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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. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






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






6. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






8. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






10. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






13. The car was ____ moving when it hit the wall.






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






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






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






17. Julie asked Maria if she knew ____ the italian restaurant was






18. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






20. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. John was able to compete in the race even ____ he had several broken bones.






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






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






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






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






33. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






34. The last time I ____ to Oxford was at least ten years ago.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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