Complete the following sentences.
1. The state of affairs ……………….. sure to cause him anxiety.
a) is b) are c) were d) has
2. Slow and steady ………………. the race.
a) win b) wins c) has won d) would win
3. The introduction of reforms ………………… greatly opposed by the aristocracy.
a) was b) were c) have been d) are being
4. He ………………… hardly finished his dinner when somebody knocked at the door.
a) was b) had c) did d) would
5. He has been living in this city ………………… three years now.
a) since b) for c) from d) before
6. He was foolish ………………… to listen to her.
a) enough b) too c) also d) as well
7. I saw him two months …………………
a) ago b) before c) for d) since
8. I wish you ……………… stay on the topic instead of digressing like this.
a) should b) would c) might d) must
9. …………………. you give us the keys of the locker you will be shot.
a) If b) Unless c) But d) Though
10. A carpenter and a blacksmith ………………… on our street.
a) live b) lives c) is living d) are living
Answers
1. The state of affairs is sure to cause him anxiety.
2. Slow and steady wins the race.
3. The introduction of reforms was greatly opposed by the aristocracy.
4. He had hardly finished his dinner when somebody knocked at the door.
5. He has been living in this city for three years now.
6. He was foolish enough to listen to her.
7. I saw him two months ago.
8. I wish you would stay on the topic instead of digressing like this.
9. Unless you give us the keys of the locker you will be shot.
10. A carpenter and a blacksmith live on our street.