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1. If you took the cover off, all the steam

a) will escape b) it’d escape c) would escape d) would have
escaped
2. She had a ________ of welcome on her face.
a) grin b) smile c) beam d) grimace
3. If she had been in hospital all this time, ________ her?
a) would you have visited b) would you visit
c) would you visited d) had you visited
4. This teacher is very ________ with us.
a) stiff b) aesthetic c) severe d) intolerance
5. Choose the reported speech of: “Tomorrow we'll go to work,” he said.
a) He said that tomorrow they'd go to work.
b) He told that they'll go to work tomorrow.
c) He said that they’d go to work the next day.
d) He said that they'll go to work that next day.
6. The opponent ________ the first blow.
a) struck b) assaulted c) pounced d) agressed
7. So many flies ________ that the table was covered with them.
a) he killed b) he’d kill c) he had kill d) had he killed
8. They had been ________ the enemy’s attacks for months.
a) holding out b) enduring c) withstand d) challenging
9. Her husband ________ a brilliant man.
a) is thought to be b) he's thought to be c) is thought he is d) it's thought to be
10. There was a strange ________ hanging in the air.
a) silent b) silence c) quiet d) soundless
11. He said that he had often done that.
a) “I often done that,” he said. b) “I often do that," he said.
 c) “I’ve often done that,” he said. d) “I did that very often,” he said.
12. “I last saw Jimmy last summer.” “Yes,
I know you ________ last summer.”
a) haven't seen him since b) haven't seen him for
c) didn’t see him for d) didn't see him since
13. Your car is not here. It must be parked ________.
a) nowhere else b) anywhere else c) somewhere else d) everywhere else
14. An invasion of ants is very ________.
a) destructive b) hurtful. c) mischievous d) maleficent
15. “Look at that beautiful sun peeping out.”
“Yes, ________ to have good weather today.”
a) we are bound b) we are likely c) it is bound d) it is likely
16. This service is very good. It’s a very ________ service.
a) functional b) ineffective c) useful d) sensible
17. Prime ministers and Presidents ________ work for the good of the people.
a) are supposed to b) it's suppose to
c) are supposed they d) it's supposed they
18. She could feel the ________ of the people.
a) hatred b) hate c) loath d) unlike
19. We are looking forward ________ the summer in Benidorm.
a) to spend b) spending c) to spending d) having spent
20. Honesty is ________.
a) a virtue b) a virtuousness c) an ethics d) a moral
Tr38
1. It’s silly ________ they should have started so early in the morning.
a) so that b) lest c) that d) in case
2. I’d be very happy if you ________ let me take you to the cinema.
a) should b) could c) would d) do
3. He should ________ told that his son had had an accident.
a) been b) had been c) have been d) have being
4. The old professor ________ a goodbye speech before retiring, but he didn’t.
a) was to have given b) is to give
c) was to give d) was to have giving
5. “Your watch is not working.” “Yes, I am going to the shop to ________”
a) have it repaired b) repair it c) get repaired it d) get it repair
6. If you had taken a bit more care, you ________ it much better.
a) could do b) would have done
c) could done d) would be able to do
7. There ________ many more orders if you had sent that circular.
a) would have be b) will be c) would have been d) will have been
8. He’s gone to Salt Creek, ________ that is.
a) whatever b) however c) wherever d) whenever
9. I switched the loudspeaker on so that everybody ________ the music.
a) ought to hear b) should hear
c) should have heard d) ought to have heard
10. So suspicious ________ that he paid a detective to follow her.
a) did he become b) became he c) he became d) does he become
11. Take ________ the controls now, will you?
a) over b) up c) on d) in
12. Sorry, but I won’t ________ the gardening next weekend.
a) be doing b) be done c) have done d) have doing
13. When I met the old man, he ________ alone in the mountains for 20 years.
a) was living b) had living c) living d) had been living
14. If you dropped this glass on the floor, it ________ break.
a) might have b) might c) may have d) may
15. “Is that the residence for old people?” “Yes, it’s an old people’s ________”
a) house b) retreat c) home d) dwelling
16. She said she remembered very clearly ________ the door before she left.
a) to close b) to closing c) the closing of d) closing
17. If she tried really hard, she ________ succeed.
a) may b) must c) can d) might
18. The new recruits were told to clean the ________.
a) latrines b) obituary c) curtains d) cursor
19. I'll be thinking of you when I am away, even ________ I can't write.
a) whether b) so c) if d) in spite
20. That woman never seems to have ________ to spend on herself.
a) money enough b) enough money c) too money d) money too
Tr39
1. The ________ of working on a factory line can hardly be imagined.
a) grind b) drudgery c) toil d) boring
2. I’m afraid you have to pay this fine ________ you like it or not.
a) otherwise b) provided c) whether d) unless
3. She's got such a ________ voice!
a) pretty b) handsome c) charming d) beauty
4. I wish I ________ that incident, but I can’t.
a) could forget b) would have forgotten
c) would forget d) will forget
5. Would you eat that if you ________?
a) were hunger b) had hunger c) would be hungry d) were hungry
6. I would have brought my swimsuit if it ________ hot.
a) would have been b) had had c) had been d) were
7. This boy of yours is a little ________.
a) devil b) evil c) Satan d) naughty
8. Climbing rocks is a very ________ activity.
a) risky b) danger c) hazard d) menacing
9. So small ________ that he slept in a hamper.
a) the dwarf was b) did the dwarf was
c) is the dwarf d) was the dwarf
10. A couple of hooligans ________ the supermarket.
a) are said to rob b) it is said to rob
c) it is said to have robbed d) are said to have robbed
11. “I last had a check-up a year ago." “Yes, I know you ________ a year.”
a) didn't have a check-up for b) didn't have a check-up since
c) haven’t had a check-up since d) haven’t had a check-up for
12. Her beautiful eyes ________ with pleasure.
 a) dulled b) sparkled c) flashed d) shimmer
13. ________ would you find such a bargain?
a) Where else b) Elsewhere c) When else d) How else
14. “Is he a G.P.?” “Yes, he is ________”
a) an engineer b) a doctor c) an electrician d) a mechanic
15. I’ll ask her to come out with me, but ________, I’m afraid.
a) it is not likely b) she's not likely to c) she Is not bound d) it is not bound
16. You can see the ________ reflected in her young face.
a) innocence b) innocent c) guiltness d) blameless
17. Some spacemen ________ have landed on Mars.
a) it’s believed to b) is believed to c) are believed to d) they're believed to
18. The two ________ went up to their hotel room hand in hand.
a) newlyweds b) newlywed c) spouses d) newly married
19. The judge told Mrs Jones to confine herself ________ the lawyer’s questions.
a) answer b) to answer c) answering d) to answering
20. There was a ________ look in her eyes.
a) sinful b) blamed c) guilty d) suspected
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1. Choose the reported speech of: “I admit it is my gun.”
a) He admitted that it would be his gun. b) He admits that it was his gun.
c) He admitted that it is his gun. d) He admitted that it was his gun.
2. The police issued a warning ________ the people should be aware of the danger.
a) that b) so that c) lest d) in case
3. If only you ________ more attention to the teacher!
a) paid b) could pay c) should pay d) would pay
4. The birthday cake ________ by my sister at this very moment.
a) is being done b) is being made c) has been made d) has being made
5. You ________ this letter to Mr Johnson, but he never got it.
a) were to give b) were to have given
c) are to give d) are to have given
6. I’m going to the hospital to ________.
a) bandage this wound b) have bandaged this wound
c) have this wound bandaged d) get bandaged this wound
7. He put a ________ of soup to his mouth.
a) spoon b) spoonful c) spoon-feed d) spoonbill
8. If that Frenchman spoke more slowly, I ________ understand a little.
a) could have b) would have been able to
c) would be able to d) could be able to
9. He wanted a divorce because his wife had been ________.
a) faithless b) unfaithful c) faithfulness d) unfaithless
10. ________ said that is rather silly.
a) Whoever b) However c) Whenever d) Whichever
11. He asked where his sister was.
a) “Where was my sister?”
b) “Where is my sister?" he asked.
 c) “Where will be my sister?” he asked.
d) “Where would be my sister?" he asked.
12. It’s only natural that husbands ________ protect their wives.
a) ought b) ought not to c) should d) would
13. On no account ________ this jar be touched.
a) must b) does c) can d) has
14. The decorators will ________ the sitting room by tomorrow.
a) have papering b) have papered c) be papering d) be papered
15. When I got there, he ________ on his bed for hours.
a) was lying b) had been lying
c) had lain d) will have been lying
16. “May I take a piece of cake, Mum?” “You certainly ________, little boy!”
a) may not b) must not c) might not d) may haven’t
17. After the blow, it took me a few minutes to ________ my wits.
a) collect b) muster c) assemble d) gather
18. If she does that, I’ll never forget ________ us this favour.
a) her doing b) her to do c) doing d) her making
19. It ________ have been a car. It must have been a motorcycle.
a) mightn't b) may not c) couldn’t d) won't
20. The marathon runners are still running, even ________ we can’t see them.
a) though b) so c) it d) in spite
Tr41
1. That old tramp seems to be ________ to do any work!
a) too tired b) tired too c) enough tired d) tired enough
2. He showed up the next day; ________, I would have reported him missing.
a) nevertheless b) otherwise c) provided d) but for
3. If only you ________ your father's advice, things would have been different.
a) take b) would take c) took d) had taken
4. If we ________ nearer, we would see each other more often.
a) would live b) lived c) live d) had lived
5. The garden would have looked nicer if you ________ the hedges.
a) had trimmed b) trimmed
c) would trim d) would have trimmed
6. Choose the reported speech of: “I want to see her now,” he said.
a) He said he wanted to see her now.
b) He said he wants to see her now.
c) He said he wants to see her then.
d) He said he wanted to see her then.
7. ________ bend came the two racing bikes together.
a) Out from the b) Down from the c) Out of the d ) Coming out of the
8. He ________ ten miles every day.
a) is supposed to run b) is supposed he runs
c) it's supposed to run d) is suppose to run
9. ________ but in Brazil would you find such beautiful beaches!
a) When else b) Elsewhere c) Where else d) How else
10. Where ________ to be at this time tomorrow?
a) it’s likely b) you’re likely c) are you bound d) are you likely
11. He said he wished he didn’t have to do it.
a) “I wish I didn’t have to do it,” he said.
 b) “I wished I didn’t have to do it,” he said.
c) “I wished I don’t have to do it,” he said,
d) “I wish I don’t have to do it,” he said.
12. The Carters’ boy ________ have a very high IQ.
a) he is known to b) is known he c) it’s known he d) is known to
13. Your liver is getting worse. You'd better cut down on your ________.
a) drink b) drunk c) drinking d) alcoholic
14. How wonderful that Jimmy ________ with us!
a) should be staying b) would stay c) would be staying d) stayed
15. “Are you waiting for the bus?” “Yes, and I wish it ________ on time for once!”
a) came b) would come c) should come d) could come
16. This kind of picture can ________ all over the country.
a) be seing b) be seen c) have been seen d) have being seen
17. They say that the train robbers ________ arrested any time now.
a) are to have been b) are to being c) are to have been d) are to be
18. Go to the fishmonger’s and ________.
a) slice this hake b) get this sliced hake
c) have sliced this hake d) have this hake sliced
19. The little boy is the ________ of the family.
a) proud b) pride c) proudity d) prideness
20. Let ________ peace among all men!
a) there be b) there have been c) there is d) there are
Tr42
1. “I last saw him speeding across the desert"
“Yes, I knew you ________ the rally.”
a) hadn't seen him for. b) didn’t see him since.
c) hadn't seen him since. d) didn't see him for.
2. You’ll see this type of shrub ________ you go in the country.
a) wherever b) whenever c) however d) whichever
3. You'd better take your umbrellas in case it ________ rain.
a) should b) ought to c) may d) would
4. I should think ________ need at least 10 bottles of wine for the party tonight.
a) we would b) we should c) we'll d) we can
5. Hardly ever ________ to finish the job without help.
a) he manages b) did he manage c) he managed d) managed he
6. In half an hour that man will ________ for 24 hours non-stop.
a) have run b) have been running
c) be running d) have running
7. It was obvious she ________. She was talking nonsense.
a) was drinking b) drank c) is drinking d) had been drinking
8. If you had come by plane, you ________ arrived in time.
a) may have b) may c) might have d) might
9. The thief was only 16 and he was taken to a ________ court.
a) junior b) juvenile c) adolescent d) teenagers
10. Would you mind ________ your bicycle? It’s in the way.
a) my moving b) mine moving c) I moving d) me to move
11. The manager ________ into the office and demanded where Brian was.
a) rambled b) crept c) strode d) plodded
12. I couldn’t catch the plane ________ speeding along the motorway.
a) despite b) in spite c) even though d) although
13. The table was not ________ for all of them.
a) enough large b) too much large c) large enough d) large too
14. I’ll let you stay with me for a while, ________ you don’t stay too long.
a) unless b) provided c) whether d) otherwise
15. If only my husband ________ here! It’s a pity that he won't come back in time!
a) would be here b) is c) were d) has been
16. I ________ it if I had known how to do it.
a) would do b) would have done
c) had done d) should do
17. I would have stopped the car if I ________ you.
a) would see b) would have seen c) saw d) had seen
18. I’m afraid we've got some ________ information.
a) mock b) phoney c) bogus d) fake
19. There have been women scientists, but few have been mathematical ________.
a) geniuses b) genius c) genies d) genii
20. The prisoners showed enormous ________ in finding a way to escape.
a) ingenuity b) ingenious c) ingenuous d) ingenuousness
Tr43
1. Choose the reported speech of: “I have lost my wallet,” he said.
a) He said that he has lost his wallet.
b) He said he lost his wallet.
c) He said that he would lose his wallet.
d) He said that he had lost his wallet.
2. He ________ the door behind him.
a) slammed b) hit c) struck d) beat
3. “________” “Oh, not again.”
a) Your mother-in-law comes here. b) Here comes your mother-in-law.
c) Your mother-in-law's coming here. d) Your mother-in-law doesn't come here.
4. Who ________ the game?
a) is expected he'll win b) is expected to win
c) it's expected to win d) is expected is going to win
5. He walked into the church and saw her sitting on the front ________.
a) bench b) bank c) pew d) stall
6. “He last saw her when she went to Paris.”
“Yes, I know he ________ then.”
a) didn’t see her since b) hadn't seen her since
c) hasn't seen her for d) hasn’t seen her since
7. The ________ of his ideas is incredible.
a) narrow b) narrowing c) narrowly d) narrowness
8. We couldn’t do ________ but wait.
a) nothing else b) anything else c) something else d) everything else
9. That sort of thing ________ to happen ever again.
a) is not likely b) is not bound c) are not likely d) are not bound
10. Jimmy, ________ doing your homework.
a) you're supposed to be b) it's supposed to be
 c) you're supposed you are d) is supposed to be
11. She said that we had better make the tea.
a) “You would better make the tea,” she said.
b) “You’ll better make the tea,” she said.
c) “You'd better make the tea,” she said.
d) “You’ve better make the tea,” she said.
12. I must apologize for ________ you so early in the morning.
a) having bothered b) to bothering c) to bother d) bother
13. It’s odd ________ both of us should have gone to the same school.
a) so that b) lest c) that d) because
14. “Where’s our table?” “If you ________ me, sir!”
a) would follow b) followed c) should follow d) could followed
15. The old castle on the hill is ________ at the moment.
a) been rebuilt b) being rebuilt c) been rebuilding d) being rebuilding
16. The boss says that you ________ working at once.
a) have start b) are to start
c) are to have started d) are to starting
17. You must go to the dentist and ________ before you go on holiday.
a) have your teeth cleaned b) clean your teeth
c) get your teeth clean d) have clean your teeth
18. May I borrow your dictionary? I’d like ________ use it for the exam.
a) can b) to be able to c) have been able to d) being able to
19. There will be too much for us, ________?
a) will there b) won’t there c) would there d) wouldn't there
20. ________ way we take, we are bound to get there in the end.
a) However b) Whenever c) Wherever d) Whichever
Tr44
1. It was stupid that you pay that bill if it was not yours.
a) would b) ought to c) ought d) should
2. No sooner ________ the food than he began to feel sick.
a) he had eaten b) he ate c) had he eaten d) does he drink
3. I always have a nap from 2 to 3, so at 2:30 tomorrow, I’ll ________.
a) have slept b) have been sleeping
c) be sleeping d) sleep
4. “________ I see your papers, please?” asked the policeman.
a) Might b) May c) Must d) May have
5. I regret ________ that you didn’t pass your test.
a) to tell b) telling c) saying d) to say
6. They all know about his wife. We ________ as well tell him.
a) must b) can c) might d) would
7. ________ of everything she said, the truth is very different.
a) Despite b) In spite c) Through d) Although
8. Trees take a hundred years to reach their full ________.
a) growth b) grow c) grown-up d) adultness
9. It is ________ for the baby to go out today.
a) cold enough b) enough cold c) cold too d) too cold
10. My uncle paid for my studies; ________ that I wouldn’t have studied.
a) but for b) otherwise c) provided d) whether
11. He had a love ________ a long time ago.
a) business b) concern c) affair d) enterprise
12. I wish we ________ that old wrecked car.
a) bought b) hadn't bought
c) didn’t buy d) wouldn't have bought
13. The squirrel was munching a little ________.
 a) twig b) branch c) stick d) pole
14. If I ________ you, I wouldn’t touch that.
a) were b) would be c) should d) had been
15. If you had accepted that, what ________?
a) would happen b) would have happened
c) happened d) would happened
16. They are ________ deer.
a) being b) hunting c) reaching d) looking
17. So tall ________ that most boys kept away from her.
a) did she was b) did she be c) she was d) was she
18. Old Mrs Cohn ________ a hundred years old.
a) is believed to be b) is believed she is
c) was believed to be d) is believed to have been
19. You can never rely on her turning up. She is very ________.
a) unreliable b) inreliable c) reliableless d) relying
20. “He was seven when I last saw him.” “Yes,
I know you ________ he was seven.”
a) haven’t seen him since b) haven't seen him for
c) hadn't seen him since d) didn't see him since
Tr45
1. Choose the reported speech of: “I’ll go tomorrow,” he said.
a) He said he would go the next day.
b) He said that he go tomorrow.
c) He said that he'll go the following day.
d) He said that he would go tomorrow.
2. The hot air ________ in the intense desert heat.
a) gleamed b) glowed c) boiled d) shimmered
3. There was ________ else for them to do in that place, so they left.
a) anything b) something c) nothing d) nowhere
4. The orphan was brought ________ by the nuns of that college.
a) in b) up c)over d) out
5. It’s very good business ________ to accept the contract!
a) It's bound b) He’s bound c) It's likely d) He's probably
6. The accused man was declared ________ by the judge.
a) innocent b) blameless c) not guilt d) innocence
7. This book ________ be very funny.
a) it's thought b) is thought it's c) is thought that d) is thought to
8. By now you should be used ________ with chopsticks.
a) eat b) eating c) to eat d) to eating
9. Jimmy is locked up in his room, ________ for the exam.
a) swotting b) sweating c) sweeting d) swooping
10. They never change the sheets in this hotel. I wish they ________ them for once!
a) change b) might change c) should change d) would change
11. He said he would go to Madrid the following day.
a) "I’d go to Madrid tomorrow," he said.
b) “I’ll go to Madrid the next day," he said.
c) “I’d go to Madrid the next day," he said.
 d) “I'll go to Madrid tomorrow," he said.
12. I’m going to the dentist. I’ve got a terrible ________.
a) toothsore b) tooth pain c) toothache d) tooth grief
13. The wild boar was killed after ________ chased for an hour.
a) been b) being c) having being d) having been
14. He ________ go out when he realized he wasn’t wearing his trousers.
a) was about to b) was to c) is about to d) had about to
15. My father is going to ________.
a) paints his portrait b) have his portrait painted
c) have painted his portrait d) have his portrait paint
16. If Jim hadn’t been ill, we ________ to go to the wedding.
a) could have been able b) would have been able
c) could d) could have being able
17. Mrs Brown is doing her usual ________.
a) chores b) tasks c) labours d) occupations
18. There ________ more crops if it rained.
a) will be b) will have been c) would be d) would have been
19. I can’t find my tie ________ did you put it?
a) What ever b) Which ever c) Where ever d) Wherever
20. He is a very ________ boy. He’s always singing.
a) cheerful b) cheer c) cheering d) cheerless
Tr46
1. There ________ to be more people engaged in research.
a) should b) must c) ought d) would
2. This train is very fast. It is a ________ train.
a) fastly b) fasting c) fast d) fasted
3. Scarcely ________ when an alarm sounded.
a) they had taken off b) they took off
c) did they take off d) had they taken off
4. Next month I’ll ________ German for two years.
a) have been studying b) have learned
c) be studying d) have studying
5. My father ________ in the Navy for twenty years when I joined his ship.
a) had been serving b) had served c) was serving d) had serviced
6. You can't eat this bread. It is ________.
a) inedible b) unedible c) ineatable d) eatless
7. He said that I ________ go out if I wanted to.
a) may b) might c) might have d) may have
8. The drunkard ________ from the pub and bumped into a lamp post.
a) crept b) strutted c) staggered d) strolled
9. He looked French; he was Italian ________.
a) although b) though c) despite d) in spite
10. I don’t think he is ________ to do it alone.
a) too clever b) clever too c) clever enough d) enough clever
11. I had to run; ________ I wouldn’t have caught the train.
a) provided b) unless c) nevertheless d) otherwise
12. I wish she ________ playing that old piano; it's terrible.
a) stops b) stopped c) will stop d) had stopped
13. That man ________ the country with an iron hand.
 a) commands b) rules c) dictates d) dominates
14. I would have bought that car if I ________ the money, but I couldn’t afford it.
a) had had b) would have c) had d) would had
15. He lost his money on the horses. He is a ________.
a) bookmaker b) gamester c) gambler d) player
16. I just i________ nto the kitchen to see what was for dinner.
a) gaped b) glanced c) peeked d) glared
17. So much brandy ________ that he couldn't stand on his feet.
a) he drank b) did he drink c) he has drunk d) has he drunk
18. He was a ________ warrior.
a) powerful b) puissant c) forceful d) potent
19. That man ________ cheated at cards.
a) is thought to have b) is thought to have had
c) it’s thought he d) is thought he
20. “He last visited us in 1990.” “Yes, I knew he ________ 1990.”
a) hasn't visited you since b) hadn’t visited you since
c) didn't visited you d) hadn’t visited you from