| Item 1-5 : Be, have and do |
| 1. Have you (ever) ______ to Amsterdam? |
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1. go |
2. to go |
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3. going |
4. been |
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| 2. The neighbours are _____ noisy today. |
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1. be |
2. to be |
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3. being |
4. been |
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| 3. The protesters ____ (got) plenty of courage front of the building yesterday. |
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1. have |
2. had |
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3. having |
4. didn’t have |
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| 4. The children are ______ a wonderful time now. (= are experiencing) |
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1. have |
2. had |
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3. having |
4. have been |
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| 5. We _____ the train journey in three hours from Paris to London last month. |
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1. do |
2. did |
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3. had done |
4. had been |
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| 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. |
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1. can |
2. could |
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3. was able |
4. would |
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| 7. As soon as she arrived I ______ see from her face that she was depressed. |
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1. can |
2. could |
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3. was able |
4. would |
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8. You _____________ pay a month’s rent in advance. The landlord always
insists on it. |
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1. must |
2. have to |
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3. mustn’t |
4. don’t have to |
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| 9. You _____________ complete and return the completed form before Friday, 10th March. |
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1. must |
2. have to |
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3. mustn’t |
4. don’t have to |
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| 10. You ______ be very proud of your daughter winning the prize. |
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1. must |
2. can’t |
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3. may |
4. might |
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| Item 11-15 : The passive |
| 11. Animal Farm ___________ by George Orwell. |
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1. wrote |
2. is written |
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3. was written |
4. had been written |
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12. We had hoped to get a look at some of the exhibits but the gallery _________
last May when we were there. |
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1. restored |
2. will be restored |
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3. was restored |
4. had been restored |
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| 13. If you hadn't been so unprofessional, you _________. |
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1. sacked |
2. would have been sacked |
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3. was sacked |
4. had been sacked |
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| 14. The man who ___________ of stealing your handbag has been captured. |
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1. is suspected |
2. will be suspected |
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3. was suspected |
4. has been suspected |
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| 15. Lady Spence ________ at gunpoint during a robbery in her home at Dorchester yesterday. |
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1. is hold |
2. would be hold |
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3. was hold |
4. had been hold |
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| Item 16-20 : The Infinitive and The Gerund |
| 16. Why does John keep ____________ to you? |
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1. write |
2. writing |
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3. to write |
4. wrote |
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| 17. Please stop _____________ me when I am trying to explain something. |
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1. interrupt |
2. interrupting |
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3. to interrupt |
4. interrupted |
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| 18. The lemonade was cool enough for us ________ . |
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1. drink |
2. drinking |
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3. to drink |
4. drank |
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| 19. He works too slowly ______ any use to me. |
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1. is |
2. being |
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3. to be |
4. be |
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| 20. You should be able to practise _________ every day. |
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1. sing |
2. singing |
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3. to sing |
3. sang |
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| 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. |
| 21. |
1. abandon |
2. abandoning |
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3. to abandon |
4. abandoned |
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| 22. |
1. swim |
2. swimming |
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3. to swim |
4. swam |
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| 23. |
1. break |
2. breaking |
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3. to break |
4. broke |
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| 24. |
1. be postponed |
2. postponing |
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3. to postpone |
4. to be postponed |
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| 25. |
1. mountain bike |
2. mountain biking |
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3. to mountain bike |
4. mountain biked |
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