Perplexing sentences

Choose the correct answer :

1. He promised he .....me as soon as he could

a) will help b) would help

2. Look out! A car .........towards you.

a) is coming b) is going to come

3. The other team players are very big. It......be a difficult match.

a) will be b) is going to be

4. In two years' time, Emad .......English at university.

a) will study b) will be studying

5. I am looking at my e-book reader. I ......an e-book on it.

a) will read b) am going to read

My answers

1. I go for (b) , but my friend says, 'Both A & B are OK.' Is my friend right?

2. I go for (a) . My friend says, 'B is also OK because we can use BE GOING to warn someone of an action that is about to happen.'

3. The model answer given by my teacher is (b) , but I think that (a) is also OK. The prediction that the match is going to be difficult is based on a personal opinion. I studied in my syllabus that personal or permanent qualities are not an evidence. That they are big is not an evidence.

4. I go for (b). However, I think this sentence needs a clearer context.

5. I go for (b). However, I think this sentence needs a clearer context.