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1.

1. The interviewer asked me what experience for the job.

a)

A. I got

b)

B. did I get

c)

C. do you get

d)

D. you got

2.

2. They asked me whether I was working

a)

the following afternoon

b)

next day afternoon

c)

the afternoon followed

d)

tomorrow afternoon

3.

3. "Where have you been hiding?", she asked. She asked me where hiding.

a)

A. I have been

b)

B. have I been

c)

C. had I be

d)

D. I had been

4.

4. The shop assistant finally agreed ____ a full refund.

a)

A. giving me

b)

B. to give me

c)

C. give to me

d)

D. to me to give

5.

5.. Bill

asked me why ____ to go shopping with me.

a)

A. I hadn't invited him

b)

B. hadn't I invited him

c)

C. I hadn't him invited

d)

D. hadn't I him invited

6.

6. "Don't come to the interview late," my mom said.

a)

A. My mom told me do not come to the interview late.

b)

B. My mom told me did not come to the interview late.

c)

C. My mom told me not to come to the interview late.

d)

D. My mom told me not coming to the interview late.

7.

7. "I will help you with your CV, Mary," Peter said.

a)

A. Peter advised Mary to write the CV.

b)

B. Peter promised to help Mary with her CV.

c)

C. Peter advised Mary not to write her CV.

d)

D. Peter wanted Mary to help with the CV.

8.

8. “____,” the doctor advised his patient.

a)

A. You had better stop drinking

b)

B. You had better to drink

c)

C. I would like you to drink

d)

D. Please drink some more

9.

9. The

woman said she ____ in this company for over 20 years.

a)

A. has been working

b)

B. was working

c)

C. had been working

d)

D. works

10.

The boss ____ because he was always behind the deadlines.

a)

A. threatened to dismiss him

b)

B. suggested him to dismiss

c)

C. threatened him to dismiss

d)

D. promised him to dismiss

11.

11. “____”

Jim offered.

a)

A. Can I get you a drink?

b)

B. May I drink?

c)

C. Do you want to drink?

d)

D. Could I drink?

12.

12. “____,”

the workers refused.

a)

A. We would like to work overtime

b)

B. We had better work overtime

c)

C. We're afraid that we really don't want to work overtime

d)

D. We're willing to work overtime

13.

13. “____,”

Paul reminded me.

a)

A. Don't forget to tailor your CV to match the job descriptions

b)

B. I would tailor your CV if you do not mind

c)

C. I remember to tailor the CV

d)

D. I remember tailoring your CV

14.

14. Stephen

____ me he'd bought that suit in a sale.

a)

A. said

b)

B. spoke

c)

C. told

d)

D. claimed

15.

15. When

I last saw Carrie, she told me she ____ of applying for another job, but now she's changed her mind.

a)

A. thought

b)

B. is thinking

c)

C. was thinking

d)

D. has been thinking

16.

16. It's about time Mrs Richards apologized to me

____ me a gossip in front of everybody.

a)

A. to have called

b)

B. from calling

c)

C. that she called

d)

D. for having called

17.

17. The

woman asked ____ get lunch at school.

a)

A. can the children

b)

B. if the children can

c)

C. whether the children could

d)

D. could the children

18.

18. They

said they had got back ____.

a)

A. the following day

b)

B. the day after tomorrow

c)

C. the next day

d)

D. the previous day

19.

19. We

complained ____ the manager ____ the poor service we received at the restaurant.

a)

A. on - about

b)

B. at - for

c)

C. with - of

d)

D. to - about

20.

20. The

old man warned the young boys ____ in the deep river.

a)

A. to swim

b)

B. not to swim

c)

C. don't swim

d)

D. against not swimming

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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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