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Test Your English Grammar Self-Study Guide: Сборник
тесто-вых заданий по грамматике английского языка / Сост Т.В Сенюшкина – Омск: Омск гос ун-т, 2003 – 70 с
Сборник грамматических тренировочных заданий составлен на основе аутентичных источников, включающих материал английских и американских учебников, подготовлен с учетом требований современной методики в облас-
ти тестового контроля
Цель пособия – помочь изучающим английский язык проверить знание грамматики, определить темы, которым следует уделить особое внимание и
на практике отработать проблемное грамматическое явление
Для абитуриентов ОмГУ, выпускников средних учебных заведений, подавателей, работающих на факультетах неязыковых специальностей
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© Омский госуниверситет, 2003
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ОТ СОСТАВИТЕЛЯ 4
PART 1 DIAGNOSTIC TEST 8
PART 2 PRACTICE SECTION 11
PART 3 PROGRESS TEST 65
PART 4 ANSWER KEYS 68
От составителя
Предлагаемое пособие представляет собой сборник тестовых зада-ний по грамматике английского языка Характер задазада-ний, построенных по принципу множественного выбора, определяется структурой теста всту-пительных экзаменов, принятой в Омском государственном университете, так как пособие предназначено прежде всего для самостоятельной подго-товки абитуриентов к вступительным вузовским испытаниям Помимо этого сборник может быть рекомендован школьникам, готовящимся к вы-пускным экзаменам в средних учебных заведениях, в которых принят тес-товый итоговый контроль знаний, преподавателям, работающим на фа-культетах неязыковых специальностей и использующим в своей работе эту форму контроля сформированности языковых навыков учащихся, а также широкому кругу лиц, изучающих английский язык
Тестовые задания, представленные в данном сборнике, включают в себя проверочные и тренировочные упражнения по основным разделам грамматики, изучение которых предусмотрено учебной программой по английскому языку в объёме средней школы в соответствии с
содержани-ем образовательного стандарта Таким образом, тестовые задания позво-ляют судить о требованиях, предъявляемых вузами к уровню языковой компетентности абитуриентов Ниже приводится список грамматических явлений, подлежащих усвоению в рамках школьной программы
Grammar Problems Covered
The Noun and The Article Morphological composition of the noun Syntactical characteristics of the noun The category of number of the noun The category of case of the noun Use of articles with common nouns Use of articles with proper nouns Use of articles in some set expressions The Pronoun
Personal pronouns: I, he, she, it, we, you, and they
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ours, yours, theirs
Reflexive pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourself
(yourselves), and themselves
Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another
Demonstrative pronouns: this (these), that (those), such, (the) same
Interrogative pronouns: who, whose, what, which
Indefinite pronouns: some, any, somebody, anybody, something,
any-thing, someone, anyone, and one
Negative pronouns: no, none, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, hardly,
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
The Sequence of Tenses
Reported Speech
Questions and auxiliary verbs
Conditionals:
If sentences (present/future) – type 1
If sentences (present) – type 2
If sentences (past) – type 3
The Passive Voice:
The use of the Passive Voice
The use of tenses in the Passive Voice
The Non-Finite Forms of the Verb:
-ing Forms VS The Infinitive Verb + -ing (Example: Stop talking!) Verb + infinitive (Example: We decided to take a taxi.) Preposition + -ing (Example: I'm interested in doing it.) Verb + preposition + -ing (Example: They talked about going to France.) Expressions+ -ing (Example: How often do you go shopping?) Verb + object + infinitive (Examples: I asked Polly to help me We ex-pected him to be late.)
Verb+Object (Examples: Jane often plays the piano She likes children very much.)
Used to do VS to be (get) used to doing
Modal Verbs:
Can, could, be able to May, might, be allowed to Must, have to, be to, should, ought Syntax
Word Order and Embedded Questions Relative clauses
Questions Tag-questions
It vs There
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(Questions 1-500)
In each question, only one of the four answers is rect Choose the correct answer and mark it on your answer sheet The example shows you what to do
cor-Example: 1 This a book
A is B are C am D be Answer: 1 A
1 homeless are people who have nowhere to live
a) A b) Those c) — d) The
1-25
2 – Whose car is that in the drive?
– I don’t know – not
a) our b) your c) ours d) its
26-50
3 Mary’s of the four girls
a) tallest b) taller c) the tallest d) the taller
51-75
4 Oh, I’ll buy this carpet! How much here?
a) it is costing b) is it costing c) does it cost d) it costs
6 I when the volcano erupted
a) slept b) was sleeping c) had slept d) used to sleep
123-130
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a) had been putting b) were being put
c) put d) were getting
131-145
8 By 3 o’clock I the shopping
a) am doing b) will have done
c) will do d) do
146-158
9 He thinks I’ll feel better if he to buy me an expensive gift
a) shall promise b) shall promise
11 In Shakespeare’s famous drama, Macbeth receives the Scottish throne by
killing Duncan in battle and by Duncan’s son
a) is then defeated and kill
b) then defeats and kills
c) is then defeat and killed
d) is then defeated and killed
13 This picture reminds me of the Botticelli painting of Venus in Florence Do
you remember it?
a) see b) seeing c) to see d) on seeing
16 You knock before you come into my room
a) may b) can c) ought d) must
351-375
17 Don’t you know
a) what the latest news about the situation in India?
b) what’s the latest news about the situation in India
c) what the latest news about the situation in India is
d) the latest news about the situation in India?
c) the car isn’t d) car is this
426-450
20 Miss Parker, do me a big favour, ?
a) shall we b) will you c) shall you d) don’t you
451-475
21 Look up in the newspaper if a good film on tonight
a) it is b) it’s c) there is d) its
476-500
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cor-Example: 1 This a book
A is B are C am D be
Answer: 1 A
1 Titanic, a British steamer, sank in the North Atlantic in 1912
А — B The
C A D Titanic
2 There are environmental problems in
A United Stated of America
B US
C the America
D the United States
3 I haven’t the least idea how many rooms there are in Ritz and how
expensive they are
8 thing that is happening on Green is the extinction of species
A The saddest B A saddest
C Those saddest D What saddest
9 Environmentalists are making efforts to save
A the whale and the panda
B whale and panda
C the whale and a panda
D a whale and a panda
10 always has its requirements
A The love B A love
C Love D Love of theirs
11 “Perhaps it doesn’t understand, ” thought Alice
A English language B the English
14 Roosevelts have provided America with two presidents
A — B The C Any D Those
15 She’s university teacher
A a B an C the D one
16 unemployed are people who have no job
A The B — C These D Those
17 Yes, it’s wonderful news Congratulations!
A a B an C the D —
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25 I have never climbed in Alps in winter
A — B that C the D this
26 Are there any volunteers? who’s tall will do
C your self D yours
29 One prefers to shop at Harrods, ?
A doesn’t one B doesn’t it
C don’t you D does one
30 I like this painting but I don’t think much of those
A rest B other
C ones D besides
31 believes in ghosts is a bit crazy!
A Whatever B Everybody
C Everyone D Anyone who
32 It’s not pleasant to hear oneself described by employees
35 – Do you need help?
– No, thanks I can do it
A on myself B on my own
C by my own D with yours
36 I hate that smelly dog of Take it away at once!
A your B yours C you D there’s
37 Who are people over there?
A that B these C those D —
38 We’ve hardly got cat food left
A no B some C any D a
39 – Do you want me to give you a helping hand?
– Thank you I can do it
A on myself B by myself
C my self D without your hand
40 Could I have drink?
A other B an other
C the another D another
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– No, I can’t I don’t have
A some B any C none D One
42 Take your feet off the table legs aren’t very strong
A Your B His C It’s D Its
43 Paranoids talk to a lot Talking to oneself is the first sign of madness
A each other B themselves C themselves D himself
44 I don’t want to go too expensive
A nowhere B somewhere C no way D anywhere
45 I’ll go and see the President if I have to
A on myself B oneself C himself D by himself
46 A dog’s intelligence is much greater than of a cat
A that B its C it D what
47 The manageress spoke to me
A by herself B oneself C on her own D herself
48 Rachel has hardly sympathy for her brother’s drinking problem
A some B any C no D many
49 We never touched of the money
A no B none C any D some
50 Let’s go nice for a drink
A anywhere B where C there D somewhere
51 I really think that apologising is you can do
A not as enough as B a little
C the least D as far as
52 – ‘How do you like your coffee?’
– ‘ ’
A More stronger the better
B The strong the good
C More strong more good
D The stronger the better
53 I’ve never owned independent cat as this one!
A a more than B such an
C a so D as much an
54 I can’t stand this weather It’s getting
A more and more
B worse and worse
C coldest and coldest
D further and further
55 Paula has been working than before Her speed is amazing!
A quicklier B slowlier
C more slowly D more quickly
56 Brian has been working since he was promoted
A much harder B as harder
C just as hardly D more hardly
57 In some ways walking is than travelling by bus or car
A more less harmful
B much more healthier
59 You are working too slowly You’d better work !
A a bit faster B a piece faster
C a bit more fast D an item more fast
60 “Oh, I beg your pardon!” cried Alice than it was necessary
A hasty B hastilier
C most hastily D more hastily
61 Because of the excellent faculty, King High students go far, than students in other high schools
A much far B more far
C less further D much further
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mistaken
A youngest B younger C the eldest D the elder
63 Andy’s the cleverest of them all, but Sue is
A less lazy B more lazy
C laziest D most hardworking
64 German is than English
A not as difficult B not as easy
C more easier D more difficult
65 She’s much taller me
A than B as C then D That
66 A Ford is than a Volvo
A much expensive
B too much expensive
C much more expensive
71 You look than usual
A even more beautiful
B twice as beautiful
C not as beautiful
D not so beautiful
72 I have only a few debts, but my sister has even debts than I do
A lesser B less C more D fewer
73 She’s twice as as her sister
A livelier B lively C liveliest D more lively
74 Nurses handle babies gently, but new mothers handle them the of all
A gentliest B gentlier
C most gently D more gently
75 We’ve all got terrible voices, but I sing of all
A worse B bad C worst D more bad
76 How much money him this time?
A are you owing
B are you owning
C do you own
D do you owe
77 Look at her! She the soup to see if it needs more salt
A tastes B taste
C has now been tasting D is tasting
78 The milk sour Have you been keeping it for a long time?
C was tasting D is tasting
80 This soup of disinfectant
A taste B tastes
C is tasting D have got a taste
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A contains B is containing
C containned D was containing
82 – What are you doing?
– I to get this car started
A am wanting B will want
C will be wanting D want
83 ‘I love this hair-do – my hair so modern now.’
A looks B are looking
C are being looked D look
84 Say it again, I you
A don’t listen to B am not listening
C am not hearing D don’t hear
85 – Would you like a cup of coffee, Dr Ho?
– Oh no, thanks It
A is smelling delicious, but I am not drinking coffee
B smells delicious, but I don’t drink coffee
C is smelling delicious, but I don’t drink coffee
D smells delicious, but I am not drinking coffee at all
86 This estate has no permanent owner! Who this time?
A belonged it B belongs it
C does it belong to D is belonging it to
87 Come and sit by Leo and me We a boring gossip all about
Clin-ton’s affair Join us if you are interested
A have been having B have had
C have D are having
88 I think it is a pity you don’t take more exercise You fat
A are getting B have to get
89 Look at this sign It here ‘Leave your car here.’ Why not park our
A has been having B have had
C are having D have
91 – Who champagne?
– Me, when I can afford it
A has drunk B drank C drinks D is drinking
92 – What at?
– A strange bird is flying over there
A do you look B did you look
C are you looking D were you looking
93 Hi, Mike I’m in France now Can you imagine what a great time I ?!
A have B enjoy C am having D have had
94 – the violin now?
– Actually, that’s the radio you hear now
A Does your son play
B Who plays
C How long has your son been playing
D Is your son playing
95 Scientists believe the weather now
A is changing B changes
C was changed D changed
96 You know the current situation: cinema audiences in the United States now
A decline
B are declining
C decrease
D is decreasing
97 I can’t interrupt him just now He a phone call to Australia at the moment
A is being made B makes
C is making D has made
98 – The telephone is ringing, Ann Can you get it?
– No, I dinner Maybe a little bit later…
A have B am having
C am being had D I had
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A am eating B have eaten
C had eaten D am not eating
100 Whitman is a historian He on a history of cross-cultural dating customs
A currently works
B works now
C is currently working
D currently write
101 I’ll never believe another thing that Craig tells me! Last week he told me
that he would cut the grass, but he it yet! It’s still there!
A didn’t do B hasn’t done
C hadn’t done D hardly did
102 And here are the main points of the news again The pound against
the dollar
A have fallen B is fallen
C falls D has fallen
103 So far, we no response to our inquiry
A received B have not received
C have received D were sent
104 much of Bob lately?
A Did you see B Were you seeing
C Have you seen D Had you seen
105 He has been quite different since he married
A has been getting B gets
C got D has
106 Do you know the news? You the exam!
A passed B had passed
C have passed D pass
107 – When married?
– In 1974
A did they get B do they get
C have they got D had they got
108 “Wake up, Alice dear!” said her sister “Why, what a long sleep !”
A you had B you’ve had
C you have D you got
109 Gloria last week?
A Have you seen
B Did you see
C How many times have you seen
D Were you seeing
110 How often in love in your life?
A have you been B were you
C are you D were you being
111 All the wars in history us nothing yet
A had taught B have taught
C taught D teaching
112 When that goldfish?
A have you last fed
B were you last feeding
C did you last feed
D do you last feed
113 In recent years, many movies – such as The Terminator and Blade Runner
– robots as slaves that eventually rise up against their human masters
A were portraying B had portrayed
C have portrayed D portray
114 I with children before, so I know what to expect in my new job
A have worked B worked
C was worked D work
115 Because the river steadily since Sunday, the residents of the area have been advised to prepare for flood conditions
A rose B had risen
C is rising D has been rising
116 Although robots may be viewed negatively in Western culture, in Japan the interest to stories about them for the past several years
A has been increasing
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C is increasing
D has been decreased
117 The current robot craze in 1996
A has started B started
C had started D used to start
118 Although popular computer use exploded throughout the world in the
1990s, academics by computer since the early 1970s
A communicated
B had been communicating
C are communicating
D used to communicate
119 Three years ago I got my law degree, and since then I in a small
law firm where I am very happy
A am working B was working
C have been working D worked
120 I want to break the news Mary a baby!
A had B had had
C has had D will have had
121 I can’t come to your party because I my leg
A have been breaking B break
C have broken D broke
122 I’ve known her since we at school together
A had been B was
C are D were
123 When I got home, I found that water down the kitchen walls
A run B ran
C was running D was being run
124 At that time we in the caravan for about six months already
A lived B had been living
C had left D were living
125 Mr Sanders, what between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM last Friday?
A you were doing B did you do
C were you doing D you did
126 When I this morning the sun was shining, the birds were singing
A get up B was getting
C got up D was being got up
127 Mozart died while he the Requiem
A had been composing B had composed
C composed D was composing
128 While I in this firm one summer, I met a terrific man, whom I married the following year
A used to work B worked
C was working D had been working
129 When the earthquake occurred at 3:49 AM, most people in the city
in their beds at home
A slept B sleeped
C were sleeping D used to sleep
130 When you phoned I in the garage
A worked B work
C used to work D was working
131 I was tired because I all day
A have been working B had been working
C worked D was working
132 The headmaster entered The boys for him for a quarter of an hour
A waited B had been waiting
C were waiting D was waiting
133 At six, when I got to the car park, I realised that I my keys
A lost
B has lost
C had lost
D was losing
134 Kate had dirt on her hands and knees as she some gardening
A had been doing B hadn’t done
C has done D has been doing
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A snowed B was snowing
C had been snowing D has been snowing
136 All the people we had invited , and some that we had not invited
A came B come
C have come D have been coming
137 Nobody came to the meeting as Angela to tell people about it
A forget B forgot
C had forgot D had forgotten
138 I told him that I of the place before
A have never heard B never heard
C didn’t hear D had never heard
139 By that time, Sam’s photo to the policemen
A had already show
B have already been shown
C had already been shown
D were already on show
140 The lesson , when I arrived So I excused myself and came in
A already started
B has already started
C had already started
D never started
141 When we came to live in the US my father couldn’t work as a dentist right
away because he the state examination yet
A wasn’t passing
B not passed
C hadn’t been passing
D hadn’t passed
142 By the time the ancient Egyptian civilization began to flourish more than
5,000 years ago, the onion the main food throughout the Middle East
for many years
A had already been B was already
C has already been D would have been
143 In 1996 Honda Motor Corporation presented the world with P-2, a robot different from any other that until then
A appeared B has appeared
C had appeared D had disappeared
144 By the time my father retired last year, he dentistry for thirty years
A was practising B practiced
C has been practising D had been practising
145 When I found Mary, I could see that she
A has been crying B had to cried
C cry D had been crying
146 ‘Do you know when Mrs Greenleaf’s train ?’ he asked
A arrives B will be arriving
C will arrive D shall arrive
147 Look up in the time-table when the last train the station
A is leaving B leaves
C will be leaving D leave
148 By analyzing historical and current data, meteorologists can predict the number of hurricanes that in the Caribbean in any given year
A will appear B are appearing
C will have appeared D would appear
149 So you’re visiting another country this year You already have your ets, and you leave next Tuesday at 4 PM A week from now you in the sunshine
tick-A will relax B will have relaxed
C will be relaxing D are relaxing
150 My dear husband promised that he me a car for my birthday, but
he didn’t say which birthday
A would give B will give
C used to give D gave
151 One manufacturer, Smart Transport, Inc., a press conference every other month
A holds B had held
C shall hold D is holding
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A comes B is coming
C will come D shall come
153 By early in the 21st century, one in four Japanese people _ over sixty-five
A will be B shall be
C is D is required to be
154 I’ll think of you when on the beach next week
A I’m being laid
B I’m going to lie
C used to D would get used to
157 Before the construction of the English Channel, which connects France
and England, most people didn’t believe that travel by land between the two
countries possible in the twentieth century
A will be B would be
C used to be D is going to be
158 Next year the taxpayers over twenty-two million dollars for a
transportation system that is already out-of-date
A will spend B will be spending
C will have spent D will have been spending
159 She’ll pay us back when she a job
C will get D shall get
160 Don’t sweep the floor, before your parents
A arrived B arrives C will arrive D arrive
161 Will you stay here until off ?
A the plane will take
B shall the plane take
C the plane takes
D the plane have taken
162 I won’t tell you my secret unless you not to tell anyone
A will promise B don’t promise
C promise D won’t promise
163 Whenever a thunder-storm, the cat hides under the bed
A there’ll be B there’s
C there was D there will be
164 Your little robot dog will wag his tail if you him on the floor
A place B will place
C had placed D are placing
165 Your little robot dog will even bark if you sound files info his body
A put B had put
C will put D are put
166 Unless they ticket prices, I’m not going to fly anymore I’m not that rich
A don’t lower B will not lowered
C will lower D lower
167.If I was free for six months, I around the world
A travelled B would travel
C travel D will travel
168 Your roommate is really noisy If I with him, I’d talk to him about the problem
A lived B will live
C live D would live
169 If I didn’t like flying that much, I a pilot
A would B became
C won’t be D wouldn’t be
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out who I am!
C shall find D finds
171 I’ll be surprised if he an accident soon He drives like crazy
B will still wait
C will still be waiting
D anybody will ask
174 him I’m ashamed
A If I saw
B Whenever I see
C If I’ll see
D Whenever I’ll meet
175 If Bob your letter, I’m sure he’ll phone you today
A will receive
B will have received
C has received
D receive
176 I would tell you if I
A know B had known
C knew D would know
177 If we a map now we should be able to get out of here
A have B had had C had D would have
178 It would be nice, dear, if you me a bit with the housework
A do help B help
C did helped D helped
179 If I had gone to university I medicine then
A would study
B would have studied
C wouldn’t study
D would be studying
180 If I married you, we unhappy
A would have both been
B would both be
C could have been
D will be
181 You if you’d looked where you were going
A wouldn’t have crashed
B would have crashed
C wouldn’t crash
D crashed
182 It would have been nice if he
B should thank you
C had thanked you
D thanks you
183 If I a better dancer, I would dance solo in the Bolshoy Theatre
A were B am C would be D can be
184 If I won the lottery, I you half the money
A will give B gave C would give D give
185 I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if we early
A arrived
B arrives
C would arrive
D were arrived
186 If Jane’s nose shorter, she would become a top model
A is B were C had been D would be
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the house repairs
C had had D would have had
188 If Bell the telephone, somebody else would have done it
A invented B had invented
C didn’t invent D hadn’t invented
189 If we in a town, life would be easier
A live B will live C lived D move
190 the time we find a spare minute to get there the exhibition will
have closed
A Until B Till C To D By
191 He’s been here 10 o’clock
A for B at C since D until
192 – When did you leave school?
– I was sixteen
A As B When C While D As soon as
193 This flight is full someone gives up a seat, you won’t get on this
195 – How long have you been writing this novel?
– five years by now
A For B Since C Till D More
196 He was cooking the dinner I arrived
A while B as C since D when
197 I’ve had this job a month
A in B for C since D when
198 the moment you’ve received this letter I’ll have left this country
201 Our first Spanish and Japanese editions of Modern Reader this
year, and they have already found a large audience
A published B were published
C were publishing D publish
202 Until after World War II almost all the automobiles driven in the US
A made in Detroit by automobile workers
B have been made in Detroit
C were made in Detroit by automobile workers
204 The vegetables up, what shall we do now?
A cutted B have cut
C are all cut D are cutted
205 The furniture for firewood
A was broke B was broken up
C break up D broke up
206 I by Mary’s wanting to tell everybody what to do
A annoyed B was annoyed
C annoy D had annoyed
207 The positive hydrogen atoms to the negative oxygen atoms
A attract B are being attracted
C are attracted D will never be attracted
Trang 17208 The traffic is so heavy nowadays that people on the roads daily
A are killed B kill
C killing D killed
209 Tickets from any travel agent or directly from the airline
A may be purchased B may purchase
C purchase D purchased
210 This method of decorating metal invented in the Middle East and
perfected by the Chinese, Japanese, and French
B was probably
D –
211 The Great Wall of China was the only man-made structure on earth which
when they were circling the dirt
A could see by the astronauts
B could be seen by the astronauts
C the astronauts could be seen
D could see the astronauts
212 The Battle of Hastings in 1066
A fought B was fought
C was fighted D being fought
213 My computer viruses every six months
A is being checked for B checks with
C is checked by D is checked for
214 Blair is not in his room, and his bed
A doesn’t sleep in B doesn’t touched
C hasn’t been slept in D hasn’t been slept
215 Channels by using the remote control
A can change
B can switch (on, off)
C can be switching (on, off)
D can be changed
216 The cable TV my personal computer
A connects B is connected
C is connected to D keeps in touch with
217 CD-ROMS are much better than books because much information can on them
A I watch B I am being watched
C I was being watched D I have watched
220 When my mother phoned her Liz
A interviewed
B was being interviewed
C is interviewing
D is being interviewed
221 Excuse the mess; the house
A is being painted B paints
C is painting D is painted
222 What a pity! All the washing machines now
A are used B are been used
C are being used D are using
223 He stealing the money by our sales manager
A was B is C caught D was caught
224 My resume to the statement of purpose
A includes B attach C is attached D attaches
225 A disqualified driver has to prison
A sent B to send C to be D to be sent
226 The laws used to be so strict that people for trifle crimes they committed
A were hanged B hanged C get hanged D hang
Trang 18227 Every night the children a fairy-tale by their aunt, who unwillingly
chooses the same bed-time stories her parents would read to her
A read B are being read
C are reading D are read
228 The Lord of the Rings at our local cinema now
A shows B is showing
C is being shown D has shown
229 I a present for my last birthday
A gave B was not given
C has given D am given
230 We can’t use the sports hall yet because it
A is still built B is still building
C is still being built D is to build
231 This picture by a friend of my mother’s many years ago
A is painted B was painted
C is being painted D painted
232 – Wasn’t Gabe going to bring hot dogs to the picnic?
– He , but I don’t think he did
234 The rate of inflation to rise
A expects B expected C is expected D —
235 This picture Rembrandt
A is believed to be painted
B is painted
C was painted
D was believed to belong to
236 I am expected for work at 5:00 PM
241 The naughty child by the parents
A was expected to punish