OPEN CLOZE
She was tired because she ___ been studying all night.
had
I had never seen the sea before that holiday.
FIRST
That holiday was ___ I had ever seen the sea.
the first time
I’m afraid there’s ___ chance of getting tickets now.
A) little
B) a little
C) few
D) a few
There are few information available about the event.
little information
Complete the sentence so it means almost none:
There was ___ food left after the party.
little / very little
There are very ___ people who understand how this system works.
few
There weren’t many students at the lecture.
FEW
There were ___ students at the lecture.
very few
The reason ___ he left the company was never explained.
A) which
B) why
C) that
D) where
B
This is the only solution what makes sense to me.
that / which
Complete using a defining relative clause:
That’s the colleague ___ advice I trust most.
whose
This is the book ___ changed my opinion completely
that / which
“I won’t be late again,” he said to his teacher.
PROMISED
He ___ not be late again.
promised (that) he would
She was upset because she realized she ___ her keys at home.
A) left
B) has left
C) had left
D) would leave
C
She told me that she has never been to Italy before.
had been never
Complete using Past Perfect:
I apologized because I realized I ___ a mistake.
had made
By this time next year, I ___ finished my degree.
will have
We had already eaten when they arrived.
AFTER
They arrived ___ eaten.
after we had
I can’t meet you tomorrow — I ___ my final exam by then.
A) will finish
B) am going to finish
C) will have finished
D) finish
Look at the timetable — our train will be leaving in five minutes!
is leaving / leaves
Report the sentence:
“We are planning to move abroad next year,” they said.
They said (that) they were planning to move abroad the following year.
He asked me ___ I had ever been abroad before.
if / whether
We have arranged everything, so the project will be finished before June.
HAVE
By June, we ___ the project.
will have finished
He asked me how long I ___ English.
A) study
B) am studying
C) have studied
D) had been studying
D
By the time he will arrive, we will have finished dinner.
he arrives
Complete correctly:
By the end of the week, she ___ all the documents.
will have prepared