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Complete Basic Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. His boss won't ____ up with lateness.






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






3. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






6. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






7. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






10. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






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






14. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






15. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






20. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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