HS 2, Unit 4 – General TEST 4

1. Before making a decision, the leader considered all …      [a), b), c), d)] of the argument.

a) features

b) perspectives

c) sides

d) shades

2. This new printer is recommended as being …      [a), b), c), d)] reliable.

a) highly

b) greatly

c) strongly

d) readily

3. When I realized I had dropped my gloves, I decided to …     [a), b), c), d)] my steps.

a) regress

b) resume

c) return

d) retrace

4. The snow was …     [a), b), c), d)] heavily when I left the house.

a) dropping

b) falling

c) landing

d) descending

5. I can't find my keys anywhere - I …      [a), b), c), d)] have left them at work.

a) must

b) can

c) ought

d) would

6. You should not have a dog if you are not …      [a), b), c), d)] to look after it.

a) adapted

b) prepared

c) arranged

d) decided

7. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity …      [a), b), c), d)] .

a) current

b) supply

c) grid

d) power

8. We stopped to let each other talk, then we started talking …     [a), b), c), d)] , and laughed at each other.

a) same time

b) meanwhile

c) punctually

d) simultaneously

9. The bus is not …      [a), b), c), d)] to come so we'd better go on foot as it is not very far.

a) maybe

b) completely

c) likely

d) alike

10. In a democracy, if there is a …     [a), b), c), d)] decision, anything can be done even if the decision is not reasonable.

a) majority

b) absolute

c) rare

d) minority

11. …      [a), b), c), d)] meeting has been cancelled.

a) Tomorrow’

b) Tomorrow’s

c) Tomorrows’s

d) Tomorrows’

12. The more cigarettes you smoke a day, and the longer you've smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer. …     [a), b), c), d)] , the risk rises the deeper you inhale and the earlier in life you started smoking.

a) However

b) Conversely

c) Therefore

d) Similarly

13. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, …     [a), b), c), d)] boys or men can also suffer from it.

a) nevertheless

b) such as

c) despite

d) since

14. They will be coming in an hour, so I have got to prepare something for dinner, …     [a), b), c), d)]?

a) shouldn’t we

b) won’t they

c) haven’t I

d) don’t I

15. She never takes her books to the dormitory with …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) hers

b) her

c) she

d) herself

16. Jane has a car, the doors of …      [a), b), c), d)] are completely different.

a) that

b) whose

c) its

d) which

17. She is …     [a), b), c), d)] single parent.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) -

18. …     [a), b), c), d)] black is her favourite colour.

a) The

b) -

c) A

d) An

19. …      [a), b), c), d)] coffee is produced in … Brazil.

a) The / -

b) - / a

c) - / -

d) A / the

20. Some people think that we should preserve the …      [a), b), c), d)] traditions of countries.

a) brand-new

b) deeply-rooted

c) part-time

d) bright-lit

21. They were very tired      [a), b), c), d)] last Monday.

a) energized

b) refreshed

c) exhausted

d) lively

22. The dog was very small.      [a), b), c), d)]

a) enormous

b) giant

c) significant

d) tiny

23. Can you recommend a book that's suitable …     [a), b), c), d)] her.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) by

24. Tom is hopeless …      [a), b), c), d)] remembering birthdays.

a) to

b) for

c) at

d) in

25. The red jacket is      [a), b), c), d)] the blue jacket.

a) expensiver than

b) the most expensive

c) the more expensive than

d) more expensive than

26. Please, …     [a), b), c), d)] me the newspaper a postman … today.

a) show / brought

b) show / has brought

c) showed / brought

d) shows / brings

27. Do you …      [a), b), c), d)] that woman in the corner? She … her dog walk.

a) saw / was having

b) to see / is having

c) see / is having

d) seen / have

28. My dog …     [a), b), c), d)] a lot but it … at the moment.

a) barks / isn’t barking

b) is barking / doesn’t bark

c) barked / didn’t bark

d) was barking / won’t bark

29. I …      [a), b), c), d)] about it at the moment and I think that I … how to use it now.

a) am reading / know

b) was reading / knew

c) read / know

d) shall read / have known

30. Tom …      [a), b), c), d)] the book since yesterday morning and he … it.

a) has read / just finished

b) had been reading / has just finished

c) has been reading / has just finished

d) read / is just finishing

31. You …      [a), b), c), d)] avoid being in such a room full of cigar smoke. The doctor has warned you.

a) can

b) must

c) would

d) would rather

32. My word! It …     [a), b), c), d)] you ages to write all this. There are more than 2,000 pages!

a) will take

b) ought to take

c) must take

d) has to take

33. Dad …      [a), b), c), d)] his pills before starting to fast; now he is suffering from his stomach.

a) had to take

b) must have taken

c) had better take

d) should have taken

34. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days otherwise complications …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) had to set in

b) could set in

c) might set in

d) must set in

35. Hillary told me she …      [a), b), c), d)] in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

a) had lived

b) was living

c) lived

d) were living

36. Sharon said she …      [a), b), c), d)] her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.

a) had left

b) left

c) had been left

d) has left

37. Julia said that she …     [a), b), c), d)] hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.

a) was working

b) would be working

c) worked

d) had been working

38. Ann begged me not to tell her father what …      [a), b), c), d)] earlier that day.

a) would happen

b) happen

c) had happened

d) would be happening

39. The teacher said the pupils …      [a), b), c), d)] so much noise during the breaks.

a) don’t have to make

b) mustn't make

c) didn’t make

d) haven’t make

40. George was worried if …      [a), b), c), d)] enough time to finish his report for the conference.

a) he would have

b) would he have

c) will he

d) he will

41. In my interview I asked Celia Young why …      [a), b), c), d)] another romantic novel.

a) she wrote

b) she is writing

c) she has written

d) she had written

42. I thought you said Jack …     [a), b), c), d)] you when he got back from his trip to the mountains.

a) will phone

b) would phone

c) phoned

d) ought to phone

43. Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never …     [a), b), c), d)] any attention to what she told them.

a) had paid

b) would pay

c) paid

d) pay

44. Lora wondered if her cousin …     [a), b), c), d)] in town for the rest of the summer; she wanted him to go to the country with her.

a) is going to stay

b) was going stay

c) was going to stay

d) would be going to stay

45. Jerry said that by the end of the year he …     [a), b), c), d)] in this new house for four years.

a) would have been living

b) would live

c) would be living

d) would been living

1. Before making a decision, the leader considered all …      [a), b), c), d)] of the argument.

a) features

b) perspectives

c) sides

d) shades

2. This new printer is recommended as being …      [a), b), c), d)] reliable.

a) highly

b) greatly

c) strongly

d) readily

3. When I realized I had dropped my gloves, I decided to …     [a), b), c), d)] my steps.

a) regress

b) resume

c) return

d) retrace

4. The snow was …     [a), b), c), d)] heavily when I left the house.

a) dropping

b) falling

c) landing

d) descending

5. I can't find my keys anywhere - I …      [a), b), c), d)] have left them at work.

a) must

b) can

c) ought

d) would

6. You should not have a dog if you are not …      [a), b), c), d)] to look after it.

a) adapted

b) prepared

c) arranged

d) decided

7. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity …      [a), b), c), d)] .

a) current

b) supply

c) grid

d) power

8. We stopped to let each other talk, then we started talking …     [a), b), c), d)] , and laughed at each other.

a) same time

b) meanwhile

c) punctually

d) simultaneously

9. The bus is not …      [a), b), c), d)] to come so we'd better go on foot as it is not very far.

a) maybe

b) completely

c) likely

d) alike

10. In a democracy, if there is a …     [a), b), c), d)] decision, anything can be done even if the decision is not reasonable.

a) majority

b) absolute

c) rare

d) minority

11. …      [a), b), c), d)] meeting has been cancelled.

a) Tomorrow’

b) Tomorrow’s

c) Tomorrows’s

d) Tomorrows’

12. The more cigarettes you smoke a day, and the longer you've smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer. …     [a), b), c), d)] , the risk rises the deeper you inhale and the earlier in life you started smoking.

a) However

b) Conversely

c) Therefore

d) Similarly

13. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, …     [a), b), c), d)] boys or men can also suffer from it.

a) nevertheless

b) such as

c) despite

d) since

14. They will be coming in an hour, so I have got to prepare something for dinner, …     [a), b), c), d)]?

a) shouldn’t we

b) won’t they

c) haven’t I

d) don’t I

15. She never takes her books to the dormitory with …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) hers

b) her

c) she

d) herself

16. Jane has a car, the doors of …      [a), b), c), d)] are completely different.

a) that

b) whose

c) its

d) which

17. She is …     [a), b), c), d)] single parent.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) -

18. …     [a), b), c), d)] black is her favourite colour.

a) The

b) -

c) A

d) An

19. …      [a), b), c), d)] coffee is produced in … Brazil.

a) The / -

b) - / a

c) - / -

d) A / the

20. Some people think that we should preserve the …      [a), b), c), d)] traditions of countries.

a) brand-new

b) deeply-rooted

c) part-time

d) bright-lit

21. They were very tired      [a), b), c), d)] last Monday.

a) energized

b) refreshed

c) exhausted

d) lively

22. The dog was very small.      [a), b), c), d)]

a) enormous

b) giant

c) significant

d) tiny

23. Can you recommend a book that's suitable …     [a), b), c), d)] her.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) by

24. Tom is hopeless …      [a), b), c), d)] remembering birthdays.

a) to

b) for

c) at

d) in

25. The red jacket is      [a), b), c), d)] the blue jacket.

a) expensiver than

b) the most expensive

c) the more expensive than

d) more expensive than

26. Please, …     [a), b), c), d)] me the newspaper a postman … today.

a) show / brought

b) show / has brought

c) showed / brought

d) shows / brings

27. Do you …      [a), b), c), d)] that woman in the corner? She … her dog walk.

a) saw / was having

b) to see / is having

c) see / is having

d) seen / have

28. My dog …     [a), b), c), d)] a lot but it … at the moment.

a) barks / isn’t barking

b) is barking / doesn’t bark

c) barked / didn’t bark

d) was barking / won’t bark

29. I …      [a), b), c), d)] about it at the moment and I think that I … how to use it now.

a) am reading / know

b) was reading / knew

c) read / know

d) shall read / have known

30. Tom …      [a), b), c), d)] the book since yesterday morning and he … it.

a) has read / just finished

b) had been reading / has just finished

c) has been reading / has just finished

d) read / is just finishing

31. You …      [a), b), c), d)] avoid being in such a room full of cigar smoke. The doctor has warned you.

a) can

b) must

c) would

d) would rather

32. My word! It …     [a), b), c), d)] you ages to write all this. There are more than 2,000 pages!

a) will take

b) ought to take

c) must take

d) has to take

33. Dad …      [a), b), c), d)] his pills before starting to fast; now he is suffering from his stomach.

a) had to take

b) must have taken

c) had better take

d) should have taken

34. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days otherwise complications …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) had to set in

b) could set in

c) might set in

d) must set in

35. Hillary told me she …      [a), b), c), d)] in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

a) had lived

b) was living

c) lived

d) were living

36. Sharon said she …      [a), b), c), d)] her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.

a) had left

b) left

c) had been left

d) has left

37. Julia said that she …     [a), b), c), d)] hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.

a) was working

b) would be working

c) worked

d) had been working

38. Ann begged me not to tell her father what …      [a), b), c), d)] earlier that day.

a) would happen

b) happen

c) had happened

d) would be happening

39. The teacher said the pupils …      [a), b), c), d)] so much noise during the breaks.

a) don’t have to make

b) mustn't make

c) didn’t make

d) haven’t make

40. George was worried if …      [a), b), c), d)] enough time to finish his report for the conference.

a) he would have

b) would he have

c) will he

d) he will

41. In my interview I asked Celia Young why …      [a), b), c), d)] another romantic novel.

a) she wrote

b) she is writing

c) she has written

d) she had written

42. I thought you said Jack …     [a), b), c), d)] you when he got back from his trip to the mountains.

a) will phone

b) would phone

c) phoned

d) ought to phone

43. Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never …     [a), b), c), d)] any attention to what she told them.

a) had paid

b) would pay

c) paid

d) pay

44. Lora wondered if her cousin …     [a), b), c), d)] in town for the rest of the summer; she wanted him to go to the country with her.

a) is going to stay

b) was going stay

c) was going to stay

d) would be going to stay

45. Jerry said that by the end of the year he …     [a), b), c), d)] in this new house for four years.

a) would have been living

b) would live

c) would be living

d) would been living

1. Before making a decision, the leader considered all …      [a), b), c), d)] of the argument.

a) features

b) perspectives

c) sides

d) shades

2. This new printer is recommended as being …      [a), b), c), d)] reliable.

a) highly

b) greatly

c) strongly

d) readily

3. When I realized I had dropped my gloves, I decided to …     [a), b), c), d)] my steps.

a) regress

b) resume

c) return

d) retrace

4. The snow was …     [a), b), c), d)] heavily when I left the house.

a) dropping

b) falling

c) landing

d) descending

5. I can't find my keys anywhere - I …      [a), b), c), d)] have left them at work.

a) must

b) can

c) ought

d) would

6. You should not have a dog if you are not …      [a), b), c), d)] to look after it.

a) adapted

b) prepared

c) arranged

d) decided

7. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity …      [a), b), c), d)] .

a) current

b) supply

c) grid

d) power

8. We stopped to let each other talk, then we started talking …     [a), b), c), d)] , and laughed at each other.

a) same time

b) meanwhile

c) punctually

d) simultaneously

9. The bus is not …      [a), b), c), d)] to come so we'd better go on foot as it is not very far.

a) maybe

b) completely

c) likely

d) alike

10. In a democracy, if there is a …     [a), b), c), d)] decision, anything can be done even if the decision is not reasonable.

a) majority

b) absolute

c) rare

d) minority

11. …      [a), b), c), d)] meeting has been cancelled.

a) Tomorrow’

b) Tomorrow’s

c) Tomorrows’s

d) Tomorrows’

12. The more cigarettes you smoke a day, and the longer you've smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer. …     [a), b), c), d)] , the risk rises the deeper you inhale and the earlier in life you started smoking.

a) However

b) Conversely

c) Therefore

d) Similarly

13. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, …     [a), b), c), d)] boys or men can also suffer from it.

a) nevertheless

b) such as

c) despite

d) since

14. They will be coming in an hour, so I have got to prepare something for dinner, …     [a), b), c), d)]?

a) shouldn’t we

b) won’t they

c) haven’t I

d) don’t I

15. She never takes her books to the dormitory with …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) hers

b) her

c) she

d) herself

16. Jane has a car, the doors of …      [a), b), c), d)] are completely different.

a) that

b) whose

c) its

d) which

17. She is …     [a), b), c), d)] single parent.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) -

18. …     [a), b), c), d)] black is her favourite colour.

a) The

b) -

c) A

d) An

19. …      [a), b), c), d)] coffee is produced in … Brazil.

a) The / -

b) - / a

c) - / -

d) A / the

20. Some people think that we should preserve the …      [a), b), c), d)] traditions of countries.

a) brand-new

b) deeply-rooted

c) part-time

d) bright-lit

21. They were very tired      [a), b), c), d)] last Monday.

a) energized

b) refreshed

c) exhausted

d) lively

22. The dog was very small.      [a), b), c), d)]

a) enormous

b) giant

c) significant

d) tiny

23. Can you recommend a book that's suitable …     [a), b), c), d)] her.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) by

24. Tom is hopeless …      [a), b), c), d)] remembering birthdays.

a) to

b) for

c) at

d) in

25. The red jacket is      [a), b), c), d)] the blue jacket.

a) expensiver than

b) the most expensive

c) the more expensive than

d) more expensive than

26. Please, …     [a), b), c), d)] me the newspaper a postman … today.

a) show / brought

b) show / has brought

c) showed / brought

d) shows / brings

27. Do you …      [a), b), c), d)] that woman in the corner? She … her dog walk.

a) saw / was having

b) to see / is having

c) see / is having

d) seen / have

28. My dog …     [a), b), c), d)] a lot but it … at the moment.

a) barks / isn’t barking

b) is barking / doesn’t bark

c) barked / didn’t bark

d) was barking / won’t bark

29. I …      [a), b), c), d)] about it at the moment and I think that I … how to use it now.

a) am reading / know

b) was reading / knew

c) read / know

d) shall read / have known

30. Tom …      [a), b), c), d)] the book since yesterday morning and he … it.

a) has read / just finished

b) had been reading / has just finished

c) has been reading / has just finished

d) read / is just finishing

31. You …      [a), b), c), d)] avoid being in such a room full of cigar smoke. The doctor has warned you.

a) can

b) must

c) would

d) would rather

32. My word! It …     [a), b), c), d)] you ages to write all this. There are more than 2,000 pages!

a) will take

b) ought to take

c) must take

d) has to take

33. Dad …      [a), b), c), d)] his pills before starting to fast; now he is suffering from his stomach.

a) had to take

b) must have taken

c) had better take

d) should have taken

34. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days otherwise complications …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) had to set in

b) could set in

c) might set in

d) must set in

35. Hillary told me she …      [a), b), c), d)] in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

a) had lived

b) was living

c) lived

d) were living

36. Sharon said she …      [a), b), c), d)] her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.

a) had left

b) left

c) had been left

d) has left

37. Julia said that she …     [a), b), c), d)] hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.

a) was working

b) would be working

c) worked

d) had been working

38. Ann begged me not to tell her father what …      [a), b), c), d)] earlier that day.

a) would happen

b) happen

c) had happened

d) would be happening

39. The teacher said the pupils …      [a), b), c), d)] so much noise during the breaks.

a) don’t have to make

b) mustn't make

c) didn’t make

d) haven’t make

40. George was worried if …      [a), b), c), d)] enough time to finish his report for the conference.

a) he would have

b) would he have

c) will he

d) he will

41. In my interview I asked Celia Young why …      [a), b), c), d)] another romantic novel.

a) she wrote

b) she is writing

c) she has written

d) she had written

42. I thought you said Jack …     [a), b), c), d)] you when he got back from his trip to the mountains.

a) will phone

b) would phone

c) phoned

d) ought to phone

43. Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never …     [a), b), c), d)] any attention to what she told them.

a) had paid

b) would pay

c) paid

d) pay

44. Lora wondered if her cousin …     [a), b), c), d)] in town for the rest of the summer; she wanted him to go to the country with her.

a) is going to stay

b) was going stay

c) was going to stay

d) would be going to stay

45. Jerry said that by the end of the year he …     [a), b), c), d)] in this new house for four years.

a) would have been living

b) would live

c) would be living

d) would been living

1. Before making a decision, the leader considered all …      [a), b), c), d)] of the argument.

a) features

b) perspectives

c) sides

d) shades

2. This new printer is recommended as being …      [a), b), c), d)] reliable.

a) highly

b) greatly

c) strongly

d) readily

3. When I realized I had dropped my gloves, I decided to …     [a), b), c), d)] my steps.

a) regress

b) resume

c) return

d) retrace

4. The snow was …     [a), b), c), d)] heavily when I left the house.

a) dropping

b) falling

c) landing

d) descending

5. I can't find my keys anywhere - I …      [a), b), c), d)] have left them at work.

a) must

b) can

c) ought

d) would

6. You should not have a dog if you are not …      [a), b), c), d)] to look after it.

a) adapted

b) prepared

c) arranged

d) decided

7. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity …      [a), b), c), d)] .

a) current

b) supply

c) grid

d) power

8. We stopped to let each other talk, then we started talking …     [a), b), c), d)] , and laughed at each other.

a) same time

b) meanwhile

c) punctually

d) simultaneously

9. The bus is not …      [a), b), c), d)] to come so we'd better go on foot as it is not very far.

a) maybe

b) completely

c) likely

d) alike

10. In a democracy, if there is a …     [a), b), c), d)] decision, anything can be done even if the decision is not reasonable.

a) majority

b) absolute

c) rare

d) minority

11. …      [a), b), c), d)] meeting has been cancelled.

a) Tomorrow’

b) Tomorrow’s

c) Tomorrows’s

d) Tomorrows’

12. The more cigarettes you smoke a day, and the longer you've smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer. …     [a), b), c), d)] , the risk rises the deeper you inhale and the earlier in life you started smoking.

a) However

b) Conversely

c) Therefore

d) Similarly

13. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, …     [a), b), c), d)] boys or men can also suffer from it.

a) nevertheless

b) such as

c) despite

d) since

14. They will be coming in an hour, so I have got to prepare something for dinner, …     [a), b), c), d)]?

a) shouldn’t we

b) won’t they

c) haven’t I

d) don’t I

15. She never takes her books to the dormitory with …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) hers

b) her

c) she

d) herself

16. Jane has a car, the doors of …      [a), b), c), d)] are completely different.

a) that

b) whose

c) its

d) which

17. She is …     [a), b), c), d)] single parent.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) -

18. …     [a), b), c), d)] black is her favourite colour.

a) The

b) -

c) A

d) An

19. …      [a), b), c), d)] coffee is produced in … Brazil.

a) The / -

b) - / a

c) - / -

d) A / the

20. Some people think that we should preserve the …      [a), b), c), d)] traditions of countries.

a) brand-new

b) deeply-rooted

c) part-time

d) bright-lit

21. They were very tired      [a), b), c), d)] last Monday.

a) energized

b) refreshed

c) exhausted

d) lively

22. The dog was very small.      [a), b), c), d)]

a) enormous

b) giant

c) significant

d) tiny

23. Can you recommend a book that's suitable …     [a), b), c), d)] her.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) by

24. Tom is hopeless …      [a), b), c), d)] remembering birthdays.

a) to

b) for

c) at

d) in

25. The red jacket is      [a), b), c), d)] the blue jacket.

a) expensiver than

b) the most expensive

c) the more expensive than

d) more expensive than

26. Please, …     [a), b), c), d)] me the newspaper a postman … today.

a) show / brought

b) show / has brought

c) showed / brought

d) shows / brings

27. Do you …      [a), b), c), d)] that woman in the corner? She … her dog walk.

a) saw / was having

b) to see / is having

c) see / is having

d) seen / have

28. My dog …     [a), b), c), d)] a lot but it … at the moment.

a) barks / isn’t barking

b) is barking / doesn’t bark

c) barked / didn’t bark

d) was barking / won’t bark

29. I …      [a), b), c), d)] about it at the moment and I think that I … how to use it now.

a) am reading / know

b) was reading / knew

c) read / know

d) shall read / have known

30. Tom …      [a), b), c), d)] the book since yesterday morning and he … it.

a) has read / just finished

b) had been reading / has just finished

c) has been reading / has just finished

d) read / is just finishing

31. You …      [a), b), c), d)] avoid being in such a room full of cigar smoke. The doctor has warned you.

a) can

b) must

c) would

d) would rather

32. My word! It …     [a), b), c), d)] you ages to write all this. There are more than 2,000 pages!

a) will take

b) ought to take

c) must take

d) has to take

33. Dad …      [a), b), c), d)] his pills before starting to fast; now he is suffering from his stomach.

a) had to take

b) must have taken

c) had better take

d) should have taken

34. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days otherwise complications …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) had to set in

b) could set in

c) might set in

d) must set in

35. Hillary told me she …      [a), b), c), d)] in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

a) had lived

b) was living

c) lived

d) were living

36. Sharon said she …      [a), b), c), d)] her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.

a) had left

b) left

c) had been left

d) has left

37. Julia said that she …     [a), b), c), d)] hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.

a) was working

b) would be working

c) worked

d) had been working

38. Ann begged me not to tell her father what …      [a), b), c), d)] earlier that day.

a) would happen

b) happen

c) had happened

d) would be happening

39. The teacher said the pupils …      [a), b), c), d)] so much noise during the breaks.

a) don’t have to make

b) mustn't make

c) didn’t make

d) haven’t make

40. George was worried if …      [a), b), c), d)] enough time to finish his report for the conference.

a) he would have

b) would he have

c) will he

d) he will

41. In my interview I asked Celia Young why …      [a), b), c), d)] another romantic novel.

a) she wrote

b) she is writing

c) she has written

d) she had written

42. I thought you said Jack …     [a), b), c), d)] you when he got back from his trip to the mountains.

a) will phone

b) would phone

c) phoned

d) ought to phone

43. Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never …     [a), b), c), d)] any attention to what she told them.

a) had paid

b) would pay

c) paid

d) pay

44. Lora wondered if her cousin …     [a), b), c), d)] in town for the rest of the summer; she wanted him to go to the country with her.

a) is going to stay

b) was going stay

c) was going to stay

d) would be going to stay

45. Jerry said that by the end of the year he …     [a), b), c), d)] in this new house for four years.

a) would have been living

b) would live

c) would be living

d) would been living

1. Before making a decision, the leader considered all …      [a), b), c), d)] of the argument.

a) features

b) perspectives

c) sides

d) shades

2. This new printer is recommended as being …      [a), b), c), d)] reliable.

a) highly

b) greatly

c) strongly

d) readily

3. When I realized I had dropped my gloves, I decided to …     [a), b), c), d)] my steps.

a) regress

b) resume

c) return

d) retrace

4. The snow was …     [a), b), c), d)] heavily when I left the house.

a) dropping

b) falling

c) landing

d) descending

5. I can't find my keys anywhere - I …      [a), b), c), d)] have left them at work.

a) must

b) can

c) ought

d) would

6. You should not have a dog if you are not …      [a), b), c), d)] to look after it.

a) adapted

b) prepared

c) arranged

d) decided

7. The farmhouse was so isolated that they had to generate their own electricity …      [a), b), c), d)] .

a) current

b) supply

c) grid

d) power

8. We stopped to let each other talk, then we started talking …     [a), b), c), d)] , and laughed at each other.

a) same time

b) meanwhile

c) punctually

d) simultaneously

9. The bus is not …      [a), b), c), d)] to come so we'd better go on foot as it is not very far.

a) maybe

b) completely

c) likely

d) alike

10. In a democracy, if there is a …     [a), b), c), d)] decision, anything can be done even if the decision is not reasonable.

a) majority

b) absolute

c) rare

d) minority

11. …      [a), b), c), d)] meeting has been cancelled.

a) Tomorrow’

b) Tomorrow’s

c) Tomorrows’s

d) Tomorrows’

12. The more cigarettes you smoke a day, and the longer you've smoked, the higher your risk of lung cancer. …     [a), b), c), d)] , the risk rises the deeper you inhale and the earlier in life you started smoking.

a) However

b) Conversely

c) Therefore

d) Similarly

13. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder affecting mainly girls or women, …     [a), b), c), d)] boys or men can also suffer from it.

a) nevertheless

b) such as

c) despite

d) since

14. They will be coming in an hour, so I have got to prepare something for dinner, …     [a), b), c), d)]?

a) shouldn’t we

b) won’t they

c) haven’t I

d) don’t I

15. She never takes her books to the dormitory with …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) hers

b) her

c) she

d) herself

16. Jane has a car, the doors of …      [a), b), c), d)] are completely different.

a) that

b) whose

c) its

d) which

17. She is …     [a), b), c), d)] single parent.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) -

18. …     [a), b), c), d)] black is her favourite colour.

a) The

b) -

c) A

d) An

19. …      [a), b), c), d)] coffee is produced in … Brazil.

a) The / -

b) - / a

c) - / -

d) A / the

20. Some people think that we should preserve the …      [a), b), c), d)] traditions of countries.

a) brand-new

b) deeply-rooted

c) part-time

d) bright-lit

21. They were very tired      [a), b), c), d)] last Monday.

a) energized

b) refreshed

c) exhausted

d) lively

22. The dog was very small.      [a), b), c), d)]

a) enormous

b) giant

c) significant

d) tiny

23. Can you recommend a book that's suitable …     [a), b), c), d)] her.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) by

24. Tom is hopeless …      [a), b), c), d)] remembering birthdays.

a) to

b) for

c) at

d) in

25. The red jacket is      [a), b), c), d)] the blue jacket.

a) expensiver than

b) the most expensive

c) the more expensive than

d) more expensive than

26. Please, …     [a), b), c), d)] me the newspaper a postman … today.

a) show / brought

b) show / has brought

c) showed / brought

d) shows / brings

27. Do you …      [a), b), c), d)] that woman in the corner? She … her dog walk.

a) saw / was having

b) to see / is having

c) see / is having

d) seen / have

28. My dog …     [a), b), c), d)] a lot but it … at the moment.

a) barks / isn’t barking

b) is barking / doesn’t bark

c) barked / didn’t bark

d) was barking / won’t bark

29. I …      [a), b), c), d)] about it at the moment and I think that I … how to use it now.

a) am reading / know

b) was reading / knew

c) read / know

d) shall read / have known

30. Tom …      [a), b), c), d)] the book since yesterday morning and he … it.

a) has read / just finished

b) had been reading / has just finished

c) has been reading / has just finished

d) read / is just finishing

31. You …      [a), b), c), d)] avoid being in such a room full of cigar smoke. The doctor has warned you.

a) can

b) must

c) would

d) would rather

32. My word! It …     [a), b), c), d)] you ages to write all this. There are more than 2,000 pages!

a) will take

b) ought to take

c) must take

d) has to take

33. Dad …      [a), b), c), d)] his pills before starting to fast; now he is suffering from his stomach.

a) had to take

b) must have taken

c) had better take

d) should have taken

34. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days otherwise complications …     [a), b), c), d)] .

a) had to set in

b) could set in

c) might set in

d) must set in

35. Hillary told me she …      [a), b), c), d)] in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

a) had lived

b) was living

c) lived

d) were living

36. Sharon said she …      [a), b), c), d)] her key in her pocket, but she couldn't find it there.

a) had left

b) left

c) had been left

d) has left

37. Julia said that she …     [a), b), c), d)] hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.

a) was working

b) would be working

c) worked

d) had been working

38. Ann begged me not to tell her father what …      [a), b), c), d)] earlier that day.

a) would happen

b) happen

c) had happened

d) would be happening

39. The teacher said the pupils …      [a), b), c), d)] so much noise during the breaks.

a) don’t have to make

b) mustn't make

c) didn’t make

d) haven’t make

40. George was worried if …      [a), b), c), d)] enough time to finish his report for the conference.

a) he would have

b) would he have

c) will he

d) he will

41. In my interview I asked Celia Young why …      [a), b), c), d)] another romantic novel.

a) she wrote

b) she is writing

c) she has written

d) she had written

42. I thought you said Jack …     [a), b), c), d)] you when he got back from his trip to the mountains.

a) will phone

b) would phone

c) phoned

d) ought to phone

43. Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never …     [a), b), c), d)] any attention to what she told them.

a) had paid

b) would pay

c) paid

d) pay

44. Lora wondered if her cousin …     [a), b), c), d)] in town for the rest of the summer; she wanted him to go to the country with her.

a) is going to stay

b) was going stay

c) was going to stay

d) would be going to stay

45. Jerry said that by the end of the year he …     [a), b), c), d)] in this new house for four years.

a) would have been living

b) would live

c) would be living

d) would been living