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






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






3. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






7. Due to heavy rain the teacher wouldn't ____ the children go outside at lunchtime.






8. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






9. If only I had ____ your advice.






10. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






14. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






19. I put a flask of tea in your bag in ____ you get thirsty.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






27. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






32. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






36. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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