1.

On top of everything the nurses taking Granddad for a) on, in

X-raying were smoking in the lift, _, inevitably, the b) _, to
old man considered a direct threat to his life. c) on, to
a) that d) _, in
b) which
c) what 9. Three days _ long enough to take a rest.
d) whom a) isn’t
b) aren’t
2. It’s high time somebody _ him of bankruptcy fraud c) are not
crimes! d) is
a) suspected
b) had suspected 10. “My daughter went to the U.S.A last year.” “So _”
c) should suspect a) also went mine
d) suspect b) mine either
c) did mine
3. I mostly _ my friends via email. d) mine too
a) get on well with
b) have in common 11. Worry over test taking _ a new phenomenon, but it
c) keep in touch with _ children at younger ages.
d) see each other a) hasn’t been / has affected
b) isn’t / affects
4. It’s _ weather anyone can remember. c) hasn’t / had affected
a) better d) won’t be / affected
b) the worst
c) bad 12. I don’t have _ against your idea.
d) worse a) something
b) anything
5. The house is in very terrible condition. It needs c) everything
complete _ d) nothing
a) redecorating
b) redecorated 13. Where _ the money?
c) to redecorate a) have been
d) redecoration b) are
c) is
6. I can remember she _ the dining-room table with a d) been
white cloth to celebrate my return.
a) laid 14. This morning the postman was _ down the street
b) lay by my Pitbull.
c) has lain a) jogged
d) has laid b) hunted
c) chased
7. Before she was allowed to leave the hospital, a d) run
physiotherapist had to _ the extent of her mobility.
a) assume 15. No one knows exactly _
b) accept a) how did speech begin
c) assess b) how speech began
d) assert c) how the beginning of speech
d) of how beginning speech.
8. Don’t try to influence _ him. Your influence would
be bad and result _ our breaking off. 16. By lunch time she will _ all the letters.
a) have typed b) to come
b) had typed c) had come
c) have type d) comes
d) had type
24. How _ that building!
17. He’s trying to convince me I _ him. But he doesn’t a) high is
take into consideration the fact that I was in trouble b) high has
myself. c) tall has
a) could help d) height has
b) could have helped
c) was able to help 25. I don’t remember _ that shop before.
d) had been able to help a) see
b) to see
18. Without my glasses I can’t see where I’m going, in c) seeing
fact I’m as blind as a bat. d) saw
a) very short-sighted
b) very long-sighted 26. Every Sunday, we can hear the church _ from
c) very far-sighted where we live.
d) very clear-sighted a) belle
b) bail
19. Turn this music off! It sounds _. c) beam
a) lovely d) bell
b) terribly
c) awfully 27. Kids in my country _ go to school when they’re 5.
d) horrible a) doesn’t have to
b) has to
20. Where is _? c) have to
a) the manager office d) don’t have to
b) the manager’s office
c) the office of the manager 28. "I saw you with Steve the other night. You
d) the office of the manager’s shouldn’t date him. He is a total _ cat. He has dated
almost everyone in this town." Grace told Katie.
21. "I think you ought to do something to your hair. a) feral
Why don’t you have it _?" I asked. But Alice did not b) house
appear _ me. She was going to the airport with Erick _ c) pole
the car back. d) alley
a) waving, to hear, to have driven
b) waved, to have heard, to drive 29. Although she is 10 years younger than her sister,
c) wave, hearing, driving she is _ her.
d) to wave, having heard, to be driving a) not so beautiful than
b) not more beautiful as
22. What _ your efforts to support the present c) not as beautiful as
disarmament if you _ the president of the U.K.? d) not beautifuler than
a) are / were
b) will be / are 30. After our country joins the EU, competition field
c) would be / were will get stronger. Unless a miracle _, his firm must
d) were / were fail.
a) happens
23. I wish your brother _ to our party next Saturday. b) will happen
a) would come c) would happen
d) will have happened