Intermediate English Grammar Test 4

1. The phone rang _____ I was having supper.

2. I must be _____ soon. I want to get to the shops before they close.

3. I was in hospital _____ three weeks.

4. “I feel like going to the cinema tonight.”
“Good idea! What’s _____ at the moment?”

5. I wonder why they aren’t answering the door. There must be
someone _____ .

6. That block of flats is being _____ because it is unsafe.

7. My uncle died _____ the war.

8. Lots of tulips are _____ in Holland.

9. “Hello. Can I speak to Mr. James, please?”
“I’m sorry. He isn’t _____ at the moment. Can I take a message?”

10. I think this milk’s _____ . It smells horrid.

11. “Where shall we go for a meal?”
“It’s _____ you. It’s your birthday. You choose.”

12. In Britain milk is _____ to your doorstep.

13. I lived in Paris _____ several years.

14. “Why isn’t there any hot water?”
“The central heating is _____ . That’s why.”

15. “You’re crying. What’s _____ ?”
“I’m just a bit sad. That’s all.”

16. About one thousand people are _____ in the factory.

17. All the lights are _____ . I can see nothing.

18. _____ I was in Paris, I made a lot of friends.