a) part b) last c) late d) giving

13. The doctor didn't allow her to carry __________ things.

a) honest b) general c) easy d) heavy

14. After I had read through the text I was _________ to do the test correctly.

a) full b) hard c) ill d) able

15. Everybody enjoyed the film __________ me.

a) unless b) not c) except d) although

16. Have you visited your parents? __________ .

a) Not yet b) Not ever c) Already d) Ever

17. There is an old apple-tree __________ house.

a) in b) between c) behind d) through

18. He won't be able to lift it __________ we help him.

a) but b) unless c) when d) or

19. I cannot discuss the problem right now, __________ some other day.

a) seldom b) near c) although d) perhaps

20. I will go, __________ I would rather stay at home.

a) whether b) although c) if d) just

14. Choose the correct word to fit into each sentence.

1. He __________ a bad mistake.

a) did b) went c) put d) made

2. Anthony __________ the TV set back to the shop.

a) borrowed b) took c) returned d) left

3. We had __________ and potatoes for dinner.

a) wind b) fog c) meat d) sand

4. They sat near the __________ to keep warm.

a) cloud b) snow c) coal d) fire

5. Vistors can see many interesting __________ in the new museum.

a) fruits b) things c) enemies d) laws

6. We don't want to __________ in town this summer.

a) stay b) develop c) excuse d) decide

7. Last autumn he __________ a student from our university.

a) jumped b) invented c) became d) learned

8. You must __________ before you answer.

a) belong b) think c) happen d) like

9. These fishermen live in a little __________ at the seaside.

a) mountain b) road c) city d) village

10. The police _________ the car in the forest far from the town.

a) threw b) found c) felt d) fought

11. We can travel to Germany by __________ and sea.

a) land b) grass c) lake d) wood

12. The reporter wanted to know how everything had __________ .

a) graduated b) happened c) invited d) explained

13. We hoped that he will ___________ the game.

a) sell b) cut c) tell d) win

14. We always __________ hard to finish our work on time.

a) take b) try c) shout d) wash

15. A dark __________ covered the sky and soon it began to rain.

a) coat b) land c) cloud d) stick

16. William Hill made it the aim of his life to get a good _________ .

a) decision b) expression c) examination d) education

17. The Central Lowlands ___________ between the Western Australian Plateau and the Eastern Highlands.

a) ruin b) lie c) pay d) place

18. Mrs. Green __________ the house at 10 o'clock every morning to go shopping.

a) draws b) comes c) leaves d) lives

19. It was great __________ to meet the famous scientist.

a) friendship b) honour c) memory d) knowledge

20. This discovery is of great __________ .

a) movement b) ability

c) difficulty d) importance

15. Rewrite each of the sentences in reported speech.

1. “Why did he leave yesterday?”

She asked me ________________________________________

2. “Where will you be going next summer?”

He asked me _________________________________________

3. “Have you met him before?”

I inquired ____________________________________________

4. “Eat more fruits and vegetables,” the doctor said.

The doctor said _______________________________________

5. “Don't come before 10 o'clock,” I said to him.

I told ________________________________________________

6. “Can you speak more slowly?” he asked me.

He asked ____________________________________________

7. Ann says, “I am working tomorrow evening.”

Ann says ____________________________________________

8. Tom said, “I am feeling ill.”

Tom said ____________________________________________

9. Ann said, “I am going away for a few days.”

Ann said _____________________________________________

10. John said, “I can't come to the party on Friday.”

John said ____________________________________________

16. Put the verbs in the simple present or the simple progressive.

Supermarkets in the U.S. __________ (test) a new robot checkout system. The machines __________ (attract) interest from several European chains. Shoppers __________ (start) by touching a video screen which _________ (give) instructions on how to pass the shopping over a scanning window. As the customer __________ (do) this, the system __________ (get) information from the computer and __________ (print) a bill. Customers can pay by credit card without human contact. The largest American supermarket chain __________ (study) customer reactions. 25% of the customers __________ (prefer) the system but 25% __________ (hate) it because they are afraid of technology and like human contact.

17. Use the correct form of the word.

In the last four years, over 150 football magazines _________ (appear) in Britain. They are about football, football, and more football.

The magazines are called “fanzines,” and Howard Presser _________ (start) one when he was sixteen.

Howard __________ (speak) to Jill Evans about his magazine.

“I __________ (be) a football fan since I __________ (be) eleven. I __________ (decide) to start my own magazine because the newspapers never __________ (write) about my team.”

Howard __________ (be) a fan of Queens Park Rangers (a London) team and his fanzine __________ (come) a long way in a short time.

When the magazine __________ (begin), Howard only __________ (have) a few readers. He __________ (sell) over five hundred copies at his last match!

Howard __________ (not have) a free minute since he __________ (start) the magazine two years ago, but he doesn't mind.

“I ___________ (meet) lots of interesting people in the last two years and I _____________ (be) never bored.”

18. Underline the correct form.

1. He ran / had run out of the room as soon as we walked in.

2. I had gone to sleep / went to sleep by the time he arrived.

3. They waited until we were all there before they had started / started.

4. He left because he had finished/ finished his homework.

5. He left / had left school by the age of sixteen.

6. He wasn't there where I had looked / looked.

7. I was sure that I saw / had seen her somewhere before.

8. The house has been / had been empty for several months when I bought it.

9. He couldn't play because he had injured / injured his leg.

19. Complete the text with a / an, the or “zero”.

__________ Komodo dragon lives on __________ island of Komodo, which is part of __________ Indonesia. __________ Komodo dragons are very dangerous animals. They grow up to be three metres long. They eat __________ chickens, __________ goats and other small animals, as well as __________ humans. Just the saliva of __________ Komodo dragon can kill __________ man, and there is a well-known case of __________ Frenchman who was bitten by __________ dragon, and died two years later.

Most animals survive because __________ adults do not eat their own babies. __________ Komodo dragon survives because __________ babies can climb __________ trees whereas __________ adults cannot. __________ adults are too big to do it, so __________ babies just sit in the trees until they are ready to look after themselves. The Komodo dragon does not breathe __________ fire but it has ________ worst breath known to __________ mankind, and there is __________ strong temptation to run when you are close to these animals.

20. Choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.

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