Part II – Grammar and Vocabulary

1. You have understood my question, .........?

a) have you b) haven’t you c) haven’t I d) did you
2. He suddenly remembered what his sister.........to him a few years before.
a) had done b) did c) has done d) have done
3. John will go out only after he.........reading the book.
a) have finished b) will have finished c) has finished d) finished
4. The police.........for the thief for two hours.
a) has been looking b) have been looking c) looked d) were looking
5. She was eating as if she.........for a long time.
a) hadn’t eaten b) hadn’t been eating c) didn’t eat d) weren’t eating
6. Poor Tom, he’s trying to start his car again. If I.........Tom I would get a new battery.
a) was b) were c) had been d) have been
7. By the end of March, John.........a new car.
a) will have b) would have c) will have had d) has
8. It’s no use.........children.........quiet. You can’t make them.........quietly.
a) asking/ keep/ to play c) asking/ to keep/ play
b) ask/ to keep/ playing d) to ask/ keeping/ play
9. I’d rather you.........turn on the television.
a) don’t b) shouldn’t c) not d) didn’t
10. This time tomorrow I.........to London.
a) will be travelling b) will travel c) has travelled d) have travelled
11. I studied French...........I did not like it.
a) however b) although c) moreover d) despite
12. He actually denied...........anything of the sort.
a) to do b) done c) did d) doing
13. Christopher has started to……………interest ……………music, much………his father’s discontent.
a) have a/in/to c) take an /in/to
b) take a/towards/to d) look for an/to/to
14. I’d rather we ……………….as quickly as possible if you don’t mind.
a) left b) had left c) leave d) have left
15. Last week I……………….that book you wanted in a small shop.
a) came up b) came into c) came across d) came by
16. If they had waited another month, they could probably..............a better price for their house.
a) would get b) had got c) have got d) could get
17. ................... he been more careful, he would have spotted the mistake.
a) Were b) Had c) Has d) Is
18. If only I ……….. in that company, I ....................a millionaire now.
a) had invested / would be c) invested / had become
b) had invested / would have become d) would have invested / had become
19. Where..................you borrowed last week?
a) is scissors b) is the scissors c) are scissors d) are the scissors
20. I'll finish now and I look forward to ...................you again soon.
a) seeing b) see c) seen d) having seen
21. They................... for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
a) had been running b) have been running c) are running d) will run
22. Thank you for letting me .................. your son for a walk.
a) taking b) taken c) to take d) take
23. I can sell you some books but only...................
a) little b) few c) a little d) a few
24. Hardly .................. him when his sister got in.
a) has she visited b) didn’t visit c) had she visited d) she had visited
25. I prefer walking............... running fast.
a) to b) when c) than d) then
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26. When I arrived at the meeting, the projects.........distributed.

a. were already c. have been already
b. had already been d. are already
27. I’ve left my ruler at home. Can I borrow.........?
a) yours b) you c) your d) yourself
28. His parents often complain because he comes home.........
a) lately b) latest c) late d) later
29. By June, ......... in this house for ten years.
a) I will have lived b) I’m living c) I’m going to live d) I will live
30. The plural form of the noun “datum” is:
a) dati b) datums c) datae d) data
31. John and Mary are married and this is.........house.
a) their b) theirs c) ours d) their’s
32. By the time they reached their destination, their house.........
a) has been broken into c) will have been broken into
b) had been broken into d) will be broken into
33. I’d rather you.........with me.
a) not come b) didn’t come c) wouldn’t come d) have come
34. I.........to eat eggs for breakfast, but I eat ham now.
a) am use b) didn’t use c) was used d) used
35. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” He told me he...........
a) wouldn’t have done that if he had been me c) wouldn’t do that if he were me
b) wouldn’t have done that if he were me d) wouldn’t do that if he had been me
36. I wish I..........to repair my car. I only made it worse.
a) didn’t try b) wouldn’t try c) hadn’t tried d) tried
37. I will sign this document after I.........to my boss.
a) will talk b) have talked c) talked d) will have talked
38. That dog seems really fierce! It.........us.
a) will bite b) is biting c) is going to bite d) would bite
39. I haven’t seen.........around.
a) anybody b) nobody c) somebody d) everybody
40. Let’s go for a walk, .........?
a) do we b) shall we c) will we d) shan’t we
41. He insisted that he................there before.
a) has never been b) never was c) has been d) had never been
42. Many people were watching while the film .........
a) was being shot b) was shooting c) has been shot d) had been shot
43. What do you think you .........in ten years’ time?
a) are doing b) will do c) will be doing d) do
44. I did.........at my final exam.
a) well b) good c) goodly d) ill
45. Wild……fly south for the winter.
a) goose b) gooses c) geese d) geeses
46. The news………on T.V.
a) are b) is c) were d) have been
47. ...........it rained, it was a great day.
a) In spite of b) Despite c) Even d) Although
48. Please............... the table – lunch is nearly ready.
a) clear b) lie c) lay d) put
49. Mike and Bob are students..........studies medicine, while..........studies architecture.
a) The first/the last c) The first/the later
b) The first/the second d) The former/the latter
50. We.........through the forest when all of a sudden a tree.........to the ground.
a) walked/fall c) were walking/fell
b) were walking/falls d) had walked/fell