1) __________five people in my family. a) They are b) There is c) There are 2) How much are _______ shoes? a) this b) these c) that 3) My sister __________ tennis very well. a) plays b) play c) playing 4) I usually go to work _____ train. a) on b) with c) by 5) I don't see my parents very often _________ they live in South Africa. a) so b) but c) because 6) Rosie stayed ______ home yesterday. a) in b) at c) to 7) Last night I _________ to the cinema. a) went b) have gone c) did go 8) The __________ is quite expensive but the food there is excellent. a) film b) restaurant c) book d) dinner 9) Sara: _________ were you at the weekend? Rob: I was in Scotland. a) When b) Where c) What 10) _________ you have a good time at the party? a) Did b) Were c) Had 11) Are you _________ English teacher? a) Maria b) Marias' c) Maria's 12) Bob will meet _____ at the airport a) us b) we c) our 13) I'm going to the cinema tonight. ________ you like to come with? a) Do b) Are c) Would 14) ______________ use your dictionary? a) Could I b) Could you c) Do I 15) I like this apartment, but the ____________ is too expensive for me. a) money b) rent c) cost 16) Excuse me, how do I ____________ to the bus station? a) come b) get c) arrive 17) Sara: Do you sell stamps? Rob: Yes we do. How _______ would you like? a) any b) many c) much 18) Sara: Sorry I'm so late. Rob: That's ________. a) OK b) great c) right 19) I'd like _________ milk in my coffee, please. a) some b) any c) a 20) Let's go to the __________. a) diner b) dinner c) supper 21) __________ a bus stop near our flat. a) It's b) Here's c) There's 22) Sara: Is this a good time to talk? Rob: Sorry, no. I____________ lunch. a) cook b) am cooking c) cooking 23) I think cycling is more dangerous ________ driving. a) as b) like c) than 24) We ________ going to the swimming pool next Saturday. a) will b) do c) are 25) ________ meet for coffee some time soon. a) Let's b) Do you c) Shall they d) Will 26) If you've got a headache, you _________ go home. a) should b) might c) had 27) __________ ever been to New York? a) Have you b) Will you c) Did you 28) Sara: I only get about five hours' sleep a night. Rob: That's not __________. a) enough b) lot c) too much 29) Sara: Did Amina finish the report? Rob: No. She ____________ it tomorrow. a) finishes b) is going to finish c) finished 30) Sara: Is Ottawa the capital of Canada? Rob: I think ________. a) is b) yes c) so d) right 31) We never ___________ a TV when I was a child. a) have had b) hadn't c) had d) didn't have 32) We paid the restaurant bill ________ debit card. a) to b) with c) on d) by 33) The last time I _____________ Joanna was in Paris. a) have seen b) saw c) see d) was seeing 34) If you __________ money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly. a) borrow b) earn c) spend d) lend 35) Sara: Can I make myself a cup of tea? Rob: Of course. You ___________ to ask. a) don't b) mustn't c) needn't d) don't have 36) __________ anywhere interesting recently? a) Do you go b) Have you been c) Are you going d) Will you go 37) Learning the piano isn't as difficult ________ learning the violin. a) like b) so c) than d) as 38) If the weather ___________ bad tomorrow, we can go to the museum. a) will be b) was c) is d) would be e) going to be 39) About a billion cans of coke _______ drunk around the world every day. a) is b) are c) was d) were 40) Hans isn't here. He _________ to see his grandmother. He'll be back tomorrow. a) has gone b) had been c) has been d) had gone 41) When I was a child, I ____________climb the wall and jump into our neighbour's garden. a) would b) did c) have d) used 42) Have you finished _________ the wall yet? a) paint b) to paint c) painting d) painted 43) Can you help me? I've tried ________ hotel in the city and can't find a room. a) many b) any c) every d) all 44) Lena used to find work boring __________ she became a nurse. a) unless b) until c) if d) since 45) If I _________ closer to my office, I could walk to work. a) lived b) would live c) had lived d) live 46) I __________ outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived. a) stood b) was standing c) had stood d) am standing 47) Sara: Shall we go to the restaurant for dinner? Rob: It ________ be fully booked. They're sometimes busy on a Monday. a) will b) may c) can d) must 48) Sara: I've got to be in work in five minutes. Rob: Don't worry, I___________ you a lift if you want. a) give b) am giving c) 'll give d) 'm going to give 49) My doctor advised me ___________ more exercise. a) take b) taking c) having taken d) to take e) for take 50) I couldn't _______ up with the noise in the city, so we moved somewhere more quiet. a) put b) live c) set d) take 51) Julia __________ married since she was 20. a) is b) was c) has been d) is being 52) Don't worry if I _________ late tonight. I'm going to the gym after work. a) am b) will be c) would be d) was 53) Sara: I've got a terrible headache and it won't go away. Rob: Have you tried __________ some aspirin? a) to take b) take c) took d) taking 54) Jon ___________ working on this project for a couple of months, so he hasn't made much progress yet. a) is only b) has only been c) was only d) had only been 55) I've finished this salad and I'm still hungry. I ____________ ordered something more filling. a) must have b) would have c) should have d) may have 56) Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours _____ you? a) for b) to c) with d) about 57) Some married couples seem to get more ______ over time. a) alike b) same c) like d) equal 58) I don't know how much this card costs. They label's ________ off. a) gone b) taken c) done d) come 59) Ben got the job because he ________ a very good impression in his interview. a) made b) did c) put d) took 60) I ____________ to be picking Tom up at the station, but I've lost my keys! a) am supposed b) am requested c) am intended d) am obliged 61) By the age of 18, I __________ not to go to University. a) had decided b) decided c) have decided d) was deciding 62) I'm afraid your car ___________ repaired before next week. a) hasn't been b) wasn't c) wouldn't be d) can't be 63) The amount of organically grown food on sale has _______enormously in recent years. a) raised b) lifted c) increased d) grew e) built 64) Can you believe it? A woman has been ________ for hacking into the computer of her online virtual husband. a) accused b) suspended c) arrested d) suspected 65) You may borrow my laptop __________ you promise to look after it. a) unless b) in case c) as long as d) although 66) It's a huge painting. It _______ taken ages to complete. a) must have b) can't have c) should have d) won't have 67) Pierre tends to put ______ dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately. a) down b) off c) over d) away 68) If the taxi hadn't stopped for us, we __________ standing in the rain. a) were still b) would still be c) are still d) will still be 69) The factory workers threatened ________ on strike if they didn't get a pay rise. a) going b) to go c) that they go d) to have gone e) on going 70) I was about to go to sleep, when it ________ to me where the missing keys might be. a) remembered b) happened c) appeared d) occurred 71) There's going to be a new department at work. They've asked me to ______ it up. a) take b) set c) put d) bring e) create 72) If the film is a _______ success, the director will get most of the credit. a) big b) high c) large d) good 73) By the end of today's seminar, I will ____________ to each of you individually. a) speak b) have spoken c) be speaking d) have been speaking 74) This is a photo of my little sister ___________ ice cream on the beach. a) eat b) eating c) was eating d) having eaten 75) People were amazed that the burglary took place in _________ daylight a) wide b) broad c) large d) open 76) She invested a lot of time __________ researching the most appropriate university. a) to b) for c) with d) in 77) The police claimed that they acted in self- ___________. a) interest b) confidence c) defence d) discipline 78) I _________ remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf. a) deeply b) entirely c) clearly d) strongly e) completely 79) He turned _______ to be considerably older than I had imagined. a) over b) up c) out d) round 80) The windows in the house are in urgent __________ of replacement. a) need b) help c) want d) demand 81) Speed cameras ___________ shown to reduce accidents. a) have b) were being c) have been d) are being 82) Life is a _______ deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language. a) far b) huge c) big d) great 83) The experiment _______ testing people's responses before and after drinking coffee. a) contained b) incorporated c) involved d) consisted 84) Having __________ his driving test several times, Paul finally passed at the fourth attempt. a) taken b) made c) had d) attended 85) Gospel music has been a major influence __________ other musical styles, especially soul. a) with b) to c) about d) on e) for 86) Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential, ____________ business you're in. a) however b) wherever c) whatever d) whenever 87) It's _______ likely that this novel will win a literary prize. a) totally b) deeply c) strongly d) highly 88) It's no _______ for me to get Brad's phone number - I'll be seeing him tonight. a) point b) wonder c) secret d) problem 89) I'd lived in Australia, so I was used to ________ on the left side of the road. a) driving b) drive c) having driven d) drove 90) I don't think the colours in Julia's outfit ___________ together. a) fit b) suit c) match d) go 91) Very rarely _____________ here in July. a) it rains b) does it rain c) is it raining d) it is raining 92) I prefer to buy CDs online ________download music from my computer. a) in contrast to b) as opposed to c) rather than d) in comparison to 93) I'm just __________ to the loo. Be back in a minute. a) going b) arrived c) popping d) gone 94) The number of turtles on the island __________ by 70% over the last decade. a) has declined b) has been declining c) has been declined d) is declining 95) When you go ___ Rome, you should try the pizza. a) to b) in c) about d) for 96) If the Titanic ________ hit the iceberg, it ___________ have _______. a) didn't wouldn't sank b) hadn't will sank c) didn't would sunk d) wouldn't would survived e) hadn't wouldn't sunk 97) I'm feeling a little under the ________. I'm going to call in sick. a) snow b) clouds c) weather d) illness 98) I have a viral infection, so I ___________ take antibiotics. a) could b) might c) shouldn't d) mightn't 99) William Shakespeare _________ many plays and poems. a) has written b) has wrote c) wrote d) had written e) had wrote 100) Oooh. I _______ a nice cup of coffee right now! a) like b) fancy c) would d) order

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