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**Choose the correct item.**

1. 'Great Expectations' _______ by Charles Dickens.
A. is written
B. was written
C. has been written

2. _______ that he was a great athlete when he was young.
A. It is said
B. He is said
C. He was said

3. He _______ be rich. He never has any money.
A. must
B. could
C. can't

4. Where's Mary? She _______ be here by now.
A. could
B. might
C. ought to

5. I couldn't take my car. It _______.
A. was repaired
B. was being repaired
C. has been repaired

6. _______ help you with the shopping, Dad?
A. Will I
B. Would I
C. Shall I

7. _______ I speak to Mr. Shaw, please.
A. Might
B. May
C. Must

8. I didn't know about the meeting because I _______.
A. haven't been told
B. hadn't been told
C. had been told

9. We _______ go to the theatre if you like.
A. may
B. can
C. shall

10. The boss _______ to be retiring soon.
A. is reported
B. is being reported
C. is reporting

11. You _______ go home soon. It's getting late.
A. can
B. had better
C. mustn't

12. Our new furniture _______ yet.
A. isn't delivered
B. hasn't been delivered
C. wasn't delivered

13. You _______ rude to your teacher.
A. shouldn't have been
B. mustn't have been
C. should have been

14. He _______ any bread. We already had a lot.
A. needn't buy
B. needn't have bought
C. didn't need to buy

15. My bag _______ yesterday.
A. stole
B. is stolen
C. was stolen

16. I _______ stay in tonight. My mother says so.
A. 've got to
B. had to
C. need to

17. The children _______ to wait quietly for their teacher.
A. are told
B. were told
C. was told

18. _______ you lend me some money, please?
A. Shall
B. Could
C. Must

19. The building _______ by an earthquake.
A. was destroyed
B. is destroyed
C. destroyed

20. You _______ walk on the grass.
A. should
B. can't
C. mustn't

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**Choose the correct item.**

21. I couldn't sleep last night. There was a party going _______ next door.
A. on
B. round
C. away

22. The secretary introduced me _______ my new boss.
A. for
B. in
C. to

23. Alice was jealous _______ her sister because she was very pretty.
A. about
B. of
C. for

24. This job calls _______ skill and patience.
A. for
B. off
C. out

25. I haven't heard _______ Peter since he moved away.
A. about
B. of
C. from

26. John gave _______ smoking because it was bad for his health.
A. up
B. out
C. off

27. Tony isn't keen _______ chocolate, but he loves crisps.
A. with
B. on
C. for

28. It never occurred _______ her to ask her parents for help.
A. to
B. of
C. on

29. I gave _______ Sarah's book when I had finished reading it.
A. up
B. out
C. back

30. It was mean _______ him not to send you a birthday card.
A. to
B. of
C. for

Answer :

Let's go through each part of the question step-by-step to choose the correct items:

  1. 'Great Expectations' _______ by Charles Dickens.

    • B was written
    • Explanation: 'Great Expectations' was written in the past by Charles Dickens, so the correct tense is 'was written'.

  2. _______ that he was a great athlete when he was young.

    • A It is said
    • Explanation: 'It is said' is a phrase often used to talk about general beliefs or rumors.

  3. He _______ be rich. He never has any money.

    • C can't
    • Explanation: 'Can't' is used here to express certainty that he is not rich because he never has any money.

  4. Where's Mary? She _______ be here by now.

    • C ought to
    • Explanation: 'Ought to' implies that there is an expectation that Mary should already be present.

  5. I couldn't take my car. It _______.

    • B was being repaired
    • Explanation: This indicates an ongoing action in the past when the car was unavailable.

  6. _______ help you with the shopping, Dad?

    • C Shall I
    • Explanation: 'Shall I' is used to offer help or assistance.

  7. _______ I speak to Mr. Shaw, please.

    • B May
    • Explanation: 'May' is a polite way to request permission.

  8. I didn't know about the meeting because I _______.

    • B hadn't been told
    • Explanation: This is an example of past perfect tense to show that not being told happened before not knowing about the meeting.

  9. We _______ go to the theatre if you like.

    • B can
    • Explanation: 'Can' is used here to suggest the possibility.

  10. The boss _______ to be retiring soon.

  • A is reported
  • Explanation: 'Is reported' is used to indicate something often stated by others.

  1. You _______ go home soon. It's getting late.

  • B had better
  • Explanation: 'Had better' is used for strong advice or recommendation.

  1. Our new furniture _______ yet.

  • B hasn't been delivered
  • Explanation: This is present perfect negative to indicate the furniture has not arrived up till now.

  1. You _______ rude to your teacher.

  • A shouldn't have been
  • Explanation: This expresses regret about past behavior.

  1. He _______ any bread. We already had a lot.

  • B needn't have bought
  • Explanation: Shows that buying bread was unnecessary as it is referring to a past action.

  1. My bag _______ yesterday.

  • C was stolen
  • Explanation: The passive voice used for an action completed in the past.

  1. I _______ stay in tonight. My mother says so.

  • A 've got to
  • Explanation: 'I've got to' indicates necessity caused by external obligation.

  1. The children _______ to wait quietly for their teacher.

  • B were told
  • Explanation: This is passive voice to indicate they were given an instruction in the past.

  1. _______ you lend me some money, please?

  • B Could
  • Explanation: 'Could' is polite and possible.

  1. The building _______ by an earthquake.

  • A was destroyed
  • Explanation: Passive voice for an event completed in the past.

  1. You _______ walk on the grass.

  • C mustn't
  • Explanation: 'Mustn't' denotes prohibition.

Now, we'll move on to Part B:

  1. I couldn't sleep last night. There was a party going _______ next door.

  • A on
  • Explanation: 'Going on' is a common phrasal verb meaning 'happening'.

  1. The secretary introduced me _______ my new boss.

  • C to
  • Explanation: 'To' is the right preposition used with 'introduce'.

  1. Alice was jealous _______ her sister because she was very pretty.

  • B of
  • Explanation: 'Jealous of' is the correct phrase.

  1. This job calls _______ skill and patience.

  • A for
  • Explanation: 'Calls for' implies a need or requirement.

  1. I haven't heard _______ Peter since he moved away.

  • C from
  • Explanation: 'Heard from' someone is about receiving communication.

  1. John gave _______ smoking because it was bad for his health.

  • A up
  • Explanation: 'Give up' means to stop doing something.

  1. Tony isn't keen _______ chocolate, but he loves crisps.

  • B on
  • Explanation: 'Keen on' is used to express liking something.

  1. It never occurred _______ her to ask her parents for help.

  • A to
  • Explanation: 'Occurred to' is the correct construction.

  1. I gave _______ Sarah's book when I had finished reading it.

  • C back
  • Explanation: 'Give back' means to return something.

  1. It was mean _______ him not to send you a birthday card.

  • B of
  • Explanation: 'Mean of' is used to express someone's actions or character being unkind.

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