She was impatient to get ____ ____ board before them. I knew she would be desperate if her plan ____
1) to, the, failed
2) into, - , would fail
3) on, - , failed
4) on, the, has failed
He was good at tennis and in his room there was a whole shelf of cups he ____ in tournaments since he ____ eleven years old.
1) won, had been
2) had been winning, turned
3) has won, has been
4) had won, was
He suddenly felt a strange uneasiness in the middle of his stomach. It was the first time
He ____ a touch of indigestion during these anxious weeks.
1) has had
2) had
3) had had
4) has
By the time I ____ the garden gate, I ____ over the first shock of her death and my mind was functioning again.
1) had reached, got
2) reached, had been getting
3) reached, had got
4) have reached, have got
5. By that time I ____ repacking the suitcases, ready to put in the car when I ____ .
1) had completed, left
2) completed, would leave
3) have finished, might leave
4) had been through with, will leave
6. “I believe it’s a year since you ____ involved in that tragic accident.”
1) have been
2) were
3) had been
4) are
While he ____ the water to boil, he wondered how ____ to get rid of his blood-stained suit.
1) waited for, he could
2) was waiting, -
3) had been waiting for, was he going
4) was waiting for, he was going
The thunder ____ now, and apart from the shrill, nagging sound of ____ telephone bell the house seemed wrapped up in silence.
1) was dying away, -
2) had died away, the
3) is dying away, the
4) was died away, a
That November Sunday in 1975 Barbara and I ____ together.
1) From, am
2) On, have been
3) In, were
4) Since, have been
He was worried about the suit. He ____ only recently, and Ann ____ at once if it ____ .
1) bought it, could know, is missing
2) has bought it, will know, missed
3) had it bought, may know, was missed
4) had bought it, would know, was missing
People have come from all over Britain for this demonstration. Some of the demonstrators from Scotland ____ home shortly after midnight last night to arrive ____ the square on time.
1) have left, in
2) left, at
3) had left, into
4) left, to
He knew Motley was useless as a police captain, and he knew if Motley ____ he himself____ the automatic choice to replace him.
1) goes, will be
2) went, would be
3) dismissed, might be
4) will go, should be
We ____ for months, so we felt confident on examination day.
1) have studied
2) are studying
3) have been studying
4) had been studying
14. Peter’s train ____ at seven in the morning, so he ____ get up early.
1) leaves, will have to
2) will be leaving, ought
3) is leaving, must to
4) has left, is obliged to
15. “Only this morning I ____ an extraordinary letter from an old missionary. He ____ to see me at my office tomorrow.”
1) had received, will
2) have been receiving, would like
3) received, might
4) have received, is coming
John ____ well, so he asked the doctor for some sleeping pills.
1) is not slept
2) had not been sleeping
3) has not slept
4) has not been sleeping
17. “We shall be tipsy if we ____ more wine”.
1) drink
2) shall drink
3) had drunk
4) drunk
The waiter asked her if she would have something while the fish ____ .
1) has been cooked
2) had cooked
3) was being cooked
4) will have been cooked
We took ____ mother to the doctor yesterday. She ____ of pains in her back.
1) - , had been complaining
2) a, was complaining
3) the, has complained
4) - , has been complaining
They ____ Mary and Peter at the dance if they ____ .
1) met, go
2) will meet, will go
3) meet, will go
4) will meet, go
The last bus ____ in ten minutes, so I ____ say good-bye now.
1) is leaving, must to
2) leaves, have to
3) has left, am obliged to
4) will be leaving, ought
22. I answered that I ____ meet her at _____ Foyot’s on Thursday at half past twelve.
1) would, -
2) could, the
3) will, -
4) should, a
It was true that we ____ one ____ almost intimately for five and twenty years.
1) had been knowing, another
2) knew, the other
3) know, other
4) had known, another
We ____ for more than an hour but there was still no sign of a bus.
1) have waited
2) had been expecting
3) had been waiting
4) expected
John ____ a strong dark beard, so he ____ shave every morning.
1) is having, must
2) has, has to
3) has got, is obliged
4) had, must
26. I knew something about my mother’s past. ____ a girl my mother ____ a husband who would give her love and position.
1) Like, had wanted
2) As, had expected
3) Being, was wanting
4) Like, wanted
27. “It’s the first time I ____ ____ Trafalgar Square. It’s ____ beautiful sight!”
1) am, at, so
2) am being, in, such
3) am, to, such a
4) have been, in, such a