1. Choose the correct answer.
I've got three new dresses: a red one and two black dresses. I think I'll wear ... the red one.
A) some
B) –
C) the
D) a

2. Choose the correct answer.
Those keys don't belong to you, .... they?
A) don't
B) aren't
C) are
D) do

3. Choose the correct answer.
"Don't let anyone into the house." Mrs. Jackson told her son ... anyone into the house.
A) don't let
B) didn't let
C) not to let
D) not let

4. Choose the correct answer.
He never found his key ... he looked in every pocket and every drawer.
A) though
B) as
C) despite
D) because

5. Choose the correct answer.
"You must be tired," Paul told Susan. Paul told Susan that she ... be tired.
A) must
B) had to
C) could
D) ought

6. Choose the correct answer.
The extent of Christina's knowledge on various complex subjects ... us.
A) surprises
B) to surprise
C) surprise
D) surprising

7. Choose the correct answer.
If I had eaten breakfast several hours ago, I... hungry now.
A) had been
B) wouldn't have been
C) weren't
D) wouldn't be

8. Change the sentence into the Passive Voice.
They saw him leave the building.
A) He was seen to leave the building.
B) The building was seen to be left.
C) They were seen to leave the building.
D) He saw them leave the building.

9. Choose the correct answer.
If you can't start the car, why don't you try ... it with all your force?
A) to push
B) pushed
C) pushes
D) pushing

10. From the marked areas 1, 2, 3, and 4, identify the one that is wrong.
Dad, I have(1) nothing to wear(2). The jeans you bought(3) me doesn't(4) fit me.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

11. Choose the correct answer.
If these stockings are neither ... nor my sister's, they must be mine.
A) she
B) him
C) hers
D) he

12. Choose the correct answer.
Don't worry about your birthday. We'll have everything ... by then.
A) arrange
B) to arrange
C) arranging
D) arranged

13. Choose the correct answer.
Her son is five years old. She has a ... son.
A) five years older
B) five year olds
C) five-year-old
D) five years old

14. Choose the correct answer.
Isabel travels by train because she is terrified ... flying.
A) from
B) for
C) by
D) of

15. Choose the correct answer.
Heavy rains burst Whitton Dam two days ago. The flooded houses are still ...
A) evacuate
B) evacuating
C) being evacuated
D) evacuated

16. Choose the correct answer.
Alice is not very happy at her present job as a nurse. She wishes she ... to a nursing school.
A) had gone
B) hadn't gone
C) went
D) didn't go

17. Choose the correct answer.
Be careful! You ... hit that car!
A) would
B) are going to
C) have
D) should

18. Choose the correct answer.
Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing ... they don't get hurt.
A) because
B) in order that
C) since
D) however

Choose the correct answer: I've got three new dresses: a red one and two black dresses. I think I'll wear ... the red one.
- Correct answer: C) the
Explanation: In English, we use "the" before a noun that has already been specified or is known to both the speaker and listener. Since "the red one" has already been mentioned, "the" is the correct article.
Choose the correct answer: Those keys don't belong to you, .... they?
- Correct answer: C) do
Explanation: This is a tag question. If the main statement is negative ("don't belong"), the tag question should be positive ("do they?").
Choose the correct answer: "Don't let anyone into the house." Mrs Jackson told her son ... anyone into the house.
- Correct answer: C) not to let
Explanation: In reported speech, negative instructions use "not to" followed by the base form of the verb.
Choose the correct answer: He never found his key ... he looked in every pocket and every drawer.
- Correct answer: A) though
Explanation: "Though" is used here to express contrast. Despite looking everywhere, he didn't find his key.
Choose the correct answer: You must be tired, Paul told Susan. Paul told Susan that she ... be tired.
- Correct answer: A) must
Explanation: When converting direct speech to reported speech, modal verbs like "must" typically remain unchanged if they are referring to assumptions or deductions.
Choose the correct answer: The extent of Christina's knowledge on various complex subjects ... us.
- Correct answer: A) surprises
Explanation: The subject "extent" is singular, so the verb should also be in the singular form "surprises."
Choose the correct answer: If I had eaten breakfast several hours ago, I... hungry now.
- Correct answer: D) wouldn't be
Explanation: This is a mixed conditional sentence where a past action affects the present. "Wouldn't be" suggests the hypothetical situation in the present.
Change the sentence into the Passive Voice: They saw him leave the building.
- Correct answer: A) He was seen to leave the building.
Explanation: In passive voice, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject of a passive sentence.
Choose the correct answer: If you can't start the car, why don't you try ... it with all your force?
- Correct answer: D) pushing
Explanation: The phrase "try + -ing" form is used to suggest an alternative method or attempt.
Identify the one that is wrong: Dad, I have(1) nothing to wear(2). The jeans you bought(3) me doesn't(4) fit me.
- Correct answer: D) 4

Explanation: "Jeans" is plural, so the correct verb form is "don't," not "doesn't."

Choose the correct answer: If these stockings are neither ... nor my sister's, they must be mine.

Correct answer: C) hers

Explanation: "Hers" is the correct possessive pronoun when referring to something that belongs to a female.

Choose the correct answer: Don't worry about your birthday. We'll have everything ... by then.

Correct answer: D) arranged

Explanation: The past participle "arranged" is used here to indicate that everything will be completed by a certain time.

Choose the correct answer: Her son is five years old. She has a ... son.

Correct answer: C) five-year-old

Explanation: When used as an adjective, age is often hyphenated.

Choose the correct answer: Isabel travels by train because she is terrified ... flying.
- Correct answer: D) of

Explanation: In English, the correct preposition when expressing fear or phobia is "of."

Choose the correct answer: Heavy rains burst Whitton Dam two days ago. The flooded houses are still ...

Correct answer: D) evacuated

Explanation: The past participle "evacuated" is used here in the passive form to indicate an ongoing action.

Choose the correct answer: Alice is not very happy at her present job as a nurse. She wishes she ... to a nursing school.

Correct answer: B) hadn't gone

Explanation: The use of "wishes" followed by past perfect indicates that Alice regrets a past decision.

Choose the correct answer: Be careful! You ... hit that car!

Correct answer: B) are going to

Explanation: "Are going to" indicates a near-future prediction or certainty based on present circumstances.

Choose the correct answer: Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing ... they don't get hurt.

Correct answer: B) in order that

Explanation: "In order that" is used to express purpose or reason for an action, ensuring safety in this context.