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






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






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






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






5. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Angela sang in bars ____ times






16. There is no ____ in inviting her to the party. She will never come.






17. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. We had a good time in ____ of the terrible weather.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






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






41. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






42. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






44. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






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






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