PART 2: GRAMMAR PRACTICE — Choose the correct answer a, b,c or d. A. Language skills: ELEMENTARY LEVEL 1. All efforts were directed to save the ... of poor people. a. lifes b. life «. live d. lives 2. Next week they ... their 10th wedding anniversary. a. will be celebrating b. will have been celebrating c. will be celebrated d. celebrated 3. He suggested ... for a walk. a. to go b.go c. going d. of going 4. Mary ... down because she is feeling tired. a. is sitting b. is setting ¢. sits d. sets 5. ...a flying saucer? a. Had you ever seen b. Did you ever see c. Do you ever see d. Have you ever seen 6. They ... hard until they pass the English exam. a, had studied b. will study c. study d. have studied 7. Our school is headed by ... principal. a. the more smart SQ. the smarter \ c. the most smart “the smartest 8. She ... to school this morning because she was sick. a. hadn’t come ‘b. won't come c. didn’t come hasn't come 9. The man was arrested for failing ... the murder he had witnessed. a, reporting, b. to report c. of report 4. report 10. The doctors helped the victims as ... as possible. a. much ‘b. most . many d. more 11. They ... on this project for days. a. have been working ‘b. had being worked c. have been worked d. will work 12. They ... together for three years when they got married. a. had been 'b. would be c. have been d. were 2613. All of ... sudden, hundreds of people gathered in the town square. an b. the Ga dian 14. We ... the chance to visit London last year. a. had b. have had c. had had d. have 15. Departments should consist of ... amounts of personnel. a. most large b. more larger c. larger d. largest 16. We haven't seen each other for ... time. a. such long b. aso long c.soa long d. such a long 17. Students are not allowed to bring ... and ... to school. a. knifes/ stics b. knives/ stiks ¢. knives/ sticks d. knifes/ sticks 18. He ... extremely quiet since his father died. a. was b. would be cis d. has been 19. Let’s have a cup of coffee. ... a café over there, look! a. There b. It’s cls d. There's 20. When he reached us, John ... for twenty minutes. a. had been running b. was run c ran d. has run 21. My uncle used the money he won to set ... his own business. a. out Sb. up ¢. forward d.on 22. ... going to Susan’s party. a. Everybody is b. Every people is c. Every people are d. Everybody are 23. We'll have to wait there until the doctor ... . a. arrives b. is arriving c. will arrive d. would arrive 24. I didn't like Bucharest at first. But now ... here. a. Lused to live b. Iam used to living ¢, Lused to living d. have been used to living 25. There were only ... people waiting in front of the cinema. a, many b. alittle c. nota lot d.a few 26. You'll fail the exams unless your work ... . a. would improve b. improved c. will improve d. improves a727.1 think I'll buy these shoes. ... me really well. a. They're fitting b. They were fitting c, They fit d. They have fit 28. Are our bikes in the garage? No, there ... in the garage. a. isn't nothing b. is nothing c. isn’t something 4. is anything 29, Since he started earning his own money, he ... a smart phone, a CD player and a computer. a. has bought b. buys c. bought 4. is buying 30. He just had to take the dog out ... of the terrible weather. a.even though b. in spite c. although d. despite 31. As they ... down the street, they heard a woman screaming. a. are walking b. had walked. c. have walked d. were walking 32. I've read this chapter three times, and I ... understand it. a. still can’t b. yet can’t cc. can't still d. can't yet 33. ... are these two shirts? a. How many b. What prices c, What d. How much 34, Your car is faster than ... . a.my b. mine c. my’s d. mine's 35. Students... leave their classroom before the bell rings. a. should \. b, mustn’t c.can d. must. 36, If you want sandwiches for your trip, you need to buy a. a loaf of bread b. breads c.a bread dia loaf bread 37. Have they been to ...? a. Canada or United States b. the Canada or the United States c. Canada or the United States d. the Canada or United States 38. He ... ahero. a. is sayd to be b. is sayed to be c. is said to be d. said to be 39. Everybody ... to the picnic. a. is going b. are going c. gone d. am going 40. At eight o'clock yesterday morning we ... for the bus. a, wait b. waiting c. was waiting d. were waiting 28