64. Choose the correct item

1. “Are you typing another report?”

“Yes. By the time I finish this one, I …… twenty-three reports today.”

A. will have been typing B. will have typed C. will be typing

2. “Those two people have been dancing all evening.”

“Yes. By 11 o’clock, they……for four hours.”

A. will have been dancing B. will have danced C. will be dancing

3. Brenda felt the spider ….. up her leg.

A. to crawl B. crawl C. be crawling

4. “You’ve been working hard all day.” “Yes. At 3 o’clock, I……for six hours.”

A.will be studying B. will have been studying C. will have studied

5. “……to the supermarket today?” “Yes. Do you want me to get you something?”

A. Will you have gone B. Will you have been going

C. Will you be going

6. They heard the woman ….. a little exclamation.

A. utter B. to utter C. to be uttered

7. “……your sister recently?” “Yes, she came to visit us last weekend.”

A. Have you been seeing B. You have seen C. Have you seen

8. “Where is Jason?” “He…….at the swimming pool.”

A. is being B. is C. has been.

9. “Hello, Jane. I’m at home.” “Where have you been? I ……for you all day!”

A. have been looking B. look C. am looking

10. “Who does your hair for you?” “My mother usually……it.”

A. is cutting B. cuts C. has cut

11. “Your socks are all wet!”

“Don’t worry. I ……..another pair with me.”

A. am bringing B. bring C. have brought

12. “Are you having a holiday this year?” “Yes, I…….to Hawaii”

A. am going B. have been C. have gone

13. “This is a great book.” “I know. I ……it twice already.”

A. have read B. am reading C. have been reading

14. “I didn’t know Sarah could drive.”

“Oh yes, she……since last April.”

A. has been driving B. has driven C. is driving

15. “What……. ?” “It’s a letter to my pen-friend. I’m telling her my news.”

A. have you written B. do you write C. are you writing

16. “What time does the play start?” “I think it……at 8 o’clock.”

A. has been starting B. starts C. has started

17. “Is Todd reading the newspaper?” “No. He……..dinner at the moment.”

A. has been making B. makes C. is making

18. “What ……?” “It’s a piece of cherry pie. Mum made it yesterday.”

A. are you eating B. do you eat C. have you eaten

19. “Have you been for a walk?” “Yes. I often……for walks in the evenings.”

A. have gone B. am going C. go

20. “What is Jill doing these days?” “She…….for a job for six months.”

A. is looking B. has been looking C. looks

1. “What time does the train leave?”

“I think it……at 2 o’clock.”

A. leaves B. has been leaving C. has left

2. “Where are Tom and Pauline?”

“They……to the supermarket.”

A. have just gone B. have been going C. go

3. “Is Mandy watching TV?”

“No. She …… her homework right now.”

A. is always doing B. is doing C. does

4. “Have you seen any films lately?”

“Yes. Actually, I……. two this evenings.”

A. have seen B. am seeing C. see

5. “Are you going on holiday this summer?”

“Yes. I …….enough money.”

A. am saving B. have already saved C. save

6. “Have you bought any new CDs recently?”

“Yes. Actually, I…….two this week.”

A. have bought B. have been buying

C. am buying

7. “Where is Mark?”

“He…….to the library to return some books.”

A. has gone B. has been C. is going

8. People expected the 21^st century ….. peace on the earth.

A. bring B. have brought C. to bring

9. Have you…..your homework yet?

A. made B. done C. did

10. How are you……these days?

A. making B. do C. doing

11. What do you……for a living?

A. do B. doing C. make

12.We’ll have to…..without a holiday as money is so short.

A. make B. have made C. do

13. You’ve got a new car! How many miles can it…..per hour?

A. do B. make C. be making

14. The company……a big loss this year. They will probably go bankrupt.

A. has done B. has made C. will do

15. I jumped up and ran to the kitchen as quickly as I……. .

A. could B. would C. had to

16. As we had agreed before, we……meet at two o’clock to go to the stadium.

A. had to B. were to C. should have

17. You have got plenty of time. You ……. .

A. don’t need hurry B. needn’t hurry

C. mustn’t to hurry

18.You…….our team play! You have missed a lot.

A. can see B. had o see C. should have seen

19. How…..you suggest such things to me?

A. must B. should C. dare

20. He shut himself up in the study for the whole day, and I…….through the window that he was writing busily.

A. could see B. need see C. must see

1. Well,…….there’s nothing we can do about it.

A. alternatively B. obviously C. immediately D. barely

2. The girl……to the rope and didn’t let go until the rescue team arrived.

A. got B. nailed C. clung D. burst

3. Did you read about the…….earthquake in Colombia last year?

A. structural B. shaken C. massive

D. trapped

4. There’s no reason to be arguing. It’s just a(n)…..in a teacup.

A. fire B. storm C. rain D. iceberg

5. We watched a film about a strange alien…… the other day.

A. plot B. blurb C. violence D. creature

6. The fire was due to a(n)……..in the electrical wiring system.

A. inhalation B. malfunction C. spread

D. injury

7. The young prince was riding in the cool ….. night.

A. moonless B. burning C. bitter D. cruel

8. The building was……promptly by the fire brigade.

A. evacuated B. shattered C. extinguished

D. rocked

9. You can’t expect him to……everything and run off to Venezuela.

A. head B. drop C. tear D. rash

10. Her long silk skirt……as she walked up the stairs.

A. rustled B. whistled C. creaked

D. struck

11. It was…….when Ann left so she took an umbrella.

A. brazing B. spooky C. still D. drizzling

12. The cost of the damage was…….to be more than £2 billion.

A. measuring B. recalled C. estimated

D. situated

13. He lied to me and to…….matters worse, he didn’t apologise.

A. keep B. make C. do D. take

14. The possibility of a terrorist attack hasn’t been …… .

A. ruled out B. cut out C. blown open

D. taken off

15. The volcanic eruption had a huge ……on the residents of the island.

A. tremor B. impact C. debris D. burst

16. Failing the exam……her confidence.

A. emitted B. stopped C. hit D. damaged

17. The popularity of junk food is …….by statistics gathered by researchers.

A. illustrated B. saturated C. consumed

D. demanded

18. Adam and Helen decided to have a party to ……. the occasion.

A. notice B. make C. mark D. commit

19. Many famous people hire……to protect them.

A. novices B. champions C. bodyguards

D. lifeguards

20. This is a rather……club; I don’t think we’ll be allowed in.

A. lively B. exclusive B. gurgling D. broke