1) Do you know __________ ? a) she's going b) whether she's going c) where is she going 2) Sign up for the classes as soon as you can - there is _______ , so do it as soon as possible. a) limited enrolment b) fill in your details c) free trial 3) - Your clothes are soaking wet! - Yes, I  _____ in the rain. a) walked b) 've walked c) 've been walking 4) They ______ the report for days and it's still not finished. a) 've been writing b) 've written c) 've been written 5) Could you tell me ______ ? a) what means that b) what that means c) what does that mean 6) I'm phoning _______ a course. a) to enquire about b) about enquiring c) enquire about 7) I felt some _________ when I coudn't make myself understood in Spanish. a) frustrating b) frustration c) frustrated 8) Teachers want __________ what students don't like. a) to tell b) to be told c) being told 9) I hate speaking in public - I always get very ______ . a) nerves b) nervousness c) nervous 10) I _______ Rita recently. Is she OK? a) didn't see b) haven't yet seen c) haven't seen 11) - What ______ ? - She's great! I really like her. a) 's your new boss like b) does your new boss like c) 's like your new boss 12) My mum was __________ thrilled to hear the news. a) very b) fairly c) absolutely 13) I _________ ten cups of coffee and it's only noon. a) had b) 've had c) 've been having 14) -They really shouldn't have closed the school. -I agree ___________, but there were good reasons for it. a) for a certain extent b) to a certain extent c) to a certain point 15) Some say that a guard dog is the best _________ to crime. a) deterrent b) monitor c) access 16) We've been very lucky _________ . a) yet b) already c) so far 17) They found out that all their movements ________ by CCTV cameras. a) were being monitored b) were monitoring c) have monitored 18) Would there be __________ holding my place? a) any chance for b) any chance of c) any chance 19) She's been feeling a lot of _____ about the new job - that's why she can't sleep. a) amusement b) anxiety c) creativity 20) The murderer ________ yet. a) hasn't caught b) wasn't caught c) hasn't been caught. 21) When I was young I _______ I could do anything. a) used to believe b) would believe c) 'm used to believing 22) Do you ever wish you _________ back in time? a) would go b) went c) could go 23) If only I ______ my flared trousers - they're back in fashion now. a) hadn't thrown away b) could keep c) didn't throw away 24) Are you used _________ spicy food? a) eat b) to eat c) to eating 25) Look, _________ the game and you might win. a) focus on b) recharge c) wind up 26) Jason and Zena _________ together again after their very public row. a) won't probably work b) probably won't work c) won't work probably 27) First _______ the leaflet, then you can stop for a coffee. a) you will finish b) you to finish c) you are finishing 28) They ________ living with the constant heat. a) wouldn't b) weren't used to c) didn't use to 29) They _________ the house for an hour when it started raining. a) painted b) had painted c) had been painting 30) Neela felt relieved because she ______ the speech and could send it off to be checked. a) was writing b) 'd written c) 'd been writing 31) What lovely flowers! _______ you had bought some for me too! a) I didn't wish b) If only c) Couldn't have 32) How many actors _________ before you chose Rob? a) had you seen b) had you been seing c) were you seeing 33) Have you read the new ______? It was written by his ex-wife. a) gossip b) biography c) autobiography 34) Then _______ that microwaves cause the food to vibrate quickly and produce heat. a) the thing happens b) the thing is c) what happens is 35) ________ the photo, you can adjust it on your computer. a) After you've taken b) After that you've taken c) After that you take 36) Have you found all of the missing _______ ? a) remain b) equipment c) outskirts 37) Neil never gets angry with people, he's very ______ . a) cool headed b) good with words c) intentive 38) I ________ the job because I'm interested on working with animals. a) passed away b) stood for c) took on 39) You can get __________ views from the summit of the mountain. a) exceptional b) significant c) poignant 40) The special effects are so __________ you almosy feel that you're in space too. a) moving b) incredible c) hilarious 41) Children under thirteen _______ join social networking sites, but they often do. a) aren't supposed to b) don't have to c) aren't allowed 42) Don't phone me until the afternoon. __________ to our Washington office by then. a) I'll be speaking b) I'll speak c) I'll have spoken 43) __________ your headphones today? I've broken mine. a) Will you be using b) Will you use c) Will you have used 44) A third runway has been approved at the airport. What ________ for local residents over the next few years? a) will that be meaning b) will that mean c) will that have meant 45) He won't play in the World Cup __________ completely fit. a) unless he's b) if he's c) until he'll be 46) Would you consider ______ a consultant? a) hiring b) hire c) to hire 47) If I get high enough grades, I'll start ________ next September. a) the university b) university c) a university 48) Last Tuesday for the first time, scientists _____________ communicate with a patient in a deep coma. a) could b) were able c) managed to 49) ___________ is like jam - you can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself! a) The happiness b) A happiness c) Happiness 50) Is it _________ to eat so much? a) unhealthy b) insecure c) unfamiliar 51) _________ unfair that wealthy people pay a smaller proprtion of taxes than those with less money? a) Don't you think b) Isn't c) Doesn't it seem 52) I think we're ____ nowhere here. a) coming b) going c) taking 53) The ________ for next year's harvests is very poor and a widespread famine is predicted. a) outlook b) outcome c) downside 54) The product has been ______ by leading medical experts. a) endorsed b) raised c) dominated 55) Caroline didn't want to go to university and went to work instead. Now she is ________ her first business. a) making b) taking c) running 56) I don't think he feels very safe, he seems very ________ . a) unrealistic b) irrelevant c) insecure 57) Before the invention of _________ people paid for everything in cash. a) the credit card b) a credit card c) the credit cards 58) Great news! A Formula One driver has just _______ the company's new product. a) increased b) reduced c) endorsed 59) She is very keen and imaginitive and has _______ ideas for the future of the club. a) bizarre b) predictable c) brilliant 60) There will be a bonus paid to all managers __________ they meet their targets. a) unless b) provided c) as long 61) There were _________ things I would have changed but not many. a) quite few b) a few c) very few 62) The doctor told ______ to bed. a) that I should go b) me to go c) me going 63) My grandfather asked me _______ recently. a) what had I been doing b) what I'd been doing c) if I'd been doing 64) It was ________ fantastic news that I couldn't believe it at first. a) such b) so c) such a 65) If Tom hadn't acted so quickly they ___________ now. a) might have been killed b) weren't alive c) couldn't be dead 66) _______ do it slowly or you could cut yourself. a) You should learn b) You'd better c) Practise 67) Margit said __________ the next day. a) she'll do it b) she'd do it c) she's doing it 68) I ______ him to phone Washington. a) suggested b) offered c) reminded 69) If you ________ the lottery ticket, we'd be rich now. a) don't lose b) didn't lose c) hadn't lost 70) If you'd been in my situation, what ________ ? a) would you do b) would you have done c) did you do 71) _______ ticket costs 20 euros. a) Each b) Few c) All 72) You need to _________ the situation. a) follow b) go against c) assess 73) Companies should have rules about ________ so that no one is discriminated against. a) power b) control c) equality 74) That's not very _______ - telling her she's put on weight! a) collaborative b) unhelpful c) tactful 75) I asked them to clean up the mess but they _______ to do it. a) refused b) threatened c) apologised 76) Thousands of people __________ to vote. a) turned out b) brought out c) pulled out 77) It's ______, but it looks like some kind of animal. a) difficult to say b) imagine c) seems to say 78) I'm trying to go to the gym twice a week ________ get fitter. a) so b) for c) in order to 79) I like factual programmes so I don't watch ___________ . a) documentaries b) current affair programmes c) reality show 80) I really lost ______ of my temper when I saw that man kick his dog. a) control b) fairness c) aggresion 81) That's strange, I remember ________ this letter, but here it is in my bag. a) post b) posting c) to post 82) My best _______ lives in Paris, works in advertising. a) friend who b) friend, whose c) friend, who 83) He ______ committed the murder. He wasn't even in the country at the time. a) may have b) can't have c) mustn't have 84) That's the woman _______ son hit my son. a) who b) whose c) who's 85) She took her umbrella, ________ that it would rain at some point during the day. a) expected b) expecting c) having expected 86) People _________ redundant by the economic crisis were happy to get any kind of job. a) make b) made c) making 87) I really didn't hear you ring the doorbell. I ______ been sleeping or maybe I was listening to music. a) could have b) can't have c) mightn't have 88) Look, footprints! Someone __________ got here before us. a) could have b) might have c) must have 89) ________ all his life to build his dream house, he decided to travel instead. a) Having worked b) Working c) Worked 90) We stopped on the way up the mountain _________ a break. a) to take b) taking c) take 91) The tablet's working and my headache's beginning ________ . a) going b) go c) to go 92) The book was so ________ that I couldn't put it down. a) touching b) creepy c) fast-paced 93) He was _______ for identity theft. a) suspected b) arrested c) saved 94) Her performance was __________, but otherwise the play was rather disappointing. a) outstanding b) controversial c) touching 95) Her first relationship was the one thing ______ she thought more than anything else.  a) which b) which about c) about which 96) I don't think it would have been a _________ if it hadn't created such a  ___________ . a) must-see, mainstream b) sell-out, stir c) flop, ground-breaking 97) The cinema burnt to the ground. Police think it was _________ . a) hacking b) mugging c) arson 98) Here we are at the president's childhood home. ____________ it's got two floors and all the other houses around here have one. a) Interestingly b) Supposedly c) Apparently 99) It didn't ______ my mind to phone you. a) catch b) occur to c) cross 100) My first girlfriend knew me ___________ and no one has understood me as well since. a) through and through b) off and on c) ups and downs

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