Use Of English: Test M

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Use Of English: Test M

A hectic time

Dear Trevor,

I know it’s been ages since I wrote to you but I’ve been very busy __(1)__ we decided to move into the country. The house in the village is not quite ready __(2)__ but as you can imagine __(3)__ the last few weeks we’ve had to chase up builders and plumbers and we’ve __(4)__ got a long way to go.

It’s been such a long time since we __(5)__ to work on it. I’ve almost forgotten how long it’s been exactly. We must have started it about seven years __(6)__ and we’ve __(7)__ spent a small fortune on it. We are __(8)__ living in our rather cramped flat where you __(9)__ us a few years ago but it __(10)__ to get unbearable and we __(11)__ to moving out. We are still __(12)__ around from morning __(13)__ night and it’s been particularly hectic __(14)__ the last week. Anyway, __(15)__ all this was going on Karen fell and sprained her ankle which was the last thing we needed!

- A) every time
- B) ever since
- C) while
- D) before
- A) still
- B) already
- C) yet
- D) soon
- A) for
- B) as
- C) while
- D) since
- A) yet
- B) already
- C) nearly
- D) still
- A) have started
- B) start
- C) did start
- D) started
- A) before
- B) ago
- C) previous
- D) since
- A) still
- B) not
- C) already
- D) yet
- A) already
- B) still
- C) yet
- D) longer
- A) were visiting
- B) have visited
- C) had been visited
- D) visited
- A) begun
- B) is beginning
- C) begins
- D) begin
- A) have looked
- B) looked forward
- C) will look forward
- D) are looking forward
- A) rush
- B) rushed
- C) rushing
- D) be rushed
- A) and
- B) into
- C) till
- D) through
- A) during
- B) from
- C) in
- D) while
- A) in
- B) during
- C) while
- D) for

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