Test Alma

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Please, fill the gap with the correct answer :

1) How …. apples are there on the table?

a) much b) many c) lot of

2) In my home there … a nice kitchen, two bedrooms, a living room and a garden

a) is b) are c) many

3) Last August, I … to Brighton on holiday

a) go b) went c) gone

4) … water boil at 100 degrees? Yes, it …

a) Do-do b) Does-does c) Does-do

5) Take your coat as it …be cold today

a) may b) might not c) is

6) Mike … play the trumpet very well

a) be able b) can c) is able to

7) I would prefer that he …. to me via Skype

a) talk b) talked c) talks

8) My colleagues … now

a) work b) works c) are working

9) Susan … to be at home but … she is working at the moment

a) pretends-actually b) is pretending-now c) is pretending-actually

10) With the crisis, the economic system is falling ...

a) down b) apart c) into

11) Have you already read ... book?

a) all b) all the c) the whole

12) When we go somewhere, my wife always brings ... luggage

a) plenty of b) many c) a few

13) My best friend has ... and she’s taller than me

a) long hairs and blue eyes b) blonde hair and green eyes c) hair very long and blue eyes

14) The news ... the Prime Minister is bald.

a) tells b) say c) says

15) Due to the typhoon, ... to stay at home

a) I was told b) I have been said c) they said me

16) This legendary football match has ... been broadcast before

a) yet b) never c) always

17) Even though he’s really good at playing, I don’t like when he shows ... like that

a) off b) out c) on

18) Please, slow down. I can’t keep ... your pace

a) on b) up with c) up to

19) Pablo Picasso became one of the …. and …influential artists of the 20th century

a) greater/more b) greatest/more c) greatest/most d) most/as

Please, choose the correct sentence :

20) Can I sit down next to you?

a) Only above the left side of the bench

b) Only on the left side of the bench

c) Only for eating something then please leave

21) I’d like to go out after lunch. Would you come with me?

a) We could go to the centre

b) We could go in the park

c) We could go to home

22) Would I bother you working by your side?

a) Yes, you do

b) Yes, you are

c) Yes , you would

23) Why don’t you want me around?

a) Because you’re noisy. Please, let me stay alone

b) Because you’re noisy. Please, leave me alone

c) Because you’re noisy. Please, let me be in peace

24)

a) What should I do? Please, I need your advices

b) What should I do? I need some advice. Can you help me?

c) What should I do? I need many advices, please help me!

25)

a) As I lie on the couch, in the kitchen my brother broke all the dishes

b) As I lie on the couch, in the kitchen my brother was breaking all the dishes

c) As I was lying on the couch, in the kitchen my brother broke all the dishes

26)

a) I’ve been to Spain just the other day

b) I was in Spain just the other day

c) I had been in Spain just the other day

27)

a) The storm has been reported as the worse of the last century

b) The storm has been report as the worst of the last century

c) The storm has been reported as the worst of the last century

28)

a) The song said he used to loving her, but he had to kill her

b) The song said he used to love her, but he had to kill her

c) The song said he was used to love her, but he had to kill her

29)

a) It was raining so hard, I suggested he leave right after dinner

b) It was raining so hard, I suggested him to leave right after dinner

c)It was raining so hard, I suggested he left right after dinner

30)

a) If only had I known about his arrival before, I would have prepared dinner for him, too

b) If only I would have known about his arrival before, I would had prepared dinner for him, too.

c) If only I had known about his arrival before, I would have prepared dinner for him, too

31)

a) There’s a spider in the sink. I wish you had stayed longer, I hate to be alone

b) There’s a spider in the sink. I wish you stayed longer, I hate to be alone

c) There’s a spider in the sink. I wish you will stay longer, I hate to be alone

Please, finish the sentence using the verb in brackets:

32) Please, remember ... (to mail) the letter before Wednesday or your brother won’t receive it in time

33) I thought I stated twice this ... (shoud be done) before anything else, so why didn’t you simply did as you were told?

34) In case you get lost in the neighborhood, I recommend you .... (not to call) your old auntie Susan before you try asking someone where you are.

35) My grandmother always tells me how she remembers ... (to wear) a blue coat with white stripes when she was just 4 years old

Choose the word that best completes each sentence:

He was killed in the ... stages of the last battle. After a couple of days, the war was over

a) intermediate b) closing c) middle d) end

37) As long as you remember that if your mother finds the tiniest ... of dust in her room, she’ll kill you, you can sleep in there

a) piece b) shred c) speck d) portion

38) I ... doubt whether they will actually carry out their threats

a) absolutely b) highly c) seriously d) deeply

39) You shouldn’t …truant

a) play b) keep c) act d) open up

40) I dozed …for a bunch of minutes during the conference

a) on b) off c) under d) some