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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. Hania promised to start ____ money aside every month.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






13. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






28. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






30. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






33. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






39. As far as I am ____________ you can do what you like.






40. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






45. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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