FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

PRACTICE TEST 09
I. Choose the best option among A, B, C, or D provided to finish each of the following sentences.
1. I can`t reach the phone because I_______ a bath.
A. am having B. have C. was having D. be having
2. Don`t turn off the light. I_______ a report now.
A. read B. is reading C. am reading D. be reading
3. He_______ his house at seven a.m. each day.
A. left B. leaves C. leave D. is leaving
4. When she _____, I was reading upstairs.
A. was coming B. is coming C. came D. comes
5. My mother is cooking now. She always_______ dinner for my family.
A. cooks B. cooked C. cooking D. is cooking
6. I_______ in England for a few weeks now.
A. has been staying B. am staying C. have been staying D. stay
7. It_______ hard all day last Sunday.
A. rained B. was raining C. has rained D. has been raining
8. If he knew the facts, he_______ us what to do.
A. told B. will tell C. would tell D. tells
9. Let`s hurry up! We must finish_______ the wall before ten o`clock this morning.
A. to paint B. painting C. paint D. painted
10. If you_______ work hard, you`ll fail the exam.
A. not work B. don`t work C. won`t work D. work
11.I must say that my great passion in my life is________.
A. studied B. to studying C. studying D. studies
12. He`d rather_______ books_______ watch TV.
A. read/ than B. read/ to C. reading/ to D. reading/ than
13. Would you mind_______ me to take these chairs away.
A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping
14. Mr. Kent has been out of_______ for a year.
A. a work B. the work C. work D. works
15. I am sorry I can`t help you now. I`m busy_______ my lesson.
A. to B. X C. with D. for
16. She is very_______ up with doing the same thing everyday.
A. bored B. tied C. hate D. fed
17. She doesn`t enjoy looking_______ the children.
A. for B. in C. after D. at
18. The long walk is tiring. We are very_______ of the long walk
A. bored B. fed C. tired D. hated
19. His friends are surprised_______ his success.
A. in B. with C. at D. for
20. He was born_______ 2nd May 1987.
A. in B. on C. at D. since
21. She has been teaching_______ school for ten years.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
22. My father has been working in a bank_______ we moved here.
A. for B. during C. since D. in
23. I stopped in Maid Stone_______ my sister owns a shop.
A. which B. who C. where D. that
24. Several guests_______ cars were parked outside were questioned by the police.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
25. Picasso, _______ works inspired many artists, lived until he was a ripe old age.
A. who B. that C. whose D. which
26. He_______ to stop drinking by the doctor.
A. was advised B. advised C. is advised D. be advised
27. A lot of new machines_______ by the farm.
A. was bought B. has been bought C. have been bought D. have bought
28. The price of wheat exports_______ by the government.
A. is increasing B. are increased C. will