HS 2 Unit 4 General TEST 2

1. Would you mind         [making, giving, doing, getting] these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?

2. I was looking forward               [to eating, to eat, to have eaten, eating] at the new restaurant, but it was closed.

3.               [Whatever, However much, No matter how, Although] tired Melissa is when she gets home from work, she always makes time to say goodnight to the children.

4. It was only ten days ago       [then, than, since, after] she started her new job.

5. The shop didn't have the shoes I wanted, but they've           [asked, booked, commanded, ordered] a pair specially for me.

6. My father           [has, is having, has had, had] his new car for two weeks now.

7. What differences are there         [between, among, beside, with] the English spoken in the UK and the English spoken in the US?

8. At 6 p.m. I started to get angry with him because he was late            [in general, as usual, typically, usually] .

9.          [Although, Provided, As, Unless] you get your father's permission, I'll take you skiing next weekend.

10. A local company has agreed to            [contribute, give, produce, supply] the school team with football shirts.

11. Mr. Watson was satisfied with the results of speaking to                  [Bob and Mike’s, Bob’s and Mike, Bob’s and Mike's, Bob and Mike] fathers.

12. The grasshopper is an insect found in all          [but, because, while, although] the most frigid parts of the world.

13. Moderate exercise, relaxed life-style, and balanced diet tend to prolong life,           [moreover, therefore, indeed, whereas]smoking, excessive drinking, and mental stress shorten the life span.

14. He            [would have, will have, has, is having] the car he damaged repaired, won't he?

15. I didn't sleep until midnight. Now I feel      [-, my, me, mine] sleepy.

16. The car near the fence is his but the house is        [their, them, their, theirs] not     [him, its, he, his] .

17. Borsch is     [an, the, a, -] Ukrainian dish.

18. In a restaurant: Can I have     [the, a, an, -] coffee, please?

19. Many years ago     [the, a, -, an] first astronaut landed on     [a, the, an, -] Moon.

20. Look at Leila . She's wearing an               [well-behaved, open-minded, old-fashioned, deeply-rooted] skirt. She found it in her grandmother's drawer.

21. He was veryfrightening (            [delightful, pleasing, brilliant, terrifying]) .

22. You were veryangry (          [calm, furious, gentle, peaceful]) with your daughter yesterday.

23. Malta is famous       [at, to, about, for] its great weather.

24. Although we look the same, she’s not related       [to, for, about, by] me.

25. One of Liverpool           [more good, best, better, the best] attractions is the Liverpool World Museum.

26. I knew that she          [was, would be, had been, has been] Miss Betsy, because I remembered how my mother               [had described, has described, described, decribes] her.

27. She said that Bob               [was busy, is busy, were busy, had been busy] as he               [will be doing, had done, was doing, is doing] research work.

28. He says he       [meet, met, mat, meets] his friend whom he              [doesn't see, haven't seen, didn't see, hadn't seen] for many years.

29. That day when we were in the restaurant each one              [received, is receiving, received, will recieve] what he             [has ordered, is ordering, had ordered, would order] .

30. Julia has overslept again. She is going       [be, to, to be, -] late to her work. “I had better         [take, to take, taking, takes] a taxi” she thinks.

31. To get to a better post in this job you        [can, are to, might, would] be punctual and have good organizational behaviour.

32. A: The students                    [could have been, ought to have been, would have been, used to do] there yesterday. B: I don’t think they were, but I cannot prove that they weren’t.

33. I am not certain where Dan is. He                      [was supposed to take, should have taken, has taken, might have taken] Paul to the cinema or to a park.

34.        [While, During, For, Since] the summer, she worked as a waitress in England.

35. He usually sings this old song        [during, since, while, in] taking a shower.

36. I haven’t played football       [when, for, while, since] I left school.

37. Why                     [wasn’t I told, didn’t I tell, hasn’t I being told, wasn’t I been to] about the meeting yesterday?

38. The hotel was closed because it                     [was been renovated, was being renovated, has renovated, renovated] .

39. I went to the doctor yesterday and I                      [was prescribed, were prescribed, am prescribed, would be prescribing] some medicine for my cough.

40. My car                    [has not been fixed, is not fixed, was not fixing, will not be fixed] yet, and I need it for tomorrow.

41. What can be more beautiful than walking slowly along a beach on a               [tremendously, cloudless, sensitive, unpredictable] summer night.

42. The first             [meeting, arguments, session, arrangement] of Parliament will begin in March.

43. The earliest             [immigrants, inhabitants, governments, settlements] of America as far as we know were the Indians.

44. Some fruit such as oranges are           [rarely, hard, deficient, shallow] in spring and cost a lot.

45. Coffee and tea include caffeine which is a           [influence, stimulant, movement, studious] .

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