17. Choose the correct item

1.If you ….. clearly, she would have understood.

A. explain B. has explained C. had explained

2. That’s Mike ….. brother works with me.

A. which B. whose C. who’s

3. I’ll be ready by the time you ….. home.

A. would come B. will come C. come

4. He’s lost ….. much weight that I hardly recognized him.

A. so B. such C. such as

5. Alan has ….. finished his homework.

A. yet B. still C. already

6. The door was opened ….. a copy of the key.

A. by B. from C. with

7. You …… talk with your mouth full.

A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t

8. This time next week I ….. in Cannes.

A. will be sunbathing B. will sunbathe C. will have sunbathed

9. Diana suggested ….. at Mario’s.

A. to meet B. to meeting C. meeting

10. If you promise to behave yourself, I ….. you go to the party.

A. will let B. would let C. let

11. Have you ….. been to Malta?

A. already B. ever C. just

12. If you ….. skiing, you wouldn’t have broken your leg.

A. didn’t go B. hadn’t gone C. hasn’t gone

13. Oscar ….. for this firm for five years before he was given a promotion.

A. had been working B. has been working C. was working

14. Molly begged him ….. anything.

A. don’t say B. to say C. not to say

15. It’s 9 o’clock. Peter ….. his office by now.

A. reaches B. will reach C. will have reached

16. Can you ….. me the way to the supermarket.

A. point B. tell C. describe

17. I can’t see you tonight because I ….. dinner with Jill.

A. will have B. am having C. am going to have

18. Margaret isn’t used ….. orders.

A. to take B. taking C. to taking

19. I’ll do the shopping before I ….. to the hairdresser’s.

A. go B. will go C. has gone

20. George ….. in Atlanta for a month by next Sunday.

A. will have been B. will be C. is going to be

1.We were rather surprised ….. the price of the dress.

A. of B. about C. at

2. I’d like two …… eggs.

A. dozen B. dozens of C. dozen of

3. I thought I ….. my scarf into the back of the wardrobe, but I couldn’t find it there.

A. have thrown B. had thrown C. threw

4. ….. first hand news.

A. These are B. They are C. This is

5. We need……..

A. an other chair B. another chair C. another chairs

6. I have lived in London for a long time, so I…….the traffic.

A. quite used to B. get used C. am quite used to

7. The detective made Mr. Andrews ….. the bill.

A. to pay B. pay C. paying

8. Jenny kept on ….. although her husband asked her to stop.

A. talking B. talk C. to talk

9. Mom isn’t at home. She …… the shops and she’ll be back soon.

A. has been to B. has gone to C. has been in

10. She wasn’t able to carry all these suitcases by herself. Somebody ….. her.

A. had helped B. must have helped C. should help

11. I heard the clock ….. ten a long time ago.

A. to strike B. struck C. strike

12. Jerry’s room is ….. of all the rooms, but he can afford it.

A. so expensive B. most expensive C. the most expensive

13. The car isn’t worth ….. .

A. repairing B. being repaired C. to be repaired

14. There was nobody at home, …… ?

A. was there B. wasn’t there C. were they

15. My aunt ….. South America yet.

A. hadn’t been to B. hasn’t been to C. hasn’t been in

16. You ….. a lovely song when I entered the room.

A. sang B. was singing C. were singing

17. If James ….. hard, he will pass his exams.

A. works B. will work C. has worked

18. The man is ….. least 75 years old.

A. in B. on C. at

19. I miss you. I wish you ….. with us.

A. stay B. stayed C. to stay

20. We’d better ….. if we want to get there before dark.

A. to hurry up B. hurry up C. hurried up