400 questions in English Grammar

118

1.

She never ___ to eat soup.
A) didn’t like

B) like

C) had liked

D) would not like

E) liked

2.

“I’ll drink tea from this tin mug.”
“Where ___ you ___ it?”
A) did/find

B) do/find

C) did/found

D) were/found

E) are/found

3.

It was dark and cold. At one moment he thought that he ___ his
way.
A) lost

B) will lose

C) had lost

D) was lost

E) loses

4.

I didn’t know anyone in the city where I ___ to get.
A)  did try

B) was trying

C) would try

D) have tried

E) shall try

5.

-Why ___ you go to the plant?
-I ___ no time.
A) do/had

B)  will/have

C)  did/hadn’t

D) didn’t/hadn’t

E) didn’t/had

6.

A policeman ___ me crossing the street yesterday.
A) seen

B) saw

C) has seen

D) will see

E) had seen

7.

Arthur ___ all his exams by 5 o’clock yesterday.
A) passed

B) passes

C) has passed

D) has been passed

E) had passed

8.

He evidently ___ his shoes for a very long time. They were
worn-out.
A) were wearing

B) are wearing

C) had been wearing

D) was wearing

E) had been worn

9.

So, the invisible man ___ into the shop and ___ down.
A) comes/walked

B) didn’t come/walk

C) came/walked

D) will come/walked

E) comes/would walk

10. -We were at the theatre 2 days ago. The performance was

excellent.
-Who ___ the leading part?
A) did play

B) play

C) played

D) would play

E) has played

11. One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ___

A) will die

B) had been dying

C) had died

D) was dying

E) die

12. His father ___ a doctor and he ___ to make his son a doctor, too.

A) was/wants

B) were/wanted

C) will be/would want

D) was/wanted

E) were/wanted

13. During his school years Cronin ___ great interest in literature.

A) take

B) took

C) has taken

D) had taken

E) would take

14. He ___ the box yesterday, because he had to do it.

A) would open

B) had opening

C) have opened

D) opens

E) opened

15. While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies ___ about

the weather.
A) discuss/talk
B) are discussing/was talking
C) being discussed/being talked
D) were discussing/were talking
E) have discussed/have talked

TEST 6

Past Tenses

16. She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.

A) had sent

B) has sent

C)  sent

D) send

E) was sending

17. When he ___ home I ___ him the book.

A) came /shall show

B) comes/showed

C) has come/has shown

D) came/showed

E) was coming/shall show

18. They ___ breakfast at 7 and ___ home at eight.

A) have/left

B) had/left

C) had/leave

D) have/leaves

E) had/had left

19. Long ago people ___ little about those minerals.

A) had known

B) knowed

C) will know

D) knew

E) have known

20. The dentist ___ two of his teeth. One of them ___ quite good.

A) pulls out/are

B) pull out/was

C) pulled out/was

D) pull out/was

E) pulled out/were

21. I couldn’t imagine what ___ to her.

A) had happened

B) has been happened

C) will happen

D) has been happening

E) happens

22. He felt that he ___ it wrong.

A) has made

B) made

C) will make

D) was made

E) had made

23. I ___ my homework when my mother came.

A) already did

B) have already done

C) had already done

D) has already done

E) already do

24. Turning I found my father sitting beside me on the sofa. I said

“How ___ you ___ here?”
A) do/get

B) did/get

C)  does/get

D) was/getting

E) has/been getting

25. Last summer we ___ a trip to Houston.

A) made

B) has made

C) are making

D) shall make

E) will be making

26. He ___ barely ___ of him until that evening.

A) had/heard

B) has/heard

C)  was/heard

D) did/hear

E)  didn’t/hear

27. She ___ in Tashkent five years ago.

A) had lived

B) lived

C) has lived

D) live

E) have lived

28. We ___ English, so I know it a little.

A) were learning

B) learned

C) learns

D) should learn

E) were learning

29. Yesterday at this time it ___ .

A) had snowed

B) snows

C) snowed

D) was snowing

E) had been snowing

30. We ___ he ___ ill.

A) did not know/was

B) knew/am ill

C) knew/will be

D) had known/is

E) were known/be

31. The plane ___ at 4 and it ___ us 20 minutes to get there.

A) was landing/was taking

B) was landing/took

C) landed/took

D) lands/was taken

E) has landed/is taking

32. We ___ the station by 5 o’clock yesterday.

A) shall reach

B) were reaching

C) had reached

D) reached

E) would reach

Book 1 Part C

Past Tenses

119

33. The Browns ___ out of town last Sunday and ___ a good time there.

A) were going/had

B) went/are having

C) went/had

D) are going/were having

E) goes/has

34. Before answering the telephone he ___ down the table.

A) laid

B) was lying

C) had laid

D) lay

E) has laid

35. Who ___ at the meeting yesterday?

A) speak

B) speaks

C) spoke

D) had spoken

E)  will  speak

36. He met me with the bird in his hand. It ___ curiously at me.

A) looks

B) was looking

C) has been looking

D) would look

E) should look

37. Nick ___ yesterday.

A) will not come

B) hadn’t come

C) didn’t come

D) hasn’t come

E) came not

38. I knew that he ___ the same paper each morning.

A) was bought

B) buys

C) is buying

D) bought

E) had bought

39. He asked the children who ___ the book.

A) tore

B) tear

C) tears

D) had torn

E)  will  tear

40. Who ___ on a hike yesterday?

A) did go

B) will go

C) has gone

D) went

E) had went

41. I ___ to do it but I ___ no time. I was very busy.

A) wanted/has

B) want/had have

C) wanted/had

D) would want/have

E) have wanted/shall have

42. - What a luck. I haven’t seen you for ages.

- When ___ we ___ last time?
A) did / meet

B) have / met

C) had / met

D) did / met

E)  will  /  meet

43. In the summer of 1868, Melville Bell ___ on a lecture tour in the

USA and Canada.
A) goes

B) had gone

C)  went

D) have gone

E) has gone

44. He ___ his work before you came.

A) finished

B) finishes

C) has finished

D) had finished

E) finish

45. Why ___ he go to Great Britain last month?

A) did

B) was

C)  will

D) had

E)  has

46. Did you ___ or ___ the potatoes?

A) mince/peeled

B) minced/peeled

C) minced/peeling

D) peels/minced

E) mince/peel

47. When she ___ they ___ and he left the house.

A) had come/quarreled

B) came/quarreled

C) has come/quarreled

D) comes/would quarrel

E) came/had quarreled

48. - Who had left the room by the time I came yesterday?

A) Tom did

B) Tom does

C) Tom had

D) Tom has

E) Tom was

49. Neither your parents nor I ___ very glad of the fact that you failed

your Math exam.
A) has been

B) have been

C) were

D) was

E) are

50. What ___ you ___ at 5 p.m. yesterday?

A) did/do

B) have/been doing

C) would/do

D) were/doing

E) will/do

51. Who ___ to see me last week?

A) comes

B) will come

C) came

D) has come

E) have come

52. They didn’t believe him and ___ to laugh.

A) begin

B) begins

C) began

D) had begun

E) have begun

53. Children didn’t ___ to school because it ___ Sunday.

A) went/was

B) go/were

C) have gone/was

D) gone/was

E) go/was

54. The train ___ at 8.30 p.m. today, but as a rule it ___ at 8.00 p.m.

sharp.
A) has left / starts

B) left / started

C) left / has started

D) has left / has started

E) have left / starts

55. The moon ___ and it ___ surprisingly light at night yesterday.

A) is rising / is

B) rose / was

C) had risen / was

D) was rising / were

E) rose / had been

56. Who ___ him yesterday?

A) has seen

B) did see

C) saw

D) have seen

E) sees

57. He ___ nobody about his secret that day.

A) don’t tell

B) tell

C) didn’t tell

D) told

E) doesn’t tell

Past Tenses

Book 1 Part C

120

1.

Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
A) thought / saw

B) thinks / sees

C) is thinking / sees

D) thought / had seen

E) have thought / had seen

2.

As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
A) gets / decided

B) would get / shall decide

C) had got / have decided

D) was getting / decided

E) will be getting / had decided

3.

He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
A) keep / see

B) kept / had seen

C) keeps / saw

D) had kept / had seen

E) being kept / would see

4.

They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other
for only six weeks.
A) decide / know

B) decided / know

C) decided / had known

D) decided / knew

E) decided / has known

5.

___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
A) is / played

B) was / were playing

C) will be / played

D) is / will be playing

E) has been / will play

6.

When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .
A) comes / left

B) came / leaves

C) came / had left

D) had come / left

E) has come / leaves

7.

Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
A) leave / rain

B) left / was raining

C) left / had rained

D) was leaving / rained

E) leave / rains

8.

Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ .
A) comes / already begins

B) came / had already begun

C) came / already began

D) will come / already begins

E) came / already begins

9.

I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A) didn’t answer / was taking

B) don’t answer / take

C) doesn’t answer / am taking D) will not answer / take
E) am answering / am taking

10. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.

A) tidied up / washes

B) tidies up / has washed

C) has tidied up / washed

D) had tidied up / washed

E) is tidying up / washes

11. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.

A) blows off / is walking

B) blew off / had walked

C) has blown off / is walking

D) blew off / was walking

E) had blown off / walks

12. He wanted me to go to the skating-rink together.

As he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s.
A) knows / broke / offer

B) knew / broke / offers

C) knew / had broken / offered D) know / had broken / will offer
E) knew / has broken / offered

13. Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ young and

strong before.
A) knew / was

B) know / are

C) had known / were

D) knew / be

E) knew / had been

14. He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935.

A) told / had been exporting

B) tells / would export

C) said / is exporting

D) will be told / exports

E) told / has been exporting

15. He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before.

A) slept / spent

B) sleep / spend

C) sleeping / had spent

D) sleep / had spent

E) slept / had spent

16. He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English teacher ___

the word “apple” there.
A) was looking / sees/wrote

B) looks / sees / had written

C) looked / saw / was writing

D) is looking / saw / writes

E) has looked / has seen / is writing

TEST 7

Mixed Tenses

17. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he

___ .
A) comes / borrows

B) came / had borrowed

C) will come / borrowed

D) came / borrowed

E) was coming / borrowed

18. No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.

A) had arrived / falls

B) had arrived / fell

C) arrives / has fallen

D) arrived / will fall

E) is arriving / is falling

19. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother

came home I ___ supper.
A) did / have

B) have done / had

C) had done / was having

D) was doing / had

E) do / have

20. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy.

A) finished / was going

B) has finished / is going

C) had finished / was going

D) finishes / are going

E) finish / was going

21. It ___ dark and it ___ .

A) is / are raining

B) was / was raining

C) are / was

D) were / were

E) were / was

22. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard.

A) has not written / will clean
B) had not written / cleaned
C) did not write / cleans
D) are not writing / clean
E) had not written / had cleaned

23. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas.

A) visited / had gone

B) had visited / went

C) was visiting / went

D) would visit / goes

E) visited / went

24. The company ___ some new equipments before the strike ___ .

A) have ordered / begin

B) had ordered / began

C) ordered / begins

D) is ordering / began

E) will order / had begun

25. I ___ he ___ it interesting.

A) hoped / find

B) hoped / finds

C) hopes / would find

D) hoped / would find

E) will find / find

26. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him.

A) understand / speaks

B) understands / speaks

C) will understand / spoke

D) understood / are speaking

E) understood / were speaking

27. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine

celebration of our mother’s birthday.
A) discussed / organized
B) were discussing / organize
C) had discussed / organize
D) have discussed / were organizing
E) discuss / organizes

28. The greater part of London ___ of wood, but after the great fire

wider streets and brick houses ___ .
A) had been / were built

B) was / were built

C) is / have been built

D) are / are built

E) has been / is built

29. After my parents ___ home my life ___ better.

A) had returned / became

B) will return / become

C) return / have become

D) return / have become

E) return / would become

30. Why ___ you come yesterday? We ___ a good time.

A) don’t / can have

B) didn’t / could have had

C) will / might have

D) doesn’t / will have

E) did not / shall have

31. He___ even before I ___ a finger on him.

A) screams / was laid

B) screamed / had laid

C) would scream / am laying

D) screams / laid

E) screamed / would lay

Book 1 Part C

Mixed Tenses

121

32. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford.

A) did / go / visit
B) have / been / visited
C) have / been / had visited
D) was / visiting / had been visiting
E) will / have gone / don’t visit

33. We ___ to wait because the man ___ .

A) told / was questioned
B) were told / questioned
C) were told / is questioned
D) told / was being questioned
E) were told / was being questioned

34. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in 1990 and

then ___ abroad.
A) had graduated / is working B) graduated / works
C) graduated / was working

D) was graduating / worked

E) had graduated / worked

35. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he ___ .

A) left / returned

B) had left / returned

C) would leave / returned

D) would have left / came

E) had left / had returned

36. - ___ you ___ him this week?

- Yes, I ___ him on Sunday.
A) did / see / saw

B) did / see / have seen

C) have / seen / see

D) do / see / saw

E) have / seen / saw

37. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter

___ me.
A) had / were calling

B) was having / had called

C) have had / called

D) had / called

E) was having / called

38. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___ .

A) had been / has retired

B) had been / had retired

C) was / had retired

D) had been / retired

E) was / retired

39. I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks.

A) rained / was raining
B) had rained / was raining
C) was raining / had been raining
D) had been raining / was raining
E) was raining / rained

40. After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our behavior

___ .
A) came / had been justified
B) came / will be justified
C) will come / would be justified
D) are coming / will justify
E) has come / are being justified

41. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___ .

A) had been discussed / came
B) is discussed / comes
C) will be discussed / come
D) has been discussed / comes
E) was discussed / would come

42. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___. When he landed

he didn’t know where he ___ when he got back to Spain he didn’t
know where he ___.
A) was sailing / was / had been
B) had sailed / was / was
C) is sailing / had been / has been
D) will be sailing / will be / will have been
E) would sail / hadn’t been / haven’t been

43. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to clarify some

details.
A) has studied / phoned

B) studied / phoned

C) had studied / phoned

D) had studied / had phoned

E) studied / is phoning

44. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor.

A) is / became

B) was / became

C) was / becomes

D) are / become

E) were / became

45. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table.

A) come / sat

B) came / are sitting

C) came / were sitting

D) comes / sit

E) came / had sat

46. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock.

A) say / has done

B) said / had done

C) says / do

D) said / does

E) said / has done

47. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___

A) repeated / should understand
B) repeat / understood
C) repeats / would understand
D) repeated / understand
E) repeats / understands

48. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to New York.

A) has lived / came

B) have lived / come

C) lived / come

D) had lived / came

E) live / came

49. He came to the writing table and ___ through the letters which

___ for him.
A) look / was waiting

B) looked / were waiting

C) looks / has been waiting

D) looked / waiting

E) looks / are waiting

50. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping.

A) finished / went

B) finishes / will go

C) had finished / went

D) has finished / go

E) will finish / went

51. He ___ he ___ lunch an hour before.

A) say / had

B) said / would have

C) says / shall have

D) said / had

E) said / had had

52. When we ___ the station the train ___ already ___ .

A) reach / has / left

B) reached / had / left

C) reach / was / leaving

D) shall reach / - / left

E) were reaching / were / leaving

53. I knew that she ___ Miss Betsy, because I remembered how my

mother ___ her.
A) was / had described

B) is / described

C) would be / had described

D) had been / described

E) has been / describes

54. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.

A) was busy / was doing

B) was busy / had done

C) was busy / have done

D) was busy / would be doing

E) is busy / will be doing

55. He says he ___ his friend whom he ___ for many years.

A) meets / didn’t see

B) met / hadn’t seen

C) met / haven’t seen

D) will meet / sees

E) meet / doesn’t see

56. That day when we were in the restaurant each one ___ what he

___ .
A) receive / orders

B) received / had ordered

C) is receiving / is ordering

D) will receive / would order

E) is received / is ordered

57. - What ___ you ___ here?

- I ___ for my friend.
- How long ___ you ___ for him?
- For twenty minutes.
A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
E) are / doing / am waiting / are / waiting

58. Julia has overslept again. She is going ___ late to her work. “I had

better ___ a taxi” she thinks.
A) being / take

B) to be / take

C) be / to take

D) to be / to take

E) to be / taking

59. They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now.

A) have / come / are having

B) had / come / are having

C) have / come / is having

D) had / come / had

E) have / come / have

Mixed Tenses

Book 1 Part C

122

60. I usually ___ there by train but this week-end I ___ by bus.

A) go / am going

B) went / go

C) go / go

D) go / are going

E) go / was going

61. You ___ very thoughtful. What ___ you ___ about?

A) looked / was / thinking
B) look / are / thinking
C) look / are / think
D) looking / are / thinking
E) have looked / had / thought

62. His situation ___ since spring. Now he ___ much better.

A) has improved / feel

B) improves / felt

C) improve / is feeling

D) has improved / feels

E) improved / has felt

63. It’s evening. People ___ to their house and ___ TV

A) come / are watching

B) have come / are watching

C) come / watch

D) has come / are watching

E) are coming / have watched

64. Please, ___ me the newspaper a postman ___ today.

A) show / bring

B) shows / brings

C) showed / brought

D) show / brought

E) show / has brought

65. Do you ___ that woman in the corner?  She ___ her dog walk.

A) see / is having

B) saw / was having

C) to see / is having

D) see / has

E) seen / have

66. My dog ___ a lot but it ___ at the moment.

A) is barking / doesn’t bark

B) barked / didn’t bark

C) barks / isn’t barking

D) was barking / won’t bark

E) will bark / doesn’t bark

67. I ___ about it at the moment and I think that I ___ how to use it

now.
A) read / knew

B) was reading / knew

C) am reading / know

D) read / know

E) shall read / have known

68. Tom ___ the book since yesterday morning and he ___ it.

A) has read / just finished
B) has been reading / has just finished
C) had been reading / has just finished
D) will read / just finishes
E) read / is just finishing

69. I ___ I ___ you there.

A) thought / meet

B) thinks / meet

C) think / have met

D) thinks / met

E) think / has met

70. He ___ a very experienced teacher. He ___ French for 15 years.

A) to be / taught

B) am / is teaching

C) is / has been teaching

D) will be / was teaching

E) was / are teaching

71. I’m ___ to tell you the story I ___ at school today.

A) go / hear

B) going / heard

C) to go / hear

D) going / have heard

E) going / had heard

72. Jimmy, Jane and Billy wanted ___ their grandfather who ___ to

visit them.
A) to impress / had come

B) impressed / came

C) will impress / comes

D) had impressed / has come

E) to impress / to come

73. On ___ the room he ___ left and ___ his way.

A) entering / turned / went on
B) having entered / has turned / goes on
C) entered / turns / went on
D) enter / turn / goes on
E) entering / turns / went on

74. ___ you read the book “The Godfather”? If yes, when ___ you read?

A) did / have

B) will / do

C) have / did

D) were / done

E) has / does

75. I ___ Tom since he ___ school.

A) have seen / leave

B) saw / has left

C) hadn’t seen / left

D) haven’t seen / left

E) see / leave

76. He ___ me his name but I ___ it.

A) tell / am forgetting

B) will tell / forgot

C) told / have forgotten

D) has told / shall forget

E) was told / forgot

77. They ___ you the money before they ___ .

A) send / leave

B) sent / left

C) will send / leave

D) sent / had left

E) should sent / had left

78. I ___ already ___ the doctor about it, but she couldn’t ___ me.

A) has / seen / helped

B) have / seen / help

C) had / seen / had helped

D) will / have seen / help

E) is/having seen / is helping

79. The weather ___ as nice today as it ___ yesterday.

A) is / was

B) are / were

C) is / will be

D) was / were

E) were / shall be

80. You ___ six cakes since we ___ .

A) had / had come

B) had had / came

C) have / come

D) have had / came

E) have had / have come

81. The English ___ of sports and ___ themselves as good sportsmen.

A) are fond / regard

B) is fond / regards

C) were fond / regards

D) was fond / regards

E) am fond / are regarding

82. The children ___ their hands and they ___ lunch now.

A) are washing / are having

B) have washed / are having

C) wash / have

D) washed / are having

E) wash / have had

83. Don’t go out. It ___ . It ___ since morning.

A) rains / rains

B) has rained / rains

C) was raining / was raining

D) is raining / has been raining

E) is raining / had rained

84. I ___ you the book after I ___ it.

A) give / read

B) shall give / had read

C) shall give / have read

D) have given / shall read

E) am giving / read

85. She ___ all the work and now she ___ in the next room.

A) did / rest

B) have done / rests

C) does / rests

D) has done / is resting

E) had done / is resting

86. She ___ this book this week and she ___ discuss it.

A) read / can

B) has read / could

C) had read / can

D) have read / can

E) has read / can

87. “I hope you ___ well?” “Yes, I ___ ill for two weeks. Now I ___

well.”
A) felt / was / is

B) feel / is / am

C) is feeling / are / is

D) are feeling / have been / am

E) was feeling / was / am

88. -___ you ___ the man for many years?

-Yes, we ___ at Cambridge together.
A) have / known / were

B) do / know / is

C) were / known / were

D) have / known / was

E) did / know / was

89. I ___ an exercise now but I ___ it in some minutes.

A) write / finished

B) writes / will finish

C) wrote / is finishing

D) am writing / shall finish

E) have written / had finished

90. Last year he ___ better than he ___ now.

A) sings / did

B) sang / is doing

C) had sung / does

D) would sing / did

E) had been singing / is doing

91. Students ___ already their tests and now they ___

A) had written / hand

B) are writing / handed

C) have written / are handing

D) wrote / will hand

E) write / hands

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92. It is going to rain. I ___ glad I ___ my umbrella with me today.

A) am/takes

B) am/have taken

C) is/taken

D) are/took

E) is/takes

93. Bill ___ his girl-friend now. That’s the third time he ___ her this

evening.
A) phones / phones

B) has phoned / phones

C) is phoning / has phoned

D) will phone / has phoned

E)  is phoning / had phoned

94. Here ___ your keys. The boy ___ you up to your rooms and your

luggage ___ up straight away.
A) is/show/will bring
B) are/show/will be brought
C) are/will show/will be brought
D) were/will show/brings
E) are/has shown/will bring

95. -How long ___ you ___ to stay?

-I ___ we ___ here for a week at least.
A) are/going/expect/shall be

B) were/going/expected/shall be

C) is/going/expect/are

D) do/go/expected/are

E) does/go/expect/will be

96. -Is this your first visit to London?

-No, I ___ here several times before and I ___ quite at home in
London.
A) was/have felt

B) have been/feel

C) had been/felt

D) has been/felt

E) were/have felt

97. I don’t know when she ___ but when she ___ I’ll give her your

book.
A) will come/will come

B) will come/come

C) come/will come

D) will come/comes

E) comes/will come

98. You ___ here until your mother ___ ready to leave.

A) will stay/is

B) would stay/is

C) stayed/will be

D) are staying/had been

E) have stayed/would be

99. Many changes ___ place since I ___ in my native town 10 years

ago.
A) has taken/was

B) are taking/had been

C)  took/was

D) has taken/am

E) have taken/was

100. I ___ to America five years ago. Since then, I ___ American, and

___ nearly all I ___ there.
A) had gone/haven’t spoken/have
B) had gone/don’t speak/forget/learned
C) was going/haven’t spoken/forgot/had learned
D) went/haven’t spoken/ have forgotten/learned
E) went/hasn’t spoken/forgot/had learned

101. It  has been long since I ___ him last. I ___ from him all these

years.
A) saw/haven’t heard

B) had seen/haven’t heard

C) see/don’t hear

D) saw/don’t hear

E) have seen/haven’t heard

102. He was sure they ___ the station before night ___ .

A) will reach / came

B) would reach / came

C) would have reached / came D) would reach / would come
E) reached / came

103. - “___ you ___ this film yet?”

- “Yes.”
- “When ___ you ___ it?”
A) have / seen / have / seen
B) have / seen / did / see
C) are / going to see / did / see
D) did / see / have / seen
E) have / seen / are / going to see

104. -When ___ you ___ here?

-I ___ just ___ .
A) did/come back/have/come back
B) have/come back/have/come back
C) will/come back/have/come
D) do/come back/have/has come
E) are/coming back/was/coming back

105. Look! There ___ nothing here. Everything ___ away.

A) are / have been taken

B) is / has been taken

C) is / is taken

D) is / is being taken

E) is / will be taken

106. Everybody ___ at what ___ .

A) was surprised/has happened
B) was surprised/had happened
C) is surprised/happen
D) surprise/happen
E) will be surprised/ happened

107. The famous writer Tolstoy ___ forever in our memories, in the

books he ___ to us.
A) will live / has left

B) is living / will be leaving

C) lived / leaves

D) would be living / had left

E) have been living / left

108. Ernest Hemingway ___ one of those people who ___ in their

beds.
A) had not been / died

B) are / died

C) was not / die

D) was not / dies

E) is being / have not died

109. If you ___ so rude to her she ___ to us earlier.

A) were not / had come
B) hadn’t been / would have come
C) are / would have come
D) are / will come
E) are not being / would come

110. “Hello, Mr. Roberts” ___ the clerk. “What ___ you ___

home your the wife today?”
A) greet / do / take

B) greeting / were / taking

C) greeted / are / taking

D) will greet / did / taken

E) will greet / did / take

111. Two years ago she ___ and now she ___ her time visiting friends.

A) retires / spends

B) retired / spends

C) had retired / spends

D) would retire / is spending

E) will retire / spent

112. He might ___ the accident if he ___ more careful.

A) avoid / was

B) have avoided / had been

C) avoid / had been

D) had avoided / were

E) avoids / is

113. -Hello, Ann! I ___ you for ages. Where have you been all this

time?
-I ___ to Italy. I ___ back yesterday.
A) didn’t see/was/came
B) haven’t seen/have been/came
C) don’t see/have been/have come
D) saw/was/came back
E) haven’t seen/had been/had come

114. -What ___ you ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?

-I ___ my homework. After I ___ it I played chess with my friend.
A) did/do/did/have done
B) was/doing/was doing/had done
C) were/doing/was doing/had done
D) were/doing/did/have done
E) had/done/had done/did

115. This book ___ quite different from the one I ___

A) is/have read

B) was/am reading

C) has been/read

D) have been/reads

E) is/read

116. -___ I ___ after the luggage or ___ you?

-If you ___ to the luggage and pay the driver I’ll go in and see
about rooms.
A) shall/look/will/see
B) shall/look/will/will see
C) will/look/shall/saw
D) should/look/would/would see
E) would/looked/will/saw

117. Nobody knows what ___ at this meeting but she ___ to him

since.
A) was said / hasn’t spoken

B) is said / hasn’t spoken

C) has said / hasn’t spoken

D) was said / didn’t speak

E) is being said / doesn’t speak

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1.

Why didn’t you help him? You ___ have done it.
A) must

B) can

C) could

D) were to

E) was able to

2.

A: ___ I phone you tonight?
B: Yes, you ___ .
A) may / may

B) must / might

C) could / can’t

D) shouldn’t / shouldn’t

E) have to / had to

3.

But I ___ stay in England for six months, and not for a fortnight as
I had planned.
A) had to

B) have to

C) am able to

D) can

E) shall have

4.

-I ___ draw a circle with a pencil only, and you?
-Neither can I.
A) can’t

B) can

C) may

D) shan’t

E) couldn’t

5.

Last week I ___ go to town on business trip as the Ministry of
Education had asked me to come.
A) had to

B) might

C)  should

D) could

E) was able to

6.

If one person is careless with a library book, then it ___ be read
by others.
A) can’t

B) couldn’t

C) may

D) can

E)  mightn’t

7.

After a book is written, it passes through the heads of very many
different workers. Each worker works carefully, for there ___ not
be any mistakes.
A) must

B) couldn’t

C) could

D) might

E) has to

8.

He tried, but ___ persuade nobody.
A) could

B) couldn’t

C) can

D) might

E)  won’t

9.

People who know a foreign language ___ learn a second one
easily.
A) may

B) should

C)  mustn’t

D) can

E)  needn’t

10. ___ I have a word with you, please?

A) may

B) had to

C) have to

D) must

E) am able to

11. At first I ___ skate well, now I ___ .

A) couldn’t / can

B) may / can

C) mustn’t / can

D) should / shouldn’t

E) must / needn’t

12. She said they ___ go to the cinema if they liked.

A) must

B) may

C) can

D) had to

E) could

13. - What is your sister doing?

- She ___ be watching TV.
A) may

B) can’t

C)  needn’t

D) has to

E) could

14. I didn’t want to go there but I ___ .

A) must

B) might

C) shall

D) can’t

E) had to

15. - ___ I go there now?

- No, you ___ .
A) can / hadn’t to

B) am / aren’t

C) must / needn’t

D) might / could

E) should / will

16. - Where is he?

- He ___ be walking in the park.
A) can’t

B) is able to

C) has to

D) must

E) ought to

TEST 8

Modals

17. Visitors ___ stay in the hospital after ten pm.

A) might not

B) needn’t

C) couldn’t

D) must not

E) didn’t have to

18. We had an appointment yesterday afternoon but he ___ see me.

A) might not

B) cannot

C) have to

D) mustn’t

E) wasn’t able to

19. I didn’t ___ ring her up for she did it herself.

A) had to

B) could

C) be to

D) have to

E) must

20. The rain was so sudden that everybody ___ take a shelter.

A) can

B) could

C) have to

D) are to

E) had to

21. If you ___ fix a radio, you ___ repair a TV too.

A) can / will be able to B) must / may

C) couldn’t / can

D) need / has to

E) may / needn’t to

22. -I’ve examined you very carefully. I think all you ___ is a good

rest.
-But I’m still feeling sick. Why don’t you look at my tongue?
-It ___ a rest too.
A) must / may

B) might / can

C) need / could

D) should / have to

E) need / needs

23. You ___ do this work yourself, if you try.

A) can

B) had to

C)  must

D) was able to

E) were to do

24. Guests of the hotel ___ warn the clerk in advance when they

leave.
A) can

B) may

C)  must

D) is to

E) had to

25. My mother ___ neither read nor write after the operation and

now I ___ help her.
A) have to / must

B) could / have to

C) couldn’t / had to

D) were able / can

E) might / need

26. ___ I borrow your text-book? I’ve left mine at home.

A) am able to

B) must

C) have to

D) need

E) may

27. People ___ exercise regularly, otherwise they will get out of

shape.
A) must not

B) should

C) can

D) might

E) has to

28. “Ma,” said a little girl, “Willie wants the biggest piece of cake,

and I think I ___ have it, because he was eating cakes two years
before I was born.”
A)  couldn’t

B) has to

C) is to

D) should

E) had to

29. -I live near my work.

-So you ___ go to the office by crowded buses.
A) have to

B) are able to

C) don’t have to

D) would have to

E) can’t

30. -I ___ go to the cinema yesterday.

-Why?
-Because I ___ complete my work.
A) can’t / must

B) couldn’t / had to

C) didn’t have to / may

D) wasn’t to / need

E) should / have to

31. The skier broke his leg and ___ compete in the recent Olympic

Games.
A)  couldn’t

B)  mustn’t

C) had to

D) can’t

E) might

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32. I ___ not translate this text yesterday. ___ you help me to translate it

tonight?
A) could / can

B) can / can

C) may / may

D) had to / could

E) can / must

33. Does Larry ___ leave home at 7.30?

A) have to

B) must

C) has to

D) need

E)  should

34. -___ any of you speak Italian?

-No, but we are learning it and I hope we ___ speak it next year.
A) must / will have to

B) may / have got to

C) can / shall be able to

D) could / could

E) might / had to

35. - ___ I take your pen for a moment?

- Certainly.
A) must

B) may

C) might

D) should

E) will

36. I ___ speak English last year but I ___ do it now.

A) must / can

B) could / can

C) might / may

D) couldn’t / can

E) might / could

37. Mother, ___ I go for a walk? I’ve done all my work.

A) have to

B) am to

C) may

D) must

E) might

38. I was ill and ___ go to school for some days.

A) can’t

B) must

C) could

D) couldn’t

E) can

39. - ___ we do this work now?

- ___ . You can do it tomorrow.
A) Can / Yes, you can

B) Must / No, you needn’t

C) May / Yes, you may

D) Could / Yes, you must

E) Might / No, you might not

40. “___ I do anything for you?”, the secretary asked the stranger.

A) can

B) had to

C)  must

D) have to

E) am

41. - ___ we finish our work today?

- No, you ___ .
A) Can / couldn’t

B) May / can

C) Have to / can

D) Must / needn’t

E) Had / needn’t

42. I ___ go to the library for books as I often write compositions at school.

A) can

B) could

C) may

D) might

E) have to

43. It ___ rain this afternoon.

A) had to

B) may

C) is able to

D) could

E)  might

44. ___ the director receive me now?

A) Have to

B) Is able

C) Can

D) Is to

E) Has to

45. Who ___ help him at 2 yesterday?

A) have to

B) is to

C) can

D) need

E) had to

46. I said that after all that had happened I ___ run away to my aunt’s.

A) could

B) might

C) had to

D) need

E) was able to

47. - ___ I go to the cinema?

- No, you ___ . The film is for grown ups.
A) may / mustn’t

B) can / needn’t

C) could / can’t

D) must / may not

E) shall / haven’t

48. Teacher: “You ___ ring me up when you ___ my advice.

A) could / need

B) may / need

C) can / will need

D) must / needed

E) have to / need

49. “Never put off till tomorrow what you ___ do today.”

A) have to

B) must

C) might

D) can

E)  should

50. -I ___ understand the rule; ___ I take the examination another

time?
-Yes, of course.
A) could / can

B) may / may

C) can’t / may

D) mustn’t / must

E) may / can

51. Pupils ___ speak only English at their English lessons.

A) must not

B) must

C) cannot

D) has to

E) had to

52. The lecturer mentioned the name of the town several times, but

unfortunately I ___ remember it.
A) can

B) could

C) may

D) could not

E) may not

53. -Must I do this exercise too?

-No, you ___ . It isn’t necessary.
A) can’t

B) may not

C) mustn’t

D) needn’t

E) oughtn’t to

54. Mother, look, I ___ skate well.

A) can

B) may

C)  must

D) have to

E) ought to

55. I’m sorry you ___ smoke here.

A) had to

B) can’t

C) could

D) must

E) have to

56. We ___ protect our nature from pollution.

A)  need

B) had to

C) are to

D) may

E)  must

57. He is very helpless, I ___ help him.

A) need

B) might

C) have to

D) can

E) may

58. Excuse me, ___ you tell me the time?

A) may

B) must

C) might

D) can

E) are able to

59. My grandfather’s ill and I ___ go to see him today, I ___ go with

you.
A) can / can’t

B) have to / can’t

C) may / have to

D) need / must

E) be able to / may not

60. The Browns ___ not return on Sunday, as the weather was bad.

A) may

B) could

C) have to

D) must

E) can’t

61. I looked through this book about 2 hours, but ___ find anything

interesting.
A) can’t

B) couldn’t

C) had to

D) can

E) hadn’t to

62. You ___ do this for it’s necessary.

A) may

B) can

C) have to

D) has

E) could

63. You ___ work hard at your English.

A) must

B) mustn’t

C) can’t

D) has to

E) may not

64. We ___ read much in the original if we want to learn a foreign

language.
A) had to

B) can

C)  must

D) may

E) could

65. We ___ do it by midday if we had the instruments.

A) may

B) can

C)  must

D) could

E)  might

66. You ___ get a visa before you go abroad next summer.

A) may

B) can

C) could

D) have to

E) will have to

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67. If you want to improve your English you ___ work very hard.

A) can

B) may

C) are able to

D) had to

E)  must

68. You’ve been traveling all day. You ___ be very tired.

A) must

B) can’t

C) might

D) ought to

E)  shouldn’t

69. My eyesight isn’t very good. I ___ wear glasses for reading.

A) might

B) have to

C) can

D) may

E) could

70. He said that I ___ look around.

A) might

B) may

C) can

D) has to

E) is able to

71. He ___ agree with your suggestion.

A) may not

B) need

C) are able to

D) are to

E) have to

72. My son fell ill yesterday, I ___ stay at home.

A) must

B) can

C) may

D) need

E) had to

73. I will not read this book, you ___ do it if you want.

A) can

B) might

C) have to

D) can’t

E)  must

74. ___ you show me those black shoes? How much are they?

A) may

B) must

C) can

D) have to

E) will have to

75. I ___ leave the party early last night, because I wasn’t very well.

A) must

B) may

C) could

D) have to

E) had to

76. She ___ lift me up with one hand.

A) may

B) need

C) can

D) to have to

E) to be able to

77. You ___ work if you don ‘t want to.

A) must not

B) can’t

C) needn’t

D) must

E) has to

78. You ___ come and have dinner with us some day.

A) was able to

B) could

C) has to

D) is to

E) must

79. It was very difficult to hear. I ___ understand what she was

saying.
A) can’t

B) may not

C) wasn’t able to

D) couldn’t

E) could

80. The teacher told us that we ___ work harder at our English.

A) have

B) must

C) could

D) may

E) had to

81. A little girl comes up to her mother and asks if she ___ go to the

park with her friend.
A) couldn’t

B) can’t

C) must

D) may

E) has to

82. If you are ill and ___ go to school you ___ learn everything what

you have missed.
A) can / must

B) can’t / must

C) may / can

D) has to / may

E) can’t / might

83. The dog had run away and the children ___ find it though they

were looking for it the whole day.
A) can

B) can’t

C) could

D) may

E) could not

84. As Mr. John hadn’t got the dictionary at hand, he ___ guess the

meaning of the word.
A) should

B) can

C) has to

D) must

E) had to

85. Mark Twain ___ easily ___ across the Mississippi River.

A) must / swim

B) had to / swam

C) may / swim

D) would / to swim

E) could / swim

86. It was late but the pupils ___ stay at school for an additional

lesson.
A) could

B) must

C) had to

D) needed

E) might

87. The children have done their homework. I think they ___ have a

rest now.
A) may

B) might

C) are

D) could

E) will be able to

88. -Shall I retell the text?

-___ . You can only translate it.
A) Yes, you will.

B) Do, please.

C) No, you didn’t.

D) No, you needn’t.

E) Yes, you may.

89. Patient: Must I go to the hospital?

Doctor: No, you ___ . You ___ stay at home.
A) can’t / had to

B) mustn’t / had to

C) needn’t / may

D) are able to / can

E) shouldn’t / might

90. It ___ rain today. There are so many clouds in the sky.

A) can

B) has to

C) may

D) should

E) mustn’t

91. I understood that he ___ never ___ back.

A) will / come

B) doesn’t / came

C) won’t / home

D) would / come

E) wouldn’t / come

92. My son is ill so I ___ stay at home.

A) mustn’t

B) has to

C) can

D) may

E) have to

93. Must I do it? No, you ___ . It isn’t necessary.

A) couldn’t

B) may not

C) needn’t

D) can’t

E) shouldn’t

94. I feel sick and tired. So I ___ go to school.

A) can

B) could

C) haven’t to

D) am not able to

E) am able to

95. He was very poor and ___ marry a woman eight years older than

himself.
A) must

B) could

C) needed

D) had to

E)  might

96. Children ___ go to school at the age of 7.

A) can

B) must

C) may

D) has to

E) could

97. - ___ I trouble you for a moment?

- Yes, certainly. What ___ I do for you?
A) can / might

B) may / can

C) must / may

D) could / may

E) can / must

98. He ___ know her address. Ask him.

A) need

B) must

C) could

D) might

E) have to

99. You knew he was ill. You ___ have visited him.

A) can

B) might

C)  need

D) have to

E) may

100. May I take this pen? No, you ___ .

A) can

B) may

C)  mustn’t

D) need

E) haven’t to

101. -”What’s happened to the dog? It isn’t here.”

-”Dan ___ have taken it with him.”
A) had to

B) was to

C)  might

D) may

E) could

102. You ___ give it back to me before you go.

A) might

B) couldn’t

C) must

D) need

E) had to

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103. That’s a question nobody ___ answer.

A) must not

B) were to

C) cannot

D) might

E) can

104. ___ God be with you.

A) can

B) must

C) may

D) had to

E) is to

105. A fool man ___ ask more questions than a wise man ___ answer.

A) may / can

B) can / must

C) may / might

D) can / might

E) must / could.

106. “Does Jack shave?”

“No, he’s got a beard so he ___ shave.”
A) hasn’t to

B) hasn’t got to

C) don’t have to

D) can’t

E) will be able to

107. Don’t worry. You ___ do it just now. You ___ do it tomorrow.

A) must / can

B) should / may

C) can / could

D) had to / must

E) needn’t / can

108. I ___ speak English well now but I hope I ___ speak next year.

A) could / can

B) can’t / shall be able to

C) must / shall have to

D) may / may

E) am able to / shall have to

109. The driver ___ have taken a side road.

A) shall

B) need

C) may

D) have to

E) is to

110. He ___ have replaced the tire, it was still quite good.

A) could

B) can

C) needn’t

D) had to

E)  should

111. How ___ I tell her that her life will be ruined from this day on? I

think, I can’t.
A) must

B) need

C) may

D) shall

E) can

112. It was so warm that we ___ wear our coats. It was very pleasant.

A) couldn’t

B) didn’t have to

C) shouldn’t

D) mightn’t

E) mustn’t

113. They will get hungry on the train; I think, you ___ give them

some sandwiches.
A) should

B) could

C) might

D) had to

E)  needn’t

114. You ___ a raincoat. You are wet through.

A) must have worn

B) may wear

C) should have worn

D) could wear

E) needn’t have worn

115. “You ___ choose any present you like, take it, please”, said mother.

A) might

B) could

C)  may

D) have to

E) are able to

116. -Have you looked through these newspapers?

-No, I haven’t. I ___ write an article.
A) has to

B) had to

C) mustn’t

D) can

E)  might

117. We didn’t go out last night. We ___ to the cinema but we decided

to stay at home.
A) could have gone

B) must have gone

C) should go

D) are to go

E) needn’t go

118. I was at home yesterday. You ___ have called and taken the

dictionary.
A) must

B) may

C) could

D) can

E) had to

119. - When I was a child I ___ draw well.

- And now? ___ you do it now?
A) must / may

B) could / can

C) should / need

D) may / could

E) ought to / can’t

120. That day as I ___ to be there at 5 sharp, I ___ to take a taxi.

A) am / had to

B) is / may

C) was / had to

D) were / can

E) were / had to

121. You ___ read this book: you are grown up.

A) may

B) might

C) has to

D) can’t

E) may not

122. I ___ come to see you tonight as I ___ answer many questions.

A) can / may

B) can’t / have to

C) can’t / can not

D) must / had to

E) may / may not

123. Last night the plane ___ land because of the sudden change of

the wind.
A) must

B) may

C) has to

D) had to

E) can

124. ___ he speak French as English last year?

A) can

B) may

C) had to

D) can’t

E) could

125. She said that he ___ take her dictionary.

A) may

B) can

C) is allowed

D) is able

E) might

126. As my sister was taking an examination I ___ look after her baby

yesterday.
A) could

B) had to

C)  must

D) was able to

E) should

127. “He ___ in the house now,” thinks the girl.

A) could

B) may be

C) might be

D) had to be

E)  will  be

128. Your brother is ill, so he ___ go out for a walk.

A) can

B) could

C) may

D) might

E) must not

129. It ___ rain today, we ___ see clouds in the sky.

A) has to / can

B) must / have to

C) could / can’t

D) may / can

E) might / must

130. Charles Dickens ___ go to school at an early age, as he ___ help

his family.
A) should / would

B) couldn’t / had to

C) must / couldn’t

D) might / should

E) had not to / would

131. They ___ tell the truth, but they ___ .

A) had to / can’t

B) have to / couldn’t

C) must / can’t

D) are to / couldn’t

E) may /had to

132. I have very little time and I ___ take a taxi.

A) may

B) could

C)  should

D) have to

E) have

133. You ___ this. Why didn’t you use a chance?

A) can do

B) could have done

C) must do

D) may do

E) need do

134. I ___ send him a letter yesterday.

A) am

B) can

C) may

D) had to

E)  should

135. She told him he ___ go home.

A) may

B) can

C) ought

D) might

E) have to

136. No matter how she ___ try the door ___ open.

A) can / should

B) could / must

C) should / will

D) might / wouldn’t

E) must / ought to

137. ___ I take your book ? I ___ write many exercises tomorrow.

A) must / must

B) should / have to

C) may / shall have to

D) might / had to

E) can / would

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138. She ___ get up and she ___ stay in bed as she is

seriously ill.
A) must / has to

B) can’t / has to

C) should / is to

D) may / must

E) is able / shall

139. My cousin ___ read and write when he was five.

A) could

B) may

C) have to

D) must

E) can

140. We ___ to meet at the theatre entrance at a quarter to eight

yesterday.
A) are

B) must

C) have

D) were

E) couldn’t

141. They ___ do this the day after tomorrow. Now they are very

busy.
A) may

B) can

C)  must

D) will be able to

E) were able to

142. I ___ write to Ann. I haven’t written to her for ages.

A) can

B) must

C) had to

D) could

E) may

143. This work ___ be done at once.

A) can

B) must

C)  ought

D) should

E) may

144. The teacher said they ___ all go home.

A) may

B) have to

C) might

D) can

E) be able to

145. -How ___ I get to the nearest bus stop?

-You ___ go straight and then turn to the left.
A) must / can

B) can / must

C) should / may

D) may / have to

E) could / might

146. Oh, you are seriously ill. I think you ___ consult a doctor and if he

tells you to keep to bed you ___ do.
A) may / might

B) must / can’t

C) should / must

D) have to / couldn’t

E) has to / may

147. Tom ___ pass his exam in Literature and now he is working hard

as he ___ take it again.
A) can’t / was able

B) must / had to

C) may / could

D) couldn’t / has to

E) can’t / had to

148. ___ I come in? No, you ___ I am very busy now. I ___ write a

report.
A) can / can / must

B) must / may not / had to

C) may / can’t / must

D) may / may not / can

E) must / mustn’t / may

149. - ___ I smoke here?

- No, you ___ .
A) can / may

B) may / mustn’t

C) can / should

D) can / can’t

E) may / need

150. You ___ break the body but you ___ break the spirit.

A) may / can’t

B) could / can’t

C) must / must

D) can / might not

E) may / may

151. He ___ tell you how glad he is.

A) was able to

B) couldn’t

C) can’t

D) had to

E)  have

152. He said that I ___ telephone him any time I liked.

A) can

B)  will

C)  might

D) have to

E) will have to

153. I have a terrible headache. I ___ do anything.

A) could

B) can

C) should

D) can’t

E) might

154. -___ your son speak English?

-No, but he ___ when he was a schoolboy.
A) has to / must

B) could / may

C) might / can

D) can / could

E) may / must

155. Find the synonym of the modal verb “must”.

A) I might be wrong.
B) We may go there.
C) He needs a dictionary.
D) You can say anything.
E) He was to go to the south.

156. You ___ easily find the newspaper now where his article was

printed.
A) might

B) need

C) couldn’t

D) had to

E) can

157. He said that his father was ill and they ___ go to see the doctor

yesterday.
A) can

B) had to

C)  are  able

D) can’t

E) may

158. Sorry, I ___ go with you. I ___ finish my work.

A) may not / must

B) couldn’t / have to

C) mustn’t / can

D) can’t / must

E) am / could

159. Last year in April I ___ use my umbrella more often than in May.

A) must

B) can

C) were able

D) had to

E) may

160. “___ I have another cup of tea?”

A) must

B) might

C) may

D) would

E) need

161. -I wonder where the chief is.

-He ___ be in his office. I’ve seen him this morning.
A) is able to

B) should

C) have to

D) must

E) had to

162. “I ___ go, Padre, the students will be waiting for me.

A) is to

B) can

C) be able

D) must

E) may

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1.

If I ___ my entrance exams I ___ the happiest man in the world.
A) shall pass / would be

B) passed / am

C) passed / would have been

D) will pass / be

E) pass / shall be

2.

We ___ to see you next Sunday, if I ___ well.
A) shall come / shall get

B) come / get

C) comes / will get

D) will come / get

E) will come / will get

3.

What ___ you ___ if the train ___ in time?
A) will be / doing / come

B) did / will not come

C) do / didn’t / come

D) have / done / came

E) will / do / doesn’t come

4.

If I ___ time I ___ you.
A) have / help

B) shall have / shall help

C) shall have / help

D) have / shall help

E) has / help

5.

If you ___ tickets we ___ Paris.
A) will buy / shall visit

B) bought / visit

C) buys / visited

D) were buying / should visit

E) buy / shall visit

6.

Tomorrow if the weather ___ fine we ___ out of the town for
hours.
A) is / shall get

B) will be / shall get

C) be / will get

D) were / get

E) was / get

7.

If you are free, watch the film they ___ on TV.
A) shows

B) showed

C) are showing

D) had showed

E) have showed

8.

If the weather ___ fine we ___ to the park.
A) is / shall go

B) was / go

C) are / go

D) was / shall go

E) would / should go

9.

If my friend ___ to our town next year I ___ him the sights of the
city.
A) shall come / show

B) comes / shall show

C) has come / is showing

D) is coming / will show

E) come / shows

10. They ___ not object to your plan if you ___ it up perfectly.

A) do / will make

B) did / won’t make

C) will / make

D) would / don’t make

E) don’t / shall make

11. If ___ rings me up, tell him that I’ll be in at 5.

A) anything

B) nobody

C) everything

D) something

E) somebody

12. Hark will play tennis if he ___ his work in time.

A) finish

B) finished

C) finishing

D) finishes

E) will finish

13. If you ___ after two hares you ___ none.

A) run / catch

B) run / will catch

C) will run / will catch

D) will run / catch

E) ran / catch

14. If we ___ English four times a week we’ll learn it.

A) are having

B) had

C) have

D) will have

E) shall have

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15. If you ___ in a hurry, leave that to me.

A) will be

B) were

C) are

D) was

E) are being

16. If you ___ to please an English person, be very polite about his

garden.
A) want

B) wanted

C) are wanting

D) will want

E) wants

17. You ___ miss the train if you ___ a taxi.

A) will / don’t take

B) - / don’t take

C) will / won’t take

D) don’t / take

E) will / would not take

18. We ___ if they ___ .

A) shall not know / come

B) don’t know / will come

C) didn’t know / will come

D) haven’t known / come

E) knew / will come

19. If you want to be healthy you should ___ .

A) sleep much

B) attend all your classes

C) go in for sports

D) give up sport

E) take up art

20. If you ___ Oxford you ___ some interesting old buildings.

A) will visit / will see

B) visit / see

C) visited / will see

D) visits / see

E) visit / will see

21. He ___ the picture if it ___ him.

A) will buy / impressed

B) would buy / impresses

C) will buy / impresses

D) will buy / will impress

E) has bought / impress

22. If you ___ Ann tomorrow, can you tell her to phone?

A) saw

B) see

C) will see

D) had seen

E) shall see

23. They are expecting us. They will be disappointed if we ___ .

A) won’t come

B) didn’t come

C) haven’t come

D) don’t come

E) came

24. I wonder whether he ___ if nothing unexpected ___

A) comes / detains

B) will come / detain

C) comes / will detain

D) will come / will detain

E) will come / detains

25. I ___ my work in time if you ___ me.

A) shall do / help

B) should do / helps

C) do / will help

D) have done / help

E) had done / would help

26. The British people think, if you ___ tea ___ you.

A) were depressed / cheers
B) are depressed / will cheer
C) shall be depressed / will cheer
D) have been depressed / cheered
E) had been depressed / was cheered

27. If you ___ wisely you ___ cheerfully.

A) command / will be obeyed
B) commanded / would have been obeyed
C) had commanded / would be obeyed
D) command / will obey
E) will command / are obeyed

28. If it ___ this winter, we ___ skiing.

A) snow / go

B) snows / shall go

C) snowed / went

D) snowed / had gone

E) had snowed / had gone

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29. I ___ them some money if they ___ me for.

A) send / ask

B) sent / asked

C) will send / will ask

D) would send / ask

E) shall send / ask

30. If I ___ shopping I ___ some food tomorrow.

A) went / shall buy

B) go / buy

C) am going / would buy

D) go / shall buy

E) had gone / would buy

31. We ___ for a walk if the weather___ fine.

A) shall go / will be

B) go / is

C) shall go / is

D) go / will be

E) goes / will be

32. lf the weather ___ fine we ___ for a walk.

A) was / shall go

B) is / shall go

C) will be / shall go

D) is / go

E) was / went

33. Mike ___ certainly if he ___ not busy.

A) comes / is

B) will come / will be

C) will come / is

D) comes / will be

E) come / will be

34. I ___ next week if I can ___ a train ticket.

A) go / get

B) shall go / got

C) went / got

D) shall go / get

E) was going / get

35. I ___ happy if I ___ the university.

A) shall be / shall enter

B) am / shall enter

C) am / enter

D) shall be / enter

E) was / enter

36. Our fate is in her hands now. If she ___ tickets we ___ away.

A) has bought / would fly
B) buys / shall fly
C) buy / fly
D) bought / fly
E) bought / would have flown

37. If you ___ in their talk they ___ .

A) don’t interfere / will quarrel
B) didn’t interfere / have quarreled
C) doesn’t interfere / will quarrel
D) interfere / should have quarreled
E) interfere / are quarrelling

1.

If he ___ in Tokyo he ___ us.
A) was / will visit

B) were / would visit

C) will be / will visit

D) is / would visit

E) are / will visit

2.

If he ___ ill, he would stay at home.
A) is

B) be

C) were

D) am

E) are

3.

What would you do if a millionaire ___ you a lot of money.
A) gave

B) give

C) will give

D) giving

E) gives

4.

If it ___ not so late I should go with you.
A) was

B) were

C) is

D) be

E) are

5.

If I ___ the car myself I ___ you use it.
A) needed / would let
B) don’t need / would let
C) didn’t need / wouldn’t let
D) didn’t need / would let
E) doesn’t need / would let

6.

This house ___ better if they ___ it, ___ the grass and ___ flowers.
A) will look / painted / cut / plant
B) would look / paint / cut / planted
C) looks / painted / cut / planted
D) looked / painted / cut / planted
E) would look / painted / cut / planted

7.

If I ___ you I ___ never her.
A) am / shall forgive
B) was / don’t forgive
C) were / would forgive
D) had been / forgave
E) shall be / would have forgiven

8.

I am sure Mike will lend you some money. I ___ if he refused.
A) will be surprised

B) am surprised

C) would have been surprised D) would be surprised
E) were surprised

9.

Many people would be out of work if that factory ___ down.
A) had been closed

B) were closed

C) was closing

D) is closed

E) will be closed

10. I ___ living in England if the weather ___ better.

A) don’t mind / was

B) didn’t mind / is

C) wouldn’t mind / is

D) wouldn’t mind / were

E) wouldn’t mind / will be

11. She promised that nothing ___ till he ___ home.

A) would be done / came

B) is done / came

C) will be done / comes

D) has been done / came

E) have been done / comes

12. If he ___ generous, he ___ the poor.

A) were/would have helped

B) is/would have helped

C) was/would help

D) was/will help

E) were/would help

13. If I ___ you I ___ French next year.

A) am / learn

B) was / shall learn

C) am / should learn

D) were / should learn

E) were / learned

14. I ___ so upset, if I ___ you.

A) am / am

B) wouldn’t be / were

C) was / were

D) won’t be / are

E) shall be / would be

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15. If you ___ the Prime Minister what ___ you ___ ?

A) are / would / have done
B) were / would / do
C) will be/will / do
D) have been / are / doing
E) will have been / would / be doing

16. If he ___ here he ___ help you.

A) is / would help

B) were / would help

C) would be / helped

D) was / helps

E) are / helping

17. I hoped if I ___ by the 10 o’clock train I ___ change for a bus.

A) went / shan’t

B) should go / hadn’t

C) go / shan’t

D) went / shouldn’t

E) go / shouldn’t

18. Mr. Bond said if Mr. Blake ___ at 10 o’clock he ___ to see him

later.
A) is busy / will come

B) will be busy / will come

C) was busy / came

D) was busy / would come

E) is busy / comes

19. ___ your mother wouldn’t be angry with you.

A) If you didn’t get bad marks.
B) If you got bad marks.
C) If you haven’t got bad marks.
D) If you get bad marks.
E) If you don’t get bad marks.

20. If I were you ___ .

A) I shall wait

B) I wait

C) I would wait

D) I waited

E) I’m waiting

21. If all the seas ___ one sea, what a great sea it ___ .

A) were/would be

B) is/will be

C) would be/were will

D) be/will be

E) were / will be

22. ___ you really ___ me if I ___ away?

A) would / follow / go
B) will / follow / am going
C) would / follow / went
D) will / follow / would have gone
E) will / follow / goes

23. If I ___ you I ___ him.

A) am / will help

B) to be / would help

C) were / would help

D) is / would have helped

E) are / will help

24. If my brothers ___ time now they ___ help me.

A) has / helps

B) have had / have helped

C) have / help

D) is having / helped

E) had / would help

25. If I ___ the power I ___ people smoking at school and public

places.
A) had / stop

B) could have / would stop

C) had / stopped

D) had / would stop

E) have / would stop

26. If Helen ___ anywhere in the world she ___ in India.

A) lived / live

B) live / would live

C) could live / would live

D) didn’t live / would live

E) lives / would live

27. If I ___ you I ___ harder.

A) am / will work

B) will be / work

C) be / shall work

D) were / would work

E) am / would have worked

28. If I ___ you I ___ it.

A) am / regretted

B) am / regrets

C) were / wouldn’t regret

D) is / didn’t regret

E) was / regret

1.

The boy ___ at home an hour before, if he ___ his school at one
o’clock last Monday.
A) would be / had left
B) was / would leave
C) had been / had left
D) has been / left
E) would have been / had left

2.

___ he would have signed his name in the corner.
A) If he would have painted the picture
B) If he paints the picture
C) If he painted the picture
D) If he shall paint the picture
E) If he had painted the picture

3.

If you ___ him yesterday he ___ you everything.
A) asked / told
B) has asked / will tell
C) asked / would tell
D) had asked / would have told
E) would ask / would have told

4.

If you had worked more, you ___ to translate this article yesterday.
A) are able
B) was able
C) were able
D) would have been able
E) has been able

5.

If you ___ to me yesterday, we ___ this article.
A) came / shall translate
B) would come / should translate
C) had come / should have translated
D) come / having translated
E) were coming / should be translating

6.

If you ___ in time yesterday we ___ this work.
A) had come / would have done
B) came / would have done
C) come / shall go
D) will come / shall go
E) come / would go

7.

She ___ if she ___ that she was ill.
A) won’t go out / knows
B) didn’t go out / knew
C) hasn’t gone out / has known
D) wouldn’t have gone out / had known
E) doesn’t go out / knows

8.

-He failed his exam and he has to take it again in summer.
-If he ___ so many lessons he ___ it. But he didn’t follow the
teacher’s advice.
A) didn’t miss / would pass
B) hadn’t missed / would have passed
C) doesn’t miss / won’t pass
D) has missed / will pass
E) will miss / doesn’t pass

9.

“I ___ my work if you___ me then. Thank you.”
A) shan’t finish / don’t help.
B) haven’t finished / don’t help.
C) shouldn’t have finished / hadn’t helped.
D) don’t finish / won’t help.
E) didn’t finish / helped.

10. - Why didn’t you do the task?

- If he ___ everything from the start we ___ it earlier.
A) hadn’t spoilt / would have done
B) didn’t spoil / would have done
C) doesn’t spoil / will do
D) wouldn’t spoil / did
E) spoils / shall have done

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11. The children ___ in the open air if the weather ___ better last

Sunday.
A) had played / was
B) played / was
C) would have played / had been
D) will play / is
E) would play / were

12. If we ___ a letter at 8 o’clock yesterday, we ___ on the same day.

A) got / started
B) had got / had started
C) would get / had started
D) had got / should have started
E) should have got / had started

13. If you ___ so many lessons you ___ all the exams.

A) didn’t miss / passed
B) hadn’t missed / would have passed
C) haven’t missed / would pass
D) missed / will pass
E) had missed / would have passed

14. I would have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday if I ___

your address.
A) had

B) was having

C) had had

D)  will  have

E) would have

15. If the driver ___ the accident wouldn’t have happened.

A) didn’t

B) doesn’t stop

C) won’t stop

D) hadn’t stopped

E) hasn’t stopped

16. If he ___ all right, he ___ with us yesterday.

A) was / was
B) had been / would have been
C) were / would be
D) had been / would be
E) would be / would have been

17. If she ___ a new dress, I ___ her then.

A) hadn’t been wearing / might have recognized
B) didn’t wear / might recognize
C) wasn’t wearing / might recognize
D) wouldn’t wear / would recognize
E) hadn’t been wearing / might recognize

18. They ___ for the examination better if they ___ about it earlier.

A) would prepare / knew
B) prepare / know
C) prepared / knew
D) would have prepared / had known
E) will prepare / know

1.

If you ___ the dictionary yesterday I ___ to translate the article
today.
A) had given / would be able

B) give / am able

C) gave / will be able

D) will give / am able

E) have given / was able

2.

If the help ___ in time, the experiment ___ tomorrow afternoon.
A) had offered / would he completed
B) was offered / will be completed
C) had been offered / would be completed
D) is offered / would be completed
E) are offered / will be completed

3.

If you ___ these pills yesterday you ___ well now.
A) had taken / would be

B) took / would be

C) had taken / had been

D) took / will be

E) would take / would be

4.

If I had gone to the party last night, I ___ tired now.
A) will be

B) am

C) would be

D) would have been

E) was

5.

She didn’t know if the letter ___ by the time she ___
A) would be delivered / will come
B) would deliver / comes
C) will be delivered / came
D) would have been delivered / came
E) was delivered / came

6.

If he ___ English well, he ___ the article without difficulty
yesterday.
A) knew / would have translated
B) know / had been translated
C) has known / will have translate
D) would know / will translate
E) would have known / would have translated

7.

If you ___ harder last year you ___ English well now.
A) worked / had known
B) work / will know
C) had worked / would know
D) will work / know
E) would work / would have known

8.

If you ___ harder you ___ more money and now you ___ to buy
a car.
A) have worked / would earn / could
B) had worked / would have earned / would be able
C) had worked / would earn / will be able
D) has worked / would have earned / could
E) worked / would earn / might

9.

If you ___ your swimming suit you would be able to go for a swim
now.
A) don’t leave

B) weren’t leaving

C) will not leave

D) haven’t left

E) hadn’t left

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1.

It was ___ music I have ever heard.
A) more beautiful

B) less beautiful

C) the most beautiful

D) beautiful

E) most beautiful

2.

It’s ___ powder I have ever used.
A) good

B) -

C) the best

D) best

E) better

3.

John is ___ of all to act.
A) quickest

B) quick

C) -

D) quicker

E) the quickest

4.

He is ___ strong ___ his brother.
A) as / like

B) similar / as

C) as / as

D) strong / than

E) so / as

5.

English grammar is ___ than Russian one.
A) easy

B) easier

C) the easiest

D) as easy as

E) not so easy

6.

I have ___ time than he does.
A) bigger

B) larger

C) most

D) less

E) least

7.

This girl is ___ intelligent than the rest of the class.
A) most

B) the most

C) more

D) the more

E) much

8.

Two heads are ___ than one.
A) good

B) bad

C)  worse

D) worst

E) better

9.

Alice came late, Philip came later, and Tony ___
A) latest

B) last

C)  the latest

D) later

E) the last

10. Mark Twain, one of ___ and ___ American writers, lived in a small

town in his childhood.
A) greater / most popular
B) great / more popular
C) the greatest / most popular
D) more great / the most popular
E) most great / the popular

11. -Why didn’t you discuss this question yesterday?

-It was ___ important than the others.
A) little

B) least

C) the least

D) -

E)  less

12. Your English is much ___ now. You’ve made___ mistakes this

time.
A) best / least

B) better / less

C) the best / less

D) good / less

E) best / the least

13. The Thames is ___ river in Great Britain.

A) the longest

B) long

C)  longest

D) -

E)  longer

14. Do you have ___ or ___ rain this autumn than the last one.

A) many / little

B) more / less

C) more / fewer

D) much / less

E) more / few

15. Please, tell me something ___ than this old joke.

A) interesting

B) less interesting

C) more interesting

D) the most interesting

E) the least interesting

16. This question is ___ than the first one, let’s discuss it tomorrow.

A) important

B) less important

C) the most important

D) the least important

E) -

17. Do you have ___ or ___ sunny days this summer?

A) more / few

B) many / less

C) much / little

D) more / less

E) many / few

18. We have ___ money than they have.

A) little

B) much

C)  less

D) few

E) many

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19. -Please, give me this bouquet of flowers. I think it is___ than the rest

ones.
-But it’s ___ .
-Never mind. I’ll buy it.
A) beautiful / expensive
B) more beautiful / more expensive
C) the most beautiful / most expensive
D) beautiful / most expensive
E) most beautiful / most expensive

20. Of the four girls Marcia is ___ .

A) prettiest

B) prettier

C) -

D) the prettiest

E) prettier

21. It’s ___ to go by car than by train.

A) cheap

B) cheaper

C) -

D) cheapest

E) the cheapest

22. It is much ___ to speak English than to understand

A) -

B) the most difficult

C)  more difficult

D) difficult

E) most difficult

23. He’s ___ intelligent than my brother.

A) most

B) good

C) better

D) more

E)  last

24. He is ___ among his classmates.

A) old

B) taller

C) the youngest

D) short

E) higher

25. This is ___ place I’ve ever seen.

A) dirty

B) the dirtiest

C) more dirty

D) dirtier

E) -

26. What is ___ crime than loss of time.

A) greater

B) greatest

C)  great

D) -

E) most great

27. He came home in the ___ mood.

A) sun

B) sunniest

C) more sunny

D) much sunny

E) sunnier

28. False friend is ___ than open enemies.

A) worst

B) worse

C)  the worst

D) -

E) bad

29. “Why do you always buy five loaves, no ___ and ___?”

A) many / little

B) less / fewer

C) more / much

D) more / less

E) most / less

30. It’s ___ in here than it is in the street.

A) hot

B) the hottest

C) -

D) hotter

E) hottest

31. Are the streets of London ___ or ___ than the streets of Belfast?

A) the narrowest / wider

B) narrow / wide

C) narrower / wider

D) more narrow / wide

E) most narrow / most wide

32. I make ___ mistakes now than last year.

A) few

B) fewer

C) -

D) the fewest

E) fewest

33. The weather is much ___ pleasant than it usually is at this time.

A) most

B) more

C) the most

D) little

E) -

34. To spend summer at the seaside is ___ pleasant than in the town.

A) -

B) less

C) the most

D) more

E) the least

35. It is ___ and ___ to live here than there.

A) warm / most pleasant

B) warmer / pleasant

C) warmest / pleasanter

D) warmer / more pleasant

E) warm / more pleasant

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36. Are the streets ___ and ___ than they were some years ago ?

A) wide / cleaner

B) wider / cleanest

C) widest / cleaner

D) widest / cleanest

E) wider / cleaner

37. Lake Baikal is ___ lake in the world.

A) deeper

B) the deepest

C) deep

D) deepest

E) -

38. Many people think Scotland is ___ than England.

A) most beautiful

B) the least beautiful

C) least beautiful

D) more beautiful

E) beautiful

39. My luggage was ___ than my friend’s.

A) good

B) the best

C) many

D) less

E) the worst

40. Her love must be ___ than mine.

A) the deepest

B) most deep

C) deepest

D) deeper

E) deep

41. His plan is ___ practical of all.

A) -

B) more

C) much

D) the most

E) most

42. I think it is ___ beautiful landscape I’ve ever seen.

A) more

B) more

C) the most

D) the best

E) worst

43. Our garden is ___ than that of the neighbor’s.

A) little

B) the least

C) most difficult

D) the best

E) less

44. Which are ___ comfortable, sandals or tennis shoes?

A) most

B) little

C) more

D) much

E)  any

45. In the second half, the team played ___ and the game ended in a

draw.
A) earliest

B) the worst

C) interesting

D) the most interesting

E) worse

46. Area of Brazil is ___ than that of England.

A) less

B) most

C) much

D) larger

E) many

47. He was ___ angry than I had expected.

A) most

B) more

C) much

D) better

E) good

48. Which question do you think is ___ difficult one?

A) -

B) much

C)  more

D) the most

E) most

49. There is ___ milk in this jug than in that one.

A) most

B) the most

C) the least

D) little

E) less

50. The weather today is ___ than yesterday.

A) good

B) bad

C)  fine

D) worse

E) the worst

51. Her version is ___ original than yours.

A) much

B) the most

C) more

D) many

E) the least

52. Mr. Smith liked his ___ son than others.

A) older

B) elder

C) the oldest

D) all

E) the eldest

53. Yesterday Camilla was ___ girl there.

A) happy

B) happiest

C) the happiest

D) -

E)  happier

54. Traveling is ___ in summer than in winter.

A) interesting

B) more interesting

C) the most interesting

D)  farther

E) largest

55. Which bird flies ___, the swallow or the gull?

A) -

B) fast

C)  faster

D) the fastest

E) fastest

56. My clothes have never been ___ than this.

A) cleaner

B) cleanest

C)  clean

D) -

E) the cleanest

57. My dress is ___ than yours, isn’t it?

A) long

B) -

C) the longest

D) longest

E) longer

58. Which is ___ country in the UK?

A) industrial

B) the most industrial

C) more industrial

D) most industrial

E) industrial

59. Do you speak English ___ than Spanish?

A) most fluently

B) fluent

C) rather fluent

D) fluently

E) more fluently

60. Margaret types ___ than Mary does.

A) fast

B) -

C) faster

D) the fastest

E) fastest

61. This chair is ___ comfortable than that one.

A) -

B)  little

C)  less

D) the least

E) least

62. Both of them are skiing very badly, but she is skiing even ___

than he is.
A) bad

B) -

C)  worse

D) the worst

E) worst

63. The ___ you start, the ___ you’ll finish.

A) soon / more quickly
B) sooner / more quickly
C) sooner / quickly
D) soon / quickly
E) more sooner / more quickly

64. The play I saw yesterday was ___ than this one.

A) bad

B)  worse

C)  worst

D) the worst

E) -

65. Mary is much ___ than Ann, though they are both alike.

A) tall

B) taller

C) the tallest

D) -

E)  tallest

66. My arm felt hot but that ache was ___ than the pain that burned

in my breast.
A) stronger

B) the strongest

C) strongest

D) strong

E) -

67. Your dictation is ___ of all.

A) bad

B)  worse

C) good

D) well

E) the worst

68. My room is ___ than yours.

A) large

B) -

C) larger

D) the largest

E) largest

69. “Family album” is ___ than “Follow me”.

A) interesting

B) most interesting

C) more interesting

D) the most interesting

E) as interesting

70. This exercise is ___ than the last one.

A) -

B) good

C)  best

D) better

E) the best

71. The longer the way the ___ tired we are.

A) most

B) more

C) the most

D) -

E) much

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72. Today ___ and ___ people come to understand that learning English

is ___ .
A) many / much / most useful B) many / more / more useful
C) little / less / useful

D) most / less / less useful

E) more / more / useful

73. ___ goods you sell, ___ profit you’ll make.

A) more / more

B) the more / more

C) more / the more

D) the more / the more

E) the most / the most

74. Yesterday was ___ day we’ve had this summer.

A) hotter

B) hot

C) the hottest

D) hottest

E) much hotter

75. Girls are much ___ than boys.

A) quiet

B) the quietest

C)  so quiet

D) quieter

E) too quiet

76. Do you need any ___ help?

A) much

B) more

C) many

D) most

E) the most

77. Actions speak ___ than words.

A) loudest

B) less louder

C) most loudest

D) louder

E) loudly

78. It is ___ work I’ve ever done.

A) bad

B)  worse

C)  better

D) the worst

E) best

79. Uncle Nick was the ___ son of the family.

A) old

B) young

C) big

D) elder

E) next

80. This room is ___ than that one.

A) large

B) little

C) the smallest

D) the least

E) smaller

81. The twenty second of December is ___ day of the year.

A) short

B) much shorter

C) shorter

D) the shortest

E) less short

82. Who is ___ important person in the history of your country?

A) more

B) less

C) high

D) popular

E) the most

83. I think, today the British television program “The Weakest Link”

is ___ popular of all the TV programs.
A) more

B) much

C) the most

D) -

E)  most

84. John is ___ but ___ boy in the family.

A) taller / the youngest

B) the tallest / the youngest

C) taller / younger

D) more tall / the most young

E) the tallest / more young

85. This is ___ rule in this book.

A) difficult

B) more difficult

C) most difficult

D) the most difficult

E) much difficult

86. Antalya in my opinion is ___ place for rest.

A) good

B) less

C) the least

D) the best

E) better

87. The story I have read is ___ in this book.

A) the most interesting

B) more interesting

C) less interesting

D) much interesting

E) few interesting

88. They showed me their best suits but, if these are their ___ suits,

what are their ___ ones like.
A) best / worst

B) better / worst

C) best / worse

D) worse / better

E) good / worst

89. He works the ___ but earns the ___ .

A) harder / less

B) more / most

C) less / harder

D) hardest / least

E) least / harder

90. Monte Carlo is one of ___ beautiful cities in the world.

A) much

B) the most

C) much more

D) the least

E) less

91. Let me know if you hear any ___ news.

A) many

B) more

C) most

D) the most

E) much

92. It’s ___ weather anyone can remember.

A) better

B) the worst

C) bad

D) worse

E) least

93. I think the cotton of Turkmenistan is one of ___ in the world.

A) better

B) good

C) the best

D) longer

E) richer

94. I have done ___ part of my homework.

A) difficult

B) more difficult

C) most difficult

D) the most difficult

E) -

95. Can’t you type ___?

A) shortly

B) more carefully

C) hardly

D) nearly

E) completely

96. The teacher said that the results of our tests were not good. She

added that ___ of all was mine.
A) bad

B)  better

C)  worse

D) good

E)  the worst

97. Which season is ___ in Thailand?

A) rainy

B) the rainiest

C)  most rainy

D) more rainy

E) raining

98. ___ I can stay is three hours.

A) long

B) longer

C) more longer

D) the longest

E) much longer

99. Unfortunately her disease was ___ than we thought at first.

A) more serious

B) serious

C) the most serious

D) most serious

E)  the more serious

100. This is ___ clown I’ve ever seen.

A) good

B)  better

C)  the best

D) well

E) bad

101. Vatican is ___ country in Europe.

A) less

B) the smallest

C) smaller

D) greater

E) small

102. It’s ___ today ___ it was yesterday.

A) a little warmer / that

B) little warm / than

C) more warmer / that

D) a little warmer / than

E) the warmest / than

103. We discover that we were ___ in early youth than somewhat

___ .
A) wise / late

B) wiser / later

C) wise / latest

D) wisest / late

E) wise / later

104. The higher is the fence, ___ is the neighbor.

A) better

B) the best

C) best

D) good

E)  the better

105. ___ people live in the South than in the North of America.

A) more

B) most

C) the most

D) much

E) many

106. You won’t find ___ restaurant than this. They’ll all be ___ expensive

___ this one.
A) the cheapest / as / as

B) a cheaper / as / as

C) a cheaper / as more

D) the cheapest / most / than

E) a cheaper / most / as

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1.

He admitted ___ the car but denied ___ it by himself.
A) stealing / doing

B) to steal / doing

C) stealing / to do

D) to steal / to do

E) stealing / to be done

2.

How do you feel if someone laughs at you? I hate people ___ at
me.
A) laughed

B) laughing

C) being laughed

D) to be laughed

E) to be laughing

3.

We often hear her ___ at concerts.
A) sings

B) singing

C) sang

D) to sing

E) have sung

4.

Mother wants him ___ to the country during the summer.
A) goes

B) go

C) to go

D) will go

E) went

5.

___ many books on history helps school children to  get knowledge
about the past of different nations.
A) read

B) reads

C) has read

D) will read

E) reading

6.

As well as ___ I like ___ .
A) running/walking

B) run/walk

C) run/walked

D) running/walked

E) run/to walk

7.

The man ___ the newspaper is my brother.
A) read

B) reads

C) has read

D) reading

E) will read

8.

It is very pleasant ___ in the river on hot days in the summers.
A) bathe

B) bathing

C) bathed

D) to bathe

E) having bathed

9.

He warmed himself by ___ hot tea.
A) drinking

B) drank

C) drunk

D) to drink

E) is drinking

10. It’s very pleasant ___ on the beach in summer.

A) lie

B) to lie

C) lay

D) lain

E)  lying

11. -I hope my dream will come true this year.

-And what do you dream of?
-Oh, I dream of ___ a law school and ___ a lawyer.
A) to enter / to become

B) enter / become

C) entering / becoming

D) entered / become

E) to enter / becoming

12. He sat in the arm-chair ___ a newspaper.

A) read

B) reads

C) reading

D) had read

E) is read

13. ___ English is the best way of ___ it.

A) speak / learn

B) speaking / learning

C) to speak / to learn

D) spoke / learning

E) speak / learning

14. She dreams of her son’s ___ a director of the company.

A) becoming

B)  is becoming

C) become

D) became

E) was becoming

15. Why didn’t you try ___ yourself a job?

A) found

B) have found

C) finding

D) to find

E) to be found

16. We watched the coastline ___ slowly.

A) recede

B) to recede

C) recedes

D) have receded

E) receded

17. Nobody heard her ___ English.

A) spoke

B) speaks

C) speak

D) was speaking

E) had spoken.

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18. We stopped at the motorway services ___ something to eat.

A) to get

B) to have got

C) was getting

D) get

E) got

19. I’m not really interested in ___ to the University.

A) go

B)  went

C) going

D) being gone

E) have gone

20. This article is worth ___ .

A) reading

B) read

C) to read

D) has read

E)  will  read

21. They have got enough money ___ to the cinema.

A) go

B) having gone

C) to have gone

D) to go

E) going

22. I saw him ___ a newspaper.

A) to read

B) to have read

C) reading

D) to be reading

E) having read

23. Watch me ___ the fence.

A) jumping

B) jumped

C) to jump

D) had jumped

E) did jump

24. She decided ___ to Spain for her holidays.

A) to go

B) go

C) goes

D) to be going

E) to have gone

25. In winter he spends much time in the mountains, he is fond of

___ .
A) to skate

B) skated

C) skating

D) to be skated

E) having skated

26. The street was full of people ___ and ___ home.

A) laughed / gone

B) laughing / going

C) having laughed / go

D) to laugh / to go

E) to be laughed / going

27. ___ a foreign language you can ___ great opportunities in your

life.
A) know / have

B) knowing / to have

C) knowing / have

D) knows / having

E) knowing / having

28. On ___ the classroom the teacher asked to the pupil on duty,

“Who is absent?”
A) entering

B) entered

C) to enter

D) be entering

E) being entered

29. Working in the garden it is pleasant ___ to music.

A) listening

B) listened

C)  to listen

D) after listening

E) having listened

30. You are lucky you have not got a child ___ .

A) to look after

B) should look after

C) looking after

D) having looked after

E) is looking after

31. She saw the girl ___ in the yard.

A) playing

B) on playing

C) played

D) to play

E) was playing

32. He usually left us without ___ a word.

A) to say

B) saying

C) said

D) say

E) having been said

33. I’m fond of ___ in the river.

A) have swum

B) swam

C) swim

D) swimming

E) having swum

34. The aim of the exhibition is ___ experience.

A) to be exchanged

B) exchanged

C) to have exchanged

D) to exchange

E) being exchanged

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35. The horse ___ the race ___ the winner of the same event two years

ago.
A) led / was

B) leading / is

C) leading / was

D) to lead / was

E) leads / being

36. His mother was against his ___ football.

A) play

B) was playing

C) played

D) to play

E)  playing

37. Miss Benson was looking forward to ___ the title role in the new

play.
A) play

B) playing

C) to be played

D) played

E) being played

38. Pete likes ___ . His dream is to visit Japan.

A) painting

B) reading

C) writing

D) traveling

E) swimming

39. My friends need ___ English

A) learns

B) to learn

C) to have learned

D) to be learned

E) having learned

40. When I came into the room she stopped ___ T.V.

A) watching

B) watch

C) watched

D) on watching

E) watches

41. Which of the boys ___ in the yard is Ted?

A) play

B) played

C) plays

D) is playing

E) playing

42. We saw them ___ the street.

A) crossed

B) crossing

C) will cross

D) had crossed

E) will be crossing

43. It’s never too late ___ .

A) being learned

B) not to learn

C) learned

D) learning

E) to learn

44. The girls ___ in the garden are my sisters.

A) played

B) to play

C)  playing

D) on playing

E) are playing

45. I like ___ the people happy.

A) to have made

B) made

C) making

D) having made

E) being made

46. Besides ___ I like ___ swimming competitions.

A) swimming / to watch

B) to swim / to watch

C) swimming / watched

D) to swim / watching

E) swimming / watch

47. Tom wants to read a book but Susan makes him ___ something in

the paper. It’s an advertisement for a better job. She wants him
___ for this job.
A) to read / to apply

B) to read / apply

C) read / to apply

D) reading / apply

E) to read / applying

48. She left the room without ___ good bye.

A) say

B) saying

C) to say

D) said

E) on saying

49. The friends spoke of their ___ together.

A) to go

B) going

C) gone

D) is going

E) on going

50. If your plane has crashed high in the mountains, it’s best ___ close to

the plane. Rescuers have got a better chance of ___ the plane than
one person alone.
A) to keep / finding

B) keeping / found

C) kept / to have found

D) kept / not to find

E) keeping / being found

51. Robert saw the doctor ___ the patient.

A) to examine

B) to have examined

C) having examined

D) being examined

E) examine

52. The girl ___ in the yard asked me the time.

A) play

B) to play

C) played

D) playing

E) was playing

53. The emperor thought of ___ his state powerful.

A) becoming

B) become

C) became

D) having become

E) had become

54. Mother was anxious ___ her family.

A) to see

B) seeing

C) to be seen

D) having seen

E) being seen

55. I can’t help ___ you about it.

A) to tell

B) telling

C) having told

D) having been told

E) being told

56. Many builders and engineers from other republics began ___ to

build new houses in Moscow in 1995.
A) helping

B) would help

C) helped

D) shall help

E) having helped

57. I have never heard him ___ French.

A) to speak

B) speaking

C) spoken

D) being spoken

E) to have spoken

58. Nobody expected him ___ Lola.

A) marry

B) married

C) to marry

D) will marry

E) would marry

59. This holiday is worth ___ .

A) celebrates

B) celebrated

C) celebrating

D) have celebrated

E) to celebrate

60. Frank is in hospital. He feels bad. He has to give up ___ and ___

beer. But he can’t. He says to his wife, ‘’Would you mind ___
some cigarettes next time?”
A) smoking / to drink / bringing
B) to smoke / drinking / bringing
C) smoking / drank / bringing
D) smoking / drinking / bringing
E) to smoke / to drink / to bring

61. Ernest Hemingway was fond of ___ books.

A) read

B) to read

C)  reading

D) be read

E) to be read

62. Turn on the radio. I want ___ to the news.

A) listen

B) listening

C) to listen

D) listened

E) have been listened

63. How do you feel if someone interrupts you?I hate people ___

me.
A) interrupted

B) to be interrupted

C) not to interrupt

D) having interrupted

E) interrupting

64. After ___ my work I’ll join you.

A) finish

B) to finish

C)  have finished

D) finishing

E) finished

65. Please, try ___ quiet, everyone is sleeping.

A) be

B) to be

C)  being

D)  having been

E) been

66. He enjoyed ___ .

A) singing

B) sing

C) was singing

D) to sing

E) sung

67. The man ___ in the garden is listening to music.

A) work

B) is working

C)  working

D) to work

E) worked

68. ___ the article we began ___ it.

A) reading / discuss

B) having read / discussing

C) to read / to discuss

D) read / discussing

E) reading / discussed

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