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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. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






3. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






5. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






8. There is no ____ for being rude






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






10. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






16. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






20. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






50. If only I had ____ your advice.