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






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






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






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






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






6. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






10. Angela sang in bars ____ times






11. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






13. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






16. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






20. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






49. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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