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1 He usually had dinner at 4 p.m ,.................?

a) had he

b) hadn't he

c) did he 

d) didn't he 

2 I want to know what .................... ?

a) are you doing

b) were you doing

c) will you do

d) you are doing 

3 He came to the party .................he hadn't been invited.

a) although

b) in case

c) even

d) in spite 

4 ................. Romeo and Juliet ?-Not yet 

a) Did you see

b) Do you see

c) Have you seen

d) Had you seen

5 He is reported ................ 400 dollars.

a) to steal

b) to have stolen

c) to be stealing

d) to have been stolen

6 ...............the dinner by the time Peter came ?

a) Have you cooked

b) Did you cook

c) Do you cook 

d) Had you cooked 

7 You usually have dinner at home ,............ ?

a) do you

b) don't you

c) have you

d) haven't you 

8 I haven't the slightest idea of what I...........to do in this situation.

a) could , 

b) ought

c) would

d) should 

9 They let their children .................different pets at home.

a) keeps

b) keeping

c) keep

d) to keep 

10 You have to support your children..............?

a) have you

b) haven't you

c) do you

d) don't you 

11 She looks................today ?

a) happily

b) happy

c) nicely

d) beautifully 

12 The doctor said he ................be all right soon.

a) shall

b) should

c) will

d) would

13 This bag ................for all occasions.

a) is used

b) used

c) is using

d) has used

14 The student had to read it twice ..................... ?

a) had he

b) hadn't he

c) did he

d) didn't he 

15 They don't think so,..............   .

a) so do you

b) so I do

c) neither I do

d) neither do I 

16 I don't know if she .................to the party.

a) comes

b) will come

c) had come

d) would come 

17 This time she has ...............mistakes in her test.

a) fewer

b) less

c) fewest

d) little 

18 The newspapers ....................

a) have brought

b) will bring

c) have been brought

d) was brought 

19 Must I do this work today ?-No, you ..........

a) mustn't

b) can't

c) may not

d) needn't

20 I have ...............time , I can wait.

a) little

b) a little

c) few

d) a few 

21 Have you seen this film ............... ?

a) already

b) ever

c) yet

d) just

22 Where.............you...........this weekend ?

a) have............spent

b) did...........spend 

c) was................spent

d) is................spent 

23 It is quiet today, ...............no wind.

a) it is

b) there is

c) it was

d) there was 

24 Do you remember when you went to the theatre ..........?

a) last

b) last time

c) at last

d) for the last time

25 There are heavy clouds in the sky , it................to rain soon.

a) is unlikely

b) is sure

c) is possible

d) seems 

26 According to the weather forecast tomorrow will be .............warmer than today.

a) yet

b) still

c) more

d) just

27 ................people can understand classical music.

a) Few

b) A few

c) Little

d) A little

28 He said he.......................in Moscow all his life.

a)lives

 b)lived  

c)has lived   

d) had lived

29  To tell the truth I don't like ..............pair of trousers that I bought last month.

a) those

b) this

c) that

d) a 

30  Last summer we wanted a lelaxing holiday, so we..............to stay on a small island.

a) choose

b) have chosen

c) had chosen

d) chose 

31 While we.......... for the train, it started to rain.

a) waited

b) are waiting

c) was waiting

d) were waiting

32 The police officer said that every house in that street ...........already by the police.

a) search

b) were searched

c) had been searched

d) searched 

33 That's an easy question! ..............knows the answer.

a) All

b) Everybody

c) Each

d) Every 

34  If I ..........some fish, will you cook it for me ?

a) will catch

b) catch

c) caught

d) am catching 

35 The children studied hard, and as a result they passed the exams .............of all.

a) good

b) better

c) best

d) the best 

36 This is............film I've ever seen.

a) more interesting

b) the most interesting

c) most interesting

d) not interesting

37 ...........old, ..........sick,.........unemployed need our special care.

a) -

b) an

c) the

d) everybody

38 I have been working for the bank for a year already , but I...........to change my job.

a) decided

b) have decided

c) has decided

d) decide 

39 I couldn't open the office door because someone ..............it.

a) lock

b) locked

c) had locked

d) would lock 

40 As soon as you...........me, I will contact you.

a) calls

b) will call

c) called

d) call

41 If we......... late for the class, our teacher will be angry with us.

a) is 

b) were

c) will be

d) are  

42 When the light ...........I was sitting in the armchair reading a book.

a) goes out

b) had gone out

c) go out

d) went out 

43 What happened at the end of the film ? - I'm sorry to say, but I haven't seen  ..............film.

a) a

b) the

c) -

d) those 

44 This is ............. interesting exhibition I've ever visited.

a) more

b) most

c) less

d) the most 

45 Would you mind waiting ............minutes  ?

a) few

b) a few

c) little

d) a little

46 I'm ..............interested in languages than in mathematics.

a) much

b) many

c) little

d) less

47 The students often translate English texts .............Russian.

a) to

b) in

c) into

d)  on