VARIATION C

SECTION 1. GRAMMAR
(10 minutes)
Read the following sentences. Choose the best answer for each gap. /12x1=12 points/
1.They arrived _________ three o’clock __________ the afternoon.
A. in / for B. on / since C. for / in D. at / in E. at / as
2.Most days the shop _________ at 10 p.m.
A. have been closed B. close C. closes D. has closed E. is closing
1. I _________ on a farm during my last summer holiday.
A. worked B. working C. work D. was work E. am working
2. She is only 14 years old, but she ___________ many tournaments in her life.
A. already win B. already won C. have been winning D. have already won
E. has already won
3. We’re ____________ a party next Saturday. Would you like ____________?
A. having / have had come C. having / to come E. having / coming
B. have / to come D. having to / came
4. That’s the dictionary __________ Bill gave me for my birthday.
A. who B. which C. when D. where E. whose
5. ___________ you speak Spanish when you were a child?
A. Can B. MustC. Could D. Should E. Might
6. Claire likes ______________. She says it’s very exciting.
A. climbing B. climb C. climbed
D. have climbed E. have been climbing
7. May Day _______________ in Great Britain with singing and dancing around a Maypole every
year.
A. was celebrated C. has celebrated E. is celebrating
B. celebrated D. is celebrated
8. “Did you enjoy the play?” “Oh, yes. It was ______________ play I’ve ever seen.”
A. better B. best C. the best D. well E. good
9. Give me Peter’s letter. If I ________________ him, I _______________ it to him.
A. see / will give C. see / would given E. see / would give
B. saw / would given D. had seen / would give
10. “Do you go in for sports?” he asked. He asked _________________ in for sports.
A. if I’ll go C. he went E. if I had gone
B. if I went D. I should go

VARIATION D
SECTION 1. GRAMMAR (10 minutes)
Read the following sentences. Choose the best answer for each gap. /12x1=12 points/
1._________ summer, I play tennis __________ Sundays.
A.In / at B. At / on C. In / on D. At / in E. In / in
2.Sue and Bill _________ a business in the suburbs at the weekends, but they work in the city on
weekdays.
A.ran B. is running C. running D. run E. runs
3.He _________ some new shoes last month.
A.were bought B. bought C. buy D. buys E. is buying
4.Anna ___________ a good job at the city center recently.
A.have found B. has found C. are finding D. has been finding
E. has been found
5.“I ____________ out now, Mum. Bye!” – “OK. Have a good time! What time ____________ home?”
A.am going / are you coming C. am going / do you come E. going / will you come
B.went / did you come D. go / will you come
6.Actually, I don’t like food __________ is very spicy.
A.which B. where C. who D. when E. whose
7.I phoned you yesterday, but I ___________ get an answer. Where were you?
A.need to B. couldn’t C. could D. should E. can
8.Mother wants him ______________ to the countryside during the summer.
A.goes B. go C. went D. going E. to go
9.He ate everything that _______________ on the table.
A.is leaving B. was left C. were left D. are left E. is left
10.He’s ______________ at sport than I am.
A.badly B. worst C. much worse D. the worse E. the worst
11.If you ________________ Oxford, you _______________ some interesting old buildings.
A.visit / will see C. visit / see E. visits / will see
B.will visit / will see D. visited / will see
12.The teacher asked the boy why _________________ late for the lesson.
A.he arrives C. did he arrive E. he will arrive
B.had he arrived