Test 14
Find the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
After he _____ the answer, the judge started to laugh.
  ?    had heard
  ?    was heard
  ?    had been hearing
  ?    was hearing
She knew that Jack _____ well lately.
  ?    was felt
  ?    hadn`t been feeling
  ?    hasn`t been feeling
  ?    hadn`t been felt
That`s the tenth whisky you _____ this evening.
  ?    have drunk
  ?    drink
  ?    drank
  ?    have been drinking
A fast train runs _____ than a slow train.
  ?    faster
  ?    fastlier
  ?    more fastly
  ?    much fast
I _____ accepted the job if I had known the conditions in the factory.
  ?    would never have
  ?    would have never
  ?    never would
  ?    wouldn`t have never
Only three _____ cheering wildly when the American pop group appeared on the stage.
  ?    hundred peoples were
  ?    hundreds peoples were
  ?    hundred people were
  ?    hundreds of peoples were
He would have drowned if he _____ swim.
  ?    didn`t know to
  ?    hadn`t been able to
  ?    had not
  ?    couldn`t have
Yesterday it _____ continuously when I was going to the cinema.
  ?    was going to rain
  ?    has rained
  ?    was raining
  ?    had rained
You hardly ever panic, _____ you?
  ?    do
  ?    have
  ?    don`t
  ?    aren`t
The captain of the ocean liner has just asked a sailor if _____ seen a white whale near the African coast.
  ?    he always had
  ?    he had ever
  ?    had he ever
  ?    he has ever
_____ we spend our holidays at the seaside.
  ?    Every year
  ?    Recently
  ?    Always
  ?    Since two years
We _____ our new car for three days when my husband crashed it.
  ?    have had
  ?    have
  ?    had had
  ?    had
Be polite if you _____ me to help you.
  ?    want
  ?    will want
  ?    had wanted
  ?    would want
"So you started reading Spanish novels a year ago." "Well, in fact, I _____ read Spanish novels before that."
  ?    had
  ?    got used to
  ?    have
  ?    ---
Sorry about the mess - I _____ the house.
  ?    will have painted
  ?    have been painting
  ?    had painted
  ?    painted
Yesterday afternoon the children were watching the video when suddenly a cat _____ into the room through the open window.
  ?    was jumped
  ?    had jumped
  ?    jumped
  ?    had been jumping
Could you tell me when _____ on Saturdays?
  ?    do shops open
  ?    shops open
  ?    are shops open
  ?    shops` opening
Don`t disturb me. _____ an important report.
  ?    I`m writing
  ?    I write
  ?    I`ll write
  ?    I`ll to write
You _____ a university degree for this job. You`ll only have to write letters and answer the phone.
  ?    don`t need
  ?    haven`t got
  ?    needn`t
  ?    mustn`t have
The reporter asked the old lady if she had spent _____ on toys.
  ?    any moneys
  ?    few money
  ?    some moneys
  ?    any money