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






2. Hania promised to start ____ money aside every month.






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






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






5. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






8. His boss won't ____ up with lateness.






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






10. It ____ have been Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.






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






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






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






14. I am ____ in going to university this year.






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






16. There's no ____ learning French because the language is not widely spoken.






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






18. My job is to ____ advice to people on how to throw a good party.






19. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






21. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






23. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






25. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






27. David wanted to know if I had ____ to the tennis tournament on Saturday






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






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






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






31. I am not ____ to driving on the left in England.






32. Patrick will never pass his driving test if he ____ not arrange some more lessons.






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






34. There must be better ____ than this one in the city.






35. We insisted on ____ the hotel manager to make our complaint.






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






37. Susan went to the gym three times a week in ____ to be fit for skiing.






38. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






40. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






41. There is no ____ for being rude






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






43. Steve would ____ to learn how to design web sites






44. They decided to ____ an advertisement for their house on the internet.






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






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






47. You .are not ____ to bring food into this room.






48. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






49. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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