Оберіть правильний варіант (a, b, c або d). 1. Do you think it’s worth _____ an air-conditioner installed in our office?

1. Do you think it’s worth _____ an air-conditioner installed in our office?

a) will be having b) having c) to have been d) to have

2. I’m absolutely sure that the new design _________ improve sales.

a) have tob) could bec) ared)will

3. He denied ________ the money from the budget of the corporation.

a) to take b) to have taken c) take d) having taken

4. I can’t really help you, I’m afraid. You’ll have to find someone ______ knowledge of Excel is better than mine.

a) who’s got b) whose c) which d) that

5. We _______ our target of 30,000 registered users of the website by the end of the year.

a) will reach b) will have reached c) will be reaching d) going to reach

6. I ______ to work for a company if I thought they discriminated against anyone on account of their colour or race.

a) wouldn’t wantb)wouldn’t have wantedc) hadn’t wanted d) didn’t want

7. The report warned Stone & Co _______ the legal action as the weight of evidence was heavily against the company.

a) do not contest b) not contesting c) not to contest d) to not contest

8. Lie detectors _______ in the USA since the 1950s but they remain controversial and their results are not always accepted by courts.

a) were widely used c) have widely used

b) were being widely used d) have been widely used

9. Cheque volumes _____ a peak in 1990 but usage has fallen since then, mainly owing to increased use of plastic cards and direct debits by personal customers.

a) reached b) were reaching c) have reached d) had reached

10. He’s very funny. He makes ________.

a) me laugh b) me laughing c) me to laugh d) me laughed

11. Just a few years ago many companies ______ a commitment to create entirely new product categories through innovative technologies.

a) have combined b) were combining c) had combined d) were combined

12. I went to the shop ________ a newspaper.

a) for buy b) to buying c) to buy d) buy

13. Do you know when _________?

a) will they come b) shall they come c) they will come d) would they come

14. “Have you ever been to China?” “Yes, I ________ there in 1990.”

a) have gone b) went c) had been d) have been

15. Despite evidence to the contrary, the company refused _______ any charges of racial discrimination.

a) having accepted b) accept c) accepting d) to accept

16. _______ several weeks of intense negotiations, we finally reached an agreement on price.

a) before b) after c) during d) since

17. Lifestyle brands _______ Nike or Virgin may be better equipped to market 3G services than Europe’s global telecoms groups.

a) similar b) such as c) the same as d) as well as

18. We are very sorry, but that particular vacancy _______ filled.

a) has just been b) was just c) has just d) just

19. _______ such healthy brand recognition and its website carrying 14,000 vacancies, increasing losses have forced the company into liquidation.

a) however b) because c) despite d) although

20. We are happy to provide capital when they need it. It’s a close working relationship and they keep us ________ at all times.

a) inform b) to inform c) informing d) informed