1. The fatter I become, the ........ I run

a. quicker         b. more slowly         c. slower       d. more fast

2. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle .........?

a. boiling         b. boils         c. is boiling          d. boiled

3. Is Linda ..... most beautiful girls in club?

a. the           b. much         c. one of          d. one of the

4. These cakes are ........ from milk

a. done       b. made        c. making          d. doing

5. I don't think she does homework ...... in class

a. the fastest            b. more faster           c. the more fastly        d. the most fast

6. She is much different ....... her sister

a. from          b. to          c. with        d. than

7. My granddad eats ........... rice in family

a. more           b. most         c. as much        d. the least

8. She plays the piano ...... as she sings

a. as beautifully     b. more beautifully    c. as beautiful    d. the most beautifully 

6. I have just started English courses. I ______ English grammar.
A. study B. studying C. am studying D. studied
7. Mercury ______ at 357.23 degrees centigrade.
A. boils B. is boiling C. boiling D. bioled
8. "We must buy new plates." "It`s useless. You always ______ plates."
A. break B. are breaking C. breaking D. broke
9. It ______ me that they can`t sell their flat.
A. surprises B. is surprising C. surprising D. surprise
10. A woman who ______ after other people`s children is a nanny.
A. looks B. is looking C. looking D. looked
11. Be quiet, please. We ______ at the translation and you ______ a lot of noise.
A. are working - are making B. work - are making
C. are working - make D. work - make
12. He always ______ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
13. "Where`s Jack?" "He ______ his girlfriend at the station. She ______ at 12 o`clock."
A. meets - is coming B. is meeting - comes
C. meets - comes D. is meeting - is coming
14. She ______. Is something wrong?
A. cries B. is crying C. cry D. crying
15. In the morning, I ______ little time, so I ______ a shower in the evening.
A. have - take B. am having - am taking
C. have - am taking D. am having - take
16. A decade ______ a period of ten years.
A. describes B. is describing C. describe D. describing
17. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
18. She always ______ but ______ nothing to realize her dreams.
A. dreams - does B. is dreaming - does
C. dream - is doing D. is dreaming - is doing
19. He ______ so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why.
A. be B. will be C. was D. is being
20. Hurry up, Jane! We all ______ for you.
A. wait B. are waiting C. waiting D. are waited
 

EXERCISES Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence 1. Water ________ at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boils C. is boiling D. boil 2. Bettie usually ________ television in the evening. A. watches B. watching C. watch D. has watched 3. Rosemary ________ to agree with us now. A. is appearing B. appear C. appeared D. appears 4. Look! That man ________ your bike! A. is stealing B. steals C. stealing D. stolen 5. I'm sorry I ________ to do my homework yesterday. A. am forgetting B. have forgotten C. forgot D. forget 6. We ________ any interesting films lately. A. didn't see B. haven't seen C. saw D. have seen 7. Eric ________ a flat yet, so he's still living with his parents. A. found B. didn't find C. is finding D. hasn't found 8. They ________ running their own company in 1980. A. started B. have started C. are stating D. start 9. Bees _________ honey. A. have made B. makes C. make D. were making 10. I think I ________ my door key. I can't find it anywhere. A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose 11. "What time ___________ for work every morning?" "At 6:30." A. have you left B. had you left C. do you leave D. did you leave 12. I wasn't thirsty because I ________ some milk. A. drunk B. have just drunk C. just drank D. had just drunk 13. Who ________________ the car at time of the accident? A. was driving B. is driving C. drove D. has driven 14. After having a bath, he ________ his supper. A. had eaten B. ate C. has eaten D. was eating 15. The phone ________ suddenly when Joanne was doing the housework. A. rang B. ringing C. has rung D. is ringing 16. It ________ as we drove slowly along the road. A. has snowed B. had snowed C. was snowing D. is snowing 17. He couldn’t remember what ___________________ to him the day before. A. happened B. was happening C. has happened D. had happened 18. You can't meet the director now. He __________ with someone. A. talks B. was talking C. is talking D. talked 19. My sister ________ married in January, 2002. A. has got B. got C. was getting D. had got 20. Anita _________ very hard at the moment. A. is studying B. studies C. studied D. has studied

II. Choose a,b,c,d complete each sentence

1. By the time you......... for that position, i......... for the company for fove years

A.Are applying/am working

B. Applied/had worked

C. Have applied/was working

D. Apply/have worked

2. Water........ at 100 degrees celsius

A. Boil

B. Boils

C. Is boiling

D. Was boiling

3. Look! A boy.......... over the fence !

A. Is jumping

B. Jumps

C. Had jumped

D. Was jumping

4. I'm sorry, teacher. I....... to do my homework yesterday

5.when their daughter.......... born, they............. married for four years

A. Is/have been

B. Was/had been

C. Has been/were

D. Had been/are

6. At the time being, my son........nebraska wesleyan university

A. Is attending

B. Attend

C. Was attending

D. attended

7.Columbus...........america more rhen 400 years ago

A. Discovered

B. Has discovered

C. Had discovered

D. Was discovering

8. We.......in sin sydbey when our father

Whenever we think of an English man, we often (1) _______ him with an obsession with tea drinking. Tea has been a huge part of English and British culture up to now. If you want to make tea in the way (2) _______ millions of English do it every day, you (3) _______ consider following these steps. First of all, you need to pick you tea, ideally by going to a tea store and buying (4) _______ good quality brand of tea. Once you get your tea, you have your tea bag ready in a mug while boiling the water. In the next step, you pour boiling water over the teabag and (5) _______ briefly. The tea needs (6) _______ time to develop its flavor so you have to wait 3 to 5 minutes for a pot. After that, you remove the teabag and add (7) _______ milk. If you want to achieve the classic taste of British tea, you (8) _______ use fully sterilized milk. Now it’s time to enjoy your tea as an English. 1. A. connect B. link C. associate D. match 2. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 3. A. must B. might C. have D. would 4. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 5. A. stir B. whisk C. grate D. chop 6. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 7. A. a B. some C. any D. Ø 8. A. will B. should C. would D. could

Wherever we think of an English man, we often (1)_____him with an obsession with tea drinking. Tea has been a huge part o English and British culture up to now. If you want to make tea in the way (2)______millions of English do it everyday, you(3)______consider following these steps. First of all, you need to pick you tea, ideally by going to a tea store and buying(4)_____good quality brand of tea. Once you get your tea. You have your tea bag ready in a mug while boiling the water. In the next step, you pour boiling water over the teabag and (5)______briefly. The tea needs (6)______time to develop its flavor so you have to wait 3 to 5 minutes for a pot. After that, you remove the teabag and add (7)______ milk. If you want to achieve the classic taste of British tea, you(8)_____ use fully sterilized milk. Now it's time to enjoy your tea as an English.

1. A, connect. B, link. C, associate. D, match.

2. A,a B,some. C, any. D, 0

3. A, must. B, might. C, have. D, would

4. A, a. B, some. C, any. D, 0

5. A, stir. B, whisk. C, great. D, chop

6. A, a. B, some. C, any. D, 0

7. A, a. B, some. C, any. D, 0

8. A, will. B, should. C, would. D, could.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

7.Water _______ at about 100 C°. I learn about it from my previous physics lesson.

A. boils B. boil C. is boiling D. are boiling

8.My mother and my sister ____ swimming twice a week.

A. go B. goes C. are D. is

9.Look at him ! He ____ morning exercise with his father.

A. does B. is doing C. learns D. is learning

10.They usually play table tennis every afternoon, but today they ____ with their partners to prepare for the next exams.

A. is studying B. study C. are studying C. studies

11.Their sister ____ alone at home now. She ____ with her friends in the park. They look very happy.

A. is/is playing B.is/ isn’t playing C. isn’t/ isn’t playing D. isn’t / is playing

12. I always enjoy _______ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk

13.I don’t like _______ up early in the winter days. I love ______ in bed late.

A. getting / to stay B. get / stay C. getting / stay D. get / staying

14.I don’t mind _______ the people in my neighbourhood.

A. help B. helping C. to help D. to helping

15. At present, that author ______ a historical novel.

A. is writing B. had written C. has written D. was writing

16. Where is your father? He ____________ his old bike in the backyard.

A. has repaired B. was repaired C. is repairing D. had repaired

17. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended

18 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finishes B. would finish C. finished D. finishing

19. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

20. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

21. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

22. I usually ____ to school by bus.

A. went B. am going C. go D. have gone

23. Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.

A. boils B. boiled C. is boiling D. will boil

24. My brother usually ________me for help when he has any difficulties with his homework.

A. ask B. asks C. asked D. has asked

Rewrite these sentences using suggested words

1. I'm very thirsty, could you get me some water, please?

I'd like you.................................

2. You could sit by the window or outside on the terrace

Would you prefer.......................

3. Boiling an egg is not difficult (easy)

It's........................................

4. Eating vegetable is very necessary for you.

It is necessary..........................

\31. I've been looking for this book…………….a long time.

32. I've been working…………….I got up.

33. The kettle has been boiling…………….ten minutes

34. They have been living in Madrid ……………..1972.

35. He has been in prison……………… four years.

36. He has known about the fact …………….a long time.

37. Conditions have changed a lot ……………….we were children.

38. Our teacher has been very ill …………….the last month.

39. I haven't eaten anything …………….twenty-four hours.

40. In fact he is always very rude. We have been waiting for him …………..half an hour.

41. I haven't seen him for three years. It is because I haven't been there…………..I left school.

42. I have been trying to mend this old fashioned car……………… hours.

43. One of my friends has been teaching in Tokyo…………….. three years. I haven't met him since last

year.

44. I haven't enjoyed myself…………….two weeks since I heard that my final exam grades were low.

45. I know that you have never seen a lion………. you were born. Then now I say that we can go to

the zoo and see one.