Circle the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(01) Paulo, what is your _____ name?

Pereira.
a. first
b. over
c. last
d. Nikki

(02) My name is Mario and I _____ from Argentina.

a. is
b. be
c. are
d. am

(03) Prince Harry is Prince William‟s _____.

a. husband
b. sister
c. grandson
d. brother

(04) Do you go to the gym on weekdays?

Yes, I _____.
a. do
b. am
c. like
d. have

(05) What time is it?

It‟s _____ (2:30).
a. two o‟clock
b. twenty after three
c. two thirty
d. a quarter to two

(06) _____ a park near my house.

a. Is
b. Have
c. Has
d. There is

(07) Tony is in the bathroom. He‟s__________ a shower.

a. taking
b. take
c. takes
d. does take
(08) We _____ have a sandwich for lunch. We don‟t eat bread.
a. always
b. usually
c. sometimes
d. never

(09) (In a shop)

Sales clerk: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. _____ for a dress.
a. I look
b. I looked
c. I‟m looking
d. I will look

(10) There are ________ nice restaurants here.

a. a
b. some
c. an
d. any

Section 2
(11) Jon: _____
Rosa: I‟m from Caracas.
a. How are you?
b. Where are you going?
c. Where are you from?
d. Do you like Caracas?

(12) Paul: _____

Mary: He‟s a taxi driver.
a. What does your brother do?
b. Where does your brother drive?
c. How is your brother?
d. Where is your brother from?

(13) I don‟t like cooking. Do you _____?

a. like
b. like it
c. like them
d. like him

(14) What time do you usually _____ dinner?

a. go
b. drink
c. have
d. spend
(15) I always go to the movies _____ Fridays.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. by
(16) Jack _____ surfing last weekend.
a. had
b. went
c. did
d. took

(17) Can you drive?

a. Yes, I do.
b. Yes, I am.
c. No, I‟m not.
d. No, I can‟t.

(18) There‟s _____ milk in the refrigerator. Would you like a cup?
a. a
b. many
c. some
d. any

(19) Johnny Depp looked very formal at the Oscar Ceremony. We was wearing _____.
a. a beautiful skirt.
b. A white dress.
c. brown sweatpants.
d. a black suit.

(20) Amanda: _____ to Australia, Ginny?

Ginny: „No, I haven‟t.‟
a. Did you ever go
b. Will you ever go
c. Are you ever going
d. Have you ever been

Section 3

(21) There is too much _____ in Sao Paulo.

a. stores
b. people
c. problems
d. traffic

(22) My friends send _____ .

a. to me lots of e-mails.
b. me lots of e-mails.
c. lots of e-mails me.
d. for me lots of e-mails.
(23) Tokyo is _____ city I‟ve ever lived in.
a. the most big
b. the bigger
c. the biggest
d. the more big

(24) You _____ tell anyone about this, Sara. It‟s our secret, OK?
a. couldn‟t
b. would
c. can‟t
d. don‟t have to

(25) _____
Rick loves Martha.
a. Who loves Rick?
b. Who does Martha love?
c. Who loves Martha?
d. Who does love Rick?

(26) You _____ go home. It‟s getting late and your mother must be worried.
a. can
b. would
c. will
d. should

(27) Becky has been in Thailand _____ 2004.

a. since
b. for
c. yet
d. ago

(28) I will call you when I _____ home.

a. get
b. will get
c. got
d. getting

(29) If you _____ me, what would you do?

a. was
b. would be
c. were
d. have been

(30) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a. is arrested
b. arrested
c. has been arrested
d. is being arrested
Section 4
Circle the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.
(31) I _____ speak to my neighbor.
a. all the time
b. hardly ever
c. from time to time
d. now and then

(32) Janet _____ Alaska yet.

a. wasn‟t in
b. hasn‟t been to
c. went to
d. had gone to

(33) Rachel _____ out with my brother for a year now.

a. has gone
b. went
c. had been
d. has been going

(34) We _____ have a dog called Lion when we were kids.

a. had
b. would
c. used to
d. were

(35) Don‟t _____ with me – you know I‟m right.

a. discuss
b. argue
c. dispute
d. yell

(36) Sue _____ them that she was unhappy with their work. They all look sad today.
a. will tell
b. has to tell
c. had been told
d. must have told

(37) John tells me Jack‟s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.
a. that
b. who
c. whose
d. which

(38) If I‟d installed a GPS in my car, I _____ in my last trip.

a. won‟t get lost
b. wouldn‟t lose
c. wouldn‟t get lost
d. wouldn‟t have gotten lost
(39) I‟m not a very good _____. I don‟t even know how to boil an egg.
a. cook
b. cooker
c. cookery
d. cooking

(40) I like your hair. Where _____?

a. you cut it
b. did you have it cut
c. do you cut it
d. have it cut

Section 5
(41) Lucy hasn‟t done her assignment and _____ have I.
a. so
b. too
c. either
d. neither

(42) _____ tea and coffee.

a. Make yourself
b. Help yourself to
c. Let me introduce you to
d. Serve yourself

(43) I told her that we were having a party and that she was invited. She asked me who else I
_____ .
a. invite
b. invited
c. have invited
d. had invited

(44) Don‟t forget to _____ the light when you go out.

a. turn up
b. turn in
c. turn off
d. turn over

(45) Try _____ some honey to stop your cough. It usually works for me.
a. to have
b. having
c. to have had
d. have

(46) Promising something to your client and not delivering it is a _____ for disaster.
a. dish
b. recipe
c. prescription
d. check
(47) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
a. have worked
b. work
c. be working
d. to work

(48) In the painting “The Scream”, by Edward Munch, the person portrayed _____ he or she is
in complete desperation.
a. looks
b. seems
c. appears
d. looks as if

(49) Joel attached his _____ to his job application.

a. CV
b. BSc
c. DIY
d. VAT

(50) At the end of conversations, people typically say

“ _____ in touch.”
a. Be
b. Stay
c. Keep
d. Remain

Section 6
(51) I‟m looking _____ and trying to figure_____.
a. into the problem / out it
b. the problem into / out it
c. the problem into / it out
d. into the problem / it out

(52) _____ the days when you could sit back and do nothing.
a. Are gone
b. They are gone
c. Gone are
d. Were gone

(53) Never _____ anything quite so breathtaking.

a. I have seen
b. have I seen
c. I haven‟t seen
d. have seen I

(54) I‟m seeing _____.

a. a beautiful lake
b. the doctor tomorrow
c. you from here
d. a dark spot on my shirt
(55) _____ far the most complex systems we have are our own bodies.
a. by
b. very
c. too
d. at

(56) The suspect has been charged with _____.

a. attorney
b. plaintiff
c. witness
d. manslaughter

(57) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn‟t.
a. were speaking
b. would speak
c. had spoken
d. spoke

(58) Most people prefer to work a 9-to-5 day _____ I prefer to have a more flexible schedule.
a. whereas
b. when
c. if
d. whether

(59) They were on the _____ of cracking the code, but the other team figured it out first.
a. corner
b. due
c. verge
d. brink

(60) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.
a. whatever
b. whenever
c. wherever
d. whoever