- Choose the Letter
Corresponding to the Correct Answer and Blacken it on your ANSWER SHEET
.
1) At the moment, Cynthia ............ on the floor playing with the doll.
a- is laying b-is liing c- is lying d- lays e- lies
2) When the supervisor came, George ............. the documents on the table and ............. away .
a- lay/run b- layed/ran c- lead/run d- laid/ran e- was lying/running
3) While I ..........., the mosquitoes ................... me everywhere !
a- slept/bited b- slept/bit c- was sleaping/beat d- was sleeping/bit
4) People usually like ............... their children all by .............. .
a-to rise/themselfs b-raising/themselve c-to raise/themselves d-to rise/themselves
5) Suddenly, an arm ............. from the lake to give "Excalibur" to the king.
a- rise b- raised c- rose d- rised e- risen
6) Who, do you think, has ......... that arm ?
a- risen b- raise c- raised d- rosen e- rise
7) Who started the fight ? who ............ the first blow ?
a- striked b- struck c- stroke d- stroked e- struk
8) I’m sorry for what I did yesterday , but I ............... no harm .
a- ment b- have meant c- didn’t mean d- meant e- haven’t meant
9) Where is my new CD ? I hope you didn’t ............. it at the party last night !
a- lose b- lost c- loose d- loosen
10) Don’t tell me you’ve ............ it to a friend of ................. !
a- lended/Sara b- lent/Sara’s c- lent/Sara d- land/Sara’s
11) I’ve never been .................... such a beautiful picture !
a- shone b- show c- shown d- showing e- showe
12) The criminal ............. on his knees and begged for mercy .
a- felt b- felled c- fell d- has felt e- has fallen
13) Do you know who .............. this university ?
a- found b- fund c- finded d- founded e- funded
14) The servant took my coat and ............. it on the hook behind the door.
a- hung b- hanged c- has hanged d- has hung e- hang
15) All the ............. you gave me .............. to be wrong .
a- informations/prooved b- information/prooved
c- informations/proved d- information/proved
16) I’ve .......... a new book ; it talks about the miracles Love can work .
a- began b- been begining c- begun d- beginned e- begunned
17) I think I ............ never stop working ; I ......... feel so depressed !
a- would/will b- will/would c- would/would d- will/will
18) That’s where I used to ................. when I was a child .
a- skying b- skiing c- sky d- ski e- have skyed
19) I will never get used to .............. spoken to in that rude way !
a- be b- beeing c- have been d- being e- to being
20) I didn’t expect .................to go to that party alone .
a- to allow b- beeing allowed c- being allowed d- to be allowed e- to be let
21) I wish I were able to get the others ................. what I want ! This is "charisma"!
a- doing b- do c- to doing d- to do e- having done
22) Their work was very poor; the teacher ........... them............ it all over again .
a- maked/do b- made/to do c- made/doing d- maked/doing e- made/do
23) I will only talk to you when you ................ ready to listen !
a- would be b- are c- had been d- will be e- will have been
24) It’s the first time I .................... on snow !
a- slipp b- have sliped c- slided d- have slid e- have slidden
25) How ............... that she .............. a good dancer when she was young ?
a- did she forgot/was b- has she forgoten/used to be
c- could she forget/were d- could she have forgotten/used to be
26) I ............ out until you ............. me how to do these tricks .
a- won’t moove/teach b- won’t move/have tought
c- will not move/have taught d- won’t move/will teach e- don’t moove/will
teach
27) When .............. those two young ................. girls ?
a- did you see/lebanese b- have you seen/Lebanese
c- have you seen/Libanese d- did you see/Lebanese
28) Terry told me you ...........very friendly and ...................... .
a- will be/comprehensive b- would be/comprehensive
c- would be/understanding d- will be/understanding
29) Tony is much ..................... the other teachers.
a- more friendly than b- friendlier then c- more friendly then
d- friendlier than
30) Ever since ................... , I ...................... the chance to go out .
a- I’ve had my car repaired/didn’t get
b- I had repared my car/haven’t got
c- I had my car repaired/haven’t got
d- I had my car repared/haven’t got
31) Tim ............... been taking driving-lessons when the accident ..................
a- has/occured b- must has/ocurred c- must have/occurred
d- has/occurred
32) At this moment I ................. that we’re going to win .
a- am feeling b- feel c- have been feeling d- fell e- have felt
33) Since last year he................... a book on the ways of fighting drugs .
a- has been writting b- is writing c- wrote d- has been writing
e- has writen
34) My husband now ............... to go to the USA for two years .
a- is wishing b- wish c- has been wishing d- wishes e- have wished
35) When my son ................... to university , he will visit us less often .
a- go b- will go c- would go d- have gone e- goes
36) Mr.Smith ................. mountains when he was young , but now he is scared of heights.
a- had climbed b- used to climbing c- was used to climb d- used to climb e- clinbed
37) When the police ................ , the ............... will have escaped .
a- arrives/thief b- arrive/theif c- has arrived/thief d- arrive/thief
e-have arrived/theif
38) Every time we see him , the news he ................us ............... bad .
a- has told/are b- tells/are c- told/were d- tells/is e- told/was
39) Tell Lisa to thank Mr. Jordan for his generosity as soon as she ................ him .
a- will meet b- meats c- will meat d- meets e- have met
40) This hotel ............. up with modern comforts and conveniences.
a- is fited b- has been fited c- is fitted d- have been fit e- was fited
41) The Second World War ................ for six years .
a- has been lasting b- has lasted c- lasted d- had lasted e- was lasting
42) Exactly a year ago , I ............... the same exam ; I hope I ........... this year !
a- have passed/will succed b- have taken/succeed c- passed/will succeed
d- was talking/succeed e- took/will succeed
43) .............. me do this exercise ? I ............. it very difficult .
a- You will help/am finding b- Would you help/find
c- will you help/have found d- Will you help/am finding
44) Mother said he would have his tea as soon as he ............ back .
a- would get b- gets c- has got d- will get e- got
45) This country is three times ...............before ,
a- more beautiful than b- more beautifull than
c- as beautiful as d- as beautifull as e- as beautiful than
46) but ........... economy is not ............. it was .
a- it’s/the same as b- its/the same as c- it’s/the samelike
d- its/the same than e- its/the same
47) I still can’t figure out who..................
a- the smartest of the twins is . b- is the smarter of the twins
c- the smarter of the twins is d- is the smartest of the twins
48) We can’t drive much ........... ; there is ............. petrol left in the tank .
a- further/a little b- farther/little c- further/few d- farther/a
little
e- farther/few
49) Take ......... things or you’ll regret it ; don’t take ........... jewelry either .
a- a few/many b- few/much c- little/much d- a little/many e- few/many
50) Don’t listen to ............... otherwise you will be ................
a- these advices/hurted b- his advice/hurt c- these advices/hurt d- his advice/hurted
51) A number of students in this class ............. to know where .................
a- is dieing/you have gone b- are dying/you have been
c- is dying/you have been d- are dieing/have you been
e- are dying/have you been
52) Forty minutes ............. more than enough time to ............ this exercise .
a- are/achieve b- is/finish c- are/finish d- is/achieve e- are/acheive
53) To .............. and to .................. have the same meaning .
a- resume/summarize b- sum up/summerize c- resume/sum up
d- summarize/sum up e- summerise/resume
54) Why didn’t you ................... class this morning ?
a- attend b- assist to c- atend d- assist e- asist to
55) I was so ............ when I noticed your absence ; you should’ve come!!
a- decieved b- disapointed c- deceived d- disappoint e- disappointed
56) Poor girl ! She has ............ relatives , ..........she ?
a- a few/hasn’t b- little/doesn’t c- few/doesn’t d- no/hasn’t e- a few/doesn’t
57) You’d better not come late tomorrow,...................... you?
a- wouldn’t b- would c- haden’t d- had e- hadn’t
58) Everyone has to work hard this week , ..........................?
a- hasn’t he b- doesn’t he c- don’t he d- don’t they e- haven’t they
59) The only person ......... she had ever loved was a .................. boy .
a- whom/five years old b-that/five-year-old c- that/five-years-old d-who/five-year-old
60) Her career was all ............. she cared about , .............. made her so successful .
a- that/which b- what/that c- what/which d- that/wich e- that/that
61) "Guess who is responsible ......... this mess ! It’s the man you are looking forward to ................!"
a- of/see b- for/see c- of/seeing d- for/seeing e- about/see
62) We arrived ................ our village ................ a lovely night ............... October .
a- to/in/in b- in/at/in c- at/at/in d- at/on/in e- to/on/on
63)" What happened ?"
"All the lights went .............. because there was a power cut
!"
a- out b- off c- away d- over e- by
64) Last night I came ................ my teacher at the cinema , but she didn’t talk to me !!!
a- into b- across c- by d- between e- down on
65) He’s been ill for such a long time that his body is wasting ................. .
a- out b- off c- away d- down e- back
66) You don’t take ................. your father at all ; you’re so different .
a- from b- after c- to d- off e- across
67) The sound of the cheering faded .................... in the distance .
a- away b- out c- off d- back
68) Someone must be complaining now , ......................... ?
a- musn’t he b- isn’t it c- mustn’t he d- shouldn’t they e- mustn’t they
69) My desk is ................... up with papers and books of all kinds .
a- tossed b- cluttered c- rambled d- scattered e- benched
70) A salesman should always ....................... the wants of customers .
a- achieve b- attend c- provide for d- see at e- attend to
Good Luck!
Nada Salem Abisamra
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2002
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