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






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






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






4. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






5. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






6. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






25. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






30. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






36. If only I had ____ your advice.






37. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






38. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






49. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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