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TABLE OF CONTENS 
I.
VERB TENSE (Test 1-16)
2
II.
MODAL VERBS (Test 17-24)
26
III.
VERB FORMS: ACTIVE & PASSIVE (Test 25-36)
40
IV.
CONDITIONAL & WISH CLAUSES (Test 37-52)
61
V.
PREPOSITIONS (Test 53-62)
86
VI.
PHRASAL VERBS (Test 63-68)
99
VII.
GERUNDS & INFINITIVES (Test 69-80)
107
VIII.
CONJUNCTIONS & TRANSITIONS (Test 81-92)
129
IX.
ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS (Test 93-100)
144
X.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS (Test 101-108)
156
XI.
QUESTIONS WORDS & NOUN CLAUSES (Test 109-116)
166
XII.
ARTICLES - DETERMINERS & QUANTIFIERS (Test 117-124)
177
ANSWER KEY
189
TENSES
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1. Many girls want to go to the pub only a minority .to watch TV at home now.
A. is wanting 	B. want	C. will want 	D. wants
2. They’ve faxed me I should stay till they .a replacement. Well, last time it took two weeks.
A. found	B. will find 	C. find	D. had found
3. She .you that evening. You should have told her everything.
A. was there to help	B. would help
C. must have helped	D. wished helping
4. It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh .across the Atlantic.
A. has fled	B. flew	C. fled	D. has flown
5. Take a couple of extra traditional Vietnamese gifts with you to Germany in case you .any other members of the Scholz family during your stay.
A. met	B. had met 	C. will meet 	D. meet
6. Let’s take our travel chess set in case we .bored on the train.
A. get	B. are getting	C. got	D. have got
7. Unlike Walt Disney’s cartoon chipmunks, which always appear up a tree, real chipmunks .to stay near their underground burrows in case they .to escape from a predator.
A. will prefer - have needed	B. had preferred - would need
C. have preferred - are needed 	D. prefer - need
8. There .no price rises till the end of the year. Because of this we will have to change the name of the product before we can sell it for more money.
A. will have been 	B. are to be 	C. are 	D. won’t be
9. The boy .the narrow canal in ten minutes to find himself in the base, out of danger.
A. swum	B. has swum 	C. swam	D. had swam
10. Since every penny of the grant .spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.
A. must have been	B. would have been
C. has been	D. had to be
11. Melanie .her hand. It’s bleeding heavily.
A. has cut	B. is jutting 	C. cut	D. cuts
12. He .the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance. 
A. hold	B. held 	C. has been holding 	D. has held
13. You should try to follow the lecture without asking questions unless you .something important,
A. would miss 	B. will miss . 	C. had missed 	D. have missed 
14. The first boy or girl who .all the questions is to receive the singer’s new album.
A. answer 	B. would answer 	C. will answer 	D. answered
15. When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn’t seem satisfied. He .............. no major book since he settled in Uganda.
A. has published	B. could have published
C. published	D. had published
16. “When will Mary be able to leave hospital?” - “Don’t be so impatient. We cannot release her before we .the last test.”
A. have completed	B. will have completed
C. will complete	D. completed
17. Throughout the campaign we .our candidate’s photographs on the walls of public buildings, hoping to attract women’s votes. However, we were only moderately successful.
A. have been hanging 	B. hanged 	C. hung 	D. have hung
18. The promotion that my father .about for such a long time was overshadowed by Lucy’s accident which forced her to spend several months in hospital.
A. had dreamed	B. has dreamed	
C. was dreaming	D. has been dreaming
19. We can win only if we remain united, and so we must support them the moment they .............. on strike.
A. will have gone 	B. will go	C. go	D. went
20. Many of the people who attended Major Gordon’s funeral .............. him for many years.
A. didn’t see 	B. wouldn’t see 	C. haven’t seen 	D. hadn’t seen
21. Seeing Peter’s handwriting on the envelope, she .............. the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since.
A. was tearing	B. tore	C. had torn 	D. has torn
22. We were both very excited about the visit, as we	 .each other for ages.
A. never saw 	B. didn’t see 	C. hadn’t seen 	D. haven’t seen
23. What made you think he .in the Royal Air Force?
A. must have to be 	B. had been 	C. was being 	D. had had to be
24. Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I	 .a small object just under the fence.
A. spotted 	B. had spotted 	C. have spotted 	D. was spotted 
25. The boy must have learnt a little Spanish during his stay as he	 .the fax.
A. could hardly understand	B. did understand
C. managed understand	D. understood anything of
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1. Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I .most of what they said.
A. did understand	B. have understood
C. managed understand	D. didn’t understand
2. Since the Green Contest .	before the end of the school year, I was against extending the deadline.
A. must have been judged 	B. had to be judged
C. has been judged	D. would have been judged
3. Don’t try to stop him. The sooner he .the better. I certainly won’t miss him.
A. had resigned 	B. will resign 	C. will have resigned 	D. resigns 
4. What great joy it was to receive the news he . for such a long time!
A. had been waiting for	B. has been waiting
C. has been waiting for	D. has waited
5. We cannot invite her for a tour of the province because her parents have told her to return home after the last game .over.
A. will be	B. is	C. would be 	D. was
6. As a rule you shouldn’t argue with your hosts unless they .something openly offensive.
A. had said	B. will say	C. have said 	D. would say
7. I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I .though was that their boss would be there the next morning.
A. did understand	B. didn’t understand
C. have understood	D. could have understood
8. Our lack of interest in the project had nothing to do with money but came from the fact that since graduation we .fairly regularly. Thus, for most of us an anniversary party had no special attraction.
A. were meeting	B. have been meeting
C. have been met	D. had met
9. It wouldn’t be wise to wait till all our weaknesses .exposed. Something ought to be done about it straight away.
A. will be	B. were	C. have been 	D. will have been 
10. With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that were cut down .very expensive treatment for periods of up to ten years.
A. had to be under	B. was under
C. has undergone	D. had undergone
11. We have to complete the film this month. No matter how cold it ., all the summer scenes will have to be shot tomorrow.
A. would be 	B. will be	C. is	D. were
12. I’m sure you can recognize her; she .a purple raincoat.
A. will have worn	B. will be wearing
C. is going to wear	D. will have been wearing
13. As it turned out, the real hero of the contest was Dave Baker, a schoolboy from Trent, who .on the skateboard for a couple of months.
A. had only been practising	B. has only been practising
C. was only practising	 	D. only practised
14. Due to the economic unrest, people .happy lately.
A. hadn’t been 	B. aren’t	C. weren’t	D. haven’t been
15. “When will they start packing?”
“The moment you .. But no sooner than that.”
A. will let them to go	B. let them go
C. will let them go	D. let them to go
16. They . married for two years or so when Roy employed a very attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.
A. only have been	B. were only	
C. have only been	D. had only been
17. At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he	articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.
A. had been publishing	B. was publishing
C. has been publishing	D. published
18. One thing should be made quite clear: there can’t be any last-minute changes once the program .
approved by all the people involved.
A. will be 	B. will have been 	
C. has been 	D. would have been
19. You will have no more than five minutes for placing the animal back in the cage. Once the drug , you should again keep away from it.
A. ceases to work	B. will have ceased to work
C. will cease working	D. would cease to work 
20. By criticising the firm at the meeting, Leo .his own grave. Did you see how furious the boss was?
A. is digging 	B. dug	C. has been digging 	D. had dug
21. I was very upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Miller, who .part in tournaments for no less than ten years.
A. was taking 	B. has been taking 	
C. took 	D. had been taking
22. The driver .violently and managed to stop the car just inches from the body lying on the road.
A. was braking 	B. has braked 	C. braked 	D. had braked
23. As far as I know, there .no more boxing matches at the Sports Palace till the end of the season. The manager himself has told me so.
A. won’t be 	B. are to be 	C. will have been 	D. have been
24. I agree that while the soup was OK, the meat was too dry - we .it about 20 minutes too long.
A. had roasted	B. roast	
C. had roast 	D. have been roasting
25. As far as I know, there .............. no more boxing matches at the Sports Palace till the end of the season. The manager himself has told me so.
A. won’t be 	B. will have been 	C. are to be 	D. have been
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1. I couldn’t come to the party because I .go to work.
A. will have to 	B. have got 	C. have	D. had to
2. At present I .on a new project.
A. study 	B. am studying 	C. have studied 	D. was studying
3. The situation has changed and now I wouldn’t wait too long with handing in the resignation. In your place I’d do it exactly the day the new rector .office.
A. took	B. will take 	C. takes	D. had taken
4. Being on the whole very sceptical about the project, Mr Adams .............. to cooperate. But he made it clear that his support was only conditional and could be withdrawn at any moment.
A. didn’t promise	B. did promise
C. has promised	D. wouldn’t promise
5. The alarm was raised too late because when the emergency crew arrived no less than 10,000 gallons of oil .into the stream.
A. has gushed	B. gushed	C. had gushed	D. did gush
6. At the first sound of the plane engine the soldiers .to their feet.
A. sprang	B. sprung	C. had sprung	D. have sprung 
7. There should be no problems with the neighbours as long as nobody .
A. got drunk 	B. will get drunk 	C. won’t get drunk 	D. gets drunk
8. Being totally opposed to the project, Lady Sarah .............. that it would increase job opportunities of the local people. But she considered the environmental objections of far greater importance.
A. has had to agree	B. did agree
C. must have agreed	D. couldn’t agree
9. One of the sad moments of the cruise was saying goodbye to Mel, who .............. with us since we set sail but whose health problems forced him to leave us at Lagos.
A. has sailed 	B. has been sailing 	
C. was sailing 	D. had sailed 
10. Nobody visits the office on Sunday, which means that by the time the first workers .the burglary, the burglars may have left the country with the documents.
A. would have discovered	B. have discovered	C. had discovered	D. did discover
11. Most correspondents seem to believe that Mr Field .the legal battle over the rights to the patent. If this happens, the situation of his firm may soon become critical.
A. will lose	B. loses	C. would lose	D. will have lost 
12. Since we .............. received by the governor, we were all dressed formally and it was a great disappointment when the audience was cancelled. 
A. had been 	B. have been 	
C. were to be 	D. would have been
13. At first the idea .............. me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
A. struck 	B. has stricken 	C. was striking 	D. has struck
14. When I saw that the main prize which I .............. of since the announcement of the lottery would go to Milly, I started crying.
A. have been dreaming	B. have dreamt
C. had dreamt	D. was dreaming
15. The secrecy of the police operation against the gang was complete. It seems only in jail did its bosses discover their phone calls .listened to for months.
A. were being 	 had been	C. were 	D. have been
16. At first the idea .me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
A. had struck 	B. has struck	C. striked 	D. struck
17. As soon as I shut the front door I realised that I .my key in the house,
A. had left	B. have left 	C. left	D. was leaving 
18. Everybody .here except for Jill two hours ago.
A. is	B. has been 	C. can be	D. was
19. Friday will be a bad day for me - I have an extra session and maybe a press conference. I wish your mother .on Saturday or Sunday. But I know it’s not your fault.
A. didn’t come 	B. were coming 	C. came	D. had come
20. “I understand you have been reading all the boys’ letters. Since when?”
“Since they .to me about their weekend plans.”
A. lied	B. were lying	C. have lied 	D. had lied
21. I wouldn’t have bought it anyway, because it .too much.
A. has cost	B. had cost	C. cost	D. would cost
22. At the General’s funeral we .we would never forget our beloved comrade-in-arms.
A. swore 	B. were swearing 	C. had sworn 	D. have sworn
23. For me it’s obvious that anyone who .to make some changes here would have to start by gaining local people’s confidence.
A. was wanting 	B. were wanting 	C. had wanted 	D. would want
24. On leaving school the boys gave Mr Jay, their headmaster, an album with the photographs which they .since the first day at school.
A. have taken	B. had taken	C. have been taking	D. were taking
25. I’m afraid we will not get our money back. As long as Daniel Ash .his seat in the Senate, he is protected by law.
A. will keep 	B. won’t keep 	C. will have kept 	D. keeps
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1. I didn’t go with them since I .for a test on the following day.
A. must have prepared	B. have been preparing
C. had to prepare	D. was being prepared
2. The police acted too slowly. By the time the first car arrived the gangsters .away with the money.
A. did drive 	B. had driven 	C. have driven 	D. were driving
3. I agree that children, ought to be treated like human beings but I’d rather you .for Amy to make up her mind about our holiday plans.
A. didn’t wait 	B. won’t wait 	C. don’t wait 	D. not wait
4. In my opinion we shouldn’t speak to the media at all before the most basic facts concerning the explosion .established.
A. will have been 	B. being 	C. were	D. have been 
5. By ten o’clock tomorrow, they .in Houston.
A. will arrive	B. will have arrived
C. will be arriving	D. will have been arriving
6. He isn’t in London now because he .to the Continent.
A. has been 	B. was going 	C. has gone 	D. would go
7. My father .about the way I behave.
A. always complained	B. always complains
C. has always complains	D. is always complaining
8. From a strictly medical point of view all the children ought to have been vaccinated three months ago. Anyway, we should begin vaccinating them the day the vaccine .ready.
A. is	B. was	C. would be 	D. had been
9. Well, it .but will it taste the same?
A. is smelling good 	B. is smelling well 
C. smells good 	D. smells well
10. I don’t know how you will do it, but one thing is certain: there shouldn’t be any people coming and going after the lecture ..
A. began 	B. will begin 	C. will have begun 	D. has begun
11. We felt great relief that the heavy traffic of lorries, which since the first days of the construction work on the bypass ..us mad, came to an end.
A. was driving	B. had been driving
C. has been driving	D. has nearly driven
12. In my opinion there might be some problems on the very day the new system ..introduced.
A was	B. will be	C. had been 	D. is
13. Most people had to go home without seeing Johnny. And even those few lucky ones who ..him were not allowed to address him.
A did see 	B. have seen 	
C. would see 	D. would have seen
14. This time I would like to be home no later than 8 pm, so please Miss Hue, make your valuable suggestions about changes in the text before and not after we .. on the final version.
A. agreed 	B. will have agreed 	C. have agreed 	D. will agree
15. I remember how gratifying it was to hand the Prince the money which my sisters and I .............. since we first heard of the Fund.
A have collected 	B. have been collecting
C. were collecting	D. had collected
16. “Have you ever met Tom?” - “Yes, we..............at the concert.”
A. have met 	B. met	C. were meeting 	D. had meet
17. I’m not going to interfere. It’s really not my job to tell you now who should be invited and who should not. But remember there shouldn’t be any changes after the invitations .............. .
A. have been sent	B. were sent
C. will have been sent	D. will be sent
18. The students seem rather determined that the rent strike should go on until the university..............its policy on students hostels.
A. will modify	B. has modified
C. had modified	D. will have modified
19. While consistently refusing to go into details of his affair with Rita, the poet..............several questions about her opinion of his poetry.
A. didn’t answer	B. must have answered
C. did answer	D. has answered
20. All through the trial, she..............some signs of sympathy from her friends. Most of the time in vain.
A. sought 	B. seeked 	
C. has sought 	D. has been seeking
21. After so many years of absence I still consider myself a New Yorker and I’ll be the happiest man ever the day we .............. there.
A. will have returned 	B. return 	C. will return 	D. returned
22. Seeing the headmaster come towards them the pupils .............. themselves,
A. hid	B. have hidden	C. have hid	D. hidded
23. The milk bottle.............two litres of milk.
A. is holding 	B. holds 	
C. was holding 	D. has been holding
24. “So finally, when shall we meet?” - “Any time you wish. Of course, only after you.............the matter with Mr Gray.”
A. will settle 	B. will have settled 	C. shall settle 	D. have settled
25. The reception given by the Adlers before their departure for the States was a very sad event for us. They.............our closest friends since they came to live in our town.
A. were	B. have been	C. had been 	D. have become
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1. Don’t underestimate it. There have been at least six other cases of typhoid since Mr Wang.............ill.
A. fell	B. has felt	C. has fallen 	D. had fallen
2. The reports show that our sales have risen more than 20 per cent since we.............the first posters with the golden nut.
A. had hung 	B. hanged	C. hung 	D. have hung
3. We all agree somebody ought to take care of Jane after she............. released from hospital. Her full recovery could take longer than six months.
A. would have been	B. was	C. will be	D. is
4. Almost without exception politicians of the period believed that regulation was always bad for the economy. What they .............. though was the production and sale of alcohol.	
A. did regulate	B. have regulated
C. must have regulated	D. didn’t regulate
5. I was rather surprised seeing Mr Salt’s name on the list because he ..............invited. Last time he got drunk and offended our Chinese visitors. 
A. was not being	B. was not to be
C. wouldn’t have been	D. wouldn’t be
6. I’m sorry I can’t come. I..............my school friend tomorrow.
A. see	B. will see	C. am seeing 	D. have seen 
7. Don’t believe Peter. He..............Steve’s camera after the game. I was not the only one to have seen it.
A. has been using 	B. did use 	C. were using 	D. may have used 
8.“Will it be all right if I ask Mr Bueno to come in the afternoon?”
“Well, I’m to get the file on his bank tomorrow. And I’d rather not meet I him before I..............it.”
A. have seen 	B. had seen	C. saw	D. will see
9. Just as I expected we..............them easily four to one.
A. have beaten 	B. had beaten	C. beat	D. were beating
10. Tim doesn’t seem to be particularly fond of his school but, of couise, when he declares that the very day he .............. he’ll make a bonfire to burn all his books, this is some sort of exaggeration.
A. will have graduated	B. will graduate
C. is going to graduate	D. graduates
11. When the change is introduced, the law will require that every schoolchild, of whatever social class,..............a national exam on leaving the secondary school. The score will then be used by universities.
A. was taking 	B. take	C. had taken 	D. took
12. Although Lady Sarah strongly defended her late husband’s reputation, she .............. the financial irregularities described by your paper.
A. didn’t mention	B. wouldn’t mention
C. has mentioned	D. did mention
13. By the time the police arrived, the thieves..............the stolen money.
A. hide 	B. had hidden 	C. will have hidden 	D. have hidden
14. It’s more than an hour that I..............here, und she still............... I wonder if there’s a problem of some kind.
A. have been waiting - hasn’t arrived	B. have waited - didn’t arrive
C. am waiting - isn’t arriving	D. wait - doesn’t arrive
15. You will feel better after the fifth pill. But you should go on taking them until you..............all twenty. Last year you stopped the treatment too early.
A. took	B. will take 	C. will have taken 	D. have taken
16. My application came too late. By the time it reached the Agency, all the funds..............distributed.
A. were being 	B. have been	
C. had been 	D. would have been
17. While I .............. very hard, my colleagues .............. parties.
A. was studying - were giving	B. was studying - gave
C. studied - were giving	D. studiedr-gave
18. “Can we use the court now?” - “Not yet. But as everything is ready, we can start as soon as they ...............”
A. finished 	B. have finished 	
C. will finish 	D. will have finished
19. I don’t know what they’re waiting for. We’ve, agreed to depart once they..............
A. have finished 	B. finished 	
C. will finish 	D. will have finished
20. We should not make the final decision yet since .............. two more meetings in April and May.
A. there will have been	B. there had been
C. there are to be	D. there have been
21. Not unexpectedly, the enemy artillery..............back, killing a number of people and starting a fire.
A. has hitted 	B. hit	C. hitted	D. has hit
B. worked
22. Pablo..............on similar equipment since he left school, and therefore he was not required to attend the afternoon training session.
A. was working 	B. worked	
C. has been working 	D. had been working
23. If the place where they..............themselves at the end of the operation doesn’t have electricity, they will have to use their car battery.
A. will find	B. found	
C. find	D. will have found
24. I didn’t think it would clear up so soon and I didn’t take my camera. We could have taken some fascinating pictures of swans if I ..............
A. did	B. would	C. had	D. took
25. So far, Teddy .............. ten kilos.
A. has been losing 	B. lost	C. had lost	D. has lost
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1. It was not easy to make Amy swallow the medicine, although I..............it with two spoons of honey.
A. sweeted 	B. have sweeten 	C. sweetened 	D. have sweeted
2. The Mayor and the councillors, dressed in their official robes,..............the hero on his arrival at the airport
A. welcame 	B. welcomed 	
C. have welcomed 	D. have welcome 
3. I was the only person who was upset at the news of Bell’s nomination. I .............. with him long enough to know he would be a failure.
A. have been working	B. would work
C. was working	D. had worked
4. Even in the first few months the language was not a problem as he ..............it since his student days.
A. had studied 	B. was studying 	C. has been studying 	D. studied 
5. I can imagine it’s fascinating to be a beauty queen, dear, but I’d rather you..............a degree in finance after studying it for almost five years.
A. not give up 	B. didn’t give up 	
C. won’t give up 	D. don’t give up
6. With trembling hands I..............both ends of the rope together, hoping it would be strong enough to hold two people.
A. knot 	B. have knot 	
C. knotted	D. have been knotting
7. Last year about 30 per cent of disability benefits went to people with no health problems; you shouldn’t be surprised then if they send you to I some medical tests before your pension..............extended.
A is	B. will be	C. will have been	D. was
8. I’m afraid Archie will get drunk at the party no matter what his wife..............to prevent it.
A. would do 	B. were doing 	C. will do	D. does
9. As my friend and I.............., my cell phone...............
A. are having a gossip - was ringing
B. were having a gossip - was ringing
C. had a gossip - rang	
D. had a gossip - was ringing
10. The same thing happened a few years earlier when, after ten days of rain, most rivers .............. their banks.
A. overflowed 	B. have overflown 	C. have overfled 	D. overflew
11. Thinking over a decision can be a disadvantage: by the time our boss made up his mind about the price the contract..............to Brown & Sons. 
A. has gone 	B. had gone 	
C. did go 	D. would have gone 
12. We are not going to stop. The campaign should go on until every bike..............marked with the new reflective paint. Just think how many lives it may save.
A. will have been 	B. was 	C. has been	D. will be
13. After only two or three days it turned out to be rather unfortunate that Andrea, my only acquaintance in Puebla,..............there long enough to be a good guide.
A. hadn’t lived 	B. didn’t live 	C. hasn’t lived 	D. wasn’t living
14. Both witnesses, who were giving widely conflicting accounts of the incident,..............on one important detail: the driver of the van was a young woman in a baseball cap.
A. didn’t agree 	B. had agreed 	C. have been agreeing 	D. did agree
15. Next Friday, when Cindy..............her last exam at the college, I’ll be taking her out for dinner at the Continental.
A. has passed 	B. will have passed 	C. will pass 	D. passed
16. Don’t ask me to show you the slides before my wife..............them. Call it censorship if you like.
A. seeing 	B. will have seen 	C. has seen 	D. saw
17. Without any warning he..............the boy on the chest.
A. striked	B. stroke	C. stroked	D. struck
18. It’s a pity you haven’t seen that play.” “But I have, I..............it last week.”
A. have seen	B. saw	C. had seen	D. was seen
19. “Is it true you plan to hold a press conference?” - “Yes, as soon as the first results..............known. It’s important to be quick.”
A. will be 	B. will have been	C. are	D. were
20. “It says here the base at North Pass’ has been receiving supplies only by air.” - “Oh really? Since when?” - “Since the bay..............over.”
A. freezed	B. froze	C. has frozen 	D. has frost
21. We all rejoiced to hear that the first prize had gone to Willis, who..............active in this field for longer than any of us.
A. has been 	B. was	C. had been 	D. is
22. I..............some soup for Cindy but she said she wasn’t hungry.
A. heat	B. hit 	C. have heatened 	D. heated
23. Why should we wait any longer? We’ve been told to act once we..............the governor’s permission.
A. received 	B. will have received 	C. have received 	D. will receive
24. Don’t forget to ring me up if..............any changes in the timetable.
A. they are 	B. it will be 	C. there will be 	D. there are
25. Everything should go on as planned unless the weather..............considerably worse.
A. gets	B got	C. will get	D. had got
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1. You know I have nothing against your relatives, dear, but I’d rather you..............them for Saturday. I’m going, to be very busy over the weekend.
A. don’t invite 	B. didn’t invite 	C. won’t invite 	D. not invite 
2. Suzy..............her clothes five times in the last two hours.
A. has changed 	B. had changed 	
C. has been changing 	D. changed 
3. I’m sure the timing won’t be difficult at all. The band starts playing the moment you .............. .
A. see they will be entering	B. will see them being entering
C. will see them entering	D. see them enter
4. Taking the Duke by surprise, the girl .............. her arms round his neck trying to kiss him.
A. has thrown	B. threw	C. thrown	D. was throwing 
5. I must say I didn’t regret when I heard that Bob Hope was being recalled from the Committee. He............
my views ever since he became a member. I didn’t know I would be leaving only two months after him.
A. has opposed	B. has been opposing
C. was opposing	D. had been opposing
6. The boy .............. stones at the dogs, trying desperately to frighten them away.
A. threw 	B. has been throwing 	C. thrown 	D. has thrown
7. Well, frankness is a great thing, but I’d rather you	..............to Miss Wang what I think about her.
A. not repeat 	B. won’t repeat 	C. didn’t repeat 	D. don’t repeat 
8. Next year’s auctions should be advertised until 90 per cent of the objects .............. sold. This year we stopped publishing ads too early.
A. were 	B. will have been	C. will be	D. have been
9. I’m afraid the prices might still go down in the months to come. That’s why the sooner we .............. the car the better.
A. sold	B. shall sell 	C. sell	D. would sell
10. Of one thing I am sure: at no time .............. her father’s name.
A. didn’t she use 	B. she has used 	C. she did use 	D. did she use 
11. I ..............in the rain so my clothes are wet.
A. have been walking 	B. have walked 	C. was walking 	D. walked
12. We’d better be careful with Lisa. After your phone call, she..............awake half the night crying.
A. has lied	B. was laying	C. lay	D. laid
13. We..............the bill and it might have been worse - each of us had to pay about $60.
A. have split	B. split	C. splitted	D. had splitted
14. There is very little hope for the homeless unless a sponsor..............	
A. will find itself 	B. will be found 	
C. is found 	D. would be found