3. The protesters ____ (got) plenty of courage front of the building yesterday.
1. have
2. had
3. having
4. didn’t have
4. The children are ______ a wonderful time now. (= are experiencing)
1. have
2. had
3. having
4. have been
5. We _____ the train journey in three hours from Paris to London last month.
1. do
2. did
3. had done
4. had been
Item 6-10 : Modal Verbs
6. I really enjoyed staying with my aunt when I was a child because she always
told me I _________ to watch TV after 10 o’clock.
1. can
2. could
3. was able
4. would
7. As soon as she arrived I ______ see from her face that she was depressed.
1. can
2. could
3. was able
4. would
8. You _____________ pay a month’s rent in advance. The landlord always
insists on it.
1. must
2. have to
3. mustn’t
4. don’t have to
9. You _____________ complete and return the completed form before Friday, 10th March.
1. must
2. have to
3. mustn’t
4. don’t have to
10. You ______ be very proud of your daughter winning the prize.
1. must
2. can’t
3. may
4. might
Item 11-15 : The passive
11. Animal Farm ___________ by George Orwell.
1. wrote
2. is written
3. was written
4. had been written
12. We had hoped to get a look at some of the exhibits but the gallery _________
last May when we were there.
1. restored
2. will be restored
3. was restored
4. had been restored
13. If you hadn't been so unprofessional, you _________.
1. sacked
2. would have been sacked
3. was sacked
4. had been sacked
14. The man who ___________ of stealing your handbag has been captured.
1. is suspected
2. will be suspected
3. was suspected
4. has been suspected
15. Lady Spence ________ at gunpoint during a robbery in her home at Dorchester yesterday.
1. is hold
2. would be hold
3. was hold
4. had been hold
Item 16-20 : The Infinitive and The Gerund
16. Why does John keep ____________ to you?
1. write
2. writing
3. to write
4. wrote
17. Please stop _____________ me when I am trying to explain something.
1. interrupt
2. interrupting
3. to interrupt
4. interrupted
18. The lemonade was cool enough for us ________ .
1. drink
2. drinking
3. to drink
4. drank
19. He works too slowly ______ any use to me.
1. is
2. being
3. to be
4. be
20. You should be able to practise _________ every day.
1. sing
2. singing
3. to sing
3. sang
Item 21-25
James Forsyth has decided (21)______ his second attempt at (22)_____ the English Channel after (23)______ his ankle in a cycling accident. His decision (24)_____ this attempt came after a two week holiday (25)_________ in Majorca with his wife.
