1. If … love is kind of echo, the love poem is its mirror. a) the b) – c) a d) an2. … good ideas never die.a) the b) – c) a d) an3. … Mediterranean is the most polluted sea in the world.a) the b) – c) a d) an4. Scotland is one of the four constituent countries that … the United Kingdom.a) makes up b) make up c) will make up d) is making up 15. The revolution in London’s transport … on the 17th February 2003.a) has begun b) had begun c) began d) begins6. You should salt meat as soon as you … it home even if you aren’t going to cook it for a coupleof days.a) will get b) get c) would get d) got7. How … the police respond when you report anti-social behaviour?a) do b) does c) did d) had8. The end of imperial Rome is… great mystery.a) no b) not c) some d) any9. So many unpleasant things happen … at airports.a) must b) can c) should d) may10. All children and young people… have the chance to experience top quality culture.a) may b) must c) should d) need11. Scientists … a ‘voice’ area in the brain of monkeys.a) found b) are found c) have found d) have been found12. If you … to an interview, it is because the firm is interested to find out more about you.a) will be asked b) have been asked c) would be asked d) have asked13. Mr. Fayed claimed that Diana … at the hands of the Royal Family for 25 years.a) suffered b) was suffering c) has been suffering d) had been suffering14. Since the start of the new millennium, British households … more than they earn.a) spend b) are spending c) have been spending d) had been spending15. Most parents do not believe that 11 to 13–year-olds are old enough to look … themselves.a) for b) at c) after d) up16. Many people have claimed that money … the root of all evil.a) are b) is c) have d) has17. There is … in the world that you feel more powerless than at the border of another country.a) anywhere b) nowhere c) somewhere d) everywhere18. The data … that the unemployment rate is up nowadays.a) shows b) showed c) show19. Let’s consider some of the particular topics, … ?a) don’t we b) aren’t we c) do we d) shall we20. It was like any other hotel in some ways: … a reception desk, a white piano and a restaurant.a) there was b) there were c) there is d) there are21…. cups of coffee are drunk every day globally.a) two billions b) two billion c) the two billions d) the two billion22. Coffee now is … most widely traded commodity after oil.a) second b) a second c) the second d) two23. When people call British unwritten constitution a … ‘ agreement’, they reveal more than theyintend. a) gentleman b) gentlemen’s c) gentleman’s d) gentlemen’24. …. are supposedly friendly and welcoming, aren’t they?a) Spanish b) the Spanish c) Spaniard d) the Spaniard25. Writing about … is especially funny.a) yourself b) himself c) herself d) themselves26. The economy of … is a castle built on sand.a) our b) ours c) us d) ourselves27. Choosing a credit card … be a difficult task.a) can b) should c) ought to d) needn’t28. The police … to crack down people driving on drugsa) are trying b) is trying c) will trying d) was trying​