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






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






3. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






4. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






6. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






9. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






12. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






18. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






20. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






38. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






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