OCTOBER TEST SOLUTIONS

SOLUTIONS – UNIT 1

TENSES


1) My professor ______ always speaks______ (always, speak) very slowly
2) ______Has she spoken_____ (she, speak) to her father yet? No, she _____hasn’t______
3) My boss _____talked_____ (talk) to me yesterday
4) Sorry, Angela can’t come to the phone _____is taking_____ (take) a shower
5) Did you post the letter after you _____had written_____ (write) it?
6) When I _____saw_____ (see) him, he _____was sitting_____ (sit) asleep in a chair
7) A: I have got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I _____will get_____ (get) an aspirin for you
8) The referee is looking at his watch. He _____is going to blow_____ (blow) his whistle.
9) The children are at the park. They ____have been playing___________ (play) ball for the last two hours, but they don't seem to be tired yet.
10) By the time I go to bed tonight, I ___will have finished____  (finish) my work for the day.
11) Ruth _____was driving_____ (drive) her car while her brother _____was
      ridding_____ his bike
11) We _____didn’t eat_____ (not eat) anything yesterday because we _____weren’t_____ (not be) hungry.
12) What _____does your father do_____ (your father, do)?
He’s a teacher but he _____isn’t working_____ (not work) now    
13) Bob and Alice are married. They _____have been_____ (be) married for
20 years
14) The baby doesn’t cry so much now but she _____has been crying_____ (cry) all night
15) You look tired, _____have you been working_____ (you, work) hard?
16) Before she _____bought_____ this car she _____had seen_____ (see) many others already
17) George is very excited because he _____has passed_____ (pass) his driving test
18) What _____are you looking_____ (you look) for?
My glasses. _____Have you seen______ (you, see) them?
19) She is a doctor. She _____has been working_____ (work) as a doctor since 2007
20) Who _____invented_____ the telephone?
21) Luis, _____don’t touch_____ (not touch) that door! It’s still wet
22) Next Saturday we _____are going to go_____ (go) to an Italian restaurant. We _____booked______ (book) a table yesterday
23) Look at that! Someone is robbing in that shop!
You are right. I _____will call_____ (call) the police
24) Two years ago they _____didn’t fly_____ (not fly) to Edinburgh, they _____flied_____ (fly) to Paris
25) We _____arrived_____ (arrive) home, _____had_____ (have) dinner, _____did_____ (do) the washing up, _____watched_____ (watch) TV and _____went_____ (go) to bed.
26) What are your plans for tomorrow morning?
I _____am going to study_____ (study) for my English test. That’s my wonderful plan

27) The house is on fire! I _____will phone_____ the fire brigade
28) Alfred _____usually reads_____ (usually read) newspapers but today he
_____is reading_____ a magazine
29) The sky is full of clouds. It _____is going to rain_____ (rain)


COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1) In Spring the days are getting _____longer and longer_____ (long)
2) A rock is _____different from_____ a leaf
3) A plane is _____different_____ from an helicopter
4) The blue car is as _____fast as_____ (fast) the red car
5) _____The sooner_____ (soon), _____The better_____ (good)
6) Jack’s cap is _____the same_____ as his twin brother
7) Silver is _____not so heavy_____ (not heavy) as gold
8) Mary is _____the thinnest_____ (thin) in the class
9) Her essay is _____similar_____ to his
10) Andrew has got _____as many balloons as_____ Martin
11) The championship is becoming _____more and more interesting_____ (interesting)
12) Oliver is _____as optimistic_____  (optimistic) as Henry
13) A lion is _____more dangerous than_____ (dangerous) a cat
14) My dress is similar _____to_____ hers
15) _____The more_____ (Much) you look at me, _____the redder_____ (red) I am
16) My neighbour has got _____as much money as_____ (money) as my uncle
17) Ben is _____the noisiest_____ (noisy) in his family
18) My ball is the same _____as_____ yours
19) Today it’s not so _____windy as_____ (windy) yesterday
20) His marks are getting ______worse and worse_____ (bad)
21) Tom is _____better_____ (good) student than Sally
22) Claire’s glasses are different _____from_____ Frida’s
23) _____The more_____ (Much) you hate him, _____the more_____ (much) you’ll suffer
24) Which is _____the most difficult_____ (difficult) subject at school?
25) He has _____as much patience as_____ (patience) her
26) I am getting _____more and more disappointed_____ (disappointed)
27) July is _____hotter_____ (hot) than April
28) _____The more_____ (much) I think it, _____the less_____ (little) I understand it
29) Monday is _____the worst_____ (bad) day of the week
30) I’ve lost _____as many keys as_____ (keys) my husband

GERUND OR INFINITIVE
1. I can’t imagine working at home.
2. We have decided against buying a new car.
3. She seems to like her new job.
4. The students hope to pass the exam.
5. He won’t go by plane. He is afraid of flying.
6. I am lazy. I don’t feel like doing any work.
7. Remember to post the letter. Otherwise they won’t get it by Saturday.
8. Have you ever learned how to fly such a plane?
9. They were too lazy to go out with us.
10. I always enjoy talking to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
11. I’m very interested in learning French.
12. My pen friend is coming next Friday. I’m really looking forward to meeting her.
13. Don’t you mind being away from your family for such a long time?
14. The children promised to be back by nine.
15. I wanted to go alone but Joe insisted on coming with me.
16. Tom offered to bring me home.
17. Doing sport every day is good for your health.
18. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party but thank you for inviting me.
19. Our neighbours apologized for making such noise.
20. Paris is always worth travelling to.
21. I’m sure I gave him back the money. I remember giving it back to him.
22. She eventually managed to repair her bike.
23. Would you like to drink a cup of coffee?
24. There’s no point in discussing the matter. He has already made his decision.
25. I prefer snowboarding to skiing.
26. Do you mind bringing Anita to the doctor?
27. It is difficult to understand him.
28. Fishing is not allowed here.
29. They decided to play Tennis in the afternoon.
30. We expect him to join us on Sunday.


PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS / PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1. I’m exhausted. I _____have been working_______________ (work) in the garden all day.
2. Who ____has been eating_______________ (eat) all my biscuits? Half of the packet is gone!
3. He was sad because it ___had been raining_________________ (rain) all day
4. Before the accident, ____had he been drinking_______________ (he, drink)?
5. He ____had been smoking_______________ (he, smoke) for forty years before he decided to stop
6. I ___have been writing_________________ (write) emails all day. My fingers hurt!
7. Laura needed a break because she _____had been studying_______________ (study) all morning
8. You’re soaking wet. How long _____have you been standing______________ (you stand) here?
9. I ____have you been trying_______________ (try) to call you all day. Why didn’t you answer the phone?
10. Why are you out of breath? ___Have you been running________________ (you, run)?
11. We ____had been gone_______________ (go) out together for two years before I met his family
12. When I noticed my mistake, I ____had been driving_______________ (drive) for an hour in the wrong direction
13. Why is he tired? He ___has been playing_________________ (play) tennis for five hours
14. She had a headache because she ____had been working________________ (work) on the computer all day
15. We _____had been sleeping________________ (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up
16. How long ____had she been learning_________________ (she, learn) English before she went to London?
17. I ___have been cleaning_________________ (clean) all morning. I’m fed up!
18. Sorry about the mess! My husband ____has been baking________________ (bake)
19. I think Maggie and Max are dating. They ____have been seeing________________ (see) a lot of each other recently.
20. We ____had been waiting_________________ (wait) at the station 90 minutes when the train finally arrived
21. We’ve discovered this great pub and we ____have been going________________ (go) there a lot.
22. We _____had been looking________________ (look) for her ring and then we found it in the bathroom
23. He ___had been driving__________________ (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol
24. You’ve covered in hay. What ____have you been doing________________ (you, do)?
25. Maggie’s gone to the doctor’s. She ____hasn’t been feeling________________ (not feel) well lately
26. They _____had been cycling________________ (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening
27. Where have you been? I ___have been waiting________________ (wait) for ages
28. She has lost a lot of  weight. She ____hasn’t been eating________________ (not eat) enough
29. I _____had been lying________________ (lie) in bed  for two hours when my girlfriend called me
30. I felt dizzy because I ____had been sitting_________________ (sit) in the sun for too long.