English Grammar Test 13 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. An Englishman very seldom . . .
  talks
  on the Underground. He prefers to read newspapers.
  - talk
  - talks
  - is talking
  - has talked
2. If you . . .
  don’t comply
  with the traffic regulations, you will get into trouble with the police.
  - aren’t complied
  - won’t comply
  - don’t comply
  - wouldn’t comply
3. I . . .
  shall know
  whether you are telling the truth or not and if you are telling a lie, I will never believe you again.
  - shall know
  - know
  - should know
  - knew
4. Whose horse you . . .
  were riding
  when I saw you yesterday?
  - were riding
  - did ride
  - was riding
  - rode
5. Do you know the time? It . . .
  seems
  to me it’s about two o’clock.
  - seem
  - seems
  - seemed
  - will seem
6. Tom met me at lunch time and said, ‘I . . .
  didn’t see
  you at the bus stop this morning’.
  - haven’t seen
  - not seen
  - didn’t see
  - hadn’t seen
7. Since my first visit to this city many new houses . . .
  have been built
  here and it has become very noisy.
  - are built
  - were built
  - had been built
  - have been built
8. My doctor says, ‘A week in the country . . .
  will make
  you feel better’. I want to follow his advice.
  - made
  - has made
  - will make
  - is making
9. I don’t like that she . . .
  always argues
  with you.
  - always arguing
  - always argues
  - had always argued
  - always is arguing
10. I noticed that it . . .
  had been raining
  all night and everything was wet.
  - was raining
  - had been raining
  - rained
  - has been raining
11. She . . .
  will give
  him your message as soon as she sees him.
  - give
  - gives
  - will give
  - gave
12. Yesterday I was going home on foot and all the time I felt like I . . .
  was being followed
  .
  - am followed
  - was followed
  - followed
  - was being followed
13. . . .
  Can
  you remember what you were doing at this time yesterday?
  - Can
  - May
  - Must
  - Should
14. We moved last week and now we have a much . . .
  better
  flat.
  - good
  - better
  - best
  - the best
15. The Mediterranean is not as . . .
  large
  as the Pacific Ocean.
  - larger
  - large
  - largest
  - the largest
16. I didn’t expect to see him there. He was . . .
  the last
  person I wanted to see.
  - the last
  - last
  - а last
  - one last
17. I didn’t know . . .
  the answer
  to that question, so I left it out.
  - the answer
  - answer
  - an answer
  - no answer
18. I don’t go swimming very . . .
  much
  nowadays.
  - many
  - much
  - few
  - a little
19. Excuse me, there is . . .
  something
  I’d like to ask you.
  - anything
  - everything
  - something
  - none
20. A combination of the use of bicycles . . .
  with
  public transport solves the problem of traffic jams in large cities.
  - with
  - by
  - of
  - in

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