Easyly confused words in English.

                               Topic tests

When, while,  as soon as

1. While we …. sightseeing the students…. the book.                                                                A) went / were reading             B) to go / were reading          C) went / are reading D) go / were read                      E) have gone / have read                                                                                                         2. While you …. a rest, we …. the task.                                                                            A) were having / did          B) have / do             C) shall have / done                      D) have had / did               E) is having / do                                                               3. While he ….. to school his elder brother ….. from the Institute. His brother is a teacher now.                                                                                                                    A) had gone / graduated                         B) has been gone / will graduate                                          C) is going / has been graduating           D) went / graduated                                        E) goes / graduated                                                                                                             4. …. while he was having breakfast.                                                                                  A) He climbed the fence               B) His pen stopped writing                                                  C) He fell off the ladder                D) He bit his tongue                                                              E) He painted the ceiling                                                                                                             5. Mary …. Nick where he …. after graduating from the University.                                                 A) asked / works               B) ask / would work              C) ask / worked                            D) asked / would work     E) asked / has worked                                                                     6. We …. into the room where the old man … . He was seriously ill.                               A) go / lies                       B) goes / lie                   C) went / is lying                                         D) went / was lying         E) was going / was lying                                                             7. Mrs. Black ….into the room where her husband …. and began to cry.                              A) comes / sits                   B) came / was sitting                   C) came / sat                                 D) came / were sitting       E) was coming / sat                                                                             8. As soon as he…. to Copenhagen he….. us a letter.                                                    A) get / send                    B) gets / sends          C) gets / will send                                                           D) got / should send         E) got / has sent                                                                                  9. I …. you as soon as we …. the contract.                                                                                                       A) shall call / sign           B) call / sign              C) called / sign                                                  D) would call / sign         E) is calling / are signing                                                                10. As soon as I …. the result I …..you know.                                                                                       A) hear / shall let         B) will hear / will let        C) hear / let                                                        D) heard / let                  E) have heard / let                                                                    11. As soon as the guests …. we …. our party.                                                                   A) will come / began                B) comes / begin               C) will come / begin D) come / shall begin               E) come / begin                                                                               12. I was in the supermarket. As soon as I ….. for the goods somebody …..me.                         A) paid / would push               B) had paid / pushed          C) have paid / pushed    D) pay / will push                    E) have paid / is pushing                                                             13. As soon as we ….. the house we …..to it.                                                                                 A) shall build / move             B) build / shall move           C) will build / shall move D) built / shall move              E) build / move                                                                                 14. As soon as he ….. to see me, we ….. chess.                                                                                  A) will come / shall play       B) comes / shall play         C) will come / play                         D) comes / play                      E) came / play

Conditional

15. The children ….. in the open air if the weather ……. better last Sunday.                                  A) had played / was         B) played / was        C) would have played / had been     D) will play / is                E) would play / were                                                                                                    16. If we…… a letter at 8 o’clock yesterday, we ……. on the same day.                               A) got / started          B) had got / had started        C) would get / had started                       D) had got / should have started                           E) should have got / had started                                                                  17. If you …… so many lessons you……. all the exams.                                                         A) didn’t miss / passed                       B) hadn’t missed / would have passed                                        C) haven’t missed / would pass         D) missed / will pass                                                     E) had missed / would have passed                                                                                     18. I would have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday if I …. your address. A) had      B) was having        C) had had     D) will have   E) would have                                                                 18. If the driver ……the accident wouldn’t have happened. A) didn’t B) doesn’t stop C) won’t stop D) hadn’t stopped E) hasn’t stopped                                                                     19. If he …..all right, he ….. with us yesterday.                                                                        A) was / was         B) had been / would have been      C) were / would be                                   D) had been / would be                                        E) would be / would have been                                                                                                                                                       20. If she …… a new dress, I ……her then.                                                                                  A) hadn’t been wearing / might have recognized   B) didn’t wear / might recognize C) wasn’t wearing / might recognize                 D) wouldn’t wear / would recognize E) hadn’t been wearing / might recognize                                                                         21. They …. for the examination better if they ….. about it earlier.                                              A) would prepare / knew                  B) prepare / know          C) prepared / knew    D) would have prepared / had known           E) will prepare / know                                                                                         22. If you ……the dictionary yesterday I ……to translate the article today.                               A) had given / would be able            B) give / am able            C) gave / will be able D) will give / am able                        E) have given / was able                                                                                                       23. If the help …… in time, the experiment …….. tomorrow afternoon.                                      A) had offered / would he completed                  B) was offered / will be completed C) had been offered / would be completed          D) is offered / would be completed E) are offered / will be completed                                                                                                                                                 24. If you …..these pills yesterday you …… well now.                                                    A) had taken / would be       B) took / would be       C) had taken / had been                            D) took / will be                   E) would take / would be                                                                       25. If I had gone to the party last night, I …… tired now.                                                                 A) will be     B) am   C) would be     D) would have been      E) was                                                                                                          26. She didn’t know if the letter …. by the time she…..                                                            A) would be delivered / will come           B) would deliver / comes                                  C) will be delivered / came                      D) would have been delivered / came                  E) was delivered / came                                                                                                                                                                    27. If he …. English well, he ….. the article without difficulty yesterday.                      A) knew / would have translated        B) know / had been translated                                C) has known / will have translate      D) would know / will translate                                     E) would have known / would have translated                                                                                                                                           28. If you ….. harder last year you ….. English well now.                                             A) worked / had known      B) work / will know       C) had worked / would know D) will work / know           E) would work / would have known                                                                                                              29. If you …..harder you….. more money and now you….. to buy a car.                               A) have worked / would earn / could                                                                                     B) had worked / would have earned / would be able                                                                          C) had worked / would earn / will be able                                                                                    D) has worked / would have earned / could                                                                                     E) worked / would earn / might                                                                                                  30. If you …..your swimming suit you would be able to go for a swim now.                         A) don’t leave      B) weren’t leaving     C) will not leave            D) haven’t left                            E) hadn’t left

Easy confused words                                                                                                                                                                                    1.I've ....... you not to do that many times before.                                                                            A) told   B) spoken  C) explained    D) said         E)talked                                                                                                                                                                                            2. You shouldn't take any notice of that because it's only hear........                                          A) telling   B) says     C) tells   D) say   E)speaks                                                                                                   3.That's what people are always ........                                                                                  A) say    B) said     C) telling     D) saying   E)talk                                                                                4.What I ....... and what I do are not necessarily the same.                                                        A) said   B) saying   C) say       D) tell     E)speaking                                                                                     5. It's no good trying to persuade me because I'm not ....... a word.                                               A) tells        B) saying        C) telling              D) told         E)talk                                             6.It’s not  good but you are always ……. to you deskmate.                                                                      A)asking         B) saying        C)telling       D)anwering         E)talking                                                                        7.If you can’t do your homework…… me ,please.                                                                                    A)say      B)talk        C) tell      D)ask        E)answer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                8.In the ....... moments of the symphony someone's mobile phone started ringing. A) close     B) closing   C) shut      D) shutting      E)to shut                                                                          9. The detectives had no problems in solving the crimes as it was clearly an open and ....... case.                                                                                                                             A) closed       B) closing        C) shut        D) shutting        E)to close                                                                              10. The police officer warned us that the road  ahead was ........                                                             A) shut      B) shutting    C) closing        D) closed       E)close                                                                                    11. In view of the limited amount of information and evidence the case was now considered to be ........                                                                                                                       A) closing      B) closed          C) shutting    D)close        E)shut                                                                                          12.Can you please ....... some money until we get paid next week?                                                                  A) lend          B) give       C) borrow    D) grant      E)pay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               13.I had to keep my daughter home from school today because she had a ....... of 38 degrees.                                                                                                                                             A) fever   B)) headache     C)warmth        D) heat     E) temperature                                                                          14.When we were in Nabran last year we ....... at a marvelous hotel overlooking the beach.                                                                                                                                    A) stopped     B) lived    C) rented       D) stayed     E)borrowed                                                                                      15.I usually ....... up six at 6.30 a.m. every morning.                                                                     A) awake   B) rise    C) get     D) go        E)wake                                                                                                                          16.Good afternoon. I ....... see the manager, please.                                                                        A) will         B) wish    C) like to      D) want to     E)would like                                                                                                                                                                                   17. I was wondering if you can ....... me to play the violin?                                                                    A) assist     B) teach         C) learn       D) study      E)aid                                                                                              18.Would you ....... this letter to the  letter box, please?                                                                                  A) send       B) take       C) retrieve          D) fetch      E)drop                                                                                         19. I hate doing the ....... — especially cleaning the windows.                                                                 A) homework      B) housework    C) jobs    D) groundwork     E)work                                                                       20. I got married ....... years ago.                                                                                                A) for two     B) in two     C) at two    D) two    E)last two