1. Teresa …………. Russian at evening classes this term.
a) is studying
b) studies
c) study

2. I don’t know what this sentence ……………
a) is meaning
b) means
c) mean

3. Clive was driving into town when he …………… out of petrol.
a) was running
b) run
c) ran

4. I don’t enjoy computer games now, but I …………. like them when I was younger.
a) was used to
b) used to
c) would

5. We expected George at 7.30 but he ………….. yet.
a) hasn’t arrived
b) has arrived
c) didn’t arrive

6. The film started ………………… so you’ve missed quite a lot.
a) for half an hour
b) half an hour ago
c) since half an hour

7. When …………….. the picnic, they went for a swim in the lake.
a) they’d been eating
b) they’d eaten
c) they’ve eaten

8. …………. my sister three times today but her number’s always engaged.
a) I’d phoned
b) I’ve been phoning
c) I’ve phoned

9. Anna: Shall I ring you at one o’clock?
Ben: No, my lunch hour is earlier tomorrow so ……………. my lunch in the canteen then. Ring me at about one-thirty.
a) I’m eating
b) I’ll be eating
c) I eat

10. …………… to the dentist after college so I can’t play squash with you.
a) I’m going
b) I’ll go
c) I go

11. I’ll write to you as soon as ……………… my exam results.
a) I know
b) I’ll know
c) I’m going to know

12. The builders ……………….. the house by the end of this month.
a) have finished
b) will have finished
c) will have been finishing

13. This dictionary is ………………. useful than that one.
a) less
b) as
c) so

14. I keep my grammar notes in a ……………… folder.
a) plastic big red
b) red big plastic
c) big red plastic

15. Until last week, he ………….. a motorbike before.
a) had never ridden
b) never had ridden
c) had ridden never

16. The day before the holiday, the men worked …………….. than usual.
a) hardly
b) hardest
c) harder

17. Doesn’t your brother …………… discos?
a) enjoy
b) enjoys
c) enjoying

18. Let’s take a break soon, ……….?
a) is it
b) will you
c) shall we

19. Most of the houses in this country have ………………
a) a garden
b) the garden
c) garden

20. My father normally reads the paper while eating ………………..
a) a breakfast
b) the breakfast
c) breakfast

21. The first thing they did when they met after twenty years was to hug ………….
a) each other
b) someone else
c) themselves

22. ………………… the children look like their mother.
a) Either
b) Both
c) Neither

23. My manager says we ……………… take more than ten minutes for our break and, if we do, he’ll make us work extra hours.
a) don’t have to
b) don’t need to
c) mustn’t

24. I ran all way to the station but when I got there I realised that ……………….. because all the trains were delayed.
a) I didn’t need to hurry
b) I needn’t have hurried
c) I didn’t have to hurry

25. …………….. to take a spare T-shirt as you’ll probably get really hot playing tennis.
a) You’d better
b) You should
c) You ought

26. You look really busy. ……………. I put the shopping away for you?
a) Would
b) Shall
c) Will

27. When I got home I looked at the bill and realised the restaurant ………….. added it up wrong so I’d paid too much.
a) must have
b) should have
c) could have

28. That bicycle …………. Belong to Judy – it’s much too big for her.
a) mustn’t
b) mightn’t
c) can’t

29. While my car ………………… I wandered round the city centre.
a) be repaired
b) was repairing
c) was being repaired

30. Katie ………….. her hair cut short when she left school.
a) had
b) did
c) made

31. Gareth …………. he was never going to lend Robert anything again.
a) informed
b) said
c) told

32. I asked Ruth where …………….. her coat.
a) did she buy
b) had she bought
c) she had bought

33. I always avoid ……………… on the bus because it makes me feel ill.
a) to read
b) reading
c) read

34. My grandfather remembers …………………. into this house when he was a very small boy.
a) moving
b) move
c) to move

35. If you don’t know a word, you can look …………………. in your dictionary.
a) it up
b) up it
c) it

36. I’ve never really got …………….. my neighbour, probably because we’re so different.
a) up to
b) through
c) on with

37. I’ll book seats for the concert, if there ………………… any good ones available.
a) will be
b) were
c) are

38. Liam would have saved a lot of money, if he ………………… to my advice.
a) would listen
b) had listened
c) was listening

39. We’ll go for a walk ……………. It’s foggy – I hate walking in the fog.
a) if
b) in case
c) unless

40. I wish I ……………… a good memory – it would make learning English much easier.
a) had had
b) had
c) would have

41. Alfred wears an old coat ………………… his suit when he walks to work.
a) on
b) above
c) over

42. We’re having a party ………………… the last day of term.
a) in
b) on
c) at

43. As we can’t agree ……………….. this subject, we won’t discuss it again.
a) about
b) in
c) with

44. All the nurses were very kind ……………….. me when I was ill.
a) with
b) to
c) of

45. I enjoyed ……………. last week.
a) the book you lent me
b) the book which you lent it to me
c) the book, that you lent me

46. This is the room in …………… the famous poet died.
a) which
b) where
c) that

47. I left the cinema …………. I had a headache and the film was very noisy.
a) as
b) so that
c) therefore

48. I’m ……………… tired to work tonight. I’ll finish my homework in the morning.
a) very
b) too
c) so

49. ………………… Martin could easily afford to go on holiday, he never does.
a) Although
b) Despite
c) In spite of

50. Since …………….. school, Sheila has had several interesting jobs.
a) left
b) leaving
c) to leave