Test 14

Supply the correct form:

1. There ... several groups of people in Britain that try to protect the environment.

a) is c) was

b) are d) were

2. Money ... the root of all evil in our life.

a) are c) have been

b) were d) is

3. This time next week I ... on a beach in the Crimea.

a) shall lie c) will be lying

b) lie d) was lying

4. 1 just ... some soup. Would you like some?

a) have made c) had made

b) made d) had to

5. Jim told me that he ... in the school basketball team.

a) plays c) will play

b) had played d) is playing

6. Some birds, such as parrots, ... alive and sold as pets.

a) catch c) will be caught

b)caught d)are caught

7. He is used to working late at the office. He ... it every day.

a) do c) did

b) does d) will do

8. The boy ... a bicycle along the motorway when he was hit by the car.

a) ride c) has been riding

b) rode d) was riding

9. The boy ... to hospital by the driver of the car.

a) was taken c) had been taken

b) took d) will take

10. As soon as the traffic ... the children ran across the road.

a)stop c)stopped

b) had stopped d) will stop

11. How long you ... for me? - For half an hour.

a) are waiting c) do wait

b) did wait d) have been waiting

12. People ... prevent pollution of the rivers before it gets worse.

a) could c) must

b) need d) had to

13. If you are spoiled as a child you ... have a lot of problems in adult life.

a) must c) could

b) may d) should

14. The more you work the ... you'll pass your exams.

a) good c) best

b) better d) the best

15. In Britain you officially become ... adult on your eighteenth birthday.

a) the c) -

b) an d)a

16. What plant does your father work at? - He works at ... plant down the road.

a) a c) -

b)the d)those

17. Shall we have ... dinner today? - Don't worry, at the end of the conference they will serve a dinner.

a) - c) the

b) a d) an

18. Whose spectacles are these? - ... are on the table, and these are my spectacles.

a)your c) our

b) yours d)their

19. Most visitors to Britain aren't used to driving ... the left and have a lot of problems.

a) to c) in

b) at d) on

20. Don't forget to thank Martin ... coming. He risked his life to get there.

a) in c) at

b) by d) for