III. For questions 16 – 90 decide which answer best fits each space.

16 I __________ emails twice a week. It’s my job.

A have written

B am writing

C write

17 They ___________ breakfast in bed on Sunday morning.

A are having

B has

C nave

18 Please be quiet! I to concentrate.

A have tried

B try

C am trying

19 I my key last night and couldn’t find them anywhere.

A lost

B was loosing

C loose

20 Mary the table when the doorbell rang.

A is laying

B lied

C was laying

21 The clowns ______________ the whole evening yesterday.

A performed

B were performing

C had performed

22 Jane is a good friend of mine. We_____________ friends since we graduated from the university.

A have been

B were

C are

23 What’s the matter? ________________ anything?

A you have lost

B did you loose

C have you lost

24 When I got home I discovered that my children ___________ the wash up already and our kitchen looked tidy and cosy.

A did

B have done

C had done

25 The students of Sumy State university___________ football next Saturday.

A play

B are playing

C will be playing

26 The next European Football Championship____________ in Ukraine and Poland in 2012.

A is going to take place

B takes place

C will take place

27 The plane to Madrid _____________ on Mondays and Thursdays at 5.20 p.m..

A takes off

B is taking off

C has taken off

28 We _____________ to have chicken for dinner, I’ve already put it in the oven.

A will

B are going

C will be going

29 - Hurry up! What ____________ at?

- Oh! Look, that ancient castle is so impressive!

A do you look

B are you look

C are you looking

30 When ____________ penicillin?

A Alexander Fleming discovered

B did Alexander Fleming discover

C have Alexander Fleming discovered

31 - Michael, what ____________ ?

- A ham sandwich. Try, it’s delicious!

A do you eat

B you eat

C are you eating

32 He sent me an e-mail last week, and I ___________.

A have already replied it

B am already replying it

C did reply it

33 They ______________ this letter by 9 o'clock yesterday.

A have written

B had written

C did written

34 Many years ago people __________that some women were witches.

A believe

B were believing

C believed

35 Space robots ____________ well-defined tasks in the future.

A will perform

B will have perform

C perform

36 I_________ buy a newspaper. I want to see the racing result.

a) must b) should to c) don’t have d) could

37 I’m not working tomorrow, so I__________ get up early.

a) have not to b) am to c) don’t have to d) haven’t got

38 If we go to town tomorrow, we ___________ do some shopping.

a) must b) will be able to c) could d) should

39 ___________ I speak to Jane, please?

a) must b) shall c) could d) ought

40 Jane left before the end of the movie. She __________go home early.

a) had to b) must c) could d) might

41 Tom, ___________ ride your bicycle, please?

a) must I b) should I c) have I d) can I

42 Plants die if you ______________ them.

a) won’t water b) wouldn’t water c) don’t water d) didn’t water

43 What a pity my sister is away. If she ____________ here, she would help us.

a) were b) is c) would be d) will be

44 If I __________tired, I’ll go to bed early tonight.

a) am b) shall be c) were d) will be

45 If Abraham Lincoln___________ so hard, he wouldn’t have become the symbol of America.

a) didn’t work b) wouldn’t have worked c) hadn’t worked d) worked

46 If the bus __________ come soon, I’ll be late.

a) doesn’t b) won’t c)will d)didn’t

47 The men in the office work ________ than the women.

A-hard B- harder C- hardest

48 Cairo is ___________ city in the world.

A-polluted B- more polluted C- the most polluted

49 This exhibition is _______ as the last one.

A-as interesting B- more interesting C- so interesting

50 Paul didn’t show good results in competition, he isn’t _______ runner as Alison is.

A-good B- better C- as good

51 The bigger the flat is, ________ the rent is.

A-higher B the higher C- more higher

52 I ________my salary on the first day of the month.

A-are paid B- paid C- am paid

53 The missing child_________ an hour ago.

A-is found B- found C- was found

54 From next week, you _______ to arrive at work on time.

A-is expected B- will be expected C- were expected

55 This film ______ by Quentin Tarantino.

A-was directed B- were directed C- directed

56 She ________ to do her homework by her mother now.

A-is helped B- have helped C- is being helped

57 My children can’t play computer games every day_______ they have a lot of homework.

A because B but C although

58 They like living here _______it’s near the shop.

A so B and C because

59 In my bedroom there is a bed ______ a wardrobe.

A so B because C and

60 Tom and his brother are friendly, _______sometimes they fight a bit.

A because B but C so

61 There are always a lot of traffic___________ we’d better start early.

A that is why B because C but

62 _______my children have a lot of homework, they play computer games every day.

A because B but C although

63 Could you let me know _______________Friday at the latest?

a) by b) to c) up to d) for

64 She’s a middle-aged woman _____________blue eyes and blonde hair.

1. with b) on c) of d) in

65 A tall man was sitting ______________ me at the cinema and I couldn’t see much of the film.

a) behind b) in front of c) by d) beside

66 John is getting married _______________ the end of the month.

1. To b) on c) in d) at

67 Are you staying _______________ the end of the film or leaving earlier

1. before b) to c) at d) till

68 I swim _______________ the sea every day this summer.

1. at b)in c)an d) into

69 She’s changed a lot _______________ she left school.

a) for b) since c)during d) after

70 Do you take good care ______________your health?

a)for b) in c) of d) with

71 My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them_________ before I come in.

a) away b) off c) on d) up

72 We’ll be back _____________ three week’s time

a) after b) at c) in d) by

73 _____________ I was coming home I met my old English teacher.

a) during b) while c) before d) since

74 I hope you succeed ______________ your new job.

a) in b) for c) from d) to

75 Everyone complained ____________ the awful food.

a) about b) for c) on d) over

76 Max is known ____________his honesty.

a) with b) for c) by d) from

77 Do you promise to come ? I depend ___________you to be here.

a) from b) at c) on d) for

78 Do you mind using the saucer ______________ a plate?

A as B like

79 The post should be here ________________ now

A by B until

80 I’d like to have ____________ words with you if you don’t mind.

A several B a few

81 Tom is a very slow eater, isn’t he ? He’s __________ having his soup

A still B already

82 Wait a minute. I’m not ready ____________

A still B yet

83 It happened _____________they were asleep.

A during B while

84 There were two pictures on the wall. But I didn’t like_______________.

A either B both

85 -Which jacket do you prefer, this one or that one ?

-I don’t like ____________ of them.

A either B neither

86 I enjoyed __________ the film but I didn’t like the ending.

A most B most of

87 Did you take notes ___________ the lecture?

A during B while

88 Everybody needs _________ luck

A a little B a few

89 I’ve always liked to ________classical music.

A hear B listen to

90 I saw your sister ___________ I was shopping in London

A during B while