19. Choose the correct item

1. It was ….. cold outdoors that I decided to stay at home.

A. so much B. such C. so

2. When I phoned my friend at ten o’clock in the morning, he was ….. in bed.

A. already B. still C. yet

3. Where is Kate? I’m tired ….. waiting.

A. with B. at C. of

4. I’m ill, …..?

A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I

5. She wanted John ….. beside her and hold the umbrella.

A. to stand B. stand C. stood

6. If you ….. to see Judie, ask her to phone me.

A. would happen B. happen C. happened

7. The weather is ….. it was last months.

A. as better as B. better than C. the best than

8. Emma’s daughter is good …… foreign languages.

A. in B. with C. at

9. Will you try to find out what time ….. at the airport.

A. does the plane arrive B. the plane arrives C. did the plane arrive

10. Could you give me ….. , please?

A. an advice B. some advice C. a piece of advice

11. I slipped away while the others ….. lunch.

A. were having B. had C. had had

12. Jeremy ….. take a taxi because he was late.

A. could B. was able to C. had to

13. If Tom ….. for London by train, he will get there on Friday.

A. leaves B. will leave C. left

14. Do you mind …..?

A. me smoke B. my smoking C. I smoke

15. You are wrong. You’d better ….. again.

A. to try B. tried C. try

16. Edwin looks worn out. He ….. a sleepless night.

A. must have B. must have had C. can have had

17. Mr. Hay rose from the comfortable arm-

chair in which he ….. .

A. had been sitting B. was sitting C. sat

18. What made you ….. such a stupid thing?

A. to do B. do C. have done

19. Nether Dad nor Mom ….. English.

A. don’t speak B. doesn’t speak C. speaks

20. Bad news ….. fast.

A. travels B. travel C. are travelling

1.The man’s clothes were covered in paint because he ….. his flat.

A. painted B. has painted C. had been painting

2. Ella ….. her grandmother this month.

A. didn’t visit B. hasn’t visited C. hadn’t visited

3. I’m sorry I’m late. ….. long?

A. Did you wait B. Have you waited C. Have you been waiting

4. Sally ….. to Paris every year.

A. travels B. is travelling c. has travelled

5. Andrew ….. TV when the phone rang.

A. watched B. was watching C. had watched

6. I ….. here since September.

A. am B. was C. have been

7. Mrs. Woodland ….. her students that it was wonderful.

A. said B. told C. told to

8. Geneva is one of ….. cities in the world.

A. the most modern B. the most modern of C. the modernist

9. Maggie really looked better than when he ….. her last time.

A. saw B. had seen C. has seen

10. If I were you, I ….. a house in the country.

A. bought B. would buy C. will buy

11. He was soaked to the skin because he ….. in the rain.

A. walked B. was walking C. had been walking

12. The train to Rome ….. at 5.15 am.

A. leaves B. will leave c. is leaving

13. He filled in his name, signed the contract and ….. it to the secretary.

A. has given B. had given C. gave

14. Mary ….. for five years before she became a lawyer.

A. had been studying B. had studied C. was studying

15. Clair has been eating a lot lately; I think she ….. weight.

A. put on B. puts on C. has put on

16. While Mum was cooking dinner, Tina ….. the house.

A. cleaned B. was cleaning C. had cleaned

17. Anna is from Brighton but ….. in London for five years.

A. lives B. is living C. has lived

18. Henry is sweaty; he ….. football for hours.

A. played B. has played C. has been playing

19. Daniel hasn’t got any spare time and ….. .

A. neither have I B. either have I C. so have I

20. This isn’t my text-book, ….. is at home.

A. my B. mine C. mine one