Present simple and continuous (2)

1. My friends __________ at home, but this evening they __________ dinner in a restaurant.
   1.   ?    ARE USUALLY EATING / HAVE
   2.   ?    USUALLY EAT / ARE HAVING
2. 'Sara, can you hear me? I __________ on your left, by the bridge.'
   1.   ?    STAND
   2.   ?    AM STANDING
3. This evening, people are playing music and __________ fun.
   1.   ?    HAVE
   2.   ?    HAVING
4. A south-facing room __________ lots of sunshine.
   (something which is always true)
   1.   ?    GETS
   2.   ?    IS GETTING
5. I __________ with my friends this week while my family are away.
   (a temporary situation)
   1.   ?    AM STAYING
   2.   ?    STAY
6. Nowadays, I __________ to go to work by bicycle.
   1.   ?    AM PREFERING
   2.   ?    PREFER
7. In every continent on Earth, the sun __________ in the west.
   (something which is always true)
   1.   ?    IS SETTING
   2.   ?    SETS
8. Katie's in, but she __________ an email to someone at the moment.
   (something happening right now)
   1.   ?    IS WRITING
   2.   ?    WRITES
9. In summer, it's nice to go on a boat and __________ dinner on the lake.
   1.   ?    HAVING
   2.   ?    HAVE
10. Scientists believe that sea levels __________ because of global warming.
    (a situation that is changing or developing)
    1.   ?    ARE RISING
    2.   ?    RISES
11. The traffic into town __________ worse all the time.
    (a situation that is changing or developing)
    1.   ?    GETS
    2.   ?    IS GETTING
12. I suppose that you __________ my situation.
    1.   ?    UNDERSTAND
    2.   ?    ARE UNDERSTANDING
13. Listen! Ellie __________ an argument with her boyfriend.
    (something happening right now)
    1.   ?    IS HAVING
    2.   ?    HAS
14. Hi, I __________ to get onto the plane, but there __________ to be a delay.
    1.   ?    AM WAITING/ SEEMS
    2.   ?    WAIT / IS SEEMING
15. I __________ here in Church Avenue.
    (something happening right now)
    1.   ?    AM STANDING
    2.   ?    STAY
16. Somebody __________.
    (something irritating or surprising, using always)
    1.   ?    ALWAYS PUSHES
    2.   ?    IS ALWAYS PUSHING
17. My brother Oliver quite often __________ mountain biking on Sundays.
    (a routine or habit)
    1.   ?    IS GOING
    2.   ?    GOES
18. This summer, I __________ at the seaside and I __________ in a local shop in the mornings.
    1.   ?    STAY / WORK
    2.   ?    AM STAYING / AM WORKING
19. I know that you __________ your job, but in my opinion you are working too hard.
    1.   ?    ARE LIKING
    2.   ?    LIKE
20. This far north, it __________ dark very early at this time of year, so I __________ of spending the winter in Australia.
    1.   ?    IS GETTING / THINK
    2.   ?    GETS / AM THINKING