ARTICLES, PREPOSITIONS AND TENSES

1.I want to buy ......... laptop computer next week.

(a) a
(b) an
(c)
the
Answer: (a)
2. Can you please go to ......... grocery store on Fifth Street and buy 2 cartons of
milk?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer:

3. Please meet me at the train station in ......... hour from now.

(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer: (b)
4. I like to watch tennis on television. It is ......... very good
game.
(a) a
(b) an
(c)
the
Answer: (a)
5. My brother won an award for being ......... best speller in

our school.
(a) a
(b) an
(c)
the
Answer: ( c)
6. Hello, my name is Bob! I haven't anything to do tonight,
so if you're not busy, would you like to watch ......... movie
or something with me?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer: (a)
7. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw ......... elephant
crossing the road in front of my school yesterday.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer: (b)
8. How much will it cost to go on ......... holiday to Bali?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
Answer: (a)
9. Can you please help me pick out ......... birthday present
for my father?
(a) a
(b) an

(c) the
Answer: (a)
10. ......... President of the United States will be visiting
Australia next week.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
Answer: (c)
11. We need ......... kilo of apples.
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (a)
12. Have you got ......... water?
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (c)

13. There's ......... newspaper on the table.

(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (a)
14. I've got ......... salad sandwiches for my lunch today.
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (b)

15. I haven't got ......... tea. Can you go to the corner store
and buy some more?
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (c )
16. How about ......... cup of coffee?
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer : (a)
17. There are ......... grapes in the fridge.
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (b)
18. Is there ......... orange juice left in the fridge?
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (c )

19. I need ......... money to go shopping.

(a) a
(b) any
(c) some
Answer: (c )

20. We need to buy ......... rolls if you want to make hotdogs

for your lunch.
(a) a
(b) some
(c) any
Answer: (b)
21. I had a crash yesterday afternoon. Fortunately I didn't
do too much damage ......... my car.
(a) with
(b) in
(c) about
(d) to
Answer: (d)
22. Simon isn't at school this week. He's ......... vacation.
(a) in
(b) between
(c) on
(d) to
Answer: (c )
23. We're out ......... coffee. Could you please go the
supermarket and pick up some more.
(a) for
(b) in
(c) of
(d) to
Answer: (c )
24. This morning I received a cheque in the mail ......... one
thousand dollars.
(a) about
(b) for
(c) on

(d) with
Answer: (b)
25. You're really annoying me. You're doing it .........
purpose, aren't you?
(a) about
(b) of
(c) on
(d) in
Answer: ( c)
26. ......... any one object if I turn the heating down?
(a) Do
(b) Does
(c) Did
(d) Doing
Answer: (b)
27. I ......... come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody
cares about anything.
(a) will
(b) had
(c) do
(d) have
Answers: (d)
28. No matter what happens next I ......... help you.
(a) am
(b) have
(c) will
(d) would
Answer : ( c)
29. They ......... for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
(a) had been running

(b) have been running

(c) are running
(d) will be running
Answer: (a)
30. I assumed you ......... paying for the repairs until the end
of last year.
(a) have been
(b) was been
(c) are being
(d) had been
Answer: (d)
31. ......... get tired of answering the same questions every day?
(a) Have you ever
(b) Had you ever
(c) Do you ever
(d) Are you ever
( c)
32. She ......... working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
(a) will be
(b) has been
(c) had been
(d) is
(b)
33. I ......... there once a long time ago and haven't been back since.
(a) went
(b) go
(c) have gone
(d) was going

(a)
34. She ......... trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
(a) kept
(b) is keeping
(c) had kept
(d) keeps
(d)
35. I ......... complete silence now while I try this experiment.
(a) am wanting
(b) want
(c) did want
(d) have wanted
(b)