97. Choose the correct item

1. I……to camp every summer but now I have a summer job.

A. used to go B. would go C. have gone D. am used to going

2. We…….our tickets months before we went on holiday.

A. were booking B. have booked

C. had been booking D. had booked

3. While Alex…..after the football, he fell and twisted his ankle.

A. ran B. has run C. was running D. had run

4. Daniel…..in Australia for ten years before he moved to England.

A. had lived B. lived C. have lived D. have been living

5. I…..Bali. I went there on holiday last summer.

A. have gone to B. have been to

C. have gone in D. have been in

6. You……things! Please be more careful.

A. are always dropping B. always dropped C. have always dropped

D. had always dropped

7. Tom and Sarah…..for Dubai at 8 o’clock next Tuesday morning.

A. have left B. had left C. are leaving D. have been leaving

8. These flowers…..nice. What are they?

A. have smelt B. smell C. are smelling D. smelt

9. Kate…..hard all day so she was too tired to go out with friends.

A. is working B. has worked C. has been working D. had been working

10. Amanda was listening to music while Nigel……computer games.

A. had played B. plays C. has been playing D. was playing

11. Claire works in a theatre. She…..a lot of actors so far.

A. met B. has met C. is meeting D. had run

12. His father won’t let him leave the house until he…..his room.

A. cleaned B. will clean C. cleans D. is going to clean

13. You…..your magazines on the bed! Please clean up.

A. are always leaving B. always left

C. have always left D. had always left

14. It’s a pleasure……you, Timothy.

A. meet B. met C. to meet D. to meeting

15. It’s no use……about it; there’s nothing you can do.

A. to worry B. worry C. worrying D. worried

16. …….too many sweets is bad for your teeth.

A. Having eaten B. Ate C. Eating D. Eaten

17. Jake……phoned us; we already knew about the meeting.

A. may have B. needn’t have

C. mustn’t have D. didn’t have to

18. You …..be late again or your parents will be informed.

A. don’t have to B. needn’t C. aren’t D. mustn’t

19. He…..to the cinema.

A. often goes B. goes often C. is often going

D. is going often

20.Jamal…..computer games for an hour now.

A. plays B. is playing C. has played D. has been playing

1. It was clever of him……the crossword in five minutes.

A. do B. to do C. doing D. did

2. There will be a strike tomorrow, ….. ?

A. will there B. won’t it C. won’t there D. will it

3. She walked out of the room without ….. goodbye.

A. say B. saying C. to say D. to saying

4. Mr Jones……Brussels. He’ll be back on Monday.

A. has been in B. has been to

C. has gone in D. has gone to

5. We can’t go together. ….. he ….. I must go there.

A. Neither ….. nor B. Either ….. or C. Both ….. and D. So….. as

6. The man…..invented the telephone was called Alexander Graham Bell.

A. which B. what C. whose D. who

7. We’ll ring them before we go in case they……busy.

A. are B. have been C. were D. had

8. They put their passports in a safe place…… lose them.

A. in case B. so as not to C. so that not

D. not to

9. I wish Mary could…… a little longer.

A. stay B. to stay C. stays D. staying

10. We left the house early…..we would be sure to get to the theatre on time.

A. in case B. so that C. for D. just as

11. …….interesting idea!

A. How B. Which C. What D. What an

12. While they……to Stockholm, their car ran out of petrol.

A. drove B. were driving C. had been driving D. have driven

13. Mary regrets……so much money on clothes.

A. to spend B. spend C. spent D. having spent

14. There’s ……lot of work! Do you think you could help me?

A. such B. so a C. such a D. so

15. ……pretty you look today!

A. What B. What a C. How D. Such

16. Italy,……is a Mediterranean country, is visited by millions of tourists each year.

A. what B. which C. whose D. where

17. You didn’t……me you were going on holiday.

A. tell B. say C. told D. said

18. ……trying hard, I couldn’t solve the problem.

A. Despite the fact B. Although

C. In spite of D. Whereas

19. I have got a new car. - ….. has John.

A. Either B. So C. Neither D. Nor

20. Billiards…… his favourite game.

A. are B. any C. were D. is