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






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






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






4. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






6. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






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






11. If only I had ____ your advice.






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






13. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






14. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






15. I ____ I had not taken up smoking.






16. Angela sang in bars ____ times






17. Does your brother look ____ you?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






42. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






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






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






46. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






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






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