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






2. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. It ____ have been Ana I saw in town as I recognised her coat.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






38. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






43. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






45. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






50. It is a ____ since the family went skiing