1. Choose the correct answer. 1) The baby had stopped crying
a) in the afternoon
b) at
2) She was singing something loudly
a) when I heard her
b) for 10 minutes
3) I haven't translated a single sentence
a) at the last lesson
b);since l came from school
4) He was watching TV when
a) phoned
b) was phoning
5) Jenny has been training in the gym
a) by 5 p.m.
b) at 5 p.m.
c) by lunchtime
d) all day long
c) an hour ago
d) by 5 p.m.
c) at 6 p.m.
d) on Monday
c) have phoned
d) had phoned
c) since 5 p.m.
d) on Sunday
him.
b) was founded
7) This book is definitely worth
a) reading
b) of reading
8) Who made you
a) saying
b) say
9) I warned him
a) keep
b) keeping 10) I soon got used
a) to get
b) to getting
d) had founded
c) to read
d) read
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c) to say
d) said
close to me.
c) to keep
d) of keeping
c) of getting
d) to be getting
school by bus.
a) in the afternoon
b) at
The correct answer is b) at. This is because "at" is used to indicate a precise moment or time, while "in the afternoon" indicates a general time period rather than a specific moment.
2) She was singing something loudly
a) when I heard her
b) for 10 minutes
The correct answer is a) when I heard her. This is because the phrase "when I heard her" indicates a specific moment in time when the action of singing loudly occurred.
3) I haven't translated a single sentence
a) at the last lesson
b) since I came from school
The correct answer is b) since I came from school. This is because the phrase "since I came from school" indicates a specific point in time when the action of not translating any sentence started.
4) He was watching TV when
a) phoned
b) was phoning
The correct answer is a) phoned. This is because the phrase "He was watching TV when" indicates a past continuous action that was interrupted by another action, which is the phone call in this case.
5) Jenny has been training in the gym
a) by 5 p.m.
b) at 5 p.m.
c) by lunchtime
d) all day long
The correct answer is d) all day long. This is because the phrase "all day long" indicates a continuous action that started in the past and is still ongoing.
6) We founded the school two years ago.
a) by 5 p.m.
b) at 6 p.m.
c) on Monday
d) by 5 p.m.
The correct answer is c) on Monday. This is because the phrase "on Monday" indicates a specific day in the past when the action of founding the school occurred.
7) This book is definitely worth
a) reading
b) of reading
The correct answer is a) reading. This is because the phrase "worth reading" is a common expression to indicate that the book has value or is worth the time and effort to read it.
8) Who made you
a) saying
b) say
The correct answer is b) say. This is because the phrase "Who made you say" requires the base form of the verb "say" to complete the sentence grammatically.
9) I warned him
a) keep
b) keeping
The correct answer is b) keeping. This is because the verb "warned" is followed by an object and the gerund form of the verb "keeping" is used to indicate the action that the subject warned the object against.
10) I soon got used
a) to get
b) to getting
The correct answer is b) to getting. This is because the phrase "got used to" is followed by the gerund form of the verb to indicate the action or situation that the subject became accustomed to.