ABC

1. In Britain you _______ drive a car when you're 17.

a) will b) can c) must d) have to

 

2. Have you lived in London _______ a long time?

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

 

3. " _______ green tea?" "Yes, every morning!"

a) Drink you b) Are you drinking 
c) Do you drink d) Are you drink

 

4. I am very pleased _______ that you passed your exams.

a) to hear b) hear c) hearing d) to hearing

 

5. Oh no! The phone's not working and I have to call my mother - it's her birthday today.
Is it? Don't worry. _______ you use my mobile.

a) I am letting b) I'll let
c) I'll be letting d) I'm going to let

 

6. "How long _______ chess?"
"Since 1998"

a) have you playing b) do you play 
c) are you playing d) have you been playing

 

7. Printing _______ in ancient China.

a) has been invented b) was invented 
c) was been invented d) invented

8. I _______ stop at the traffic lights because they were red.

a) must b) had to c) should d) had

 

9. That's the man _______ wife is a doctor.

a) who b) who's
c) whose d) whom

 

10. "Who does this hat belong to?"
"I don't know. But it looks quite fashionable so it _______ belong to Jane."

a) maybe b) can c) might d) may to

 

11. Both _______ faces were red with embarrassment.

a) boys b) boy's c) boys's d) boys'

 

12. You look very tired! What _______ ?

a) did you do b) have you done
c) had you done d) have you been doing

 

13. I was really _______ after I watched that film.

a) depressed b) depressing 
c) depress d) depression

 

14. She won the race _______ all the others being professional athletes.

a) despite b) in spite c) although d) however

 

15. We arrived at the cinema late. The film _______.

a) is already started b) was already started
c) had already started d) had already been started

 

16. It's Sunday and so _______ go to work.

a) I don't have to b) I mustn't c) mustn't to d) shouldn't to

 

17. If I _______ , I would have told you.

a) have known b) know c) had known d) was knowing

 

18. Tom and Sue _______ last May. Now she's getting married to Andrew.

a) broke up b) broke off
c) broke in d) broke away

 

19. I asked two people the way to the metro but _______ of them knew.

a) none b) no c) neither d) not any

 

20. Next year, I hope _______ speak French fluently.

a) I'm possible to b) I'll be able to
c) I'll manage d) I could

 

21. It's OK. I remembered _______ the tickets. Here they are.

a) bringing b) bring c) to bring d) to be bringing

 

22. They are great friends but they don't meet _______ very often.

a) another b) each other 
c) one the other d) themselves

 

23. I wish I _______ computing at school when I was younger.

a) studied b) study c) was studied d) had studied

 

24. You look hungry! Would you like _______ tea and cake?

a) a lot of b) some 
c) much d) a

 

25. "I took my car to the garage yesterday because _______ strange noises."

a) it was making b) it made c) it had made d) it makes

 

26. "There is too _______ traffic on the roads of New York."

a) many b) much c) lots of d) huge amount of

 

27. Andrew bought Susan _______ roses.

a) a little b) little c) few d) a few

 

28. Because of the bad economic situation, 200 workers _______ redundant last month.

a) have been made b) were made 
c) were being made d) had been made

 

29. You mustn't _______ photographs inside this church.

a) take b) make c) do d) create

 

30. When I was a boy I _______ live in Sydney.

a) would b) did c) used to d) was to

 

31. Her husband _______ is a famous artist.

a) , who is quite old, b) whose quite old 
c) who is quite old d) , whose quite old,

 

32. Don't answer _______ you really know that you are right!

a) if b) when c) in case d) unless

 

33. If I won the national lottery, I _______ a sports car.

a) would buy b) will buy 
c) would be bought d) would have bought

 

34. _______ a few drinks, they then started the first course.

a) Afterwards having b) Having had c) They had d) They had had

 

35. "Look at that new computer
he's bought! He _______ spent a fortune on it!"

a) must b) must had c) must have had d) must have