HS 1 – UNIT 5 - General TEST

HS 1 – UNIT 5 - General TEST 1  

1. Birds head south to warmer climates when … .   

                          [a) is cold weather, b) does cold weather come, c) cold weather comes, d) comes cold weather]

2. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders …, no real communication has taken place.

                                 [a) what said the other person, b) what the other person said, c) what did the other person say, d) what was the other person say]

3. Ancient people believed that the … with the sun and the moon rotating around it.

                                        [a) Earth was the centre of the universe, b) Earth is the centre of the universe, c) centre of the universe is the Earth, d) universe has the Earth at the centre]

4. They were happy the train arrived on time and … .

                         [a) an hour late, b) not late at all, c) at the right platform, d) needed]

5. About 20 miles from Boston, … a little town named Concord that has a rich history.

             [a) has, b) there is, c) there are, d) where is]

6. The Baltimore American first tried to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for the Presidency … .

                                        [a) when he had only twenty-eight years, b) when he was only twenty–eight, c) when he was age twenty-eight years, d) at age twenty-eight years]

7. … in the west of the Rocky Mountains.

                                 [a) Tornadoes almost occur never, b) Tornadoes never occur almost, c) Never tornadoes almost occur, d) Tornadoes almost never occur]

8. After three months of investigations, the … the accident was still unclear.

             [a) cause of, b) result of, c) demand, d) answer]

9. – I had … this morning. – Oh yes? What? 

                  [a) a good news, b) some good news, c) many good news, d) of news]

10. I think we should … to the edge of the waterfall. It looks dangerous.

                [a) come on, b) come down, c) come across, d) come over]

11. Why are you sitting …? Switch on the light!

               [a) in dark, b) at the dark, c) dark, d) in the dark]

12. Lucy’s flat was burgled … she was in hospital.

           [a) when, b) just as, c) as, d) if]

13. Linda … television for two hours already. She’s too tired to go out.

                      [a) is watching, b) has been watching, c) was watching, d) will be watching]

14. Last summer we stayed in a … stood by the sea.

                  [a) cottage, that, b) cottage, who, c) cottage, whose, d) cottage, what]

15. We … very hungry after the match, so let’s take some food with us. 

                           [a) are probably, b) will probably have been, c) shall probably be, d) were]

16. I … to Sam’s party last summer so I want to go to this one.

                 [a) haven’t been, b) didn’t go, c) haven’t gone, d) hadn’t gone]

17. The president can … confirm nor deny the rumours that he is about to resign.

           [a) nor, b) both, c) enough, d) neither]

18. Most people only dream … being rich and famous.

        [a) from, b) of, c) for, d) on]

19. Would you like to see some photos … my family?

       [a) of, b) for, c) to, d) in]

20.  Ben missed his bus stop because he … his friend his new mobile phone.

                   [a) will show, b) will be showing, c) has shown, d) was showing]

21. I was surprised to get my first job because I … in a hospital before.

                      [a) never worked, b) have never worked, c) had never worked, d) will never work]

22. I must phone Alice and tell her about the concert. I think she’ll be interested. – I’ve … told her about it and she definitely wants to come.

             [a) already, b) yet, c) still, d) yesterday]

23. They got to the cinema after the film … . 

                      [a) begins, b) had begun, c) has begun, d) has been beginning]

24. Mark used to play a lot of football but then he hurt his knee. Now … golf instead.

                      [a) he plays, b) he will be playing, c) he has played, d) he was playing]

25. … produce a lot of wonderful food and wine.

                     [a) French, b) The French, c) The French people, d) Frenches]

26. The teachers and pupils were … to hear the head teacher had been arrested.

                  [a) impressed, b) impressing, c) impressive, d) impression]

27. - Did you enjoy … last night? – Yes, it was great. 

             [a) a party, b) the party, c) party, d) parties]

28. Helen started a new job … .

                  [a) on last Monday, b) at last Monday, c) in last Monday, d) last Monday]

29. I’ve never come … anyone quite like her before.

          [a) across, b) at, c) on, d) out]

30. Ed is thinking … to Scotland to be near his girlfriend. 

                    [a) to come over, b) of to come over, c) of coming over, d) come over]

31. My aunt isn’t very well at the moment, so we are taking turns to look … her.

         [a) for, b) after, c) about, d) at]

32. I’m sorry, buy you … sit there. The table’s reserved.

            [a) couldn’t, b) wouldn’t, c) can’t, d) aren’t]

33. Sarah didn’t visit her mother at Christmas. She … her.

                        [a) didn’t even phone, b) still didn’t phone, c) didn’t yet phone, d) didn’t already phone]

34. The report was divided into two sections and .. section was over 300 pages long.

         [a) two, b) every, c) both, d) each]

35. I couldn’t find my sunglasses anywhere yesterday. I was sure that I … on the table in the garden.

                    [a) has been leaving, b) left, c) had left, d) will leave]

36. I've read nearly … book of Harry Potter series.

         [a) each, b) both, c) every, d) all]

37. A nice place to stay near here is … . It has a very good reputation.

                   [a) Grand Hotel, b) the Grand Hotel, c) a Grand Hotel, d) an Grand Hotel]

38. I … to Italy, but I’d like to go one day.

                    [a) have never been, b) have been never, c) never have been, d) never been]

39. I’m really pleased that you agreed I could stay. I didn’t have … else to go. 

              [a) somewhere, b) nowhere, c) anywhere, d) anyhow]

40. John is a real bookworm. He … valuable encyclopedias all these years.

                       [a) collects, b) has collected, c) is collecting, d) has been collecting]

41. I think I need some help moving my things to my new flat. … John if he can take some boxes in his car.

                         [a) I’m turning to, b) I’m going to turn to, c) I turn to, d) I turned to]

42. This time last week we … our friends in Rome.

                 [a) are visiting, b) were visiting, c) visited, d) have visited]

43. This food is … . I can’t eat it.

                [a) disgusting, b) disgusted, c) disgustingly, d) disgustedly]

44. Tim was … when he got home he fell asleep immediately.

                [a) so tired, b) such a tired, c) such tired, d) tiredly]

45. Mark … away from home since he applied to college. He’s missing his family now.

                     [a) had never lived, b) never lives, c) will never live, d) has been living]

HS 1 – UNIT 5 - General TEST 2

1. You’re visiting your aunt and she asks if you want something to eat. You ask ‘… I have a sandwich, please? 

       [Would, Could, Should, Must]

2. … lots of different reference books in our bookstore, so I’m sure you’ll find one that you like.

             [We’re having, We had, We’ll have, We have]

3. Jane and Fred have … family. They’ve got six children!

           [such big, so big, such a big, very big]

4. There were two planes to Rome that evening, but Jake couldn’t get a ticket because … of them were full.

        [either, neither, both, needed]

5. This encyclopedia is twice … that one.

                  [as expensive as, more expensive, as expensive like, as expensive than]

6. – What did you think of the Science museum? – It was … I expected.

                     [the most interesting, as interesting than, most interesting, more interesting]

7. –What time … home last night? – About 11 o’clock, I think.

             [have you got, did you get, had you got, will you get]

8. –Have you ever been to the …? – No, but I’d like to go one day.

               [Spain, Mount Everest, Canary Islands, Italy]

9. Paul … mistakes in the cookery book since then.

                     [has been correcting, was correcting, has corrected, corrected]

10. I saw Rob yesterday while … in the library.

                  [I was working, I’ve worked, I will be working, I worked]

11. –I can’t find my car keys anywhere. –Don’t worry. They will … sooner or later.

           [come back, mix up, turn up, look after]

12. -This radio doesn’t work any more. –Don’t worry. I know … can fix it.

               [someone, who, someone, that, someone, which, someone, whom]

13. -Have you repaired the computer … I brought in yesterday? – Not yet. It’ll be ready in an hour. 

      [who, that, why, when]

14. –Let’s go shopping in town tomorrow. –Good idea. I’ll meet you … the bus stop at 11 o’clock.

   [at, in, of, on]

15. I am keen on fiction. I … this bestseller the whole evening tomorrow. 

                [will read, had read, will have read, will be reading]

16. Simon was tired even though he hadn’t done … all day.

          [nothing, anything, something, somewhere]

17. You shouldn`t look … that man. He is an honest and reliable person.

           [forward to, down on, back, after]

18. Alex is more serious about studying … .

                 [than his brother, as his brother, so his brother, such his brother]

19. I’m not sure who sent me these lovely flowers, but I think it was … John or Gary.

        [either, both, neither, nobody]

20.  The centre of the Earth is … place on the planet.

             [the most hot, the hotter, more hot, the hottest]

21. It’s very early, and it’s already quite hot. … very hot at midday.

                   [It was going to be, It’s going to be, It will have been, It will be being]

22. She … for greeting cards with illustrations since he came home. 

                 [has looked, had looked, was looking, has been looking]

23. Jane booked a holiday to Brazil, … it was expensive. It was a place she really wanted to visit.

            [even though, not yet, not enough, already]

24. When I was walking to the village, I met one of my neighbours. She smiled and … me. 

             [came up to, came up with, came over, came back]

25. The instructions on how to make the cupboard weren’t clear so I was … .

            [confusing, confused, confusingly, confusedly]

26. The children … a long poem for an hour already and they still can't remember it.

                   [were learning, will be learning, are learning, have been learning]

27. The manager of the hotel had a few minutes to look … the documents. 

     [of, to, over, in]

28. Dan … all the questions in the test correctly.

             [answered to, answered for, answered on, answered]

29. Emily and Paul decided to get married … Rome because most of his relatives live there.

      [in, at, on, about]

30. You can buy the magazines at the bookstall or you can order them over the phone, … that’s easier.  

      [if, when, while, soon]

31. She … the book review by the end of the next month. 

                   [will write, will have written, will be writing, had written]

32. Sue and Gary went to every furniture shop they could think of, but … sold what they were looking for. 

                      [it wasn’t somewhere, there wasn’t anywhere, none of them, nothing]

33. Please contact me … email if necessary while I am away from the office.

      [with, in, of, by]

34. Last summer we rented a villa in a small town … of France.

               [in south, in the south, south, on the south]

35. After the meal Sue and James showed us their … .

                [family photos, family fotos, family photoes, families photos]

36. This horror book will have come … by the time we get back from holiday.

       [out, on, across, up to]

37. Jim and Sally … petrol on their way to see their relatives.

               [left out of, dropped out of, cleaned out of, ran out of]

38. Why don’t you become a teacher … children?

                 [in case you like, if you’ll like, if you like, still you like]

39. My friends congratulated me … my exam results.

     [on, to, for, with]

40. My friend Jennifer eats a lot of fresh vegetables. She is looking … the beginning of summer to buy greens in the local market. 

           [on, for, forward to, back on]

41. I have never got my copy of the book signed by the author. – … .

                       [so has my friend, neither does my friend, so my friend does, neither has my friend]

42.Fiona looks very thin. ... weight?

              [Has she lost, Did she lose, Had she lost, Will she lose]

43. Please complete … these forms and hand them in at reception.

         [every of, each of, whole of, nothing]

44. Tim was … when he got home he fell asleep immediately.

             [so tired, such a tired, such tired, tiredly]

45. Mark turned out to be an eager bookworm. – … .

                        [neither does his cousin, so his cousin does, so does his cousin, neither his cousin does]

HS 1 – UNIT 5 - General TEST 3  

1.  Jo didn’t eat the fish because it smelled a bit … .

          [strange, strangely, stranger, strangest]

2. We always … .

                                   [to Spain go on holiday every year., go to Spain on holiday every year., every year go to Spain on holiday., on holiday every year go to Spain.]

3. The flat was very cold when we got home because we … the windows.                [didn’t close, haven’t closed, hadn’t closed, will close]

4. My dentist … clean my teeth more carefully.

            [said me to, said that, told me to, had told me]

5. I must write to Brian to thank him … the lovely present he sent for my birthday.

     [for, to, on, with]

6. When Carl phoned he was … a ship from France to Holland.

   [on, as, in, at]

7. Even … students sometimes fail exams.

                      [more intelligent than, the most intelligent, the best intelligent, as intelligent as]

8. After calling on the book fair, Kirsty looked … the fiction and non-fiction books he had bought there. 

        [through, on, after, up]

9. I wonder if Laura and Joe … married. They seem very happy together.

          [to get, will get, shall get, getting]

10. In the exam room, there was a sign saying ‘… talking’.

     [None, No, Not, Any]

11. –What did you have for lunch? – Oh, just a … .

                       [sandwiches with cheese, sandwich of cheese, cheese sandwich, cheese with sandwich]

12. Birmingham is the second largest city in the … .

                [Great Britain, England, United Kingdom, Northern Island]

13. Jane looked … upset: “Yes. She has lost her job this morning”. 

                [terrible, terribly, so terrible, such a terrible]

14. Jeremy showed us the photos … he took while on holiday.

     [that, who, when, why]

15. I had … great time on holiday I didn’t want to come home.

       [such, such a, so, still]

16. The concert was … off because several of the singers were ill.

         [finished, taken, smiled, called]

17. Did you bring … ?

              [a luggage, any luggages, the luggages, any luggage]

18. … his career, Joseph Barnes won the respect of all his colleagues.

       [for, during, while, since]

19. I wonder how … Lucy that I’d lost the sweater she’d lent me.

          [tell, telling, to tell, have told]

20.  I really loved … gave me for my birthday.

                        [those flowers you, those flowers, which, those flowers, what you, that flowers, that you]

21. I asked Jonathan if … the music festival.

                    [had enjoyed he, had he enjoyed, he had enjoyed, he will be enjoying]

22. It’s been months … from Tom. He used to phone every week.

                     [since I last heard, that I don’t hear, that I haven’t heard, which I will hear]

23. The town was … people waiting for the start of the festival.

           [crowded of, full of, filled of, busy of]

24. Amy learned … when she was very young. 

            [swimming, to swim, to swimming, have swum]

25. The … were impressed by the captivating plot of the detective story.

            [spectator, spectate, spectators, spectacular]

26. After painting the lounge, Harry and Sue were tired so they made … a cup of tea and had a rest.

             [both of them, each of them, themselves, themself]

27. The manager is about to call … this project because he’s not satisfied with it.

     [on, off, for, back]

28. Simon … because it was his son’s birthday.

                [left work early, early left work, left early work, work early]

29. – I work for a very small engineering company. – How many people … there? – Only six. 

          [work, do work, did work, does work]

30. Do you think you have the skills … angry customers?

                      [so that you deal with, to deal with, for to deal with, which dealing to]

31. Tim was reading a newspaper in the kitchen when I last came … him.

        [along, across, on, up with]

32. I won’t expand on this in detail as we are a little short … time.

      [at, of, in, along]

33. Dirk didn’t need to come to Britain for work last year. – … .

               [neither did I, So did I, So I need, Neither need I]

34. James had lunch with a friend … he hadn’t seen since they were at school together.

      [which, what, who, whose]

35. She … here for 5 years.

                 [worked, will work, works, has been working]

36. I … this text since morning and I haven’t finished it yet. 

                      [have translated, have been translating, has been translating, is translating]

37. Our parents … their plans for the holiday for two hours already.

                     [are discussing, have been discussing, discussed, were discussing]

38. The scientists … on this research for three years already.

                  [work, will work, have been working, were working]

39. Human society … the world around us since the scientists invented machines.

                     [destroyed, have been destroying, are destroying, can destroy]

40. Her son … the Net since morning and even hasn’t had dinner yet.

                 [surfs, has surfing, has been surfed, has been surfing]

41. Our managers … money problems since Monday, but they have done nothing yet.

                  [have been solving, had solved, will be solving, shall solve]

42. Sam … English for ten years and still doesn’t know much.

                  [had learnt, should learn, has been learning, has learning]

43. They … for Tom for thirty minutes already, and he still … yet.

                                   [is waiting - arrives, has waited - arrived, has been waiting – has arrived, have been waiting – hasn’t arrived]

44. Mrs. Barkly … this soap opera since she was a little girl.

                  [has been watching, will be watching, shall be watching, must watch]

45. Laura … to Tom since he made fun of her.

                    [had talked, hasn’t been talking, hasn’t talked, has talking]

HS 1 – UNIT 5 - General TEST 4  

1. We both work for the same university, but …of us teaches different subjects.

        [all, every, each, neither]

2. Carl was on a ship from France to the Netherlands. But I haven’t been … this summer.

           [somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, everywhere]

3. The park … was near the river.

                 [we went, where we went, to where we went, to went]

4. – Did you know that one of the chairs in the kitchen is broken? – Yes, I did. I … it tomorrow by the time you come back from work.

                 [will mend, will be mending, have mended, will have mended]

5. – What did you think of the Science museum? – It was … I expected.

                    [the most enjoyable, as enjoyable than, more enjoyable than, much enjoyable that]

6.  Most people … enough exercise so they are quite unfit.

             [don’t do, didn’t do, aren’t doing, won’t do]

7. I want to go scuba-diving as soon as … the training.

                    [I will finish, I will be finishing, I finished, I finish]

8. Susan called me … and said that she had to call … our plans for the weekends.

           [off/for, back/off, on/back, around/off]

9. Don’t forget to … any good recipes when you watch the cookery programme on television tonight.

           [read, listen, write down, tell]

10. We’re really looking forward … dinner with you tomorrow.

          [to having, to have, having, had]

11. I prefer dancing to going to the gym as a way of keeping fit. – … .

                     [So my wife does, Does my wife neither, So does my wife, Neither does my wife]

12. What did you think of the film? – I thought it was ….

       [well, good, better, badly]

13. When is the best time to call you? – Well, … days I get home at 6.00, so any time after that.

         [every, the most, along, most]

14. How about going … a cruise to Brazil for our silver wedding anniversary?

     [on, in, at, with]

15. I had half an hour before the job interview to look …my notes

             [down on, up, through/over, after]

16. What was Tim’s reaction when you told him he was going to be a father? – He was happy … it, of course.

      [of, for, with, about]

17. Please, can you stop talking? I need to concentrate … my work.

     [in, into, on, at]

18. Can you swim in the sea here? –Yes, it’s … . There are no sharks.                [perfectly safe, perfect safe, perfect safety, more safe]

19. On my way home I … to see Helen, as I was passing her house.

           [ended up, called off, called on, got up]

20. Are Mark and Sam here or … to the sports centre?

               [had they gone, have they been, they have gone, have they gone]

21. What do you think … my new car? – It’s great. How much was it?

     [for, of, on, with]

22. Police are looking for … in his twenties.

                    [the unemployed, an unemployed man, an unemployed, an unemployed woman]

23. Carl was so worried about work he even … it in his sleep.

             [dreamt, dreamt of, wished, dreamt about]

24. I feel … this morning. I think I have a cold.

              [terribly, more terrible, terrible, badly]

25. We were worried because we … smell petrol in the car.

       [could, can, must, should]

26. If you are looking for … on where to visit while you are here, please ask our staff at reception.

                     [informations, an information, many information, information]

27. How long … at you school? – Since September. She’s really enjoying it. 

                       [has Emma been teaching, did Emma teach, had Emma taught, does Emma teach]

28. Tom’s boss is … demanding and strict. I don’t know how Tom puts up with him.

        [such, both, neither, either]

29. Susan’s house is mostly made of … .

       [a wood, wood, woods, wooden]

30. … a lot about classical music? – Yes. He’s studied it for years. 

                      [Did Matt know, Why doesn’t Matt know, Does Matt know, Who knows]

31. When rain stops and sun shines, rainbow will come ... .

     [in, out, down, by]

32. This is a very quiet town. Nothing … ever happens here.

           [exciting, excited, excitingly, boringly]

33. I’m going on holiday to Spain next week. … I go, I need to buy some suntan lotion.

           [Until, Before, As soon as, After]

34. Judy telephoned her uncle to thank … the lovely necklace he sent for her birthday

         [him, to him, him for, him that]

35. There were 20 questions in the test, … I answered correctly.

                 [neither of which, most of which, any of which, some of any]

36. The dog … since two o’clock. 

                  [has been barking, is barking, was barking, had barked]

37. The journalists … celebrities for three hours.

                       [are interviewing, had interviewing, will interview, have been interviewing]

38. We … about this documentary for half an hour and haven’t finished yet.

                  [talked, have been talking, had talked, talk]

39. The foreign students … their language skills all last September. 

                    [were improving, improved, have been improving, had improved]

40. The computers … children and teenagers a lot of harm since they appeared in our everyday life.

                [did, have been doing, do, will do]

41. The Internet … radio and TV since 90s.

                    [have been replacing, replaced, replace, were replacing]

42.This factory … producing cars since October.

                    [are producing, produced, have been producing, produce]

43. Public transport … the nature for two centuries already.

                      [influenced, were influencing, are influencing, have been influencing]

44. The pupils … their musical skills since four o’clock.

                         [have not been practicing, have been not practicing, are not practicing, has been practicing]

45. The publishers … for you by 7 o'clock on Friday evening. 

                 [have called, will have called, will call, was calling]

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