English Grammar Test 20 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. All my money . . .
  was stolen
  on the way to the airport yesterday and I couldn’t fly anywhere.
  - were stolen
  - have been stolen
  - has been stolen
  - was stolen
2. This company . . .
  has spent
  millions on computers but it doesn’t seem to become more efficient.
  - spent
  - had spent
  - will spend
  - has spent
3. We had to wait until the light . . .
  changed
  to green.
  - change
  - will change
  - changes
  - changed
4. I head the news on the radio while I . . .
  was driving
  home yesterday evening.
  - drive
  - was driving
  - had driven
  - drove
5. Before I left the house it . . .
  had started
  to rain and I had to take my umbrella.
  - started
  - would start
  - had started
  - start
6. I was surprised that you . . .
  hadn’t watched
  the football match on television.
  - hadn’t watched
  - haven’t watched
  - don’t watch
  - aren’t watching
7. When Columbus landed on San Salvador, he . . .
  didn’t know
  where he was.
  - knew
  - didn’t know
  - doesn’t know
  - hadn’t known
8. At one time people believed that Columbus . . .
  had discovered
  America.
  - discovers
  - discovered
  - had been discovered
  - had discovered
9. The talks . . .
  will be held
  in Paris next week to discuss problems of terrorist activity.
  - is held
  - will be held
  - would be held
  - hold
10. A: Didn’t you . . .
  see
  this horror film last night?
  B: No, I hate such films.
  - saw
  - seen
  - see
  - seeing
11. A: Who . . .
  hasn’t eaten
  this ice-cream?
  B: Oh, it’s mine. I’m just going to eat it.
  - didn’t eat
  - don’t eat
  - doesn’t eat
  - hasn’t eaten
12. A: The new building looks awful.
  B: I agree. It . . .
  doesn’t look
  very nice.
  - didn’t look
  - doesn’t look
  - hasn’t looked
  - won’t look
13. ‘You . . .
  mustn’t
  spend your free time on playing football’, my mother used to say when I was a schoolboy.
  - needn’t
  - mustn’t
  - couldn’t
  - can’t
14. You needn’t wear your best clothes. You . . .
  can
  wear what you like.
  - can
  - must
  - might
  - need
15. I think . . .
  elderly
  people look after their cars better than young people.
  - elderly
  - older
  - elder
  - oldest
16. A: What are you going to do after you graduate from . . .
  college
  ?
  B: I want to travel.
  - collage
  - the collage
  - а collage
  - an collage
17. There’s been a lot of talk about . . .
  the UFO
  seen over our town on Sunday night.
  - UFO
  - the UFO
  - а UFO
  - an UFO
18. . . .
  There
  is a new one-way traffic system in the city center. It’s very confusing.
  - This
  - That
  - It
  - There
19. A: . . .
  Which
  of these magazines would you like to buy?
  B: This one, please.
  - What
  - How much
  - Why
  - Which
20. They will come . . .
  by
  the three o’clock train.
  - in
  - at
  - with
  - by

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