HS2 General Tests Unit 9-11

Test 1

1. We’ll choose another strategy in case it ___ .         [happens, happen]

2. I’ll go out if the weather ___ .              [improve, improves, will improve]

3. ___ .                            [The food tastes awful., The food is tasting awful.]

4. 4. ___ .                                    [Your support means a lot now., Your support is meaning a lot now.]

5. ___ .                                         [This document consists of 3 parts now, This document is consisting of 3 parts.]

6. Where ___ you found it?      [have, has]

7. I have just ___ it on the desk.        [putted, put]

8. When he came home, she ___ dinner.                    [already cooked, had already cooked]

9. I discovered he ___ it correctly.             [hasn’t done, hadn’t done]

10. She told me they ___ on this project for half a year.                  [were working, had been working]

11. Why ___ not?                      [is it produced, is it being produced]

12. The Earth ___ round.      [will, is]

13. How long ___ English?                        [have you been learning, do you learn]

14. ___ ?                             [Was he ever criticized, Has he ever been criticized]

15. ___ .                          [It’s time you went home., It’s time you go home.]

16. We’re fond ___ sport.    [of, in]

17. We were amazed ___ his progress.      [at, with]

18. He’s content ___ his modest income.       [about, with]

19. She was absolutely delighted ___ her new flat.     [at, for]

20. Don’t worry! I believe ___ .        [you, to you]

21. They weren’t surprised by the approval ___ your decision.    [of, to]

22. She’s under ___ pressure.   [a, -]

23. We talk on the phone from time ___ time.    [to, a]

24. He said: “The method doesn’t work”.                                       [He said that the method doesn’t work., He said that the method didn’t work.]

25. She said: “They have already notified him”.                                          [She said that they had already notified, She said that they have already notified]

26. He said: “She had forgiven me”.                                    [He said that she had forgiven him., He said that she forgave him.]

27. She asked me: “Do you like your job?”.                                      [She asked me whether I liked my job., She asked me I liked my job.]

28. She asked me: “Did they inform him?”.                                        [She asked me if they informed him., She asked me if they had informed him.]

29. She asked me: “Where did you go yesterday?”.                                          [She asked where I had gone yesterday., Sheasked where I had gone the day before]

30. She asked me: “What will change?”.                                       [She asked me what would change., She asked me what would have changed.]

31. She asked me: “What information will she send?”.                                          [Sheasked what information she would send, She asked what information she will send]

32. I ___ well in the test.      [did, made]

33. I was ___ by her results.         [amazing, amazed]

34. He’s so ___ .                [disresponsible, irresponsible]

35. There are many people who ___ .            [illiterate, inliterate]

36. These details are ___ .             [innecessary, unnecessary]

37. I won at last. I was so ___ .         [lucky, unlucky]

38. It’s ___ to think so. Most people think so.           [natural, unnatural]

39. Where is it ___ ?           [situation, situated]

40. I can’t figure it ___ . (understand)      [out, with]

41. He decided to take ___ two more employees. (employ)    [in, on]

42. She was taken ___ . (deceived)    [on, in]

43. Hang ___ a second! (wait)    [on, up]

44. ___ .                                    [I’ll do it in spite I’m busy., I’ll do it in spite of being busy.]

45. I learn English very intensively ___ of having little tree time.          [in spite, despite]

46. I’d rather you ___ it.           [didn’t do, don’t do]

47. I’d prefer ___ everything.           [forget, to forget]

48. This information must ___ .                    [receive, have been received]

49. It was ___ freezing.            [absolutely, very]

50. It’s ___ ridiculous.            [absolutely, very]

Test 2

1. Choose the sentence with the right word order.                                         [Kyle will tell you tomorrow this story., Kyle will tell you this story tomorrow, Kyle tomorrow will tell you this story, Kyle will tell this story you tomorrow]

2. Do you know when ___ Antarctica was officially discovered?     [-, the, an, a]

3. I ___ (to live) here since childhood and I think I know everyone in this village.            [live, am living, have lived, lived]

4. Jake ___ (to roast) meat in the oven while Cara __ (to knead) dough.                                 [was roasting / kneaded, was roasting / was kneading, had roasted / kneaded, had roasted / had been kneading]

5. I ___ (to send) you photos when I get them.            [send, am sending, will send, sent]

6. ___ a doctor, I want to define the illnesses. Unfortunately I’m an IT specialist and don’t have medicine knowledge.        [Such, As, Like, Likely]

7. Darling, could you ___ (to reverse, to move backward) the car? There’s a large puddle near my door, I can’t get out.           [back up, back out, back in, back down]

8. We could phone Jill later, ___ we have to hurry up.             [despite, seeing that, whereas, although]

9. Little Johnny is a (an) ___ brilliant boy!               [exceptionally, very, pretty, fairly]

10. My grandmother enjoys ___ (to swim) in the sea.             [swam, is swimming, to swim, swimming]

11. People joined a walk through the town _ memory _ the poet.          [to / for, in / of, at / to, in / on]

12. The meeting is scheduled ___ Friday evening.    [on, to, at, in]

13. Martin is looking for a job and a place to move in. He doesn’t want to be overly dependent ___ his parents.      [at, from, on, of]

14. It was the worst birthday ever. ___ friends visited me.          [few, a little, much, a few]

15. Express disappointment with the present situation: I have to do this task. I don’t want to do it.                                         [If only I had done that task., I wish I didn’t have to do that task., I would do that task if I had to., I didn’t want to do that task but I had]

16. Use a prefix to make a word negative: fair.         [disfair, infair, misfair, unfair]

17. Choose the sentence with the right word order.                                   [My grandmother a numismatist was., Was my grandmother numismatist., A numismatist my grandmother was., My grandmother was a numismatist.]

18. ___ Bronx is the third most densely populated country in the USA.     [the, -, a, an]

19. Hey, Patrick! Don’t forget, that the party ___ (to start) at 9 o’clock.                   [has been starting, has started, is starting, starts]

20. Kate was sleeping when her alarm clock ___ (to go off).               [goes off, went off, was going off, had went off]

21. I ___ (to read) a newspaper when mom arrived tonight.                 [will read, shell read, will be reading, read]

22. Paula want to lose 10 kilos. But she ___ no attempt to reach this aim.       [makes, does, takes, gets]

23. The bus ___ (to stop working, functioning) so I had to go on foot.            [broke in, broke down, broke out, broke up]

24. ___ the accident the flight was delayed.          [Owing to, Since, So that, Whereas]

25. Mark is a pretty ___ child.              [six-old-year, year-old-six, six-year-old, old-year six]

26. The policeman ___ overcame uneasy and awkward questions from journalists.              [skillfullest, skillfuller, skillful, skillfully]

27. My little brother wants ___ (to play) football again.         [playing, plays, play, to play]

28. My little sister like fairy tales ___ Hans Christian Andersen.      [to, by, for, with]

29. It’s always uneasy to find an interesting book ___ hundreds of others in the bookstore.       [among, with, about, off]

30. Jane is not very keen ___ sport.      [at, on, with, in]

31. Tom Harris, a 36-year-old firefighter, saved 3 __ after a fire broke out in a house.       [lives, lifs, life, lifes]

32. I need ___ money, Jeremy, could you land me 3 dollars?          [a few, many, a little, any]

Test 3

1. Choose the sentence with the right word order.                                    [Robert gave to the child a cookie., Robert gave a cookie to the child., A cookie Robert gave to the child., A cookie gave Robert the child.]

2. The last eruption of __ Kilimanjaro volcano happened about 2000 years ago.     [the, -, a, an]

3. Where’s Monica? I haven’t seen her since Monday. – She’s at home. She ___ (recently/to break) her arm.                      [recently breaks, is recently breaking, recently broke, has recently broken]

4. The children were making origami when their babysitter ___ (to call) them to dinner.                  [was calling, had called, called, had been calling]

5. If I’m elected the Head of the company, I ___ (to raise) wages.                   [raise, will raise, am raised, am going to raise]

6. It is important to me to ___ business with honest partners.      [make, get, take, do]

7. Melanie ___ (to devote the day) to her kids and parents.                      [gave the say back, gave the day over, gave the day up, gave the day through]

8. Jeremy works hard ___ to prove he deserves to get a higher position.           [in order, therefore, as, because]

9. I bought (riding/beautiful/black) boots yesterday.                        [beautiful riding black, beautiful black riding, riding beautiful black, riding black beautiful]

10. Our friends ___ invited us to visit their new home in Stratford.              [cordial, cordially, cordialful, cordialfully]

11. Stacey stopped ___ (to drink) some water. She made a pause during her jogging.          [drinking, to drink, drinks, drank]

12. The government will certainly give an appropriate reply ___ the challenge thrown by radical parties.     [on, for, at, to]

13. What’s the distinction ___ hardware and software?         [on, in, between, for]

14. Our transport system is very similar ___ Berlin’s one.      [to, at, for, with]

15. A stranger gave a beggar two ___ (a loaf) of bread and a bottle of water.        [loafes, loavs, loaves, loafs]

16. Dear, have you bought ___ apples?           [anything, any, some, something]

17. Express the idea when you want someone to do something in the present or future: It’s late. Don’t go there alone.                                       [If only you hadn’t gone there alone., I wish you hadn’t gone there alone., I’d rather you went there alone., I’d rather you didn’t go there alone.]

18. Use a suffix to form an adjective from a given word: guilt.          [guiltful, guilty, guiltive, guiltous]

19. Choose the sentence with the right word order.                                          [Why can’t we have a cup of tea at first?, Why we can’t have a cup of tea at first?, Can’t why we have a cup of tea at first?, Why have we can’t a cup of tea at first?]

20. It has been announced that ___ Pope is going to visit Warsaw.     [an, -, a, the]

21. Samuel ___ (not to leave) the office yet. He wants to finish his report by tomorrow morning.                [is not leaving, hasn’t left, didn’t leave, doesn’t leave]

22. Benjamin ___ (to watch) a movie before Alison __ (to come) in.                                [was watching / came, had been watching / was coming, had been watching / came, watched / came]

23. Luke ___ (to let) us know when he finds the keys to the apartment.            [is letting, lets, will let, shall let]

24. My neighbors ___ a terrible noise every evening.      [make, give, take, do]

25. Oh, don’t pay attention to me, ___ (to continue) your conversation, please.           [carry up, carry on, calm down, come back]

26. John had been playing football all morning. ___ he’s exhausted.           [Because, Whilst, Therefore, Whereas]

27. Audi or BMW: which do you like ___ ?        [well, good, best, better]

28. Our team played ___ last month.          [bad, badful, badly, badfully]

29. Jeremy stopped ___ (to smoke) a year ago. He doesn’t want to start smoking anymore.          [smokes, to smoke, smoking, smoked]

30. His fear ___ flying is always a problem.     [of, for, to, at]

31. She always stands out for what she believes ___ .     [at, to, for, in]

32. Her husband was accused ___ cheating with a 26-year-old model.      [at, of, with, for]

33. I think we should move our ___ (a ski) to garage.       [skies, skiis, skis, skiys]