REVISION (B2)

A. Choose the correct answers.

1. The meeting will start when everyone______.
A. will arrive B. arrives C. is arriving D. will have arrived
2. We ______ Betty since she moved to our neighbourhooD.
A. have known B. had known C. are knowing D. knew
3. The students were tired. They ______hard all morning.
A. had been working B. work C. have been working D. have worked
4. By this time next month, the builders ______the house.
A. will complete B. will be completing C. will have completed D. will have been completing
5. “This time next week we______ on the beach!” “I can’t wait!”
A. are lying B. will be lying C. will have lain D. will have been lying
6. Mark ______about my cooking! It’s so annoying!
A. has always complained B. was always complaining
C. is always complaining D. had always complained
7. Sue ______dinner when she heard a knock on the door.
A. had B. was having C. has been having D. has had
8. By two o’clock, he ______computer games for three hours. I hope he stops soon!
A. will have been playing B. will be playing C. has been playing D. is playing
9. Yesterday, I met an old school friend who I______ for years.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. had seen D. hadn’t seen
10. “The phone’s ringing!” “I ______ it!”
A. get B. will get C. will be getting D. got
11. Nancy______ since she came from work.
A. has been sleeping B. is sleeping C. slept D. had slept
12. Jack______ his wallet last week.
A. was losing B. had lost C. has lost D. lost
13. You ______the salt after the meat is cooked.
A. are adding B. will add C. add D. have added
14. I ______two letters so far.
A. have written B. wrote C. had written D. have been writing
15. When we finally got to the airport, the plane______ .
A. has already landed B. landed already C. already landed D. had already landed
16. Jim ______be at home. I just saw him outside.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. might not
17. We are really looking forward ______the competition.
A. entering B. to enter C. enter D. to entering
18. Playing ball in the classroom was a bad idea, boys. You could ______ a window.
A. broke B. have been breaking C. be breaking D. have broken
19. The girl admitted ______to her teacher.
A. to lie B. be lying C. having lied D. to have lied
20. Do we ______attend the meeting?
A. ought to B. have got to C. must D. have to
21. The robber was made ______where he had hidden the money.
A. to confess B. confess C. confessing D. to confessing
22. Mike,______we borrow your laptop? We’re working on a school project tonight.
A. would B. will C. could D. must
23. I have forgotten ______this machine. Can you show me how?
A. how to operate B. to operate C. operating D. how operates
24. It’s difficult for me ______whether I should accept the job offer or not.
A. decide B. deciding C. to deciding D. to decide
25. We saw the girls ______football as we drove past the field.
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 A. play B. to playing C. to play D. playing
26. I don’t think the company can afford ______ any new staff this year.
A. to employ B. to employing C. to have employed D. be employing
27. Don’t you know that you ______ put that watch in water? It’s not waterproof.
A. don’t have to B. needn‘t C. didn’t need to D. mustn’t
28. ______you tell me how much this costs?
A. May B. Would C. Might D. Had better
29. “What would you like to do tonight?” “We ______go out.”
A. could B. would C. need D. have to
30. I think you ______consider buying the house.
A. can B. need C. shall D. should
31. “Who is it?” “ ______ Jenny.”
A. My B. I'm C. It’s D. Mine
32. You Should see Luke play______ tennis!
A. - B. the C. some D. a
33. There’s______ freshly squeezed orange juice in the fridge if you’re thirsty.
A. a B. some C. one D. little
34. ______can come to the youth club. You don’t need to be a member.
A. Someone B. Every C. Each one D. Anyone
35. “Saturday or Sunday”? “______day is fine. Come whenever you like.”
A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. None
36. They had______ ashtrays on the table.
A. two square glass B. square two glass C. glass square two D. two glass square
37. My nephews speak Italian really______.
A. good B. better C. well D. best
38. Coffee is cheap at this supermarket but it costs even ______at Save Supermarket.
A. least B. more little C. little D. less
39. There is ______food left but not enough for everyone.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
40. I have never seen______ tall building as that before.
A. a so B. a more C. such a D. a such
41. Don’t forget to buy a ______of toothpaste for the trip.
A. can B. tube C. carton D. pint
42. Neither Julie nor Sue______ to work today because they are both ill.
A. goes B. isn’t going C. aren’t going D. is going
43. If you require any ______, please contact my secretary.
A. further information B. further informations C. farther information D. farther informations
44. The ______we work out, ______ we become.
A. most --- the fitter B. more --- the more fitter C. more ----the fitter D. more ----the fittest
45. All he does is ______all day long.
A. to sleep B. sleeping C. sleeps D. sleep
46. If you ______a flight, would you have gone by train?
A. haven’t booked B. don’t book C. hadn’t booked D. won’t book
47. Here are your photos. We ______at the photographer’s.
A. got them developed B. develop them C. got developed them D. got them develop
48. Betty ______a lot of presents after her graduation.
A. was been given B. gave C. was giving D. was given
49. The cat must ______to the vet.
A. taken B. be taken C. be take D. take
50. ______Diana, congratulate her for me, will you?
A. Should you saw B. If should you see C. Should you see D. If you saw
51. My son told me he tied his shoes by______.
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 A. him B. himself C. his D. his own
52. We have had the roof of our house______.
A. to replace B. replace C. been replaced D. replaced
53. Sue ______by the police all night.
A. was being questioned B. was questioning C. is being questioned D. had questioned
54. Kev ______into the tree if the brakes on his bike had been working.
A. wouldn’t crash B. won’t crash C. won’t have crashed D. wouldn’t have crashed
55. Jack ______last night.
A. had stolen his wallet B. his wallet stolen C. had his wallet stolen D. has stolen his wallet
56. I’ll lend you my car ______you promise to drive carefully.
A. as long as B. unless C. even if D. whether
67. If I ______ a house like that, I’d look after it better.
A. had owned B. have owned C. owned D. own
58. He got his brother ______the washing-up.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to have done
59. Don’t go out by ______at night. It’s dangerous.
A. myself B. yourself C. me D. her
60. I’ll find you ______you go.
A. whatever B. whichever C. whenever D. wherever
61. I’ll be on holiday ______ you receive this letter.
A. just B. while C. by the time D. since
62. I bought these magazines ______have something to read on the trip.
A. so that B. so as to C. for D. in order
63. My boss wanted to know whether ______the documents or not.
A. had I sent B. if I sent C. if I had sent D. I had sent
64. “______luggage is this?” “It‘s Karen’s.”
A. What B. Which C. How much D. Whose
65. ______we arrived late, we didn’t miss the speech.
A. Despite B. In spite of C. Even though D. However
66. They suggested______ the archaeological site.
A. that visit B. visiting C. to visit D. to visiting
67. We had ______food left over that we had to throw it away.
A. such much B. so many C. so a lot of D. such a lot of
68. That’s the artist ______paintings are very fashionable.
A. whose B. which C. who D. —
69. The manager of the shop, ______is a friend of mine, offered me a discount.
A. which B. whose C. who D. whom
70. The man denied ______us before.
A. to have seen B. that he has seen C. having seen D. not to have seen
71. Let’s organise a short trip for the weekend, ______ ?
A. don’t we B. do we C. will we D. shall we
72. Can you tell me ______?
A. how much does this sweater cost B. how much this sweater costs
C. what does this sweater cost D. how this sweater costs
73. I’ll always remember the place______ we went on holiday last year.
A. which B. at where C. where D. to where
74. Our team didn’t win despite ______very well.
A. playing B. being played C. of playing D. they didn’t play
75. No one asked for me while I was out, ______?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn‘t they
76. ______ the room, I noticed it had been renovated.
A. Entering B. Entered C. Having been entered D. Having entering
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77. The weather was warm; ______, he took some jumpers with him as well.
A. on the other hand B. therefore C. nevertheless D. otherwise
78. ______buying paint, I bought some paintbrushes.
A. In addition to B. Furthermore C. As well D. What is more
79. Jack won’t come to the meeting and______.
A. Bob won’t too B. neither will Bob C. nor won’t Bob D. Bob won’t neither
80. ______by a snake, I was rushed to hospital.
A. Bitten B. Having bitten C. Biting D. Been bitten
81. What ______something nobody knows.
A. are his plans is B. his plans are is C. are his plans that is D. his plans are it is
82. ______ the facts, she must be guilty.
A. In conclusion B. Indeed C. Considering D. In my opinion
83. At no time ______ the house.
A. left they B. did they leave C. they left D. they did leave
84. The house needs painting, ______ the bedrooms.
A. according to B. with regard C. in particular D. in conclusion
85. “I don’t like football”. “______”
A. Neither my sister does B. Neither does my sister
C. My sister doesn’t neither D. Nor doesn’t my sister
86. Cars ______in Japan are very reliable.
A. having manufactured B. have been manufactured C. manufacturing D. manufactured
87. It is the most ______lecture I’ve ever attended.
A. bored B. bore C. boring D. boredom
88. Not only ______the report, but I also e-mailed it.
A. didn’t I type B. I did type C. did I typed D. did I type
89. I don’t want to go; ______, I’m not coming with you.
A. in other words B. in the other words C. last but not least D. strangely enough
90. No sooner had the guests left ______ she started tidying up.
A. when B. than C. before D. while

B. Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2-5 words in total.)
1. Luke first started playing tennis in May.
been Luke ______________________May.
2. I had never read a better book by that author.
best It was the ______________________read by that author.
3. Scott, is this your wallet?
belong Scott, ______________________you?
4. This is Pete’s third attempt at climbing Mount Everest.
time This is the_____________________ to climb Mount Everest.
5. We've arranged to leave by train tomorrow morning.
are We ______________________ by train tomorrow morning.
6. By the time my friends arrive, I will have dinner ready.
finished By the time my friends arrive, I __________________cooking dinner.
7. It’s ages since she last ate spaghetti.
for She ______________________ages.
8. They realised that they had taken the wrong turning after driving for an hour.
had They __________________for an hour before they realised that they had taken the wrong turning.
9. It was wrong of you to cheat in the exam.
ought You _____________________in the exam.
10. Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us.
shocked We_____________________that an earthquake had occurreD.
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11. Steve doesn’t mind travelling by bus.
used Steve _____________________by bus.
12. It is necessary to buy skiing equipment if you want to take lessons.
have You _____________________skiing equipment if you want to take lessons.
13. It isn’t necessary for him to pick us up from the airport.
need He _____________________from the airport.
14. Have you forgotten that you sent her a letter last month?
remember Don’t _____________________a letter last month?
15. I’m sure Ted isn‘t older than me because he went to school with my younger brother.
can’t Ted _____________________me because he went to school with my younger brother.
16. He believes that we will visit him on Saturday.
expects He _____________________on Saturday.
17. On Sunday nights, the roads into Athens are very busy.
traffic There___________________ on the roads into Athens on Sunday nights.
18. None of these books are more informative than the encyclopaediA.
most The encyclopaedia ___________________ of all these books.
19. The attic doesn‘t have any windows.
no There ___________________in the attiC.
20. The mechanic made a careful inspection of the car to see what was wrong with it.
inspected The mechanic ___________________to see what was wrong with it.
21. I attended a course at Kent College for two months.
on I went ________________________at Kent College.
22. I can’t live in such a small flat.
as I can’t live in________________________ this.
23. In my opinion, both hotels are expensive, so let’s find another one.
cheap In my opinion,__________________so let’s find another one.
24. I don’t think that Japanese is easy to learn.
language I don’t think that_____________________ is easy to learn.
25. She has arranged to work this afternoon, so she can’t come shopping with us.
not Had ______________________ this afternoon, she would have been able to come shopping with us.
26. Someone has stolen my bike, Dad.
had I ________________________________, Dad.
27. People expect that the weather will change soon.
to The weather ____________________________soon.
28. I wouldn‘t mind contacting her but I don’t have her phone number.
would I ________________________if I had her phone number.
29. When did they replace the broken windows, Annie?
replaced When ____________________________ , Annie?
30. You are all welcome to have some more cake.
help Feel free to________________________ some more cake.
31. Carol, 1 shall be glad to Show you round if you decide to visit London.
should Carol, __________________________ to visit London, I shall be glad to show you round.
32. We’ve asked an electrician to install lights in the garden.
have We will ________________________lights in the garden.
33. “Do you have anything to declare?” asked the customs officer.
us The customs officer ___________________anything to declare.
34. Rosie had lost a lot of weight, so I hardly recognised her.
much Rosie had lost ___________________I hardly recognised her.
35. You know, Mr Davidson was ill, so he couldn’t go to work for a week.
illness Mr Davidson couldn’t go to work for a week _________________, you know.
36. They live in a modern and spacious flat.
where The flat ___________________modern and spacious.
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37. I’ll leave only after you apologise for what you said.
soon I’ll leave ________________________ for what you said.
38. You know, although she was angry, she managed to speak calmly.
spite You know, _________________ , she managed to speak calmly.
39. “I’ll inform you next Monday," Sam said to Mike.
him Sam told Mike that she_______________________ Monday.
40. Sally regrets not having entered the competition.
wishes Sally ____________________________the competition.
41. Alex, you’re interested in physics, aren’t you?
find Alex, ________________________, don’t you? i
42. In fact, both Mark and Liam were against the ideA.
nor In fact, ________________________ liked the ideA.
43. It was such a cold night last night!
so It ________________________last night!
44. Did Kevin give you those flowers?
gave Was________________________ those flowers?
45. Mary, who didn’t want to be late, left the house an hour earlier.
wanting Mary, _____________________, left the house an hour earlier.
46. She had just left when her mother calleD.
sooner No ________________________her mother calleD.
47. Actually, I drank some coffee last night and I couldn’t go to sleep until three in the morning.
drunk Actually, __________________ some coffee last night, I couldn’t go to sleep until three in the morning.
48. Both Neil and Brian like spaghetti, as far as I know.
so Neil likes spaghetti and _______________________, as far as I know.

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