1. He _______ this book for 3 months by the end of this week.
A. has been writing B. was writing C. is writing D. will have written
2. It _______ dry here at this time of the year. It _______ much.
A. is usually / does not rain B. has usually been / is not raining
C. will usually be / has not rained D. was usually / will rain
3. Yesterday evening the phone _______ three times while you _______ dinner out with your friends.
A. would have rung / are having B. was ringing / have been having
C. rang / have had D. had rung / were having
4. John _______ lazy but he is certainly not stupid.
A. should be B. maybe C. mustn’t be D. must have been
5. My little brother _______ Japanese and French though he is only ten years old.
A. can speak B. must be speaking
C. should have spoken D. shouldn’t be speaking
6. You _______ to do the homework or the teacher will punish you.
A. mustn’t forget B. needn’t forget C. will be forgetting D. must have forgot
7. Bob sent a report to the Chairman instead _______ the meeting.
A. to attend B. to attending C. of attending D. attended
8. I regret _______ you that you did not pass the test. However, you should try it again.
A. telling / do B. told / doing C. told / done D. to tell / to do
9. It is no use _______ the boss for a pay rise.
A. ask B. to ask C. asking D. asked
10. She does not study very well _______ I think she will pass her exams.
A. but B. so C. and D. or
11. We like games and music, _______ reading.
A. as B. as well as C. but D. therefore
12. She was not in the back yard, _______ was she upstairs.
A. or B. nor C. and D. so
13. Do not add _______ to the machine. Just _______ will be enough.
A. some oil / no drop B. a few oil / a little drop
C. many oils / any drop D. too much oil / some drops
14. Bill spends _______ money on clothes, but on travelling
A. a little / some B. as many / some C. a few / many D. little / much
15. We have _______ to do.
A. few homeworks B. any homework C. a lot of homework D. some homeworks
16. _______ from here to the station? - Only 2 kilometers.
A. How far is it B. How far does it C. How long is it D. How long does it
17. You used to live in London, _______?
A. don’t you B. didn’t you C. weren’t you D. haven’t you
18. _______ the room been cleaned yet?
A. Does B. Has C. Is D. Was
19. Eight dollars _______ the price of a movie these days.
A. are B. is C. have been D. were
20. _______ the news on at 5 or 6 o’clock?
A. Is B. Are C. Have D. Were
21. Seeing films _______ my favorite hobby.
A. is B. are C. were D. were used to be
22. I have just bought a cottage by _______
A. the lake side B. the lake’s side C. the side of the lake D. the side’s lake
23. I think your proposals are the same as _______
A. Peter B. Peter’s C. it of Peter D. this of Peter
24. All of them hope that everything will be ready in _______
A. three day time B. three days’ time C. three-day’s time D. time three days
25. Peter was not always so hopeless.
A. Peter never had a hope for anything. B. Peter was used to being hopeless.
C. Peter gave up his hope. D. Peter did not use to be so hopeless.
26. The number of people who approved of his ideas exceeded his expectations.
A. He had expected that nobody would disapprove of his ideas
B. He had expected that everybody would approve of his ideas.
C. Less people approved of his ideas than he had expected.
D. More people approved of his ideas than he had expected.
27. Julie and Anne had not met each other before the party.
A. Julie and Anne got acquainted when they were at the party.
B. The party prevented Julie and Anne from meeting each other.
C. The party was the place where Julie and Anne could not meet each other.
D. Julie and Anne used to meet each other for the party.
28. Mountain gorillas are an endangered species _______ habitats are being destroyed.
A. Its B. His C. Her D. Their
29. John admitted that he _______ would take any blame.
A. itself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves
30. When _______ lived in the village, _______ only light was candles and an oil lamp.
A. we / ourselves B. we / our C. our / ours D. ourselves / we
41. By the end of next March, I _______ English for five years.
A. had been studied B. had been studying
C. will have been studying D. will have studied
42. Linda took great photos of butterflies while she _______ in the forest.
A. was hiking B. is hiking C. hiked D. had hiked
43. When I _______ for my sister in front of the supermarket, a strange man came to talk with me.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
44. When I came to visit her last night, she _______ a bath.
A. is having B. was having C. has had D. had had
45. John _______ in the same house since he left school.
A. lived B. had lived C. was living D. has lived
46. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _______ dinner.
A. finish B. has finished C. will finish D. finished
47. The phone _______ suddenly while Joanna was doing the housework.
A. rang B. was ringing C. had rung D. is ringing
48. A fire-fighter was injuried severely while he _______ to put out a fire.
A. would help B. helped C. has helped D. was helping
49. By the time I came here all the better jobs _______ taken.
A. have been B. were C. are D. had been
50. While Peter _______ the rose bush in the back yard, the phone rang.
A. had been watering B. watering C. watered D. was watering
10. When you (come)_________ next Monday, I (work) ________at my desk in Room in 12..By the end of next year, we (learn)_______ English for 10 years.
31. By the time he arrives here tomorrow, they _______ for London.
A. would have left B. will have left C. will left D. are leaving
32. When I _______ to the airport, I realized that I _______ my passport at home.
A. got/had left B. got/left C. had got/had left D. got/was left
33. Call me as soon as you _______ your test results.
A. get B. will get C. will have got D. got
34. I _______ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
35. The boy fell while he _______ down the stairs.
A. run B. running C. was running D. runs
36. I will come and see you before I _______ for America.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. left
37. She hurt herself while she _______ hide-and-seek with her friends.
A. is playing B. had played C. played D. was playing
38. Only after the bus _______ for a few miles did Jane realize she was on the wrong route.
A. was running B. had run C. has run D. runs
39. While I _______ at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
40. By the end of last March, I _______ English for five years.
A. had been studied B. had been studying
C. will have been studying D. will have studied
Read the following passage then choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.
More and more young people are ... (35) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little ... (36) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful - and enjoying the experience.
The work may ... (37) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. ... (38) ... kind of job it is, it is certain to be ... (39) ... and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
Question 37:
A. consist
B. include
C. contain
D. involve
Read the following passage then choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.
More and more young people are ... (35) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little ... (36) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful - and enjoying the experience.
The work may ... (37) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. ... (38) ... kind of job it is, it is certain to be ... (39) ... and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
Question 39:
A. challenging
B. dangerous
C. difficult
D. attracted
Read the following passage then choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.
More and more young people are ... (35) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little ... (36) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful - and enjoying the experience.
The work may ... (37) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. ... (38) ... kind of job it is, it is certain to be ... (39) ... and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
Question 35:
A. doing
B. making
C. taking
D. getting
Read the following passage then choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.
More and more young people are ... (35) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little ... (36) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful - and enjoying the experience.
The work may ... (37) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. ... (38) ... kind of job it is, it is certain to be ... (39) ... and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
Question 36:
A. with
B. but
C. or
D. and
Read the following passage then choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.
More and more young people are ... (35) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little ... (36) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful - and enjoying the experience.
The work may ... (37) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. ... (38) ... kind of job it is, it is certain to be ... (39) ... and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten.
Question 38:
A. Any
B. What
C. However
D. Whatever