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1. Which of the following describes best a1. Which of the following describes best a dependent clause?. a. When she felt happy, she’ll smile all day long. b. When she feels happy, she smiles all day long. c. When she feel happy, she smile all day long.

2. Which of the following describes best a dependent clause?. a. Before she eats breakfast, she reads the newspaper. b. The newspaper is read before, she eats breakfast. c. Before she eat breakfast she read the newspaper.

3. What do you do when you feel tired?. a. I rest at home. b. I lit candles. c. I blow out candles.

4. I was so tired. I ___ for a week. a. Shall slept. b. Can sleep. c. Could sleep.

5. Time words such as “before and after” are used whit the simple present tense to talk about habits. For example. a. Before he washes his car, he watches soccer games. b. Students love washing their luxury cars. c. I will see the students before, they wash their cars.

6. Time words such as “before and after” are used with the simple present tense to talk about habits. For example: a. I watch the news after, I eat dinner. b. After I eat dinner, I watch the news. c. I watched the news after I, eat dinner.

7. When + present time verbs are used to talk about habits. For example: a. University students take a break when they feel tired. b. University students takes a break when, them feels tired. c. University students takes a break, when they feels tired.

8. Do you have any question about the reading?. a. Yes, I have any. b. Yes, I have some. c. Yes, I have every.

9. English has several prefixes that mean not. For example: a. Decent. b. Immodest. c. Gentle.

10. English has several prefixes that mean not, for example: a. Unspoken. b. Agreement. c. promise.

11. “Before” is used whit the simple present and future to talk about future plans. For example: a. Before he takes the driving lessons he take a rest. b. Before he take the driving lesson he took a rest. c. Before he takes the driving lesson, he’ll take a rest.

12. When you want to focus on a task, _____. a. Turn off the television. b. Pick out the television. c. Picked up the television.

13. The volume of your cell phone is not loud enough. Please, ___ it ____. a. Turn / down. b. Turn / up. c. Turn / off.

14. When my brother feels tired, he ____. a. Take a break. b. Took a break. c. Takes a break.

15. Mr. President, ___ you ___ your valuable intervention on these five issues. a. Thanks / in. b. Thank / for. c. Tank / of.

16. Mr. President, perhaps I ___ make just one final comment to the Commissioner. a. Could. b. Should. c. Would.

17. The working classes certainly have nothing to be ____ bad publications. a. Happy in. b. Happy about. c. Happy on.

18. Have you taken a vacation recently?. a. Yes, I have. I take a vacation to Guayaquil last year. b. Yes, I have. I takes a vacation to Guayaquil last year. c. Yes, I have. I took a vacation to Guayaquil last year.

19. Have you taken out the trash?. a. No, I haven’t taken one out yet. b. No, I haven’t taken them yet. c. No, I haven’t taken it yet.

20. I need a new credit card. Can you give me any advice? You ___ go to the bank and ask for a Visa card. a. Should. b. Would. c. Musn’t.

21. I have to fix my credit. What should I do? You ____ talk to a debt counselor. He can help you. a. Would. b. Should. c. Must´t.

22. A: That vocational school is very expensive. I can’t afford it. Can you give me any advice? B: Well, you are a good student. I think you ___ apply for a scholarship. a. Would. b. Should. c. Will.

23. “Credit card” is closest in meaning to: a. A small plastic card that allows you to buy something now and pay it later. b. A letter issued by banks, businesses, etc, enabling the holder to obtain goods and services on credit. c. The total sum of money received for contract work or a cut out.

24. There are other many points appearing in both reports that I ____ comment on. It is just a suggestion. a. Could. b. Should. c. Will.

25. We are all sick and ____ seeing higher prices of products. a. Tired in. b. Tired of. c. Tired to.

26. Mr. Guerra is _____ losing his girlfriend. a. Afraid on. b. Afraid into. c. Afraid of.

27. Native country” is a place where people: a. Travel a lot. b. Were born. c. Prefer wine.

28. _____ American people ____ in this country for a long time?. a. Has / living. b. Has / be lived. c. Have / been living.

29. How long ___ you ___ for a Bachelor’s degree?. a. Has / been studying. b. Have / been studying. c. Had / been studying.

30. How long ____ Jennifer ___ at her job?. a. Has / been working. b. Has / worked. c. Has / work.

31. How long ___ he ____?. a. Has / been waiting. b. Have / waited. c. Have / wait.

32. My sister-in-law ___ a lot of money. She ____ keep her money in a saving account. a. Has / could. b. Have / should. c. Has / have.

33. A phrasal verb is a verb + preposition. The meaning of the phrasal verb is different from the meaning of the verb alone. A separable phrasal verb can have a noun between the verb and preposition. For example: a. She is solving the puzzle. b. She is turning the volume up. c. She works with clay.

34. Past Continuous talks about actions that were happening at specific time in the past. The actions were not completed at that time. For example: what was Jose doing yesterday night?. a. He was walking when he fell. b. He has got a car lately. c. He doesn’t care if you don’t like it.

35. Which a sentence describes best a separable phrasal verb?. a. She is cooking an apple pie. b. She likes to buy the newspaper. c. She handed the papers out.

36. Which sentence describes best a separable phrasal verb?. a. He throw the plastic glasses. b. He throws the rock crystal glasses. c. He’s throwing the glasses away.

37. Which sentence describes best a separable phrasal verb?. a. Mrs. Tanaka fills the application accurately. b. Mrs. Tanaka is filling the application out. c. Mrs. Tanaka will fill the application.

38. What was Beth doing yesterday morning?. a. She is cleaning her house. b. She was a cleaning her house. c. She clean her house.

39. What was Beth doing yesterday morning?. a. She is cleaning her house. b. She was a cleaning her house. c. She’s been cleaning her house.

40. Employment” is closest in meaning to: a. Jobs and occupations. b. Joy and melancholia. c. Gateways and portals.

41. Which sentence best describes present continuous?. a. She’s been writing e-mails for two hours. b. She is writing an e-mail in her computer right now. c. She’s written e-mails for two hours.

42. Which sentence describes best present perfect continuous?. a. Carla has written letters to her family since a long time. b. Carla has been writing letters to her family May 2005. c. Carla will have written leters to her family all the time.

43. Which sentence describes best the Present Perfect continuous?. a. Josefina has been talking on the phone for 40 minutes. b. Josefina has talked on the phone for 20 minutes. c. Josefina is talking on the phone right now.

44. I ____ in a small apartment whit my family ___ 2008. a. Has be lived / since. b. Had been living / for. c. Have been living / since.

45. Are you ___ a job?. a. Interesting on find. b. Interested in finding. c. Interesting of find.

46. How long have Ivan and Daniel been writing the blog?. a. They have been writing the blog for five days. b. They have been writing the blog for September. c. They have been writing the blog for January.

47. Most people are thinking about ___ checking accounts. a. Opening. b. Opened. c. Open.

48. Liza is tired of _____. a. Wait. b. Waits. c. Waiting.

49. When Restaurant Managers are impatient, they are not willing to ____. a. Wait. b. Procrastinate. c. Prioritize.

50. Which sentence best describes present perfect continuous?. a. Jun is organizing his papers. b. Jun’s organizing his papers. c. Jun has been organizing his papers.

51. Which sentence best describes present perfect continuous?. a. Megan has been reading a book for the last three hours. b. Megan’s reading a book for the last three hours. c. Megan has read a book for the last three hours.

52. The Present Perfect Continuous is used to talk about actions that started in the past, continue to now, and will probably continue to the future. For example: How long have you been using the iPhone 5s?. a. I have been using it for last year. b. I have been using it since last year. c. I have been using it for 2012.

53. Professor Collins ______ at this university for over 35 years, but he plans to retire next year. a. Have taught. b. Has been teaching. c. Have be taught.

54. Read the story. The choose the correct choice. Looking for a job Maria Lee has been working as a counter clerk at a supermarket for two years. She doesn’t like working the night shift, and she wants to work with more people. She has been looking for a job for three weeks. She has called everyone she knows to tell them about her job research, and she has done a lot of research online. She also went to a job fair at a community college and filled out several applications. Maria Lee doesn’t like to work …. a. On weekends. b. On Sundays. c. At night.

55. When Mr. Lopez got back to his hotel, he realized that his wallet ____. a. Were missing. b. Was missing. c. Be miss.

56. Students were practicing football _____ their teacher called. a. While. b. When. c. Where.

57. What were the neighbors doing yesterday morning?. a. They are thinking about opening a checking account. b. They are attending a religious conference. c. They were painting the kitchen.

58. What were the neighbors doing at 11:00?. a. They are playing the guitar. b. They were playing football. c. They will be play the violin.

59. What were you doing last night around 9:00 P.M.?. a. I was waiting for you at the cafeteria. b. I am very happy for the last results. c. I will be working on the project.

60. Adverbial clauses of time “when” and “while” to talk about one event happening immediately after another. When is used with the simple past for the action that interrupted and while with the past continuous to show the action that was happening before the interruption. For example: ____ you feel tired, take a break. a. When. b. While. c. Where.

61. Adverbial clauses of times “when” and “while” are used to talk about one event happening immediately after another. For example: ____ we were kids, my brother would always beat me at basketball because he was taller than I was. a. While. b. When. c. Where.

62. We use adverbial clauses of time “when” and “while” to talk about one event happening immediately after another. For example: ___ the cosmetologist called me, I was driving to the supermarket. a. When. b. While. c. Where.

63. Maria had a cellphone ___ she was a little girl. a. Who. b. While. c. When.

64. I was sleeping in a hotel ___ the fire alarm suddenly went off. a. When. b. While. c. Who.

65. Marleen made a big mistake, ____ she was fifteen. a. While. b. When. c. Who.

66. Adverbial clauses of time “when” and “while” to talk about one event happening immediately after another. For example: ___ Rose was talking, she was holding her baby. a. When. b. While. c. Where.

67. What were the reporters doing last Monday?. a. They were watching TV. b. They’ll watch TV. c. They’ve watched TV.

68. What was he doing last month?. a. He is listening to music right now. b. He’ll listen to music at the discotheque. c. He was watching his properties in the countryside.

69. Did you hear that someone ____ Arthur’s car last night and ___ his computer. a. Break into / steal in. b. Broke into / stole. c. Broked into / steal away.

70. Which sentence describes past continuous?. a. A journalist who were filming the show captured people’s reactions. b. A journalist who is filming the show captured people’s reactions. c. A journalist who was filming the show captured people’s reactions.

71. Which sentence describes past continuous tense?. a. Maxine and Joel were eating dinner. b. Maxine and Joel have been eating dinner. c. Maxine and Joel will have eaten dinner.

72. Which sentence describes best past continuous tense?. a. I tasted the soup several times. b. I will taste the soup to see its flavor. c. I was serving the soup when you called me.

73. Which sentence describes best past continuous tense?. a. She was walking along the bank when they saw her. b. She is walking along the bank this morning. c. She will walk to the bank as soon as possible.

74. Which sentence describes best past continuous tense?. a. They are still working on the infrastructure of the Dolphin’s enterprise. b. While they were talking to us, their young children interrupted many times. c. All the journalists are reading newspapers to see the last news.

75. The present continuous have three uses: events happening now, ongoing events, and events in near future. Which sentence best describes an ongoing event?. a. We are taking classes at the Culinary Institute. b. Later today, we’re taking cooking classes at the Culinary Institute. c. We’re both taking cooking classes at the Culinary Institute this month.

76. The present continuous have three uses: events happening now, ongoing events, and events in a near future. Which sentence best describes an event happening now?. a. At the moment, I’m just watching the snow come down. b. Next week, I’m going to watch the snow. c. I’m going to watch the snow this week.

77. The present continuous have three uses: events happening now, ongoing events, and events in a near future. Which sentence best describes an event in the near future?. a. Hiro isn’t working next Sunday. b. Hiro’s stuying in the library this afternoon. c. Hiro studies in the library with his classmates.

78. We were waiting for you ___ the bus stopped. a. When. b. While. c. Which.

79. ____ he was driving along a lonely road, the monster appeared. a. When. b. While. c. Which.

80. ____ Dad was working in his office, it suddenly began to rain. a. While. b. When. c. Where.

81. Adverbial clauses of time “when” and “while” are used to talk about one event happening immediately after another. For example: ___ disk jockeys were selecting the CDs, their manager came down. a. When. b. While. c. Where.

82. _____ Doris _____, a fire started in the kitchen. a. While / was sleeping. b. When / were sleeping. c. Who / sleeping.

83. Vocabulary In the summer, it is wise to buy tickets to Alcatraz in advance because the ferries sell out. The phrase “sell out” means. a. Control. b. Be out of. c. Charge.

84. Which sentence best describes an event that have been repeated in the past?. a. Jim says that he and his wife have eaten delicious sea food at luxury restaurants. b. Jim said that he and his wife have eaten several meals at that restaurant, and they’ve all been good. c. Jim says that he and his wife love to eat delicious sea food at luxury restaurants.

85. If they get a discount, they ___ a room at hotel. a. Would reserve. b. Will reserve. c. Have to reserve.

86. If I have a bigger salary, I ___ a brand new car. a. Will buy. b. Will to buy. c. Will bought.

87. If the couple works hard, they ____ a lot of money. a. Will earn. b. would earn. c. Would earned.

88. If she finishes work by 6 o’clock, she ___ home. a. Wouldn’t goes. b. Will go. c. Would go.

89. If William gets a few days off, Annette and William ___ their children to Sea Adventure. a. Will take. b. Could take. c. Couldn’t take.

90. If the fare is cheap enough, we ____. a. Would fly. b. Will fly. c. Wouldn’t fly.

91. If you turn ___ the volume, you will be able to hear your father. a. Down. b. In. c. On.

92. If you turn __ the volume, you will be able to hear me. a. Down. b. Dawn. c. Own.

93. Vocabulary For a period of 29 years, from 1934 to 1963, over 1,500 dangerous criminals lived in Alcatraz’s 378 cells. The word “cells” signifies. a. Guides. b. Pictures. c. Jails.

94. Vocabulary Alcatraz, a small rocky island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, was once the most famous ____ in the United States. a. Garden. b. Prison. c. Yard.

95. Vocabulary A small dish at the beginning of meal, a starter is _____ . a. An entree. b. A menu. c. An appetizer.

96. Vocabulary The admission prices listed in Alcatraz include the ferry, tickets, and an audio tour. The word “admission” means. a. Access. b. Punishment. c. Charge.

97. What does Karol do when she needs food?. a. She goes to the art gallery. b. She goes to church. c. She goes to the market.

98. Fabiola will call us ___ she needs help. a. It. b. If. c. It’s.

99. If Sam wins the lottery, he _____ around the world. a. Would travel. b. Could travel. c. Will travel.

100. The opposite of lucky is. a. Unlucky. b. Dislucky. c. Onlucky.

101. A clause is a part of sentence that has a subject and verb. A dependent clause often begins with time words such as “when, before, and after.” We use time words or adverbial clauses of time “When” and “While” to talk about periods of our lives or periods of time past. For example: a. I remember the day when I went to school. b. When I went to school I’ll remember the day. c. I remember the day when, I went to school.

102. We use adverbial clauses of time “when” and “while” to talk about one event happening immediately after another. For example: a. I knew there had been an accident when the police arrive. b. When I turn on the TV, smoke come out the back. c. When the lights went out, I lit some candles.

103. We use adverbial clauses of time “when” and “while” to talk about one event happening immediately after another. For example: a. When you have many things to do, make a to-do-list. b. When you are tired don’t procrastinate. c. When you want to sleep go to bed.

104. Franco isn’t ___ applying for a loan. a. Interested of. b. Interested on. c. Interested in.

105. My sister-in-law is interested ___ becoming a good lawyer. a. To. b. Of. c. In.

106. Sue is busy now. Could you please ___ later?. a. Call back. b. Call down. c. Chew out.

107. Please ___ your notes. You can’t use notes during the test. a. Call back. b. Put away. c. Ring back.

108. We have many friends at college. We ___ whit everybody. a. Filling out. b. Throw up. c. Get along.

109. Choose the correct form of verbs in dependent clauses with if. a. If Brian’s friend came over this afternoon, they play soccer. b. If Brian’s friends come over this afternoon, they will play soccer. c. If Brian’s friends come over this afternoon, they would have played soccer.

110. What will Stacy do if she has the day off?. a. If Stacy has the day off, she will go to her parent’s house. b. If Stacy has the day off, she would go to her parent’s house. c. If Stacy has the day off, she would have gone to her parent’s house.

111. Choose the correct forms of verbs in dependent clauses with if. a. If you think about life, it will be fantastic. b. If you think about life, it would be fantastic. c. If you think about life, it would have be fantastic.

112. What will Robert do this weekend if it rains?. a. If it rains this weekend, Robert will read a book. b. If it rains this weekend, Robert would read a book. c. If it rains this weekend, Robert would have read a book.

113. What will the Perez family do if the weather is good?. a. If the weather is good, the Perez family go shopping. b. If the weather is good, the Perez family will go shopping. c. If the weather is good, the Perez family would go shopping.

114. Read the paragraph. Then choose the correct answer. Queen’s World Park The park gets crowded quickly, and tickets do sell out. It’s wise to arrive early or buy your tickets in advance. General admission is $ 75.00 for adults and $ 35 for children under 10 years old. It is expensive to take your family there, but you and your family will have a great time. If you want to save some money, you can bring a picnic lunch. General admission for a child under 10 is … . a. $ 75. b. $25. c. $35.

115. When you don’t have time, you are too ____. a. Upset. b. Late. c. Busy.

116. “Family budget” is closest in meaning to: a. A person who helps you to solve economic problems. b. A spending money plan that a family makes for itself. c. A person who helps you to buy when shopping.

117. I bought a new washing machine, but it doesn´t work. Do you have any suggestions?. a. You could ask the store to send a repair person. b. You should pay more due to safeguard measures. c. You shouldn’t buy an expensive washing machine.

118. James wants to get a good grade on his test. What should he do?. a. He could take a shower. b. He should study hard this weekend. c. He could plan a vacation on Friday.

119. Those who ___ a holiday or a vacation prefer to make a trip abroad because it is best value for the money. a. Can afford. b. Can’t afford. c. Couldn´t afford.

120. Collocations consist of two words that have special meaning when they are together. For example: a. Get divorced. b. Get a bath. c. Get vacation.

121. “Minimum payment” refers to: a. The considerable payment you can make each month on a credit card. b. The enormous payment you can make each month on a credit card. c. The smallest payment you can make each month on a credit card.

122. “background” refers to: a. A person’s social class, education, training, and experience. b. An intense emotion of affection, warmth, and fondness. c. An act of leadership, instruction, or direction.

123. A separable phrasal verb can have a noun between the verb and the preposition. For example: a. Rachel looked the information. b. Rachel looks the information. c. Rachel looked the information up.

124. The Simple Past is used to list a series of completed action in the past. For example: a. The bus does not arrive at 11:00 A.M. It arrives at 11:00 P.M. b. The train leaves every morning at 7:00 A.M. do you believe that?. c. He arrived from the airport at 7:00, and checked into the hotel at 9:00.

125. “After” is used with the simple present and future to talk about future plans. For example: a. Bonnie likes to take a shower after, she gets dressed. b. After Bonnie takes a shower, she will get dressed. c. Bonnie will take a shower after, she get dressed.

126. Are there any comments about the class?. a. Yes, there’s one. b. Yes, there’s some. c. Yes, there’s any.

127. I thank you ____ your support t that approach. a. For lending. b. For lend. c. For lends.

128. We have every cause to be ___ this. a. Afraid about. b. Interested about. c. Happy about.

129. Collocations consist of two words that have special meaning when they are together. For example: a. Take dressed. b. Take photos. c. Take a job.

130. These socks are dirty. Please ___ them ____. a. Go / for. b. Put / away. c. Got over.

131. A phrasal verb is a verb + preposition. Which sentence describes best a separable phrasal verb?. a. Mark threw the ball away. b. Mark got the ball. c. Mark threw the ball.

132. If the weather is bad, she ___. a. Wouldn’t go to swimming. b. Wouldn’t go swimming. c. Won’t go swimming.