Question

12. Barbara: It’s curious that Roy can’t ski better.

Leonora: I know. By the end of the month he ………. lessons for a full

month.

A) will have B) will be having C) has been having D) will have been having

E) will having

13. The witch had three ……………… on her ugly nose.

A) pieces of hair B) pieces of hairs C) hairs D) hair E) strings of hair

14. These exercises are …………… no means as difficult as the others.

A) in B) on C) for D) at E) by

15. What is the meaning of the word in italics? His name was Napoleon

owing to a whim of his mother.

A) fit B) caprice C) decision D) dream E) intention

16. Irene: There were already five people in the car but they managed to

squeeze me in.

Larry: It ...................... a very comfortable journey.

A) can’t be B) mustn’t have been C) couldn’t be D) couldn’t have been

E) shouldn’t have been

17. We had never come ................ such a situation before!

A) off B) to C) across D) along E) by

18. ........................ did he remember that girl’s name.

A) Upon opening the album B) Only after opening the album C) When opening the album

D) While opening the album E) After he had opened the album

19. He has arrived late …………………. .

A) as usual B) as usually C) as usualy D) like usual E) like usually

Answer 1

12. D) will have been having
13. C) hairs
14. E) by
15. B) caprice
16. D) couldn’t have been
17. C) across
18. B) Only after opening the album
19. A) as usual