TEST

1. He . varieties of cheese all his life: thats his job.

A tasted B was tasting C had been tasting

2. Mike . for the match ever since he got home.

A has been preparing preparing B prepared C had prepared D was

3. Go help Mandy! She . those potatoes for an hour now.

A has been peeling B has peeled C peeled

4. Ted home from a visit to his aunt when the telegram

reached him. A just came B had just come C came

5. A: What are you doing with that bowl of ice cream?

B: I ..it to see if it is fresh. A taste B am tasting C tasted

6. This is the first time I .of this illness.

A am hearing B hear C have heard

7. She was upset because she the news.

A was hearing B had just heard C just heard

8. The police officer changed her phone number because she

anonymous calls for several weeks. A had been receiving B had received C received

9. Hesuch a beautiful house!

A is having B has

10. 11. 12.

When it started to rain he his raincoat. A took up B put in C put on D took off Everybody knows that the prices..recently. A raised B rose C have raised D have risen Whats wrong with Jack? I dont know, he up, slammed the door and stormed out of the building. A got B has got C was getting D had got

13.

Sue..from a severe bout of flu at the time.

A recovered recovering

B used to recover

C would recover

D was

14. You .. an essay when I .. the room.

A. wrote/ entered; B. were writing/ entered; C. were writing/ was entering.; D. wrote/ entered. 15. He .... to school by tram, but last week there was a strike of the tram workers and he .. the bus. A. doesnt go/ has taken; B. doesnt go/ takes; C. isnt going/ took; D. doesnt go/ took.

16. Where ... ? I ... for you everywhere.

A. have you been/ have looked; B. have you been/ have been looking; C. were you/ looked; D. were you/ was looking.

17. If this proposal is .. than ours, we dont mind. The .. one

will be appreciated by everybody. A. good/ good; B. better/ better; C. better/ best; D. better/ good.

18. What are you looking ....? I .. my glasses and I cant

find them anywhere. A. for/ have lost; B. at/ lost; C. in/ have lost; D. of/ lost.

19. Thats the best presentation I ..

A never heard B didnt hear

C used to hear

D have ever heard

20. The . . passed on to another department.

A informations / were

B information / were C information / was

21. Im looking forward you again this summer.

A to see B to be seen C to seeing D to having seen

22. Everyone agreed upon these major points, ..?

A didnt he B did he C did they D didnt they

23. She.. in the same building for five years now.

A has been living B lived C is living D lives

24. He couldnt remember where she ..before joining their

company. A she had worked B she has worked C she worked

25. Complete the blank spaces with the right preposition:

a. Did you come all this way foot? b. I didnt walk. I came here the bus. c Wheres Harry? I think hes

gone bed. d. Arent the children bed yet? e. What time did you go home last night? f. You may work hard all week, but you do nothing when youre home. h. Whos the woman .the black dress? k. Where did you hear about this? I saw it .TV. m. How long have you been waiting .. the bus? n. .Friday evening we went to a party.