English Grammar Test 18 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. Before I came to the office the manager already . . .
  had signed
  the documents.
  - signed
  - had signed
  - was signing
  - will sign
2. Peter . . .
  was repairing
  his car when I came to see him yesterday.
  - repaired
  - had been repairing
  - was repairing
  - has repaired
3. I hoped that my article . . .
  would be published
  in this magazine soon.
  - will be published
  - would be published
  - would have been published
  - would publish
4. If you . . .
  work
  hard, you will enter the university.
  - work
  - will work
  - are working
  - have worked
5. I . . .
  haven’t seen
  him for three years. I wonder where he is.
  - didn’t see
  - haven’t seen
  - don’t
  - hadn’t
6. My mother . . .
  has been teaching
  in this school for twenty-five years.
  - is teaching
  - taught
  - has been teaching
  - teaches
7. I want to post this letter, but I . . .
  don’t want
  to go out in the rain.
  - don’t want
  - didn’t want
  - hadn’t wanted
  - not want
8. I need the car to get to the match. I . . .
  am playing
  on Sunday.
  - played
  - am playing
  - have played
  - have been playing
9. My neighbour used to be such a hard worker, but now he . . .
  has lost
  interest in everything.
  - lose
  - loses
  - has lost
  - lost
10. I’m so sorry. The camera which you lend me . . .
  has been broken
  .
  - break
  - broken
  - had been broken
  - has been broken
11. Yesterday I . . .
  couldn’t
  finish the work because I was very tired.
  - could
  - couldn’t
  - can’t
  - mustn’t
12. Last week he said I . . .
  could
  use the car at the weekend but now he won’t let me after all.
  - can
  - could
  - was able to
  - must
13. I’m afraid I can’t do it . . .
  better
  than you.
  - good
  - better
  - best
  - the best
14. Be quiet! I don’t want to discuss the matter any . . .
  more
  .
  - more
  - most
  - the most
  - much more
15. . . .
  People
  cannot live without water and air.
  - The people
  - People
  - A people
  - This people
16. Before her marriage she lived in London, where she worked for . . .
  the National Gallery
  .
  - National Gallery
  - the National Gallery
  - а National Gallery
  - that National Gallery
17. Haven’t you read . . .
  anything
  by George Orwell?
  - something
  - anything
  - nothing
  - none
18. Something is wrong with my umbrella. May I take . . .
  yours
  ?
  - yours
  - your
  - her
  - their
19. Have you ever been . . .
  to
  Scotland?
  - in
  - for
  - into
  - to
20. Tom has had to give . . .
  up
  playing football since he broke his leg.
  - in
  - on
  - at
  - up

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