I. Decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each space.

1. "They are having dinner". He said that they... dinner,

a) are having b) has c) had dinner d) were having

 

2. "You will enjoy the film ". She said that you...film,

a) will enjoy b) would enjoy c) enjoyed d) enjoy

 

3. "We 've kidnapped your child". They wrote that they... his son.

a) have kidnapped b) had kidnapped c) kidnap d) kidnapped

 

4. Mike hopped his friend... him with his car.

a) would help b) will help c) helps d) helped

 

5. We didn't know the score, but we were sure their team... the game,

a) has lost b) lost c) had lost d) loses

 

6. Yesterday Tom heard his aunt...for 5 days,

a) was ill b) has been ill c) had been ill d) be ill

 

7. Please tell me where...

a) does Pete live b) does Pete lives c) Pete lives d) Pete live

 

8. When I returned home, my father asked where I...

a) was b) had been c) have been d) was being

 

9. Do you know when...?

a) will they come b) shall they come c) they will come d) would they come

 

10. Who... Jimmy is a bad boy?

a) says b) does say c) does says d) say

 

11. "I'm a student now!" He told that... a student,

a) I am b) I was c) he is d) he was

 

12. George said that he... see us in 3 weeks,

a) shall b) will c) would d) should to

 

13. He didn't see why they... discuss the matter with their chief,

a) may not b) should not c) might not a) can no

 

14. 1 took my t° again later in the evening and found that it... up by point two degrees, which made me uncomfortable.

a) is going b) went c) gone d) had gone

 

15. He asked us how long it... us usually to get to the University,

a) takes b) took c) will take d) would take

 

16. Simon hasn't been informed that the lecture...on Monday.

a) hasn't taken place b) wouldn’t 't take place c) won't take place d) doesn’t 't take place

 

17. "Where is the Tower of London? " They asked...

a) what the Tower was b) where the Tower was c) what was the Tower d) where the Tower were

 

18. They asked me if I... enter the college next year,

a) will b) shall c) would d) have

 

19. She told me she... black coffee.

a) likes not b) not liked c) didn't like d) doesn't like

 

20. The student asked the teacher...

a) what the moral of the story is b) what is the moral of the story c) what was the moral of the story d) what the moral of the story was