Grammar 1
You’re hot because you ___ in the sun all afternoon.
A sit
B sitting
C ’re sitting
D ’ve been sitting
D ’ve been sitting
You’ll ___ your goals if you work hard.
A achieve
B get
C have
D stick
A achieve
A: How long ___ reading that book? It seems like ages.
B: Only a couple of weeks.
A are you
B you are
C you have been
D have you been
D have you been
Why are you in a bad ___? It’s a lovely day.
A guilty
B fault
C favour
D mood
D mood
You’re always getting ___ the way. Please just give me some space.
A in
B on
C out
D out of
B on
I ___ for the books when I ordered them last week.
A pay
B paid
C ’ve paid
D ’ve been paying
B paid
You can’t keep ___ having these late nights. It’s not good for you.
A away
B off
C on
D up
C on
I found a cake recipe ___ doesn’t require any eggs.
A when
B whose
C which
D what
C which
I ___ a comment about her shoes and I think she heard
me.
A did
B gave
C made
D spoke
C made
Let’s try to ___ the queue. No one will notice if we move to the front.
A join
B jump
C make
D slip
B jump
We ___ this TV for years, but it still works perfectly.
A have
B ’re having
C ’ve had
D ’ve been having
C ’ve had
Did you ___ to finish yesterday’s crossword?
A stick
B stand
C resist
D manage
D manage
Who was the first person ___ across the Atlantic?
A fly
B flying
C flew
D to fly
D to fly
Do you ___ going to the cinema this evening?
A feel
B feel like
C be
D be like
B feel like
It really ___ me when you leave your towel on the
bathroom floor.
A bugs
B drives
C minds
D stands
A bugs
That’s the theatre ___ we saw Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
A who
B when
C where
D which
C where
He’s ___ an effort to get up earlier in the mornings.
A doing
B keeping
C making
D setting
C making
This is the suit ___ I wore to Michael’s wedding.
A who
B –
C whose
D when
B –
Don’t ___ upset about not winning the race. You came second.
A do
B get
C give
D make
B get
I can’t stand people ___ a lot of noise outside my flat at
night.
A make
B makes
C making
D made
C making
My son is the boy ___ the red racing bike.
A rides
B is riding
C riding
D who is
C riding
I want to take ___ a new hobby. Have you got any
suggestions?
A on
B off
C to
D up
D up
Pippa ___ to me since Monday. I wonder what I’ve done
wrong?
A ’s not speaking
B hasn’t been speaking
C ’s speaking
D ’s been speaking
B hasn’t been speaking
It’s always best to avoid a(n) ___. Talk about it when
you’re both calmer.
A argument
B bad mood
C comment
D fault
A argument
A: It annoys me when musicians play on the
underground.
B: I don’t ___ that. It’s quite nice really.
A bear
B bother
C get
D mind
D mind