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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. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






7. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






20. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






22. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






44. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






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






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






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






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






50. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.