Choose the answer. 1. all my money on the way to the airport yesterday and i couldn't fly anywhere. b) have been stolen d) was stolen 2. this company millions on computers but it doesn't seem to become more efficient. b) had spent d) has spent 3. we had to wait until the light to green. b) will change d) changed 4. i heard the news on the radio while i home yesterday evening. a) drive b) was driving 5. before i left the house it to rain and i had to take my umbrella. a) started c) had started 6. i was surprised that you the football match on television. a) hadn't watched c) don't watch 7. when columbus landed on san salvador, he where he was. b) didn't know d) hadn't known 8. at one time people believed that columbus america. b) discovered d) had discovered 9. the talks in london next week to discuss some problems of terrorist activity. b) will be held d) hold 10. didn't you this horror film last night? - no, i hate such films. a) saw c) see 11. who this ice-cream? - oh, it's mine. i'm just going to eat it. b) don't eat d) hasn't eaten 12. the new building looks awful. - i agree. it very nice. b) doesn't look d) won't look 13. "you spend your free time on playing football", my mother used to say when i was a schoolboy. b) mustn't d) can't 14. you needn't wear your best clothes. you what you like. a) can wear c) might wear 15. i think people look after their cars better than young people. a) elderly c) elder 1. the statue of liberty by gustave eiffel. a) design c) was designed 2. where are your brothers? - they a swimming-pool in our garden. a) are digging c) is digging 3. actually it's a very friendly dog. if you it, it won't bite you. 12. b) haven't touched d) don't touch 4. we forward to a concert in our town. it is next sunday. a) looks c) are looking 5. my mother always moves my books around so i find them. a) can't c) wasn't able 6. i don't like the cafes that don't have chairs and people eat standing up. 13. b) could d) have to 7. there is a big hotel in the middle of park. 14. b) the d) these 8. be sure to pick tomatoes before they get too ripe. 15. c) much d) these 9. i suppose people are spending now money than they used to. 16. b) many d) more 10. was it exciting buying a car? - well, it was a bit of a problem because i didn't have money to spend. a) many b) much 11. once i hated flying, but now i feel nervous about it. a) most c) less 12. someone is calling you. will you answer phone? 17. b) the d) these 13. whose house is it? - it's . 18. b) mine d) our 14. today is cold than yesterday. so, i'm wearing my shorts. a) little b) less 15. "come home christmas day, we'll be waiting for you", my mother always says to me. a) in b) on

1. The correct answer is d) was stolen. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "stolen" is in the passive form, indicating that something happened to the money.

2. The correct answer is d) has spent. This is because the sentence is talking about a company's current state of efficiency, so the present perfect tense "has spent" is used to connect the past action of spending millions on computers to the present situation.

3. The correct answer is d) changed. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "changed" is used to indicate the action of the traffic light changing from red to green.

4. The correct answer is b) was driving. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "was driving" is used to indicate the action of driving at a specific point in the past.

5. The correct answer is a) started. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "started" is used to indicate the action of rain beginning before the speaker left the house.

6. The correct answer is a) hadn't watched. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "hadn't watched" is used to indicate that the speaker was surprised because the person they are speaking to did not watch the football match.

7. The correct answer is b) didn't know. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "didn't know" is used to indicate that at the time Columbus landed on San Salvador, he did not know where he was.

8. The correct answer is d) had discovered. This is because the sentence is past tense and the verb "had discovered" is used to indicate the belief that Columbus had already discovered America in the past.

9. The correct answer is b) will be held. This is because the sentence is referring to a future event (the talks in London) and the verb "will be held" is used to indicate that the talks will take place in the future.

10. The correct answer is c) see. This is because the sentence is asking about an action that happened in the past (seeing a horror film last night) and the verb "see" is the correct past tense form.

11. The correct answer is d) hasn't eaten. This is because the sentence is referring to the present and the verb "hasn't eaten" is used to indicate that the person being asked has not eaten the ice-cream.

12. The correct answer is d) won't look. This is because the sentence is referring to a future state (what the new building will look like) and the verb "won't look" is used to indicate the future appearance of the building.

13. The correct answer is b) mustn't. This is because the sentence is referring to a rule enforced by the speaker's mother when they were a schoolboy, indicating that playing football during free time was not allowed.

14. The correct answer is a) can wear. This is because the sentence is giving permission or stating ability, and the verb "can wear" is used to indicate the freedom to choose what to wear.

15. The correct answer is a) elderly. This is because the sentence is comparing how people take care of their cars compared to how young people take care of their cars, and the word "elderly" is used to refer to older people.

16. The correct answer is d) more. This is because the sentence is comparing the amount of money that people are currently spending to the amount they used to spend in the past, indicating that they are spending more money now.

17. The correct answer is b) the. This is because the sentence is asking if the listener will answer a specific phone, so the definite article "the" is used before "phone".

18. The correct answer is b) mine. This is because the sentence is asking whose house it is, and the possessive pronoun "mine" is used to indicate ownership.

19. The correct answer is b) less. This is because the sentence is comparing the level of coldness between today and yesterday, indicating that today is less cold than yesterday.

20. The correct answer is b) on. This is because the sentence is indicating that the mother always says "come home on Christmas day", indicating a specific day.