English Grammar Test 2 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. When you . . .
  grow
  older, you’ll change your mind about this.
  - will grow
  - grow
  - have grown
  - grew
2. By the time the police get there, the burglars . . .
  will have vanished
  .
  - vanish
  - will vanish
  - will have vanished
  - vanished
3. As soon as the taxi arrives, I . . .
  will let
  you know.
  - let
  - have let
  - had let
  - will let
4. My friend has been writing to me for years already, but he never . . .
  has sent
  a photo.
  - sends
  - has sent
  - will send
  - sent
5. A: Why are you busy packing?
  B: My train . . .
  leaves
  in two hours, so we’ll leave the house in an hour.
  - is leaving
  - will be leaving
  - leaves
  - left
6. A: When was this building finished?
  B: They say it . . .
  had been finished
  by the end of last year.
  - had been finished
  - was finished
  - will be finished
  - finishes
7. I thought that I . . .
  had lost
  my key and was very glad when I found it.
  - lose
  - lost
  - had lost
  - was losing
8. A: What’s the matter? You look upset.
  B: Last week I lost my scarf and now I just . . .
  have lost
  my gloves.
  - lost
  - have lost
  - had lost
  - lose
9. I . . .
  have been working
  for this bank for five years already but I have decided to change my job.
  - am working
  - has worked
  - have been working
  - worked
10. Martin said that he . . .
  would buy
  the tickets the next day.
  - bought
  - had bought
  - will buy
  - would buy
11. The house opposite our college . . .
  is being pulled down
  , that’s why we are using the back entrance at present.
  - pulls down
  - is pulled down
  - is being pulled down
  - pulled down
12. You . . .
  had
  an umbrella when you left the house, didn’t you?
  - have
  - was having
  - had had
  - had
13. By the time we got to the cinema the film . . .
  had begun
  .
  - will begin
  - would begin
  - had begun
  - began
14. Is there anything I . . .
  can
  do to help you?
  - can
  - may
  - am to
  - as to
15. The last film I saw was . . .
  less
  frightening than this one.
  - little
  - less
  - least
  - the least
16. Someone is calling you. Will you answer . . .
  the phone
  ?
  - a phone
  - the phone
  - phone
  - these phone
17. To tell the truth I don’t like . . .
  that
  pair of trousers that I bought last month.
  - those
  - this
  - that
  - a
18. A: Whose house is it?
  B: It’s . . .
  mine
  .
  - my
  - mine
  - her
  - our
19. Today is . . .
  less
  cold than yesterday. So, I’m wearing my shorts.
  - little
  - less
  - least
  - the least
20. ‘Come home . . .
  on Christmas Day
  , we’ll be waiting for you’, my mother always says to me.
  - in Christmas Day
  - on Christmas Day
  - Christmas Day
  - at Christmas Day

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