I. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:
2. My subordinates usually … five days a week, and this week they … six days.
a. work; work c. are working; are working
b. are working; work d. work; are working
3. When Mr. Lyndon arrived, the Managing Director … lunch, but stopped in order to talk to him.
a. was having b. had c. were having d. had been having
4. The company … for office managers now.
a. advertised b. has advertised c. was advertised d. is advertising
5. Don’t worry … late tonight.
a. if I’ll be b. if I am c. when I’ll be d. if I be
6. What time … the accident …?
a. did; happen b. has; happened c. had; happened d. was; happening
7. I … a very difficult day tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam.
a. will have b. am having c. have d. would have
8. We had many difficulties but we … them.
a. have overcome b. overcame c. had overcome d. will overcome
9. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday the Public Relations Manager … the delegation in the office.
a. will receive c. will be receiving
b. is receiving d. would receive
10. I … always … if the service is bad in restaurants.
a. –; complain c. will; be complaining
b. am; complaining d. will; complain
11. At first I thought I … the right thing, but I soon realized that I … a serious mistake.
a. did; made c. have done; have made
b. had done; had made d. did; had made
12. This … the third time I … you one and the same question.
a. has been; asked c. is; am asking
b. is; have asked d. has been; had asked
13. Next week Kate McKenna … to the USA on business.
a. is going b. is going to go c. goes d. will go
14. How long … you … here? – Since I graduated from the university.
a. have been working c. did work
b. had worked d. do work
15. I … agricultural fairs a lot, but I don’t any more.
a. was used to attend c. was attending
b. used to attending d. used to attend
16. … you … the bank when you go out? I need to top up my mobile account.
a. Will; have passed c. Will; be passing
b. Do; pass d. Are; passing
17. The economic situation is already very bad and it … worse.
a. is getting b. gets c. got d. would be getting
18. He is broke. He … all his money into some hoity-toity business.
a. put b. has put c. had put d. puts
19. I think it … a hard time for our enterprise.
a. is going to be b. will be c. have been d. had been
20. Everything is going well. We … any problems so far, fortunately.
a. didn’t have b. weren’t having c. haven’t had d. don’t have
21. We … a lot of orders from other firms at this price and more orders … now.
a. have got; are coming c. got; came
b. get; will come d. got; are coming
22. The participants … the matter before the chairman … .
a. will be discussing; will come c. will have discussed; comes
b. will discuss; come d. discuss; will come
23. It … an invention which … the foundations of modern information technology.
a. was; laid c. had been; lied
b. has been; lies d. is; has been lying
24. I … the Chief Executive himself today, but I … to his deputy.
a. didn’t see; spoke c. don’t see; speak
b. haven’t seen; have spoken d. didn’t see; have spoken
25. I … ill since I … up this morning.
a. am feeling; got c. feel; have got
b. had felt; have got d. have been feeling; got
26. She … promoted because she … a lot of good work.
a. has got; is doing c. had got; has done
b. got; had done d. got; was doing
27. By next summer you … English for two years.
a. will study c. will have been studying
b. have studied d. are studying
28. She … at the parcel long-enough, before she … that it was for her boss.
a. had been looking; had understood c. was looking; understood
b. had been looking; understood d. was looking; had understood
29. He … through advertising brochures when I … the room yesterday.
a. had been looking; entered c. was looking; entered
b. looked; had entered d. was looking; was entering
30. After we … the specimens of your products, we came to the conclusion that they … our requirements.
a. had examined; met c. have examined; meets
b. examined; had met d. had examined; meet
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2. My subordinates usually … five days a week, and this week they … six days. d. work; are working3. When Mr. Lyndon arrived, the Managing Director … lunch, but stopped in order to talk to him. a. was having
4. The company … for office managers now. d. is advertising
5. Don’t worry … late tonight. b. if I am
6. What time … the accident …? a. did; happen
7. I … a very difficult day tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam. a. will have
8. We had many difficulties but we … them. a. have overcome
9. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday the Public Relations Manager … the delegation in the office. b. is receiving 10. I … always … if the service is bad in restaurants. a. –; complain
11. At first I thought I … the right thing, but I soon realized that I … a serious mistake. b. had done; had made made
12. This … the third time I … you one and the same question. a. has been; asked 13. Next week Kate McKenna … to the USA on business. a. is going
14. How long … you … here? – Since I graduated from the university. a. have been working
15. I … agricultural fairs a lot, but I don’t any more. d. used to attend
16. … you … the bank when you go out? I need to top up my mobile account. c. Will; be passing
17. The economic situation is already very bad and it … worse. a. is getting
18. He is broke. He … all his money into some hoity-toity business. b. has put
19. I think it … a hard time for our enterprise. a. is going to be
20. Everything is going well. We … any problems so far, fortunately. c. haven’t had
21. We … a lot of orders from other firms at this price and more orders … now. a. have got; are coming
22. The participants … the matter before the chairman … . c. will have discussed; comes
23. It … an invention which … the foundations of modern information technology. a. was; laid
24. I … the Chief Executive himself today, but I … to his deputy. b. haven’t seen; have spoken
25. I … ill since I … up this morning. d. have been feeling; got
26. She … promoted because she … a lot of good work. b. got; had done
27. By next summer you … English for two years. c. will have been studying 28. She … at the parcel long enough, before she … that it was for her boss. b. had been looking; understood
29. He … through advertising brochures when I … the room yesterday. c. was looking; entered
30. After we … the specimens of your products, we came to the conclusion that they … our requirements. a. had examined; met