I. Choose the best alternative. 1. The television was on, but nobody _________ it. a) watches b) watched c) watch d) was watching 2. It was the ________ tree in the forest. a) tall b) taller c) more tall d) tallest 3...

I. Choose the best alternative. 1. The television was on, but nobody _________ it. a) watches b) watched c) watch d) was watching 2. It was the ________ tree in the forest. a) tall b) taller c) more tall d) tallest 3. He seems very lonely at school, and has _______ friends. a) any b) none c) no d) some 4. They haven’t got ________ children. a) no b) some c) none d) any 5. It _______ outside. I don’t like to walk in such weather. a) rains b) is rain c) is raining d) is rained 6. They got married _______ last March. a) in b) on c) - d) at 7. The moon _______ round the earth. a) is going b) was going c) goes d) have gone 8. Most of the Earth’s surface ________ by water. a) covers b) covered c) are covered d) is covered 9. I ________ to the theatre this evening. a) go b) am going c) will go d) will be going 10. This road _______ tomorrow. a) isn’t used b) won’t be used c) doesn’t use d) didn’t use 11. We must all make a personal _______ to work for the future of our planet. a) decide b) decided c) decision d) decidedly 12. The Master’s course, _______ I took in 1990, is no longer taught. a) where b) what c) which d) who 13. I _____ in an armchair at the moment. a) sitting b) ‘m sitting c) sit d) sits 14. It’s a secret. You _______ tell anyone. a) couldn’t b) mayn’t c) mustn’t d) can’t 15. Barbara is _______ Spanish. She speaks very well. a) good in b) fluent in c) fluent at d) not interested in 16. Good friends are normally _______ on doing the same things. a) like b) love c) wish d) keen 17. What is this machine used _______? a) in b) on c) for d) with 18. It has been really nice seeing you again. Let’s try and _______. a) lose touch b) keep in touch c) get to know d) fall out 19. Our relationship has finished, so she is my _______ now. a) wife b) spouse c) ex-girlfriend d) stepsister 20. Do you worry _______ your weight? a) about b) on c) for d) - 21. I sometimes have to _______ after my sister’s children at the weekend. a) take b) keep c) talk d) look 22. I take _______ my mother physically: we are both tall and slim. a) after b) for c) on d) up 23. My mother always ________ me off for not practicing the piano enough. a) told b) said c) spoke d) talked 24. What activities and hobbies are you good _______? a) at b) in c) on d) about 25. The town is so busy. It’s much _______ it was a few years ago. a) more touristy than b) touristier than c) most touristy d) more touristier than 26. A professional is to be _______, ambitious, curious, intelligent and open-minded. a) hard-working b) thoughtful c) outgoing d) ignorant 27. I’d like to _________ better because she seems very friendly. a) lose touch b) have a lot in common c) enjoy her company d) get to know her 28. Who in your family do you __________? – My father. Everyone says that. a) carry on b) look after c) take after d) look up to 29. The company made a _________ of $ 50,000 this year. a) record b) profit c) discovery d) job 30. How many languages are you fluent ______? a) at b) in c) on d)