1. She spoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slovak, so it was possible to communicate with her.
a) little
b) a little
c) well
d) a lot
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of having missed the train, the Chairman opened the meeting on time.
a) Despite
b) In spite
c) Nevertheless
d) Though
3. When I saw my father-in-law yesterday, he was buying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to read.
a) paper
b) a paper
c) new paper
d) papering
4. I wanted to meet my best friend but she is said to have had a nervous breakdown and is now in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hospital.
a) the
b) a
c) -
d) any
5. As long as he is not compelled to do so, Mr. Peevish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at anyone.
a) never smiles
b) would never have smiled
c) would not have smile
d) never smiled
6. If he had threatened her once or twice instead of being sweet all the time, she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.
a) would not have left
b) would not leave
c) didn't leave
d) had not left
7. If Leighton had been invited to the party, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it somehow.
a) he would managed to spoil
b) he would have managed to spoil
c) he had managed to spoil
d) he must have managed to spoil
8. Students usually prefer eating in the student cafeteria to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . out to a restaurant.
a) go
b) going
c) to go
d) be
9. My tutor is very kind to me. He treats me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I were his own son.
a) for fear that
b) lest
c) if
d) as if
10. Marcella has got blond hair, but she would rather it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blue.
a) is
b) would be
c) has been
d) was
11. I am not surprised that she left school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. She was said to be very unscrupulous.
a) with
b) at
c) having
d) on
12. He sat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , thinking about what his teacher had told him.
a) in a while
b) for a while
c) at the moment
d) by accident
13. The room was painted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it would look brighter.
a) so if
b) as if
c) that
d) so that
14. The candidates were brought in three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) at time
b) at a time
c) a time
d) in the time
15. I tried to persuade him and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I managed it.
a) at last
b) at the end
c) last of all
d) in the finally
16. These measures were taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ensure the highest possible profit.
a) for to
b) ordering to
c) due to
d) in order to
17. The more I thought about my stay in England, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I felt like going there.
a) less
b) the littler
c) the less
d) the least
18. She gave him the last kiss and said she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . go.
a) must
b) musted
c) would must
d) had musted
19. Who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the papers all about the affair?
a) did tell
b) tell
c) told
d) have told
20. A:"Did John work as a chef in the merchant navy? B:" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
a) Not of course!
b) I think for yes.
c) Of course not.
d) I think no.
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . we focused on prevention. Today we'll do something else.
a) For the last time
b) At last
c) Lastly
d) Last time
22. The dangerous dog was put to death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it could not jeopardise anyone.
a) so if
b) so that
c) that
d) as if
23. Let me give you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , son. Never say never.
a) some advices
b) an advice
c) a piece of advice
d) advise
24. When Peter learned that the girl he had just married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . only seventeen, he couldn't believe it.
a) is
b) was
c) has
d) had
25. My mother-in-law's always been . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . difficult person. No wonder that neither of you can get along with her.
a) quite
b) a rather
c) more
d) most
26. Their relationship was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more serious than we'd all expected.
a) further
b) far
c) distantly
d) many
27. When I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saw her, she seemed to be very calm.
a) last time
b) for the last time
c) last
d) the last
28. When Ms. Slow does not understand something, she always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it explained to her.
a) has
b) lets
c) leaves
d) does
29. How dirty you are! What the dickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
a) had you been doing
b) have you been doing
c) have you to do
d) had you to do
30. The batteries in the electric razor need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) be changing
b) changing
c) to be changing
d) be to change
31. The four-masted barque seemed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . much earlier than he had said.
a) being built
b) to be build
c) to have been built
d) building
32. Did you read the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . book?
a) all
b) whole
c) every
d) each
33. All the apples have been eaten. There are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . left.
a) no
b) nothing
c) none
d) none of
34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you have nothing to declare, you can go straight through the green channel.
a) Unless
b) Providing
c) Whether
d) Before
35. Joan looked over her shoulder to make sure that she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) didn't follow
b) wasn't following
c) wasn't being followed
d) wasn't been followed
36. Did he really say that? He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have been serious.
a) mustn't
b) can't
c) daren't
d) need
37. He tried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to find the right woman but he had no luck.
a) hardly
b) hard
c) much
d) deeply
38. The ship was undamaged, terrible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the storm was.
a) how
b) though
c) much
d) although
39. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to work much harder if he wants to get promoted by the end of the year.
a) had
b) must
c) should
d) needs
40. Some domestic appliances are more useful than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) the other
b) others
c) the others
d) anothers
41. You don't have to hurry. The stores are open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . today.
a) lately
b) late
c) later
d) lating
42. The watch wasn't too expensive. It's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . repairing. Buy a new one instead.
a) a waste
b) difficulty
c) not worth
d) no point
43. Jane always prefers to have it out with her boyfriend rather than . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . about the bush.
a) beating
b) beat
c) to beat
d) to beating
44. If he had threatened her once or twice instead of being sweet all the time, she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.
a) would not have left
b) would not leave
c) didn't leave
d) had not left
45. Professor Hunk is getting married, but the girls in our class would rather he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . single.
a) has stayed
b) stayed
c) stay
d) stays
46. Mr. Martyr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the day he came to Prague.
a) has stolen his wallet
b) had his wallet to steal
c) had his wallet stolen
d) has to steal his wallet
47. Now, I am at a complete loss for words, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
a) am I no
b) am not I
c) are I
d) aren't I
48. Oh look: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !
a) we´ve had broken our house
b) we´ve had broken into our house
c) we´ve had our house broken into
d) we´ve break into our house
49. The director understood at that moment that it was time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him to resing.
a) at
b) on
c) for
d) up to
50. I think I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to bed now.
a) go
b) will go
c) come
d) will come
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