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






2. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






4. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






13. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






15. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






18. That film isn't ____ seeing.






19. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






24. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






26. I am ____ in going to university this year.






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






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






29. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






30. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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