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Vjebe za drugi kolokvijum iz Engleskog jezika 2 (100 pitanja)

Choose the correct option for the given sentence:
1. They discovered America in 1942.
America was discovered in 1942 by them.
America is discovered in 1942.
America was discover in 1942.
America was being discovered.

2. Someone has stolen my wallet.
My wallet has been stolen by someone.
My wallet has stolen by someone.
My wallet has been being stolen by someone.
My wallet been stolen by someone.

3. You won't be able to ring me while they are repairing my mobile.
You won't be able to ring me while my mobile is being repaired.
You won't be able to ring me while my mobile is repaired.
You won't be able to ring me while my mobile was repaired.
You won't be able to ring me while my mobile is repairing.

4. Have you heard? They have given me a place on the course!
Have you heard? I have been given a place on the course by them.
Have you heard? I have given a place on the course.
Have you heard? I have gave a place on the course.
Have you heard? I has been given a place on the course by them.

5. If you had interrupted the meeting, the police would have arrested you.
If you had interrupted the meeting, you would have been arrested by the police.
If you had interrupted the meeting, I would have been arrested by the police.
If you had interrupted the meeting, you will have been arrested by the police.

6. It is a big factory. Five hundred people ______________ (employ) there.
are employed
are employ
is employed
are been

7. ______________ somebody ______________ (clean) this room yesterday?
Did ______________clean?
Does ______________ clean?
Is ______________ cleaning?
Did ______________ cleaned?
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8. Water _____________ (cover) most of the earth's surface.
Covers
Has covered
Is cover
Is covered

9. How much of the earth's surface ______________ by water?
is covered
is cover
cover
did cover

10. The park gates ______________ at 6.30 p.m. every evening.
are locked
are being
is locked
am locked

11. The letter ___________ (post) a week ago and it __________ (arrive) yesterday.
was posted______________ arrived
is posted ______________arrives
will be posted______________will arrive
posts______________arrived

12. The boat hit a rock and __________ (sink) quickly. Fortunately, everyone
__________.
sank______________was rescued
sinks ______________ was rescued
is sunk ______________ rescued
am sunk ______________ were rescued

13. Richard's parents __________ (die) when he was very young. He and his sister
__________ (bring up) by their grandparents.
Died ______________were brought up
die______________brought up
died ______________was brought up
die ______________ were brought up

14. I was born in London, but I __________ (grow up) in Canada.
Grew up
Grew
Do grow up
Grow up

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15. While I was on holiday, my camera __________ (steal) from my hotel room.
Was stolen
Is stolen
Were stolen
Stole

16. While I was on holiday, my camera __________ (disappear) from my hotel room.
Disappeared
Disappear
Disappears
Was disappeared

17. Why __________Sue __________ from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?
Did______________resign
Does ______________resign
Do ______________ resign
Did ______________ resigned

18. Why __________ Bill __________ from his job? What did he do wrong?
Was ______________sacked
Were ______________sacked
Was ______________sack
are ______________sacked

19. The company is not independent. It ___________ (own) by a much larger company.
Is owned
Is own
Am owned
Were owned

20. I saw an accident last night. Somebody ___________ an ambulance but nobody
___________, so the ambulance ___________.
called______________was injured______________wasn't needed.
calls______________is injured______________is not needed.
called______________is injured______________is not needed
calls______________was injured______________is not needed

21. Where ___________ these photographs ___________ ? In London? ___________ you
___________ them, or somebody else?
Were______________taken; Did______________take
Was ______________taken; Did ______________take
Are ______________ taken; Do ______________ take
Is ______________ taken; Did ______________ take
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22. Sometimes it is quite noisy living here, but it is not a problem for me- I ___________
by it.
I am not bothered
I am bothered
I am bother
I bother

23. If I ___________(have) my mobile with me yesterday, I would have been able to
contact you.
Had had
Had
Have
Have had

24. I wish I ___________(be) kinder to him when I ___________(see) him last week.
Had been ______________saw
was______________saw
have been ______________had seen
were______________saw

25. Millie ___________(have) an accident two days ago if she ___________(drive) more
carefully.
Would not have had______________had driven
Would not have ______________ drove
Would not have______________had driven
Will not have ______________ drove

26. It was a disastrous evening. If we ___________(not be) late, we ___________ (not
miss) the beginning of the film.
Had not been ______________ would not have missed
Are not ______________ will not miss
Were not ______________ would not miss
Were not ______________ would not have missed

27. What ___________ you ___________ (do) if a lion ___________ (come) into the
camp last night?
Would ___ have done; had come
Would ___ have do; came
Will ___ do; comes
Would ___do; came

28. If only I ___________ (not stay) up all night celebrating. It was a stupid thing to do!
Had not stayed
Have not stayed
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Did not stay
Had not stay

29. Someone is coming to install our new kitchen next week.
We ___________ .
We are having our new kitchen installed next week.
We were having our new kitchen installed next week.
We had our new kitchen installed next week.
We have our new kitchen installed next week.

30. Sue didn't fix the roof herself. She ___________.
She had it fixed.
She has it fixed.
She had had it fixed.
She has had it fixed.

31. A hairdresser always cuts his hair.
He always ___________.
He always has his hair cut.
He always had his hair cut.
He always has had his hair cut.
He will always have his hair cut.

32. My father's car is being repaired at the garage.
My father ___________ .
My father is having his car repaired at the garage.
My father was having his car repaired at the garage.
My father had his car repaired at the garage.
My father has had his car repaired at the garage.

33. Someone has designed these invitations for me.
I ___________.
I have had these invitations designed by someone.
I had had these invitations designed by someone.
I have these invitations designed by someone.
I had these invitations designed by someone.


34. His photograph was taken.
He ___________.
He had his photograph taken.
He has his photograph taken.
He had his photograph take.
He had his photograph took.
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35. Someone is going to decorate their living room.
They ___________.
They are going to have their living room decorated.
They were going to have their living room decorated.
They went to have their living room decorated.
They go to have their living room decorated.

36. It was a great weekend because I ___________ in my favourite magazine.
Had my letter published
Have my letter published
Had my letter publish
Have my letter publish

37. While my friends were on holiday, they ___________by their neighbours.
Had their dog looked after
Have their dog looked after
Looked after their dog
Have had their dog looked after

38. She has had a lot of headaches recently. I think she ___________ .
Should have her blood pressure checked.
Should have her blood pressure check.
Should has her blood pressure checked.
Should had her blood pressure checked.

39. I regret buying a new computer.
I wish___________.
I wish I had not bought a new computer.
I wish I have not bought a new computer.
I wish I did not buy a new computer.
I wish I do not buy a new computer.

40. If only I __________ (bring) my camera to take some photographs.
Had brought
Have brought
Was brought
Had been brought

41. I wish I ___________to his piece of advice.
Had not listened
Listens
Was listening
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Have not listened

42. Do you wish you __________ science instead of languages? Make up your mind!
Studied
Had studied
Studies
study

43. It is time you know this grammar. It's time you ___________ this grammar.
Knew
Had known
Knows
Had knew

44. I'd rather you ___________ so much junk food.
Did not eat
Do not eat
Have not eaten
Are not eating

45. It is high time you ___________ to drive.
Learned
Have learnt
Had learnt
Will learn

46. Paul would sooner you ___________ for him outside.
Waited
Wait
Waits
Is waited

47. If only I ___________ chocolate so much!
Did not like
Do not like
Had not liked
Have not liked

48. I wish you ___________ to go so soon last night.
Had not had
Did not have
Do not have
Will not have

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49. There is no _________ in my suitcase for your clothes as well.
Room
Place
Area
Square

50. There is not enough _________ for all of us in our flat so we are looking for a bigger
one.
Space
Sqaure
Area
location

51. Let's put TV in the ________ between the sofa and the window.
Space
Square
Location
Spaces

52. Last Saturday's demonstration in the town ________ passed off peacefully.
Square
Space
Areas
Locations

53. You can leave your car in the parking ________ just outside my house.
Space
Square
Location
Room

54. I don't understand why anyone wants to live there because it is such an ________
place.
Unattractive
Attract
Attracted
Attracting

55. Jane and her boyfriend had a ________ about money and have not talked to each other
for three days.
Disagreement
Misagreement
Disagree
Agree
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56. The cost of living is high in the UK but clothes are surprisingly ________ so I can
afford plenty of them.
Inexpensive
Expense
Unexpensive
Very expensive

57. Adam's phone bill is still ________ and it looks likely that the telephone company are
going to cut him off.
Unpaid
Paid
Pay
Payment

58. When your children __________, do you punish them?
Misbehave
Not behave
Behaved
Misbehaviour

59. I am afraid that most of your answers were __________ and you only got three right.
Incorrect
To correct
Correction
Correct

60. There was a ________ between my parents and I did not get any pocket money last
week.
Misunderstanding
To understrand
Understanding
Understood

61. Jo waited ________ in the queue at the bank. She needed to get back to the office
before her boss realised she had gone out.
Impatiently
Patience
Inpatiently
Patient

62. Take this medicine. It should __________ you in a couple of days.
Cure
Cured
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Treatment
Prescribe

63. John's doctor has given him a __________ for antibiotics to treat his illness.
Prescription
Check-up
Infection
Treat

64. She has spent the last two or three days in bed because of a minor __________ she
picked up at school.
Infection
Prescription
Check-up
Treatment

65. I am sorry about the mistake. I am afraid I __________ your instructions.
Misunderstood
Understanding
Am understanding
Was understanding

66. I thought the film was rather __________ after the good reviews it had in the
newspapers.
Disappointing
Disappointed
Disappointment
disapointing

67. Anxiety is ________.
Nervousness or worry
Happiness
Anger
Fortune

68. Cellar is ________.
A room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storage
A room above the ground floor of a building, usually used for storage
A garage
A room under the ground floor of a building, not usually used for storage


69. Customary is ________.
Usual, traditional
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Unusual
Traditionally
Tradition
Special

70. Haunted is ________.
Describes a place where ghosts appear.
Describes a place where ghosts disappear.
Describes a place where ghosts apear.
Describes a place usually used for storage

71. Storey is ________.
A level of a building.
Building
Levels
Cottage

72. Trade is ________.
A particular business or industry.
Storey
Habit
Fare

73. Pocket money means__________.
A small amount of money which parents regularly give to their child.
A small amount of money which parents never give to their child.
Credit card
Money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle such as a bus or train.

74. Fare is __________.
Money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle such as a bus or train.
Credit card
Treatment
misunderstanding
75. To queue means ________.
To wait in a line of people, often to buy something
Not to wait
To recover
To do a series of exercises

76. Workout is ________.
Doing a series of exercises to make your body strong and healthy
Doing a series of exercises in order not to make your body strong and healthy
Check-up
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To cure

77. Check-up is ________.
A general medical examination to see if you are healthy.
To get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you
unhappy
Treatment
Cure

78. To get over means ________.
To get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you
unhappy.
A general medical examination to see if you are healthy.
Not to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made
you unhappy.
treatment


79. While he was there, the students he met were rude, unpleasant and badly behaved.
What were the students he met like?
What are the students he met like?
What the students he met like?
What was the students he met like?

80. It is certainly true that our eating habits have dramatically changed over the past 30
years.
What has dramatically changed over the past 30 years?
What has dramatically changed over the past 20 years?
What had dramatically changed over the past 30 years?
What was dramatically changed over the past 30 years?

81. Stephen Schoenthaler, a law professor at California State University, has been
researching exactly this relationship for more than 20 years.
How long has he been researching exactly this relationship?
How long has he been research exactly this relationship?
How long has he be researching exactly this relationship?
How long has he researching exactly this relationship?

82. Air travel can be an extremely stressful experience.
What kind of an experience can air travel be?
What kind of an experience could air travel be?
What kind of an experience cannot air travel be?
What kind of an experience can air travel been?

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83. Dave was working as a safari guide in Botswana with four American clients.
Where was Dave working?
Where is Dave working?
Where were Dave working?
Where Dave was working?


84. Chris often goes camping on a beach in Mexico.
Who often goes camping on a beach in Mexico?
Who often went camping on a beach in Mexico?
Who often go camping on a beach in Mexico?
Who is often going camping on a beach in Mexico?

85. Anna was at a zoo and dinasour park with mammy and daddy two years ago.
Who was Anna with at a zoo and dinasour park two years ago?
Who were Anna with at a zoo and dinasour park two years ago?
Who is Anna with at a zoo and dinasour park two years ago?
Who are Anna with at a zoo and dinasour park two years ago?

86. There is no supply of fresh water in the house.
Is there a supply of fresh water in the house?
Was there a supply of fresh water in the house?
Am there a supply of fresh water in the house?
Are there a supply of fresh water in the house?

87. Venice is a strange and special place to live.
What is Venice like?
What Venice like?
What was Venice like?
What has been Venice like?

88. Jeff thinks his house is haunted because of the experiences which people have had
there.
Why does Jeff think his house is haunted?
Why did Jeff think his house is haunted?
Why Jeff thinks his house is haunted?
Why Jeff thought his house is haunted?

89. Joanne only lives in the house at weekends.
When does Joanne only live in the house?
When did Joanne only live in the house?
When do Joanne only live in the house?
When Joanne only lives in the house?

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90. The Skeens family first moved onto their houseboat on the River Crouch last summer.
When did the Skeens family first move onto their houseboat on the River Crouch?
When do the Skeens family first move onto their houseboat on the River Crouch?
When have the Skeens family first moved onto their houseboat on the River Crouch?
When the Skeens family first moved onto their houseboat on the River Crouch?

91. Mike felt relaxed while working in the zoo.
How did Mike feel while working in the zoo?
How does Mike feel while working in the zoo?
How do Mike feel while working in the zoo?
How Mike felt while working in the zoo?

92. Hippos are one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.
Which animal is one of the most dangerous animals in Africa?
Which animal was one of the most dangerous animals in Africa?
Which animal are one of the most dangerous animals in Africa?
Which animal were one of the most dangerous animals in Africa?

93. Animals should be closely supervised in zoos.
Where should animals be closely supervised?
Where animals should be closely supervised?
Where should animals been closely supervised?
Where should animals closely supervised?

94. If you didn't live so far away, we __________ (see) you more often.
Would see
Will see
Would have seen
Saw

95. If you __________ to bed so late every night, you would not be tired all the time.
Did not go
Do not go
Will not go
Had not gone

96. I would not mind living in England if the weather __________ better.
Was
Is
Will be
Had been

97. I would help you if I __________, but I am afraid I can't.
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Could
Can
Be able to
Had been able to

98. If we __________ the choice, we would live in the country.
Had
Have
Had had
Would have

99. I think there are too many cars. If there __________ so many cars, there would not be
so much pollution.
Were not
Would not be
Would be
Were

100. If you __________ in my position, what would you do?
Were
Are
Was
Has been