1) Please excuse ... a) for being late b) me for being late c) me for I was late d) I am late 2) He always ... the truth. a) tells b) states c) says d) talks 3) Who is your ... English writer? a) loved b) favoured c) liked d) favourite 4) " Do you know that John has two wives?" " ..." a) Don't tell. b) Oh dear! c) Not, please. d) I haven't. 5) Keith ... anything his mother says. a) is never understanding b) never understood c) never understands d) was never understanding 6) The manager of a factory faces many problems. This means: ... a) He has problems with his face. b) He has a lot of problems to solve. c) He can see problems. d) He is against problems. 7) If we could have put up the tent, we ... wet. a) weren't getting b) can't get c) wouldn't have got d) hadn't got 8) You don't know what you are expected to do. What do you say? a) "What shall I do?" b) "What have I to do?" c) "What will I do?" d) "What may I do?" 9) ... play in the kitchen. a) She said to her son not to b) She told to her son not to c) She told not to d) She told her son not to 10) It's no use... a) to wait b) waiting c) to waiting d) to be waiting 11) The teacher was angry with the students ... were talking. a) who b) whose c) whom d) whoever 12) What are you waiting...? a) - b) from c) for d) to 13) His chances of success are far greater than ... a) us b) our c) our ones d) ours 14) I asked ... a) the waiter a cup of tea b) a cup of tea from the waiter c) the waiter for a cup of tea d) from the waiter a cup of tea 15) Look, Mother! Jack has ... you some flowers. a) carried b) brought c) put d) taken 16) ... I have had no trouble. a) Till then b) So far c) So long d) Up to that time 17) You must ... carefully. He speaks rather quietly. a) listen b) watch c) hear d) pay attention 18) As Jane was too young to go ... herself, her mother went with her. a) by b) in c) at d) with 19) ... make so much noise? a) Must you have to b) Have you c) Do you have to d) Must you to 20) The policeman said that he had seen the two men ... towards the car. a) go b) having gone c) to go d) have gone 21) ... an employee in an office? a) How call you b) How do you call c) What do you call d) What call you 22) Fruit has been grown in this part of the country ... several years. a) for b) since c) before d) ago 23) He found his glasses while he ... for something else. a) looked b) was looked c) was looking d) having looked 24) Vörösmarty Mihály was a great Hungarian poet. Vörösmarty was his ... a) maiden name b) first name c) surname d) given name 25) ... lying on the table. a) The scissors is b) A scissor is c) The scissors are d) Scissor is 26) Don't ask me, I am not ... teacher. a) - b) a c) any d) one 27) It is silly ... a good job like yours. a) to refer b) to give away c) to refuse d) to give up 28) The student ... book I still have can come to collect it after the lesson. a) who's b) of whom the c) whose d) of who 29) When a person is walking down the street, it means he is walking ... it. a) across b) over c) along d) through 30) I asked him what he ... all afternoon. a) had doing b) has done c) had been doing d) will doing 31) I don't have time to go to the cinema and anyway, I have ... seen that film. a) already b) still c) yet d) more times 32) Children ... to watch this film, it's frightening. a) shouldn't be allow b) shouldn't allow c) shouldn't be allowed d) shouldn't allowed 33) Please ring me up when you ... a) are arriving b) will arrive c) arrive d) will have arrived 34) I don't think you will have ... difficulty in getting a licence. a) a lot b) many c) much d) little 35) I am looking forward ... you. a) to see b) to seeing c) to have seen d) seeing 36) If only we ... a phone! I'm tired of queueing outside the public phone box. a) have b) should have c) had had d) had 37) Will you ... the garden while I am in hospital? a) look for b) take care of c) take care d) mind 38) How long have you been ... in front of my house waiting for me? a) staying b) standing c) stepping d) stopping 39) We ... the letter yesterday, but it didn't arrive. a) might receive b) must receive c) must have received d) ought to have received 40) I ... him in Paris three years ago, but I haven't seen him since. a) meet b) met c) have met d) was meeting 41) Telling lies is a very bad... a) customer b) manner c) habit d) customs 42) "What did that woman do?" "Didn't you notice? She ... a handbag." a) steal b) stolen c) steals d) stole 43) The sun ... in the east, and sets in the west. a) raises b) is rising c) rises d) raise 44) From the hilltop we had a beautiful view of ... Atlantic. a) the b) an c) - d) a 45) I've earned my own living ... I left school. a) for b) since c) ago d) before 46) He ... to London four times since 1975. a) was b) was travelling c) has been d) goes 47) We were ... a) learnt very hard b) studying very hardly c) learning very hardly d) studying very hard 48) When I am bored I like to taste every single ... on the menu. a) foods b) dish c) plate d) meal

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