1. You ________ television. You should go out and get some fresh air from time to time.
a) watch always b) are always watching
c) are watching always d) are usually watching
2. A window was open and a bird ________ into the room.
a) flowed b) has flown c) died d) flew
3. I don't know what you're cooking for dinner, but it smells ________.
a) really nicely b) really nice c) real nice d) real nicely
4. — ________ to be a hotel over there?
—Yes, but they knocked it down a few years ago.
a) Didn't there used b) Didn't there use c) Wasn't there use d) Wasn't there used
5. Guernica is a famous painting ________ Pablo Picasso.
a) painted by b) which painted
c) which painted by d) that the artist is
6. Don't expect any sympathy from the boss. She's as hard as ________.
a) metal b) stones c) bolts d) nails
7. I couldn't move the piano by myself, so I asked a neighbour ________ me.
a) for helping b) in order to help c) that he help d) to help
8. I don't want to talk ________ happened last night. Let's just forget it.
a) of what b) about what c) about that d) of that which
9. —Do you think ________ harder if they paid you more?
—Well, yes, probably.
a) you'd work b) you had worked c) would you work d) will you work
10. Could you ________ me a favour and post this letter for me?
a) do b) make c) effect d) fix
11. —Do you happen to know when ________?
—Just before midnight.
a) does leave the last bus b) is the last bus leaving
c) the last bus leaves d) does the last bus leave
12. We shall need to do ________ into the cause of the problem.
a) some more researches b) some more research
c) other researches d) another researches
13. —Louise is a vegetarian. She never eats meat.
— ________. I've been a vegetarian for years.
a) I don't, too b) I don't neither c) Me, neither d) I neither
14. I've written a letter to Laura, but ________.
a) yet I haven't sent it b) I yet haven't sent it
c) I already haven't sent it d) I haven't sent it yet
15. ________, E.T. is the worst film that Spielberg ever made.
a) As far as I'm concerned b) As near as I'm concerned
c) As far as my opinion is d) As near as my opinion is
16. Let's not waste any more time, ________?
Just tell me how much you want.
a) do we b) don't we c) should we d) shall we
17. Would you mind ________ your computer?
a) if I used b) if I use c) if I'm using d) that I use
18. We finally ________ the problem.
a) succeeded to solve b) succeeded in solving
c) managed in solving d) obtained to solve
19. —Why were you hurrying?
—I was hurrying ________ late.
a) for not being b) to not be
c) so that I'm not d) so that I wouldn't be
20. —Can I borrow your scissors for half an hour?
—Listen. I don't mind if you borrow my scissors. Just don't forget to ________ back to me when you've finished.
a) bring them b) bring it c) take them d) take it
