Test 104

1. No sooner Pamela (disappear up) the stairs than a horrible-looking man (come) into the room.

2. As soon as the children (hear) (these, this) news, a neigl-bour's dog (start) barking, and after a few minutes they (hear) their back door open.

3. I (be) absorbed in the story when suddenly I began to feel that someone (watch) me.

4. At (a, the, -) Cambridge University May boat races, music and drama concerts, picnics, and the May Balls, everything as far as possible (hold) in the open air-parties.

5. There are many schools in Britain which (not, control) financially by the state.

6. My office is three miles from my house. Three miles (is, are) a long way to walk to work.

7. The granddaughter asked her grandma how the prince (wake up) Sleeping Beauty.

8. I asked my brother if he really (decide) to sail from Spain to Australia all alone.

9. I advise you to have your car (service). You (should, must, can) have you car serviced as soon as possible.

10. I'm certain Bill didn't reveal your secret. He (can't, mustn't, may not) have revealed it.

11. Mr. Johnson (regard) (as, like, so) a very successful lawyer.

12. Thank you for the information. - No problem. If you want (any, some) (far) information, just ask.

13.1 (hard, hardly) (finish) cooking when the guests arrived.

14. 0. Henry, (whose, which) real name was William Sydney Porter, was (an, the, -) American short-story writer.

15. ... President is considered to be ... most respected person in ... country, (a, the, -)

16. ... English is the major language throughout ...United Kingdom, although some people speak ... Welsh as their sole language, and only some hundreds speak ... Gaelic, (a, the, -)

17. The police (believe) that there is no connection (between, among) the two crimes.

18. The store has two lifts, and both (be) out of order, (neither, none, either) (be) working.

19. I'm going to the bank to get (some, much, little) money. I have to be back at the office in (few, a few, a little) minutes.

20. One shouldn't always believe what (one, you) (read) in the newspapers.

21. We (receive) no correspondence from David since he (move) away.

22. Some people value their independence (high, highly) and so they enjoy (live, living) alone.

23. It is (hard, hardly) to tell (-, a, the) difference between the twins, as they are identical.

24. The price of petrol (go) up again; the cost of running a car (increase).

25. The awards which (know) as Oscars, (consider) to be (high) honour anyone in the film industry can (give).

26. You (read) the newspaper this morning? - No. It (not, deliver) by the time I left for work.

27. You (know) your exam results yet? - No. They (not, announce) yet.

28. If you leave your car unlocked, someone (steal) it.

29. People (must, can, should) treat all living creatures with kindness and respect.

30. Why did you throw away those newspapers? - I'm sorry. If I (know) you were still reading them, I (not, throw) them away.

Test 105

1. I (wait) for the number 5 when I noticed an old lady who (start) to cross the road in front of me.

2. Eating sugar in the morning (improve) memory and concentration.

3. Tea (help) to protect people against heart disease because it (contain) tannin and flavanoids.

4. The doors of Oxford and Cambridge, (good) English Universities (open) to the public school-leavers.

5. Eton College, (large) of the ancient English public schools, (found) in 1440 as a collegiate church with a school attached.

6. We'll be late for the train if we go (on, by, in) foot. Let's take a taxi, ...?

7. The girl asked her grandfather if he (agree) that he (be) the best detective she ever (meet).

8. He said he (can't, mustn't, wouldn't be able to) come to help us the following week.

9. It's forbidden to go near the launch pad. You (mustn't, can't, won't) go near it.

10. It's five o'clock. They (ought to, mustn't, need) be here by now.

11. The mountain was so (high, highly) that they (shouldn't, couldn't, might) climb it.

12. The question was (too, so) difficult for me to answer.

13. There are (few) public holidays in Great Britain than in (other, another, the other) European countries.

14. 0. Henry's first story (publish) in 1899 when the writer was in ... prison on ... false charge of stealing ... money from a bank, (a, the, -)

15. By 1981 only 19% of ... Welsh population spoke ... Welsh, even though ... Welsh language (use) for many radio and television programmes and in schools to promote ... Welsh culture and ... language itself, (a, the, -)

16. My grandmother has been taken to ... hospital. She 's got ... pneumonia. I'm going to ... hospital to visit her tomorrow, (a, the, -)

17. Did you pay (by, in, on) check or (by, in, on) cash? - I did it (by, with, in) credit card.

18. Did someone ring? - (It, he, she) was Vicky. She (call) just to say she (arrive) safely.

19. What's (a, the, -) weather like today? - It is much (warm) today than it was yesterday.

20. There's a woman at the door. - Oh, (it's, she's) my aunt Joan.

21. Something (happen). This is the first time he (be) late.

22. It's the only time I ever really (get angry) with him.

23. (Since, for) I've known him, he (wear) the same sweater.

24. The streets of London in 1665 were empty, shops (close) and every house in which there were sick people (shut up) and no one (allow) to go in or out, and the doors of such houses (mark) with a red cross.

25. At night the Great Fire of London could (see) ten miles away.

26. My niece has got mumps. - Oh, dear. Mumps (be) quite a serious illness.

27. She said he (have) to leave until the day after.

28. The man insisted he (not, know) that thing (steal).

29. Perhaps he took the train to work this morning. - Yes, he (might, can, must) have done it.

30. The job is much worse than I expected. If I (realise) how awful it was going to be, I (not, accept) it.