I. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

(11 points)
1. _______________ (meet) your wife while you _______________ (live) in Italy?
2. Why _______________ (stand) on a chair when I _______________ (come) into the room?
3. I _______________ (pay) for my things when I _______________ (hear) someone call my name.
4. She _______________ (read) quietly in her room when suddenly the lights _______________ (go) out
and she _______________ (hear) a scream.
5. We _______________ (go) to Barcelona a couple of weeks ago.
6. I _______________ (leave) school when I was 17.
II. Complete the gaps with at, in, on, to, or no preposition. (5 point)
1. We don’t go _____ school_____ Sundays.
2. They arrived _____ three o’clock _____ the afternoon.
3. The swallows gather and leave England _____ the autumn.
4. They started the course _____ April.
5. Do you eat special food _____ Christmas?
6. If there is no bus, we’ll have to go _____ foot.
7. What are you doing _____ this evening?
8. We always go shopping ______ weekend.
III. Complete the sentences with a/an, the, or nothing (/). (5 points)
1. _____ Art is an imitation of life.
2. I have _____ breakfast at 8 o’clock.
3. They gave me _____ book. _____ book was interesting.
4. 5. She is _____ pop singer.
5. Tokyo is _____ city of Japan.
6. _____ eBay is _____ biggest market in _____ world.
7. I need _____ little sugar for my coffee.
IV. Complete the sentences with some/something/somebody/somewhere or any/anything/anybody/
anywhere. (4 points)
1. Peter bought _____ butter, but he didn’t buy _____ bread.
2. Have you got _____ brothers or sisters?
3. Would you like _____ sugar in your coffee?
4. A: I think I can hear _____ walking on the stairs. B: Hello, is there _____ there? A: I can’t see _____.
5. Is there _____ red wine?
V. Complete the sentences with much, many, a few, a little. (4 points)
1. Have you got _____ homework?
2. I’ll be ready in _____ minutes.
3. How _____ languages do you speak?
4. I don’t have _____ time, so I can’t help you.
5. We don’t need _____ eggs. Just half a dozen.
6. I’ve learnt a lot of English, but only _____ Spanish.
7. I need just _____ sugar. I don’t like my coffee too sweet.
8. I have _____ close friends. Two or three.