41. Choose the correct item

1.“What are your plans for the summer?”

“I ….. with my cousins in the country.”

A.will have stayed B. will stay C. am going to stay

2. Tina ….. to be preparing for her entrance exams.

A. says B. said C. is said

3. “Did you see Jason yesterday?”

“No, but I ….. him this evening.”

A.will probably see B. will have seen C. will have been seeing

4. “The children’s party finishes at 6 o’clock.”

“Okay. I ….. them up on my way home.”

A will be picking B. will pick C. pick

5. “Are you ready to go?”

“Yes. I ….. in a few minutes.”

A will be leaving B. am leaving C. will leave

6. “I’m exhausted.”

“You’ll soon get used to ….. long hours.”

A have worked B. working C. work

7. “What are you thinking about?”

“My holiday. This time next week I ….. in the Seychelles.”

A will be relaxing B. will relax C. am relaxing

8. “I saw the lightning ….. the tree last night.”

“Yes, it was a terrible storm, wasn’t it?”

A hitting B. to hit C. hit

9. “I would like ….. for a picnic tomorrow.”

“That’s a good idea.”

A going B. go C to go

10. “How long has Emily worked for that company?”

“She ….. there for two years by the end of this month.”

A will have been working B. has been working C. will work

11. “Please knock before ….. the room.”

“I will.”

A to enter B. entering C. enter

12. “Where have you been?”

“I went to the bank ….. some money.”

A getting B. to get C. get

13. “You’d better ….. your homework before dinner.”

“Okay. I’ve almost finished it.”

A finish B. to finish C. finishing

14. “Do you like my new jacket?”

“Yes. It’s very similar ….. mine, actually.”

A at B with C to

15. “I got lost on the way to the theatre.”

“If you had taken the map, you ….. lost.”

A wouldn’t have got B. won’t get C. wouldn’t get

16. “Did you enjoy your stay in the hotel?”

“Yes. They were ….. friendly people that we felt very welcome.”

A such a B. so C. such

17. “Daniel is ill at the moment.”

“Yes. He’s suffering ….. a very bad cold.”

A of B. from C. for

18. “If I ….. enough time, I would visit you every day.”

“Don’t worry. Once a week is enough.”

A had B. have C. have had

19. “You’d better ….. to Paul this week.”

“I’ve already written him a letter.”

A write B. wrote C. to write

20. “I depend ….. public transport to get to work.”

“You ought to save up and buy a car.”

A to B. at C. on

1.The test papers ….. now.

A were handed out B. are being handed out C. are handed out

2. We were surprised ….. his reaction to the news.

A. of B. for C. at

3. They have got a huge house. They ….. be rich.

A. needn’t B. can C. must

4. ….. you open the window, please?”

A. Can B. Shall C. Must

5. I insist on my money ….. immediately.

A. to be refunded B. be refunded C. being refunded

6. They……for a table for an hour before they finally got seated.

A. were waiting B. have been waiting C. had been waiting

7. My jar is nearly empty! Someone……my coffee!

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

8. Dr Adams……three patients so far.

A. had seen B. has seen C. saw

9. ……the boys had finished their homework, their father took them to the baseball game.

A. After B. Until C. By the time

10. By the time they……at the airport, their plane had already taken off.

A. had arrived B. were arriving C. arrived

11. A: Why are you so tired?

B: I………..basketball with my friends.

A. have been playing B. was playing C. had been playing

12. Mark and Louise……..for five hours when they stopped to eat lunch.

A. have been travelling B. travelled C. had been travelling

13. How long ago……..working for this company?

A. have you started B. did you start C. had you started

14. Sally ………all the housework by the time I got home.

A. has done B. did C. had done

15. Mary…….on the phone all morning and hasn’t done any work.

A. has been talking B. was talking C. talked

16. Susie was watering the plants while her mother…….an apple pie.

A. was making B. has been making C. had made

17. A: How long has Stacy been writing poetry?

B: …….she was 16 years old.

A. Until B. Since C. When

18. Samuel……the house when the phone started ringing.

A. has just entered B. had just entered C. entered

19. Janine was driving in the countryside with her friends when the storm ……. .

A. was breaking B. had broken C. broke

20. He …….the newspaper, then he went to bed.

A. read B. had read C. was reading