Choose the correct answer.
1 I will do it instead … him.
a) to
b) of
c) with
2 … the whole, I feel satisfied.
a) At
b) For
c) On
3 On … hand, it can take place.
a) the
b) another
c) the other
4 Don’t take everything … granted!
a) in
b) for
c) on
5 To sum …, it was only his choice.
a) up
b) at
c) for
6 She was … the verge of despair.
a) in
b) for
c) on
7 We went there … air.
a) of
b) in
c) by
8 He’s … the brink of discovering the truth.
a) on
b) for
c) at
9 She’s very busy … times.
a) for
b) at
c) on
10 He’s … charge of the company.
a) of
b) with
c) in
11 See you … two weeks.
a) in
b) at
c) of
12 … example, I can think about another alternative.
a) With
b) For
c) In
13 They were out … sight.
a) in
b) for
c) of
14 We will see each other … Christmas.
a) for
b) at
c) in
15 She always calls me … Mondays.
a) on
b) in
c) at
16 … first, I have to tell you something.
a) For
b) In
c) At
17 I saw them … Christmas Day.
a) on
b) for
c) at
18 I’ll concentrate on it … a change.
a) on
b) for
c) to
19 I was born … 9 December.
a) in
b) for
c) on
20 … instance, it can mean the following.
a) For
b) To
c) Of
21 He said: “They’re in trouble”.
a) He said that they are in trouble.
b) He said that they had been in trouble.
c) He said that they were in trouble.
22 He said: “My idea is brilliant”.
a) He said that his idea was brilliant.
b) He said that my idea was brilliant.
c) He said that his idea is brilliant.
23 He said: “It’s really interesting”.
a) He said that it is really interesting.
b) He said that it was really interesting.
c) He said that it has been really interesting.
24 He said: “It isn’t the right choice”.
a) He said that it wasn’t the right choice.
b) He said that it isn’t the right choice.
c) He said that it hasn’t been the right choice.
25 She said: “It’s what I need”.
a) She said that it was what she need.
b) She said that it has been what she needs.
c) She said that it was what she needed.
26 He said: “She’s at home”.
a) He said that she is at home.
b) He said that she was at home.
c) He said that she has been at home.
27 She told me: “The weather is wonderful”.
a) She told me that the weather was wonderful.
b) She told me that the weather is wonderful.
c) She told me that the weather had been wonderful.
28 I told him: “I’m so tired”.
a) I told him that I was so tired.
b) I told him that I’m so tired.
c) I told him that I were so tired.
29 She said: “My work is so boring”.
a) She said that her work is so boring.
b) She said that her work has been so boring.
c) She said that her work was so boring.
30 He said: “I’m so happy”.
a) He said that he is so happy.
b) He said that he was so happy.
c) He said that he were so happy.
Answer
1 b 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 c
11 a 12 b 13 c 14 b 15 a 16 c 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 a
21 c 22 a 23 b 24 a 25 c 26 b 27 a 28 a 29 c 30 b