1. Water ________ at 100 degrees celcius.
a) to boil b) boil c) is boiling d) boils
2. The water _________. Can you make a cup of tea?
a) to boil b) boil c) is boiling d) boils
3). We need an umbrella. It ________.
a) has been raining b) rains c) has been rained d) is raining
4). Is it raining? No, but the ground is wet. It ________.
a) has been raining b) rains c) has been rained d) is raining
5). You meet somebody who is a writer. You ask, “How many books ______you _________?”
a) do/write b) did/ write c) written d) have/written
6). Tom is looking for his key. He can’t find it. He ________ his key.
a) lose b) has lost c) lost d) loses
7). He told me his name but I _________ it.
a) forgot b) have forgot c) have forgotten d) forgets
8). Julia is very good at languages. She _________ four languages very well.
a) speaks b) is speaking c) speak d) spoke
9). The train is never late. It always _________ in time.
a) leaving b) leave c) has left d) leaves
10). “Would you like something to eat?” – “Why not. I _________ lunch yet.”
a) hasn’t b) haven’t c) haven’t had d) hadn’t
11). Bob is a friend of mine. I _________ him for a long time.
a) have known b) know c) knows d) am knowing
12). Bob is a friend of mine. I __________ him well.
a) have known b) know c) knows d) am knowing
13) “Is Paul in hospital?” – “Yes, he _________ there since Monday”.
a) is b) was c) has been d) were
14). My sister is a writer. She _________ four books until now.
a) has written b) wrote c) write d)writes
15). I’m hungry. I _________something to eat.
a) wants b) want c) am wanting d) wanted
16). I __________ the manager tomorrow morning.
a) have seen b) see c) saw d) am seeing
Fill in the missing word
1). Excuse me, do you ________ where Richard is?
2). It ________ not usually rain in August.
3). I get up at seven _________ every Monday.
4). Tom and Ann __________talking in a café.
5). _________ your English getting better?
6). Is Sally here? No, she has __________to the market.
7). Is Fred coming to the cinema with us? No, he _________already seen the film.
8). Tom has been reading a book _________ two hours.
LESSON TWO (parts 1, 2)
“Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.”