1. Don’t drive too fast, ………. ?
A. don’t you B. do you C. shall you D. will you
2. He ………. his talk when he was interrupted.
A. had hardly begun B. hardly begun C. hardly had begun D. began hardly
3. Vitamin C must be taken daily, as it cannot ………. by the body.
A. store B. stored C. be stored D. be storing
4. Fred ………. that they had moved to London.
A. said me B. told me C. told D. told to me
5. An election ………. In the autumn, the government announced this morning.
A. is held B. will be held C. will have been held D. is being held
6. I’ve bought two tickets to Paris. Alex and I ………. tomorrow.
A. to leave B. will leave C. leave D. are leaving
7. She didn’t use to work here two years ago, ………. ?
A. did she B. used she C. didn’t she D. did she use
8. I’m terribly sorry, I had no idea you ………. deputy director.
A. are appointed B. were appointed C. had been appointed D. has been appointed
9. No one was surprised at the change in Bank Rate. It ………. by the investors.
A. was expected B. had been expected C. is expected D. was being expected
10. He refused to go to the theatre because he ………. an exam in a few days.
A. was having B. had C. will have D. has had
11. You’ll never forgive him, ………. ?
A. won’t you B. will you C. will you not D. you will
12. Dan Brown’s books ………. in any bookshop.
A. you can buy B. will buy C. can buy D. can be bought
13. Many interesting books ………. by the company this year.
A. are published B. have been published C. were published D. will have been published
14. The Gregorian Calendar …all over Europe at the same time, since Italy adopted
it in 1582, England in 1752 and Russia not until 1918.
A. introduced B. was introducing C. wasn’t introduced D. wasn’t introducing
15. ………. that five people died in an explosion.
A. They are reported B. It has reported C. It’s reported D. It’s reporting