Name: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________

Section 1
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete
each sentence.
1 My name is Juan, and I _____ from Spain.
a is
b be
c are
d am

2 Where _____?
a does he study
b he studies
c he does study
d studies he

3 Who did _____ at the library?

a you saw
b you see
c saw you
d see

4 "_____ to Australia, Ginny?"

"No, I havent."
a Did you ever go
b Will you ever go
c Are you ever going
d Have you ever been

5 Tokyo is _____ city Ive ever lived in.

a the most big
b the bigger
c the biggest
d the more big

6 Is she the woman _____ husband is a writer?

a which
b that
c who
d whose

7 The police wanted to know exactly how the money _____ stolen from the
bank.
a is
b was
c gets
d did

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8 By the time Mary gets here, the lecture _____.
a will finish
b is going to finish
c will have finished
d is finishing

9 You _____ tell anyone about this, Sara. Its a secret, OK?
a couldnt
b wouldnt
c mustnt
d dont have to

10 I think you _____ leave now. Its getting late.

a can
b would
c will
d should

11 I wish I _____ in such a cold country!

a didnt live
b havent lived
c wont live
d am not living

12 If Jack _____ modern languages, he wouldnt have become a translator.

a hadnt studied
b didnt study
c wouldnt have studied
d hasnt studied

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Section 2
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete
each sentence.
13 I always go to the caf _____ Tuesdays.
a on
b in
c at
d by

14 I will _____ you tomorrow.

a shout
b cry
c call
d say

15 Hannahs a really _____ person. Shes always smiling.

a sensible
b interesting
c talkative
d cheerful

16 I have no _____ what time the library opens.

a belief
b opinion
c idea
d feeling

17 It was a beautiful day, so we went on a boat _____ on the lake.

a ride
b travel
c drive
d sightseeing

18 It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!
a ticket
b recipe
c invoice
d bill

19 What time do you _____ back from work?

a go
b get
c be
d travel

20 Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.
a tan
b sun
c color
d dark

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Section 3
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete
each sentence.
21 Im not very interested _____ sports.
a for
b about
c in
d to

22 She likes _____ Japanese food.

a to eating
b eating
c eat
d is eating

23 Harry _____ his fathers car when the accident happened.

a was driving
b drove
c had driven
d has been driving

24 I was wondering _____ tell me what the professors office hours are?
a could you
b can you
c if you could
d please

25 If I _____ the seminar had been cancelled, I wouldnt have turned up!
a knew
b have known
c had known
d know

26 I like your hair. Where _____?

a cut you it
b did you have it cut
c do you cut it
d have it cut

27 I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
a have worked
b work
c be working
d to work

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28 Ana tells me Les is eighty, _____ I find hard to believe.
a that
b who
c whose
d which

29 We _____ to the new apartment by this time next week, so we wont be here
for your game.
a will have moved
b will be moving
c will move
d are moving

30 What _____ this weekend, Lance?

a are you do
b are you doing
c will you have done
d do you do

31 The weather has been awful. Weve had very _____ sunshine this summer.
a little
b a little
c few
d a few

32 Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a is injured
b injured
c has been injured
d is being injured

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Section 4
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete
each sentence.
33 I often _____ computer games when Ive finished studying.
a have
b go
c do
d play

34 My brother _____ the cooking in our house.

a does
b makes
c cooks
d takes

35 Dont forget to _____ the light when you go out.

a turn up
b turn in
c turn off
d turn over

36 I hope this cut on my hand _____ quickly.

a cures
b heals
c treats
d restores

37 She just burst into _____ when she heard the sad news.
a crying
b tears
c cries
d break down

38 He _____ that he hadnt stolen the computer, but no one believed him.
a reassured
b informed
c insisted
d persuaded

39 Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?

a lend
b owe
c borrow
d rent

40 Greg is _____ a lot of time at college these days!

a taking
b spending
c having
d doing

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Section 5
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete
each sentence.
41 Who _____ in that house?
a does he live
b lives
c did he live
d he lives

42 I will call you when I _____ home.

a get
b will get
c got
d getting

43 If you _____ me, what would you do?

a was
b would be
c were
d have been

44 I dont know where _____ last night.

a did he go
b he did go
c went he
d he went

45 Ali and Khaled are coming to visit us tomorrow, but I wish _____.
a they wont
b they hadnt
c they didnt
d they werent

46 Im so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!

a wasnt eating
b didnt eat
c hadnt eaten
d hasnt eaten

47 I regret _____ harder in school.

a not studying
b not to study
c to not study
d not have studied

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48 Surely Yuki _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
a will tell
b would have told
c must have told
d had told

49 Our neighbors arent very polite, _____ particularly quiet!

a neither they arent
b either they arent
c nor are they
d neither did they be

50 We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didnt.
a were speaking
b would speak
c had spoken
d spoke

51 Id rather _____ next weekend, but I do!

a I dont have to study
b I didnt have to study
c not to study
d no studying

52 Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject you ask her to.
a whatever
b whenever
c wherever
d whoever

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Section 6
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete each sentence.
53 I always _____ milk in my coffee.
a have
b eat
c cook
d make

54 I dont often _____ TV.

a watch
b look at
c see
d hear

55 Can you give me a _____ with my bag?

a leg
b back
c hand
d head

56 Before you enter the marathon, please bear in _____ that youre not as young
as you used to be!
a thought
b question
c mind
d opinion

57 The cameras showed he had been driving much too fast, so the police fined
him for _____.
a trespassing
b mugging
c drunk driving
d speeding

58 The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

a time-wasting
b time-consuming
c time-using
d out of time

59 Each member of the team was given a list of _____ points to discuss with reporters.
a discussion
b speaking
c conversation
d talking

60 There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.
a campaigns
b issues
c frustrations
d strikes

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