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






2. That film isn't ____ seeing.






3. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






5. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






32. There is no ____ for being rude






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






34. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






36. Does your brother look ____ you?






37. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






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