TEST 3

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­I can't reach the phone because I _____ a bath.

1. am having
2. have
3. was having ­
4. be having

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Don't turn off the light. I _____ a report now.

1. read
2. is reading
3. am reading
4. be reading

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He _____ his house at seven each day.

1. left
2. leaves
3. leave
4. is leaving

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When she _____, I was reading upstairs.

1. was coming
2. is coming
3. came
4. comes

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My mother is cooking now. She always _____ dinner for my family.

1. cooks
2. cooked
3. cooking
4. is cooking

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I _____ in England for a few weeks now.

1. has been staying
2. am staying
3. have been staying
4. stay

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It _____ hard all day last Sunday.

1. rained
2. was raining
3. has rained
4. has been raining

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If he knew the facts, he _____ us what to do.

1. told
2. will tell
3. would tell
4. tells

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Let's hurry up! We must finish _____ the wall before ten o'clock this morning.

1. to paint
2. painting
3. paint
4. painted

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If you _____ work hard, you'll fail the exam.

1. not work
2. don't work
3. won't work
4. work

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I must say that my great passion in my life is _____.

1. studied
2. to studying
3. studying
4. studies

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He'd rather _____ books _____ watch TV.

1. read/ than
2. read/ to
3. reading/ to
4. reading/ than

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Would you mind _____ me to take these chairs away.

1. help
2. to help
3. helped
4. helping

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Mr. Kent has been out of _____ for a year.

1. a work
2. the work
3. work
4. works

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I am sorry I can't help you now. I'm busy _____ my lesson.

1. to
2. X
3. with
4. for

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She is very _____ up with doing the same thing everyday.

1. bored
2. tied
3. hate
4. fed

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The long walk is tiring. We are very_____of the long walk

1. bored
2. fed
3. tired
4. hated

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she doesn't enjoy looking _____ the children.

1. for
2. in
3. after
4. at

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His friends are surprised _____ his success.

1. in
2. with
3. at
4. for

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He was born _____ 2nd May 1987.

1. in
2. on
3. at
4. since

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She has been teaching _____ school for ten years.

1. at
2. in
3. on
4. with

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My father has been working in a bank _____ we moved here.

1. for
2. during
3. since
4. in

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Several guests _____ cars were parked outside were questioned by the police.

1. who
2. which
3. that
4. whose

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I stopped in Maid Stone _____ my sister owns a shop.

1. which
2. who
3. where
4. that

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Picaso, _____ works inspired many artists, lived until he was a ripe old age.

1. who
2. that
3. whose
4. which

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A lot of new machines _____ by the farm.

1. was bought
2. has been bought
3. have been bought
4. have bought

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He _____ to stop drinking by the doctor.

1. was advised
2. advised
3. is advised
4. be advised

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The price of wheat exports _____ by the government.

1. is increasing
2. are increased
3. will be increased
4. have been increased

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We _____ by her because she doesn't feel well.

1. can't help
2. can't be helping
3. can't are helped
4. can't be helped

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His success is _____.

1. surprise
2. surprised
3. surprising
4. surprisingly