B.Hadn’t seenD. Didn’t see

13.Mum's in hospital." "_______"

A. I'll go and see her at once.C. I'm going to go and see her now.

B.I go and see her at once.D.I'm going and seeing her now.

14.The car was empty but the engine _____.want

A.runC.has run

B. runsD.was runningd

15.Unless he _______today he'll be too late.

A.didn't startC.starts

B.doesn't startD.started

16."Have you ever met Tom?" "Yes, we ____ at the concert."

A.have metC.had met

B. met D.were meeting

17.I ______ near the house when a tile _____ off the roof. It nearly hit me.

A.was walking, fellC.walked, had fallen

B.had walked, fellD.was walking, has fallene

18.She ______ cold. I'll lend her my coat.

A.is lookingC.has been looking

B. looks D.had been lookinglive

19.This house is often empty because the owners _____ abroad 5 times a year.

A. go C.were going

B.are goingD.used to goe live

20.While I _____ to the assistant, the manager found my receipt.

A. complained C.have been complaining

B.have complained D. was complaining

21.Couldn’t you call in at the shops on your way home and ______some food____ supper.

A. get, for C.be getting, at

B.to get, to D.have got, on

22.Modern houses _____by _____Council on the same site.

A. built, the C.have built, __

B.has been built, a D. were built, the

23.If you want to join that club, you have to _______ a form and send it to our secretary.

A. fill up C.fill into

B.fill in D. fill over

24.Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he'll _____soon.

A. turn up C.turn into

B.turn down D. turn off

25.Mark told Nancy that he ____ his dog at last, and the worried expression ______ to disappear from his face.

A.found, began C.had found, began

B.would find, begin D. must find, will begin

26.Jerry said that by the end of the year he _______ in his new house for four years.

A.would live C.will have been living

B.will live D. would have been living

27.Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never _____ any attention to what she told them.

A. would pay C.had paid

B.paid D. have been paying

28.Mary said she was worried that her son _____ very well _____ year.

A.hadn't been studying, this C.wasn't studying, this

B.hadn't been studying, that D. wasn't studying, that

29.A few of the boys started the race without enough warm-up. They ______ like that as they had muscle disturbance after the race.

A.shouldn’t begin C.shouldn't have begun

B.mustn't begin D. had better not begin

30.He was trying to repair his car. He seemed to _____ repair it as it is working.

A. can C. has to

B.be able to D. would

31.If I __________ you, I would accept this job offer.

A.am C.was

B.were D. would be

32.If I had time, I ___________ to the concert.

A.will go C.went

B.would have gone D. would go

33.He clearly remembers _____ by the window ______ the people outside rushing to their office.

A.to stand, having watched C.standing, watching

B.having stood, watching D. to have stood, to watch

34.Meryem regrets ____ Semih ______her homework. Now she is worried that she will get quite a low grade in today's quiz.

A. persuaded, doing C.persuading, to do

B.persuade, do D. persuading, doing

35.I didn't like that movie. I thought it was too ______.

A.depressing C.having depressed

B.depressed D. to depress

36.His explanation wasn't very ______.

A.convincing C.convinced

B.having convinced D. convince

37.The woman worked for 15 hours straight. She was ______.

A.exhausting C.being exhausted

B.exhausted D. to exhaust

38.I dislike ______to the movies by myself.

A.gone C.going

B.having gone D. go

39.I used ______that television show all of the time

A.to watch C.watching

B.watch D. having watched

40.I always eat breakfast before _______to school.

A.to go C.going

B.having gone D. go

GRAMMAR TEST 20

Choose the correct form.

1._____ first Presidential election was March 23, 1997.

A. An C. The

B. − D. A

2.There are many _____ earthquakes in Taiwan every year.

A. an C.the

B. − D. a

3.______ UK has _____ strong economy.

A. The, the C.A, a

B.The, a D. The, −

4._____ language of _____ England is ____British English.

A. The, the, the C.The, an, a

B.The, −, − D. −, −, −

5.There were many dogs in the park. One dog was _____ Dalmatian.

A. a C.the

B.an D. −

6.___pandas and ___ tigers are both endangered animals.

A. A, a C.The, an

B. The, −, D. −, −

7._____this morning I met my classmates

A. − C.in

B.on D. at

8.If you believe ____ yourself, you will succeed.

A. − C.in

B.on D. at

9.We have an exam ____every week.

A. − C.in

B.on D. at

10.I bought a present for _______.

A. I C.mine

B.myself D. my

11.Vicky has _______candies.

A. anything C.any

B.something D.some

12.Julie's car is red. ______ is blue.

A. My C.Mine

B.Myself D. Me