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TEST

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Part A

01They _____ from Spain.

is are do have

02 What do you do? I'm _____ student.

the a there an

03 Peter _____ at seven o'clock.

goes up get up go to gets up

04_____ you like this DVD?

Are Have Do Can

05We _____ live in a flat.

don't hasn't doesn't haven't

06 _____ he play tennis?

Where Does Do When

07Have you _____ a car?

any have got one

08They _____ at home yesterday.

was are were did

09He _____ to Brazil on business last week.

go goed went gone

10Where did you ___ when you were a child?

lived live living were living

11My brother is older _____ me.

from that than to

12It's the _____ interesting of all his films.

more much many most

13The phone's ringing: _____ answer it.

I'll I will I going

14He has _____ his sandwich.

ate eated eat eaten

15Do you like ________ house over there?

those this that these

16Are you _____ José tomorrow?

visit will visit going to visit plan to visit

17There's _____ sugar.

no any not some isn't

18I went home ______ my new baby.

see for to see to see for see

19This is _____ picture of my friend.

some a any few

20Have you _____ been on a winter sports holiday?

always any time soon ever

21I can't _____ Spanish.

speaking speak to speak spoken

22How _____ English books have you got?

much many often big

23 I don't _____ getting up early.

not like want enjoy never

24We _____ like to see the mountains.

would will are a lot

25We are looking for a green car _________.

every day at the moment yesterday soon

26I don't usually play tennis ________.

tomorrow last week on Thursdays now

27John isn't going to buy a new house _______.

last week next year yesterday a year ago

28Where were you at 6 o'clock ________?

tomorrow in the summer soon this morning

29What time did you leave home ________?

next Thursday tomorrow now last night

30There are a lot of people in the park _______.

last week at the moment yesterday tomorrow


Part B

01The Roxy Cinema closed seven years _____.

before yet ago beforehand

02You ____ park your car on the pavement.

don't have to needn't ought shouldn't

03My hair is _______ than my sister's.

straightest straighter more straight more straighter

04She's been in India ______ 1999.

since in for at

05How long __________ a student?

were you been have you been did you be had you be

06Yes, I'll come to the party but I _____ arrive late.

may be might perhaps possible

07She said that she _____ never seen him before.

did had would has

08I'm looking _____ to seeing my friend next week.

about out a lot forward

09This is _____ than I thought.

bad badder worse worst

10You _____ smoke at the petrol station.

needn't mustn't don't have to doesn't have t

11We _____ work in that factory.

one day was used to then

12I think it _____ be sunny tomorrow.

will probably probably can could

13If we get up in time, _____ the train.

we catch we caught we would catch we'll catch

14 He said that most problems _____ by teenagers.

cause caused were caused were causing

15Football _____ in most countries.

plays players is played is playing

16We _____ lunch when you telephoned.

was having had were having are having

17I remember _________ delicious fruit in Brazil.

to eat eaten been eaten eating

18It was raining when I __________.

arrive arrived was arriving arriving

19She _________ four more detective stories before she died.

has written wrote written used to write

20I won't come to see you if the weather ____ bad.

is will be is being will

21They weren't allowed ___________ the military base.

to be entered to enter entering being entered to

22____________ is very difficult in Cambridge.

To park To be parked Parking A parking

23The criminals had escaped before the police ___________.

have come come had come came

245% more girls than boys ____________ in September 2005.

borned born were born have been born

25She accused me ____________ an affair with another woman.

to have for having of having in having

26What prevents him from being a good speaker, is his _____________.

nervous nervy nervousness nerve

27"Sorry I'm late." She ___________ for being late.

apologised regretted accused denied

28"I think the government has made a very wise decision." He _____________ the government's decision.

criticised accepted applauded recognised

29The train was cancelled, so we _____ .

couldn't go wasn't go didn't went mustn't go

30It was a difficult journey, but I _____ get home.

could managed to at last was

31We arrived at the station, but the bus _____ earlier.

has left had leave has leave had left

32We can _____ walk or go by car.

both rather either neither

33If I _____ enough money, I'd buy a new car.

had would did shall

34It _____ correctly.

hasn't done hasn't been done hasn't been do not been done

35It _____ be possible at some point in the future.

can hope may is

36 Schools then _____ having more children in the class.

was used to were used to was use to were use to

37We _____ to go to work at six in the morning.

must would had did

38They _____ an old photograph of the place.

came up came across came into came after

39We'll have taken our exams _____ this time next month.

at on during by

40I will do badly in my work, _____ try harder.

if I'm not if I wasn't if I haven't if I don't

 

Part C

Write how you spent your day yesterday (about 80 words)

42When can you study? (you can mark more than one option)

Any time Morning Afternoon Evening Saturday

43How many days per week do you want to study?

1 day 2 days 3 days 5 days Other