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






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






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






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






5. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






8. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






34. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






35. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






38. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






40. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. There is no ____ for being rude






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