Present simple and continuous (2)

1. I suppose that you __________ my situation.
   1.   ?    UNDERSTAND
   2.   ?    ARE UNDERSTANDING
2. This evening, people are playing music and __________ fun.
   1.   ?    HAVING
   2.   ?    HAVE
3. I know that you __________ your job, but in my opinion you are working too hard.
   1.   ?    LIKE
   2.   ?    ARE LIKING
4. I __________ for your answer to my letter.
   1.   ?    AM WAITING
   2.   ?    WAIT
5. Nowadays, I __________ to go to work by bicycle.
   1.   ?    PREFER
   2.   ?    AM PREFERING
6. In summer, it's nice to go on a boat and __________ dinner on the lake.
   1.   ?    HAVE
   2.   ?    HAVING
7. 'Sara, can you hear me? I __________ on your left, by the bridge.'
   1.   ?    AM STANDING
   2.   ?    STAND
8. Katie's in, but she __________ an email to someone at the moment.
   (something happening right now)
   1.   ?    IS WRITING
   2.   ?    WRITES
9. Scientists believe that sea levels __________ because of global warming.
   (a situation that is changing or developing)
   1.   ?    ARE RISING
   2.   ?    RISES
10. My brother Oliver quite often __________ mountain biking on Sundays.
    (a routine or habit)
    1.   ?    GOES
    2.   ?    IS GOING
11. My neighbours __________ early in t he morning. It's really annoying.
    (something irritating or surprising)
    1.   ?    ARE ALWAYS SHOUTING
    2.   ?    ALWAYS SHOUT
12. That notebook on the table __________ to me.
    (stative verb)
    1.   ?    BELONGS
    2.   ?    IS BELONGING
13. I __________ with my friends this week while my family are away.
    (a temporary situation)
    1.   ?    AM STAYING
    2.   ?    STAY
14. In every continent on Earth, the sun __________ in the west.
    (something which is always true)
    1.   ?    SETS
    2.   ?    IS SETTING
15. Listen! Ellie __________ an argument with her boyfriend.
    (something happening right now)
    1.   ?    IS HAVING
    2.   ?    HAS
16. I __________ here in Church Avenue.
    (something happening right now)
    1.   ?    AM STANDING
    2.   ?    STAY
17. I __________ a long way out in the suburbs.
    (a permanent situation)
    1.   ?    LIVE
    2.   ?    AM LIVING
18. Whenever I can, I __________ into the study.
    (a routine or habit)
    1.   ?    GO
    2.   ?    AM GOING
19. The traffic into town __________ worse all the time.
    (a situation that is changing or developing)
    1.   ?    IS GETTING
    2.   ?    GETS
20. Somebody __________.
    (something irritating or surprising, using always)
    1.   ?    IS ALWAYS PUSHING
    2.   ?    ALWAYS PUSHES
21. A south-facing room __________ lots of sunshine.
    (something which is always true)
    1.   ?    GETS
    2.   ?    IS GETTING
22. This month I __________ particularly hard.
    (a temporary situation)
    1.   ?    AM WORKING
    2.   ?    WORK
23. This summer, I __________ at the seaside and I __________ in a local shop in the mornings.
    1.   ?    AM STAYING / AM WORKING
    2.   ?    STAY / WORK
24. My friends __________ at home, but this evening they __________ dinner in a restaurant.
    1.   ?    USUALLY EAT / ARE HAVING
    2.   ?    ARE USUALLY EATING / HAVE
25. Hi, I __________ to get onto the plane, but there __________ to be a delay.
    1.   ?    AM WAITING/ SEEMS
    2.   ?    WAIT / IS SEEMING
26. The climate __________ all the time and the temperatures here __________ higher every year.
    1.   ?    IS CHANGING / ARE GETTING
    2.   ?    CHANGES / GET
27. Natalie is quite annoying. She __________ about something.
    1.   ?    IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING
    2.   ?    ALWAYS COMPLAINS
28. My grandparents own a house in the village, though they __________ there any more.
    1.   ?    DON'T LIVE
    2.   ?    ARE NOT LIVING
29. This far north, it __________ dark very early at this time of year, so I __________ of spending the winter in Australia.
    1.   ?    GETS / AM THINKING
    2.   ?    IS GETTING / THINK