آزمون تعیین سطح

1) Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?
Assistant: Oh, he’s .......... London today.

A) in

B) on

C) to

D) at

Correct! Wrong!

2) Amirah: Do you like cats?
Chris: No, but there ___ lots of other animals I like.

(A) is

(B) be

(D) was

Correct! Wrong!

3) Andrew: Where ___ Alicia come from?
Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

(A) is

(B) do

(D) does

Correct! Wrong!

4) Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.
Student: My mother and father ___ both very tall.

(A) is

(B) isn’t

(D) aren’t

Correct! Wrong!

5) Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?
Sophie: Oh no, it’s my ___ old dining table.

(A) mother

(B) mothers

(D) mothers’

Correct! Wrong!

6) Emma: What do you do after school?
Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?
Emma: No, I ___ go out.

(A) often

(B) never

(D) sometimes

Correct! Wrong!

7)Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?
Laura: No, she ___ . She’s not well today.

(A) isn’t

(B) aren’t

(D) hasn’t

Correct! Wrong!

8) Alex: I’d like to make a cake. ___ eggs have we got?
Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

(A) How big

(B) How much

(D) How long

Correct! Wrong!

9) Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?
Antonia: ___ the 236. It stops outside.

(A) Get

(B) Got

(D) Getting

Correct! Wrong!

10) Father: Are we ready to go?
Daughter: No, Mum can’t find ___ hat.

(A) its

(B) his

(D) their

Correct! Wrong!

11) Shop Assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy ___ trousers.

(A) a

(B) an

(D) these

Correct! Wrong!

12) Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.
Daughter: Oh no! The cat ___ it.

(A) eat

(B) eats

(D) are eating

Correct! Wrong!

13) Amanda: I like your new sofa.
Fahima: Thanks. It’s ___ comfortable than the other one we had.

(A) too

(B) very

(D) more

Correct! Wrong!

14) Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
Peter: Could you get ___ milk, please?

(A) a

(B) any

(D) every

Correct! Wrong!

15) Karina: When do you want to play football?
Aniqa: I ___ to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

(A) like

(B) likes

(D) ’d like

Correct! Wrong!

16) Manisha: What did you do at the weekend?
Nicola: I ___ tennis with my friend on Saturday.

(A) play

(B) played

(D) playing

Correct! Wrong!

17) Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?
Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m ___ buy some this afternoon.

(A) go

(B) go to

(D) going to

Correct! Wrong!

18) Laura: Where ___ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.
Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

(A) were

(B) was

(D) is

Correct! Wrong!

19) Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?
Brian: I’m really sorry, but I ___ to take my daughter to the airport.

(A) has

(B) had

(D) having

Correct! Wrong!

20) Saif: Why do you like running?
Isabella: Because it’s ___ way to keep fit.

(A) best

(B) better

(D) the better

Correct! Wrong!

21) Anna: Have you lived here a long time?
Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know ___ of people in this town.

(A) any

(B) lots

(D) most

Correct! Wrong!

22) Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?
Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I ___ studying for that test we had on Monday.

(A) was

(B) were

(D) been

Correct! Wrong!

23) Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.
Juliana: Yes, look! It ___ eat the bread we put there.

(A) is

(B) will

(D) is going to

Correct! Wrong!

24) Sophie: How long ___ married?
Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

(A) had you got

(B) did you get

(D) are you being

Correct! Wrong!

25) David: Have you ___ that new film yet?
Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

(A) see

(B) saw

(D) seeing

Correct! Wrong!

26) Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?
Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, ___ I?

(A) don’t

(B) aren’t

(D) haven’t

Correct! Wrong!

27) Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.
Husband: Yes, musicians ___ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

(A) pay

(B) paid

(D) are paying

Correct! Wrong!

28) Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?
Mother: OK, but if we buy one you ___ have to practise playing it.

(A) will

(B) can

(D) must

Correct! Wrong!

29) Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?
Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s ___ strong.

(A) too

(B) such

(D) enough

Correct! Wrong!

30) Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?
Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of ___ celebrity magazines, please.

(A) most recent

(B) more recent

(D) the more recent

Correct! Wrong!

31) Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.
Mother: I ___ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

(A) will

(B) may

(D) would

Correct! Wrong!

32) Mother: ___ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.
Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

(A) Did

(B) Have

(D) Are

Correct! Wrong!

33) Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?
Natasha: Well, I ___ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.

(A) can

(B) can’t

(D) couldn’t

Correct! Wrong!

34) Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains?
Padma: He asked me what I ___ for the last two days.

(A) eat

(B) had eaten

(D) would eat

Correct! Wrong!

35) Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.
Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ___ be a bit late.

(A) can

(B) must

(D) would

Correct! Wrong!

36) Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.
Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It ___ since Monday.

(A) rains

(B) has been raining

(D) was raining

Correct! Wrong!

37) Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?
Charlotte: I ___ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

(A) will

(B) may

(D) might

Correct! Wrong!

38) Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.
Simon: Me too! If I ___ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

(A) can

(B) will

(D) would

Correct! Wrong!

39) Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ___ have come.
Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

(A) must

(B) could

(D) should

Correct! Wrong!

40) Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?
Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.
Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, ___ we?

(A) should

(B) shall

(D) would

Correct! Wrong!

41) Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.
Andrew: That ___ be right! I don’t think that’s true.

(A) must

(B) can’t

(D) would

Correct! Wrong!

42) Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you ___ in my position?
Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

(A) are

(B) were

(D) would be

Correct! Wrong!

43) Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.
Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it ___ and ask for a refund.

(A) up

(B) out

(D) back

Correct! Wrong!

44) Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins..
Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they ___ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

(A) sunbathe

(B) will sunbathe

(D) will have sunbathed

Correct! Wrong!

45) Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.
Mother: I just wish I ___ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

(A) had chosen

(B) have chosen

(D) should choose

Correct! Wrong!

46) Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?
Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, ___ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

(A) whose

(B) which

(D) that

Correct! Wrong!

47) Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.
Emily: I know, it’s amazing. ___ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

(A) Since

(B) Besides

(D) Therefore

Correct! Wrong!

48) Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.
Shan: Well, I ___ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

(A) am

(B) was

(D) have been

Correct! Wrong!

49) Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ___.
Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

(A) get by

(B) pay off

(D) make up

Correct! Wrong!

50) Pablo: In April next year I ___ here for ten years exactly.
Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

(A) will live

(B) will be living

(D) will have been living

Correct! Wrong!

51) Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone?
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ___ on it for about 30 years.

(A) must work

(B) had been working

(D) would be working

Correct! Wrong!

52) Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.
Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain ___ .

(A) would stop

(B) has stopped

(D) would be stopping

Correct! Wrong!

53) Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?
Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe ___ descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

(A) who

(B) which

(D) whom

Correct! Wrong!

54) Andrea: Did your town have a good market?
Katie: Yes. When I was young we ___ there every Saturday looking for bargains.

(A) had gone

(B) would go

(D) had been going

Correct! Wrong!

55) Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend.
Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you ___ so close now.

(A) won’t be

(B) wouldn’t be

(D) aren’t

Correct! Wrong!

56) David: Did you see the headline this evening?
Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was ____ to resign today.

(A) charged

(B) argued

(D) forced

Correct! Wrong!

57) Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.
Professor: It ___ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

(A) must

(B) should

(D) ought

Correct! Wrong!

58) Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed.
Laura: That’s annoying. We ___ have rushed to get here after all.

(A) needn’t

(B) could

(D) mustn’t

Correct! Wrong!

59) Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!
Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he ___ a typewriter!

(A) used

(B) has used

(D) had been using

Correct! Wrong!

60) Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week.
Safia: If you ___ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

(A) had booked

(B) were booking

(D) would have booked

Correct! Wrong!

61) Receptionist: You ___ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

(A) will have

(B) should have

(D) would have

Correct! Wrong!

62) Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?
Rafi: No, but they ___ all the candidates by next Friday.

(A) won’t see

(B) would see

(D) will have seen

Correct! Wrong!

63) Athlete: ___ hard I try, I can’t run any faster.
Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

(A) Though

(B) Whereas

(D) Considering

Correct! Wrong!

64) Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.
Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and ___ .

(A) must be restored

(B) had to be restored

(D) would be restoring

Correct! Wrong!

65) Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit?
Niall: Yes, it was! ___ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

(A) Not

(B) Much

(D) Little

Correct! Wrong!

66) Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning.
Chris: Yes. I wish I ___ listened to the weather forecast.

(A) had

(B) have

(D) should have

Correct! Wrong!

67) Laura: How was the meeting?
Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he ___ been given the wrong directions.

(A) has

(B) had

(D) would have

Correct! Wrong!

68) Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.
Pedro: Oh good. Once ___ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

(A) we’ve switched

(B) we’ll be switching

(D) we’ve been switched

Correct! Wrong!

69) Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?
Phillip: Yes. Only once ___ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

(A) he found

(B) he has found

(D) could he find

Correct! Wrong!

70) Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.
Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ___ eaten that chicken last night.

(A) wouldn’t have

(B) couldn’t have

(D) shouldn’t have

Correct! Wrong!

آزمون تعیین سطح

آزمون تعیین سطح

1) Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson? Assistant: Oh, he’s .......... London today.

2) Amirah: Do you like cats? Chris: No, but there ___ lots of other animals I like.

3) Andrew: Where ___ Alicia come from? Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

4) Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas. Student: My mother and father ___ both very tall.

5) Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new? Sophie: Oh no, it’s my ___ old dining table.

6) Emma: What do you do after school? Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? Emma: No, I ___ go out.

7)Katie: Is Charlotte at school today? Laura: No, she ___ . She’s not well today.

8) Alex: I’d like to make a cake. ___ eggs have we got? Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

9) Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital? Antonia: ___ the 236. It stops outside.

10) Father: Are we ready to go? Daughter: No, Mum can’t find ___ hat.

11) Shop Assistant: Can I help you? Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy ___ trousers.

12) Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table. Daughter: Oh no! The cat ___ it.

13) Amanda: I like your new sofa. Fahima: Thanks. It’s ___ comfortable than the other one we had.

14) Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything? Peter: Could you get ___ milk, please?

15) Karina: When do you want to play football? Aniqa: I ___ to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

16) Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? Nicola: I ___ tennis with my friend on Saturday.

17) Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge? Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m ___ buy some this afternoon.

18) Laura: Where ___ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you. Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

19) Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday? Brian: I’m really sorry, but I ___ to take my daughter to the airport.

20) Saif: Why do you like running? Isabella: Because it’s ___ way to keep fit.

21) Anna: Have you lived here a long time? Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know ___ of people in this town.

22) Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week? Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I ___ studying for that test we had on Monday.

23) Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry. Juliana: Yes, look! It ___ eat the bread we put there.

24) Sophie: How long ___ married? Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

25) David: Have you ___ that new film yet? Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

26) Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past? Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, ___ I?

27) Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians. Husband: Yes, musicians ___ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

28) Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one? Mother: OK, but if we buy one you ___ have to practise playing it.

29) Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee? Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s ___ strong.

30) Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop? Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of ___ celebrity magazines, please.

31) Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one. Mother: I ___ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

32) Mother: ___ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning. Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

33) Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha? Natasha: Well, I ___ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.

34) Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains? Padma: He asked me what I ___ for the last two days.

35) Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela. Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ___ be a bit late.

36) Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend. Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It ___ since Monday.

37) Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room? Charlotte: I ___ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

38) Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago. Simon: Me too! If I ___ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

39) Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ___ have come. Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

40) Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon? Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide. Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, ___ we?

41) Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers. Andrew: That ___ be right! I don’t think that’s true.

42) Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you ___ in my position? Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

43) Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work. Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it ___ and ask for a refund.

44) Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins.. Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they ___ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

45) Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed. Mother: I just wish I ___ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

46) Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune? Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, ___ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

47) Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was. Emily: I know, it’s amazing. ___ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

48) Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter. Shan: Well, I ___ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

49) Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ___. Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

50) Pablo: In April next year I ___ here for ten years exactly. Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

51) Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone? Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ___ on it for about 30 years.

52) Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day. Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain ___ .

53) Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about? Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe ___ descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

54) Andrea: Did your town have a good market? Katie: Yes. When I was young we ___ there every Saturday looking for bargains.

55) Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend. Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you ___ so close now.

56) David: Did you see the headline this evening? Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was ____ to resign today.

57) Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.Professor: It ___ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

58) Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed. Laura: That’s annoying. We ___ have rushed to get here after all.

59) Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop! Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he ___ a typewriter!

60) Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week. Safia: If you ___ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

61) Receptionist: You ___ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late. Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

62) Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet? Rafi: No, but they ___ all the candidates by next Friday.

63) Athlete: ___ hard I try, I can’t run any faster. Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

64) Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid. Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and ___ .

65) Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit? Niall: Yes, it was! ___ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

66) Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning. Chris: Yes. I wish I ___ listened to the weather forecast.

67) Laura: How was the meeting? Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he ___ been given the wrong directions.

68) Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted. Pedro: Oh good. Once ___ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

69) Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams? Phillip: Yes. Only once ___ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

70) Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning. Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ___ eaten that chicken last night.

1) Manager: Where’s Mr Davidson?
Assistant: Oh, he’s .......... London today.

2) Amirah: Do you like cats?
Chris: No, but there ___ lots of other animals I like.

3) Andrew: Where ___ Alicia come from?
Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

4) Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas.
Student: My mother and father ___ both very tall.

5) Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new?
Sophie: Oh no, it’s my ___ old dining table.

6) Emma: What do you do after school?
Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too?
Emma: No, I ___ go out.

7)Katie: Is Charlotte at school today?
Laura: No, she ___ . She’s not well today.

8) Alex: I’d like to make a cake. ___ eggs have we got?
Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

9) Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital?
Antonia: ___ the 236. It stops outside.

10) Father: Are we ready to go?
Daughter: No, Mum can’t find ___ hat.

11) Shop Assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy ___ trousers.

12) Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.
Daughter: Oh no! The cat ___ it.

13) Amanda: I like your new sofa.
Fahima: Thanks. It’s ___ comfortable than the other one we had.

14) Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?
Peter: Could you get ___ milk, please?

15) Karina: When do you want to play football?
Aniqa: I ___ to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

16) Manisha: What did you do at the weekend?
Nicola: I ___ tennis with my friend on Saturday.

17) Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge?
Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m ___ buy some this afternoon.

18) Laura: Where ___ you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.
Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

19) Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?
Brian: I’m really sorry, but I ___ to take my daughter to the airport.

20) Saif: Why do you like running?
Isabella: Because it’s ___ way to keep fit.

21) Anna: Have you lived here a long time?
Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know ___ of people in this town.

22) Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?
Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I ___ studying for that test we had on Monday.

23) Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.
Juliana: Yes, look! It ___ eat the bread we put there.

24) Sophie: How long ___ married?
Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

25) David: Have you ___ that new film yet?
Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

26) Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?
Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, ___ I?

27) Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.
Husband: Yes, musicians ___ a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

28) Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?
Mother: OK, but if we buy one you ___ have to practise playing it.

29) Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?
Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s ___ strong.

30) Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?
Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of ___ celebrity magazines, please.

31) Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.
Mother: I ___ buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

32) Mother: ___ you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.
Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

33) Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?
Natasha: Well, I ___ play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.

34) Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains?
Padma: He asked me what I ___ for the last two days.

35) Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.
Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she ___ be a bit late.

36) Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.
Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It ___ since Monday.

37) Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?
Charlotte: I ___ probably choose something bright, like yellow.

38) Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.
Simon: Me too! If I ___ choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

39) Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You ___ have come.
Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

40) Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?
Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.
Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, ___ we?

41) Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.
Andrew: That ___ be right! I don’t think that’s true.

42) Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you ___ in my position?
Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

43) Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.
Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it ___ and ask for a refund.

44) Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins..
Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they ___ on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

45) Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.
Mother: I just wish I ___ an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

46) Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?
Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, ___ is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

47) Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.
Emily: I know, it’s amazing. ___ he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

48) Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.
Shan: Well, I ___ looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

49) Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to ___.
Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

50) Pablo: In April next year I ___ here for ten years exactly.
Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

51) Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone?
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they ___ on it for about 30 years.

52) Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.
Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain ___ .

53) Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?
Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe ___ descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

54) Andrea: Did your town have a good market?
Katie: Yes. When I was young we ___ there every Saturday looking for bargains.

55) Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend.
Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you ___ so close now.

56) David: Did you see the headline this evening?
Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was ____ to resign today.

57) Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.
Professor: It ___ be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

58) Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed.
Laura: That’s annoying. We ___ have rushed to get here after all.

59) Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!
Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he ___ a typewriter!

60) Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week.
Safia: If you ___ the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

61) Receptionist: You ___ taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

62) Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?
Rafi: No, but they ___ all the candidates by next Friday.

63) Athlete: ___ hard I try, I can’t run any faster.
Coach: You’ve improved a lot. I wouldn’t worry about it.

64) Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.
Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and ___ .

65) Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit?
Niall: Yes, it was! ___ did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

66) Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning.
Chris: Yes. I wish I ___ listened to the weather forecast.

67) Laura: How was the meeting?
Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he ___ been given the wrong directions.

68) Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.
Pedro: Oh good. Once ___ to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

69) Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?
Phillip: Yes. Only once ___ he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

70) Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.
Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you ___ eaten that chicken last night.