Test 40

1.1 (finish) it when I (be) at the office tomorrow. I (leave) now.

2. (A, the, -) coffee I bought last week is very good but very expensive.

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

4. Hurry up! We don't have (many, much, a little) time left. 5.1 think she is the nicest person I ever (meet).

6. Mary (clean) the windscreen when she noticed a crack in the glass.

7.1 couldn't open the office door because it (lock) by someone.

8. I (not, think) you should apologize for not meeting him.

9. As soon as they (phone) me, I will contact you.

10. She is going to be (a, the, -) doctor. Her parents are (a, the, -) doctors too.

The clerk in the booking office asked if I (want) a single or return ticket.

12. My grandmother said that she (be) surprised to see that grandfather's clock (stop).

13. I asked her if she (like) to borrow the book but she thanked me and said that she already (read) it and (not, like) it very much.

14. He said that if war (break) out he (have) to leave the country at once.

15. Most of Earth's surface (cover) by water.

16. The river was not so (shallow) as we expected, it was rather (deep).

17. My mother goes to ... church in ... morning, and in ... afternoon she visits her friends, (a, the, -)

18. The house was full. We couldn't get (in, into, on) it.

19. Would you like (something, anything) to eat?

20. We (must, could, had to) not repair the car ourselves. We (must, could, had to) ask our neighbour to help us.

Test 41

1. While we (fish) someone came to the house and (leave) this note for us.

2. The exam just (begin) and the candidates (write) their names at the top of their papers.

3.1 lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) brightly when James (come) in at 7.00.

4. When I arrived the lecture (start) already and the professor (write) something on the blackboard.

5. He was very polite. Whenever his wife (enter) the room he (stand) up.

6. The pupil asked the teacher how that word (pronounce). 7.1 apologized (at, to, by, for) them (at, by, for) my mistake.

8. The manager (may, had to, is) not come to work today. He isn't well.

9. He doesn't have (much, a lot, many) work to do this afternoon.

10. My sister is (economical) than me.

11. I asked him what he (be) going to do with his old car.

12. The policeman asked if any of us actually (see) the accident at the crossroads.

13. My friend asked if it (be) all right if she (come) a little later.

14. I asked them where they (go) for their summer holidays the previous year.

15. She asked if I (like) to go to the concerts but I answered that I (have) no spare time because I (have to) prepare for exams.

16. Originally the book (write) in German and a few years ago it (translate) into English.

17. There are plenty of hotels in the town. It (must, should, can) not be difficult to find somewhere to stay.

18. He is not so (bad) as you think, but, perhaps he is (good) than me.

19. Is this (a, an, the) first time you have been to (a, an, the, -) Crimea?

20. The accident looked serious but fortunately (nobody, anybody) was injured.