MODAL VERBS (must, have to, mustn’t, don’t have to, should, shouldn’t – for obligation and advice;

must, can’t, may,

might, can – for deduction; can, can’t, could, couldn’t, be able to – for ability and possibility) (-) means no modal

1. You ________ drink the tap water. It’s not safe.

a) shouldn’t b) mustn’t c) can’t

2. We only have to be there at 1 o’clock and it’s 9 o’clock now. We ________hurry.

a) don’t have to b) mustn’t c) won’t

3. You _______ submit the report by Friday, otherwise the boss will be furious.

a) have to b) must c) should

4. The exhibition was free so I ___________ pay.

a) didn’t have to b) mustn’t c) hadn’t to

5. In schools in England pupils ________ wear a uniform.

a) must b) should c) have to

6. I think people who live abroad _________ learn the language of the country to be able to communicate with the
locals.

a) have to b) must c) should

7. This meeting is not obligatory. You _______________ attend.

a) don’t must b) don’t have to c) don’t have

8. This dish is really spicy. It __________ have chilli in it.

a) must b) may c) can’t

9. Amy ______ be away. Her bag is still on her desk. a) may b) mustn’t c) can’t

10. I’m not sure where he is but, he ________ be in his room. a) might b) must c) can’t

11. He has grey hair. He _______ be older than 30. a) must b) can’t c) may

12. He ________ not remember me. We haven’t seen each other for ages. a) may b) can c) does

13. He ________ be serious. He ________ be joking. a) must, may b) can’t, must c) may, has to

14. I used to ____________ speak German very well. a) be able to b) be able c) can

15. If I had better communicative skills, I would ______________ get a job in the media. a) can b) - c) be able to

16. When I graduate, I will __________ get a good job and support my family. a) can b) to can c) be able to

17. When I was young I _________ swim faster than anyone in my class. a) can b) able to c) could
18. I ______ see much better with my new glasses. a) am able to b) can c) could

19. I _________ help you with your homework tonight if you want. a) can b) could c) ‘m able to

20. I would love __________ play the piano. a) to can b) be able to c) to be able to

PAST MODALS (should/shouldn’t have + past participle, can’t have + past participle, must have + past participle, might
have + part participle) (-) means no past modal

1. I’m really hungry now and lunch is not until 2.00. I _________ have eaten breakfast. a) should b) must c) can’t

2. I was sure I had my umbrella with me this morning. I must _______ left it at home. a) have b) – c) was

3. My sister’s eyes are read. She might have _______ an argument with her boyfriend. a) have b) – c) had

4. Joe has been here many times. He __________ have got lost. a) can’t b) couldn’t c) mustn’t

5. I feel really tired. I _______ ___________ up late. a) shouldn’t have stay b) shouldn’t stay c) shouldn’t have stayed

6. You can’t ___________ me yesterday. I was in Paris. a) see b) saw c) have seen

7. It took her more than a week but she ________ to solve the puzzle. a) could b) could have c) managed

8. You __________ have cooked. There’s plenty of food for everyone. a) needn’t b) don’t have to c) musted not

9. I ___________ study law. My mother insisted on it. a) should have b) had to c) could

10. You might have _______ it. There was a small earthquake this morning. a) fallen b) feeled c) felt

AUXILIARY VERBS (-) means no auxiliary verb

1. You are the conductor, _________ you? a) aren’t b) are c) do

2. Let’s go out tonight, ___________ we? a) don’t b) won’t c) shall

3. He has paid for the tickets, _________ he? a) has b) hasn’t c) didn’t

4. He _________ go out on his own, did he? a) didn’t b) hadn’t c) did

5. It’s really hot today, ____________? a) is it? b) are they? c) isn’t it?

6. A: ‘I don’t like pop music.’ B: ‘Neither _____ I. ‘ a) am b) will c) do

7. A: ‘I have been to Italy. ‘ B: ‘_____ have I.’ a) So b) Neither c) Do

8. A: ‘ I don’t go out much these days. ‘ B: ‘Oh, I ____.’ a) am b) do c) don’t

9. A: ‘I wouldn’t like to be famous.’ B: ‘ Neither ___________ I. ‘ a) do b) am c) would

10. A: ‘So you didn’t go to your sister’s birthday party?’ B: ‘I ____ go to the birthday party, but I left early. a) – b) had c)
did

RELATIVE CLAUSES (-) means no relative clause

1. This is the song ___________ I was telling you about. a) – b) what c) wich 2. Is this the bus _______ goes to Teluk
Cempedak? a) – b) that c) where

3. She told her parents that she’d passed her exam, _______ was a complete lie. a) that b) which c) what

4. The man _________ dog was on TV last week is my friend’s father. a) whose b) who c) that

5. Hungary, _______ is situated in the Carpathian basin, is famous for its baths. a) that b) which c) where

6. Did you hear _____ I just said? a) that b) what c) –

7. My son, _______ is very tall, wants to become a basketball player. a) which b) who c) whose

8. A hospital is a place ________ patients are treated. a) where b) what c) which

9. _____ I like best about London is the parks. a) which b) that c) what

10. They found the hole _____ the treasure had been buried. a) – b) where c) that

ZERO, FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL (-) means no conditional

1. _________ you finish your homework, you won’t be allowed to meet your friends. a) if b) unless c) as soon as

2. We won’t get a table, _____ we don’t book. a) unless b) if c) when

3. The exhibition is very popular, so book a ticket _______ you can. a) when b) as soon as c) if

4. I’ll pay you back ___________ I get my first salary. a) when b) unless c) if

5. If I see Ahmad, I ______ tell him you are looking for him. a) will b) – c) don’t

6. When my mom finds out that I broke the vase, she ________ furious. a) will b) will be c) will to be

7. They won’t get married until they _______ a place to live. a) will find b) found c) find

8. As soon as my husband finishes university, we ___________ abroad. a) go b) will go c) will to go

9. If you ________ water to a 100 degrees, it ________. a) will heat, boils b) heat, will boil c) heat, boils

10. If her children are still ill, Kate won’t ______________ to work next week. a) go b) be going c) going

11. If plants aren’t watered, they _______. a) will die. b) die. c) will have died.

12. A: ‘Do you know why dad is not answering his phone?’ B: ‘If it’s three o’clock, he _________ meeting with his
clients.’ a) will b) will be c) have been

13. If we are lucky, we __________ found a new baby sitter by the end of the week. a) will have b) will be c) –

14. It __________ be better for me if you came to my place. a) would b) will c) to

15. If I ________ live anywhere in the world, I would live in America. a) can b) could c) to

16. If I _________ an old dog, I would get a kitten. a) didn’t have b) had c) had not

17. The kitchen _______ ____ bigger if we painted it white. a) would looked b) will look c) would look
18. If I __________ you, I wouldn’t go near that dog. It looks scary. a) was b) were c) is

19. He would ___________ if he had the courage. a) propose b) proposed c) to propose

20. He ____________ more attractive if he _________ better care of himself. a) would be/took b) will be/takes c)
was/would take

FUTURE FORMS

1. Do you think it ________ tomorrow? a) will snow b) is snowing c) snows

2. A: Let’s go and watch a film after work. B: Sorry, I can’t. I ____________ squash with Tom. a) ‘m playing b) ‘ll play c)
going to play

3. A: Is a whale a fish or a mammal? B: Ask John. He ________ the answer. a) ‘s knowing b) ‘ll know c) will to know

4. I think I _____________ a new computer. This one is too slow. a) ‘m buying b) ‘ll buy c) ‘ll be buying

5. I ___________ tomorrow. We can go to the hairdresser’s if you like. a) ‘m not working

b) won’t work c) don’t work

6. I __________ my teeth checked tomorrow, so I might be late for the meeting. a) having b) ‘m having c) ‘ll have

7. I ___________ my old car. My neighbor wants it for her daughter. a) ‘m selling b) ‘m going sell c) ‘ll sell

8. A: Do you want me to give you a lift? B: No thanks, I think I __________ for a change. a) ‘ll be walking b) ‘m walking c)
‘ll walk

9. Tom ________ forty next week. a) will be b) is going to be c) is being

10. The phone is ringing. _________ I answer it? a) will b) may c) shall

11. The plane takes off at 8.00 am and it lands at 6.00 pm. Julie ____________ to London at 10.00 pm. a) will be flying b)
will fly c) is going to fly
12. The last train leaves at 2.30 pm. By 3.00 pm the last train ______________ left. a) will be b) will have c) have

13. This time tomorrow I ________________ going home. a) will b) will be c) will have been

14. I have a savings account. By the end of the year I will _________ RM 2000. a) have safe b) be saved

c) have saved

15. By the end of 2013 everyone _________ finished the course. a) will have been b) will be c) will have

USED TO AND WOULD

1. When I was a little girl I ____________live in Madrid. A am used to B used to C would

2. In the summer they ____________walk along the beach and then have a swim. A would B used to C are used to

3. Don't worry, I ____________living with noisy children. A am used to B used to C was in the use of

4. What________do during your Christmas holidays? A are you in use to B were you used to C did you use to

5. We _____________anything special. Just the usual things. A haven't used to do B didn't use to do C were not
used to do

6. When she lived in Asia, she____________very little. A got used to eating B was using to eat C used to eat

7. How ______________to school before you had a bike? A got you used to B did you use to get C were you getting

8. 'I ___________this kind of food. I prefer something more traditional.' A don't use to eat B am not used to eating
C didn't use to eat.

9. As a schoolboy, I_______________get late to class. A wasn't used to B would never C never used to

10. Late at night, we ________sit by the fire and tell stories. A used to B would C were used to
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

1. I am ________ than my brother. a) taller b) the tallest c) more taller

2. She is ________ student in her class. a) younger than b) the younger c) the youngest

3. Her brother is about 25 and she is a year younger than ___________. a) he b) him c) his

4. Diane’s car is the _________ as mine. a) as big b) bigger c) same

5. The hotel was _________ from the city centre than we expected. a) farer b) more far c) further

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6. Could we have dinner a bit __________ tonight? a) early b) earlier c) earlyer

7. I don’t visit my parents _______ often as I did before. a) as b) than c) more

8. It’s the_________ film I’ve ever seen. a) best b) most best c) bestest

9. His not as _______ as he thinks he is. a) cleverer b) more clever c) clever

10. She looks much __________ with brown hair. a) good b) the better c) better

-ING AND –ED ADJECTIVES

1. A lot of people are ______________ by the idea of travelling to exotic countries. a) exciting b) excited

2. I bet celebrities find media attention ____________. a) flattering b) flattered

3. I think skydiving is ___________. a) frightening b) frightened

4. Please stop fidgeting. It’s ________ a) irritating b) irritated

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5. When I didn’t know the answer to the question I was really ____________ with myself. a) annoying b) annoyed

6. I found the explanation rather __________. a) confusing b) confused

7. I’ve been unemployed for 5 years and now my wife has left me too. I’m so __________. a) depressing b) depressed

8. I just don’t understand how someone can be __________ in geology. a) interested b) interesting

9. The Friday morning lectures are usually quite _________. a) boring b) bored

REPORTED SPEECH (-) means no reported speech

1. “I have something to tell you.” He told me _________ something to tell __________. a) he had/me b) I had/you c) he
had/him

2. “Don’t wait for us.” Our friends told us ____________. a) don’t wait b) didn’t wait c) not to wait
3. “Don’t talk while you eat.” My mother told me not to talk while ________ eat. a) you b) he c) I

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4. “Can you bring me the bill, please?” He asked the waiter _______ he could bring him the bill. a) - b) can c) if

5. “Switch off your phones.” The teacher told us _____________. a) to switch off your phones b) switched off your
phones c) to switch off our phones.

6. “I’ll call the manager.” He said he ______ call the manager. a) will b) would c) to

7. “I’ve stopped eating meat.” She said she ___________ stopped eating meat. a) – b) have c) had

8. “What music do you like?” He asked her _____________________ a) what music do you like. b) what music she liked
c) what music you like

9. “Do you want to come over?” John asked Mary ____________________. a) do you want to come over? b) does she
want to come over? c) if she wanted to come over.

10. “I went to see my mum yesterday.” John said _______ went to see his mum ___________. a) he/yesterday b) I/the
day before c) he/the day before

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GERUND AND INFINITIVE

1. _______ is banned in restaurants in Europe. a) To smoke b) Smoking c) Smoke

2. ‘Why are you studying Malay?’ ‘___________ to talk to people in small villages.’

a) To be able b) Being able c) To can

3. I’m terrible at ___________ puzzles. a) solving b) to solve c) solve

4. Are you afraid of __________? a) fly b) flying c) to fly

5. I called my mum ______ her that I’ll be late. a) tell b) to tell c) telling

6. I used _________ in Spain before I moved to Malaysia. a) work b) working c) to work

7. Everybody carried on _________ until after midnight. a) sing b) to sing c) singing

8. It’s not too difficult _________ my house. It’s right next to the post office. a) to find b) finding c) find

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9. Be careful __________ leave the door open when you go home. a) not to leave b) not c) don’t
10. Ala decided ________ Sentha. a) to marry b) marry c) marrying

ARTICLES (-) means no article

1. We went to _____ cinema ______ last night. a) the/the b) -/- c) the/-

2. Do you like _____ music? a) the b) a c) –

3. We walked to _____ city centre, but we took ______taxi back to the hotel. a) a/a b) the/- c) the/a

4. My aunt never wears ______ second-hand clothes. a) the b) a c) –

5. The date of the meeting has been moved forward to ______ next Tuesday. a) a b) the c) –

6. My brother is ___________ photographer. a) a b) the c) –

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7. What ______ beautiful day! a) a b) the c) –

8. We usually have ______ dinner at 8.00. a) the b) a c) –

9. Who is ______ girl by the door? a) a b) – c) the

10. _______ Lake Balaton is not in Turkey. a) the b) a c) – ENOUGH – TOO MUCH

1. Let’s go somewhere else. There are ____________ people here. a) too many b) too much c) enough

2. He used to be a lonely kid. He had ___________ friends. a) much b) little c) few

3. We’ve had _________ rain recently. a) a lots of b) a lot of c) few

4. There __________ enough flowers in the garden. a) aren’t b) don’t c) isn’t

5. My father is a pensioner so he has _________ free time. a) much b) many c) a lot of

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6. How many children do you have? ________. a) Any. b) None. c) A lot of.

7. I think I made __________ mistakes in the letter. a) much b) few c) a few

8. There’s no need to hurry. We have ___________ time. a) plenty b) plenty of c) no

9. He isn’t old _______ to understand. a) enough b) too many c) much

10. We have ___________ work. a) much too b) too many c) too much

PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT (-) means no past simple or present perfect
1. ‘How long _________ at university?’ ‘I started two years ago and I’m in my third year now.’ a) have you been b) were
you c) you have been

2. What year _________ London? a) did you leave b) you left c) have you left

3. I __________ a girl like you. a) have never seen b) never have seen c) never saw

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4. We haven’t seen each other _______ we left school. a) for b) since c) never

5. Have you ever _________ that your students love you? a) feel b) felt c) fell

6. I don’t see my best friend very often but I’ve known her _________ 12 years. a) for b) since c) –

7. I __________ a car last week. a) ‘ve rent b) rented c) ‘ve rented

8. She _______ never been to America. a) has b) have c) was

9. They _________ in that house since their son was born. a) live b) lived c) have lived

10. I have been a member of the Rotary Club since __________. a) a year b) my last birthday c) a long time

NARRATIVE TENSES

1. My eyes were hurting. I __________ staring at the computer screen for hours. a) had been b) have been c) been
2. His English is very good. He _____________ lessons since he was five. a) has taken b) has been taking c) had been
taking

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3. Amy was late for work because there __________ a traffic jam on the way to work. a) was b) has been c) had been

4. My mum called the firemen because someone _________ the rubbish bin on fire. a) had set b) had setted c) have set

5. The roads were slippery. It had _________ snowing all morning. a) – b) be c) been

6. My sister had to cancel her ski trip because she _____________ her arm the day before. a) broke b) had broke c) had
broken

7. My whole family got sunburnt because they _____________ put on any sun cream. a) didn’t b) weren’t c) haven’t

8. I almost didn’t recognize him. He _________ a lot since I last ________ him. a) changed/saw b) had changed/ saw c)
changed/had seen

9. They _______________ a very large house in Langkawi. a) had recently bought b) had been buying c) have recently
bought

10. When the tests were done, the doctors __________ back to the patient. a) hurried b) hurry c) had hurried
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COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE AND PLURAL NOUNS

1. The accommodation ___________ satisfactory. a) isn’t b) aren’t

2. The news ______ brought to you by CNN. a) is b) are

3. My friend’s got lovely _________ in her house. a) furniture b) furnitures

4. I can always count on my friend to give me a useful a) advice b) advices c) piece of advice

5. ________ has arrested two suspects. a) The police b) A police c) Police

6. Teachers are not allowed to wear ________ to work. a) a jeans b) jeans c) a pair of jean

7. Your glasses _______ dirty. Can you see anything? a) are b) is c) have

8. The ____________ very difficult last night. a) homeworks were b) homework was c) home work was

9. Athletics _____ my favourite sport. a) is b) are

10. I’ve got _________ good news about the online component. a) a b) the c) some