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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. The referee ____ him off the field for arguing.






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






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






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






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






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






7. We had a good time in ____ of the terrible weather.






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






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






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






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






12. That film isn't ____ seeing.






13. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






14. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






16. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






18. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






20. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






26. It was the ____ time I had ever met Pia's husband.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






44. 'I have an interview tomorrow - so I had better leave soon - 'Yannis said.






45. It's a ____ of time asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.






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






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






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






49. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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