Multiple choice test. Choose the best alternative.

1. If everything goes well, I _____ in two years’ time.
am graduating
would graduate
will graduate
graduate

2. I would be more confident if I _____ as hard as you.
would study
would have studied
had been studied
studied

3. If Nigel hadn’t told you about me sending you the Valentine card, _____it was me?
would you guess
would you have guessed
had you guessed
did you guess

4. Peter keeps telling me he is innocent. I wish I _____ his words.
didn't doubt
wasn't doubting
wouldn't have doubted
haven't doubted

5. I hadn’t realized before the lady really _____ 90 years old.
had been
was
is
will be

6. New plans ______ at the very moment.
will be made
are made
are making
are being made

7. Iris _____ the headmaster of a very old school when she herself was very young.
would be appointed
had been appointed
has appointed
were appointed

8. You _____ better tell the truth before Sheila goes to bed.
would
had
should
could

9. Pertti ______ several languages.
can
was able to
could
knows

10. English ______ easily.
can be learned
can learn
is able to learn
has been able to learn

11. The children _____ to stay up later than usual.
was allowed
can
could have
had been allowed

12. You _____ do that now. We can do it in the morning.
mustn't
couldn't
don't have to
wouldn't

13. It _____ be wiser to think again.
might
ought
have to
would rather

14. Patricia didn’t use ______ long letters but they were interesting letters to read.
to writing
writing
to write
write

15. We ______ talk hours whenever we met.
would
will
had
were used to

16. I won’t ______ you go to Paris without me.
allow
let
get
permit

17. The Seddons can’t afford _____ such a big country house.
to buying
buy
to buy
having bought

18. I clearly heard somebody ______ in the dark room.
has moved
had been moving
move
to move

19. I just couldn’t ______laughing when our eyes met.
stopped
help
do without
but

20. Ben had always made me ______ hard.
work
working
to work
worked

21. I was accustomed to _____ responsibility.
to take
taking
take
being taken

22. Rather than _____ late, we should take a taxi.
be
being
to be
been

23. The old man was caught _____ in a shop.
stole
to steal
stealing
steal

24. Sheila does nothing but _____ those novels of hers all day long.
reading
reads
to read
read

25. John wanted _____ to his party.
us to come
that we come
our coming
we will come

26. Sue said she _____ Gary before but everybody knew she was lying.
hasn't met
wouldn't meet
didn't meet
hadn't met

27. My friend says he _____ your way of writing ever since he read your first book.
has admired
had admired
admired
admires

28. Mother told us _____ stay out too late.
don't
not
not to
shouldn't

29. Do you know what _____ ?
it is
is it
there is
is there

30. _____ the good news you were talking about?
Is this
Are these
Were they
Would those be

31. Her manners _____ a good example for all of us.
have set
is setting
was setting
has set

32. All those present shook their _____ when she asked them to come and sing on the stage.
a head
head
the head
heads

33. Politics _____ getting dirtier and dirtier.
is
are
have been
were

34. I usually go and visit my parents once _____ week.
in a
a
on the
the

35. _____ Finland of the 1980’s was a welfare state.
A
The
-
An

36. Joensuu is in_____eastern Finland.
-
the
a
an

37. Jeremy has always been considered ______honest man.
-
a
an
the

38. I can’t go to____ school today.
the
a
an
-

39. We had a cup of tea at my_____
uncles
uncle
uncles'
uncle's

40. I met a ____girl in the street
four years old
four-year-old
aged four
at the age of four

41. I feel ____ extremely radiant today.
-
myself
me
my being

42. Girls, have a good time! Enjoy____
yourself
you
yourselves
yours

43. ____very warm in this room. Do you mind if I open the window?
Here was
There is
It is
There was

44. _____a time when I loved him so much I could have died for him.
There is
There was
It was
It is

45. _____raining cats and dogs this morning.
It was
It were
There were
There was

46. What a wonderful day!______26 degrees!
It is
There is
There are
It will have

47. Nothing____he says scares me!
which
what
that
whose

48. _____who knew the truth kept quiet.
They
Those
Them
Their

49. _____could have done a thing like that??
Whoever
Whatever
Who ever
How ever

50. _____of my friends came there that night.
No one
Nobody
No
None

51. _____of us agreed to the plan.
Everybody
Every one
Every
Everyone

52. Gloria never said _____like that.
something
nothing
anyting
none

53. ______ single member has to be invited.
Every
Each
Any
Both

54. Each friend of mine _____to the party tonight.
is coming
are coming
come
have come

55. Are you going to work_____June?
all of the
all the
whole
the whole of

56. She is the sort of person who needs_____freedom.
a great number of
hardly any
a few
a large amount of

57. Mary has _____friends, which makes her sad.
a little
little
few
a few

58. The _____child was taken to hospital.
ill
sick
unwell
poorly

59. The______attention you pay Tim the better.
less
lesser
least
little

60. It was so stormy that we didn’t sail any_____.
far
even more
further
farthest

61. John has always had to work______
hard
hardly
the harder
of the hardest

62. Never_____sung as well as today.
Cheryl had
has Cheryl
didn't Cheryl
Cheryl has

63. I saw Bill in front of his house_____Monday evening.
in
at
on
by

64. The Seddons will stay in Greece____a fortnight.
at
during
for
since

65. I can’t concentrate_____reading anymore.
to
in
at
on

66. I arrived______Victoria Station early in the morning.
in
to
at
on

67. I had to apologize ______Mark for being so rude.
of
to
from
-

68. The big black cat attacked________the postman.
-
on
to
at

69. I have a firm belief _____humanity.
on
in
to
for

70. ____said that, I ‘ll rest my case.
Have
After I had
Having
After having