TEST (7) (con risposte corrette e spiegazione registrata in basso)
1. My sister ______________ 3 months in New York a couple of years ago.
a) spend
b) has spent
c) spent
d) has been spending
2. Ann: How many mistakes did you make? Bob: __________ fortunately.
a) No-one
b) Any
c) None
d) Little
3. Ann: Can I go by myself? Bob: Yes,______________ you call me when you arrive.
a) until
b) otherwise
c) as long as
d) although
4. My mother said she ________________ in love with my father as soon as she saw him.
a) fell
b) has fallen
c) felt
d) had been falling
5. Ann: Did you _______________ some bread? Bob: I forgot to - don’t we have enough for today?
a) take
b) get
) hold
d) carry
6. My computer’s becoming _______________ - I need to change it.
a) more slowly
b) always more slower
) always slower
d) slower and slower
7. We _________________ milk left - can you buy some later?
a) haven’t
b) don’t have any
c) have none
d) haven’t got
8. We don’t know when - the date ________________ yet.
a) hasn’t been decided
b) isn’t decide
c) isn’t been decided
d) hasn’t been deciding
9. Her birthday’s ____________ early summer as far as I know.
a) to
b) in
c) at
d) on
10. She _______________ in Madrid since June - she says she wants to stay there.
a) is working
b) works c
) has been working
d) worked
11. We ________________ to live in Turin; we moved here 6 months ago.
a) use
b) used
c) are used
d) are use
12. _______________ students attended the meeting.
a) Two hundreds
b) Hundreds
c) Hundred of
d) Two hundred
13. _______________ the exam was very difficult, a high proportion of the students passed it.
a) Although
b) Since
c) Despite
d) Therefore
14. Ann: Where’s Pete? Bob: No idea - ______________ him?
a) must I to call
b) do I call
c) am I calling
d) shall I call
15. ___________________ can come but whoever decides to come must let me know.
a) All
b) Nobody
c) Anyone
d) None
16. We decided to repair it _________________ to save time.
a) on ourselves
b) on our own
c) by our own
d) by ourself
17. Ann: Lots of people today? Bob: I don’t think there are ______________ yesterday.
a) as much people as
b) as many people as
c) as people as
d) many people as
18. Ann: Whose _________________? Bob: I think it’s mine.
a) book is
b) this book
c) this book is
d) book is this
19. I’d like _______________ as well as my mother.
a) to be able to cook
b) to be able cook
c) be able to cook
d) being able to cook
20. Neither Mark______________ Mary can come tomorrow.
a) either
b) nor
c) neither
d) or
21. It would be _______________ better if there were more people to help.
a) many
b) very
c) much
d) more
22. You’d always lived in Rome until then, _____________?
a) wouldn’t you
b) would you
c) hadn’t you
d) do you
23. We looked _______________ and started laughing.
a) each other
b) at each other
c) one another
d) each others
24. I’m not feeling very well - I _______________ a sore throat for a few days.
a) have been having
b) have had
c) have
d) am having
25. Ann: Where _______________ when I saw you yesterday? Bob: I was on my way to work.
a) were you going
b) did you go
c) have you been going
d) had you been going
26. We’re going to the cinema with ___________
a) some of ours friends.
b) some ours friends.
c) some our friends.
d) some friends of ours.
27. If I ________________ English fluently, I would have been offered the job.
a) knew
b) would know
c) would have known
d) had knew
28. _________________ it was raining we decided to postpone the party in the garden.
a) As
b) Despite
c) Moreover
d) However
29. What difference is there _______________ these three words?
a) by
b) between
c) among
d) from
30. The person who was there with Tom yesterday must _______________ his wife.
a) have been
b) has been
c) been
d) had been
31. We decided to meet again on Saturday because we _____________ time to finish it on Friday.
a) didn’t have
b) hadn’t
c) hadn’t got
d) haven’t had
32. Ann: How many cigarettes _______________ today? Bob: Three, but I’ll have another after dinner.
a) did you smoke
b) have you smoked
c) have you been smoking
d) are you smoking
33. _______________ people I know speak some English.
a) The most of the
b) Most of the
c) Most of
d) The most of
34. Ann: And what did you think? Bob: I _______________ it was wonderful!
a) thought
b) thougth
c) thaught
d) tought
35. Remember to ________________ this cheese in the fridge until you decide to eat it.
a) bring
b) get
c) take
d) keep
36. ________________ are some of the problems we’ve been having recently.
a) These
b) This
c) That
d) Then
37. Ann: Can you ________________ me a pen, please? I can’t find mine.
a) carry
b) borrow
c) bring
d) take
38. I hope to find a job _______________cook one day.
a) as
b) like
c) like a
d) as a
39. As far as I know, they’re open ________________ 5 pm to 10 pm.
a) from
b) since
c) by
d) only
40. Ann: I’m the last as usual, _______________ Bob: No, you aren’t actually.
a) am not?
b) are I?
c) aren’t I?
d) am not I?
Risposte: 1.C 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.B 21.C 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.A 26.D 27.A 28.A 29.B 30.A 31.A 32.B 33.B 34.A 35.D 36.A 37.C 38.D 39.A 40.C
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