1 Velasquez is ___ famous painter.   a) a    b) an  It's ___ expensive hotel.   a) a    b) an  There is ___ European Conference in London.   a) a    b) an  2 He ___ The Times every day.   a) read    b) is reading    c) reads    d) will read  He ___ his first book in 1875.   a) publishes    b) has published    c) published    d) will publish  We ___ biology next year.   a) will study    b) study    c) are studying    d) studied  Frank ___ for an insurance company in Paris.   a) is working    b) worked    c) has worked    d) works  She ___ teaching there five years ago.   a) has started    b) started    c) starts    d) was starting  3 His name's Lucio.   a) What is his name ?     b) Which is his name ?     c) Which his name is ?  He studied in Milan.   a) Where does he study ?    b) Where did he study ?    c) Where has he studied ?  I think it would be a good idea if we ____ a new car.   a) buy    b) bought    c) would buy    d) had bought  4 Can I ask you ___ questions about Japan ?   a) a few    b) any  Don't you have ___ posters of Kyushu ? Oh, I see you have got ___ maps here.   a) some    b) any    a) some    b) any  I'm sorry. I've got ___ posters but I haven't got ___ maps.   a) some    b) any    a) some    b) any  5 ___ is a lot of trouble in the Falkland.   a) There    b) Their    c) They  Berlin is bigger ___ Bonn.   a) than    b) that    c) to  How ___ newspapers do you read in a month ?   a) much    b) many    c) a few  We go skiing ___ Easter.   a) at    b) on    c) for