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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. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






4. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






8. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






24. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






33. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






38. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






41. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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