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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. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






5. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






6. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






9. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






19. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






35. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






36. She had to stay in ____ she had finished her homework






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






38. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






43. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






45. Other than my grandfather there are ____ few people alive who fought in the war.






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






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






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






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






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