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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 suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






3. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






5. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






23. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






28. That film isn't ____ seeing.






29. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






47. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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