Test 36

1. He'll (hard, hardly) come now.

2. The clerk in the booking office inquired if I (want) a single or return ticket.

3. You (ask) to make a speech at yesterday's party?

4. Are you nearly ready? Our guests (arrive) any minute. 5.1 (look) for mushrooms the whole morning, but I (not,

find) any.

6. At 8.30 he (pick) up his case, (go) out of the house and (lock) the door behind him.

7. Is there (some, any) milk in that jug?

8. We are going to (a, the, -) tea with (a, the, -) Smiths today, (have, are, aren't) we?

9. Our car (steal) last month. A week later the police (find) it not far from our town. They (remove) the radio but done no other damage.

10. All the ministers will see him (of, off) at the airport.

11. We (had to, could, might) give the books back; they did not allow us to take them home.

12. He should change (the, his) wet coat, or he'll catch (another, the other) cold again.

13.... day after... day passed without... news, and we began to lose... hope, (a, the, -)

14. As soon as I hear from him I (let) you know.

15. Would you like (some, any) coffee? I just (make) some.

16. Ask (a, the, -) woman in front of you to take (of, off) her hat.

17. When a bottle of champagne (open) for twenty-four hours the wine is not fit to drink.

18. Mr. Smith (hope) to hire a car, but his wife (not, drive) and he (be) free not very often at present.

19. I (be) grateful if you (tell) me whether you (have) any information about it.

20. The Browns (be) abroad for ten years, but before that they (live) near London.

Test 37

1. I've told you... hundred times not to come into... room without knocking, (a, the, -)

2. It isn't necessary for you to drive me to the station. I (may, can, must) get a taxi.

3. We can go (by, in, on) car if you wash (a, the, -) car first.

4. I'm interested (at, in) chess but I'm not very good (at, in) it.

5. My aunt's son (not, start) to work yet. He (be) still (at, in) High School.

6. It (rain). That was the only reason I didn't take the children to the beach.

7. He (not, work) hard at school so he (not, get) a good job when he left.

8. This scientific theory already (prove) to be false.

9. Did you come (by, on, in) air? — No, I had a lovely voyage on (the, a, -) Queen Elizabeth II.

10. Nobody (come) to see them since they bought this house.

11. That (man, men) has been standing there (since, for) 6 o'clock.

12. You (mustn't, couldn't, may not) move this man; he is too ill. You'll have to leave (him, his) here.

13. I (have) my photograph taken tomorrow.

14. You will feel better when you (have) a meal.

15. Tom (invite) to his friend's birthday party yesterday.

16. He had (a, the, -) fair wavy hair; but (she, her) hair was dark and straight.

17. She (be) sixteen now but I thought she (be) older.

18. I was waiting (-, for, to) the rain to stop.

19. He never (be) to India, but he (be) in Pakistan last year.

20. Some people believe in (a, the, -) life after (a, the, -) death.