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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






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






13. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






18. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






21. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






23. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






44. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






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






49. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






50. Angela sang in bars ____ times