English Grammar Test 15 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. My mother is ill. She will stay in bed until she . . .
  is getting
  better.
  - get
  - gets
  - will get
  - is getting
2. When he lived in London, he . . .
  spent
  a lot of time in the museums.
  - spend
  - had spent
  - spent
  - was spending
3. I . . .
  had been waiting
  by the door for a long time until someone opened it.
  - wait
  - am waiting
  - waited
  - had been waiting
4. It’s raining. I hope you . . .
  won’t repair
  your car outside.
  - won’t repair
  - don’t repair
  - didn’t repair
  - were not repaired
5. In two years’ time my parents . . .
  will have been married
  for twenty-five years.
  - will be married
  - will have been married
  - are married
  - have been married
6. They said they would not work after 6 p.m. if you . . .
  didn’t pay
  them overtime.
  - won’t pay
  - don’t pay
  - didn’t pay
  - not pay
7. When I . . .
  saw
  her, I waved her, but she didn’t notice me.
  - had seen
  - saw
  - see
  - have seen
8. A: Where were you at about three yesterday afternoon?
  B: Oh, I . . .
  was repairing
  my car at that time.
  - was repairing
  - repaired
  - had been repairing
  - had repaired
9. My sister will not finish medical training until she . . .
  is
  twenty tree.
  - will be
  - is
  - have been
  - are
10. Do you know what you . . .
  will have achieved
  in your life by the year 2020?
  - will achieve
  - achieve
  - will have achieved
  - will be achieved
11. What a surprise! There . . .
  has been
  a fall in the cost of living lately.
  - has been
  - had been
  - will be
  - was
12. I decided to have some English lessons so that I . . .
  can
  practise when I come to the UK.
  - can
  - must
  - may
  - should
13. If you call early next week, the secretary . . .
  will be able to
  give you your exam results.
  - must
  - can
  - may
  - will be able to
14. The man said to me, ‘Just don’t park your car . . .
  in front of
  my gate again. O.K.?’
  - far
  - nearly
  - behind
  - in front of
15. . . .
  The young
  nowadays have a very cynical attitude to the police.
  - the young
  - a young
  - an young
  - young
16. . . .
  Elderly
  people sometimes feel lonely.
  - Elderly
  - The elderly
  - An elderly
  - This elderly
17. The government is going to provide . . .
  more
  houses for homeless people.
  - most
  - much
  - few
  - more
18. . . .
  Something
  is wrong with the car, and it won’t start.
  - Anything
  - Something
  - Nothing
  - Everything
19. Prices go up and up. Everything gets . . .
  more
  expensive.
  - most
  - least
  - more
  - less
20. I won’t do the job . . .
  without
  being paid for it.
  - with
  - out
  - without
  - by

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