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26. She was very ill and _____ died, but fortunately, she got better.

A) carefully

B) nearly

C) too

D) usually

27. “I hate ironing.”

“Me, _____. It’s so boring.”
A) just

B) at last

C) slowly

D) too

28. I like all Russian novelists, _____ Tolstoy.

A) usually

B) especially

C) together

D) only

29. I met her on December 23, _____ before Christmas.

A) too

B) slowly

C) just

D) still

30. _____ I have finished this exercise. Thank goodness! It was so boring.

A) Together

B) At last

C) Exactly

D) Just

31. Sarah’s English is getting better. She _____ a lot of English since she

_____ here.
A) learnt / has come

B) has learnt / has come

C) has learnt / came

D) learnt / came

32. Mike and Jack _____ here five months ago. They _____ in this city

for five months.
A) came / have been

B) have come / have been

C) come / were

D) has come / has been

33. David can go to bed now. He _____ his homework.

A) finish

B) has finished

C) finishes

D) finished

34. Alison _____ in Chicago, but she would like to go there one day.

A) was

B) has been

C) wasn’t

D) has never been

35. Peter _____ his work 3 hours ago.

A) has finished

B) will finish

C) finished

D) finish

Dennis Heal __(36)__ a politician. He __(37)__ to Oxford University
in 1975, and in 1982 he __(38)__ a Member of Parliament. He
__(39)__ an MP since then. He __(40)__ Defense Minister from 1989-
95. He __(41)__ three books, including his autobiography “The Time
of my Life”, and a spy story called “The Time to Run”. He is married
to the artist Edna Heal, and they have two children. They __(42)__
in Oxford for 10 years, then they __(43)__ to London in 1995. They
now __(44)__ in a house in Queen Square in central London.

36. A) was

B) is

C) is being

D) has been

37. A) go

B) has gone

C) went

D) goes

38. A) became

B) become

C) becomes

D) has become

39. A) was

B) is being

C) is

D) has been

40. A) was

B) is

C) has been

D) were

41. A) has written

B) wrote

C) write

D) writes

42. A) lives

B) has lived

C) have lived

D) live

43. A) move

B) moved

C) is moving

D) has moved

44. A) lives

B) have lived

C) lived

D) live

45. I haven’t seen Keith _____ a while.

A) since

B) *

C) for

D) in

46. He and his wife have lived next to me _____ their son, Tom, was

born.
A) for

B) when

C) since

D) *

47. I have known them _____ many years.

A) *

B) for

C) on

D) since

48. Anna has had a bad cold _____ the last few days.

A) for

B) after

C) since

D) in

49. I have written a letter _____ breakfast.

A) *

B) before

C) for

D) since

50. I’m looking after Tom today. He’s been at my house _____ 8.00 this

morning.
A) at

B) for

C) since

D) from

1.

“Why have you got so much food?”
“Because I _____ a meal for two people.”
A) cook

B) am going to cook

C) will cook

D) had cook

2.

“Jane told me you have a place at university.”
“That’s right. I _____ math at St. Andrews in Scotland.”
A) studied

B) will study

C) study

D) am going to study

3.

“My car isn’t working.”
“Ask Joe to look at it. He _____ you.”
A) will help

B) helps

C) is going to help

D) helped

4.

“I passed my driving test!”
“That’s great! I _____ some champagne to celebrate!”
A) am going to buy

B) will buy

C) bought

D) am buying

5.

“Why have you got your old clothes on?”
“Because I _____ the grass.’
A) had cut

B) cutted

C) am going to cut

D) cut

6.

He’s worked there _____ many years, _____ 1988, I believe.
A) since / ever

B) for / ever

C) for / since

D) ever / never

7.

I have _____ loved anyone as much as I love you.
A) never

B) since

C) for

D) ever

8.

We’ve known Paul _____ two years. Have you _____ met him?
A) since / for

B) since / ever C) for / ever

D) never / ever

9.

I’ve known him _____ we went to school together, but I’ve _____
met his parents.
A) ever / ever

B) for / never

C) since / for

D) since / never

10. Your hair’s too long. I think you _____ get it cut.

A) have to

B) should

C) *

D) will

11. Your clothes smell, and you’ve got a cough.  You _____ smoke.

A) don’t have to

B) should

C) shouldn’t

D) have to

12. I’m going to bed. I _____ be up early tomorrow.

A) should

B) shouldn’t

C) don’t have to

D) have to

13. I’d like to meet your boyfriend. You _____ invite him round.

A) must

B) have to

C) would

D) don’t have to

14

I _____ tell my parents where I am, then they don’t worry.
A) should

B) don’t have to

C) have to

D) shouldn’t

15. You _____ come with me if you don’t want to. I’ll go on my own.

A) don’t have to

B) must

C) should

D) shouldn’t

16. Our train leaves in two minutes! We _____ hurry.

A) would

B) have to

C) must

D) don’t have to

17. If you need some help with your homework, you _____ go to the

library.
A) should

B) mustn’t

C) have to

D) shouldn’t

- Have to, must, should

- Gerunds, infinitives

- Future tense

- Ever, since, for

TEST - 8

PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Pre-Intermediate Test 8

Book 1 Part A