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






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






3. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






14. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






25. There is no ____ for being rude






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






27. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






38. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






39. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Hania promised to start ____ money aside every month.






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






49. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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