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TOIFA TEST
1. Find the statement in which a state verb is used to emphasise that a situation is temporary or for a period of time around the present.
A) Flowers attract bees with their brightly-coloured petals.
B) Emma’s with us at the moment. The children are loving having her here.
C) I doubt whether I’ll get another chance to retake the exam.
D) I bought this new dress today. How does it look ?
2. In which sentence the present simple and present continuous are used in live commentaries?
A) Maddison passes to Vardy and Jamy Vardy scores a fantastic goal. Leicester is gaining the control over the match in this half.
B) I was sitting in the park, reading a newspaper, when all of a sudden this dog jumps at me.
C) This man’s playing golf when a kangaroo bounds up to him, grabs his club and hits his ball about half a mile.
D) She goes up to this man and looks straight into his eyes. He’s not wearing his glasses, and he doesn’t recognise her.
3. Team Europe _ 500 million euros to COVAX for COVID-19 vaccine.
A) is contributing B) contributed
C) contributes D) will contribu
4. An American woman_______the first person to make 2 million contributions to Wikipedia. Esther Miller ___ editing the site eight years ago.
A) became/began B) becomes/began
C) has become/ began D) became/had
begun
5. When I __in Paris, I _ three hours a day travelling to and from work.
A) lived/was spending B) lived/spent
C) was living/spent D) lived/had spent
6.That was the first time I ___ the fatal car crash.
A) witnessed B) have witnessed
C) have got witnessed D) had witnessed
7. We _ a new car last month. We _ my parents’ old car for ages, but it _ to fall apart. We _ a new engine in it, but that __ the problems we were having.
A) bought/had driven/started/put/didn’t solve
B) bought/were driving/ started/put/didn’t solve
C) bought/have driven/started/put/didn’t solve
D) bought/have been driving/started/put/didn’t solve
8. Plants and vegetables __from my garden since we had new neighbours.
A) has disappeared B) disappeared
C) have been disappearing D) have disappeared
9. Omar ____and was out of breath when I last saw him.
A) was running B) has been running C) is running D) had been running
10. That cheese __ awful. I bet nobody __ it.
A) is smelling /won’t eat B) smells/won’t eat
C) smells/will eat D) smell/will eat
11. I_________ open a bottle of lemonade, if you want some.
A) will B) am going to C) have to D) would
12. It’s not a deep cut, but it ___ a scar.
A) will leave
B) is to leave
C) is leaving
D) leaves
13. In the next few years, thousands of speed cameras ____on major roads.
A) are to appear B) are appearing C) appear D) is appearing
14. Find the sentence where the verb look means planning a course of action in the future, particularly in speech and in journalism.
A) You’re always looking for your keys.
B) She is looking forward to seeing her birthday present.
C) We’re looking to create 3000 jobs in the city over the next year.
D) I sometimes look through a book before reading it.
15. Find the sentence in which something that is predicted to start before a particular point of future time, and that may continue after this point.
A) When it goes into orbit, the spacecraft will be carrying 30 kilos of plutonium.
B) We will be leaving for Istanbul at 7:00 in the evening,
C) Will you be staying with us again tonight?
D) Next year I will have been working in the company for 30 years.
16.Cristiano Ronaldo ______in Juventus for 4 years in June 2022.
A) will be playing B) will have been playing
C) will play D) will have played
17. In which sentence the speaker wants not to indicate willingness, intention or invitation?
A) Will you have been staying with us for 2 days?
B) Will you stay with us again tonight?
C) Will you have stayed with us by Saturday?
D) Will you be staying with us again tonight?
18. Why not come over at the weekend? The children __ seeing you again.
A) are enjoying B) are going to enjoy
C) will enjoy D) are to enjoy
19. We ___ about Sarah when, to our amazement, she walked through the door.
A) have been talking B) were talking
C) had talked D) had been talking
20. We _ only __ the car for six weeks when the clutch broke.
A) have owned B) have been owning
C) had been owning D) had owned
21. Last year, the overseas market accounted for 60% of our sales. This year, it only accounts for about 15%. There has been a ______ in overseas sales figures this year.
A) weakening B) sharp decline C) reduce D) dramatic increase
22. The government will spend less on the welfare system next year. There are going to be ______ in welfare spending next year.
A) cuts B) tightening ups C) steady decrease D) general improvement
23. The new director has completely ______ the company, from a small local enterprise to a major international concern.
A) expanded B) transformed C) exchanged D) renovated
24. Air fares will be ____ in July: domestic flights will go down by 10%, but international flights will go up by 22%.
A) increased B) adapted C) reduced D) revised
25. Try to make your report as ______ as possible: only give us the facts, and not your opinions.
A) subjective B) objectionable C) objective D) subjected
26. The fire caused a lot of ______ to the building and factory machinery.
A) damage B) harm C) injury D) wound
27. Cuts in advertising will have a serious ______ on sales.
A) effective B) effect C) affect D) affection
28. Environmental inspectors regularly ______ our kitchens and other food preparation areas to make sure they conform to regulations.
A) inspect B) control C) study D) analyze
29. Which of the words in bold is wrong in the sentence. Despite repeated warnings, you have failed to show any improvement in your work or your attitude.
A) failed B) your C) repeated D) no mistake
30. Which of the words in bold is wrong in the sentence. If you continual in coming late and taking unauthorized breaks, we will have no option but to dismiss you from your post.
A) taking B) option C) continual D) no mistake
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