2. Somebody failed to understand the rule,___________________?

a)   did he

b)  didn’t they

c)  did they

d) didn’t he

3. Which sentence is incorrect?

a)  But for his absence, he would explain everything.

b)  Were it not for his absence, he would explain everything.
c)   If it were not for his absence, he would explain everything.
d) All sentences are correct.

4. “She’s going to have a baby” means

a)   She’s decided to bear a child

b)   She’s already pregnant.

c)   She’s decided to adopt a child.

d)   She’s decided to become pregnant

5.    “That’ll be Jim at the door” is

a)   a known fact
b)  an immediate decision
c)  the predictive future
d)  an assumption

6.  “If you’ll wash the car, you can borrow it” means

a)   You can borrow the car if you promise to wash it first.

b)   You can borrow the car if you promise to wash it afterwards.
c)   Promise to wash the car whenever you borrow it.
d)   Nobody would ever say such a sentence.

7. Which is the correct headline to the newspaper article?

a)   Police chief admits errors during President’s visit
b )  The police chief admitted errors during the President’s visit
c)   Police chief has admitted errors during the President’s visit
d)   The police chief did admit errors during the President’s visit

8. Which sentence is correct to introduce a story in news broadcasts?

a)   Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere died at the age of 77 in a London hospital.
b)   Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies at the age of 77 in a London hospital.
c)   Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere has died at the age of 77 in a London hospital.
d)   Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dying at the age of 77 in a London hospital.

9. The question “What do we do next?” implies asking for

a)  an instruction

b)   a suggestion
c)   an invitation
d)   Nobody would ever ask such a question.

10. Ladies and gentlemen, I ___________ this ship “The Titanic”.

a)   name
b)   am naming
c)   will be naming
d)   will have been naming

11. Gina didn’t really want to leave. She ___________ until the last minute before she got on the train.

a)   waited
b)   was waiting
c)   had been waiting
d)   had waited

12. The exam results __________ at the school today but apparently the school board hasn’t posted them yet.

a)    were to arrive
b)    were due to have arrived
c)    were due to arrive
d)    have been to have arrived

13. She sacked him before he’d had a chance to explain his behavior.

a)   The sentence is incorrect

b)   She sacked him and that prevented him from explaining everything.
c)   He was trying to explain his behavior to her but she wouldn’t listen to him.
d)   She wasn’t interested in the reason for his inappropriate behavior.

14. Entrants must be aged 16 to 25 and must not have done any professional modelling.

a)  The sentence is incorrect.
b)  This is a present prohibition which relates to the past.
c)  This is the past prohibition.
d)   This is an assumption.

15 The sentence “There shouldn’t be problems with traffic at that time of the evening.”

a)   is incorrect

b)  predicts an unpleasant situation

c)   indicates improbability of unpleasant situation
d)   states an obligation