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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 was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






6. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






9. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






11. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Unfortunately ____ is a mark on the screen of this television set






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






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






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






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






32. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






38. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






40. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






43. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






44. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






46. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






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