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  • 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.
    either / both
    both / either
    neither / any
    all / neither
  • It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.
    hadn't ever happened
    won't ever happen again
    didn't happen
    would never have happened
  • My mother is making a recovery from flu and ------- hospital by next week.
    is leaving
    could have left
    must have left
    will have left
  • It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
    may not have been
    can't have been
    might not be
    shouldn't have been
  • Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.
    even when
    unless
    before
    if
  • Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!
    was
    were
    had been
    have been
  • It's high time we all .............. home now.
    go
    have gone
    went
    will go
  • I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.
    should have been
    must have been
    might have been
    could have been
  • It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.
    doesn't buy / is making
    shouldn't bought / has made
    can’t be bought / makes
    mustn't be bought / made
  • Tomorrow, instead of going to Madrid with my boss, I am going to London, ____? So, is everything arranged properly there?
    am not I?
    aren't I?
    am I?
    won't I?
  • ____students actively participated in the discussion, which annoyed the teacher because it showed that ____ of them hadn't prepared sufficiently.
    Too few / none
    Few / most
    All / hardly any
    Several / enough
  • 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
  • I wish he _______ me know about his visit a few days earlier, so I _______ some arrangements at work.
    lets / will be making
    would let / might be made
    has let / may be making
    had let / could have made
  • Neither of the workers was happy with the new law, ____?
    wasn't they?
    weren't they?
    were they?
    did they?
  • 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
  • We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.
    had had / had been constructed
    are having / is constructed
    had / has been constructed
    have had / was constructed
  • I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.
    spent
    didn't spend
    hadn't spent
    have spent
  • I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.
    had had
    were having
    has had
    has
  • I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?
    won't they?
    will they?
    don't they?
    do they?