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






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






3. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






7. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






19. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






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






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






23. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






27. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






29. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






41. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






43. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






47. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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