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