Use of English

Read the sentences below. For questions 1-20 decide which answer (a, b or c) fits best each gap. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

1] If I ....................your number I would have phoned you.

A]would have taken b]had taken c]would take

2]It ........................that he will resign within the next few days.

A]is being thought b]is thought c] thought

3]When I was a student I ..................study every evening.

A]use to b]got used to c] used to

4]He's used to ........................ until nine o'clock in the evening.

A]not eating b]not eat c] eat

5]If I ..............worse tomorrow, I'll go to the doctor's.

A]I'll feel b] feel c]were feeling

6]I enjoy....................photos and would like to work for a newspaper one day.

A]having b] taking c]to do

7]It stopped .....................an hour ago.

A]to rain b] rained c]raining

8]I insisted......................a room with a view.

A]to have b]on having c]to having

9]The travel company apologized..............the price of the holiday up at the last minute.

A]putting b]put c]for putting

10]The government............................pay more attention to public opinion if they are to be re-elected.

A]will need to b]will be needing to c] are going to need to

11]You ........................do strenuous exercise to keep fit. Brisk walking will do that.

A]had better not b]don't have to c]needn't to

12]I really wish I ....................it so late to start studying a foreign language.

A]would't leave b]didn't leave c]hadn't left

13]He opened the front door quietly...............my sister up.

A]not wake b]so that I don't wake c]so as not to wake

14]She still works...................he inherited a million last year.

A]in spite of b]despite c]even though

15]I'm going to the dentist. I need to ................

a]have my teeth checked b]check my teeth c]have checked my teeth

16]Let me give you............... -don't take that job.

A]some advice b]an advice c] some advices

17]Tom's very late. Do you think he...............forgotten about the dinner?

A]can't have b] could c] might have

18]The sky's very dark. It...............there's going to be a storm.

A]looks b]looks like if c] looks as if

19]When we got to the airport, the flight from Warsaw................

a]had already landed b]had already been landing c]already landed

20]The harder you work, .................results you'll have.

A]better b]the better c] the better than

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