English Grammar Test 23 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. A: What are you looking for?
  B: I’m afraid I . . .
  have lost
  my key.
  - lose
  - lost
  - losing
  - have lost
2. She took this decision after she . . .
  had spoken
  to the manager.
  - spoke
  - was speaking
  - had spoken
  - would speak
3. I . . .
  had been feeling
  nervous since morning, but this feeling vanished as soon as I saw her.
  - was feeling
  - have been feeling
  - feel
  - had been feeling
4. The second prize . . .
  was awarded
  to an unknown author from New Zealand at yesterday’s celebration.
  - awarded
  - was awarded
  - will be awarded
  - is awarded
5. I’m going to see . . .
  the sights
  of this city.
  - the sight
  - the sights
  - a sight
  - sight
6. . . .
  Some
  teachers have complained about his behaviour at school.
  - Much
  - The most
  - Some
  - Any
7. It would be difficult to imagine modern life without . . .
  the Internet
  .
  - Internet
  - a Internet
  - an Internet
  - the Internet
8. Nobody nowadays thinks that women . . .
  should
  just stay at home and look after children.
  - are to
  - has to
  - might
  - should
9. When I was a teenager, I argued . . .
  with
  my brother and sister all the time.
  - at
  - with
  - on
  - by
10. I think that we are not making as . . .
  much
  profit as we should do.
  - much
  - many
  - little
  - few
11. ‘I . . .
  haven’t heard
  a convincing explanation of your absence yet’, the teacher said.
  - not hear
  - don’t hear
  - haven’t heard
  - hasn’t heard
12. She thinks she . . .
  is getting
  more forgetful as she grows older.
  - get
  - gets
  - would get
  - is getting
13. This is the first time I . . .
  have been
  late for my English lesson.
  - am
  - was
  - has been
  - have been
14. It seems that they already . . .
  have decided
  everything without consulting us.
  - have decided
  - had decided
  - decided
  - decide
15. I don’t think you . . .
  will be asked
  to show your passport there.
  - ask
  - will ask
  - will be asked
  - asking
16. Happiness is not . . .
  an inevitable
  result of having money.
  - inevitable
  - a inevitable
  - the inevitable
  - an inevitable
17. I am afraid there are . . .
  no
  vacancies in the company at present.
  - not
  - none
  - neither
  - no
18. I . . .
  can’t
  give you permission for going there, I’m afraid.
  - doesn’t have to
  - can’t
  - might
  - am not to
19. The tourists were not aware . . .
  of
  the danger of bandits in the hills.
  - in
  - of
  - under
  - during
20. She has . . .
  the most beautiful
  smile I have ever seen. That’s what attracts people to her.
  - beautiful
  - more beautiful
  - the most beautiful
  - less beautiful

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