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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






11. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






14. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






16. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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






21. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






23. Melany was full ____ admiration for the painting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






40. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






44. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






47. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






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






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






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