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.
I never know what time ...................... back home, so I can't tell you. Call back later.
a) does she come b) she comes c) comes d) is she
Peter ....................... my wallet. He's such an honest person. I simply won't believe it.
a) mightn't steal b) shouldn't steal c) can't have stolen d) must be stealing
Jack and Mary ............................ married for 20 years before he died in 2002.
a) were b) have been c) had d)had been
I want to take a taxi. Where is the nearest taxi .......
a) rank b) stop c) lane d) harbour.
These shoes are too tight. I wish I ....................... them.
a) hadn't bought b) bought c) had bought d) didn't buy
.................... his attitude, he gets promoted every year.
a) although b) in spite c) so as d) despite
Jack has cut his finger with a knife and it's .................... a lot.
a) sneezing b) swelling c) bruising d) bleeding
If I were in your .........................., I'd give her a bunch of flowers and apologized her.
a) cardigan b) shoes c) glove d) backpack
I'm afraid your husband ........................ fraud last month and have been arrested this morning.
a) did b) committed c) acquitted d) sentenced
We don't like sunbathing. Actually, ............. us have ever lain on a beach for longer than a quarter.
a) both b) all of c) none of d)none
I won't let you borrow my car, unless you ..................... to give it back by 10 p.m.
a) are promising b) promise c) will promise d) shall promise
Jack ................... to being imprisoned every now and then. He often gets caught for some theft.
a) used b) is getting used c) is used d) was used
This is the shop in ........................ they sell second-hand designer clothes.
a) that b) where c) what d) which
You can ask Susan, but I don't think she is very .......................... to agree.
a) like b) likely c) probable d) probably
Your cough ............. you've got pneumonia. You'd better go to the doctor.
a) sounds b) sounds as if c) sounds like d) sounds as
That's something. I remember ............................... in this yard when I was a child.
a) to play b) played c) playing d) play
The drive home wasn't too good. ........... weather was dreadful, but at least there wasn't much ............ traffic.
a) the; the b) -; the c) the; - d) -; -
Oh, I'm so tired. I............................ the garden since early morning. I really need some rest.
a) am digging b) have been digging c) have dug d) dug
You must ........................ for the dinner. We're going to have some important guests.
a) get changed b) dress c) dress up d) get undressed
Mary is thought to .................................. Jack last week, but I think he dumped her.
a) have left b) leave c) be leaving d) leaving