Question

Choose the correct alternative.1.When we … the room he… to his friends.a) were entering … spokeb) entered … was speakingc) were entering … was speaking2. The students … playing basketball when they … their teacher.a) played … were seeingb) were playing … were seeingc) were playing … saw3…. you ever … to Great Britain?a) have … beenb) had … beenc)was … been4…. USA is washed by … Pacific Ocean from … west.a) - … the … theb) the … the … thec) - … a … -5.This room is … comfortable … that one.a) so … asb) as … as6.Where … the key?a) areb) amc) is7. This film was … interesting than last week's.a) muchb) morec) not so8. Fred (go) home and (have) a shower before he (call) his sister.a) went…had…calledb) goes…has…calledc) had gone…had…will call9. While my sister (play) tennis, I (do) her homework.a) is playing…didb) was playing…was doingc) played…did10. I usually wear skirts, but today I … trousers.a) am wearingb) wearsc) wearing11. I’m fond of … nature.a) –b) thec) a12. It's … nice day. Let's go out!a) sob) such ac) such13. I'm …in the news.a) interestingb) interestedc) interest14. "Must I take my umbrella?" "No, you …. It's not going to rain."a) needn'tb) mustn't c) don't15. This car is more… than that one.a) fastestb) fasterc) modern16. This question is … difficult for me.a) suchb) tooc) enough17. She doesn't like …television.a) seeb) watchc) watching18. She hasn't written to me … we met last time.a) sinceb) beforec) for19. This record-shop… be a book-shop a few years ago.a) usedb) used toc) would20. I was … .a) at home all day yesterdayb) all day at home yesterdayc) yesterday at home all day

Answer 1

1.b
2.c
3.a
4.a
5.b
6.c
7.b
8.a
9.c
10.a
11.a
12.c
13.b
14.a
15.b
16.b
17.c
18.b
19.b
20.a

Answer 2

1. When we … the room he… to his friends.

a) were entering … spoke b) entered … was speaking c) were entering … was speaking

The correct alternative is b) entered … was speaking.

2. The students … playing basketball when they … their teacher.

a) played … were seeing b) were playing … were seeing c) were playing … saw

The correct alternative is c) were playing … saw.

3. … you ever … to Great Britain?

a) have … been b) had … been c) was … been

The correct alternative is a) have … been.

4. … USA is washed by … Pacific Ocean from … west.

a) - … the … the b) the … the … the c) - … a … -

The correct alternative is b) the … the … the.

5. This room is … comfortable … that one.

a) so … as b) as … as

The correct alternative is b) as … as.

6. Where … the key?

a) are b) am c) is

The correct alternative is c) is.

7. This film was … interesting than last week's.

a) much b) more c) not so

The correct alternative is b) more.

8. Fred (go) home and (have) a shower before he (call) his sister.

a) went…had…called b) goes…has…called c) had gone…had…will call

The correct alternative is a) went…had…called.

9. While my sister (play) tennis, I (do) her homework.

a) is playing…did b) was playing…was doing c) played…did

The correct alternative is b) was playing…was doing.

10. I usually wear skirts, but today I … trousers.

a) am wearing b) wears c) wearing

The correct alternative is a) am wearing.

11. I’m fond of … nature.

a) – b) the c) a

The correct alternative is b) the.

12. It's … nice day. Let's go out!

a) so b) such a c) such

The correct alternative is b) such a.

13. I'm … in the news.

a) interesting b) interested c) interest

The correct alternative is b) interested.

14. "Must I take my umbrella?" "No, you … It's not going to rain."

a) needn't b) mustn't c) don't

The correct alternative is a) needn't.

15. This car is more… than that one.

a) fastest b) faster c) modern

The correct alternative is b) faster.

16. This question is … difficult for me.

a) such b) too c) enough

The correct alternative is b) too.

17. She doesn't like … television.

a) see b) watch c) watching

The correct alternative is b) watch.

18. She hasn't written to me … we met last time.

a) since b) before c) for

The correct alternative is a) since.

19. This record-shop… be a book-shop a few years ago.

a) used b) used to c) would

The correct alternative is b) used to.

20. I was ….

a) at home all day yesterday b) all day at home yesterday c) yesterday at home all day

The correct alternative is a) at home all day yesterday