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Complete Basic Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. His boss won't ____ up with lateness.






2. They ____ off the lecture because the professor was ill.






3. The motorway is closed ____ to the fact that there was heavy snow the night before.






4. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






5. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






6. There is no ____ for being rude






7. She had to stay in ____ she had finished her homework






8. The rescue team succeeded ____ rescuing all the victims of the crash.






9. That film isn't ____ seeing.






10. I ____ for not having paid you on time.






11. The two boys were sitting on their ____ in the classroom.






12. Jenny was robbed of ____ bracelet as she was leaving for the airport.






13. Other than my grandfather there are ____ few people alive who fought in the war.






14. There is no ____ in inviting her to the party. She will never come.






15. The referee ____ him off the field for arguing.






16. Tony asked Jane whether she had ____ on holiday recently.






17. We would have bought that car if it had ____ been so expensive.






18. It is ____ warm enough to go to the lake today.






19. I put a flask of tea in your bag in ____ you get thirsty.






20. If you take into ____ how young Luke is - you must admit he's making excellent progress as a musician.






21. She had ____ a quiet voice that we could hardly hear her.






22. I was so tired ____ I couldn't go to the party.






23. The film will have started - so there is no ____ in going to the cinema now.






24. You must ____ out the teacher's instructions exactly.






25. That's where I went .to have my car ____ last week.






26. If the train had been come on ____ Roberto would not have arrived late this morning.






27. Angela sang in bars ____ times






28. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






29. This school isn't as ____ as my last one.






30. The boss would not have any ____ to you going early today.






31. My mother is the same age ____ my father.






32. As far as I am ____________ you can do what you like.






33. I can't smoke more ____ five cigarettes in one night.






34. Students must pay ____ course fees before the course begins.






35. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






36. John never pays any ____ to what his children say






37. It was ____ a nice meal in the restaurant.






38. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






39. The students were ____ not to do that again.






40. Did you manage to succeed in __________ in contact with the boss today?






41. I did not ____ to go to parties very often.






42. You are not ____ to smoke in the library.






43. Abdul's mother ____ him do his homework before he played on the computer.






44. He ____ that she came over for dinner at the weekend.






45. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






46. The director decided on ____ introduction of interesting displyas for the children.






47. Unfortunately ____ is a mark on the screen of this television set






48. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






49. The thieves managed to get away ____ though the police chased them.






50. Due to heavy rain the teacher wouldn't ____ the children go outside at lunchtime.