Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

What a lovely pullover it is! It ................ extremely soft.

• feels

• is feeling

I ................. why you ................ Steve. He .................. to be a nice man.

• don't/ understand/ don't like/ appears

• don't/ understand/ don't like/ is appearing

• am not understanding/ don't like/ is appearing

• am not understanding/ don't like/ appears

Next Friday, I (a)   (see) the manager of the company.

Would you like a piece of cake? It .................... nice, but it ................. delicious.

• isn't looking/is tasting

• doesn't look/ tastes

• looks/ isn't tasting

• doesn't look/ is tasting

The baby ............... because her four-year-old cousin ............to take her toy.

• cries/tries

• is crying/tries

• cries/is trying

• is crying/is trying

Don't worry about your daughter. The doctor (a)   (feel) her arm to see if it is broken or not.

I have to go to bed early tonight because my train (a)   (leave) at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.

I .................... this book is exactly for your taste. It ....................... many interesting facts about the universe.

• am believing/is containing

• believe/ is containing

• believe/ contains

• am believing/ contains

What's the matter? Why (a)   (you/stare) at me like that?

Choose the one which completes the sentence the best.

I'm afraid I can't talk to you at the moment. ......................... .

• I have a shower in the mornings

• I am getting dressed for the party

• You are preparing sandwiches for breakfast

• We are going on a cruise next week