Q.1
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. She told me last week she ... ... to Aberystwyth for the weekend.
  • ... would go ...
  • ... goes ...
  • ... was going ...
  • ... would be go ...
Q.2
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. The reporter told us that the number of cases of this disease ... ... steadily over the past two decades.
  • ... rise ...
  • ... have been rising ...
  • ... has been rising ...
  • ... had been rising ...
Q.3
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. The government expressed doubts as to whether the campaigners ... ... their research impartially.
  • ... did ...
  • ... conducted ...
  • ... had conducted ...
  • ... have conducted ...
Q.4
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. We were just wondering whether or not Brunel ... ... a cigar when that famous photograph was taken.
  • ... smoked ...
  • ... had smoked ...
  • ... was smoking ...
  • ... smokes ...
Q.5
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. If it hadn't been for my uncle Charlie, I would probably never ... ... with a corkscrew.
  • ... have known what to do ...
  • ... know what to do ...
  • ... have known how to do ...
  • ... be knowing how to make ...
Q.6
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. A sign in big bold red letters beside the gateway warned visitors ...
  • ... not to proceed without an official escort.
  • ... from proceeding without an official escort.
  • ... that they not proceed without an official escort.
  • ... away of proceeding without an official escort.
Q.7
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. You forgot to ask me how many people ... ... in the audience this evening.
  • ... was ...
  • ... is ...
  • ... there are ...
  • ... there were ...
Q.8
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. If you're very lucky, you'll find a nice clear booklet somewhere inside the packaging, and that'll show you in step-by-step detail how ... ... set this thing up and get it working.
  • ... you'll ...
  • ... to ...
  • ... one shall ...
  • ... you must ...
Q.9
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. According to this article, they ... ... build a new tram system in our city by 2023.
  • ... were going to ...
  • ... are going to ...
  • ... went to ...
  • ... are going and ...
Q.10
Choose the Answer which completes the sentence in the best, clear, accurate English. One young man, clearly very agitated and lacking in self-control, leapt up in the middle of the speech and told Dr Sawbones where he ... ...
  • ... could put his new invention.
  • ... was able to put his new invention.
  • ... might put his new invention.
  • ... would be putting his new invention.
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