Test 48

1. My mother is worried because she (not, hear) from my sister for a month.

2. When I woke up yesterday, it (rain).

3. By the time I left the house it (stop) raining.

4. How long you (study) English? - For 5 years.

5. At the age of five he... read but he... not write until the age of seven, (can, could, may)

6. Can you turn the light... please? I don't want to sit... the dark, (in, into, on, off)

7. She spends most of her spare time talking (in, at, on) the phone.

8. No park in London is as (popular) as Hyde Park.

9. There was (little, few) traffic so the journey didn't take very long.

10. Have you ever been to Spain? - Yes, I've been there (few, a few) times.

11. The children (should, could, have to) play in the yard till their mother gets home from work as they are afraid to be alone.

12. What is (popular) sport in your country?

13. The buses are very full. There are too many people... them, that's why I prefer to travel... train or... air. (at, in, on, by)

14. What time did you get (in, at, to, for) work yesterday?

15. I'll pay one hundred (a, the, -) week. It's not (a/an, the, -) enormous salary but after all you are (a, the, -) completely unskilled man.

16. The weather has been very dry recently. We need (much, many) rain for the crop to grow.

17. Who (invent) radio? - It (invent) by Popov.

18. There weren't any other questions,... there?

19. These beautiful flowers (present) to her by her friends.

20. The doctor (send) for already.

Test 49

1. I'm sorry to say but we (be) not satisfied with the quality of your work you (do) today.

2. She (have to, can, must, may) work hard to pass her exams successfully.

3. If you (go) to St. Petersburg by train next time, it (take) you six hours.

4. When I bought the tickets for the train I (find) out that the train (be) 20 minutes late.

5. (Most, many) of the town is modern. There are (few, much) old buildings there.

6. What happened (with, to, by) that old watch which you used to have?

7. If we get there early we (could, had to, may) get good seats.

8. Now her hair isn't as (long) as it used to be.

9. Spring is a very busy time. It is (busy) time in the year.

10. Would you like to listen to (a, the, -) story about (a/an, the, -) Englishman, (a/an, the, -) Irishman, (a, the, -) Scotsman? - No, I've heard (a, the, -) stories about (a/an, the,-) Englishmen, (a/an, the, -) Irishmen and (a, the, -) Scotsmen before and they are all (a, the, -) same.

11. That was (boring) film I've ever seen.

12. There wasn't so (much) snow in the fields as in the forests.

13. She felt ill and (should, can, have to) leave early.

14. If you walk... the end... the street you'll see a small shop... the corner, (of, at, to, in)

15. It can be dangerous when children play (on, in, at) the street.

16. I (know) him for two years.

17. The students (pass) the exams by the end of next month.

18. He (live) in Minsk for ten years already.

19. You ever (read) any English books in the original?

20. The room (clean) when we arrived.