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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. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






32. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






36. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






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






42. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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