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INTERMEDIATE TEST - 3

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

I __1__ to your letter, which __2__ before __3__ for Rome. __4__

yesterday that the company __5__ me there next week for a business
conference. If I __6__ about it earlier I would have told you. Anyway, I’ll
ring you as soon as I __7__ there.

John Marshall came into my office while I __8__ the arrangements

for my flight to Rome. You __9__ him last year when you were in England.
If you __10__ him, you would remember him because he is over two
meters tall. He told me that he __11__ for the previous two months on
the plans for the new factory in Naples. He __12__ very hard because he
looked very tired. By the time I come to Rome he __13__ them so I’ll
bring them with me.

1.

A) like to reply

B) would like replying

C) would like to reply

D) am wanting to reply

2.

A) arrived two days ago

B) has arrived two days ago

C) arrived since two days

D) has arrived since two days

3.

A) to go out

B) to leave

C) leave

D) leaving

4.

A) I was said

B) It was said me

C) I was told

D) It was told me

5.

A) shall have sent

B) is going to send

C) shall be sending

D) shall send

6.

A) knew

B) had known

C) would have known

D) would know

7.

A) get

B) will get

C) shall get

D) will have got

8.

A) made

B) did make

C) had made

D) was making

9.

A) can have met

B) may have met

C) can meet

D) may meet

10. A) meet

B) met

C) were meeting   D) would meet

11. A) has worked

B) has been worked

C) had been worked

D) had been working

12. A) must have worked

B) had to work

C) need have worked

D) needed to work

13. A) will finish

B) will be finished

C) will have finished

D) has finished

14. Take an umbrella ________ it rains.

A) in any case

B) in case

C) because

D) for

15. I ________ have coffee than tea.

A) like more to B) prefer

C) would rather D) had better

16. He didn’t thank me for the present. That is ________ annoyed me.

A) the which

B) that which

C) the thing what

D) what

17. I’ll have to buy ________ trousers.

A) a

B) two

C) a pair of

D) a couple of

18. She looks ________ .

A) pleasant

B) to be pleasant

C) that she’s pleasant

D) pleasantly

19. When you ________ the furniture, please tell me.

A) will finish to move

B) finish to move

C) will finish moving

D) have finished moving

20. The reason ________ I’m writing is to tell you about a party on

Saturday.
A) because

B) why

C) for

D) as

21. Don’t make him ________ it if he doesn’t want to.

A) do

B) to do

C) doing

D) that he do

22. He’s ________ to know the answer.

A) likely

B) probable

C) maybe

D) probably

23. She came ________ because her car has broken down.

A) walking

B) by foot

C) with foot

D) on foot

24. That’s the man ________ yesterday.

A) which I was talking to

B) what I was talking to

C) I was talking to

D) with who I was talking

25. I’ve been looking for you ________ .

A) everywhere B) anywhere

C) for all places D) in all places

26. ________ he was tired he went on working.

A) Even

B) Yet

C) Although

D) In spite

27. Send him to the baker’s ________ the bread.

A) to buy

B) in order he buys

C) for to buy

D) for buying

28. Wanda is ________ Jane.

A) a lot pretty than

B) a lot prettier that

C) much more pretty that

D) much prettier than

29. He didn’t know ________ or go home.

A) to wait

B) if that he should wait

C) if to wait

D) whether to wait

30. ________ me ________ .

A) Tell / what is this

B) Tell / what this is

C) Say / what is this

D) Say / what this is

31. If you ________ help you, you only have to ask me.

A) want me to

B) want that I

C) want I should

D) are wanting me to

32. “I’m going to the theatre tonight.” “So ________ ”

A) will I

B) I will

C) am I

D) do I

33. How ________ is it from here to New York?

A) long way

B) long

C) far

D) much far

34. I wish I ________ what to do.

A) knew

B) have known C) know

D) would know

35. He likes playing ________

A) the football B) football

C) at football

D) at the football

36. My brother, ________ lives in Iceland, is coming to visit us.

A) which

B) that

C) whom

D) who

37. He’s already about ________ his father.

A) so tall than

B) as tall than

C) as tall as

D) so tall as

38. ________ him go out if he wants to.

A) Allow

B) Leave

C) Let

D) Permit

39. I didn’t hear what he was ________

A) telling

B) saying

C) talking

D) speaking

40. I ________ watching this program because it is very interesting.

A) amuse

B) please

C) delight

D) enjoy

41. That student ________ his hand every time I ask a question.

A) gets out

B) gets up

C) rises

D) puts up

42. I ________ hands with him when he came in.

A) gave

B) greeted

C) shook

D) offered

43. He wants to get a better ________ and earn more money.

A) job

B) work

C) employ

D) employment

44. ________ the children for me while I’m out.

A) Look after

B) Look to

C) Take care

D) Care

In this series of questions, three words have the same sound but

one does not. Choose the one that does not.

45. A) ball

B) call

C) fall

D) shall

46. A) freeze

B) piece

C) please

D) trees

47. A) lose

B) chose

C) rose

D) nose

48. A) what

B) cat

C) sat

D) fat

49. A) fair

B) wear

C) hear

D) their

50. A) days

B) says

C) ways

D) plays

Intermediate test 3

Book 1 Part E