INTERMEDIATE TEST - 3

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. 25. I’ve been looking for you ________ .
A) everywhere B) anywhere C) for all places D) in all places
I __1__ to your letter, which __2__ before __3__ for Rome. __4__
yesterday that the company __5__ me there next week for a business 26. ________ he was tired he went on working.
conference. If I __6__ about it earlier I would have told you. Anyway, I’ll A) Even B) Yet C) Although D) In spite
ring you as soon as I __7__ there.
27. Send him to the baker’s ________ the bread.
John Marshall came into my office while I __8__ the arrangements
A) to buy B) in order he buys
for my flight to Rome. You __9__ him last year when you were in England.
C) for to buy D) for buying
If you __10__ him, you would remember him because he is over two
meters tall. He told me that he __11__ for the previous two months on 28. Wanda is ________ Jane.
the plans for the new factory in Naples. He __12__ very hard because he A) a lot pretty than B) a lot prettier that
looked very tired. By the time I come to Rome he __13__ them so I’ll C) much more pretty that D) much prettier than
bring them with me.
29. He didn’t know ________ or go home.
1. A) like to reply B) would like replying A) to wait B) if that he should wait
C) would like to reply D) am wanting to reply C) if to wait D) whether to wait

2. A) arrived two days ago B) has arrived two days ago 30. ________ me ________ .
C) arrived since two days D) has arrived since two days A) Tell / what is this B) Tell / what this is
C) Say / what is this D) Say / what this is
3. A) to go out B) to leave C) leave D) leaving
4. A) I was said B) It was said me 31. If you ________ help you, you only have to ask me.
C) I was told D) It was told me A) want me to B) want that I
C) want I should D) are wanting me to
5. A) shall have sent B) is going to send
C) shall be sending D) shall send 32. “I’m going to the theatre tonight.” “So ________ ”
A) will I B) I will C) am I D) do I
6. A) knew B) had known
C) would have known D) would know 33. How ________ is it from here to New York?
7. A) get B) will get C) shall get D) will have got A) long way B) long C) far D) much far

8. A) made B) did make C) had made D) was making 34. I wish I ________ what to do.
A) knew B) have known C) know D) would know
9. A) can have met B) may have met
C) can meet D) may meet 35. He likes playing ________
A) the football B) football C) at football D) at the football
10. A) meet B) met C) were meeting D) would meet
11. A) has worked B) has been worked 36. My brother, ________ lives in Iceland, is coming to visit us.
C) had been worked D) had been working A) which B) that C) whom D) who

12. A) must have worked B) had to work 37. He’s already about ________ his father.
C) need have worked D) needed to work A) so tall than B) as tall than C) as tall as D) so tall as
13. A) will finish B) will be finished 38. ________ him go out if he wants to.
C) will have finished D) has finished A) Allow B) Leave C) Let D) Permit
14. Take an umbrella ________ it rains.
39. I didn’t hear what he was ________
A) in any case B) in case C) because D) for
A) telling B) saying C) talking D) speaking
15. I ________ have coffee than tea.
A) like more to B) prefer C) would rather D) had better 40. I ________ watching this program because it is very interesting.
A) amuse B) please C) delight D) enjoy
16. He didn’t thank me for the present. That is ________ annoyed me.
A) the which B) that which 41. That student ________ his hand every time I ask a question.
C) the thing what D) what A) gets out B) gets up C) rises D) puts up
17. I’ll have to buy ________ trousers. 42. I ________ hands with him when he came in.
A) a B) two C) a pair of D) a couple of A) gave B) greeted C) shook D) offered
18. She looks ________ .
43. He wants to get a better ________ and earn more money.
A) pleasant B) to be pleasant
A) job B) work C) employ D) employment
C) that she’s pleasant D) pleasantly
19. When you ________ the furniture, please tell me. 44. ________ the children for me while I’m out.
A) will finish to move B) finish to move A) Look after B) Look to C) Take care D) Care
C) will finish moving D) have finished moving
In this series of questions, three words have the same sound but
20. The reason ________ I’m writing is to tell you about a party on one does not. Choose the one that does not.
Saturday.
A) because B) why C) for D) as 45. A) ball B) call C) fall D) shall
21. Don’t make him ________ it if he doesn’t want to.
46. A) freeze B) piece C) please D) trees
A) do B) to do C) doing D) that he do
22. He’s ________ to know the answer. 47. A) lose B) chose C) rose D) nose
A) likely B) probable C) maybe D) probably
48. A) what B) cat C) sat D) fat
23. She came ________ because her car has broken down.
A) walking B) by foot C) with foot D) on foot 49. A) fair B) wear C) hear D) their
24. That’s the man ________ yesterday.
A) which I was talking to B) what I was talking to 50. A) days B) says C) ways D) plays
C) I was talking to D) with who I was talking

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 I __51__ asleep while I was working because it took me a long time 74. ________ he worked all day, he couldn’t finish the job.
to realize that the telephone __52__. When I answered it, my girl friend A) Although B) Even C) In case D) In spite
__53__ “__54__ that we __55__ to the cinema tonight? __56__. If you 75. That’s the hotel ________ last year.
__57__ soon, we’ll miss the film.” A) which we stayed B) at which we stayed at
I suddenly remembered that __58__ for the first performance of a C) where we stayed at D) where we stayed
new film. If I __59__ so much work to do, I would have taken her out to
76. I’ll leave him a note ________ he’ll know where we are.
dinner before __60__ to the cinema. I said: “by the time I get there, the A) so that B) that C) in order D) for
film __61__. __62__ out to dinner instead.” “You are a nuisance,” she
said. “I __63__ the tickets. Anyway, I’ve already had dinner.” 77. You ________ drive carefully. The roads are wet.
A) had rather B) would rather C) had better D) would better
51. A) should fall B) ought to fall
78. She broke a ________ while she was washing up.
C) had to fall D) must have fallen
A) glass wine B) wine glass C) glass for wine D) glass of wine
52. A) rang B) was ringing 79. I’m going to the hairdresser’s to ________ .
C) has rung D) has been ringing A) cut my hair B) have my hair cut
C) have cut my hair D) cut me my hair
53. A) said B) told C) was saying D) was telling
80. He couldn’t help ________ that his wife was worried.
54. A) Aren’t you remembering B) Aren’t you remembered
A) except notice B) notice
C) Doesn’t you remember D) Don’t you remember
C) to notice D) noticing
55. A) would go B) go C) are going D) will be going 81. He wanted to know the reason ________ I was late.
A) as B) for C) why D) because
56. A) It’s half an hour I am waiting here.
B) I’m waiting here since half an hour 82. I’m bad ________ remembering faces.
C) I’ve been waiting here for half an hour. A) at B) in C) with D) on
D) I’ve been waiting here since half an hour.
83. She ________ read her a story.
57. A) aren’t coming B) don’t come A) wants that I B) wants me for
C) won’t come D) wouldn’t come C) is wanting that I D) wants me to

58. A) Sarah had been given some tickets 84. He hasn’t been here ________ .
B) some tickets to Sarah had been given A) three weeks ago B) since three weeks
C) to Sarah some tickets had been given C) during three weeks D) for three weeks
D) they had been given some tickets to Sarah
85. He is ________ a horse.
59. A) should not have B) would not have A) as strong like B) as strong as
C) had not have D) would not have C) so strong as D) so strong than

60. A) to go B) go C) going D) I was going 86. “Which is your sister?” “She’s the girl ________ is wearing the green
dress.”
61. A) will have started B) shall have started A) who B) who’s C) which D) what
C) has started D) has to start
87. There’s no one to ________ .
62. A) Let’s going B) Let’s go C) Will we go D) Would we go A) look the children after B) look after the children
63. A) hadn’t accept B) mustn’t have accept C) take care the children D) care the children
C) didn’t need to accept D) needn’t have accepted 88. I wanted to go there by plane but I hadn’t enough money to pay for
64. Take hold of it firmly ________ in falls. the ________ .
A) because B) for C) in case D) in any case A) journey B) travel C) voyage D) fly

65. He looks ________ . 89. He failed the examination three times but ________ he passed.
A) to be sad B) sad C) sadly D) that he’s sad A) at the end B) at finish C) at last D) at least

66. Would you like some more coffee? There’s still ________ left. 90. She ________ the cups and some of them broke.
A) a little B) little C) a few D) few A) dropped B) fell C) let D) let fall

67. I gave her ________ stocking for her birthday. 91. Tennis is a ________ invented by an Englishman a hundred years
A) a pair of B) a couple of C) a D) any ago.
A) game B) play C) toy D) match
68. Frank plays ________ Alex.
A) a lot more better that B) much more better that 92. He got a job in a furniture ________ .
C) a lot better than D) much more well than A) society B) industry C) fabric D) factory

69. How ________ is your house from here? 93. He has spent a large ________ of money on his new house.
A) long B) far C) much far D) long way A) deal B) amount C) number D) piece

70. You can’t rely ________ him to do the job properly. 94. His parents died when he was young so he was ________ by his
A) to B) with C) in D) on aunt.
A) brought out B) grown up C) brought up D) grown
71. I’d never allow my children ________ like that.
A) that they behaved B) behave In this series of questions, three words have the same sound but
C) to behave D) behaving one does not. Choose the one that does not.

72. I can’t stop. I ________ . 95. A) word B) lord C) heard D) bird

A) am going running B) am at a run 96. A) run B) done C) none D) won
C) am in a hurry D) have a hurry
97. A) great B) beat C) treat D) seat
73. He asked me ________ stay.
A) how long I was going to 98. A) tries B) wise C) twice D) buys
B) how long was I going to
99. A) town B) grown C) shown D) known
C) how long time I was going to
D) how long time was I going to 100. A) head B) bed C) said D) paid

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