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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






12. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






13. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. That film isn't ____ seeing.






23. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






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






28. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






30. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






32. In my opinion - there is no ____ between these two kinds of music.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The union claims its members will ____ return to work unless the company agrees to a meeting.






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






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






46. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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