GRAMMAR

When Mrs. Stone ________ to her flat last night, she ________ the call of her mother on the answering machine.

• A. had returned – saw
• B. returned – saw
• C. has returned – sees
• D. returns – sees

They will show us various ways to solve the problem_________.

• A. when they come back next week
• B. as soon as they will come back next week
• C. whenever they come back next week
• D. by the time they came back next week

_______ I study for these exams, _______ I will do.

• A. The harder / the better
• B. The more / the much
• C. The hardest / the best
• D. The more hard / the more good

What would you do if a millionaire ________ you to marry him or her?

• A. asked
• B. asks
• C. has asked
• D. was asking

The painting ________ to display in the local showroom has disappeared.

• A. which chosen
• B. to choose
• C. choosing
• D. chosen

He lives in a small town _______.

• A. called Taunton
• B. is called Taunton
• D. calling Taunton
• D. where is called Taunton

The boxer ________ in the last round. It took a long time to bring him down.

• A. is knocked out
• B. has been knocked out
• C. was knocked out
• D. was being knocked out

Decades ago, the notion of landing a spacecraft on ____ moon would have seemed an impossible feat.

• A. the
• B. a
• C. an
• D. X

It is not uncommon for adult children to lose the ________ to their parents as they grow up.

• A. connection
• B. connected
• C. connective
• D. connecting

Isaac Newton_______under an apple tree when he got hit on the head by a falling piece of fruit.

• A. is sitting
• B. was sitting
• C. sat
• D. sits