1.Hurricane season ___ June 1 and ___ November 30.

a. stops, moves
b. begins, ends
c. badly, worst
d. circles, runs
2.A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that ___ a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
a. won't reach
b. could reach
c. have reached
d. can't reach
3.The dangers of a storm ___ torrential rains, high winds and storm surges.
a. include
b. includes
c. including
d. to include
4.The strongest hurricane recorded was the Florida Keys Storm of 1935. 500 people ___ during this
Category 5 storm.
a. has killed
b. were killed
c. not killed
d. are killing
5.A Hurricane Watch ___ for a coastal area when there is a threat of hurricane conditions within 24-36
hours.
a. was issued
b. is issuing
c. is issued
d. isn't issued
6.Category One storms ___ have some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.
a. will
b. don't
c. shouldn't
d. Never
7.Category Two hurricane winds ___ cause some roofing material, door, and window damage to
buildings.
a. should
b. won't
c. may
d. wouldn't
8.Mobile homes ___ destroyed in Category Three hurricanes.
a. is
b. do
c. must
d. are
9.Category Four storms ___ massive evacuation of residential areas inland as far as 6 miles.
a. requires
b. requiring
c. require
d. to require
10.Category Five hurricanes ___ cause complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings.
a. will
b. didn't
c. won't
d. might
 Review of tenses
1.Fill in the correct verb forms!
I love travelling in the country, but I _________________ (NOT LIKE) losing my way. I
_________________ (GO) on a trip the other day, but my trip took me longer than I _________________
(EXPECT). 'I'm going to Woodford Green, I _________________ (SAY) to the conductor as I
_________________ (GET) on the bus, 'but I _________________ (NOT KNOW) where it is.' - 'I
_________________ (TELL) you where to get off,' _________________ (ANSWER) the conductor. I
_________________ (SIT) in front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the
bus _________________ (STOP). I realized with a shock that I _________________ (BE) the only
passenger left on the bus. 'You _________________ (MUST, GET) off here', the conductor said, This is as
far as we go.' We _________________ (GO) back now,' _________________ (SAY) the conductor.

2. My friend, Herbert, has always been fat, but things _________________ (GET) so bad recently that he
decided to go on a diet. He _________________ (BEGIN) his diet a week ago. First of all, he
_________________ (WRITE) out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most
of the food he _________________ (LOVE) : butter, potato es, rice, beer milk , chocolate, sweets and so
on. Yesterday, I _________________ (PAY) him a visit. I _________________ (RING) the bell and was not
surprised to see Herbert as fat as ever. He _________________ (LEAD) me to his room and hurriedly
_________________ (HIDE) a large parcel under his desk. He was very embarrassed. When I
_________________ (ASK) him what he _________________ (DO) he _________________ (SMILE)
guiltily and then _________________ (PUT) the parcel on the desk. He _________________ (SHOW) me
the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!

3. Fill in the correct forms: PRESENT, PAST and PRESENT PERFECT Simple and Progressive
1. What ______________________ (Helen, do) for the last two hours ? - She ______________________
(prepare) for next weeks meeting; she ______________________ (dust) the furniture now.
2. His sister ______________________ (be) in Australia six times and I ______________________ (be)
there only twice.
3. We ______________________ (live) in Johannesburg since World War II and so far we
______________________ (never, intend) to leave the country, but the situation
______________________ (recently turn) so bad that we ______________________ (decide) to go back
to Austria.
4. We must wake her . She ______________________ (sleep) for 15 hours.
5. I ______________________ (write) a book about Japan. I ______________________ (just, finish).
6. How many customers ______________________ (Sally, call) last week ?
7. Some time ago Mr Pale ______________________ (ask) me to lend him some money.
8. Demonstrators ______________________ (block) the road for three hours.
9. When ______________________ (you, switch) on the light today ?
10. Could you go ? - I ______________________ (not can) answer the door because I
______________________ (have) a shower.
11. Who ______________________ (break) my ruler?
12. No, we ______________________ (not be) here before.
13. At present they ______________________ (have) no jobs.
14. Two men ______________________ (chat) in the middle of the road when suddenly a lorry
______________________ (turn) round the bend. The driver ______________________ (stop) in time.
15. The grass ______________________ (look) awful. Im sure you ______________________ (not cut )
it since June.
16. We ______________________ (go) to the circus yesterday. We ______________________ (spend) a
wonderful time there. I ______________________ (like) the clowns best.
17. What ______________________ (you, want) me to do at our next meeting ?
18. ______________________ (You, know) how long these trees ______________________ (be) here ? -
Yes, they ______________________ (be) here since the end of the war.
19. What shall we do ? - The people ______________________ (get) very impatient.
20. ______________________ (You, not meet) Mr Temple yesterday ? - Why ______________________
(you think) I ______________________ (meet) him ? - I ______________________ (see) him last Friday,
but I ______________________ (not see) him since then.
21. Can you help me ? I______________________ (look) for a job.
22. You have a nice dog. How long ______________________ (you, have) it ?

4. All Tenses: Fill in the correct form

1. When we reach Lands End we ____________________ 1,500 km. (walk)
2. I just remembered that I ____________________ the rent yet. Im surprised that the landlord
____________________ me up and reminded me. (not pay, not ring)
3. Its a beautiful drive. I am sure you ____________________ the scenery. (enjoy)
4. The car ____________________. If you get in Tom and I ____________________ you a push. (not
start, give)
5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it ____________________ me ages
to find it because I ____________________ which book I ____________________ it in. (take, forget,
put)
6. He ____________________ the bagpipes since six this morning. He ____________________. (play,
just stop)
7. My son ____________________ work yet. Hes still at High School. How long
____________________ at school? - He ____________________ there for six years. Before that he
____________________ five years at primary school. (not start, he be, be, spend)
8. Mary: I wonder what he ____________________ now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend
____________________ from Japan too, so I suppose he ____________________ Japanese. (say, come,
speak)
9. When I first met him he ____________________ architecture. (study)
10. While we ____________________ someone ____________________ into the house and
___________________us this note. (fish, break, leave)
11. It wont be easy to get out of the country .The police ____________________ all of the ports.
(watch)
12. If I catch some fish, ____________________ them for me? (you cook)
13. He ____________________ to come. (not forget)
14. It ____________________ for the last two hours so the game ____________________ (rain, be
postponed)
15. When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife.
____________________ it? (see, paint, you like)
16. The car had nobody I it but the engine ____________________. (run)
17. Tom cant have the newspaper now because his aunt ____________________ it. (read)
18. This shop ____________________ for good next Monday. (close)
19. Where ____________________ tonight? I ____________________ out with Peter. (you go, go)
20. At 3 a.m. Jane ____________________ up her husband and said that she ____________________
that someone ____________________ to get into the house. (wake, think, try)
21. When you see me next time I ____________________ my new sunglasses. (wear)
22. This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father
____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________ it and I
____________________ it since then. (be, use,ride,have)
23. Some time ago I ____________________ that our mayor ____________________ to go to Iceland.
What ____________________ to do there? (read, want, he want)
24. You see, Doctor, she ____________________ ill two days ago and since then she
____________________ anything. Im sure she ____________________ several kilos. (fall, not eat, lose)
25. Most people ____________________ at work when the fire ____________________. (be, start)
26. After five years of travelling through Asia I ____________________ back to Europe next week. I
____________________ the flight (go, already book)
27. I saw him when he ____________________ the house. I ____________________ at the corner
when he ____________________ by. He ____________________ a word and I ____________________
a word either. (leave, just stand, pass, not say , not say)