1) I think that "Titanic" is one of the most iconic (...) in the industry. a) distress movies b) cataclysm movies c) catastrophy movies d) disaster movies 2) Tony (...) a plane three times (...) he got his flying license. a) have flown/for b) has flown/since c) has flew/since d) have flew/for 3) (...) the weekend, we tend to have a lie-in after a hard week of work. a) At b) In c) On d) For 4) Which of the given options IS NOT correct: a) Before we had found the keys, we were looking around the whole house b) After we had looked around the whole house, we found the keys. c) Before we found the keys, we had looked around the house. d) None of them 5) Which of the uses of the Past Perfect is correct: a) To show the background of the story in the past b) To state which event in the past happened later c) To state which event in the past happened earlier d) To show that an event in the past was interrupted by another event 6) All the children (...) the last exam because they (...) for it at all. a) had failed/hadn't learnt b) failed/hadn't learnt c) had failed/didn't learn d) failed/haven't learnt 7) Jack and Jo (...) a good time by the lake. And then (...) dark clouds (...) in the sky, which totally ruined that precious moment. a) had/all of a sudden/had appeared b) were having/all of a sudden/appeared c) had had/all of sudden/appeared d) were having/all of a sudden/had appeared 8) Why don't you just (...) what you mean and we're done. I'm (...) a hurry, you know... a) say/in b) tell/in c) say/at d) tell/at 9) The kidnappers released the (...) after the police (...) them 100,000 $. a) fugitives/gave b) hostages/had gave c) fugitives/had given d) hostages/had given 10) (...) Alice was informed about the accident, she rushed to the hospital. a) As soon as b) By the time c) Until d) While 11) We (...) a basketball game when Tyler (...) and he (...) his ankle. a) played/had fallen down/twisted b) were playing/felt down/had twisted c) were playing/fell down/twisted d) was playing/fell down/twisted 12) When do we use Past Simple with Past Continuous: a) When a shorter past event interrupts the longer one b) To show that one past event happened after another c) When we want to show that one past event happened earlier than another d) Both A and B 13) Jack Nicolson is one of the most suitable actors for (...), if you know what I mean... a) psychotical trillers b) physicological trillers c) physiological trillers d) psychological thrillers 14) If you are into (...), you should absolutely see "Apollo 13" which shows the journey to the Moon.  a) action movies b) docudramas c) biopics d) sci-fi 15) How many times (...) to Italy until now? a) have you been b) had you been c) did you go d) were you 16) One of the most acclaimed rappers of all time, Eminem (...) eleven albums in his career. a) released b) has released c) had released d) both A and B 17) Before Michael Jackson (...), he (...) a highly controverial figure in the music industry. a) had died/was b) died/has been c) has died/was d) died/had been 18) He celebrated his 28th birthday (...) January 5th 2021 a) on b) in c) at d) by 19) I'm pretty sure that his little sister spilt the juice on his homework (...) purpose. a) by b) on c) at d) for 20) Eve (...) a boyfriend (...). a) hasn't had/already b) haven't had/already c) hasn't had/yet d) haven't had/yet 21) (...) 2016, I changed schools because I (...) too many exams at the previous one. a) On/had failed b) In/have failed c) On/have failed d) In/had failed 22) The fact actors put on some costumes in (...) seems a little bit cringy for me... a) periodic dramas b) period dramas c) periodical dramas d) both A and B 23) What (...) while I (...) out? a) had you been doing/was b) were you doing/had been c) were you doing/was d) did you do/had been 24) Even though it was a torture, I took care of their child (...). a) in the end b) at the end c) for the end d) by the end 25) Out of many (...) I have watched recently, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is probably the best. a) docudramas b) musical movies c) biopics d) romantic comedies 26) We (...) in Canada for 14 years. Then we (...) to Minnesota in the USA. a) have lived/moved b) lived/moved c) were living/had moved d) lived/have moved 27) (...) our stay on Zanzibar, we (...) Klaudia el Dursi recording the next season of "Hotel Paradise". a) While/had met b) On/met c) By the time of/had met d) During/met 28) After Bryan (...) us that joke, we (...) so loud that we woke up the neighbours upstairs. a) had told/laughed b) said/had laughed c) told/had laughed d) had said/laughed 29) Yesterday Lidia (...) me that she (...) Kanye West at Biedronka. a) had told/saw b) told/had seen c) said/saw d) said/had seen 30) Louis (...) that film. It (...) extremely boring, according to him. a) has watched/was b) have watched/was c) saw/had been d) saw/has been

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