Комплексное лексико-грамматическое упражнение №4

Choose from four answers the only one correct.

1. Everyone _______ of Bill Gates, the icon of American business and the richest man in the world.

have heard
has heard
is hearing
has been heard

2. It was _______ cold that I put on my coat.

too
such
very
so

3. The Internet _______ as harmless as it may seem.

is
has been
isn't
isn't being

4. Do you mind _______ the door?

I close
close
if to close
my closing

5. He does _______ but play computer games all day.

everything
nothing
anything
something

6. I arrived _______ the airport with plenty of time to check in.

for
to
at
in

7. I'd like _______ overnight.

that you stayed with us
you stay with us
you staying with us
you to stay with us

8. John's been to India, _______ ?

isn't he
hasn't he
hasn't John
doesn't he

9. I'm going to my dentist _______ .

one of these days
another day
another of these days
the other day

10. In spite of Shakespeare's fame we know very _______ about his life.

little
a little
few
less

11. Ann couldn't go to the theatre with us because _______ .

she had prepare for the exam
she must prepare for the exam
she had to prepare for the exam
she will have to prepare for the exam

12. Neither Helen nor Andrew _______ to go to the museum with us.

is wanting
wants
doesn't want
don't want

13. The first film of this director is much more interesting _______ the second one.

then
than
that
as

14. By the time we got home, Alice _______ a delicious dinner.

prepared
has prepared
had prepared
has been preparing

15. Nobody _______ being shouted at.

likes
doesn't like
is like
like

16. I don't know who _______ your bike.

stealed
has stoled
did stole
has stolen

17. She _______ at the bus-stop when a young man took her bag and ran away.

was waiting
has been waiting
is waiting
had waited

18. I _______ an essay by six o'clock yesterday.

have written
had written
wrote
was writing

19. Everybody _______ to go to the dentist at least once a year.

should
must
ought
have

20. I'm late, _______ ?

aren't I
am I
isn't it
amn't I

21. She has got _______ daughter.

a ten-years
a ten-years-old
a ten-year-old
a ten-year-aged

22. Are you sure that the _______ bus leaves at 6 p.m.?

latter
latest
late
last

23. This newspaper is not very popular _______ young people.

for
with
about
over

24. Michelangelo Buonarroti was _______ artists in history.

a very famous
one of the most famous
the most famous
one of famousest

25. Please wait for me if you _______ earlier.

will come
come
comes
came