4. Robert didn't answer the phone when Mary called. He___a shower and didn't hear the phone ring.

 was taking

5. Lionel will come to London as soon as you ____ a place for him to stay.

 1. have found 2. are going to find 3. will find 4. will have found

 

6. By the time Mother comes home Peter___all the ice-cream.

1. will eat 2. will have been eating 3. will be eating 4. will have eaten

 

7. I saw Paul at the airport. He___for his brother's plane to arrive from Canada.

1. waited 2. had been waiting 3. was waiting 4. had waited

 

8. It's foggy today. You can see___cars in the streets of the town.

1. few 2. a little 3. little 4. a few

 

9. Julia___that this year she is going to study French art and literature.

 1. tells 2. says 3. talks 4. speaks

 

10. Are you doing anything special ___the weekend?

1. at 2. on 3. in

 

11. My friend likes to eat___.

 1. the fish 2. a fish 3. fish

 

12. I haven't written____postcards.

1. anything 2. some 3. any 4. no

 

13. Anne is a fashion designer; she___ to the opening of every new fashion show in the city.

1. goes 2. is going 3. has gone 4. has been going

 

14. Is there___for me?

 1. the letter 2. letter 3. a letter

 

15. The windows in my flat are dirty. I haven't cleaned them yet. I___it this Saturday.

1. am going to do 2. will do 3. will be doing 4. am doing

 

16. I am reading an English book now. It is so interesting that by the end of the day I___reading it.

1. will finish 2. will have finished 3. will be finishing 4. am finishing

 

17. Mary doesn't work ___Sundays.

1. on 2. at 3. in

 

18. I asked what his name was and he___his name was Dan.

1. said 2. told 3. talked 4. spoke

 

19. There are ___French books in our library; we'd like to buy some more.

1. few 2. a little 3. little 4. a few

 

20.I can't meet you this evening. A friend of mine____to see me.

 1. will have come 2. comes 3. will come 4. is coming

 

21.Detroit____Motown in the past.

 1. is called 2. was called 3. called 4. call

 

22. I haven't got___money.

1. Few 2. no 3. some 4. any

 

23. Could you close____, please?

1. the door 2. door 3. a door

 

24. My train leaves____18.40 from Platform 7.

1. on 2. at 3. in

 

25. Don't wait for him, he won't come for supper; he___late.

1. will come 2. is coming 3. will have come 4. will be coming

 

26. George___his friend that he had fallen off a ladder.

1. spoke 2. talked 3. said 4. told

 

 

27. Do many people know about this new bookstore? - No, only___.

1. a little 2. few 3. a few 4. little

 

 

 

 

28. This situation is serious. Something must___before it's too late.

1. be done 2. do 3. have done 4. done

 

29.They___this clock now.

 1. are being repaired 2. are repairing 3. repair 4. will repair

 

30.The Earth's surface___mostly___with water.

1. is, covered 2. was, covered 3. has, been covered 4. dose, covered

1. 3
2. 4
3. 2
4. 2
5. 3
6. 1
7. 1
8. 1
9. 4
10. 2
11. 3
12. 1
13. 3
14. 2
15. 4
16. 1
17. 2
18. 4
19. 3
20. 1
21. 2
22. 2
23. 3
24. 4
25. 1
26. 4
27. 1
28. 1
29. 2
30. 3