The Lady and her Dog
Multiple Choice
Fill in the blank
Frank and Jason
Life
100
Last Friday, Mrs. Anderson _____ (plan) to have a delicious dinner. She _____ (buy) a T-bone steak and some cream and apples for an apple pie.
Planned Bought
100
I ________ - I didn't hear you come in. a) was sleeping b) slept
a) was sleeping
100
What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise? I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
were you doing
100
Frank _______________ (finish) his lunch and ____________ (ring) his friend Jason.
1) finished 2) rang
100
When I phoned my friends, they __________ (play) Monopoly.
were playing
200
When she _____ (come) home from the shops she put her shopping on the table. While she ____ (set) the table, her two pets sat underneath it and watched her.
1) came 2) was shopping
200
I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home. a) was coming b) came
b) came
200
I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
was trying
200
Jason ____________ (watch) TV when Fran______________ (phone) him.
1) was watching 2) phoned
200
We (not / cycle) ____________ all day.
did not
300
Then she ____ (go) to the kitchen to make the pastry for the pie. While she ____ (make) the pastry, the dog jumped on a chair and looked longingly at the steak.
1) go 2) was making
300
What ________? I was watching TV. a) did you do b) were you doing
b) were you doing
300
The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) _________________ too weak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home for a couple of days.
1) said 2) was 3) needed
300
He ____________ (turn off) the TV when he ____________ (hear) the phone ringing. They ________________ (decide) what to do when Jason ______________ (suggest) going to the club.
1) turned off 2) heard 3) were deciding 4) suggested
300
While Aaron (work) __________ in his room, his friends (swim)______________ in the pool.
1) was working 2) were swimming
400
At last it ___ (take) the steak in its mouth and _____ (jump) off the chair, just as Mrs. Anderson was coming back into the dining room. Mrs. Anderson ____ (scream), but the dog ran into the garden.
1) took 2) jumped 3) screamed
400
Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor. a) stole b) was stealing
a) stole
400
My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study) ___________________ at the library for my final examination in Italian.
1) arrived 2) was not 3) was studying
400
Frank ________ (go) and ______ (pick up) Jason and they _________ (drive) to the tennis club. Two other people _______________(use) their tennis court when they ______________ (arrive).
1) went 2) picked up 3) drove 4) were using 5) arrived
400
I (practice) _____________ the guitar when he came home.
was practicing
500
Mrs. Anderson ___(do) not manage to catch the dog, and she came back into the dining room. Poor Mrs. Anderson ___ (have) no dinner, only a dirty tablecloth and a broken window.
1) did 2) had
500
Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her a) was talking b) talked
b) talked
500
After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)___________________ to the police and (turn) ___________________ it in.
1) found 2) went 3) turned
500
They ______________________ (drink) a soda and ____________________(eat) a sandwich while they _____________________(wait) to play. While they _______________ (play), it ________ (start) to rain so they ______________________ (have) to stop playing.
1) drank 2) ate 3) were waiting 4) were playing 5) started 6) had
500
I went to my bedroom and my mother ___________ (clean) the carpet with the vacuum cleaner.
was cleaning