B. That D. It
10. ___ electricity you use, ___ your bill will be.
A. Much, the higher C. The more, higher
B. The most, the higher D. The more, the higher
11. You are taller ___.
A. than I C. as me
B. likemine D. than me
12. This problem ___ at 3 o’clock yesterday.
A. was discussed C. was beingdiscussed
B. discussed D. was discussing
13. It’s the first time he ___ a car.
A. drives C. drive
B. has driven D. had driven
14. Next year they ___ married for 25 years.
A. will have been C. are
B. will be D. have been
15. I’ll tell you when he ___.
A. comes C. will come
B. come D. came
16. Don’t worry if I ___ late tonight.
A. will be C. have been
B. am D. was
17. Could you tell me if you ___ at this meeting.
A. will be present C. would be present
B. are present D. had been present
18. It snowed a lot last winter but it ___ this winter.
A. snowing C. hasn’t snowed
B. would have snowed D. hadn’t snowed
19. Tom ___ his key yesterday.
A. has lost C. was losing
B. loses D. lost
20. Our game was interrupted. We ___ for about an hour when it started to rain.
A. had played C. were playing
B. have played D. had been playing
21. What ___ this word mean?
A. do C. will be
B. does D. is
22. I don’t think I ___ out tonight.
A. havegone C. ’ll go
B. would have gone D. ’ll be going
23. I congratulated her ___ her success in the exam.
A. to C. on
B. about D. at
24. His parents don’t approve ___ what he does, but they can’t stop him.
A. about C. of
B. at D. on
25. We didn’t know when they ___ home.
A. leave C. was leaving
B. will leave D. left
26. I promised Pete that I ___ her as soon as I arrived.
A. call C. would call
B. called D. will call
27. Perhaps it is true. Yes it ___ be true.
A. shall C. had to
B. should D. may
28. My eyesight isn’t very good. I ___ wear glasses for reading.
A. am to C. have to
B. shall D. may
29. Iwish I ___ Paul’s phone number.
A. knew C. will know
B. know D. have known
30. If we caught the 11.30 train, we ___ too early.
A. would arrive C. arrive
B. will arrive D. had arrived
31. George can’t come out with us this evening. He ___ to work.
A. has C. had
B. have D. must
32. The question ___ now is very important.
A. having discussed C. discussing
B. discusses D. being discussed
33. My parents didn’t let me ___to that party.
A. to go C. go
B. having gone D. going
34. The tutor wants these students ___ next week.
A. to be examining C. to have been examined
B. to have examined D. to be examined
35. She went home, ___ her work.
A. having finished C. have finished
B. being finished D. finished
36. The ___ things were returned to the owner.
A. stealing C. steal
B. stolen D. having stolen
37. Would you like ___ to my song?
A. listen C. to listen
B. listening D. having listened
38. I want you ___ me this book.
A. give C. giving
B. to give D. having given
39. This is the house ___ many years ago.
A. built C. to build
B. building D. having built
40. While ___ the flowers into the vase he broke it.
A. put C. having put
B. to put D. putting
GRAMMAR TEST 18
Choose the correct form.
1. What is ___ longest river in ___ world?
A. a, the C. –, the
B. a, a D. the, the
2. ___ Statue___ Liberty is at the entrance to ___ New York harbour.
A. The, of, – C. The, the, –
B. The, at, the D. A, of, –
3. I have played _____ piano since I was eight.
A. the C. an
B. a D. –
4. Can you identify ____ bicycle that was stolen?
A. – C. an
B. a D. the
5. I’d like to go swimming _____ summer.
A. at C. on
B. in D. from
6. We passed _____ your house the other day.
A. across C. on
B. at D. by
7. The police let the thief slip _____ their fingers at the last moment.
A. across C. on
B. through D. by
8. ___ friend was the woman in the red dress?
A. Who C. Whom
B. Whose D. Which of
9. The party was awful. ___ enjoyed it.
A. Nobody C. Any
B. Anybody D. Some
10. Can I have ___ sugar, please?
A. any C. some
B. anything D. something
11. I like ___ name. I don’t like ___.
A. mine, yours C. my, yours
B. mine, your D. me, you
12. Do you know ___ people around here?
A. much C. very much
B. many D. little
13. How ___ juice is left?
A. many C. few
B. much D. lots of
14. We bought ___ flowers.
A. something C. any
B. anything D. some
15. There are a lot of books, take ___ you like.
A. many C. more
B. as many as D. as much as
16. I know him ___ – probably ___ than anybody else.
A. good, better C. well, good
B. better, good D. well, better
17. She is a really nice person – one of ___ people I know.
A. nicer C. the nicest
B. nicest D. nice
18. That was ___ meal I’ve ever had.
A. the most delicious C. more delicious
B. delicious D. most delicious
19. That was ___ film I’ve ever seen.
A. the worst C. bad
B. worst D. the worse
20. Your English is improving. It’s getting ___.
A. good and good C. better and better
B. the best and the best D. better and good
21. 21. I don’t think they___ out tonight.
A. hadgone C. ’ll go
B. would have gone D. ’ll be going
22. I ___ English since December.
A. am learning C. have been learning
B. learn D. learnt
23. What time ___ Ann tomorrow?
A. you are meeting C. you meet
B. are you meeting D. you will meet
24. This problem ___ in detail now.
A. is considered C. is being considered
B. has been considered D. is considering
25. I ___ to bed now. Good night!
A. will be going C. go
B. went D. am going
26. The flat consists ___ three rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
A. on C. in
B. of D. at
27. I promised Jane that I ___ her as soon as I arrived.
A. call C. would call
B. called D. will call
28. Our teacher said we ___ the test at two o’clock.
A. write C. willbe writing
B. are writing D. would be writing
29. I ___ to speak French at the end of the course.
A. can C. will be able
B. may D. must
30. I wish I ___ Martha’s phone number.
A. knew C. will know
B. know D. have known
31. If we caught the 12.00 train, we ___ too early.
A. would arrive C. arrive
B. will arrive D. had arrived
32. They would have gone there if they ___ time.
A. had C. have had
B. had had D. would have had
33. ___ about Europe for two months, he returned home.
A. Being travelled C. Having travelled
B. To travel D. Travel
34. I asked for the telegram ___ at once.
A. to be sent C. having sent
B. to send D. having been sent
35. Are you _______ progress with your English?
A. doing C. making
B. preparing D. taking
36. We often ______ business with your company.
A. do C. make
B. prepare D. take
37. That news _______ him happy yesterday?
A. did C. made
B. prepared D. took
38. You've made quite a mess. You should clean it _____.
A. up C. through
B. across D. at
39. You should put _____ that red dress that I like so much.
A. up C. on
B. across D. at
40. Could you please turn _____ that light? It is too bright.
A. off C. on
B. across D. at
GRAMMAR TEST 19
Choose the correct form.
1. _____ question that you asked is difficult.
A. The C. An
B. A D. –
2. ______ tomato is ______ vegetable.
A. the, a C. a, a
B. a, the D. –, -
3. He likes ______ tomatoes and _______cucumbers.
A. the, a C. a, a
B. a, the D. –, –
4. Taiwan was called "Isla Formosa" by ___ Dutch.
A. the C. an
B. a D. –
5. She will be going home _____about 3 or 4 days.
A. at C. of
B. on D. in
6. She must arrive _____ the airport at least two hours before her departure.
A. at C. of
B. on D. in
7. _____ pencil is broken. Can I borrow _____?
A. Me, you C. Me, you
B. Mine, yours D. My, yours
8. The band call _____ “Dire Straits”
A. myself C. themselves
B. yourselves D. ourselves
9. I spoke to _____ on the telephone yesterday.
A. him C. himself
B. he D. his
10. We keep our bread in the fridge, ____ it doesn't go bad.
A.since C. so that
B. although D. after
11. The five- cent coin looks very Canadian, _____ it has a picture of a beaver on it.
A.since C. so that
B. although D. after
12. I don't know what the road is like now because I _____ the place for twenty years.
A. don't see C. haven't seen
