Functional English WORK SHEET 1.6
Choose the correct option:
1. _____ a large number of people in my life who have always
done their utmost to help me achieve my goals.
a. There were, b. They were, c. They have been, d. There have
been
2. If I'd known about it, I _________ you for sure.
a. had told, b. should have told, c. would have told, d. would
of told
3. The turmoil caused by World War II lasted well ____ the
fifties.
a. after, b. over, c. beyond, d. for
4. I think I'm _______ against.
a. having plotted, b. being plotted, c. plotting, d. have
plotted
5. I can't park here. That motorbike is ____ the way.
a. on, b. in, c. up, d. across
6. Don't drink and drive ever again. You _____ easily been
killed.
a. can, b. should have, c. could have, d. would
7. We'll need to discuss _____ we should close the shop.
a. about, b. that, c. what, d. whether
8. She always gets away with _______ . The boss loves her.
a. she's late, b. late, c. to be late, d. being late
9. Do you know how long _____ going to stay in Italy?
a. are Jack and Suzy, b. Jack and Suzy is, c. Jack and Suzy are,
d. Jack and Suzy
10. I congratulated Josh on _____ given the job.
a. was, b. having been, c. had been, d. that he
11. You ought to ____ your car repaired.
a. take, b. get, c. make, d. do
12. I bet your wife could tell _____ good few stories about you.
a. some, b. a, c. so, d. much
13. I don't dislike the building. Now as _____ the neighborhood, I do have concerns.
a. about, b. well, c. regards, d. in
14. I've told you plenty of times. I _______ .
a. have love you, b. need love you, c. was love you, d. do love
you
15. He was only nineteen years old, but he _____ developed a
great sense of humor.
a. already, b. had still, c. had already, d. was just
16. This time next month, I _____ on a beach in Florida.
a. will lie, b. am lying, c. lie, d. I'll be lying
17. Jim hasn't met the new boss yet, and _____ .
a. me too, b. neither I have, c. neither have I, d. I haven't
18. Could you tell me what ________ ?
a. is the answer, b. the answer is, c. was the answer, d. would
the answer be
19. First, add some _____ chopped garlic to the tomatoes.
a. small, b. finely, c. tinily, d. neatly
20. She didn't marry James, because her parents _______ .
a. wanted her, b. were against, c. were against it, d. haven't
liked him
21. I wish he _______ that. My mother was so annoyed.
a. would say, b. would have said, c. hasn't said, d. hadn't said
22. Can you help _____ up the mess?
a. clear, b. with clear, c. to clearing, d. me clearing
23. There are more _____ than last year.
a. unemployment, b. unemployed, c. unemployeds, d. unemployments
24. My grandfather was never _____ apologize to anyone.
a. had to, b. known for, c. heard to, d. believed in
25. Please, let me know why _______ the meeting.
a. you didn't attend, b. didn't you attend, c. you didn't attend
to, d. you didn't go
26. My husband and I bought _______ last week.
a. some new furniture, b. a lot of new furnitures, c. any new
furniture, d. pieces of new furnitures
27. The future of the planet doesn't look too good, but there
isn't much ______ .
a. I can make about it, b. I can do about it, c. can I do about
it, d. I can't do about it
28. James is rather lonely these days. Why _____ him round?
a. shouldn't invite, b. not invite, c. do you invite, d. will
you invite
29. I put down the date in my diary _______ forget it.
a. that I won't, b. so as not to, c. because I, d. for not to
30. I don't regard her _____ a threat to my marriage.
a. to be, b. having, c. as being, d. meaning
31. _______ at the top of the hill, I could see the whole town.
a. Standing, b. Being stood, c. I had been standing, d. As I
stand
32. ______ you're late?
a. Why, b. What makes, c. How come, d. How is
33. Even though Jack had made a fortune, he _____ working as a
consultant.
a. was going on, b. went on, c. went to, d. had gone
34. He always gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning, _____ on
holiday.
a. moreover, b. although, c. however, d. even
35. He's one of the most hated men in history, despite _______
anything really bad.
a. he didn't do, b. he hadn't done, c. not having done, d. not
done
36. She's capable of _____ forget my own name.
a. making me to, b. having to, c. having made, d. making me
37. It's not so much his looks I don't like ____ his inability
to listen.
a. more, b. as, c. than, d. for
38. ____ I hadn't been expecting any visitors, I was wearing pajamas when the doorbell rang.
a. While, b. Due to, c. Why, d. Since
39. In the course of the meeting, Mr Smith was _____ mishandling
funds.
a. praised for, b. denied, c. accused of, d. informed by
40. There was ______ anger in his voice that I had to hang up.
a. as much, b. such lot of, c. such much, d. so much
41. I think you should let your daughter ______ over at Judy's.
a. sleep, b. to sleep, c. sleeping, d. sleeps
42. I'm sorry, I can't see what ________ .
a. can you mean, b. you are meaning, c. do you mean, d. you
mean.
43. If your invitations are met with repeated ______ , you
should just leave him alone.
a. hypotheses, b. negatives, c. blunts, d. rebuffs
44. The thing ______ I love the most about him is his smile.
a. what, b. is, c. have, d. that
45. They tried to talk her ________ .
a. of giving up, b. out of giving up, c. not giving up, d. not
to give up
46. There's no point _______ the kids. They're old enough to
look after themselves.
a. to worry for, b. to worry about, c. in worrying for, d. in
worrying about
47. It was important for her _____ seen as a threat.
a. to not be, b. not being, c. not to be, d. she wasn't
48. The concert was postponed, _____ to the lead singer's
illness.
a. because, b. for, c. owing, d. causing
49. It seemed ____ been snowing, but we knew it was only some
white dust that had covered the whole town.
a. like it has, b. if it had, c. as it had, d. as if it had
50. I'm very sorry that ________ I've betrayed you.
a. you should think, b. why you think, c. you think so, d. I
look
51. We _____ regret that our presentation has been cancelled.
a. very, b. would like to, c. much, d. have
52. Their business hasn't taken off as expected, ____ , they are
happy that the number of their customers is increasing.
a. furthermore, b. in as much as, c. nonetheless, d. moreover
53. Despite deliberately _____ a personal distance from his
co-worker, Josh acknowledged the dangers of working together with such a
beautiful woman.
a. was keeping, b. keeping, c. he kept, d. he had been keeping
54. _____ apologized, I wouldn't have been so upset at the time.
a. He had, b. If he, c. Had he, d. Would he
55. My grandparents' house ______ pulled down just before I was
born.
a. had, b. had been, c. was, d. must have
56. Where do you think _______ to spend my summer holidays?
a. I should, b. a good place, c. might be the best place, d. I
might
57. If I haven't come back by seven o'clock, _______ dinner
without me.
a. start, b. will start, c. you start, d. you're starting
58. If it ______ , they would have divorced by now.
a. had sold the house, b. weren't for the house, c. weren't
because of the house,d. were sold the house
59. My sister ____ bought a laptop for her birthday last year.
a. were, b. was, c. has, d. had
60. The confusion ______ the discovery of the body made
everybody lose track of time.
a. had caused, b. was caused by, c. had been caused by, d.
caused by
61. You are the only person _______ I can talk.
a. to whom, b. with who, c. that, d. which
62. I'm a teacher and _____ my husband.
a. is a teacher, b. is he, c. so is, d. such is
63. All I had to do to convince Janet, it turned out, ____ talk
to her mother.
a. was to, b. is to, c. by, d. to
64. I wish you ______ checking my e-mails. You're invading my
privacy.
a. will stop, b. have stopped, c. would stop, d. are going to
stop
65. When I asked him ______ the keys , Bob said he had no idea
where they were.
a. if did he see, b. if he had seen, c. could he see, d. that he
had seen
66. No need to get upset- I was _____ asking.
a. although, b. moreover, c. merely, d. likely
67. There is going to be less unemployment this year, or so the
newspaper _____ .
a. tells, b. thinks, c. writes, d. says
68. _______ at the party doesn't concern me.
a. That you saw, b. Which you saw, c. What you saw, d. You saw
something
69. Due to lacking _____ , we couldn't open the new store as
scheduled.
a. interest rates, b. expenses, c. shares, d. funds
70. I can't decide _____ to move in with my boyfriend.
a. if, b. that, c. about, d. whether
71. I'm anxious _____ to get home in time to meet his granddad.
a. that he, b. for him, c. about him, d. he has
72. The promises you have _____ will have to be kept.
a. been done, b. done, c. making, d. made
73. I think our house _______ by the end of next year.
a. will have sold, b. will have been sold, c. will be sold, d. is going to be sold
74. Charlie doesn't ____ to grasp that next year's budget may
have to be cut.
a. like, b. know, c. able, d. seem
75. _______ she meets, they take an instant liking to her.
a. Wherever, b. Whoever, c. Who, d. If
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