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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. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






4. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






6. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






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






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






19. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






33. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






38. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






40. There is no ____ for being rude






41. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






46. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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