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






2. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






3. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






8. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






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






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






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






14. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






17. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






23. There is no ____ for being rude






24. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






29. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






32. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. That film isn't ____ seeing.






42. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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