Exercise 1
1. I ..... tennis every Sunday morning.
a. playing
b. play
c. am playing
d. am play
2. Don't make so much noise. Somsak ..... to study
for his English test!
a. try
b. tries
c. tried
d. is trying
3. Yaya ..... her teeth before breakfast every
morning.
a. will cleaned
b. is cleaning
c. cleans
d. clean
4. Sorry, she can't come to the phone. She .....
a bath!
a. is having
b. having
c. have
d. has
5. ..... many times every winter in Canada.
a. It snows
b. It snowed
c. It is snowing
d. It is snow
6. How many students ..... in your class?
a. there are
b. are there
c. is there
d. there is
7. Weather report: "It's seven o'clock in France
and ..... ."
a. there is snow
b. it’s snowing
c. it snows
d. it snowed
8. Babies ..... when they are hungry.
a. cry
b. cries
c. cried
d. are crying
9. Jane: "What ..... in the evenings?"
Mary: "Usually I watch TV or read a book."
a. you doing
b. you do
c. do you do
d. are you doing
10. Jane: "What ..... ?"
Mary: "I'm trying to fix my car."
a. you doing
b. you do
c. do you do
d. are you doing
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11. Jane ..... her blue jeans today, but usually she
wears a skirt or a dress.
a. wears
b. wearing
c. wear
d. is wearing
12. I think I ..... a new calculator. This one does not
work any more.
a. needs
b. needed
c. need
d. am needing
13. Sorry, you can't borrow my pencil. I ..... it
myself.
a. was using
b. using
c. use
d. am using
14. What time ...... .
a. the train leaves?
b. leaves the train?
c. is the train leaving?
d. does the train leave?
15. Jane: "Are you going to the dance on Friday?"
Mary: "No, I'm not. I ..... school dances. They're
loud, hot and crowded!"
a. not enjoy
b. don’t enjoy
c. doesn’t enjoy
d. am not enjoying
16. I ..... for my pen. Have you seen it?
a. will look
b. looking
c. look
d. am looking
17. The phone usually...... at this time.
a. rings
b. ring
c. rang
d. is ringing
18. I bought a new computer last week, but it ..... so
I took it back to the shop.
a. worked not
b. hasn’t worked
c. don’t work
d. didn’t work
19. My math teacher wasn't happy yesterday. I .....
to bring my calculator to class.
a. was forgetting
b. have forgotten
c. forgot
d. forget
20. I ..... to the cinema since I came to Germany.
a. went not
b. haven’t gone
c. hasn’t gone
d. didn’t go
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21. I like your watch. How long ..... it?
a. you have
b. have you had
c. did you have
d. are you having
22. A: Have you ever ridden a horse?
B: No, but I ..... a camel when I visited Egypt last
year.
a. was riding
b. rode
c. ride
d. have ridden
23. I went to the school dance last Friday, but I .....
it very much.
a. haven`t enjoyed
b. don’t enjoy
c. didn’t enjoyed
d. didn’t enjoy
24. I ..... very well last night. There was loud music
coming from a house down the road.
a. wasn’t sleeping
b. haven’t slept
c. didn’t slept
d. didn’t sleep
25. I ..... very well since I bought a new bed. I don't
find it very comfortable.
a. was sleeping
b. haven’t slept
c. haven’t sleep
d. didn’t sleep
26. My grandmother ..... for 62 years and she never
even coughs. What a lucky woman!
a. smokes
b. smoked
c. is smoking
d. has smoked
27. I ..... late for school again this morning. The
teacher was not happy!
a. have arrived
b. arrived
c. arrive
d. am arriving
28. I ..... anything since breakfast so I feel very
thirsty now.
a. wasn’t drinking
b. haven’t drunk
c. don’t drink
d. didn’t drink
29. Do you like ..... new science teacher?
a. a
b. an
c. the
30. Where are ..... scissors? - Sorry, I haven't seen
them.
a. a
b. an
c. the
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31. They have forecast a lot of rain for the next few
weeks. I need to buy ..... umbrella.
a. a
b. an
c. the
32. I don’t like plying ..... guitar.
a. b. a
c. an
d. the
What Where When How much
Who Who How
33. __________ sits next to Dries?
Mo.
34. __________ does the boy come from? From
Madrid.
35. __________ old are her children?
Three and five.
36. __________ is Lola´s birthday?
In March.
37. __________ is the shirt?
It´s twenty Baht.
38. __________ is good at playing tennis? John.
39. __________ are you going?
To the hospital.
40. __________ does the restaurant open?
At ten o´clock.
41. __________ can I get some ice cream?
At the snack bar.
42. __________ are you going to order?
Pasta.
43. __________ are you going to do on Monday?
I don´t know.
44. __________ has got my sunglasses?
I have got them.
45. __________ is Helen´s party?
On Friday.
46. Tony is ______ at his mother.
a. angry
b. angrily
c. anger
47. Nokia is a _______ company.
a. good
b. better
c. best
48. Tom is _______ than Joey.
a. fast
b. faster
c. fastest
49. She will live ______ than him.
a. long
b. longest
c. longer
d. larger
50. What about this? Isn’t it _______?
a. beautiful
b. beautifully
c. beauty
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51. The test was ________ than I thought it would
be.
a. difficult
b. more difficult
c. most difficult
52. He is the ________ boy in his class.
a. old
b. older
c. oldest
53. You are so ________, I am sure you can pick
this up.
a. strong
b. strongly
c. weak
d. weakly
54. I am very __________ at the moment. May I call
you back in an hour?
a. busy
b. busily
55. Please return my call __________.
a. quick
b. quickly
56. There is a lot of __________ interference on the
line.
a. noisy
b. noisily
57. She spoke very _________ on the phone.
a. angry
b. angrily
58. ____ you turn it down a bit please?
a. Can
b. May
59. It's OK- you ____ go when you've finished.
a. may
b. might
60. You ____ smoke in the cinema.
a. can't
b. might not
61. It's impossible, they _____ have finished it
already!
a. can't
b. mustn't
62. Students_____ follow the school’s rules.
a. can
b. may
63. ____ you speak Japanese?
a. Can
b. May
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Reading Comprehension
Mrs. Barley is a teacher. She works at a secondary school.
She always gets up early, has breakfast and walks to school.
Students like her a lot. They often say Mrs. Barley is
the most affectionate teacher. Her students have reading
classes before lunch but this week, they are outside for
physical exercises and training. They are preparing for
a contest. Last year, they were not lucky and they ranked
the second team, but this year, they hope they will be
the best one. Mrs. Barley is pretty sure that they will
achieve it.
64. How does Mrs. Barley go to work?
a. She walks
b. She drives
c. She takes a taxi
d. She cycles
65. Which of the following is true?
a. Students do not respect Mrs. Barley
b. Students performed best last year.
c. Mrs. Barley is not certain that students will
win next time.
d. Students are trying to win the contest.
66. "they hope .." means
a. they know
b. they expect
c. they have
d. they accept
Cloze test
Now, I (67)--------- to Joe, one of my best friends from
university years. He got married 10 months (68)--------.
They are expecting a baby nowadays, so Joe (69)-----a father soon. He treats people very gently and he is always
kind to his friends. I am really happy that Joe is one of
my friends. I am looking forward (70)------ visiting them
in summer.
67.
a. talked
b. talk
c. am talking
d. was talking
68.
a. since
b. now
c. before
d. ago
69.
a. will be
b. is be
c. was
d. were
70.
a. to
b. for
c. in
d. up
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