Self-Testing Exercises

Test 1

I. Use the correct tense-forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. No wonder he (to be) very tired. He (to work) hard for the lastthree months.

2. My mother (to come) to stay with us next weekend.

3. Youoften (to get) letters from her? - Not very often.

4. If we (not to get) to the station before seven we (to miss) the train.

5. Mary (to be) in the kitchen now. She (to put) the supper on a tray to take it to the dining-room.

6. You (to hear) anything? - Yes, I (to hear) soft music.

7. I (not to see) him since we finished school.

8. Everybody (to be) here? - No, Mr. Black (not to come) yet.

II. Insert the right article.

1. He ordered himself... bacon and eggs and... tea.

2. Be careful, you've made... mistake.

3. It was... poorest room Hilary had ever seen.

4. He stopped and shook hands with me. He was walking with... stranger. He did not introduce me to him... stranger nodded and smiled as we parted.

5.... coffee is too hot.

III. Circle the suitable pronoun.

1. There's too (much, many) noise in the street.

2. Whose cigarettes are these? - They may be (our, ours) cigarettes. Oh, yes, they are (our, ours).

3. There is (anybody, nobody, somebody) waiting for you in the lobby.

4. (Some, any) time ago I read this story in a magazine.

5. He wants (no, any, some) more pudding. You can take it away.

6. I have so (many, much) things to do that I don't know which to do first.