1. The manager ................ the workers to return to work immediately.

insisted
suggested
demanded
ordered

2. She ………… a new pair of shoes yesterday. ……….. you ……….. them?

bought / Do / like
buys / Do / like
bought / Did / like
bought / Don’t / like

3. The order to abandon the ship was given and hundreds of people ................into the icy water

drowned
emerged
plunged
repulsed

4. My brother ……….. to stay with me by the end of this month

has come
shall come
is coming
came

5. She is now ............... she used to.

more busy than
busier than
more busier than
busier that

6. Don’t depend on him, he’s a very ........ person.

rely
reliable
reliability
unreliable

7. He was the first foreigner ............... I saw in this town.

what
which
who
that

8. Don’t be so ........, we’ve only been waiting a few minutes.

patient
impatient
patiently
impatiently

9. This play is ............... than the one we saw last week.

as good
gooder
more good
better

10. 7.30 a.m on a Saturday is a rather ........... time for an appointment.

inconvenient
convenient
conveniently
convenience

11. Active: You ought to hand in your paper on time. (Change into Passive voice)

Your paper on time ought to be handed in.
You ought to be handed in your paper on time.
Your paper ought to handed in on time.
Your paper ought to be handed in on time.

12. Please don’t be so.........., I can’t do all the work by myself.

reason
reasonable
unreasonable
inreasonable

13. Would you like ................. milk?

many
some
a
a few

14. Sorry about the mistakes, I .............. the instructions you gave me.

understand
misunderstand
misunderstood
understood

15. He noticed two thieves ............... out of a house.

to come
are coming
in coming
come

16. Ian Flemming ………… as a stockbroker before the Second World War…………..

worked / started
had worked / started
have worked / starts
all are incorrect

17. Although most cats hate to swim, ........................ if necessary.

can they do so
so can they do
they do so can
they can do so

18. Yesterday Tim ……… late because he …………...

was / had been shopping
was / have been shopping
was / shopped
was / was shopping

19. This is the ballet-dancer............... at the theatre last night.

perform
performing
performed
had performed

20. He ………… when I ………. in, and he obviously ………. for a long time, because he ……….. very tired

worked / came / had been working / was
was working / came / had been working / was
was working / came / has been working / was
worked / came / had worked / was

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