Choose the correct answer from a , b , c or d :

1.(5) I can’t see you this evening. I .......... my homework.

a-do b-am doing c-have done d-was doing
2. (12) She ........... onto the train because the station guard was blowing his
whistle.
a-hurry b-hurried c-was hurrying d-had hurried
3. (14) I ............. my last novel six times before I was happy with it.
a-have changed b-changed c-has changed d-had changed
4. (15) Yesterday evening, We ........... for our English test when all the lights
went off.
a-revised b-are revising c-revising d-were revising
5. (18) Which of the following is correct?
a. She was seen crossing the road.
b. She was seen cross the road.
c. She was seen to crossing the road.
d. She was seen was crossing the road.
6. (19) I haven’t eaten fish ……… the last time I was in Alex.
a. for b. when c. since d. before
7. (21) When he came home, I …….. him the book.
a. will show b. was showing c. had shown d. showed
8. (22) Kareem was very tired ………. the day, because he hadn’t slept all night.
a. during b. while c. as d. just as
9. (23) I saw Adam again yesterday. I …….. him last week at the conference.
a. had been meeting b. had met c. hadn’t met d. was meeting
10. (24) When I looked out of the window, it …… for two hours.
a. rained b. has been raining
c. had been raining d. has rained
11. (25) I …….. emails to 6 of my friends for a long time when the electricity
went off.
a. had been writing b. had written
c. was writing d. have been writing
12. (8) The president ............ too hard lately, and as a result, he looks terrible.
a-worked b-had worked c-was working d-has been working
13. (13) Which sentence is correct?
a-Hearing the doorbell, the door was opened.
b-Hearing the doorbell, I opened the door.
c-To hear the doorbell, I opened the door.
d-To hear the doorbell, the door was opened.
14. (34) ............ two months at sea, he came back healthier than ever.

a. Spending b. Being spent c. Having spent d. While spending

15. (37) Steve ……….. for the NSA for ten years before he quit.
a. will have worked b. had worked
c. has been working d. has worked
16. (39) ............, he went to collect his payment.

a. Having finished his work successfully

b. Although he had completed his work successfully

c. Despite the fact that the work was successfully completed

d. As long as the work is completed with success

17. (16) I last ............. him when we were in London.

a-have seen b-saw c-see d-was seeing
18. (17) His son left for the States in the early nineties; he...........back since his
departure.
a-hasn’t been b-wasn’t c-not been d-isn’t being
19. (40) He ............... from the university in 1995. Then, he ............... two years
in the army.
a. has graduated / has spent b. had graduated / has spent

c. graduated / spent d. has graduated / spent

20. (4) All the following sentences are right EXCEPT ..........
a-Coming home late, he was punished by his father.
b-To come home late, he was punished by his father
c-When he came home late, he was punished by his father.
d-Because of coming home late, he was punished by his father.
21. (35) Lightning rarely __________ twice in the same place.
a. is striking b. does it strike c. strikes d. has striked
22. (26) Look at the clouds – it ………… in a few minutes.
a. rains b. has rained c. is going to rain d. is raining
23. (27) Do you think the teacher …………. our homework by Monday
morning?
a. will mark b. will have marked
c. is going to mark d. will be marking
24. (9) I .......... for a walk but the rain put me off the idea.
a-must be going b-was going to go c-went d-will go
25. (11) When they anchor in Sydney Harbour, they ……… non-stop for three
months.
a-will have been sailing b-will have sailed
c-have sailed d-will have been sailed
26. (38) I promise that I will be here when you come back, but I'm afraid
everyone else .............. by then.

a. were leaving b. leave c. will have left d. are leaving

27. (1) Farid did the opposite of what I asked him to do. He………….what I
said.
a) understood b) must have understood
c) can't have understood d) can't understand
28. (6) He ............ unkind to his sister. He knew she would be upset.
a-ought to have been b-shouldn’t have been
c-couldn’t have been d-mustn’t have been
29. (28) His illness got worse and worse. In the end, he ………. go into hospital
for an operation.
a. will have to b. ought to have c. must d. had to
30. (29) You ……… any more aspirins; you’ve had four already.
a. had better take b. needn’t have taken
c. mustn’t take d. shouldn’t have taken
31. (2) I object to ........ clear up somebody else’s mess.
a-having had b-having to c-have had d-have to
32. (30) The first National Food and Nutrition Survey was …………. In 1980
and the most recent one was in 2014.
a. checked in b. brought about c. figured out d. carried out
33. (31) Before ……… for Alexandria, it is urgent that I get my car serviced
today.
a. setting off b. giving up c. finding out d. getting up
34. (32) I'm simply surprised at your lack of authority over him. Why can't you
............... him eat his dinner?

a. persuade b. ask c. make d. force

35. (33) You’d better ………. Your cigarette as it is dangerous to smoke at a gas
station.
a. put out b. turn off c. switch off d. hang up
36. (36) We arranged to meet at ten o’clock last Sunday, but Hossam didn’t
…….. on time.
a. find out b. look up c. turn up d. give in
37. (7) You .............. another job pretty soon. I have a feeling
that you're going to get fired before long.
a) would have started to look for b) would start looking for
c) had better to start looking for d) 'd better start looking for
38. (3) A thief got into our office and ............ .
a-stole computers b-robbed computers
c-stole the computers d-robbed the computers
39. (10) I know we didn’t stop overnight when we drove to Scotland last year,
but the Isle of the Sky is much ........... Edinburgh.
a-so far b-as far as c-the farthest d-farther than
40. (20) The police announced that a twenty- …….. –old man was stabbed in
the fight.
a. years b. years’ c. yearly d. year