While Tom a book, Marhta tv { =was reading, was watching

1. 
   While Tom______a book, Marhta______TV.. .{
   

=was reading, was watching.

~was reading, watched.

~read watched.

~read, was watching,}

2. 
   When Mark arrived, the Johnsons______dinner, but
   

stopped in order to talk to him.{

~ had been having.

~had.

~was having.

=were having.}

3. 
   The food that Ann is cooking in the kitchen______deli­cious.{
   

~is smelling

=smells

~will smell

~is ving

4. 
   We called our friends in London yesterday to tell them about the reunion that we______.{
   

=were planning.

~will plan.

~have planned.

~will plans.}

5. 
   Catherine is studying law at the university, and so______ Nick.{
   

~Were.

~Was.

~Does.

=Is.

6. 
   feel terrible. I think I______to be sick.{
   

~Will.

=am going.

~go.

~go well.}

7. 
   My colleagues usually______four days a week, and tillsweek they______five days.{
   

~are working, are working.

~work, work.

=work, are working.

~are working, work.}

8. 
   At 10 o'clock in the morning on Wednesday Tom______a delegation in the office.{
   

~would receive.

~is receiving.

~will receive.

=will be receiving.}

9. 
   Although the sun was shining, it was still cold, because it ______hard for two hours.{
   

~had rained.

=had been raining.

~was raining,

~is rai.}

10. 
    We______to the top of Holborn Hill before I______ that he was not smiling at all.{
    

=had got, knew.

~were getting, knew.

~got, knew.

~have got, have known.

11. 
    Although the period that we call "the Renaissance" ______in Italy in the fourteenth century, this idea of re­birth in learning characterized other epochs in history in different parts of the world.{
    

=Began.

~Begins.

~had begun.

~will begin.}

12. 
    In spite of the fact that it______all day long, the match.{
    

~rained, was not cancelled.

~had been raining, was not cancelled.

=______and the stands were full of spectators.

~had rained, had not been cancelled.}

13. 
    The Neolithic Age was a period of history which______
    

in approximately 6000 B.C. and______until 3000 B.C.{

~had begun, had been lasting.

~had begun, lasted.

~began, was lasting.

=began, lasted.

14. 
    —______you______the post office when you're out?
    

- Probably. Why?

I need to mail the letter. Could you do it for me?.{

=will be passing.

~are passing.

~are going to pass.

~will pas.}

15. 
    We______for a walk when it______raining.{
    

~will go, will stop.

=will go, stops.

~are going, will stop.

~go, stops.}

16. 
    ______always______if the service is bad in restaurants.{
    

~will complain.

~am complaining.

~will be complaining.

=complain.}

17. 
    I______to the news on television at nine o'clock last
    

night.{

=was listening.

~have been listening.

~Listened.

~had been listening.}

18. 
    ______ you ______ many cities when you were in France.{
    

~are visiting.

=did visit.

~have visited.

~have ered.}

19. 
    They______for 20 minutes when his mother came in.{
    

=had been talking.

~have talked.

~were talking.

~Talked.}

20. 
    The room looks very clean.______you______it?.{
    

=Have, cleaned.

~Did, clean.

~Do, clean.

~Are, cleaning.}

21. 
    . Next year is my parents' tenth wedding anniversary. They ______married for 10 years.{
    

~ Have.

~are.

~11 have.

=11 have been.

~Have.}

22. 
    Next week he______to Paris on business.{
    

~is going to go.

~Go.

~Goes.

=is going.}

23. 
    1 am afraid I______come to the party next week.{
    

=Cannot.

~must not.

~could not.

~might not.}

24. 
    When we went to the forest, we______smell burning.{
    

=Could.

~Must.

~Can.

~Might.}

25. 
    She spoke in a very low voice, but I______understand
    

what she said.{

~ must.

= Could.

~ Can,

~Might.}

26. 
    1 do not know when they will be here. They______arrive
    

at any time. }

=Can.

~Could.

~Must.

~Might.}

27. 
    The boss said that I______be at work at nine o'clock.
    

=had to.

~can.

~will be able to.

~Ought.}.

28. 
    Mary______close the window; it is getting cold.{
    

~had better to.

=had better.

~would better.

~should to.}

29. 
    Children______play football in the streets.{
    

~are to.

~have to.

~don't need.

=can't.}

30. 
    ______use the phone, please?.{
    

=May I.

~Must I.

~Have I to.

~Am I to.}

31. 
    Kate missed the film last night, because she______work late.{
    

~Can.

~Could.

=had to.

~may.}

32. 
    Michael______drive without headlights, it is forbidden.{
    

=mustn't.

~shouldn't.

~have to.

~need to.}

33. 
    It is only ten a.m. She______at school now.{
    

=must be.

~could be.

~should have been.

~have be.}

34. 
    Mary told me that she______to leave for London the next week.{
    

~is going.

~has gone.

~were going.

=was going.}

35. 
    1 replied that I _____ her when I______back..{
    

~will phone, got.

=would phone, got.

~will have phoned, will have come.

~is to phone, get.}

36. 
    Mary said that Paris______beautiful in spring.{
    

~has been.

~Was.

=is.

~Were.}

37. 
    The teacher______a report on the Civil War.{
    

=told Jane to make.

~told Jane make.

~tell to Jane to make.

~told to Jane to make.}

38. 
    She said that my shoes were wet through and asked if I ______all the way from the station in that rain.{
    

~was walking.

~walking.

~has walked.

=had walked.}

39. 
    The old teacher advised me to speak slowly if 1_____ them to understand me.{
    

~ had wanted .

=wanted.

~want would.

~want.}

40. 
    It was announced that the international treaty against the new warfare______and had gone into effect.{
    

~was ratified.

~is ratified.

~would have been ratified.

=had been ratified.}

41. 
    The Navy officials said that the dolphins______in salt water holding tanks.{
    

~are kept.

~will be kept.

=would be kept.

~will kept.}

42. 
    _____does the word "phenomenon" come from?.{
    

=Where.

~When.

~why.

~What.}

43. 
    ____kind of weather do you like?.{
    

~Which.

~Where.

~That.

=What.}

44. 
    _____country does the Thames flow through?.{
    

~Where.

=What.

~Which.

~That.}

45. 
    _____was the first man to invent a printing machine?.{
    

~Spoke.

~That.

=Who.

~stopped.}

46. 
    1 can't remember______I congratulated you or not.{
    

~Why.

=Whether.

~Tha.

~What.}

47. 
    1 have no idea______books are lying on the table.{
    

=whose.

~whom.

~that.

~when.}

48. 
    1 am not sure______he is coming to the party or not.{
    

~Why.

~That.

=if.

~little.}

49. 
    Do you know______my friend is?.{
    

~When.

~Why.

~Where.

=Who.}

50. 
    In big cities you'll find restaurants, coffee shops and snack bars to suit every pocket,______?.{
    

~won't it.

=won't you.

~doesn't it.

~do you.}

51. 
    If you go camping, you will be able to see a lot of wild ani­mals, ______?/{
    

~does.

~do you.

=won't you.

~wen't you.}

52. 
    The polar bear can be found in the North,______it?.{
    

=can't

~is

~does

~can}

53. 
    Everything that's happened in this shop has almost hap­pened by accident,______?.{
    

~does it.

~don't they.

~has it.

=hasn't it.}

54. 
    The flat they bought was very expensive,______?.{
    

=wasn't it.

~was it.

~is it.

~isn't it.

55. 
    You don' like hamburgers,______?.{
    

~aren't you.

=do you.

~are you.

~Yours.}

56. 
    What makes him______so jealous of his friends' success?.{
    

=Be.

~to be.

~to have been.

~being.

57. 
    1 am thinking______my country house.{
    

~selling.

=of selling,

~to sell,

~is selling

58. 
    1 would rather______her the truth.{
    

~have told.

~Telling Telling.

~to tell.

=Tell.}

59. 
    You had better______your studies more seriously.{
    

=take.

~Taking.

~are taking.

~to take.}

60. 
    Mary succeeded______finding a job.{
    

~—

~of

=In

~he/ourselves about

61. 
    George was looking forward______meeting Alice.[
    

=to.

~In.

~On.

~for.}

62. 
    Bob was suspected______telling lies.{
    

~On.

~About.

~For.

=of.

63. 
    1 don't feel______going to the theatre.{
    

~Adore.

=like.

~Well.

~Good.}

64. 
    What prevented you______coming to the party?.{
    

=From.

~of.

~against.

~—.

65. 
    How often do you go______swimming?.{
    

~in.

~To.

~For.

=—.

66. 
    Are you interested______art?.{
    

=In.

~At.

~Of.

~About.}

67. 
    Kate is used______living alone.{
    

~—.

~For.

~in.

=to.}

68. 
    1 used______fresh fruit every morning.{
    

~in eating.

~for eating.

~Eating.

=to eat.}

69. 
    We decided______leaving her alone because she seemed to be ill.{
    

~For.

~from.

=Against.

~Of.}

70. 
    Please forgive me______not visiting you.{
    

=For.

~About.

~of.

~–.

71. 
    We congratulated Kate______entering the university.{
    

~For.

~Of.

~To.

=On.}

72. 
    There was ______ crisis in ______ American agriculture in______1980s.{
    

~a, the, the.

~the, -, the.

=a, -, the.

~-, -, the.}

73. 
    According to______New York Times________third of______nation's family farmers are in______debt{.
    

=the, a, the,.

~the, a, —, -.

~-, the, -, -.

`the, a, the, the.}

74 .______effects of air pollution on______environment

have been observed for years.{

~The.

~-, -.

~the, -.

=the .the.}

74. 
    Mrs. Brown,______young woman with______fall of ______dark hair is______teacher.{
    

=a, a, -, a.

~a, a, the, a.

~the, a, —, a.

~a, a,______the.}

75. 
    People always have______hopes for______better life in ______future.[
    

~the,-,the.

~-, -,the.

~the, the, the.

=-, a, the.}

76. 
    Let me give you______good advice.{
    

=some.

~a.

~Any.

`One.}

77. 
    Do you know the______who lives next door?.{
    

=man.

~men.

~mens.

~Mans.{

78. 
    Old Mr. O'Hara told a story of the______movement in Ireland.{.
    

-women's.

~woman's.

~Women.

~Woman.}

79. 
    He was 19 and too young to know much about_____life.{
    

~That.

~The.

~A.

=–.}

80. 
    Have you met Peter's sisters?" "I have met one. I didn't know he had______sister.".{
    

=Another.

~other.

~the other.

~the another.}

81. 
    He was in despair, he had______money to live on.{
    

=Few.

~A few.

~little.

~A little.}

82. 
    In half______words he explained the situations.{
    

~Of dozen.

~Dozen.

~and dozen.

=a dozen.}

83. 
    We saw a lot of pictures at the art shop, but______was
    

good enough to buy for our museum.{

=none of them.

~no of them.

~not some of them.

~only any of them.}

84. 
    If there are______calls for me, can you ask to leave a message?.{
    

~none.

~some.

~No.

=Any.}

85. 
    While peeling potatoes my small brother cut______with a sharp knife.{
    

~His.

=Himself.

~him.

=oneself.}

86. 
    There are many good hotels in the town. You can stay at ______of them.{.
    

=Any.

~All.

~some.

~No.}

87. 
    I've been trying to phone her all day but______I phone
    

her the line is engaged.{

~all the time.

~the whole time,

~the every time.

=every time.}

88. 
    He is invited to lots of parties and he goes to______.{
    

~Everything.

~Everyone,

~Each.

=every one.}

89. 
    These are______organizations operating in our market and even______we would consider real competitors.{
    

~little, some.

=few, fewer.

~a few, many.

~some, fewer. }

90. 
    You are not the only one who failed to hear the news. I didn't______.{.
    

~Also.

=Either.

~Both.

~neither.}

91. 
    If we hadn't taken the same plane, we might have never met______..{
    

~ourselves.

~both of us.

=each other.

~ours.}

92. 
    .______food, clothes and some______goods have be­come more expensive nowadays.{
    

=much, other.

~many, the others.

~much, others.

~much, others.}

93. 
    I'm going to the wedding on Saturday.______is getting married.{
    

=a friend of me.

~mine friend.

~a friend of my.

~a friend of mine.}

94. 
    Mary______close the window; it is getting cold.{
    

=had better.

~should to.

~had better to.

~would better.}

95. 
    The exam was quite easy —______we expected.{
    

~more easy than.

~more easy that.

~easier as.

=easier than.}

96. 
    Moscow is especially famous______its elegant architec­ture.{
    

~At.

=For.

~With.

~of.}

97. 
    He's a fast runner. I can't run as______as he.{
    

~Faster.

=Fast.

~Astest.

~Fastly.}

98. 
    My book is______interesting______yours.{
    

~like, like.

~as, like.

=as, as.

~like, as.}

99. 
    The film was really boring. It was______I've ever seen.{
    

~the more boring film.

~the film more boring.

~the most boring film.

=most boring film.}

100. 
     My house is______ height______his.{
     

=the same, as.

~as, as.

~as, the same.

~the same, the same