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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Angela sang in bars ____ times






25. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






30. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






41. Does your brother look ____ you?






42. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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