Test 1

           

Choose the right answer: 

I'm going to meet... professor James.

an;  b) the;  c) a;  d) –

The little boy feared lest he ... punished by his mother. 

would be; b) should be;  c) could be;  d) were

Our advice was for them ... until the morning came. 

wait;  b) to wait;  c) should wait;  d) waited

May I suggest that you ... your mind? 

make up;  b) would make up; c) made up;  d) shall make up

Her only wish was that her children ... there for some more time.
 a] would be       b] could be      
 c] being              d] should be

I'd rather you ... mention it to my parents.

haven't;  b) will not; c) didn't;  d) don't

If only you ... me earlier! 

a) have told;  b) told;  c) had told;  d) would tell

Even if they ... ready, nothing would have changed.

a) were;  b) would be;  c) are;  d) had been

I wish you ... leaving! 

a) aren't;  b) weren't;  c) wasn't;  d) wouldn't be.

I wish I ... better for the exams! 

a) study;  b) had studied;  c) would study;  d) have studied

... he to agree to our proposal, we could go on with the project.

a) Was;  b) Is;  c) Were; d) Would

In this forest there are many .... 

a) wolves; b) wolfves;  c) wolfes

It is only fair that you ... the truth.

a) knew;  b) may know;  c) would know;  d) should know

Why ... the bus now? 

a) don't get on;  b) not get on;  c) not to get on;  d) not getting on

All the ... were covered with snow. 
a) roofvs;  b) roves;  c) roofs; d) roofes

Modal Verbs, Test 1

    

TEST  ON  MODALS

1. It`s important for me to work on Saturdays.

1. I must work on Saturdays.
2. I need to work on Saturdays.
3. I have to work on Saturdays.
4. I should work on Saturdays.

2. It`s advisable that I work on Saturdays.

a. I must work on Saturdays.

b. I should work on Saturdays.

c. I need to work on Saturdays.

d. I have to work on Saturdays.

3. It`s absolutely necessary that I work on Saturdays.

a. I should work on Saturdays.

b. I must work on Saturdays.

c. I need to work on Saturdays.

d. I have to work on Saturdays.

4. It`s not necessary that I work on Saturdays.

   a.I shouldn`t work on Saturdays.

b. I mustn`t work on Saturdays.

c.I needn`t  to work on Saturdays.

   d. I don`t have to work on Saturdays.

5. It`s important for me to pass that exam.
1. I need to pass that exam.
2. I have to pass that exam.
3. I should pass that exam.
4. I might pass that exam.

6. It`s forbidden to smoke in here.
1. You shouldn`t smoke in here.
2. You ought not smoke in here.
3. You don`t have to smoke in here.
4. You mustn`t smoke in here.

7. It`s possible that he arrives tomorrow.
1. He must arrive tomorrow.
2. He has to arrive tomorrow.
3. He would arrive tomorrow.
4. He might arrive tomorrow.

8. It`s not necessary that I go there.
1. I mustn`t go there. b. I don`t have to go there.
2. I shouldn`t go there.  c. I couldn`t go there.

9. She is obliged to do that.
1. She must do that.
2. She has to do that.
3. She should do that.
4. She could do that.

10. I was unable to swim when I was young.
1. I didn`t use to swim when I was young.
2. I  didn`t have to swim when I was young.
3. I couldn`t swim when I was young.
4. I shouldn`t have swum when I was young.

11. She expects that you be there at 7 pm.
1. You should be there at 7 pm.
2. You must be there at 7 pm.
3. You have to be there  at 7 pm.
4. You could be there at 7 pm.

12. There`s necessary to have a permit to enter the national park.
1. You should have a permit to enter the national park.
2. You must have a permit to enter the national park.
3. You ought to have a permit to enter the national park.
4.  You could have a permit to enter the national park.

13. I used to swim in that lake when I was young.
1. I could swim in that lake when I was young.
2. I should have swum in that lake when I was young.
3. I would swim in that lake when I was young.
4. I must have swum in that lake when I was young.

14. I suppose she is in California before 9:30.
1. She might be in California before 9:30.
2. She must be in California before 9:30.
3. She can be in California before 9:30.
4. She should be in California before 9:30.

15. He surely is our landlord; I would recognize him anywhere.
1. He should be our landlord.
2. He might be our landlord.
3. He may be our landlord.
4. He must be our landlord.

   16. He says she may go.

1. He says she is able to go.
2. He says she is allowed to go.
3. He says she can go.
4. He says she might go.

17.Which of the following is most polite and which is most formal?

a. Can I have some water, please?

b. Could I have some water, please?

c. Might I have some water, please?

d. May I have some water, please?

18. Which is correct?

a. I`d rather you go accompanied than alone.

b. I`d rather you would go accompanied than alone.

c. I`d rather you will go accompanied than alone.

d. I`d rather you went accompanied than alone.

19. Nu se poate sa fi facut o asememnea greseala.

a. He mustn`t have made such a mistake.

b. He can`t have made such a mistake.

c. He shouldn`t have made such a mistake.

d. He wouldn`t have made such a mistake.

20. Nu se poate/ Este imposibil sa faca o asemenea greseala.

a. He may not make such a mistake.

b. He can`t make such a mistake.

c. He shouldn`t make such a mistake.

d. He must not make such a mistake.

21. Cred ca probabil am fost putin cam dur cu ea cand a intarziat o ora.

a. I guess I may have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

b. I guess I can have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

c. I guess I must have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

d. I guess I should have been a bit hard on her when she came home an hour late.

22. N-ar fi trebuit sa cumperi bilete pentru spectacol. Le-am cumparat eu deja.

a. You shouldn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought the.

b. You mustn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

c. You needn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

d. You wouldn`t have bought the tickets for the show. I have already bought them.

Test 7

    

Choose the correct answer

1. You should ----- swimming.

a. start up           
b. get off             
c. take off     
d. take up

2. I'm fed up ----------- this exercise.
with doing              

to do         
to doing                
for doing

3. She has been ------- of murdering her husband.

charged          
accused                 
blamed       
arrested

4. You ----- the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.

didn`t need to do     
needn`t have done            
didn`t need to make    
shouldn`t have made

5. They have put speed bumps on the road to ----- accidents.

forbid            
prevent             
avoid       
prohibit

 6. We would never have had the accident if you ------ so fast.

wouldn't been driving        
hadn't been driving         
had driven                   
wouldn't drive

7. -------------------- the better team, we lost the match.

Despite of                  
Despite            
Despite being                 
Although

8. You ---- see a doctor.

should better            
would rather                
had better              
would prefer

9. The tree ----- by lightning.

was being strick          
was being struck        
was struck             
was stricken

10. Please do not read -----------. You're disturbing everyone else in the library. 

allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

11. Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk are --------------- in the aircraft cabin if a baby or small child is traveling.
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

12. You ----------work  tomorrow. It`s Saturday.

must                  
don`t must              
don`t have to                
mustn`t

13. Active Voice:The farmer is growing vegetables.

      Choose the correct Passive Voice sentence below:

Vegetables are growing by  farmer                 
Vegetables are being grown by the farmer                
Vegetables are grown by the farmer               
Vegetables were being grown by the farmer

Verb Tenses, Test 13

   

Choose the correct answer:

1. The major said that it ……………… him great pleasure to be there that evening.

a) gives                 

b) gave                        

c) was giving

2. He said that he ……………… go as soon as it was possible.

a) will                             

b) would                             

c) can

3. The teacher often tells me that if I ……………… hard I will fail.

a) didn’t work                       

b) don’t work                     

c) hadn’t worked

4. The lecturer said Amy was just and ……………. the respect of all races and classes.

a) won                             

b) had won                    

c) has won

5. He replied that he ………………. to reward his soldiers and that he kept his word.

a)  promised                       

b) had promised                     

c) would promise

6. The lion told the mouse that he was very weak and that his teeth ………………… out.

a) fell                     

b) have fallen                             

c) had fallen

7. The magistrate asked the accused what ……………… with his hand in the gentleman’s pocket.

a) was he doing                 

b) he was doing                        

c) had he done

8. The stranger asked Alice where she ……………..

a) was living                    

b) lives                            

c) lived

9. The king asked the philosopher whom he …………….. the happiest man alive.

a) consider                              

b) considered                   

c) was considering

10. He asked me whether I ……………….. him.

a) would accompany                      

b) will accompany                

c) have accompanied

11. The wind ………………. furiously. (blew / blown)

12. He ……………… to his mother every week. (writes / wrote)

13. My patience …………….. out at last. (wear / wore)

14. In a fit of rage, she ……………… up the letter. (tore / torn)

15. We couldn’t have ………………. a better day for organizing the party. (chose / chosen)

16. The old man was ……………… by a mad dog. (bit / bitten)

17. We ……………….. across the sea. (swam / swum)

18. A portrait of the founder of the company ……………. on the wall. (hung / hanged)

19. She neatly ……………… her books on the table. (lays / lies)

20. The seeds of dissension had already been ……………… (sowed / sown)