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  • I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.
    didn't spend
    have spent
    hadn't spent
    spent
  • Tomorrow, instead of going to Madrid with my boss, I am going to London, ____? So, is everything arranged properly there?
    am I?
    won't I?
    aren't I?
    am not I?
  • I'd rather our flat _______ so far from where I work, then I _______ so much time travelling every day.
    wasn't / am not wasting
    hadn't been / don't waste
    isn't / won't waste
    weren't / wouldn't waste
  • My mother is making a steady recovery from flu and ------- hospital by next week.
    could have left
    is leaving
    must have left
    will have left
  • Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.
    before
    if
    even when
    unless
  • I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______ I would have visited you so far.
    whereas
    otherwise
    thus
    besides
  • It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ................. by the Ministry.
    are being announced
    have been announced
    will have been announced
    would have been announced
  • Neither of the workers was happy with the new legislation, ____?
    wasn't they?
    did they?
    weren't they?
    were they?
  • I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.
    were having
    has
    had had
    has had
  • Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!
    have been
    were
    was
    had been
  • ____students actively participated in the discussion, which annoyed the teacher because it showed that ____ of them hadn't prepared sufficiently.
    Too few / none
    All / hardly any
    Few / most
    Several / enough
  • It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
    can't have been
    might not be
    may not have been
    shouldn't have been
  • On international airlines, there are always ____ a pilot and a co-pilot and each knows the other's job, so, in the event that ____ falls ill during the flight, the other is qualified to land the plane safely.
    neither / any
    both / either
    all / neither
    either / both
  • If I -------- the choice of making either an oral or a written report, I -------- the second alternative.
    gave / could pick
    would have given / had picked
    have been giving / will pick
    were given / would pick
  • I wish he _______ me know about his visit a few days earlier, so I _______ some arrangements at work.
    had let / could have made
    would let / might be made
    lets / will be making
    has let / may be making
  • It's high time we all .............. home now.
    have gone
    go
    will go
    went
  • The police found ____ counterfeit money as well as guns at the gang's headquarters.
    a large amount of
    a number of
    only a few
    several more
  • _____ had I got out of the bank ______ I saw the thieves running through the tunnel.
    No sooner / when
    Not until / but
    Either / or
    Hardly / when
  • We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.
    are having / is constructed
    have had / was constructed
    had / has been constructed
    had had / had been constructed
  • I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.
    must have been
    might have been
    could have been
    should have been
  • I don’t suppose you are telling us the true version of the story, ----------?
    will you?
    do I?
    aren't you?
    are you?
  • It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.
    didn't happen
    won't ever happen again
    hadn't ever happened
    would never have happened
  • It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.
    doesn't buy / is making
    shouldn't bought / has made
    mustn't be bought / made
    can’t be bought / makes
  • I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?
    don't they?
    will they?
    do they?
    won't they?