19. They were happy to hear they _____ a prize.
| Ahad won | Cwon |
| B was winning | D will win |
20. Fred _____ every day for the last six months.
| Aexercises | Cis exercising |
| B has been exercising | D will exercise |
21. They _____ to Austria last winter.
| Ahave gone | Cgo |
| B went | D had gone |
22. A new magazine _____ next week.
| Awill be published | Chad been published |
| B will publish | D will being published |
23. This time next week I _____ a dictation.
| Awill write | Cwrite |
| B written | D will be writing |
24. You will break _____ if you work too hard.
| Aback | Cto |
| B down | D on |
25. I was taken _____ by his appearance.
| Aon | Cwith |
| B in | D off |
26. She would like to know if I _____ to the theatre.
| Awill go | Cwill be going |
| B go | D is going |
27. You said that you _____ in time.
| Awill come | Cwould come |
| B come | D are coming |
28. The boy said that he _____ to the radio at nine p.m. that day.
| Ahad listened | Cwas listening |
| B listened | D would listen |
29. You ___ run in the corridors. It’s dangerous.
| Aought | Cmustn’t |
| B need | D shouldn’t |
30. They have got a huge house. They _____ be rich.
| Aneedn’t | Ccan |
| B must | D should |
31. _____ you open the window?
| AOught | CNeed |
| B Shall | D Could |
32. I _____ the phone if I had known it was him.
| Awouldn’t answer | Cwon’t answer |
| B hadn’t answered | Dwouldn’t haveanswered |
33. If he _____ his medical studies, he would have become a doctor.
| Ahas finished | Cfinishes |
| B had finished | D finished |
34. She felt very tired _____ the whole day in the sun.
| Ahave been worked | Cworked |
| B having worked | D being worked |
35. The front door turned out _____.
| Ato lock | Cbeing locked |
| B to be locking | D to be locked |
36. I insisted on his _____ to hospital.
| Ahaving taken | Cbeing taken |
| B taking | D taken |
37. I stopped _____ television because the film was boring.
| Ahaving been watched | Chaving watched |
| B being watched | D watching |
38. Karen suggested _____ a new car.
| Abuy | Chaving been bought |
| B to buy | D buying |
39. Mary complained of not _____ to the party last Friday.
| Ahaving invited | Cinvited |
| B inviting | D having been invited |
40. You had better _____ your umbrella with you today.
| Ato take | Ctake |
| B taking | D to be taking |
GRAMMAR TEST 7
Choose the correct form.
1. _____ Dead Sea is very salty.
| AThe | C– |
| B A | D An |
2. _____ Nile is _____ longest river in _____ Africa.
| A–, the, an | CThe, the, an |
| B The, the, – | D The, a, – |
3. I promise to tell _____ truth, _____ whole truth and nothing but _____ truth.
| Aa, the, a | Cthe, the, – |
| B the, –, – | D a, –, – |
4. Sally will stay _____ her mother comes.
| Ato | Cfrom |
| B until | D upon |
5. Last year Jane received one letter a week, ___ the average.
| Abetween | Con |
| B in | D at |
6. It was _____ who came running into the classroom with the news.
| Ame | Cmine |
| B my | D myself |
7. I see that he has lost _____ pencil; perhaps you can lend him _____?
| Ahis, your | Chers, yours |
| B his, yours | D hers, your |
8. Bill had a great holiday. He enjoyed _____.
| Aourselves | Cyourself |
| B herself | D himself |
9. _____ we get up, _____ we’ll leave.
| AThe earliest, the soonest | CThe earlier, the sooner |
| B Earliest, soonest | D Earlier, sooner |
10. Go by train! It’s _____.
