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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. Hania promised to start ____ money aside every month.






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






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






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






5. Does your brother look ____ you?






6. Magda saw Ela on her ____ to work.






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






8. You must ____ out the instructions exactly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. There is no ____ for being rude






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






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






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






24. Nobody knows what ____ Donata quit her job.






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






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






27. It is a ____ since the family went skiing






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






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






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






31. Angela sang in bars ____ times






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. That film isn't ____ seeing.






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






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






43. The film was ____ than Jo had expected.






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






45. If only I had ____ your advice.






46. Joanna ____ to swim rather than jogging






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






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






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






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