32
26. She was very ill and _____ died, but fortunately, she got better.
A) carefully
B) nearly
C) too
D) usually
27. “I hate ironing.”
“Me, _____. It’s so boring.”
A) just
B) at last
C) slowly
D) too
28. I like all Russian novelists, _____ Tolstoy.
A) usually
B) especially
C) together
D) only
29. I met her on December 23, _____ before Christmas.
A) too
B) slowly
C) just
D) still
30. _____ I have finished this exercise. Thank goodness! It was so boring.
A) Together
B) At last
C) Exactly
D) Just
31. Sarah’s English is getting better. She _____ a lot of English since she
_____ here.
A) learnt / has come
B) has learnt / has come
C) has learnt / came
D) learnt / came
32. Mike and Jack _____ here five months ago. They _____ in this city
for five months.
A) came / have been
B) have come / have been
C) come / were
D) has come / has been
33. David can go to bed now. He _____ his homework.
A) finish
B) has finished
C) finishes
D) finished
34. Alison _____ in Chicago, but she would like to go there one day.
A) was
B) has been
C) wasn’t
D) has never been
35. Peter _____ his work 3 hours ago.
A) has finished
B) will finish
C) finished
D) finish
Dennis Heal __(36)__ a politician. He __(37)__ to Oxford University
in 1975, and in 1982 he __(38)__ a Member of Parliament. He
__(39)__ an MP since then. He __(40)__ Defense Minister from 1989-
95. He __(41)__ three books, including his autobiography “The Time
of my Life”, and a spy story called “The Time to Run”. He is married
to the artist Edna Heal, and they have two children. They __(42)__
in Oxford for 10 years, then they __(43)__ to London in 1995. They
now __(44)__ in a house in Queen Square in central London.
36. A) was
B) is
C) is being
D) has been
37. A) go
B) has gone
C) went
D) goes
38. A) became
B) become
C) becomes
D) has become
39. A) was
B) is being
C) is
D) has been
40. A) was
B) is
C) has been
D) were
41. A) has written
B) wrote
C) write
D) writes
42. A) lives
B) has lived
C) have lived
D) live
43. A) move
B) moved
C) is moving
D) has moved
44. A) lives
B) have lived
C) lived
D) live
45. I haven’t seen Keith _____ a while.
A) since
B) *
C) for
D) in
46. He and his wife have lived next to me _____ their son, Tom, was
born.
A) for
B) when
C) since
D) *
47. I have known them _____ many years.
A) *
B) for
C) on
D) since
48. Anna has had a bad cold _____ the last few days.
A) for
B) after
C) since
D) in
49. I have written a letter _____ breakfast.
A) *
B) before
C) for
D) since
50. I’m looking after Tom today. He’s been at my house _____ 8.00 this
morning.
A) at
B) for
C) since
D) from
1.
“Why have you got so much food?”
“Because I _____ a meal for two people.”
A) cook
B) am going to cook
C) will cook
D) had cook
2.
“Jane told me you have a place at university.”
“That’s right. I _____ math at St. Andrews in Scotland.”
A) studied
B) will study
C) study
D) am going to study
3.
“My car isn’t working.”
“Ask Joe to look at it. He _____ you.”
A) will help
B) helps
C) is going to help
D) helped
4.
“I passed my driving test!”
“That’s great! I _____ some champagne to celebrate!”
A) am going to buy
B) will buy
C) bought
D) am buying
5.
“Why have you got your old clothes on?”
“Because I _____ the grass.’
A) had cut
B) cutted
C) am going to cut
D) cut
6.
He’s worked there _____ many years, _____ 1988, I believe.
A) since / ever
B) for / ever
C) for / since
D) ever / never
7.
I have _____ loved anyone as much as I love you.
A) never
B) since
C) for
D) ever
8.
We’ve known Paul _____ two years. Have you _____ met him?
A) since / for
B) since / ever C) for / ever
D) never / ever
9.
I’ve known him _____ we went to school together, but I’ve _____
met his parents.
A) ever / ever
B) for / never
C) since / for
D) since / never
10. Your hair’s too long. I think you _____ get it cut.
A) have to
B) should
C) *
D) will
11. Your clothes smell, and you’ve got a cough. You _____ smoke.
A) don’t have to
B) should
C) shouldn’t
D) have to
12. I’m going to bed. I _____ be up early tomorrow.
A) should
B) shouldn’t
C) don’t have to
D) have to
13. I’d like to meet your boyfriend. You _____ invite him round.
A) must
B) have to
C) would
D) don’t have to
14
I _____ tell my parents where I am, then they don’t worry.
A) should
B) don’t have to
C) have to
D) shouldn’t
15. You _____ come with me if you don’t want to. I’ll go on my own.
A) don’t have to
B) must
C) should
D) shouldn’t
16. Our train leaves in two minutes! We _____ hurry.
A) would
B) have to
C) must
D) don’t have to
17. If you need some help with your homework, you _____ go to the
library.
A) should
B) mustn’t
C) have to
D) shouldn’t
- Have to, must, should
- Gerunds, infinitives
- Future tense
- Ever, since, for
TEST - 8
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Pre-Intermediate Test 8
Book 1 Part A