American English in Mind

Hi! How___________ ? I’m fi ne, thanks. you. are you. you are.

My father________ a teacher. He’s a doctor. Isn't. aren't. am not.

_____________ this in English? It’s an apple. Who’s. Where’s. What’s.

I_________ that CD. It’s awful. do like. like. don't like.

_____________play soccer after school?. Do you. You. You do.

I have two brothers.___________names are Jonathan and William. Our. Their. His.

There aren’t ____________ concerts in our town this month. the. some. any.

The bookstore is________ the right, across from the movie theater. in. on. at.

_______________a new bicycle?. you have. Has you. Do you have.

__________________you like some soup?. Yes, please. Would. Are. Do.

I____________ watch TV in my room because I don’t have a TV. hardly ever. never. sometimes.

Do you_________ video games?. playing. like play. like playing.

Miguel____________a movie in the living room right now. watches. is watch. is watching.

Shakespeare___________ more than 30 plays during his life. writes. wrote. writing.

Mr. White’s birthday is__________ September. in. on. at.

Where___________ you at 2:00 today? - I was in the library. was. were. weren't.

___________you see your friends yesterday?. Did. Were. Had.

We___________ tennis last night because it rained. didn’t play. don’t play. didn’t played.

I’m OK at math, but Luca is___________ than me. good. better. gooder.

That is_________ computer. a expensive. an expensive. expensive.

My friends and I all enjoy____________TV. to watch. watch. watching.

John isn’t at home today. He________ with his cousin for a week. is staying. stays. stay.

We__________at the beach yesterday because it rained all day. wasn’t. didn’t. weren’t.

I’m too warm. I’m going to________ my coat. pick up. take off. put on.

I’m sorry I lost your pen. -_________________. I don’t really need it. I don’t think so. Where’s my pen?. No problem!.

I arrived in France on Saturday. It’s Tuesday now. I arrived______________. before three days. for three days. three days ago.

My brother’s on vacation now, so he____________ to go to work. haven’t. doesn’t have. hasn’t.

I’d like to be__________ when I’m older. I like animals. a vet. an engineer. an architect.

I like to____________ all my allowance and then buy myself something special. earn. waste. save.

I’d like to have_____________ fruit after my lunch. a. some. can.

Saturday is the ___________ day of the week to go to the mall. It’s busy!. bad. worse. worst.

My sister____________ for Mexico on Saturday. is leaving. leaving. is leave.

Joe doesn’t feel well. I don’t think he ____________ go to the concert tonight. won't. will. willn't.

I always play my favorite rock music very ____________ . loud. loudly. louder.

The sky looks dark. ______________ rain?. Is it going to. Is it going. It’s going to.

If I _____________ my homework soon, I’ll go out. fi nishing. fi nish. will fi nish.

You ____________ go to school if you don’t feel well. shouldn’t. haven’t. should.

My friend Jane is a very___________ person. She always smiles a lot!. organized. honest. happy.

_____________you ever been to Africa?. Were. Have. Did.

My brother loves cooking, but he _________ does the dishes – I do it for him!. always. usually. never.

When I saw Jack yesterday, he____________ for a bus. waited. was waiting. has waited.

John isn’t ___________his sister. old than. as older than. as old as.

James always studies____________ me. harder than. more hard than. more hardly than.

____________we don’t leave soon, we’ll miss the train. Unless. If. When.

It’s important to_________ our plastic bottles if possible. waste. pollute. recycle.

John lives in Spain, _______________?. isn’t he. doesn’t he. hasn’t he.

We’ve __________ seen that fi lm. We saw it last month. already. just. yet.

Our letters ____________ every morning. is delivered. deliver. are delivered.

My English teacher doesn’t _________ eat in the classroom. letting us. let us to. let us.

You have a nice house. ____________ there for a long time?. Have you lived. Do you live. Did you live.

51 Jake always brings big apple to school for his snack every day. an. the. a.

I ________ some money for my birthday last week. A was gave. was given. am given.

I don’t like that website. There aren’t ________ pictures on it. too much. enough. too many.

I’m hungry. OK,________ a sandwich. I’m going to make you. I’m making you. I’ll make you.

My friends and I can’t go into town today because ________ is busy. everyone. anyone. someone.

You look tired! Yes, I___________all morning. am cooking. have cooked. have been cooking.

__________to play baseball when you were younger?. Used you. Did you use. Do you used.

If I _________ a lot of money, I’d buy a new computer. had. would have. did have.

When I got home yesterday, my mom wasn’t there. She ______ gone out. has. was. had.

We would have won the game if Anna ________ her leg. hadn’t broken. wouldn’t have broken. didn’t break.

When my brother comes home, I’ll ________ him my good news. speak. say. tell.

Maria ________ to several countries in Europe since she left school. travels. has traveled. traveled.

I ________ to Rio de Janeiro in my life. have never been. never went. never have been.

How long ______ that book?. have you read. do you read. have you been reading.

It’s late. __________ to go to bed. You’d better. You ought. You should.

The traffic is bad, so Simon _________ arrive on time. might not. won’t probably. isn’t likely.

I’m going to call my friend Jackie _______ I get home. if. as soon as. unless.

I can’t go out tonight. I have to review _____an exam tomorrow. with. about. for.

This magazine is free. That means you _______ pay for it. don’t have to. mustn’t. have to.

If my dad wants to __________, he goes to the nearest garage. have his car fixed. fix his car. have fixed his car.

Please stop _______ so much noise. I’m trying to do my homework!. make. to make. making.

If I _______ enough money, I’d probably go away for the weekend. have. had. will have.

__________it was raining, Ben still went to play soccer. However. Despite. Although.

Peter ______ be home. All the lights are off in his house. must. can’t. mustn’t.

“Shall I get you a hot chocolate?” said Jamie. Jamie _________ to get me a hot chocolate. offered. invited. suggested.

My brother is always telling me what to do. He’s really________ . considerate. bossy. bad-tempered.

I got a low score on the test. I _______ studied last weekend. should have. should. shouldn’t have.

We missed the bus again. If only we _______ left two minutes earlier. should. have. had.

He’s ______ best guitarist I’ve ever heard. a. an. the.

She grew up in Quebec, so she’s used to ______ French. speak. speaking. speaks.

I don’t think we _______ have given Jon that present. He clearly didn’t like it. might. should. would. can.

A sports champion is someone ________ level of physical fi tness is very high. who. where. whose. which.

I was quite happy when my soccer team _______ with the other team. At least they didn’t lose!. scored. beat. won. tied.

it’s important _________ something you’re really interested in. to study. study. studying. studied.

Tim set off early to his class because he wanted to ________ getting there. He hates hurrying!. take his time. waste time. be in time. run out of time.

One of my classmates is quite _______ . She never checks anything and she often makes mistakes. charming. pushy. careless. hypocritical.

I hope you remembered ________ the door before you left the house. lock. to lock. locking. locked.

“I can’t wait for the weekend!” said John. - John told me _________ for the weekend. he can’t wait. I can’t wait. he waited. he couldn’t wait.

“It defi nitely wasn’t me that broke the window!” said Robert. Robert __________ that he had broken the window. refused. claimed. suggested. denied.

When I was a child, I ________ spend a lot of time playing with my toys. would. did. used. had.

I think Tomas dropped the vase ________ purpose. He’s always hated it!. by. with. on. in.

I went for a run last night, so I’m feeling tired today. -If I _________ for a run last night, I wouldn’t be feeling tired today. wouldn’t have gone. didn’t go. wouldn’t go. hadn’t gone.

Some scientists are worried that by 2050, temperatures on Earth ________ by 2 degrees C. will be rising. will have risen. have risen. will rise.

It’s time I got rid ________ all the old magazines in my bedroom. from. off. of. with.

Unfortunately, when my mom went to the garage to get her car, she discovered it __________ . still hadn’t been repaired. was still repairing. had already been repaired. hadn’t repaired yet.

I think we’ll have good weather for our vacation next week,__________?. don’t I. haven’t we. won’t we. won’t it.

Traveling by plane can be very quick.________ , it can be less comfortable than traveling by car. Moreover. On the other hand. In addition. Finally.

This writer’s fi rst book was fantastic, but the second one is really disappointing. It’s ________ as good as the fi rst. just. nowhere near. almost. even.

Our train leaves early tomorrow, so we’ll ________ for the station at 7:00 am. get off. take off. drive off. set off.

English ________ to be a diffi cult language to spell. is said. says. has said. said.