HS 1 – UNIT 2 - General TEST 1 2 3 4

1. Your idea is different         [of, from, between, over] mine.

2. She’s quite good       [at, in, of, about] English.

3. H’s proud       [for, about, with, of]his students.

4. He’s really interested       [about, in, of, over] it.

5. I have just         [put, putted, putting, puting]it on the desk.

6. If he misses many classes, he will fall        [after, apart, off, behind] .

7. Don’t worry! I believe        [your , at you, mine, you] .

8. I            [did       , made, dream, sleep] well in the test.

9. Choose the correct sentence.

                            [Look! They return., Look! They are coming back., Look! They sing well!, Look! What time now?]

10. I              [didn’t see, am not see, haven’t seen, hasn’t seen] you for ages.

11. They work in     [a, the, -, an]extremely difficult conditions.

12. You shouldn’t              [to promise, promising, will promise, promise]him anything. 

13. This is a very expensive holiday which involves a trip         [through, along, about, around] the world.

14. She hasn’t come home         [still, already, yet, till] .

15. I …         [saw, looked, viewed, watched] TV yesterday evening.

16. The teacher asked her students to do their           [housework, homework, home duty, house job] .

17. The police officer told the children always to tell the             [true, facts, information, truth] .

18. I’m  terribly sorry but I                  [wasn’t listen to, wasn’t hearing, didn’t hear, didn’t heard] what you said just now and I wonder if you could repeat it.

19. Can you           [listening, hearing, listen, hear] me all right over there because you are rather a long way away.

20.  I              [listen, am listening, hear, am hearing] to the concert every Monday on the radio and imagine I am there listening to it in person.

21. What is the name of that picture which you                [look at, is looking at, are looking at, looked at] on the wall.

22.               [Do you go, Is you going, Are you going, Did you go] to see that film that is on at the cinema next week?

23. Does anyone honestly          [discover, think, believe, consider] what a politician says nowadays?

24. I’m sure you’re quite           [write, right, all right, serious] but many people disagree with you.

25. This summer we went     [on, off, in, by] holiday to Greece.

26. I believe it is            [politic, polite, political, politeness] to hold a door open for a lady.

27. What exercise do you like doing        [next, best, after, before] of all?

28. That’s a good question but I need        [time, space, length, width] to think about it.

29. Don’t worry there’s no need to answer             [firstly, fairly, immediately, easily] I’m not in a hurry.

30. I often read short  articles         [for, at, about, between] pets in my favourite magazines.

31. You will probably agree      [with, for, in, on] me.

32. For the whole of next week we are planning to sell our new dictionaries at a special        [price, prize, prise, praise] .

33. Can you remember the last time you           [have, having, had, will have]such an exciting time?

34. You must be joking. Have you forgotten how terrible I felt the last time we went somewhere      [in, with, by, on] plane?

35. Do you drink a      [much, many, huge, lot]of tea with sugar?

36.       [Which, Who, How, What] are you going to get home from work?

37.      [Was, Were, Did, Had] you do much sightseeing when you were on vacation in Madrid?

38. Mr. Lam usually organizes many trips for teachers during the summer holidays. He is                [a travel agent, an editor, a taxi driver, an actor].

39. Two girls talked to            [each other, to another, with other, with each]            [each other, to another, with other, with each] in the room last night.

40. There is so much smoke in the air that it is           [enjoyable, pleasant, healthy, unhealthy] to live in many of the world’s cities.

41. The man explained to us            [how, how can, how we can, how can we] to get to the airport.

42. He is     [a, an, the, -] honest worker.

43. A few students complained       [of, on, for, about] the schedule.

44. She is an excellent travel agent, she is very         [goodly, goodest, good, gooder]with people, so all the customers like her.

45. The contrast         [over, about, between, from] rich and poor is great.

1. Where is Jack? – He            [taking, took, is taking, take] an exam.

2.       [whome, whose, which, who] wrote this page?

3. Choose the second and the third forms of the verb “to sing”.

          [sung-sang, sung-sung, sang-sung, sang-sang]

4. This is a man       [who, where, which, whose] hurt my son.

5. Choose the second and the third forms of the verb “to sit”.

        [sit-sat, sit-sit, sat-sat, sat-sit]

6. They                      [already deciding, already decide, have already decided, already decides] to sleep early today.

7. Don’t get              [angry, the angriest, angrier, angrys] every time they make a mistake.

8. Choose the sentence with the right word order.

                                        [We will give the present him tomorrow., Will we give him the present tomorrow., We will give the him present tomorrow., We will give him the present tomorrow.]

9. Are you excited       [with, about, for, from]       [with, about, for, from] going on holiday?

10. That is the place       [that, where, which, whose] Danial works.

11. - Are you ok? - No! I hit my head. I really hurt             [myself, itself, herself, themselves] .

12. Look at     [her, me, his, him]! He is very fast.       

13. What is your home town famous      [from, for, at, with]?

14.                [Will you be, Will you been, Be you would, Would you been] all right if I go out for a couple of hours?

15. I have been very busy          [late, latelful, later, lately] .

16. I am              [extremelest, extremeler, extremely, extremelfull] happy.

17.  Choose the second and the third forms of the verb “to fall”.

              [fell-fallen, fallen-fallen, fallen-fell, fell-fell]

18. She was very rude to me so I              [talking, won’t talked, won’t talk, won’t talks] to her.

19. It is important to be polite     [in, on, to, of] other people.

20.  If I … late, my father … upset.

                            [arrived / will be, arrived / will been, arrive / would be, arrive / will be]

21. Of course I know about the rumour. You told me           [herself, yourself, itself, myself] .

22. John                 [have completed, completing, has completed, have completes]his work.

23. Is      [is, are, he, him] your teacher?

24. The dog ate       [it’s, its, it, its’s] meal.

25. We are glad that you could stay with       [our, ours, us, we] .

26. I want to sit between you and       [him, he, he’s, his].

27. Since we have no vehicle, we go everywhere       [with, for, by, on]foot.

28. Most of us eat      [with, in, for, by] a spoon.

29. Change a noun “movement” into a verb.

          [move, movable, movingly, movably]

30. Bill is two years         [younger, smaller, bigger, between]than Wanda.

31. I am very              [interested, interesting, funny, sad] in your stories.

32. The Austin Hotel is the          [eldest, oldest, old, older] building in the town.

33. I was tired                  [since           , so, but, because] I stopped.

34. I’d like an             [large, medium, extra large, largest] pizza please.

35. I have known him       [since, for, in, by] nine years.

36. I read the           [starting, start, beginning, begin] of that book but I couldn’t possibly read the whole story.

37. She         [find, found, finded, founded] all the information we needed.

38. You can stop       [where, when, which, that]you want.

39. You mustn’t           [forgot, to forget, remember, forget] how much he helped you.

40. Choose the right sentence.

                                      [Do you realize why will it happen?, Do you realize why it will happen?, You do realize why will it happen?, Does you realize why it will happen?]

41. They               [were watching, was watching, is watching, are watching]TV at 8 o’clock yesterday evening.

42. Choose the WRONG variant. - The         [tuition, fee, payment, price] at this university is very high.

43. She has recently graduated        [from, of, off, out of]Oxford University.

44. The number of the days in a week       [needs, are, need, is] seven.

45. Mark Twain           [spends, spent, spend, has spent] his childhood in Hannibal which is on the Mississippi River.

1. John Kennedy was                            [the thirty-five president, the thirty-fifth president, the president thirty-fifth, president the thirty-five] of the United States.

2. The train to Liverpool will depart from     [a, an, the, -] platform 7 in ten minutes. Will passengers board the train now?

3. When Nigel was promoted at work he moved to a bigger office at     [a, an, the, -] end of the corridor.

4. Helen had eggs and bacon for     [a, an, the, -] breakfast, so she wasn’t very hungry at lunchtime.

5. Neil likes to listen to     [a, an, the, -] radio while he is getting dressed.

6. Be careful. Radiation from     [a, an, the, -] sun can cause skin cancer.

7. Excuse me. Is there     [a, an, the, -] bank near here.

8. I don’t know          [none, any, neither, someone] of them.

9. If you do not go, I shall not         [either, neither, too, also].

10. This                [woollen jacket, jacket woollen, wool jacket, wool’s jacket] looks very nice.

11. The dog is getting old and cannot run              [so fast than, as faster as, as fast as, so faster as] it did.

12. I was born      [in, on, at, with] 1986.      

13. The concert is         [in, at, on, between]24 September.

14. The meeting is      [in, at, with, on] Monday.

15. I’m going on holiday .      [in, at, on, over]August.

16. My garden looks lovely       [in, at, on, along]spring.

17.  I had a party      [in, at, on, near]my birthday.

18. How many people work      [in, at, on, with] that advertising agency?

19. Please, answer the questions    [in, at, on, of] page 26.

20.  There is no water      [in, at, on, with] that island.

21. My dog               [were walking, was walking, is walking, are walking] along quietly when Mr Pitt’s Pekinese attacked him.

22. When I … for my passport, I … this old photograph.

                           [was looking / was finding, looked / found, was looking / found, looked / was finding]

23. Luckily the driver … me and … the car in time.

                          [was seeing / stopped, was seeing / was stopping, saw / was stopping, saw / stopped]

24. I always … lottery tickets but I never … anything.

                       [buys / win, buy / win, am buying / wins, am buying / am winning]

25. He usually … so quickly that I … him.

                                    [speak / doesn’t understand, speaks / don’t understand, is speaking / am not understanding, is speaking / don’t understand]

26. … you … why an apple … down and not up?

                             [Do you know / is falling, Do you know / falls, Are you knowing / falls, Are you knowing / is falling]

27. “       [When, How, Why, Where]does Mr Brown watch football?” – “On Saturdays”.

28. They           [leave, left, leaves, have left] our party at about eleven.

29. Paul            [have lived, has lived, had lived, lived] with us for about nine days by now.

30. I’m afraid I           [lost, will lose, has lost, have lost] my gloves when I was walking home.

31. Mark prefers cycling       [than, for, to, as] driving.

32. Your sister used to visit you quite often,              [didn’t she, doesn’t she, wouldn’t she, hadn’t she] ?

33. Do you believe       [in, for, on, about] ghosts?

34. The next            [seating, group, collection, meeting] of the team will take place on Thursday.

35. We           [will, can, are going, will be] to take a walk now.

36. Paris stands       [over, next, on, at] the river Seine.

37. I come home      [at, in, from, for] school in the afternoon.

38. We        [wished, said, told, wanted] her a happy birthday.

39. I               [didn’t hear, don’t hear, doesn’t hear, haven’t heard] from Mike for more than a week.

40. Your room is a mess!          [Organize, Make, Tidy, Do] it up at once!

41. As far as I know, she              [hasn’t come, isn’t coming, doesn’t come, don’t come] back yet.

42. I’ve decided to join    [to, at, -, in] this club.

43. Are you sure Miss Smith              [knows, knows the, knows how to, knows how]use the new equipment?

44. Oh no!              [I am burning, I burn, I have burnt, I burnt]the rice! We can’t eat any of it.

45. We feel very relaxed because we’ve       [ever, just, yet, never] been on holiday.

1. ‘What’s your new neighbour like?’ – I don’t know. I haven’t met her         [already, just, yet, soon].

2.     [-, the, an, a] Times Square is very colorful in the evening.

3. His grandmother      [has, been, is, was]born in France.

4. She was          [seeing, watching, looking, noticing] TV when the phone rang.

5. Susan        [often, by now, ever, still] visits her grandmother on Wednesdays.

6. Is there somewhere I can           [look out, try out, try on, look over] this jumper?

7. The teacher           [explained, replied, promised, discussed] them the answer to the question.

8. I’ll be very surprised if you                [don’t pass, won’t pass, aren’t passing, wouldn’t pass] the exam.

9. The children did not know the         [facts, customs, orders, rules] by which the game was played.

10. You’re looking very pale, do you        [fall, faint, feel, become]sick?

11. Rodney is fluent      [at, with, in, by] five languages.

12. He sent                [her a card, to her a card, card to her, to her card] from Mallorca.

13.Children will work hard if the lessons are             [boring, interesting, attracting, beautiful] .

14. I will leave            [until, while, whole, as soon as] Paul is ready.

15. In about a week Tom             [start, started, will start, has started]his summer holiday.

16. Oh no! When I was cooking these vegetables, I forgot to         [to give, giving, to put, to do] any salt in.

17.My uncle is great. In our family, he’s famous       [about, with, in, for] his cooking.

18. He congratulated me       [on, about, of, in] my birthday.

19. When I came in, he                 [tried, has been trying, tries, was trying] to fix his TV set.

20. He got up, took some         [stages, starts, steps, actions] and he couldn’t go any farther.

21. I tried          [catching, to catch, catch, catch up] the bus, but I missed it.

22. I am sorry      [with, for, to, on]asking you.

23. Are you interested      [on, in, with, at] opera?

24. If you have finished your homework, you         [should, would, will, were to] check it through carefully.

25.It took about twenty minutes                [for him to get, that he got, that he went, to him to get] to the station.

26.Good        [chance, luck, run, sort]! I hope you will win.

27.The police officer asked us what         [we had, we were, we did, were we] doing.

28. Children depend      [to, for, from, on] their parents for a long time.

29. The hardest thing I                 [had never, have ever had, yet have, have always had] to do was to look after some children for a week.

30. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too        [deep, wide, low, narrow] .

31. Going to the pub too often can easily become a bad            [use, tradition, custom, habit] .

32.He says he’s sorry for what he did, so you need not get angry      [at, to, on, with] him.

33. There are several ways of saving money if you travel      [with, on, by, in] train.

34. The girl you                   [told me, told me about, told about, told me about her] yesterday is waiting for you in the room.

 35.Michael is the              [younger, more younger, youngest, most young] member of the team.

36.They never do         [there, they’re, their, they]homework on time.

37. It is the most beautiful building      [in, of, from, on] the world.

38.I’m talking to you. Please, listen to      [me, I, him, mine] .

39. I will            [try to, to try, have tried, tried] find this address for you in the afternoon.

40.But I saw him in Frankfurt                [3 years ago, for 3 years, before 3 years, since 3 years] .

41.Are       [the, this, those, that]your glasses?

42.There isn’t         [some, of, any, nothing] bread in the house.

43. Are the best schools              [in south, at the south, at south, in the south] of England?

44.I spoke slowly, but he              [can’t, didn’t can, could not, didn’t could] understand me.

45.She bought                   [a leather coat, leather coat, leathered coat, a leathered coat] .

1. Your idea is different         [of, from, between, over] mine.

2. She’s quite good       [at, in, of, about] English.

3. H’s proud       [for, about, with, of]his students.

4. He’s really interested       [about, in, of, over] it.

5. I have just         [put, putted, putting, puting]it on the desk.

6. If he misses many classes, he will fall        [after, apart, off, behind] .

7. Don’t worry! I believe        [your , at you, mine, you] .

8. I            [did       , made, dream, sleep] well in the test.

9. Choose the correct sentence.

                            [Look! They return., Look! They are coming back., Look! They sing well!, Look! What time now?]

10. I              [didn’t see, am not see, haven’t seen, hasn’t seen] you for ages.

11. They work in     [a, the, -, an]extremely difficult conditions.

12. You shouldn’t              [to promise, promising, will promise, promise]him anything. 

13. This is a very expensive holiday which involves a trip         [through, along, about, around] the world.

14. She hasn’t come home         [still, already, yet, till] .

15. I …         [saw, looked, viewed, watched] TV yesterday evening.

16. The teacher asked her students to do their           [housework, homework, home duty, house job] .

17. The police officer told the children always to tell the             [true, facts, information, truth] .

18. I’m  terribly sorry but I                  [wasn’t listen to, wasn’t hearing, didn’t hear, didn’t heard] what you said just now and I wonder if you could repeat it.

19. Can you           [listening, hearing, listen, hear] me all right over there because you are rather a long way away.

20.  I              [listen, am listening, hear, am hearing] to the concert every Monday on the radio and imagine I am there listening to it in person.

21. What is the name of that picture which you                [look at, is looking at, are looking at, looked at] on the wall.

22.               [Do you go, Is you going, Are you going, Did you go] to see that film that is on at the cinema next week?

23. Does anyone honestly          [discover, think, believe, consider] what a politician says nowadays?

24. I’m sure you’re quite           [write, right, all right, serious] but many people disagree with you.

25. This summer we went     [on, off, in, by] holiday to Greece.

26. I believe it is            [politic, polite, political, politeness] to hold a door open for a lady.

27. What exercise do you like doing        [next, best, after, before] of all?

28. That’s a good question but I need        [time, space, length, width] to think about it.

29. Don’t worry there’s no need to answer             [firstly, fairly, immediately, easily] I’m not in a hurry.

30. I often read short  articles         [for, at, about, between] pets in my favourite magazines.

31. You will probably agree      [with, for, in, on] me.

32. For the whole of next week we are planning to sell our new dictionaries at a special        [price, prize, prise, praise] .

33. Can you remember the last time you           [have, having, had, will have]such an exciting time?

34. You must be joking. Have you forgotten how terrible I felt the last time we went somewhere      [in, with, by, on] plane?

35. Do you drink a      [much, many, huge, lot]of tea with sugar?

36.       [Which, Who, How, What] are you going to get home from work?

37.      [Was, Were, Did, Had] you do much sightseeing when you were on vacation in Madrid?

38. Mr. Lam usually organizes many trips for teachers during the summer holidays. He is                [a travel agent, an editor, a taxi driver, an actor].

39. Two girls talked to            [each other, to another, with other, with each]            [each other, to another, with other, with each] in the room last night.

40. There is so much smoke in the air that it is           [enjoyable, pleasant, healthy, unhealthy] to live in many of the world’s cities.

41. The man explained to us            [how, how can, how we can, how can we] to get to the airport.

42. He is     [a, an, the, -] honest worker.

43. A few students complained       [of, on, for, about] the schedule.

44. She is an excellent travel agent, she is very         [goodly, goodest, good, gooder]with people, so all the customers like her.

45. The contrast         [over, about, between, from] rich and poor is great.