TEST 8 (time : 60 minutes) Name : Class : Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in the blank: 1. While he …………………… at the poster, the door behind him opened a. stared b. was stared c. has stared d. was staring 2. The workers …………………… to Korea for further training a. will send b. have sent c. will be sent d. were sending 3. I would rather you …………………… smoke in here a. not b. not to c. didn"t d. don"t 4. That student seldom does well on the tests, …………………… ? a. does he b. doesn"t he c. is he d. isn"t he 5. In the newspaper today there …………………… a lot of news about the earthquake a. be b. is c. are d. will be 6. Though I have …………………… classes now. I have …………………… free time than last week a. fewer / less b. fewer / fewer c. less / fewer d. less / less 7. Why …………………… you always …………………… with others ? a. do / argue b. did / argue c/ are/ arguing d. have / argued 8. I remember …………………… to the zoo when I was a child a. taking b. to take c. having taken d. being taken 9. It is necessary that you …………………… here at 9 am. tomorrow a. be b. will be c. may be d. would be 10. I think it"s late. It"s time we home a. go b. went c. must go d. have gone 11. I asked two people the way to the station but …………………… of them knew a. none b. either c. both d. neither 12. The little boy left the class room ………………… a. be noticed b. noticing c. unnoticed d. to notice 13. The streets are so wet this morning. It …………………… last night a. must rain b. should rain c. could rain d. must have rained 14. Coming into the room, he saw Carol where he …………………… her a. left b. had left c. has left d. leaves 15. …………………… that we were late, we began to run. a. knowing b. we knew c. to know d. we"ve known 16. I can"t help you now. I"m busy …………………… my homework a. to do b. doing c. do d. not to do 17. Only by practice …………………… speak English well a. we b. we can c. we can"t d. can we 18. I"m very …………………… in the information you have given me a. concerned b. surprised c. keen d. interested 19. She"s seriously ill; There"s …………………… hope of her recovery a. few b. a few c. little d. a little 20. He gave a cry and fell dead on the …………………… a. place b. ground c. line d. spot 21. Is there any place in London …………………… it"s legal to drive on the right ? a. where b. when c. which d. that 22. …………………… it was raining, he went out without a raincoat a. in spite b. despite c. However d. although 23. The brothers are so alike. I can"t …………………… one from the other a. say b. notice c. mark d. tell 24. I will do anything but …………………… the dishes a. wash b. to wash c. washing d. will wash 25. I"m going to …………………… my suit dry-cleaned for the party a. make b. let c. cause d. have 26. No sooner had he sat down to lunch …………………… there was a knock on the door a. when b. that c. as d. than 27. He is a very …………………… man. He only thinks about himself a. selfish b. generous c. lonely d. cowardly 28. She ran, otherwise she …………………… the train a. missed b. could miss c. would miss d. would have missed 29. By the time you come home, I …………………… my report a. will finish b. have finished c. will have finished d. had finished 30. …………………… the solar system may be big, it"s a very small part of the universe a. because b. although c. for d. since 31. I remember ______ him once in my life. A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. met 32. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has come. A. last B. the end C. present D. the finish 33. There was a small room into ______ we all crowded. A. which B. where C. that D. it 34. We were so late, we ______ had time to catch the train. A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply 35. Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost. A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps 36. It was a great success. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh. A. to make B. in make C. for making D. in making 37. He couldn't have known what was in the letter ______ he had written it himself. A. until B. if C. unless D. if only I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts) 1. You ever (1- be) to England? – Yes, I (2- go) there 3 years ago. 2. If she (3- work) harder, she (4- not fail) the exam last year. 3. It’s difficult to get used to (5- eat) with chopsticks. 4. The chairman suggested (6- hold) another meeting next week. 5. I prefer (7- drive) to (8- be driven). 6. Would you mind (9- lend) me 5$. I forgot (10- cash) a cheque. 7. I’d rather (11- stay) at home than (12- work) for him. . d. not to do 17. Only by practice …………………… speak English well a. we b. we can c. we can"t d. can we 18. I"m very …………………… in the information you have given me a. concerned b. surprised. little 20. He gave a cry and fell dead on the …………………… a. place b. ground c. line d. spot 21. Is there any place in London …………………… it"s legal to drive on the right ? a. where b. when c sooner had he sat down to lunch …………………… there was a knock on the door a. when b. that c. as d. than 27. He is a very …………………… man. He only thinks about himself a. selfish b. generous c. lonely