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  • I don’t suppose you are telling us the true version of the story, ----------?
    will you?
    are you?
    do I?
    aren't you?
  • It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.
    won't ever happen again
    hadn't ever happened
    would never have happened
    didn't happen
  • If I -------- the choice of making either an oral or a written report, I -------- the second alternative.
    would have given / had picked
    have been giving / will pick
    were given / would pick
    gave / could pick
  • ____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
    Several / enough
    Few / most
  • We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.
    have had / was constructed
    are having / is constructed
    had / has been constructed
    had had / had been constructed
  • _____ had I got out of the bank ______ I saw the thieves running through the tunnel.
    Hardly / when
    No sooner / when
    Either / or
    Not until / but
  • Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!
    have been
    had been
    was
    were
  • Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.
    if
    unless
    even when
    before
  • It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.
    can’t be bought / makes
    doesn't buy / is making
    mustn't be bought / made
    shouldn't bought / has made
  • Neither of the workers was happy with the new legislation, ____?
    did they?
    weren't they?
    wasn't they?
    were they?
  • It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ................. by the Ministry.
    will have been announced
    would have been announced
    have been announced
    are being announced
  • I wish he _______ me know about his visit a few days earlier, so I _______ some arrangements at work.
    lets / will be making
    has let / may be making
    had let / could have made
    would let / might be made
  • 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.
    both / either
    neither / any
    either / both
    all / neither
  • Tomorrow, instead of going to Madrid with my boss, I am going to London, ____? So, is everything arranged properly there?
    aren't I?
    won't I?
    am I?
    am not I?
  • I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______ I would have visited you so far.
    thus
    otherwise
    whereas
    besides
  • I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.
    has had
    had had
    has
    were having
  • My mother is making a steady recovery from flu and ------- hospital by next week.
    will have left
    could have left
    is leaving
    must have left
  • It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
    can't have been
    may not have been
    might not be
    shouldn't have been
  • It's high time we all .............. home now.
    went
    have gone
    go
    will go
  • I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?
    don't they?
    won't they?
    do they?
    will they?
  • The police found ____ counterfeit money as well as guns at the gang's headquarters.
    only a few
    several more
    a large amount of
    a number of
  • I'd rather our flat _______ so far from where I work, then I _______ so much time travelling every day.
    hadn't been / don't waste
    isn't / won't waste
    weren't / wouldn't waste
    wasn't / am not wasting
  • I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.
    didn't spend
    spent
    have spent
    hadn't spent
  • I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.
    might have been
    should have been
    could have been
    must have been