A Choose the correct item. 1 Mum …….. a programme about earthquakes at 9 o’clock yesterday. A was watching C watches B watched D is watching 2 What …….. you doing yesterday evening when the snow started falling? A were C are B is D was 3 Nick …….. and gave me some advice. A carefully listened to me B listened carefully to me C listened to me carefully D carefully to me listened 4 Bill was sleeping when a loud rumble of thunder …….. him up last night. A woke C wakes B was waking D is waking 5 Mkunga, the god of thunder, was piercing the clouds with a spear while he …….. across the sky. A travelled C is travelling B was travelling D travels 6 Michael put on his coat, hat and gloves and …….. to work. A was going C is going B goes D went 7 Maria …….. to work when strong winds blew down a tree right in front of her car. A is driving C was driving B drives D drove 8 My sister …….. without my help. A easily solved the problem B solved easily the problem C easily the problem solved D solved the problem easily 9 …….. lunch when the hurricane struck? A Did you have C Are you having B Were you having D Do you have 10 I was walking to the shops when I …….. Jack this afternoon. A see C am seeing B saw D was seeing 11 The children …….. TV when they saw the flood warning. A were watching C watched B are watching D watch 12 Marsha …….. on her coat and left for school. A put C is putting B was putting D puts 13 The sun …….. and the wind was blowing. It was a perfect day for windsurfing. A shone C is shining B shines D was shining 14 She …….. the camera out of her bag and took photos of the rainbow. A was pulling C is pulling B pulls D pulled 15 It started raining yesterday morning and it …….. at 6 pm! A still drizzled B is still drizzling C still drizzle D was still drizzling 16 It was pouring with rain when I …….. my lessons yesterday. A finish C finished B was finishing D am finishing 17 Alex and Graham …….. outside when a flash of lightning lit up the sky. A were playing C are playing B played D play 18 After their wedding, …….. . A they lived together happily B happily they lived together C they happily lived together D together they happily lived 19 My sisters …….. on their new jackets while Mum was cooking. A try C are trying B were trying D tried 20 The heavy snowfall …….. early last night and in the morning all the roads were closed. A began C is beginning B begins D was beginning
2. Who was it written by?
3. Clothes which we have washed and clothes which any other laundry has
washed should be compared.
4. We were expected to offer him the job.
5. She was shown the easiest way to do it.
6. The old oak was stricken by the lightning.
7. It couldn't have been painted by Titian as people didn't wear that style of dress till after his death.
8. She was stung by a jellyfish.
9. A special edition for children has been written by the author.
10. Sweet herbs were used to be carried by judges as a protection against jail-fever.
11. What was it written with? - It was written with a matchstick dipped in blood.
12. The shot was succeeded by an uneasy silence.
13. Were you interested in the idea?
14. He was given the details of his uncle's will by the lawyer.
15. These dams are made by beavers.
16. These engines used to be started by hand. Now they are started by electricity.
17. This was opposed by the most people.
18. A lot of the work is done by students.
19. The dry dock was to have been opened by the Prime Minister.
20. New factories should be opened in the depressed area.
21. A lot of men will be made redundant by the closure of the workshops.
22. These instructions could be understood by anyone with the smallest intelligence.
23. Children under sixteen won't be admitted.
24. This training ship is manned by boys of sixteen to eighteen.
25. The gypsies' camp was flooded by a rainstorm.
26. He was kept awake all night by the howling of wolves.
27. The tests should be made easier.