When the storm ___ this area tomorrow, it will bring with it great destruction force.. is going to reach.[r]
(1)Practice test
Choose the best answer:
1 John _ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone
A works B is working C has worked D will work
2 I _ my key Can you help me look for it?
A lose B lost C had lost D have lost
3 Last week, Dick _ his right leg
A falls and breaks B fell and breaks C feel and broke D falls and broke
4 The moon _ round the earth
A goes B is going C will go D went
5 Last night, Tina _ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream A read B was reading C has read D had read
6 Ann lives in London She _ there for 10 years
A has been living B is living C was living D had been living
7 How many language _ John speak?
A B does C did D will
8 Look! Someone _ to open your car door
A is trying B has been trying C are trying D were trying
9 Since 1981, scientists in the world _ a lot of things to fight AIDS
A had done B has done C have done D did
10 This room is dirty Someone _ here
A smoked B has smoked C had been smoking D has been smoking
11 Mike _ one hour ago
A phoned B was phoning C had phoned D has phoned
12 I was so embarrassed, I was sure that someone _ at me A were looking B was looking C has been looking D is looking
13 Paulo has learned English _ five years
A since B from C to D for
(2)A bleeds B is bleeding C had bleed D was bleeding
15 When you _ to England this summer, please visit me A will come B came C come D are coming
16 Families in the Western world _ very much in the last 100 years
A changed B has changed C had changed D have changed
17 It _ five years since he _ to study English
A was/ begin B is/ has begun C will be/ begins D is/ begun
18 Monica _ with her sister at the moment until she find a flat
A stays B is staying C will stay D is going to stay
19 Laura says she is 17 but I _ her
A don’t believe B didn’t believe C won’t believe D wouldn’t believe
20 When he worked here, Simon _ mistake
A always made B made always C was always making D was making always
21 I _ work when I saw the accident
A had driven B am driving C drove D was driving
22 Since he bought a car, he _ to work everyday
A drives B is driving C has driven D has been driving
23 Her husband _ unemployed since they _ the countryside
A was/ moved B was/ have moved C has been/ moved D has been/ have moved
24 We _ our evening meal at half past seven yesterday and then we watched a film on TV
A was having B were having C had D had had
25 Tim _ in three movies already I think he will be a star someday
A had appeared B has appeared C was appearing D is appearing
26 I don’t know when my father _
A died B had died C has died D was dying
27 Please don’t make so much noise My son _
(3)28 When the storm _ this area tomorrow, it will bring with it great destruction force
A is reaching B will reach C reaches D is going to reach
29 We _ “Alexander the Great” It’s very interesting!
A see B saw C have seen D would see
30 While my mother dinner the phone rang
A cooked B had cooked C has cooked D was cooking
31 There is nobody in the room but there is a smell of cigarettes Somebody _
A has smoked C has been smoking
B have been smoking D had been smoking
32 His answers to our question _ everything so far
A changes B change C has changed D have changed
33 I’ll handle over all my files to my assistant before I _ A am leaving B leave C will leave D shall leave
34 I saw Maggie at the party She _ a very beautiful dress A wears B wore C was wearing D has wore
35 He _ in the U.S.A at the present
A studies B has studied C is studying D will study
36 The students _ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book
A had written B were writing C has written D was writing
37 Angelina Jolie is a famous actress She _ in several films A appears B is appearing C appeared D has appeared
38 I’ll see him when he _ next week
A will arrive B arrives C has arrived D would arrive
39 When the old school friends met, a lot of memories _ back
A had brought B were brought C brought D had been brought
40 She _ away when he came in
(4)41 In recent years, more and more _ for things with credit cards
A pay B paid C are paying D have been paying
42 There’s a strange smell in here My mother _ something A cooks B is cooking C will cook D has cooked
43 I _ stamps since I was 10 years old
A collected B had collected C have collected D was collecting
44 They _ TV when the light went out
A were watching B had been watching C had watched D watched
45 Spring _ winter
A follows B is following C will follow D followed
46 What time _ the train leave yesterday?
A did B will C shall D would
47 _ you _ the Titanic yet?
A Do/ see B Are/ seeing C Have/ seen D Will/ see
48 He _ for Chelsea this season
A played B is playing C would play D has played
49 Jane’s eyes are red She _
A cried B has cried C has been crying D had cried
50 Michael _ a work with Lisa this morning