9. Never trust Barbara; she told everybody what she had _________ about Jane.
a) oversight
b) overtaken
c) overheard*
d) overcome
10. All the car’s ___________ were modernized for the new model.
a) icicles
b) features*
c) drawbacks
d) performances
11. I bought Shakespeare?s complete works __________ a special collection of elizabeth than theatre.
a) advice
b) advise
c) beside
d) besides*
12. I wish I ________ as lucky as you
a) be
b) were
c) to be
d) being*
13. I didn’t think Henry would __________ into the trap.
a) risk
b) fall*
c) drop
d) dwell
14. Please, ________ me _________ at the entrance of the house. It’s raining very hard.
a) drop / off
b) drive / off
c) drop / out*
d) drive / out
15. Who will __________ over your father’s business when he retires?
a) do
b) get
c) come
d) take*
16. tom is always enthusiastic _________ sports.
a) about*
b) with
c) from
d) of
17. Mr. Kent didn’t notice the masked man _________ him.
a) watching
b) to watch*
c) watches
d) watch
18. Who is Paul ______________? I have never met his wife.
a) tyoical of
b) married to*
c) charge of
d) grateful to
19. The juice is __________ through the crack in the bottle.
a) surpassing
b) dropping*
c) devising
d) seeping
20. I wish you ___________ the dancing contest.
a) had lost*
b) will lose
c) have lost
d) should lose
21. I can’t believe Tom took the money. His behavior had been __________ since he entered the firm.
a) convenient*
b) inconvenient
c) questionable
d) unquestionable
22. I smelled the fish ___________ on the stove.
a) can fry
b) to fry
c) frying*
d) fries
23. My engagement to Dan is a secret. Don’t ____________ the news.
a) chat
b) spread
c) arouse
d) provide*
24. I didn’t ___________ about your books.
a) waste
b) forget*
c) strive
d) believe
25. I wish they __________ have ___________ earlier.
a) will / come
b) could / come
c) will / to come*
d) could / to come
26. They should ________ arrived yesterday. Their vacation is over.
a) have been
b) had been
c) have*
d) had
27. Sally stole ________.
a) a car
b) a factory
c) an old man*
d) an institution
28. If Lizzy __________ the contest, she ____________ participe in the national games.
a) will win / will
b) wins / will
c) will win / would
d) wins / would*
29. If Ralph wants to ______________ up, he will have to take extra classes.
a) cartch*
b) make
c) put
d) go
30. Mr. Watson wishes he ____________ how to swim.
a) known
b) know*
c) knew
d) knows
9. Never trust Barbara; she told everybody what she had _________ about Jane.
a) oversight
b) overtaken c) overheard* Yes
d) overcome
10. All the car’s ___________ were modernized for the new model.
a) icicles b) features* Yes
c) drawbacks
d) performances
11. I bought Shakespeare´s complete works __________ a special collection of elizabeth than theatre.
a) advice
b) advise
c) beside d) besides* Yes
12. I wish I ________ as lucky as you
a) be
b) were
c) to be d) being* NO
The word "wish" makes it so that you must use the subjunctive form of the verb. It usually looks like the simple past. It should be "I wish I were".
13. I didn’t think Henry would __________ into the trap.
a) risk b) fall* Yes
c) drop
d) dwell
14. Please, ________ me _________ at the entrance of the house. It’s raining very hard.
a) drop / off
b) drive / off c) drop / out* NO
d) drive / out
Drop out means "to quit " You need to use "drop off" which means "to leave at a place".
15. Who will __________ over your father’s business when he retires?
a) do
b) get
c) come d) take* Yes
16. tom is always enthusiastic _________ sports. a) about* Yes
b) with
c) from
d) of
17. Mr. Kent didn’t notice the masked man _________ him.
a) watching b) to watch*NO
c) watches
d) watch
You need to use the gerund in this case. Watching.
18. Who is Paul ______________? I have never met his wife.
a) tyoical of b) married to* Yes
c) charge of
d) grateful to
19. The juice is __________ through the crack in the bottle.
a) surpassing b) dropping*NO
c) devising
d) seeping
Solid objects drop, but liquids "seep". The answer should be seeping.
20. I wish you ___________ the dancing contest. a) had lost* YES
b) will lose
c) have lost
d) should lose
21. I can’t believe Tom took the money. His behavior had been __________ since he entered the firm. a) convenient*NO
b) inconvenient
c) questionable
d) unquestionable
It gives the idea that he has been dishonest. The best choice is "questionable".
22. I smelled the fish ___________ on the stove.
a) can fry
b) to fry c) frying* Yes
d) fries
23. My engagement to Dan is a secret. Don’t ____________ the news.
a) chat
b) spread
c) arouse d) provide*NO
Secrets are spread, information is provided.
24. I didn’t ___________ about your books.
a) waste b) forget* YES
c) strive
d) believe
25. I wish they __________ have ___________ earlier.
a) will / come
b) could / come
c) will / to come*
d) could / to come
26. They should ________ arrived yesterday. Their vacation is over.
a) have been
b) had been c) have* Yes
d) had
27. Sally stole ________.
a) a car
b) a factory c) an old man*NO
d) an institution
To steal means to take. You can't take an old man, but you can take a car.
28. If Lizzy __________ the contest, she ____________ participe in the national games.
a) will win / will
b) wins / will
c) will win / would d) wins / would*NO
This is future conditional. If Lizzy wins... , she will...
See this page about future conditionals.
29. If Ralph wants to ______________ up, he will have to take extra classes. a) catch* Yes
b) make
c) put
d) go
30. Mr. Watson wishes he ____________ how to swim.
a) known b) know* NO
c) knew
d) knows
Again, this is another case involving a wish. You need to use the subjunctive form. It looks like the simple past. The correct answer is "knew".
I think you skipped question 25. B) is the right answer, isn't it?
In question 21, if he can't believe Tom took the money, I guess Tom's behaviour must have been unquestionable up to then.