Choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. Please note that only one answer is correct. Example-> 'What is that thing?' 'That..........a spider.' a. to call b. for calling c. be called d. is called -> the correct answer is-> d -> 'That is called a spider.' 1. "Will Tom be home this afternoon ?" "I am not certain. He...........to the office." a. may to go b. might to go c. ought to go d. should to go 2. "Is Mr Black in the office ?" "Yes,...........he is in charge, he must be here every day." a. since b. however c. whether d. even 3. "Do the students like my course ?" "Yes, I heard them talk of it as..........." a. interesting b. interested c. interestingly d. interest 4. "Does Chester smoke ?" "Yes, but he doesn't buy cigarettes ; he smokes other..........." a. people b. of people's c. from people d. people's 5. "Were you at the concert last night ?" "No, but............, I would have enjoyed the music." a. I went b. did I c. had I gone d. I had gone 6. "Is Alan a careful driver ?" "Of course not. ............he wouldn't have had that accident." a. nevertheless b. however c. otherwise d. although 7. "Which does Mary like better, reading or writing ?" "She likes to read but she would rather........... ." a. to write b. writing c. have wrote d. write 8. "Where is George going this afternoon ?" "He is being...........to see the statue of liberty." a. taken b. to take c. taking d. take 9. "Tom's father wants to send him to medical school." "Yes. He wants..............him." a. making a doctor b. to make a doctor by c. a doctor made from d. to make a doctor of 10. "Do you think it will rain ?" "I don't know. It..............." a. may b. ought c. seems d. will 11. "She has very nice children." "Yes, but her son's friend...........not very polite." a. are b. has c. have d. is 12. "Why are you going to the library ?" "It's............for me to study every night because we have a test every day. a. necessarily b. very necessary c. too necessarily d. not necessary 13. "Daddy, can I go out and play with Billy ?" "I don't care, Mike, so long...........you don't play in the mud." a. how b. as c. that d. like 14. "Will she sing for us tonight ?" "No, before she comes, she will have been.........too much already." a. sang b. singing c. sing d. sung 15. "Will you have cream in your coffee?" "No, thank you, I drink my............" a. coffee blackly b. blackly coffee c. coffee black d. coffee black 16. "Did Helen go alone ?" "Yes, nobody went.............she." a. but b. if c. with d. like 17. "Why can't I suck my thumb, Mommy ?" "Any boy who.............would be laughed at." a. would that do b. would do that c. that d. would that 18. "There doesn't seem to enough wood for the fire." "No, We need..............more." a. many b. any c. some many d. much 19. "Is Mrs Doolittle happy now ?" "Jack's...........the book pleased her very much." a. to return b. returned c. return d. returning 20. "Does Ed still see Eileen ?" "Yes, he.............her since their first year in college." a. has been seen b. seen c. has been seeing d. is seeing 21. "I was writing a paper last night." "How far did you get............?" a. of it b. along it c. it with d. on it 22. "John loves to play football." "He doesn't play it well,............." a. however b. already c. still d. but 23. "Do you want another cup of coffee ?" "It depends on how much time.........is before we have to leave." a. it b. there c. which d. what 24. "Might your daughter be permitted to bathe in such a public place?" "I trust she would not wish to, but........she insists, I could not but allow it." a. do b. should c. can d. does 25. "Whom should we visit tonight ?" "Betty. ...........the girls in town, she is the friendliest." a. of all b. from all c. all from d. all of 26. "Why didn't you send Max to the meeting ?" "...........available, we would certainly have sent him." a. he was b. wasn't he c. had he been d. he had been 27. "What are those two people doing ?" "The day's work...........,Mary and Mabel are playing cards." a. are done b. doing c. done d. did 28. "Do you think it will rain?" "...........is of no concern to me." a. it rains or not b. whether it rains or not c. if or not it rains d. will it rain 29. "Why didn't your mother make a dress for you ?" "I didn't need it, but she..........one if I had." a. would have made b. will have made c. had made d. would make 30. "Are the children ready for bed ?" "No, ...............get ready now." a. has them b. them have c. they have d. have them 31. "Have you ever seen a house burn down so fast ?" "No, never...........anything like this." a. I have seen b. have I seen c. seen I have d. have seen I 32. "Johnny doesn't sleep very long." "No, he doesn't. I wish.........several hours longer each day." a. he slept b. him sleeps c. him slept d. he sleeps 33. "Are you tired ?" "Yes, so much.........that I could sleep for a week." a. as b. so c. like d. for 34. "Why are you going to your sister's ?' "She has the book about.........the professor was talking." a. that b. what c. which d. it 35. "Do you want me to go ?" "Yes, I insist..........." a. on that go b. it that you go c. upon you go d. that you go 36. "Where are you going ?" "To the zoo. Jack insists upon.........the new baby bear." a. our to see b. we seeing c. our seeing d. us to see 37. "Fred seems very clever." "Yes, in fact his ideas led to..........a pay raise. a. his being awarded b. him to be awarded c. his awarded d. him to award 38. "Do they go to a movie every week ?" "No, but they............last year." a. used to did b. was use to c. used to do d. used to 39. "Would you like something more to eat ?" "I'd like..........fruit, please." a. a few b. a little c. many d. a little of 40. "What did professor Downhill do next ?" "He had us all..........our names on a piece of paper." a. written b. to write c. write d. wrote