Mark the letter A B C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 1: The shop assistant finally agreed______a full refund.
A. giving me B. to give me C. give to me D. to me to give
Question 2: Bill asked me why______to go shopping with me.
A. I hadn't invited him B. hadn't I invited him
C. I hadn't him invited D. hadn't I him invited
Question 3: "Don't come to the interview late", my mom said.
A. My mom told me do not come to the interview late.
B. My mom told me did not come to the interview late.
C. My mom told me not to come to the interview late.
D. My mom told me not coming to the interview late.
Question 4: "I will help you with your CV, Mary", Peter said.
A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV B. Peter promised to help Mary with her CV.
C. Peter advised Mary not to write her CV D. Peter wanted Mary to help with the CV.
Question 5: “______”, the doctor advised his patient.
A. You had better stop drinking B. You had better to drink
C. I would like you to drink D. Please drink some more
Question 6: The woman said she______in this company for over 20 years.
A. has been working B. was working C. had been working D. works
Question 7: US scientists claim that they______a new vaccine against malaria.
A. were developed B. have developed C. had developed D. was developing
Question 8:______If you saw a lawyer, he'd advise you______legal action.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. for taking
Question 9: The lecturer recommended______a number of books before the exam.
A. reading B. to read C. we reading D. to have read
Question 10: The boss______because he was always behind the deadlines.
A. threatened to dismiss him B. suggested him to dismiss
C. threatened him to dismiss D. promised him to dismiss
Question 11: “Go ahead. Jump again”, the instructor______.
A. urged B. promised C. demanded D. required
Question 12: “______”, Jim offered.
A. Can I get you a drink? B. May I drink?
C. Do you want to drink? D. Could I drink?
Question 13: “______”, the workers refused.
A. We would like to work overtime
B. We had better work overtime
C. We're afraid that we really don't want to work overtime
D. We're willing to work overtime
Question 14: “______,” Paul reminded me.
A. Don't forget to tailor your CV to match the job descriptions
B. I would tailor your CV if you do not mind
C. I remember to tailor the CV
D. I remember tailoring your CV
Question 15: Ellie asked Stan______to look at the new catalogue.
A. did he want B. do you want C. whether he wants D. if he wanted
Question 16: Stephen______me he'd bought that suit in a sale.
A. said B. spoke C. told D. claimed
Question 17: “What did the man say when you challenged him?”
“He said he______pay for the things in his bag, but I didn't believe him!”
A. is going to B. has been going to C. goes to D. was going to
Question 18: When I last saw Carrie, she told me she______of applying for another job, but now she's changed her mind.
A. thought B. is thinking C. was thinking D. has been thinking
Question 19: What did they say when they realized you weren't a shoplifter?
“They apologized______me.”
A. to doubt B. they had doubted C. for doubting D. the doubt of
Question 20: “What did Maria ask you?” - “She asked me ______I had ever been abroad.”
A. that B. whether C. for D. about
Question 21: It's about time Mrs Richards apologized to me______me a gossip in
front of everybody.
A. to have called B. from calling C. that she called D. for having called
Question 22: She may claim______a PhD but nobody's ever actually seen the
certificate.
A. having B. to have C. for having D. if she has
Question 23: Tammy responded______that at least she'd never lied to her parents.
A. to say B. that she said C. by saying D. with having said
Question 24: The woman asked______get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. if the children can
C. whether the children could D. could the children
Question 25: They said they had got back______.
A. the following day B. the day after tomorrow
C. the next day D. the previous day
Question 26: The accused denied______in the vicinity of the murder scene.
A. to have ever been B. have ever been C. having been ever D. ever having been
Question 27: We complained______the manager______the poor service we
received at the restaurant.
A. on - about B. at - for C. with - of D. to - about
Question 28: Police are advising______away from the building.
A. people to stay B. people staying C. people stay D. people will stay
Question 29: The old man warned the young boys______in the deep river.
A. to swim B. not to swim C. don't swim D. against not swimming
Question 30: “You must give me your essays”, Mrs. Vine said.
Mrs. Vine said we______give her our essays.
A. were having to B. will have to C. had to D. would have to
Question 31: I wondered______the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing
C. was I doing D. am I doing
Question 32: He______that he was leaving that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
Question 33: Bill asked Tom______in London.
A. does the train arrive B. did the train arrive
C. whether the train arrives D. if the train had arrived
Question 34: I asked them when______changed.
A. was the timetable B. the timetable is
C. the timetable has been D. the timetable had been
Question 35: She warned me______late-night horror films.
A. don't watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching
Question 36: The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she’d been on holiday the______week.
A. ago B. following C. next D. previous
Question 37: Tom has______this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that C. admitted that D. admit that
Question 38: Tom said, “I must leave at eight!”
Tom said that he ______ leave at eight.
A. must B. had C. had to D. has to
Question 39: Mary said: “I should go to the library.”
Mary said that she______to the library.
A. should go B. should have gone C. ought to go D. better go
Question 40: I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it______raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
Question 41: I wanted to know______return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
Question 42: Tom said that New York______more lively than London.
A. is B. be C. was D. were
Question 43: He asked: “Why didn’t she take the final exam?”
He asked why______the final exam.
A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
Question 44: I asked my sister to tell me what she______at the museum.
A. had seen B. has seen C. had been seeing D. was seeing
Question 45: I said that I had met her______.
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. before day.
Question 46: The man asked the boys______.
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D. why were they fighting
Question 47: He asked me what______.
A. time was it B. time is it C. time it was D. None is correct
Question 48: He told me that______.
A. his father has sold the house B. his father had sold the house the last day
C. his father will sell the house D. his father doesn’t sell the house
Question 49: The woman wonders______doing well at school.
A. whether her children are B. if her children were
C. whether her children were D. her children are if
Question 50: Peter said he was leaving for Paris______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the follo