Choose the best word or phrase, a), b), c) or d), to complete the sentences
0 My name _is_ David.
a) is b) are c) be d) am
1 _____ David happy? Yes, he is.
a) Are b) Aren’t c) Is d) Isn’t
2 There _____ any cars in the car park.
a) are b) aren’t c) is d) isn’t
3 Karol _____ at school. He is a teacher.
a) doesn’t work b) works c) don’t work d) work
4 _____ she need a car? Yes, she does.
a) Am b) Is c) Do d) Does
5 _____ is Istanbul? In Turkey.
a) Where b) When c) What d) Which
6 _____ is he unhappy? I don’t know.
a) How b) Why c) Who d) Does
7 Sarah is the champion. She _____ wins.
a) always b) rarely c) never d) occasionally
8 Do you have _____ umbrella?
a) a b) an c) the d) (no word – write Ø)
9 _____ you help me please?
a) Can b) Do c) Can’t d) Don’t
10 Germany is _____ bigger than Italy.
a) (no word – write Ø) b) more c) the d) most
11 Iwona is _____ best student in the class.
a) a b) an c) the d) (no word – write Ø)
12 I _____ some chocolate in my bag.
a) has b) have c) doesn’t have d) don’t have
13 How _____ money is there in the bank?
a) much b) many c) some d) any
14 We _____ in Rome at the moment.
a) to live b) are living c) lives d) is living
15 I _____ studying these days.
a) is not b) do not c) are not d) am not
16 It _____ very cold yesterday.
a) is b) are c) was d) were
17 I _____ drive a car at six years old but now I drive all the time.
a) can b) could c) can’t d) couldn’t
18 _____ you fly to France last year?
a) Did b) Was c) Were d) Do
19 Last night I _____ spaghetti.
a) eat b) eaten c) ate d) eating
20 My TV is old. I _____ buy another one.
a) should b) would c) could d) couldn’t
21 You don’t _____ buy a dictionary. I have one.
a) should b) have to c) could d) will
22 At the end of the course, we _____ have an exam.
a) do b) will c) (no word – write Ø) d) are
23 What are you _____ eat tonight?
a) going b) have c) will d) going to
24 I have never _____ that film.
a) see b) seen c) saw d) sees
25 _____ you been to Spain?
a) Do b) Will c) Are d) Have
26 I _____ to the radio at the moment.
a) do not listen b) does not listen c) is not listening d) am not listening
27 The weather is getting hotter _____.
a) usually b) today c) sometimes d) never
28 They didn’t see David at work _____ Monday.
a) in b) at c) on d) with
29 Where _____ the exam yesterday.
a) did b) do c) was d) is
30 Julio _____ his car when the bus hit him.
a) was parking b) parked c) parks d) is parking
31 Did you hear the new song by the Matches on _____ radio last night?
a) an b) (no word – write Ø) c) the d) a
32 Osteopaths are doctors _____ people with back problems.
a) they help b) help c) who they help d) who help
33 How many exams _____ this year?
a) do you take b) have you taken c) is you take d) did you taking
34 There have been eight accidents _____.
a) in the last few days b) yesterday c) last year d) on November 12th
35 The Copper Kettle is the _____ restaurant in the town. The meals are so cheap.
a) more expensive b) most expensive c) less expensive d) least expensive
36 There are very _____ tomatoes in the shop. I’ll have more tomorrow.
a) little b) many c) few d) much
37 There _____ rain tomorrow.
a) won’t b) might be c) definitely is d) may will
38 If you don’t revise, you _____ the exam.
a) won’t pass b) might pass c) don’t pass d) aren’t passing
39 You _____ a ticket before you get on the train.
a) must to buy b) have buy c) must buys d) have to buy
40 Has Mark received a letter _____ the bank?
a) to b) from c) by d) on
41 Old people usually _____ pay to use the bus.
a) must not b) could not c) might not d) don’t have to
42 Have you ever thought _____ a doctor?
a) becoming b) to become c) about becoming d) became
43 This lesson is so _____.
a) bored b) bore c) boring d) bores
44 At the end of the year, the hospital _____ to open a new surgery.
a) like b) are hoping c) going d) will
45 _____ live in London?
a) Was David used b) Did David used to c) Did David use d) Was David used to
46 Chicken with chocolate _____ by Mexican people.
a) eats b) is eating c) is eaten d) are eaten
47 The hotel _____ this weekend for a wedding.
a) is closing b) is going close c) is close d) will be close
48 The Lexington Murderer _____ from prison last week.
a) was released b) was releasing c) did release d) released
49 How long _____ for the exam this week.
a) you have studied b) you studied c) were you studied d) have you been studying
50 If the newspaper sold more adverts they _____ more money.
a) will make b) makes c) can make d) would make
51 _____ haven’t you been to school this week?
a) Why b) Where c) How d) Which
52 I’m sorry, I am _____ to accept your offer.
a) be able b) disable c) unable d) enable
53 The exploration team _____ from the Arctic on the 5th of November.
a) got up b) got back c) got down d) got round
54 _____ dinner already?
a) Will you eat b) Do you eat c) Have you eaten d) Were you eat
55 For the last six weeks the astronauts _____ to travel to Mars.
a) have waited b) were waiting c) waited d) have been waiting
56 I don’t think the government _____ to the proposal.
a) are going to agree b) is agreeing c) might agree d) are agreeing
57 The police had no evidence against John so they _____.
a) permitting him to go b) let him go
c) allows him to go d) give him permission to go
58 As soon as the rain _____ we will go.
a) stops b) stopped c) will stop d) is stopping
59 If I _____ you I _____ the proposal.
a) were / would endorse b) am / will endorse c) be / would endorse d) was / will endorse
60 The second world war was not _____ as the first world war.
a) so long b) much longer c) the longest d) as long
61 While my manager _____ the delegates, I prepared the coffee.
a) was meeting b) meets c) has met d) has been meeting
62 By the age of 23, Steve _____ in twelve countries.
a) was living b) has lived c) lived d) had lived
63 The project needs further _____ before we can agree on a budget.
a) develop b) development c) developing d) developer
64 Ali is a workaholic. He _____ be one of the most hard-working people I know.
a) could b) can c) might d) must
65 If you don’t _____ the revision, you _____ pass the exam.
a) do / won’t b) make / wouldn’t c) make / won’t d) do / wouldn’t
66 A vet is a doctor _____ job is to look after animals.
a) who b) whose c) that d) which
67 Spencer Tracey, _____ , was married to Kathryn Hepburn.
a) was a famous actor b) he was a famous actor
c) who was a famous actor d) whose a famous actor
68 Manchester United _____ for the first time in twenty matches.
a) was just been beaten b) have just beaten c) have just been beaten d) just beat
69 It was _____ first time, I had seen _____ advert for MP3 players in _____ newspaper.
a) (no article – write Ø) / the / a b) a / an / a c) the / an / a d) a / the / a
70 John gave Sarah a _____ plant for her birthday.
a) green house plastic b) green plastic house c) plastic green house d) house green plastic
71 Don’t worry about it. There are _____ of other people who like it.
a) plenty b) none c) a few d) some
72 Kasia _____ it was the best film she had ever seen.
a) told to me b) said me c) told me d) says to me
73 The journalist asked President Smith _____ when he was in India.
a) what he had seen b) what did he see c) what had he seen d) what he did see
74 If the meeting _____ later, everyone would have had a chance to vote.
a) finishes b) finished c) has finished d) had finished
75 You _____ asked David before borrowing his guitar.
a) should have b) must have c) can’t have d) shall have
76 I _____ to myself that Sarah was late when she came in through the door.
a) just thought b) was just being thought c) was just thinking d) have just thought
77 By the time I got home, the cat _____ all the fish.
a) ate b) had eaten c) had been eaten d) has eaten
78 Over the last twenty years, air pollution _____ a major issue.
a) has become b) became c) has been becoming d) was becoming
79 Would you mind _____ me how you finished so quickly?
a) tell b) telling c) to tell d) is telling
80 I _____ if there is any change in his condition.
a) like knowing b) ’d like knowing c) ’d like to know d) like to know
81 There is _____ paper left in the photocopy machine.
a) any b) hardly c) hardly any d) none
82 St Mary’s School was built in 1883. It was _____ first school of its kind.
a) an b) the c) (no word – write Ø) d) a
83 Next June I _____ on the beach getting brown.
a) will be being sat b) am sitting c) will be sitting d) sit
84 By this next time next year I _____ German.
a) be learning b) have learnt c) am learning d) will have learnt
85 The election _____ next month.
a) couldn’t happen b) will not be happen c) might not happen d) may be happen
86 It took us hours but we finally succeeded _____ tickets for the concert.
a) got b) to get c) in getting d) with getting
87 It was a dark night. Arthur _____ ready for the meeting.
a) has got b) was got c) was getting d) has been getting
88 Peter says he _____ happier when he was still at school.
a) use to be b) would be c) used to be d) would have been
89 I think you have _____ what I was trying to say.
a) misunderstood b) ununderstood c) inunderstood d) overunderstood
90 I wish a school _____ there earlier than last year.
a) was built b) was being build c) had built d) had been built
91 He was rewarded by _____ free tickets to Hawaii.
a) given b) being given c) was given d) been given
92 After running for five miles I was _____ exhausted.
a) absolutely b) very c) a bit d) extremely
93 We know it wasn’t true because he lies very _____ .
a) possibly b) similarly c) never d) badly
94 It hasn’t been possible _____ the representatives today.
a) meet b) meeting c) to meet d) the meeting
95 The school _____ the exams moved to the end of the month.
a) has b) have c) had d) to have
96 The man _____ at the end of the street is looking for you.
a) waits b) waiting c) is waiting d) wait
97 It _____ said that cures for all major disease will be found within fifty years.
a) has b) had c) is d) was
98 The cabinet suggested _____ the budget for this year.
a) changes b) change c) to change d) changing
99 _____ interest rates fall, the government must be ready.
a) Will b) Do c) Should d) Could
100 If the computer hadn’t been invented, I wouldn’t _____ find things so quickly now.
a) have been able to b) were able to c) had been able to d) be able to