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Complete Basic Sentences
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Subjects
:
english
,
grammar
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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?
month
like
there
excuse
2. Hania promised to start ____ money aside every month.
even
concerned
called
putting
3. I ____ for not having paid you on time.
allowed
month
concerned
apologise
4. Patrick will never pass his driving test if he ____ not arrange some more lessons.
account
seeing
warm
does
5. I did not ____ to go to parties very often.
wish
warned
worth
use
6. It's a ____ of time asking Lynda to help as she's really busy.
went
where
waste
month
7. You must ____ out the teacher's instructions exactly.
supposed
accustomed
carry
all
8. Due to heavy rain the teacher wouldn't ____ the children go outside at lunchtime.
let
in
many
prefers
9. John was able to compete in the race even ____ he had several broken bones.
excuse
wish
though
attention
10. The suspects are being ____ by the police.
as
of
until
interviewed
11. The rescue team succeeded ____ rescuing all the victims of the crash.
in
carry
her
give
12. Unfortunately ____ is a mark on the screen of this television set
account
point
hotels
there
13. The referee ____ him off the field for arguing.
allowed
sent
been
even
14. The film will have started - so there is no ____ in going to the cinema now.
point
there
suggested
use
15. My mother is the same age ____ my father.
as
made
put
let
16. Susan went to the gym three times a week in ____ to be fit for skiing.
like
even
such
order
17. I was so tired ____ I couldn't go to the party.
made
concerned
until
that
18. If you take into ____ how young Luke is - you must admit he's making excellent progress as a musician.
wish
followed
sent
account
19. My job is to ____ advice to people on how to throw a good party.
putting
give
order
seeing
20. That's where I went .to have my car ____ last week.
point
month
repaired
like
21. It is a ____ since the family went skiing
month
like
due
let
22. His boss won't ____ up with lateness.
until
put
not
hotels
23. There is no ____ in inviting her to the party. She will never come.
seeing
not
spite
point
24. She had to stay in ____ she had finished her homework
must
until
excuse
spite
25. We had a good time in ____ of the terrible weather.
objection
account
excuse
spite
26. The students were ____ not to do that again.
accustomed
waste
very
warned
27. They ____ off the lecture because the professor was ill.
been
called
interviewed
hotels
28. In my opinion - there is no ____ between these two kinds of music.
suggested
comparison
like
order
29. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.
of
better
been
not
30. They decided to ____ an advertisement for their house on the internet.
put
of
wish
spite
31. We insisted on ____ the hotel manager to make our complaint.
been
interested
seeing
made
32. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.
carry
waste
account
putting
33. Other than my grandfather there are ____ few people alive who fought in the war.
time
account
worth
very
34. If the train had been come on ____ Roberto would not have arrived late this morning.
time
seeing
went
even
35. Abdul's mother ____ him do his homework before he played on the computer.
better
went
month
made
36. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging
seeing
as
prefers
went
37. I am not ____ to driving on the left in England.
case
own
interviewed
accustomed
38. She had ____ a quiet voice that we could hardly hear her.
not
spite
such
where
39. As far as I am ____________ you can do what you like.
allowed
case
been
concerned
40. It is ____ warm enough to go to the lake today.
apologise
does
sent
warm
41. The car was ____ moving when it hit the wall.
there
hardly
putting
warned
42. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.
wish
better
like
been
43. Students must pay ____ course fees before the course begins.
waste
all
warned
attention
44. It was the ____ time I had ever met Pia's husband.
first
does
accustomed
the
45. The last time I ____ to Oxford was at least ten years ago.
put
there
went
attention
46. 'I have an interview tomorrow - so I had better leave soon - 'Yannis said.
allowed
better
hotels
such
47. The two boys were sitting on their ____ in the classroom.
supposed
such
spite
own
48. There's no ____ learning French because the language is not widely spoken.
getting
comparison
point
wish
49. You are not ____ to smoke in the library.
interested
attention
case
allowed
50. I put a flask of tea in your bag in ____ you get thirsty.
her
case
putting
give