Test 16

Supply the correct form:

1. The passengers were tired because they ... all night.

a) didn't sleep c) don't sleep

b) hadn't slept d) won't sleep

2. Where is your umbrella? - Oh, it seems to me I ... it on the bus.

a) left c) had left

b) have left d) will leave

3. Bill said that he ... the tickets for the performance the day before.

a) had bought c) was buying

b) bought d) would buy

4. She said she didn't know where her friend ... .

a) is c) has been

b) was d) will be

5. When we reached the theatre, there ... any tickets left.

a) wasn't c) hadn't been

b) were not d) aren't

6. When I finally found the house and knocked at the door, I ... no answer.

a) heard c) didn't hear

b) have heard d) won't hear

7. 1 don't know where Susan is. Maybe she ... in the garden reading a book.

a) sits c) was sitting

b) is sitting d) will be sitting

8. My brother ... when I use his computer without asking.

a) doesn't like c) don't like

b) didn't like d) like

9. You can have the book on Monday. I ... it by that time.

a) read c) will be reading

b) will read d) will have read

10. Unless we leave now, the film will have started when we ... there.

a) get c) would get

b) will get d) got

11. When we ... home last night we saw a lot of stars twinkling in the sky.

a) drove c) are driving

b) drive d) were driving

12. Many species of animals are threatened, and ... easily become extinct if people do not make an effort to protect them.

a) can c) might

b) must d) have to

13. Last week we ... write an essay about the causes of the French Revolution.

a) must c) may

b) could d) had to

14. I think the film was terrible! It was ... film I have ever seen.

a) terrible c) most terrible

b) more terrible d) the most terrible

15. Nobody in our group knows ... about England than Peter does.

a) much c) most

b) more d) the most

16. My mother wants me to play ... piano, but I want to buy a guitar.

a) the c) -

b) a d) mine

17. I had ... wonderful dream last night. I wish it would come true.

a) a c) -

b) the d) such

18. They say that in future the officials will demand a fine if ... breaks the law.

a) everyone c) someone

b) everybody d) all

19. When we arrived ... the station, we ate a sandwich, drank a cup of coffee and waited for the train.

a)to c)in

b) at d) for

20. If the weather is fine tomorrow, I'll go ... a cycle ride.

a) at c) by

b) on d) for