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






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






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






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






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






6. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






21. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






30. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






31. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






37. If only I had ____ your advice.






38. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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