Tenses/ If clauses/ Nouns/ Articles

1. Jones is the new manager. He ... with the company for two years now.
a) had work b) works c) worked d) has been working
2. ... us about your job, Bob.
a) Say b) Tell c) Ask d) Explain
3. What ... if you won the football pools?
a) do you do b) can you do c) will you do d) would you do
4. I need a dictionary. Can I ... yours, please?
a) lend b) borrow c) rent d) hire
5. What would you do if you ... Prime Minister?
a) was b) were c) be d) would be
6. She ... at this school from 1990 to 2002.
a) has been teaching b) taught c) has taught d) is teaching
7. How many times a day ... your teeth?
a) clean you b) you clean c) do you clean d) cleans you
8. When you rang, I … my geography homework.
A) did B) was doing C) have done D) have been doing
9. They still ...... any news when I spoke to them yesterday.
A) hadn’t had B) haven’t had C) did have D) had
10.We are thought … the worst mistake in the world.
A) that we made B) we had made C) to have made D) to be made
11.I was very tired when I got home. I ... hard all day.
A)had work B)had been working C)have been working D)worked
12.If ancient Greeks ....... better instruments, they .......... much bigger buildings.
A) Had had / wouldn’t have construct B) Have / will construct
C) Had had / would have constructed D) Had / would construct
13.I'm going to the post office. I need ... stamps.
A) some B) any C) a D) much
14.The United Nations .......... into existence in 1945.
A) come B) had come C) came D) will come
15.If I ........you, I ....... him. It’s high time you ....... his advice.
A) Were, would contact, would take
B) Had been, would have contacted, would have taken
C) Am, will contact, will take
D) Were, would contact, took
16.We have no jobs at present, but … the situation change, we will contact you.
A)could B)had C)should D)must
17.Only … people came to the farewell party.
A) any B) much C) a little D) a few
18.… the government invests more money, the whole machine building industry will
fail.
A) If B) In case C) Unless D) Until
19.Last night we went to the restaurant. ... beef we had there was excellent.
A) A B) This C) The D) –
20.… certain Abdullayev Abror is asking you outside.
A) A B) An C) The D) –
21.Sometimes … love can be like … one-way street.
A) -/a B) the/an C) -/an D) a/a
22.Fortunately, there is . . . unemployment in our city.
A) little B) much C) few D) any
23.No sooner ... at college than I was informed the lesson had been cancelled.
A) I arrived B) have I arrived C) I had arrived D) had I arrived
24.If anybody … to attend the presentation, call me after 9.00 AM.
A) want B) wanted C) would want D) wants
25.Did you ... to the river every day?
a) use to go b) used to go c) used to going d) use to going
26.The accident happened because the road was icy.
If the road …. icy, the accident …….
A)weren’t/would happen B)had been/wouldn’t happen
C)hadn’t been/wouldn’t have happened
D) wouldn’t be / hadn’t happen
27.Holidays abroad … increasingly popular these days.
A) become B) becomes C) is becoming D) are becoming
28.When he saw the crowd, he regretted that he ... his ticket earlier.
A) hadn't bought B) hasn't bought C)have bought D) had bought
29.-Hare you been working here long?
- Yes, by next June I... here for ten years.
A) have worked B) will work C)had worked D) will have worked
30.The planet that circles the sun most rapidly is ... Mercury, which makes a full circuit
in 87,6 days.
A) an b) a C) - D) the
31.I wonder what is being cooked? Something good in the kitchen … .
A) smelt B) has smelt C) smells D)is smelling
32.You have to ring the bank if you ... your credit card.
A) lose B) will lose C) had lost D) would lose
33.When the surface of the earth ... to change and dinosaurs could no longer find food,
they started to disappear slowly.
A)begins B)began C)begin D)has began
34.At first I wasn't used ... glasses. Everything seemed so strange.
A) to wear B) wearing C) to wearing D)wear
35......... youngest boy has just started going to ....... school, ....... oldest boy is at .... college.
A) The / the / the / - C) The / - / the - B) The / - / the / a D) - / - / - / -
36.These two photographs are ...... same.
A) The B) a C) - D) all
37.The technique for building these stone walls … only used in this part of the country.
A) are B) is C) were D) being
38.Hardly ... her test when the teacher said “ time is over”.
A) she has finished B) has she finished C) she had finished D) had she finished
39.Could you help me with . . . exercises I don’t understand?
A) a B) a little C) a few D) much
40.Neil has committed a terrible crime. He is to be sent to . . . jail.
A) the B) - C) an D) a
41.We … to the mountains every summer. But now we don’t.
A) have gone B) had gone C) used to go D) go
42.We … to the mountains every summer. But now we don’t.
A) have gone B) had gone C) used to go D) go
43.If they . . . so much time surfing the internet, they would have got better marks in
their exams.
A) wouldn’t spend B) won’t spend C) don’t spend D) hadn’t spent
44.When the fire began at 4:00 AM, most people in the house . . . in their beds.
A) were sleeping B) slept C) used to sleep D) was sleeping
45.From the marked areas 1, 2, 3 and 4, identify the one that is wrong.
University(1) students will have(2) no problem(3) finding an accommodation(4).
A) 4 B) 2 C) 3 D) 1
46.The judge sent the murderer ... prison for thirty years.
A) a B) the C) an D) –
47.Temur lives in ______ Pushkin Street.
A) – B) any C) a D) the
48.If you ______ the last exam, you ______ the scholarship this term.
A) didn’t miss/would have achieved B) wouldn’t have missed/had achieved
C) hadn’t missed/would have achieved D) hadn’t missed/would achieve
49.Because it was raining, the children _____ out.
A) wasn’t going B) hadn’t gone C) didn’t go D) have gone
50.I wonder if you could give me _____ advice about finding a job.
A) an B) a C) any D) many
51.After I _____ my dinner, I typed my report.
A) had B) have C) had had D) will have
52.If you _____ your money carelessly, you wouldn’t have been penniless in the middle
of your holiday.
A) hadn’t spent B) didn’t spend C) haven’t spent D) wouldn’t spent
53.She … speaking over the phone when the phone rang again.
A) had finished hardly B) had hardly finished C) has hardly finished
D) hardly finished
54.I'm going to do a lot of things while I... on holiday.
A) have been B) was C) am D) will be
55.Daisy's secretary has just booked the flight. Next Saturday Daisy ... to Paris for a
business meeting.
A) has flown B) will fly C) flies D) is flying
56.I think she ... angry with you, if you ... so much noise.
A) wouldn’t have got / had made B) would have got / hadn’t made
C) wouldn’t have got / hadn’t made D) would got / didn’t make
57...... Jacksons are coming to lunch on Saturday.
A) some B) a C) the D) –
58.Do you know the way to ..... Peter's Restaurant?
A) a B) an C) the D) –
59.Reports are coming in of a major oil in the ships spill in . . . Mediterranean.
A) - B) a C) an D) the
60.Uzbekistan is situated in ______Central Asia.
A) a B) the C) - D) an
61.… Queen doesn’t interfere in politics.
A) An B) The C) A D) –
62.I go to … work by … car.
A) the/- B) a /a C) the/the D) -/-
63.In my opinion, politics … a complicated activity.
a) is b) are c) have d) has
64.Look at me! Don’t you think … jeans suit me?
a) that b) these c) this d) those
65.500 dollars ... enough to buy a new car. I think I need ... 300 dollars.
A) isn’t / one another B) aren’t / other C) isn’t / another D) aren’t /another
66.If he ... us for the damage to our car that night, he ... at prison today.
A) paid / wouldn’t be B) Had paid / wouldn’t have been
C) Had paid / won’t be D) Had paid / wouldn’t be
67.Many things in the world would be different if energy … inexpensive and unlimited.
A) were B) would be C) is D) will be
68.If you had paid more attention, you … your passport last week.
A) will not lose B) wouldn’t lose C) wouldn’t have lost D) didn’t lose
69.... Hermitage is one of ... richest art museums in ... world.
A) The / the / the B) A / the / the C) - / the / the D) The/the/a
70.Scarcely had he entered the house ... someone else rang the bell.
A) than B) that C) and D) when
 71.- I am so glad we left early.
- ... music in that disco was terrible, don’t you think?
A) The B) An C) - D) A
72.The planet Mercury, … round the sun every eighty eight days, differs from the Earth.
A) travelled B) is travelling C) travelling D) travels
73.When we moved to London we soon … in a big city.
A) used to living B) got used to live C) got used to living D) used to live
74.Can you get some bread and milk when you … shopping?
A) went B) have gone C) will go D) go
75.My roommate never … things back in their place during my college years.
A) used putting B) was used to put C) didn’t use to put D) used to put
76.If David ... a bit more careful yesterday, he’d have been all right.
A) were B) had been C) was D) hadn’t been
77.- Your motorcar needs to be serviced.
- Yes, I have already noticed it. I ... it to the repair shop.
A) am going to take B) will take C) was taking D) had taken
78.Two thousand dollars … to buy this fur coat.
A) was spent B) were spent C) are spent D) has spent
79.It is better for … sick who contracted COVID-19 to be cared for at home rather than
in … hospital.
A) the / a B) the / the C) a / – D) the / –
80.My neighbour has … French name, but in ... fact she’s English, not French.
A) a / - B) a / the C) a / a D) - / -
81.We postponed(1) having our house(2) painted because we didn't have(3)
a money(4).
A) 2 B) 4 C) 1 D) 3
82.… , the fight could have been worse, fortunately they came on time.

A) Had the police not arrived B) Were the police not arrived
C) The police haven’t arrived D) If the police had arrived

83. If it … terrible weather, we would have gone walking this weekend.

84. Take another sandwich if you … hungry.

85. … any of this cost you anything, send me the bill.

86. … the train … within five minutes, we’ll never get to the meeting.
A) Unless/leaves B) If/don’t leave C) Whether/left D) If/didn’t leave

87. Unless alternative sources of funding … found, the research … able to continue.
A) aren’t/will be B) are/won’t be C) will be/isn’t D) were/would have been

88. If I … this button, will it start to record?

89. … the symptoms remain 72 hours after starting the course of medicine, consult your doctor
again.
A) Should B) Were C) Had D) Hadn’t

90. If they … an election now, the Democrats would undoubtedly win.