1.
If you are _______ cold, have a hot drink to warm
you up.
(a) feel
(b) felt
(c) feels
(d) feeling
2. There _______ empty seats left in the hall.
(a) were no
(b) is no
(c) were not
(d) are not
3. The trip to Paris will _____ an ideal opportunity to
practice my French.
(a) is
(b) be
(c) are
(d) was
4. If you're agreeable to our proposal, we'll
______ahead.
(a) going
(b) gone
(c) go
(d) went
5. We must deal with ______ before it gets out of hand.
(a) the situate
(b) the situation
(c) the situated
(d) the situates
6. She has been employed at this job_____ 2005.
(a) since
(b) at
(c) for
(d) on
7. The trip has been_____to include a few other events.
(a) extend
(b) extending
(c) extends
(d) extended
8. How long have you _______ unemployed?
(a) be
(b) are
(c) were
(d) been
9. Her father has been missing _____ five years.
(a) since
(b) when
(c) for
(d) of
10. Do you _____ anyone to help out in the shop?
(a) needful
(b) need
(c) needs
(d) needed
11. People in Italy ______ living under strict lockdown
conditions for three months.
(a) has to
(b) has been
(c) have been
(d) have
12. A lot of people ______ complained about the noise.
(a) has to
(b) has been
(c) have been
(d) have
13. I want to hear your explanation for ______ late.
(a) being
(b) is
(c) been
(d) be
14. Make sure your hands are clean before you ______
your dinner.
(a) have been
(b) has been
(c) have
(d) have to
15. He ______ completed his project by next Saturday.
(a) has to
(b) has been
(c) have been
(d) will have
16. I ______ across this book in a secondhand
bookstore last month.
(a) comes
(b) came
(c) coming
(d) come
17. He's about the same age ______you are.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) with
(d) as
18. Before you go to visit him, you______ make sure
he's at home.
(a) would
(b) could
(c) should
(d) shall
19. I missed the last train, ____ I had to walk all the
way home.
(a) so
(b) yet
(c) nor
(d) for
20. She feeds her dog the same thing ______ she eats.
(a) whom
(b) that
(c) who
(d) whose
21. When Mary reached the bus stop, the last bus
_____ already left.
(a) had to
(b) has
(c) have
(d) had
22. I was just _____into the bath when the phone rang.
(a) getting
(b) got
(c) get
(d) gets
23. John would have ______ a boxer if his mother had
let him.
(a) became
(b) become
(c) becoming
(d) becomes
24. Singapore _______ all social gatherings as part of
its latest restrictions to help combat Covid-19.
(a) have banned
(b) has banning
(c) have ban
(d) has banned
25. She was ____ for threatening to spread coronavirus.
(a) arrests
(b) arresting
(c) arrested
(d) arrest
26. Schools around the world have been closed _______
the coronavirus pandemic.
(a) as long as
(b) because of
(c) although
(d) despite
27. Researchers discovered that people _____ eat more
ultra-processed foods have a higher risk of cancer.
(a) whom
(b) whose
(c) who
(d) which
28. The retail industry has been decimated _____ the coronavirus pandemic.
(a) to
(b) in
(c) at
(d) by
29. John _____ the problem which parents don't know.
(a) have to
(b) has
(c) has been
(d) had
30. He visited____lands and saw____ wonderful things.
(a) many , much
(b) many , many
(c) much , many
(d) much , much
31. _______ he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.
(a) Despite
(b) While
(c) Now that
(d) Although
32. ______prices goes up, customers buy less products.
(a) Wherever
(b) Whenever
(c) Whatever
(d) Whoever
33. As she was bright and ambitious, she_______ a
manager in no time.
(a) become
(b) becomes
(c) became
(d) becoming
34. John throws a big party at his house _____ his
parents are on vacation.
(a) while
(b) between
(c) during
(d) among
35. My parents had already ____ by the time
I got home.
(a) eat
(b) eaten
(c) ate
(d) eating
36. The hospital quarantined the _______ patients to
avoid cross infection.
(a) infected
(b) infection
(c) infect
(d) infects
37. This problem ____ too difficult for primary school
children to solve.
(a) are
(b) been
(c) being
(d) is
38. This insect is tiny, ______ very dangerous.
(a) and
(b) so
(c) but
(d) for
39. You ______ eat some vegetables rich in vitamins.
(a) should
(b) might
(c) could
(d) would
40. The _____ terrible enemy is a former friend.
(a) more
(b) most
(c) almost
(d) many
41. I always add a spoonful ____ honey to my tea.
(a) on
(b) for
(c) of
(d) in
42. The government has _____ a new tax on cigarettes.
(a) imposed
(b) imposing
(c) imposes
(d) impose
43. I hope to be engaged in the export business after
_____ from college.
(a) graduated
(b) graduates
(c) graduate
(d) graduating
44. The goggles protect your eyes _____ dust.
(a) for
(b) of
(c) from
(d) in
45. Japan _____ confronted with severe economic
problems.
(a) has
(b) have
(c) has to
(d) have been
46. Jack explained to me how to ______the wheel of
the car.
(a) changeless
(b) changeable
(c) changing
(d) change
47. He was rejected because ____health was poor.
(a) him
(b) his
(c) her
(d) hers
48. ______ he was reading a newspaper, his dog was
lying beside him.
(a) Among
(b) Between
(c) While
(d) During
49. This is the house ______ was designed by a famous
architect.
(a) whom
(b) which
(c) who
(d) whose
50. The insurance policy ____various kinds of damages.
(a) covers
(b) cover
(c) covering
(d) covered
51. I _______ studying English a few weeks ago.
(a) start
(b) starts
(c) starting
(d) started
52. _________ tell me what time the train leaves?
(a) You please can
(b) Could you please
(c) You can please
(d) Could please you
53. When I met ____ the other day, she asked about
my parents.
(a) him
(b) hers
(c) his
(d) her
54. The transportation of goods _____ air costs a lot.
(a) by
(b) at
(c) on
(d) in
55. We need more feedback from the consumer
_______ improve our goods.
(a) as long as
(b) until
(c) in order to
(d) unless
56. What must we do to avoid _____this problem again?
(a) has
(b) having
(c) have to
(d) have
57. You must remove your shoes before _____a house.
(a) enters
(b) entered
(c) enter
(d) entering
58. He _____ working hard to catch up with the others.
(a) been
(b) are
(c) were
(d) is
59. The stadium has been ______with seating for over
eighty thousand spectators.
(a) fitted
(b) fit
(c) fitting
(d) fits
60. The press conference is scheduled to _____ one
hour from now.
(a) beginning
(b) begin
(c) began
(d) begun
61. The conference was scheduled for March, _____ it
has been put off until April.
(a) but
(b) for
(c) because
(d) so
62. Please speak up ______ the people at the back of
the room can hear you.
(a) even if
(b) although
(c) so that
(d) since
63. Please feel free to ______ me for details about the
meeting or the schedule.
(a) contacts
(b) contact
(c) contacted
(d) contacting
64. Since we had no school today, I ______ home and
watched T.V. all day.
(a) staying
(b) stays
(c) stay
(d) stayed
65. When John comes to Boston, he usually stays at a
hotel, ______ sometimes he stays with us.
(a) so (b) but
(c) for (d) nor
66. He looks pale. He must have ____ too much.
(a) drinking
(b) drank
(c) drunk
(d) drink
67. John can speak German _____ English.
(a) as if
(b) as soon as
(c) as long as
(d) as well as
68. If there____ anything you want, don't hesitate to
ask me.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) been
(d) be
69. I can't figure out how to transfer MP3 files _____
my iPod back to my computer.
(a) for
(b) from
(c) under
(d) beside
70. He is ______ than all the other boys.
(a) biggest
(b) more big
(c) bigger
(d) more biggest
71. I ______ a lot of work to finish up before the end
of the week.
(a) have
(b) have to
(c) has
(d) had been
72. He didn't _____ the stop sign and almost hit
the child crossing the street.
(a) seen
(b) seeing
(c) saw
(d) see
73. Mary _____ John's girlfriend all through high school.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) are
(d) been
74. I found my father's diary which he kept _____
ten years.
(a) times
(b) since
(c) for
(d) when
75. I've received ____ news which has broken my heart.
(a) any
(b) some
(c) something
(d) anything
76. It's _____ raining heavily since this morning, so I
don't want to go anywhere.
(a) is
(b) been
(c) were
(d) was
77. If he _____ her phone number, he would have
called her up.
(a) has known
(b) have known
(c) had known
(d) have to known
78. She grows flowers _____tulips, pansies and daisies.
(a) as far as
(b) as though
(c) as if
(d) such as
79. Please turn in the report ____ the end of the month.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) by
(d) in
80. I'll take care of my parents _____they get old.
(a) what
(b) when
(c) where
(d) why
81. She always speaks to ____ in a loud voice because
he's hard of hearing.
(a) him
(b) he
(c) his
(d) himself
82. A heavy snowstorm kept us from _____ out.
(a) went
(b) going
(c) go
(d) gone
83. The delay forced us to _______ overnight in
an expensive hotel.
(a) staying
(b) stayed
(c) stays
(d) stay
84. After I graduated from college, I moved back home
and _____ with my parents for three years.
(a) living
(b) lived
(c) lives
(d) live
85. I ________ studying English for three years.
(a) have to
(b) has been
(c) have been
(d) has
86. She _____watching television since nine o’clock.
(a) have to
(b) has been
(c) have been
(d) has
87. She _____ to the supermarket every three days.
(a) goes
(b) gone
(c) go
(d) went
88. John _____ sentenced to five days in jail and a year
on probation for drunken driving.
(a) was
(b) had
(c) have
(d) were
89. A mother rabbit _____ her babies warms with her
own body.
(a) keep
(b) keeps
(c) is kept
(d) keeping
90. Thousands of dead fish have been ______ floating
in the lake.
(a) finding
(b) finds
(c) find
(d) found
91. She still loves him _______he doesn't love her
anymore.
(a) as though
(b) even though
(c) thorough
(d) throughout
92. You should ______ the car well before you buy it.
(a) inspect
(b) inspects
(c) inspected
(d) inspecting
93. Last night was very hot and muggy, ______ I didn't
sleep so well.
(a) yet
(b) but
(c) so
(d) for
94. He can speak ______ English and French very well.
(a) many
(b) among
(c) between
(d) both
95. She promised to meet him last night, ______ she
never showed up.
(a) but
(b) and
(c) so
(d) for
96. She tells him to give _____ all of his salary and
he does.
(a) him
(b) her
(c) his
(d) hers
97. We will have lived here ____ two years next month.
(a) since
(b) from
(c) for
(d) by
98. I ______ a feeling that I have been here before.
(a) had
(b) have
(c) have to
(d) have been
99. If he had ____ his doctor's advice, he might still
be alive.
(a) take
(b) took
(c) taking
(d) taken
100. The train had already left when they ____ to
the station.
(a) got
(b) getting
(c) gets
(d) gotten
