Answer Key

Practice test 6

Choose the correct answer.

You answered 0 of 15 questions correctly in this part of the test.

  1.  [Was it raining] when you arrived at the resort?
  2. I wish my boss  [would change] and  [would begin] to be friendly to me.
  3. I  [rang] you at twelve, but you weren't in your office.
  4. I though you said you  [would] help me with the agenda.
  5. You can't do this yourself, Jim! You should  [have it redesigned] by a professional.
  6. That's funny – I don't remember  [saying] anything at all to him last night.
  7. Have you received a reply  [to] your complaint?
  8. They've had no contact with  [each other] for a long time.
  9. You should try  [changing] the introduction. It might help your presentation.
  10. I  [have been listening] to him for over an hour, but I have absolutely no idea what he is getting at.
  11. The student couldn't  [tell] the difference between say and tell.
  12. I'm not sure if he knows that his speech  [is being] recorded.
  13. As soon as you  [know] more details, contact me promptly.
  14. You  [weren't supposed] to stay there until the end. Why did you?
  15. I  [had been] in the office for only about ten minutes when there was a power cut.
Fill in the missing words

You answered 0 of 15 questions correctly in this part of the test.

  1. Janet's ashamed  [of] herself. You should go and talk to her. 
  2. I have  [been] thinking about his offer for a week. 
  3. It's no  [use, good] discussing it any longer! 
  4. Was it a good movie? - - - Well, there were a  [few] funny moments, but overall, it was poor.
  5. If I  [had] known about it earlier, I would have helped. 
  6. His colleagues were shocked  [by] what he had said. 
  7. What are you going to do about  [the] homeless? 
  8. Our business partners were impressed  [with, by] your presentation. 
  9. We need to do much more to protect  [the] environment. 
  10. There  [is] no news! Sorry. 
  11. We talked about Jane,  [whose] son is a drug addict. 
  12. Would you mind  [turning] down the radio? It's so noisy! 
  13. I'll buy more food in  [case] the supermarket is closed tomorrow. It's a public holiday! 
  14. There's no need  [for] more time. We've almost finished! 
  15. I must  [have] read the story before. I seem to know how it is going to end.