Test 19

Supply the correct form:

1. The Statue of Liberty ... by Gustave Eiffel.

a) design c) was designed

b) designed d) have been designed

2. Where are your brothers? - They ... a swimming-pool in our garden.

a) are digging c) were digging

b) dig d) have been digging

3. How do your parents like their new house? - My mother likes it, but my father ... our old one.

a) miss c) missed

b) misses d) doesn't miss

4. 1 didn't believe that you ... short of money.

a) are c) were

b) is d) have been

5. Actually it's a very friendly dog. If you ... it, it won't bite you.

a) won't touch c) didn't touch

b) haven't touched d) don't touch

6. The town of Kestwick, which ... at the heart of the Lake District, is the perfect place for a holiday.

a) laid c) is lying

b) lies d) lay

7. We ... forward to a concert in our town. It is next Sunday.

a) looks c)are looking

b) looked d) were looking

8. The picture, which ... lately, is worth thousands of pounds.

a) damage c) has been damaged

b) damaged d) was damaged

9. The scientist who ... a new planet has won the Nobel Prize.

a) had discovered c) has been discovered

b) discovered d) was discovering

10. ... we have something to eat? - Yes, but not here.

a) will c) do

b) would d) shall

11. My mother always moves my books around so I ... find them.

a) can't c) wasn't able

b) couldn't d) may not

12. I don't like the cafes that don't have chairs and people ... eat standing up.

a) can c) may

b) could d) have to

13. There is a big hotel in the middle of ... park.

a) a c) -

b) the d) these

14. ... towns which attract tourists are usually crowded in summer.

a) - с) а

b) the d) this

15. Be sure to pick ... tomatoes before they get too ripe.

a) this c) much

b)that d)these

16. I suppose people are spending now ... money than they used to.

a) much c) fewer

b) many d) more

17. Was it exciting buying a car? - Well, it was a bit of a problem because I didn't have ... money to spend.

a) many c) most

b) much d) few

18. Once I hated flying, but now I feel ... nervous about it.

a) most c) less

b) least d) little

19. The trouble ... my father is that he never relaxes.

a) of c) about

b) with d) out

20. What did you buy this computer magazine ...? - To read about business software.

a) at c) on

b) in d) for