Pre-Intermediate English 2
General Multiple choice
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21. If Ellen _________ late again, she’d lose her job.
a. is b. was c. were d. b and c
22. A good clock always keeps _______ time.
a. certain b. true c. accurate d. serious
23. We don’t know the ________ of the game.
a. facts b. customs c. rules d. laws
24. He said that he ______ badly sick since he returned from abroad.
a. had been b. has been c. was d. would be











25. No sooner _______ the office than the phone rang.
a. he had left b. had he left c. he was leaving d. was he leaving
26. The village _______ we are going to visit is far from here.
a. where b. which c. that d. b and c
27. She wishes she ______ you the bad news yesterday.
a. didn’t tell b. wouldn’t tell c. hadn’t told d. doesn’t tell











28. Neither the director nor his assistant ____ yet.
a. have come b. haven’t come c. has come d. hasn’t come
29. My uncle Tom, _______ you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the city.
a. whose b. that c. whom d. b and c
30. We are ________ listening to her advice.
a. interested with b. bored in c. tired in d. tired of
31. He doesn’t write to his parents as often as he __________.
a. used to b. was to c. got used to d. had to











32. I will have your bicycle ___ before returning it to you.
a. repaired b. to repair c. repairing d. repair
33. _________ terrible weather!
a. What b. What a c. How d. How a
34. She never says a word, she’s as __ as a mouse.
a. noiseless b. small c. slight d. quiet
35. They promised to write _________ we never heard from them again.
a. except b. but c. although d. because
36. “When did you come here?” “I _______ here since last Sunday.”
a. had been b. was c. have d. have been











37. The word oranges has _________ syllables.
a. two b. three c. four d. None is correct.
38. The underlined letters in the word watched are pronounced __________.
a. [id] b. [t] c. [d] d. a and c
39. Which underlined letters are pronounced differently?
a. potatoes / chairs b. months / cups c. oranges / dishes d. mistakes / languages
40. The word lemonade has a tress on the _________ syllable.
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth















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