Test 30

1. When I arrived, the party (finish).

2. Excuse me, where is (near) cafe?

3. He left the house without (some, any) money.

4. I will have to go to the shop if my sister (not, buy) anything for dinner.

5. A cook is someone who (prepare) meals.

6. It's raining. It (start) raining an hour ago.

7. Where's your key? - I'm afraid I (lose) it.

8. I (walk) along (a, the, —) road yesterday when I met my friend.

9. English people are proud (of, for) their literature.

10. That car isn't (our, ours).

11. Helen (be) 17 years old next Sunday.

12. She told me she (invite) all her friends to her next birthday party.

13. Tom (arrive)? - Not yet.

14. When Sarah came to the party, Paul already (go) home.

15. You (see) news on television yesterday, didn't you?

16. She didn't tell (somebody, anybody) about her plans.

17. Do you read (many, much)?

18. She paid for her ticket and (leave).

19. I couldn't open the office door because someone (lock) it.

20. When I phoned her, she (do) her homework.

Test 31

1. They (watch) television - their favourite programme is on at the moment.

2. I'll call you as soon as we (sign) the contract.

3. They went on holidays with a friend of (their, theirs).

4. He didn't even apologize (for, at) being late.

5. This house (build) by my grandfather many years ago.

6. Are you going (somewhere, anywhere) today?

7. Be careful, you've made (a, the, -) mistake.

8. We (travel) for about two hours when I realized that something was wrong with one of the tires.

9. Mary will be ready soon. She (have) a bath at the moment.

10. They (send) you the money before they (leave).You (receive) it soon.

11. She is (a, the, -) friend of mine. In fact, she is (a, the, -) best friend I have ever had.

12. He'll wait (at, for, to) you in front of the library.

13. I saw him (a few, a little, a lot) weeks ago.

14. She is a really nice person - one of (nice) people I know.

15. I'll tell him the truth of course. But it (not, be) any good. He (not, believe) me.

16. I thought that my train (leave) in an hour and was very disappointed when I (arrive) and (learn) that it just (leave).

17. He kept looking at her, wondering where he (see) her before.

18. The sooner we (start), the sooner we (get) there.

19. When it (get) dark, we'll have to stop. We (may, can't, aren't) work in the dark.

20. Tell me (what, which) you want (me, I) to do.

Test 32

1. (Most, more) of the stories that (a, the, -) people tell about (a, the, -) Irish aren't true.

2. The telephone and the doorbell rang (in, at, by) the same time.

3. We had a lot of problems with our house. (At, in, by) the end we sold it and bought a flat.

4. She (must, could, may) not understand the language when she first came to England.

5. I'm sure I (can, shall be able to, may) drive by next summer so we (can, shall be able to, may) hire a car now.

6. Your English is much (good) than mine.

7. The place that gets the (much) rain in the world is the mountain in Hawaii.

8. Which month of the year has (few) days?

9. It (be) a cold winter night. It (snow) hard and I wanted to get home quickly.

10. She (use) to play the piano beautifully but she (not, play) so well now. She told me she (study) at a music school when a child.

11. Write to me when you (get) back.

12. Don't disturb him. He (work).

13. I've told him (a, the, -) lot of times that I don't know who's broken (a, the, -) window but he doesn't believe me.

14. The boy didn't want to tell us {something, nothing, anything).

15.1 wanted to help you yesterday but I {couldn't, mightn't, shouldn't).

16. They {can, be, need) to meet in the morning tomorrow to sign a new contract.

17. Nobody {must, can, may) take anything out of a shop without paying for it.

18. The {much) snow you have in winter, the {good) crop you have in summer.

19. I'm sorry I'm late. I got here as {fast) as I could.

20. {By, at, to, for) the end of the street there is a path leading {by, at, to, for) the river.