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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. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






5. The suspects are being ____ by the police.






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






7. Does your brother look ____ you?






8. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






9. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






11. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






20. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






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






36. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






40. Jenny was robbed of ____ bracelet as she was leaving for the airport.






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






42. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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