Azamat Davronov

Destination B1 – Unit#2
1. When I saw Jim last night he suddenly………….at me very surprised.
A) looked B) was looking C) looks D) was look
2. While Nick ……………I was swimming.
A) sleeps B) slept C) was sleeping D) is sleeping
3. According to news reports the police usually ………about 2 thieves each Monday.
A) catches B) caught C) is catching D) was catching
4. What ……….you ………..at the station? – I was waiting my sister.
A) do/ do B) are/ doing
C) was/ doing D) were/ doing
5. Tom _____ as a postman for the past month.
A) has worked B) worked
C) works D) has been working
6. Long ago people ___ little about those minerals.
A) had known B) knowed C) will know
D) knew E) have known
7. So, the invisible man ___ into the shop and ___ down.
A) comes/walked B) didn’t come/walk C) came/walked
D) will come/walked E) comes/would walk
8. His father ___ a doctor and he ___ to make his son a doctor, too.
A) was/wants B) were/wanted
C) will be/would want D) was/wanted
E) were/wanted
9. While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies ___ about the weather.
A) discuss/talk
B) are discussing/was talking
C) being discussed/being talked
D) were discussing/were talking
E) have discussed/have talked
10. The plane ___ at 4 and it ___ us 20 minutes to get there.
A) was landing/was taking B) was landing/took
C) landed/took D) lands/was taken
E) has landed/is taking
11. What ___ you ___ at 5 p.m. yesterday?
A) did/do B) have/been doing C) would/do
D) were/doing E) will/do
12. Who ___ at the meeting yesterday?
A) speak B) speaks C) spoke
D) had spoken E) will speak
13. The moon ___ and it ___ surprisingly light at night yesterday.
A) is rising / is B) rose / was C) had risen / was
D) was rising / were E) rose / had been
14. Who ___ on a hike yesterday?
A) did go B) will go C) has gone
D) went E) had went
15. Did you ___ or ___ the potatoes?
A) mince/peeled B) minced/peeled
C) minced/peeling D) peels/minced
E) mince/peel
16. Neither your parents nor I ___ very glad of the fact that you failed your Math exam.
A) has been B) have been C) were
D) was E) are
17. She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.
A) had sent B) has sent C) sent
D) send E) was sending
18. When he ___ home I ___ him the book.
A) came /shall show B) comes/showed
C) has come/has shown D) came/showed
E) was coming/shall show
19. The dentist ___ two of his teeth. One of them ___ quite good.
A) pulls out/are B) pull out/was
C) pulled out/was D) pull out/was
E) pulled out/were
20. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
A) leave / rain B) left / was raining
C) left / had rained D) was leaving / rained
E) leave / rains
21. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A) didn’t answer / was taking B) don’t answer / take
C) doesn’t answer / am taking D) will not answer / take
E) am answering / am taking
22. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him.
A) understand / speaks B) understands / speaks
C) will understand / spoke D) understood / are speaking
E) understood / were speaking
23. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday.
A) discussed / organized
B) were discussing / organize
C) had discussed / organize
D) have discussed / were organizing
E) discuss / organizes
24. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.
A) was busy / was doing B) was busy / had done
C) was busy / have done D) was busy / would be doing
E) is busy / will be doing
25. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor.
A) is / became B) was / became
C) was / becomes D) are / become
E) were / became
26. Last year he ___ better than he ___ now.
A) sings / did B) sang / is doing
C) had sung / does D) would sing / did
E) had been singing / is doing
27. Two years ago she ___ and now she ___ her time visiting friends.
A) retires / spends B) retired / spends
C) had retired / spends D) would retire / is spending
E) will retire / spent
28. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.
A) blows off / is walking B) blew off / had walked
C) has blown off / is walking D) blew off / was walking
E) had blown off / walks
29. Who had left the room by the time I came yesterday?
A) Tom did B) Tom does C) Tom had
D) Tom has E) Tom was
30. Why ___ he go to Great Britain last month?
A) did B) was C) will
D) had E) has