1) ________ in any other colour? a) Do these trousers come b) Are these trousers coming 2) People ________ because we look so similar. a) mix us up b) are mixing us up 3) Stop talking so loudly, you ________ on my nerves! a) get b) are getting 4) What ________ about again? a) does she moan b) is she moaning 5) Who ________ the children while you’re here? a) looks after b) is looking after 6) Recent evidence suggests that the economic situation ________. a) improves b) is improving 7) I'll take that sandwich away if you don't eat it properly - I ________ it! a) mean b) am meaning 8) You should finally understand that when I tell you the truth I ________ to hurt your feelings. a) never mean b) am never meaning 9) I don't really know how she got the job, but I ________ her mother's got contacts. a) suspect b) am suspecting 10) My wife informed me this morning that she wants to divorce me. I ________ now I should start looking for a lawyer. a) guess b) am guessing 11) 'How does it work?' 'The device ________ the bar code and records the price.' a) recognizes b) is recognizing 12) He ________ his daughter, but ________ his son. a) adores; despises b) is adoring; is despising 13) Nowadays, some people ________ a vegetarian diet to a meat-based diet. a) prefer b) are prefering 14) The president ________ to meet the new prime minister. a) desires b) is desiring 15) There's no point buying him expensive wines - he ________ them. a) doesn't appreciate b) isn't appreciating 16) The human ear ________ very high-frequency sounds. a) doesn't hear b) isn't hearing 17) After three years in Cambridge, I finally feel as if I ________ here. a) belong b) am belonging 18) Put these chairs in the dining room, where they ________. a) belong b) are belonging 19) She ________ the unusual talent of knowing when to say nothing. a) possesses b) is possessing 20) If the alarm ________, leave the building immediately. a) sounds b) is sounding 21) The town ________ leisure facilities such as a swimming pool or squash courts. a) lacks b) is lacking 22) The company ________ $618 million to its creditors. a) owes b) is owing 23) What ________ me about Russians is their hospitality. a) astonishes b) is astonishing 24) It ________ me to see a well-designed book! a) always pleases b) is always pleasing 25) She ________ her family and ________ to have any contact with them. a) denies; refuses b) is denying; is refusing 26) Excuse me, ________ tax and service? a) does the bill include b) is the bill including 27) We ________ our guilt and apologize. a) fully admit b) are fully admitting 28) Don't worry about it - it ________ in our situation. a) doesn't even matter b) isn't even mattering 29) ________ with me? a) Do you come b) Are you coming 30) It looks like our new sofa ________ through the door. a) doesn't fit b) isn't fitting 31) Everyone likes her because she ________ very sensible. a) is b) is being 32) The girls ________ very helpful today. a) are b) are being 33) I ________ the purpose of this exercise. a) don't see b) am not seeing 34) She's been happier lately. I think she ________ someone. a) sees b) is seeing 35) She's the kind of woman who ________ a lot of money but no sense of style. a) has b) is having 36) Who ________ dinner with on Friday? a) do you have b) are you having 37) Sir, I think the dog ________ something here in the bushes. a) smells b) is smelling 38) "How ________?" "Not too bad, but I've still got a slight headache." a) do you feel b) are you feeling 39) I ________ certain I’m right. Do not tell me otherwise. a) feel b) am feeling 40) I want to travel because I ________ meeting people and seeing new places. a) enjoy b) am enjoying 41) It ________ to me that we need to make some changes. a) appears b) is appearing 42) She ________ in concert at Carnegie Hall tonight. a) appears b) is appearing 43) ________ if I say a few words? a) Does anyone mind b) Is anyone minding 44) Delia, your jacket is amazing! I ________ it! Where did you get it? a) just admire b) am just admiring 45) I ________ him for his determination. a) admire b) am admiring 46) The main bedroom ________ 24 ft by 18 ft (24' x 18'). a) measures b) is measuring 47) Your luggage ________ too much. You have to pay extra. a) weighs b) is weighing 48) She is very good at managing her business. She easily ________ others. a) influences b) is influencing

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