HS2 7

One of the boys             [could, might, was able to, had to]get out of the cave. He ran to the village for help.

Several criminals            [could, managed to, might, had to]escape into the woods.

Who                  [cooks, is cooking, has been cooking, cooked]food in your family when your Mom is away?

Where is John? – He              [repairs, has repaired, repaired, is repairing]his car in the garage.

I love this film. I           [see, had seen, have seen, has seen]it four or five times already.

Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I                    [visited, have visited, had visited, have been visiting]Spain and Italy two years ago.

She                   [has cleaned, has been cleaning, had been cleaning, was cleaning]the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Green tea                   [was produced, is produced, had been produced, will be produced]in China, India, and other countries.

The play Romeo and Juliet                  [is written, was written, has been written, had been written]by Shakespeare.

Paper               [is made, has been made, was made, had been made]from wood pulp.

I knew that she                   [had visited, has visited, visited, has been visiting]Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.

She promised to help me if I               [haven’t found, won’t find, wouldn’t find, didn't find]the answer myself.

He said that they            [know, have known, had known, knew]each other for many years.

Whose keys are these? – They are Mike's. I noticed them only             [before, after, by the time, while]he left.

      [How, Where, When, Why]it happened, I was in my room.

She has been studying French            [as long as, as soon as, since, until]she was a child.

All of his money           [was, are, have been, were]stolen.

There       [was, were, is, isn’t]a lot of people in the park.

There is                   [any butter, many sandwiches, some strawberries, no milk]in the refrigerator.

He             [exploded in, burst out, broke in, broke into]laughing when he realized his mistake.

He assured me he was        [quite, a bit, rather, vary]sure where the house was.

We didn't arrange to meet. It was       [clear, clean, pure, great]coincidence that I saw him.

Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't       [lose, abuse, waste, break]my time with stupid questions!

Can you tell me where              [is the bank, the bank, there a bank, the bank is], please?

Would you mind            [giving, explaining, helping, offering]me some directions, please?

I am         [asking, looking, finding, trying]for the new children's library.

Walk two blocks and turn left                      [at the traffic light, round the bank, in the corner, into a large hotel].

Go          [past, opposite, behind, across]the flower shop, the drugstore, and the supermarket.

Did the director       [say, tell, speak, talk]at the conference?

Do you know how to       [tell, speak, talk, say]good-bye in Arabic?

We spent the whole evening          [speaking, talking, telling, saying]about old friends.

It is good that the whole team is so enthusiastic       [about, to, in, at]the changes.

We were so dissatisfied       [at, about, over, with]the service, we won’t eat at that restaurant again.

The company is aware       [about, of, in, for]the problem and is working hard to fix it soon.

He is so ashamed       [in, on, of, after]what he did and sends his apologies!

I am doubtful       [on, at, with, about]the likely success of this project.

      [When, How, Whom, Where]is the bank? (It is on 4^th Avenue.)

Choose the correct prefix - People who can neither read nor write are termed     [il, un, mis, dis]literate.

Choose the correct prefix - Smoking while pregnant is     [un, ir, im, mis]responsible and puts the child at risk of illness.

Choose the correct prefix - In Japan it's considered very     [im, un, mis, dis]polite to blow your nose in public.

Choose the correct prefix - The cyclist was     [dis, mis, un, re]qualified from the race after failing a drugs test.

Choose the correct prefix - Food which cannot be eaten is    [un, ir, im, in]edible.

I get up late at weekends,              [including, similarly, particularly, likewise]during cold weather.

The study also mentions two other cities,                [in other words, namely, to be accurate, furthermore]Singapore and Shanghai.

The tomato is not,                   [strictly speaking, by contrast, likewise, nevertheless], a vegetable even though it is commonly thought of as one.

One of the boys             [could, might, was able to, had to]get out of the cave. He ran to the village for help.

Several criminals            [could, managed to, might, had to]escape into the woods.

Who                  [cooks, is cooking, has been cooking, cooked]food in your family when your Mom is away?

Where is John? – He              [repairs, has repaired, repaired, is repairing]his car in the garage.

I love this film. I           [see, had seen, have seen, has seen]it four or five times already.

Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I                    [visited, have visited, had visited, have been visiting]Spain and Italy two years ago.

She                   [has cleaned, has been cleaning, had been cleaning, was cleaning]the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Green tea                   [was produced, is produced, had been produced, will be produced]in China, India, and other countries.

The play Romeo and Juliet                  [is written, was written, has been written, had been written]by Shakespeare.

Paper               [is made, has been made, was made, had been made]from wood pulp.

I knew that she                   [had visited, has visited, visited, has been visiting]Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.

She promised to help me if I               [haven’t found, won’t find, wouldn’t find, didn't find]the answer myself.

He said that they            [know, have known, had known, knew]each other for many years.

Whose keys are these? – They are Mike's. I noticed them only             [before, after, by the time, while]he left.

      [How, Where, When, Why]it happened, I was in my room.

She has been studying French            [as long as, as soon as, since, until]she was a child.

All of his money           [was, are, have been, were]stolen.

There       [was, were, is, isn’t]a lot of people in the park.

There is                   [any butter, many sandwiches, some strawberries, no milk]in the refrigerator.

He             [exploded in, burst out, broke in, broke into]laughing when he realized his mistake.

He assured me he was        [quite, a bit, rather, vary]sure where the house was.

We didn't arrange to meet. It was       [clear, clean, pure, great]coincidence that I saw him.

Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't       [lose, abuse, waste, break]my time with stupid questions!

Can you tell me where              [is the bank, the bank, there a bank, the bank is], please?

Would you mind            [giving, explaining, helping, offering]me some directions, please?

I am         [asking, looking, finding, trying]for the new children's library.

Walk two blocks and turn left                      [at the traffic light, round the bank, in the corner, into a large hotel].

Go          [past, opposite, behind, across]the flower shop, the drugstore, and the supermarket.

Did the director       [say, tell, speak, talk]at the conference?

Do you know how to       [tell, speak, talk, say]good-bye in Arabic?

We spent the whole evening          [speaking, talking, telling, saying]about old friends.

It is good that the whole team is so enthusiastic       [about, to, in, at]the changes.

We were so dissatisfied       [at, about, over, with]the service, we won’t eat at that restaurant again.

The company is aware       [about, of, in, for]the problem and is working hard to fix it soon.

He is so ashamed       [in, on, of, after]what he did and sends his apologies!

I am doubtful       [on, at, with, about]the likely success of this project.

      [When, How, Whom, Where]is the bank? (It is on 4^th Avenue.)

Choose the correct prefix - People who can neither read nor write are termed     [il, un, mis, dis]literate.

Choose the correct prefix - Smoking while pregnant is     [un, ir, im, mis]responsible and puts the child at risk of illness.

Choose the correct prefix - In Japan it's considered very     [im, un, mis, dis]polite to blow your nose in public.

Choose the correct prefix - The cyclist was     [dis, mis, un, re]qualified from the race after failing a drugs test.

Choose the correct prefix - Food which cannot be eaten is    [un, ir, im, in]edible.

I get up late at weekends,              [including, similarly, particularly, likewise]during cold weather.

The study also mentions two other cities,                [in other words, namely, to be accurate, furthermore]Singapore and Shanghai.

The tomato is not,                   [strictly speaking, by contrast, likewise, nevertheless], a vegetable even though it is commonly thought of as one.

One of the boys             [could, might, was able to, had to]get out of the cave. He ran to the village for help.

Several criminals            [could, managed to, might, had to]escape into the woods.

Who                  [cooks, is cooking, has been cooking, cooked]food in your family when your Mom is away?

Where is John? – He              [repairs, has repaired, repaired, is repairing]his car in the garage.

I love this film. I           [see, had seen, have seen, has seen]it four or five times already.

Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I                    [visited, have visited, had visited, have been visiting]Spain and Italy two years ago.

She                   [has cleaned, has been cleaning, had been cleaning, was cleaning]the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Green tea                   [was produced, is produced, had been produced, will be produced]in China, India, and other countries.

The play Romeo and Juliet                  [is written, was written, has been written, had been written]by Shakespeare.

Paper               [is made, has been made, was made, had been made]from wood pulp.

I knew that she                   [had visited, has visited, visited, has been visiting]Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.

She promised to help me if I               [haven’t found, won’t find, wouldn’t find, didn't find]the answer myself.

He said that they            [know, have known, had known, knew]each other for many years.

Whose keys are these? – They are Mike's. I noticed them only             [before, after, by the time, while]he left.

      [How, Where, When, Why]it happened, I was in my room.

She has been studying French            [as long as, as soon as, since, until]she was a child.

All of his money           [was, are, have been, were]stolen.

There       [was, were, is, isn’t]a lot of people in the park.

There is                   [any butter, many sandwiches, some strawberries, no milk]in the refrigerator.

He             [exploded in, burst out, broke in, broke into]laughing when he realized his mistake.

He assured me he was        [quite, a bit, rather, vary]sure where the house was.

We didn't arrange to meet. It was       [clear, clean, pure, great]coincidence that I saw him.

Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't       [lose, abuse, waste, break]my time with stupid questions!

Can you tell me where              [is the bank, the bank, there a bank, the bank is], please?

Would you mind            [giving, explaining, helping, offering]me some directions, please?

I am         [asking, looking, finding, trying]for the new children's library.

Walk two blocks and turn left                      [at the traffic light, round the bank, in the corner, into a large hotel].

Go          [past, opposite, behind, across]the flower shop, the drugstore, and the supermarket.

Did the director       [say, tell, speak, talk]at the conference?

Do you know how to       [tell, speak, talk, say]good-bye in Arabic?

We spent the whole evening          [speaking, talking, telling, saying]about old friends.

It is good that the whole team is so enthusiastic       [about, to, in, at]the changes.

We were so dissatisfied       [at, about, over, with]the service, we won’t eat at that restaurant again.

The company is aware       [about, of, in, for]the problem and is working hard to fix it soon.

He is so ashamed       [in, on, of, after]what he did and sends his apologies!

I am doubtful       [on, at, with, about]the likely success of this project.

      [When, How, Whom, Where]is the bank? (It is on 4^th Avenue.)

Choose the correct prefix - People who can neither read nor write are termed     [il, un, mis, dis]literate.

Choose the correct prefix - Smoking while pregnant is     [un, ir, im, mis]responsible and puts the child at risk of illness.

Choose the correct prefix - In Japan it's considered very     [im, un, mis, dis]polite to blow your nose in public.

Choose the correct prefix - The cyclist was     [dis, mis, un, re]qualified from the race after failing a drugs test.

Choose the correct prefix - Food which cannot be eaten is    [un, ir, im, in]edible.

I get up late at weekends,              [including, similarly, particularly, likewise]during cold weather.

The study also mentions two other cities,                [in other words, namely, to be accurate, furthermore]Singapore and Shanghai.

The tomato is not,                   [strictly speaking, by contrast, likewise, nevertheless], a vegetable even though it is commonly thought of as one.

One of the boys             [could, might, was able to, had to]get out of the cave. He ran to the village for help.

Several criminals            [could, managed to, might, had to]escape into the woods.

Who                  [cooks, is cooking, has been cooking, cooked]food in your family when your Mom is away?

Where is John? – He              [repairs, has repaired, repaired, is repairing]his car in the garage.

I love this film. I           [see, had seen, have seen, has seen]it four or five times already.

Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I                    [visited, have visited, had visited, have been visiting]Spain and Italy two years ago.

She                   [has cleaned, has been cleaning, had been cleaning, was cleaning]the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Green tea                   [was produced, is produced, had been produced, will be produced]in China, India, and other countries.

The play Romeo and Juliet                  [is written, was written, has been written, had been written]by Shakespeare.

Paper               [is made, has been made, was made, had been made]from wood pulp.

I knew that she                   [had visited, has visited, visited, has been visiting]Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.

She promised to help me if I               [haven’t found, won’t find, wouldn’t find, didn't find]the answer myself.

He said that they            [know, have known, had known, knew]each other for many years.

Whose keys are these? – They are Mike's. I noticed them only             [before, after, by the time, while]he left.

      [How, Where, When, Why]it happened, I was in my room.

She has been studying French            [as long as, as soon as, since, until]she was a child.

All of his money           [was, are, have been, were]stolen.

There       [was, were, is, isn’t]a lot of people in the park.

There is                   [any butter, many sandwiches, some strawberries, no milk]in the refrigerator.

He             [exploded in, burst out, broke in, broke into]laughing when he realized his mistake.

He assured me he was        [quite, a bit, rather, vary]sure where the house was.

We didn't arrange to meet. It was       [clear, clean, pure, great]coincidence that I saw him.

Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't       [lose, abuse, waste, break]my time with stupid questions!

Can you tell me where              [is the bank, the bank, there a bank, the bank is], please?

Would you mind            [giving, explaining, helping, offering]me some directions, please?

I am         [asking, looking, finding, trying]for the new children's library.

Walk two blocks and turn left                      [at the traffic light, round the bank, in the corner, into a large hotel].

Go          [past, opposite, behind, across]the flower shop, the drugstore, and the supermarket.

Did the director       [say, tell, speak, talk]at the conference?

Do you know how to       [tell, speak, talk, say]good-bye in Arabic?

We spent the whole evening          [speaking, talking, telling, saying]about old friends.

It is good that the whole team is so enthusiastic       [about, to, in, at]the changes.

We were so dissatisfied       [at, about, over, with]the service, we won’t eat at that restaurant again.

The company is aware       [about, of, in, for]the problem and is working hard to fix it soon.

He is so ashamed       [in, on, of, after]what he did and sends his apologies!

I am doubtful       [on, at, with, about]the likely success of this project.

      [When, How, Whom, Where]is the bank? (It is on 4^th Avenue.)

Choose the correct prefix - People who can neither read nor write are termed     [il, un, mis, dis]literate.

Choose the correct prefix - Smoking while pregnant is     [un, ir, im, mis]responsible and puts the child at risk of illness.

Choose the correct prefix - In Japan it's considered very     [im, un, mis, dis]polite to blow your nose in public.

Choose the correct prefix - The cyclist was     [dis, mis, un, re]qualified from the race after failing a drugs test.

Choose the correct prefix - Food which cannot be eaten is    [un, ir, im, in]edible.

I get up late at weekends,              [including, similarly, particularly, likewise]during cold weather.

The study also mentions two other cities,                [in other words, namely, to be accurate, furthermore]Singapore and Shanghai.

The tomato is not,                   [strictly speaking, by contrast, likewise, nevertheless], a vegetable even though it is commonly thought of as one.

One of the boys             [could, might, was able to, had to]get out of the cave. He ran to the village for help.

Several criminals            [could, managed to, might, had to]escape into the woods.

Who                  [cooks, is cooking, has been cooking, cooked]food in your family when your Mom is away?

Where is John? – He              [repairs, has repaired, repaired, is repairing]his car in the garage.

I love this film. I           [see, had seen, have seen, has seen]it four or five times already.

Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I                    [visited, have visited, had visited, have been visiting]Spain and Italy two years ago.

She                   [has cleaned, has been cleaning, had been cleaning, was cleaning]the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Green tea                   [was produced, is produced, had been produced, will be produced]in China, India, and other countries.

The play Romeo and Juliet                  [is written, was written, has been written, had been written]by Shakespeare.

Paper               [is made, has been made, was made, had been made]from wood pulp.

I knew that she                   [had visited, has visited, visited, has been visiting]Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.

She promised to help me if I               [haven’t found, won’t find, wouldn’t find, didn't find]the answer myself.

He said that they            [know, have known, had known, knew]each other for many years.

Whose keys are these? – They are Mike's. I noticed them only             [before, after, by the time, while]he left.

      [How, Where, When, Why]it happened, I was in my room.

She has been studying French            [as long as, as soon as, since, until]she was a child.

All of his money           [was, are, have been, were]stolen.

There       [was, were, is, isn’t]a lot of people in the park.

There is                   [any butter, many sandwiches, some strawberries, no milk]in the refrigerator.

He             [exploded in, burst out, broke in, broke into]laughing when he realized his mistake.

He assured me he was        [quite, a bit, rather, vary]sure where the house was.

We didn't arrange to meet. It was       [clear, clean, pure, great]coincidence that I saw him.

Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't       [lose, abuse, waste, break]my time with stupid questions!

Can you tell me where              [is the bank, the bank, there a bank, the bank is], please?

Would you mind            [giving, explaining, helping, offering]me some directions, please?

I am         [asking, looking, finding, trying]for the new children's library.

Walk two blocks and turn left                      [at the traffic light, round the bank, in the corner, into a large hotel].

Go          [past, opposite, behind, across]the flower shop, the drugstore, and the supermarket.

Did the director       [say, tell, speak, talk]at the conference?

Do you know how to       [tell, speak, talk, say]good-bye in Arabic?

We spent the whole evening          [speaking, talking, telling, saying]about old friends.

It is good that the whole team is so enthusiastic       [about, to, in, at]the changes.

We were so dissatisfied       [at, about, over, with]the service, we won’t eat at that restaurant again.

The company is aware       [about, of, in, for]the problem and is working hard to fix it soon.

He is so ashamed       [in, on, of, after]what he did and sends his apologies!

I am doubtful       [on, at, with, about]the likely success of this project.

      [When, How, Whom, Where]is the bank? (It is on 4^th Avenue.)

Choose the correct prefix - People who can neither read nor write are termed     [il, un, mis, dis]literate.

Choose the correct prefix - Smoking while pregnant is     [un, ir, im, mis]responsible and puts the child at risk of illness.

Choose the correct prefix - In Japan it's considered very     [im, un, mis, dis]polite to blow your nose in public.

Choose the correct prefix - The cyclist was     [dis, mis, un, re]qualified from the race after failing a drugs test.

Choose the correct prefix - Food which cannot be eaten is    [un, ir, im, in]edible.

I get up late at weekends,              [including, similarly, particularly, likewise]during cold weather.

The study also mentions two other cities,                [in other words, namely, to be accurate, furthermore]Singapore and Shanghai.

The tomato is not,                   [strictly speaking, by contrast, likewise, nevertheless], a vegetable even though it is commonly thought of as one.

Let’s start the meeting now. – I think we should wait until              [everyone is, everyone are, somebody is, nobody is]here.

Although the police            [take, had taken, have taken, has taken]every precaution, the robber managed to escape.

She                    [employs, employed, will have employed, had employed]a maid by next year.

I             [am driven, have driven, drove, had driven]along the road for a kilometer when I realized that I was on the wrong road.

Judy        [like, likes, liked, liking]watching horror films although she has nightmares afterwards.

It’s lovely to wake up in the morning and       [hears, heard, hear, here]birds singing.

Weather report: ‘It’s seven o’clock in Frankfurt and               [it’s snowing, there is snow, it snows, it snowed].

The teacher scolded Farid: he             [play, will play, played, was playing]while the teacher was talking.

Maria           [make, has made, will make, made]an appointment to see the doctor. It si at 10.00 am tomorrow.

Everyone knew that            [completing, making, working, engaging]this task would require a considerable effort.

Turn off this machine, please. The harsh sound really         [bothers, drives, takes, worries]me crazy.

The idea to      [do, walk, go, pay]a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.

The inconsiderate driver was           [inflicted, condemned, fines, worried]for parking his vehicle in the wrong place.

Mr. Tanner did his best to fix the faulty oven, but his           [craft, skill, service, technique]at repairing electrical devices wasn’t good enough to succeed.

If you go on            [concerning, affecting, disturbing, afflicting]me like this, I will never be able to finish writing my report.

Don’t get so nervous about his coming late. When you get to know him better, you’ll learn to take it       [nice, easy, loose, fine].

The first thing for all of you to remember is that            [missing, resisting, neglecting, escaping]your duties may result in an instant dismissal.

What you are saying is quite            [famous, accustomed, familiar, obvious], so give us, please, more details on the situation.

Patrick is a             [continuous, spontaneous, compulsive, instant]gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game.

Mrs. Hurston was in deep             [grief, wish, regret, disturbance]after her husband’s unexpected death.

The relations between these two countries have become very           [boring, funny, excitable, tense]after the unpleasant incident at the border.

The professor wasn’t               [familiar, actual, knowledgeable, present]with the current political affairs in his country after his long stay abroad.

It’s not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by             [personality, nature, reaction, himself].

Michael was a terrible         [fiance, culprit, boaster, coward], he was even afraid to say at home alone.

In spite of our big effort, we have not managed to         [raise, rear, score, compose]enough money for the renovation of the school buildings.

A young tourist has been declared          [missing, deserter, absent, vanished]after he got lost in the mountains last Monday.

Michael was        [fixed, filled, stored, loaded]with anger when he saw his car had been scratched.

You needn’t hurry. You may take your          [thinking, minute, time, while]before you give me the definite answer.

George didn’t attend school for six weeks as he had to stay in hospital where he was          [mended, treated, relieved, fixed]for pneumonia.

I don’t believe a          [phrase, sentence, matter, word]of what he says.

It was        [high, latest, fair, main]time we did something about the case, but we had no idea how to react.

We couldn’t stand his nasty             [disposition, character, guilt, habit]of spitting on the floor and we moved him from our department.

Nobody took any            [attention, nformation, notice, sight]of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.

Your staying in this room longer than seven days will        [appear, stand, mean, prove]having to pay extra money.

They say that a friend in      [need, lack, wish, miss]is a friend indeed.

The students have asked their professor to           [give, postpone, have, interrupt]making a test until after Christmas.

Betty told her younger sister to       [leave, put, make, set]her alone because she didn’t feel like playing games.

This species of mosquito can be dangerous, but happily, it is rather          [scarcely, few, minor, rare]in this area.

The most probable            [background, origin, reason, factor]for your chronic headache is lack of good rest.

Your rude behavior was an         [variant, insult, injury, abuse]to the host and his wife. I don’t think they will invite us to their home again.

Eric’s father works as an interpreter. The man is               [knowledgeable, fluent, speechless, outspoken]in three languages.

That tall fair woman            [looks like, recalls, reminds, remembers]me of my mother.

Studs was only the boy’s          [figure, label, identity, nickname]. His real name was William.

It’s interesting to know how the rumour about my promotion began to           [spread, progress, publicize, emit].

When the singer finished his songs, the audience             [opposed, shouted, clapped, kept silent]for five minutes.

They say they’ve been to       [every, most, many, all]restaurant in town.

Mary hasn’t written to me            [already, never, any longer, yet].

I don’t get tired      [of, with, at, by]watching TV every night.

When we first came here, they               [hadn’t built, haven’t built, had built, have built]this bridge yet.

My manager is very busy at the moment so it may take a        [some, small, little, few]time to answer your letters.

I’ve known Tom        [until, during, since, when]I left college.

The exam was quiet easy;                [more easy than, easier than, easier as, more easy that]we expected.

They like to        [answer, do, make, fill]the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day.

My parents visited                                  [Canada and United States, the Canada and United States, the Canada and the United States, Canada and the United States].

Are you looking forward               [to being seen, to seeing, seeing, to see]your old teacher again?

              [It must, It takes, To take to it, Taking it]Mary three hours to do her homework.

He’s a wonderful cook, he can make a delicious         [meal, food, flavour, plate]out of almost anything.

The red curtains began to           [disappear, die, melt, fade]after they had been hanging in the sun for two months.

They have lived near the railway for so long now that they’ve become             [unconscious, aware, familiar, accustomed]to the noise of the trains.

It was impossible for Susan to tell the truth so she had to         [combine, invent, manage, lie]a story.

The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage     [on, for, to, of]the other car.

It’s late. It’s time           [to go, going, for going, to going]home.

The show was very long, but there were               [intervals, gaps, tests, interruptions].

Papermaking began in China and from there it         [spilled, sprang, carried, spread]North Africa and Europe.

The nurse          [took, suffered, infected, caught]a rare disease when she was working in the hospital.

The story was really boring. It was                       [the story more boring, the more boring story, the most boring story, most boring story]I’ve ever read.

The traffic lights           [removed, turned, exchanged, shone]to red, and the pedestrians crossed the street.

I’m thinking           [of to buy, about buy, to buy, of buying]a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?

When we heard his joke, we burst into loud           [laughter, enjoyment, smiles, amusement].

It is a good idea to be         [clearly, boldly, finely, smartly]dressed when we go for an interview.

It took me quite a long time to get there. It was               [three hours, a three-hours, a three-hour, three hour]journey.

Smoking is a very bad habit but many people find difficult to         [break, cough, breathe, beat]it.

He is not very good       [for, at, in, about]translating documents.

The boy sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he               [hasn’t flown, wasn’t flying, didn’t fly, hadn’t flown]before.

Since his mother died, his aunt               [brought after, brought up, brought in, brought on]him.

My close friend phoned               [for inviting, for to invite, for invite, to invite]me for a fare-well party.

I fail to understand this sentence. Can you                         [explain this word me, explain to me this word, explain this word to me, explain me this word]?

Could you tell me where                             [the office of the manager’s, the office of the manager, the manager office, the manager’s office]is?

I objectbeing ... kept waiting. Why can’t you be … time?

          [of / on, for / on, to / on, to / upon]

Have you any objections      [to, with, at, for]this plan?

                 [Had they, Have they had, Were they having, Did they have]a villa when they were living in London?

Many people in the world died       [from, about, for, of]AIDS.

                       [We have always to wait, We have to wait always, Always we have to wait, We always have to wait]a long time for the train.

The path was so icy that we walked very carefully. We were afraid              [of falling, to falling, to fall, from falling].

The job was more difficult than I        [have, would, might, had]expected it to be.

Scientists have discovered a close             [combination, action, connection, union]between smoking and lung cancer.

The burglar            [forced, discovered, succeeded, managed]to open a store’s window.

Thomas doesn’t speak very clearly.                                    [He is difficult to understand him., He is difficult to understand., It is difficult to understand him., Both a and b]

If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something         [against, with, about, for]it.

I                       [used to listen, was used to listening, was used to listen, was listening]to music a lot but I don’t do any more.

The apartment was hot when I got home, so I               [had turned on, turn on, turned on, would turn on]the air conditioner.

We engaged a           [guidance, guide, guided, guideless]to show us the way across the mountains.

The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night. By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building                 [burned, had been burned, was burned, had burned]to the ground.

The suit cost me more than a week’s salary. Until then, I                  [never had spent, never has spent, had never spent, has never spent]so much on one outfit.

Yesterday a hornet           [had stung, sting, stung, was stung]me under my arm. That really hurt!

Sophie is very keen             [in going, at going, about going, on going]to art college.

If any of your questions are still               [inanswered, unanswered, imanswered, iranswered], you could do some more research in order to have answers.

When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I              [was helping, were helping, helped, help]him. He was very appreciative.

My wife and I went to Disneyland last spring. Prior to that time, we                 [had never been, were never been, never were, were never]to such a big amusement park. It was a lot of fun.

Last year I experienced                                      [how can tedious long plane trips be, how tedious can long plane trips be, how long plane trips can be tedious, how tedious long plane trips can be]. I had flown in the air for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.

The lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth                 [to listen to, listening to, listen to, to listening to].

The police suspect him of                [to try to sell, try to sell, trying selling, trying to sell]stolen goods.

37-year-old Timothy Lindlaw is now designing                 [furniture, furnitures, some furnitures, a furniture]for offices.

After he                  [has run, runs, was running, had been running]a highly successful computer business for two years, he started his second business in a small garage.

He              [has made, used to make, had made, would make]his first million pounds by the time he was thirty.

I had made five million pounds before things             [have begun, began, begin, would begin]to go wrong.

They hope that their plan will be a            [succeed, successful, succession, success].

We asked what countries he                    [had been visited, had visited, has been visiting, visited].

The             [possible, possibly, possibility, impossible]of coming in time is small.

A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly              [pained, knocked down, wounded, injured].

Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe             [surprise, shock, worry, nervousness].

The police took the names and addresses of as many            [suspects, witnesses, viewers, judges]as possible.

The car was easy to recognize          [because, that, so, but], it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves.

By the end of the next year, they                    [will finish, finish, will have finished, are finishing]the new stadium.

People          [save, invest, put away, hide]their money because they want their money to grow in value.

Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because                                 [he must to teach a class, he will have teaching a class, of he will teach a class, he will be teaching a class].

Alfred has                                     [never before lived alone, never lived alone before, hardly live alone before, lived lonelinessly in previous time].

Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops,                       [also California, California too, so does California, California is as well].

She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however,                                          [she had not many sugar, there was not a great amount of the suga, she did not have much sugar, she was lacking in amount of sugar].

After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building                                         [sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery, sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers, sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers, sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery].

The land and the house that you own are                     [property, saving, personal belongings, private area].

A          [memory, souvenir, crime, note]is an object that help you remember a place you have visited.

If someone commits a                  [mistake, divorce, crime, misunderstanding]in Britain, the police try to catch him.

The book contained a lot of              [information, news, fact, examination]about how little petrol the car used.

When I leave school next year, I                   [teach, shall have taught, will teach, shall teach]this class for ten years.

We invited them               [to attend, for attending, attending, attend]the meeting next week.

To call up is           [criticize, surrender, visit, telephone].

To check out of a hotel is to                [register it, leave it, complain, ask for a room].

Children under the age of eight          [hasn’t, haven’t, isn’t, aren’t]allowed to participate in this game.

Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree                               [but two years experience, also two years experience, but also two-year experience, but more two years experience].

Today the noise and smoke of factories       [make, makes, want, wants]the environment polluted.

Neither oil nor coal      [was, are, is, were]used to produce electricity.

None of us      [is, are, has, have]agreed with his thought.

Not only these boys but also that girl       [come, comes, has, have]to class late.

None of these documents       [was, need, were, needs]translated into English.