Choose the correct variant.
1. The new computer system … next month.
A. is been installed B. is be installed C. is being installed
2. Who … was coming to see me this morning?
A. you said B. did you say
C. did you say that D. you did say
3. I always associate … .
A. red-wine B. red wine by France
C. French red wine D. red wine with France
4. I remembered … the race.
A. the horse’s winning B. the horse to win
C. the horse winning D. the horse’s to win
5. The suspect confessed … .
A. his crime the police B. the police his crime
C. his crime to the police
6. She reassured me that she … the card.
A. had posted B. has posted C. posted D. posts
7. They directed that the building … .
A. is be pulled down B. to be pulled down
C. should be pulled down
8. Many leading members of the opposition party ………. to justify the decision.
A. have tried B. has tried C. tries
9. The company owns … in the city centre.
A. a cars park B. several cars parks C. a car park
10. Against her parents’ wishes, she wants to be … .
A. the journalist B. journalist
C. a journalist D. journalists
2. The correct variant is B. did you say. This is the correct question form for asking about someone's statement in the past. The question is in the past simple tense, so the verb "say" should be in the past simple form as well.
3. The correct variant is D. red wine with France. This option correctly associates red wine with France. It is a common expression to associate a product with its country of origin.
4. The correct variant is C. the horse winning. This is the correct option to express the action of winning without explicitly mentioning the subject or object of the action. The -ing form of the verb is used to indicate the action.
5. The correct variant is C. his crime to the police. This is the correct option to show that the suspect confessed his crime directly to the police. The preposition "to" is used to indicate the recipient of the confession.
6. The correct variant is A. had posted. This is the correct past tense form to indicate that the action of posting the card had been completed before the reassurance took place. The past perfect tense is used to show an action that happened before another past action.
7. The correct variant is C. should be pulled down. This is the correct form of expressing a directive or command. The use of "should" indicates that it is a suggestion or recommendation.
8. The correct variant is A. have tried. This is the correct verb form to match the subject "Many leading members" (plural) and the present perfect tense to indicate actions that have occurred in the past but are still relevant in the present.
9. The correct variant is C. a car park. This is the correct expression to indicate that the company owns one car park in the city center. The use of the indefinite article "a" indicates a singular noun.
10. The correct variant is C. a journalist. This is the correct expression to indicate that she wants to become one journalist. The use of the indefinite article "a" indicates a singular noun.