Study guide

Present and past

1.1 At first I didn’t like my job, but to enjoy it now.
A I’m starting B I start
1.2 I don’t understand this sentence. What ?
A does mean this word B does this word mean C means this word
1.3 Robert away two or three times a year.
A is going usually B is usually going C usually goes D goes usually
1.4 How now? Better than before?
A you are feeling B do you feel C are you feeling
1.5 It was a boring weekend. anything.
A I didn’t B I don’t do C I didn’t do
1.6 Matt while we were having dinner.
A phoned B was phoning C has phoned

Present perfect and past

2.1 James is on holiday. He to Italy.
A is gone B has gone C has been
2.2 Everything is going well. There any problems so far.
A weren’t B have been C haven’t been
2.3 Sarah has lost her passport again. This is the second time this .
A has happened B happens C happened D is happening
2.4 Why are you out of breath? ?
A Are you running B Have you run C Have you been running
2.5 Where’s the book I gave you? What with it?
A have you done B have you been doing C are you doing
2.6 ‘How long Jane?’ ‘A long time. Since we were at school.’
A do you know B have you known C have you been knowing
2.7 Sally has been working here .
A for six months B since six months C six months ago D six months
2.8 It’s two years Joe.
A that I don’t see B that I haven’t seen C since I didn’t see
D since I last saw
2.9 It raining for a while, but now it’s raining again.
A stopped B has stopped C was stopped
2.10 My mother in Italy.
A grew up B has grown up C had grown up
2.11 a lot of sweets when you were a child?
A Have you eaten B Had you eaten C Did you eat
2.12 Jack in New York for ten years. Now he lives in Los Angeles.
A lived B has lived C has been living
2.13 The people sitting next to me on the plane were nervous. before.
A They haven’t flown B They didn’t fly C They hadn’t flown
D They’d never flown E They weren’t flying
2.14 Katherine was lying on the sofa. She was tired because very hard.
A she was working B she’s been working C she’d been working
2.15 a car when you were living in Paris?
A Had you B Were you having C Have you had D Did you have
2.16 I tennis a lot, but I don’t play very much now.
A was playing B was used to play C used to play

Future
3.1 I’m tired. to bed now. Goodnight.
A I go B I’m going
3.2 tomorrow, so we can go out somewhere.
A I’m not working B I don’t work C I won’t work
3.3 That bag looks heavy. you with it.
A I’m helping B I help C I’ll help
3.4 I think the weather nice later.
A will be B is C is going to be D shall be
3.5 ‘Anna is in hospital.’ ‘Yes, I know. her this evening.’
A I visit B I’m going to visit C I’ll visit
3.6 We’re late. The film by the time we get to the cinema.
A will already start B will be already started C will already have started
3.7 Don’t worry late tonight.
A if I’m B when I’m C when I’ll be D if I’ll be
Modals
4.1 The fire spread quickly, but everybody from the building.
A was able to escape B managed to escape C could escape
4.2 I’m so tired I for a week.
A can sleep B could sleep C could have slept
4.3 The story be true, but I don’t think it is.
A might B can C could D may
4.4 Why did you stay at a hotel? You with me.
A can stay B could stay C could have stayed
4.5 I lost one of my gloves. I it somewhere.
A must drop B must have dropped C must be dropping
D must have been dropping
4.6 ‘Why wasn’t Amy at the meeting yesterday?’ ‘She about it.’
A might not know B may not know C might not have known
D may not have known
4.7 What to get a new driving licence?
A have I to do B do I have to do C I must do D I have to
4.8 We have plenty of time. We hurry.
A don’t need to B mustn’t C needn’t
4.9 You missed a great party last night. You . Why didn’t you?
A must have come B should have come C ought to have come
D had to come
4.10 Jane won the lottery. I suggested a car with the money she won.
A that she buy B that she should buy C her to buy
D that she bought
4.11 You’re always at home. You out more often.
A should go B had better go C had better to go
4.12 It’s late. It’s time home.
A we go B we must go C we should go D we went E to go
4.13 a little longer, but I really have to go now.
A I’d stay B I’ll stay C I can stay D I’d have stayed

if and wish
5.1 I’m not tired enough to go to bed. If I to bed now,
I wouldn’t sleep.
A go B went C had gone D would go
5.2 If I were rich, a lot.
A I’ll travel B I can travel C I would travel D I travelled
5.3 I wish I have to work tomorrow, but unfortunately I do.
A don’t B didn’t C wouldn’t D won’t
5.4 The view was wonderful. I would have taken some pictures if
a camera with me.
A I had B I would have C I would have had D I’d had
5.5 The weather is horrible. I wish it raining.
A would stop B stopped C stops D will stop

Passive
6.1 We by a loud noise during the night.
A woke up B are woken up C were woken up D were waking up
6.2 A new supermarket is going to next year.
A build B be built C be building D building
6.3 There’s somebody walking behind us. I think .
A we are following B we are being following C we are followed
D we are being followed
6.4 ‘Where ?’ ‘In Chicago.’
A were you born B are you born C have you been born
D did you born
6.5 There was a fight, but nobody .
A was hurt B got hurt C hurt
6.6 Jane to phone me last night, but she didn’t.
A supposed B is supposed C was supposed
6.7 Where ? Which hairdresser did you go to?
A did you cut your hair B have you cut your hair
C did you have cut your hair D did you have your hair cut

Reported speech
7.1 Paul left the room suddenly. He said he to go.
A had B has C have
7.2 (You meet Joe in the street.)
Joe, this is a surprise. Rachel said you in hospital.
A are B were C was
7.3 Anna and left.
A said goodbye to me B said me goodbye C told me goodbye

Questions and auxiliary verbs

8.1 ‘What time ?’ ‘At 8.30.’
A starts the film B does start the film C does the film start
8.2 ‘Do you know where ?’ ‘No, he didn’t say.’
A Tom has gone B has Tom gone C has gone Tom
8.3 The police officer stopped us and asked us where .
A were we going B are we going C we are going D we were going
8.4 ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘ .’
A I hope not B I don’t hope C I don’t hope so
8.5 ‘You don’t know where Karen is, ?’ ‘Sorry, I have no idea.’
A don’t you B do you C is she D are you

-ing and to ...

9.1 You can’t stop people what they want.
A doing B do C to do D from doing
9.2 I’d better go now. I promised late.
A not being B not to be C to not be D I wouldn’t be
9.3 Do you want with you or do you want to go alone?
A me coming B me to come C that I come D that I will come
9.4 I know I locked the door. I clearly remember it.
A locking B to lock C to have locked
9.5 She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help .
A laughing B to laugh C that she laughed D laugh
9.6 Paul lives in Berlin now. He likes there.
A living B to live
9.7 It’s not my favourite job, but I like the kitchen as
often as possible.
A cleaning B clean C to clean D that I clean
9.8 I’m tired. I’d rather out this evening, if you don’t mind.
A not going B not to go C don’t go D not go
9.9 I’d rather anyone what I said.
A you don’t tell B not you tell C you didn’t tell D you wouldn’t tell
9.10 Are you looking forward on holiday?
A going B to go C to going D that you go
9.11 When Lisa first came to Britain, she wasn’t used on the left.
A driving B to driving C to drive D drive
9.12 I’m thinking a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?
A to buy B of to buy C of buying D about buying
9.13 I had no trouble a place to stay. In fact it was surprisingly easy.
A find B found C to find D finding
9.14 I called the restaurant a table.
A for reserve B to reserve C for reserving D for to reserve
9.15 James doesn’t speak clearly. .
A It is hard to understand him B He is hard to understand
C He is hard to understand him
9.16 The path was icy, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid .
A of falling B from falling C to fall D to falling
9.17 I didn’t hear you in. You must have been very quiet.
A come B to come C came
9.18 a hotel, we looked for somewhere to eat.
A Finding B After finding C Having found D We found

Articles and nouns

10.1 It wasn’t your fault. It was .
A accident B an accident C some accident
10.2 Where are you going to put all your ?
A furniture B furnitures
10.3 ‘Where are you going?’ ‘I’m going to buy .’
A a bread B some bread C a loaf of bread
10.4 Sandra is . She works at a large hospital.
A nurse B a nurse C the nurse
10.5 Helen works six days week.
A in B for Ca D the
10.6 There are millions of stars in .
A space B a space C the space
10.7 Every day starts at 9 and finishes at 3.
A school B a school C the school
10.8 changed a lot in the last thirty years.
A Life has B The life has C The lives have
10.9 When invented?
A was camera B were cameras C were the cameras
D was the camera
10.10 Have you been to ?
A Canada or United States B the Canada or the United States
C Canada or the United States D the Canada or United States
10.11 On our first day in Moscow, we visited .
A Kremlin B a Kremlin C the Kremlin
10.12 I have some news for you. .
A It’s good news B They are good news C It’s a good news
10.13 It took us quite a long time to get here. It was journey.
A three hour B a three-hours C a three-hour
10.14 This isn’t my book. It’s .
A my sister B my sister’s C from my sister D of my sister
E of my sister’s
Pronouns and determiners
11.1 What time shall we tomorrow?
A meet B meet us C meet ourselves
11.2 I’m going to a wedding on Saturday. is getting married.
A A friend of me B A friend of mine C One my friends
11.3 They live on a busy road. a lot of noise from the traffic.
A It must be B It must have C There must have D There must be
11.4 He’s lazy. He never does work.
A some B any C no
11.5 ‘What would you like to eat?’ ‘I don’t mind. – whatever
you have.’
A Something B Anything C Nothing
11.6 The course didn’t go well. of the students were happy.
A All B No-one C None D Nobody
11.7 We went shopping and spent money.
A a lot of B much C lots of D many
11.8 I was ill yesterday. I spent in bed.
A the most of day B most of day C the most of the day D most of the day
11.9 I asked two people how to get to the station, but of them knew.
A none B either C both D neither
11.10 Our holiday was a disaster. went wrong.
A Everything B All C All things D All of things
11.11 The bus service is excellent. There’s a bus ten minutes.
A each B every C all
11.12 There were four books on the table. a different colour.
A Each of books was B Each of the books was C Each book was

Relative clauses

12.1 I don’t like stories have unhappy endings.

A that B they C which D who
12.2 I didn’t believe them at first, but in fact everything was true.
A they said B that they said C what they said
12.3 We helped some people .
A their car had broken down B which car had broken down
C whose car had broken down D that their car had broken down
12.4 Anna told me about her new job, a lot.
A that she’s enjoying B which she’s enjoying C she’s enjoying
D she’s enjoying it
12.5 Sarah couldn’t meet us, was a shame.
A that B it C what D which
12.6 George showed me some pictures by his father.
A painting B painted C that were painted D they were painted
Adjectives and adverbs
13.1 Jane doesn’t enjoy her job any more. She’s because
every day she does exactly the same thing.
A boring B bored
13.2 Lisa was carrying a bag.
A black small plastic B small and black plastic C small black plastic
D plastic small black
13.3 Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks .
A perfectly English B English perfectly C perfect English
D English perfect
13.4 He to find a job, but he had no luck.
A tried hard B tried hardly C hardly tried
13.5 I haven’t seen her for , I’ve forgotten what she looks like.
A so long B so long time C a such long time D such a long time
13.6 Don’t stand on that chair. It isn’t .
A enough strong to stand on B strong enough to stand on it
C strong enough to stand on D strong enough for stand on
13.7 Sarah is doing OK at the moment. She has .
A a quite good job B quite a good job C a pretty good job
13.8 The exam was quite easy – I expected.
A more easy that B more easy than C easier than D easier as
13.9 The more expensive the hotel, .
A the service will be better B will be better the service
C the better the service D better the service will be
13.10 Patrick is a fast runner. I can’t run as fast as .
A he B him C he can
13.11 What’s you’ve ever made?
A most important decision B the more important decision
C the decision more important D the most important decision
13.12 Ben likes walking. .
A Every morning he walks to work B He walks to work every morning
C He walks every morning to work D He every morning walks to work
13.13 Joe never phones me. .
A Always I have to phone him B I always have to phone him
C I have always to phone him D I have to phone always him
13.14 Lucy . She left last month.
A still doesn’t work here B doesn’t still work here C no more works here
D doesn’t work here any more E no longer works here
13.15 she can’t drive, she has a car.
A Even B Even when C Even if D Even though
Conjunctions and prepositions
14.1 I couldn’t sleep very tired.
A although I was B despite I was C despite of being D in spite of being
14.2 You should insure your bike stolen.
A in case it will be B if it will be C in case it is D if it is
14.3 The club is for members only. You you’re a member.
A can’t go in if B can go in only if C can’t go in unless
D can go in unless
14.4 Yesterday we watched TV all evening we didn’t
have anything better to do.
A when B as C while D since
14.5 ‘What’s that noise?’ ‘It sounds a baby crying.’
A as B like C as if D as though
14.6 They are very kind to me. They treat me their own son.
A like I’m B as if I’m C as if I was D as if I were
14.7 I’m going to be in Moscow next week. I hope the weather will be
good .
A while I’ll be there B while I’m there C during my visit
D during I’m there
14.8 Joe is away at the moment. I don’t know exactly when he’s coming back,
but I’m sure he’ll be back Monday.
A by B until

Prepositions
15.1 Bye! I’ll see you .
A at Friday morning B on Friday morning C in Friday morning
D Friday morning
15.2 I’m going away the end of January.
A at B on C in
15.3 When we were in Italy, we spent a few days Venice.
A at B to C in
15.4 Our apartment is the second floor of the building.
A at B on C in D to
15.5 I saw Steve a conference on Saturday.
A at B on C in D to
15.6 What time did you the hotel?
A arrive to B arrive at C arrive in D get to E get in
15.7 I’m going holiday next week. I’ll be away for two weeks.
A at B on C in D for
15.8 We travelled 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.
A in the B on the C by the D by
15.9 ‘Who is this painting ? Picasso?’ ‘I have no idea.’
A of B from C by
15.10 The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage
the other car.
A of B for C to D on E at
15.11 I like them very much. They have always been very nice me.
A of B for C to D with
15.12 I’m not very good repairing things.
A at B for C in D about
15.13 I don’t understand this sentence. Can you ?
A explain to me this word B explain me this word
C explain this word to me
15.14 If you’re worried about the problem, you should do something
it.
A for B about C against D with
15.15 ‘Who is Tom Hart?’ ‘I have no idea. I’ve never heard him.’
A about B from C after D of
15.16 I don’t know what time we’ll arrive. It depends the traffic.
A of B for C from D on
15.17 I prefer tea coffee.
A to B than C against D over

Phrasal verbs
16.1 These shoes are uncomfortable. I’m going to .
A take off B take them off C take off them
16.2 They were playing cards, so I .
A joined in B came in C got in D broke in
16.3 Nobody believed Paul at first, but he to be right.
A worked out B came out C found out D turned out
16.4 We can’t making a decision. We have to decide now.
A put away B put over C put off D put out
16.5 ‘Have you finished painting the kitchen?’ ‘Nearly. I’ll
tomorrow.’
A finish it up B finish it over C finish it off
16.6 You can always rely on Paul. He’ll never .
A put you up B let you down C take you over D see you off
16.7 Children under 16 half the population of the city.
A make up B put up C take up D bring up
16.8 I’m surprised to hear that Kate and Paul have . They seemed very
happy together.
A broken up B ended up C finished up D split up
16.9 I parked in a no-parking zone, but I it.
A came up with B got away with C made off with D got on with
Key to Study guide

Present and past 6.6 C Relative clauses

6.7 D
1.1 A 12.1 A, C
1.2 B Reported speech 12.2 A, B
1.3 C 7.1 A 12.3 C
1.4 B, C 7.2 B 12.4 B
1.5 C 7.3 A 12.5 D
1.6 A 12.6 B, C
Questions and auxiliary verbs
Present perfect and past Adjectives and adverbs
8.1 C
2.1 B 8.2 A 13.1 B
2.2 C 8.3 D 13.2 C
2.3 A 8.4 A 13.3 B, C
2.4 C 8.5 B 13.4 A
2.5 A 13.5 A, D
2.6 B -ing and to … 13.6 C
2.7 A, D 9.1 A, D 13.7 B, C
2.8 D 9.2 B, D 13.8 C
2.9 A 9.3 B 13.9 C
2.10 A 9.4 A 13.10 B, C
2.11 C 9.5 A 13.11 D
2.12 A 9.6 A 13.12 A, B
2.13 C, D 9.7 C 13.13 B
2.14 C 9.8 D 13.14 D, E
2.15 D 9.9 C 13.15 D
2.16 C 9.10 C Conjunctions and prepositions
Future 9.11 B
9.12 C, D 14.1 A, D
3.1 B 9.13 D 14.2 C
3.2 A 9.14 B 14.3 B, C
3.3 C 9.15 A, B 14.4 B, D
3.4 A, C 9.16 A 14.5 B
3.5 B 9.17 A 14.6 C, D
3.6 C 9.18 B, C 14.7 B, C
3.7 A 14.8 A
Articles and nouns
Modals Prepositions
10.1 B
4.1 A, B 10.2 A 15.1 B, D
4.2 B 10.3 B, C 15.2 A
4.3 A, C, D 10.4 B 15.3 C
4.4 C 10.5 C 15.4 B
4.5 B 10.6 A 15.5 A
4.6 C, D 10.7 A 15.6 B, D
4.7 B 10.8 A 15.7 B
4.8 A, C 10.9 D 15.8 B
4.9 B, C 10.10 C 15.9 C
4.10 A, B, D 10.11 C 15.10 C
4.11 A 10.12 A 15.11 C
4.12 D, E 10.13 C 15.12 A
4.13 A 10.14 B 15.13 C
15.14 B
if and wish Pronouns and determiners 15.15 D
5.1 B 11.1 A 15.16 D
5.2 C 11.2 B 15.17 A
5.3 B 11.3 D
5.4 D Phrasal verbs
11.4 B
5.5 A 11.5 B 16.1 B
11.6 C 16.2 A
Passive
11.7 A, C 16.3 D
6.1 C 16.4 C
11.8 D
6.2 B 16.5 C
11.9 D
6.3 D 16.6 B
11.10 A
6.4 A 16.7 A
11.11 B
6.5 A, B 16.8 A, D
11.12 B, C
16.9 B