1)ann her letter at 6 o’clock in the evening. * a)still wrote b)was writing c)still writes d)will still write 2)can you stay here till i to her? * a)shall speak b)speaks c)speak d)am speaking 3)we know that she busy next saturday. * a)would be b)will be c)had been d)were 4)father told us that she tickets the day before. * a)bought b)has bought c)was buying d)had bought 5)i can’t walk any i’m exhausted. * a)farther b)further c)far d)farthest 6)do you know when she free? * a)are b)been c)will be d)were 7)where is my umbrella? – you left it on the bus. * a)may have b)could c)should have d)might 8)he didn’t like fun of. * a)being made b)making c)having made d)make 9)the house is on fire. – good heavens! i the fire – brigade immediately. * a)shall call b)am going to call c)was going to call d)am calling 10)i asked who this book by. * a)was written b)wrote c)had been written d)is written 11)if you had consulted dr. burns earlier, you ill now. * a)will be b)wouldn’t be c)won’t be d)wouldn’t have been. 12)how do you know this? - the experience. * a)by b)at c)in d)with 13)we are happy our holidays in the village now. * a)to spend b)to be spending c)to have spent d)to have been spent in the company for many years, he knew everyone and everything. * a)working b)worked c)being worked d)having worked you mind passing me the vinegar bottle? * a)will b)could c)might d)would 16)i was still hungry in spite of several sandwiches. * a)being eaten b)eating c)having eaten d)having been eaten 17)my sister asked me where i * a)am going b)has gone c)will be going d)had gone 18)there are very many mistakes in your exercise. you should do it * a)carefully b)more carefully c)most carefully d)the most carefully 19)i wish you leave now. can’t you stay longer? * a)don’t b)don’t have c)didn’t have to d)wouldn’t have to 20)oh, i’m pleased you back. * a)having seen b)to see c)seeing d)being seen through the book, he came across an interesting story. * a)being looked b)when looking c)looked d)having been looked 22)don’t worry, our purchase on time. * a)will be delivering b)will been delivered c)will deliver d)will be delivered 23)jim last week. * a)weren’t seen b)wasn’t seeing c)wasn’t seen d)wasn’t been seen 24)i’m not supposed to do, this is my duties. * a)above b)in c)of d)over we get up, the sooner we’ll leave. * a)the earliest b)the earlier c)earliest d)earlier 26)why haven’t you brought me to read? * a)something b)anything c)nothing d)every 27)that interview appeared i have ever had. * a)the challengest b)most challenge c)the most challenging d)more challenging 28)don’t speak so i cannot understand anything. * a)faster b)fastly c)fast d)fastest 29)mumps a common illness among children. * a)is b)are c)has d)have 30)i read about a murder in this newspaper. * a)mornings b)morning c)mornings’ d)morning’s 31)everybody is to know that to keep in a bank is than at home. * a)the safest b)safer c)safest d)safe 32)he got married but marriage wasn’t successful. * a)a b)an c)the d)– 33)because sam and michelle had done all of the work they were unwilling to give up the results to peter. * a)theirselves b)themselfs c)theirselfs d)themselves 34)sally in his house for a year. * a)has lived b)lives c)had lived d)lived 35)it snowed a lot last winter but it so far this winter. * a)doesn’t snow b)isn’t snowing c)hasn’t snowed d)hadn’t snowed 36)by the time we got to the theatre the first act * a)has already begun b)had already begun c)began d)was beginning 37)he started a small advertising agency after he from the military service. * a)had retired b)was retiring c)has retired d)retired 38)i hope susan and andrew this unpleasant episode by the time they meet again. * a)will have forgotten b)will forget c)will be forgetting d)would have forgotten women are often better teachers than men * - b)the, the c)a, - d)a. the 40)the city with its suburbs a population of over two million. * a)has b)have c)is d)are