I. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
1. ‘How long have you been with the company?’ ~ ‘I _____ there for two years.’
a. will work b. was working c. worked d. have worked
2. ‘When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?’ ~ ‘I _____ it already.’
a. send b. had sent c. have sent d. was to send
3. ‘Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior.’
‘Yes, we _____ it since we first moved to Michigan.’
a. had bought b. bought c. was buying d. have bought
4. ‘What have you learned since you _____ here?’
a. came b. come c. have came d. have been coming
5. ‘Where are Ken and Margaret?’
‘They were hungry, so they _____ to the grocery store.’
a. go b. had gone c. went d. were gone
6. I wish Beth _____ trying to be so nice.
a. would stop b. will stop c. stops d. stop
7. School is _____ for all children between the ages of five and sixteen.
a. compose b. compromise c. compulsory d. comfort
8. She still _____ on her parents for money because she hasn’t got a job.
a. denies b. depends c. deposit d. desert
9. There are a lot of different _____ groups living in London.
a. ethnic b. ethnically c. ethical d. ethnicity
10. The teacher _____ the class into groups of three.
a. shared b. turned c. changed d. divided
11. The boy looks very proud _____ his success at school.
a. on b. in c. of d. at
12. He was so _____ by Cindy’s singing that he asked her to sing on the radio.
a. shocked b. impressed c. admiring d. surprised
13. Did you _____ what she was wearing?
a. notice b. noticeable c. notion d. noted
14. All students must learn English, but German is _____.
a. option b. optional c. compulsion d. compulsory
15. What is the _____ cause of the illness?
a. primary b. essential c. possibly d. most
