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






2. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






4. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






6. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






8. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






9. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






14. It ____ have been Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.






15. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






32. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






33. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The boss would not have any ____ to you going early today.