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






2. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






30. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






31. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. There is no ____ for being rude






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






48. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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