1. Some computer games can make children ______

A. violent B. violently C. violence D. to be violent.

2. How many ______ have you gone skiing since you move here?

A. timing B. time C. times D. timely 

3. He failed ______ the examination.

A. pass B. passing C. to pass D. to passing

4. How many hours ______ week do you watch TV?

A. on B. the C. in D. per 

5. They had to ______ the match because of the bad weather.

A. change B. cancel C. make D. visit

6. My son often _______ the internet to search for information.

A. sees B. listen C. uses D. watches.

6. It will rain hard all _______ the country tomorrow.

A. in B. of C. on D. over.

7. How _______ do you read newspapers? Every morning.

A. many B. often C. much D. far.

8. In spite of the staff ______, our company efficiently operates.

A. short B. shorten C. shortage D. shortly

I. Complete the sentences, using the correct present verb tense in the bracket. 1. She often ………. very hard, but she ……….at all today because it’s a holiday. (work / not work).

2. I ………. time to do any typing since Monday. (not have)

3. Look! That man ………. out of the bank! And he ………. a large bag full of money. (run / carry)

4. I don’t mind baby sitting for you. Your baby never ………. (cry)

5. Nobody ………. from Amanda since she went to the sevchelles. ( hear)

6. Every time he ………. a photo, his hand ………. , and his photos never ………. good. (take / shake / look)

7. She ………. the same old clothes for a week. (wear)

8. “Can you come out for a drink with us later?” “Sorry, I ………. Liza with her work, and it’ll take us hours to finish it.” (help)

.9. He ………. a bike since 1997.(not ride)

10. She ………. for you for an hour and a half. (wait)

11. She usually ………. a BMW, but today she ………. her husband’s Volvo. (drive)

12. “Where do you live?” “Normally I ………. in Paris with my parents, but at the moment I ………. In London, so I ………. with an English family.” (live / study / live)

13. I know you ………. because you ………. out of the window. (not listen / look)

14. Julia ………. five languages fluently, and at the moment she ………. as a translator. (speak / work)

15. I ………. three pullovers in winter because I always ………. cold. (wear / feel)

V. Put the verb in the bracket into the appropriate tense.

1. Jan (go) …………. to live in Italy in 1992. She ………… (not be) in the country long before she ………… (fall) in love and ………… (get married).

2. “………… (you/not finish) your homework yet Alex? You ………… (do) it for ages.” “I ………… (do) most of it but I’m stuck on the last bit.”

3. I know I ………… (say) I’d phone you as soon as I ………… (get back) but I ………… (not can) remember where I ………… (write down) your new number. 4. “I’m terribly sorry but I ………… (forget) your name.”

5. I ………… (sit) on the bus on my way to work when I ………… (realize) I had left something cooking on the stove.

. Correct the sentences if necessary. Tick any which are already correct.

1. In spite of he revised hard for his exams, he didn’t pass.

2. Despite his extended illness, he managed to complete his doctoral dissertation

. 3. I can’t accept, but it’s very kind of you to offer all the same.

4. Although having a fax machine, he couldn’t send the documents.

5. Even though your lack of agreement, you must admit it’s a strong case.

6. Mary doesn’t go to school because of her ill.

7. Because the husbands are absent, women go to work in factories.

8. Nick is often punished because he lazy.

9. I read a magazine at the moment.

10. He’s gardening every Sunday morning.

11. She is living in Paris but at the moment she lives in London.

12. Are you watching TV or are you studying?

13. I’m flying to Manchester this Friday.

14. Look! the boy runs across the street!

15. Are you owning a house or a flat?

16. Who is this house belonging to?

17. I am believing that you will get on well with the subject.

18. She speaks English because she comes from England