Test 16
Test 15
1. My mother is ill. She will stay in bed until she ... better.
a) get c) will get
b) gets d) is getting
2. When he lived in London, he ... a lot of time in the muse ums.
a) spend c)spent
b) had spent d) was spending
3. I ... by the door for a long time until someone opened it.
a) wait c) waited
b) am waiting d) had been waiting
4. It's raining. I hope you ... your car outside.
a) won't repair c) didn't repair
b) don't repair d) were not repaired
5. In two years' time my parents ... for twenty-five years.
a) will be married c) are married
b) will have been married d) have been married
6. They said they would not work after 6 p.m. if you ... them overtime.
a) won't pay c) didn't pay
b) don't pay d) not pay
7. When I ... her, I waved her, but she didn't noticed me.
a) had seen c) see
b) saw d) have seen
8. Where were you at about three yesterday afternoon? -Oh, I ... my car at that time.
a) was repairing c) had been repairing
b) repaired d) had repaired
9. My sister will not finish medical training until she ... twenty-tree.
a) will be c) have been
b) is d) are
10. Do you know what you ... in your life by the year 2020?
a) will achieve c) will have achieved
b) achieve d) will be achieved
11 What a surprise! There ... a fall in the cost of living lately-
a) has been c) will be
b) had been d) was
12.1 decided to have some English lessons so that I ... practise when I come to the US.
a) can c) may
b) must d) should
13. If you telephone early next week, the secretary ... give you your exam results.
a) must c) may ,
b) can d) will be able to
14. The man said to me, "Just don't park your car ... my gate again. O.K.?"
a) far c) behind
b) nearly d) in front of
15. ... young nowadays have a very cynical attitude to the police.
a) the c) an
b)a d) -
16. ... old people sometimes feel lonely.
a) - c) an
b) the d) this
17. The government is going to provide ... houses for homeless people.
a) most c) few
b) much d) more
18. ... is wrong with the car, and it won't start.
a) anything c) nothing
b) something d) everything
19. Prices go up and up. Everything gets ... expensive.
a) most c) more
b)least d) less
20.1 won't do the job ... being paid for it.
a) with c) without
b) out d) by
1. The passengers were tired because they ... all night.
a) didn't sleep c) don't sleep
b) hadn't slept d) won't sleep
2. Where is your umbrella? - Oh, it seems to me I ... it on the bus.
a) left c) had left
b) have left d) will leave
3. Bill said that he ... the tickets for the performance the day before.
a) had bought c) was buying
b) bought d) would buy
4. She said she didn't know where her friend ... .
a) is c) has been
b) was d) will be
5. When we reached the theatre, there ... any tickets left.
a) wasn't c) hadn't been
b) were not d) aren't
6. When I finally found the house and knocked at the door, I ... no answer.
a) heard c) didn't hear
b) have heard d) won't hear
7.1 don't know where Susan is. Maybe she ... in the garden reading a book.
a) sits c) was sitting
b) is sitting d) will be sitting
8. My brother ... when I use his computer without asking.
a) doesn't like c) don't like
b) didn't like d) like
9. You can have the book on Monday. I ... it by that time.
a) read c) will be reading
b) will read d) will have read
10. Unless we leave now, the film will have started when we ... there.
a) get c) would get
b) will get d) got
11. When we ... home last night we saw a lot of stars twinkling in the sky.
a) drove c) are driving
b) drive d) were driving
12. Many species of animals are threatened, and ... easily become extinct if people do not make an effort to protect them.
a) can c) might
b) must d) have to
13. Last week we ... write an essay about the causes of the French Revolution.
a) must c) may
b) could d) had to
14.1 think the film was terrible! It was ... film I have ever seen.
a) terrible c) most terrible
b) more terrible d) the most terrible
15. Nobody in our group knows ... about England than Peter does.
a) much c) most
b) more d) the most
16. My mother wants me to play ... piano, but I want to buy a guitar.
a) the c) -
b) a d) mine
17. I had ... wonderful dream last night. I wish it would come true.
a) a c) -
b) the d) such
18. They say that in future the officials will demand a fine if ... breaks the law.
a) everyone c) someone
b) everybody d) all
19. When we arrived ... the station, we ate a sandwich, drank a cup of coffee and waited for the train.
a)to c)in
b) at d) for
20. If the weather is fine tomorrow, I'll go ... a cycle ride.
a) at c) by
b) on d) for