English Grammar Test 24 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. Не . . .
  had been driving
  for several hours and needed a rest.
  - was driving
  - drove
  - had been driving
  - had driven
2. A: Somebody is at the door.
  B: I . . .
  will go
  to see who it is.
  - go
  - will go
  - will be going
  - will have gone
3. The boy is going to be a scientist when he . . .
  grows
  up.
  - grow
  - grows
  - will grow
  - will have grown
4. By the time she qualifies, she . . .
  will have been studying
  law for 5 years.
  - will study
  - will be studying
  - will have been studying
  - study
5. This old house on the corner . . .
  will be demolished
  in two weeks.
  - will demolish
  - will be demolished
  - will have been demolished
  - demolished
6. It was a film about . . .
  the life
  of a famous aviator.
  - life
  - a life
  - an life
  - the life
7. They met in May and it was then . . .
  that
  he fell in love with her.
  - that
  - than
  - there
  - this
8. I don’t agree that the unemployed . . .
  should
  receive more help from the state.
  - can
  - may
  - should
  - has to
9. Being a nurse is not as . . .
  interesting
  as being a doctor.
  - more interesting
  - interesting
  - less interesting
  - most interesting
10. We arrived . . .
  in
  London through Heathrow Airport.
  - to
  - for
  - in
  - at
11. Don’t worry, the sun . . .
  will have dried
  our clothes by the time we get home.
  - will dry
  - will have dried
  - will be drying
  - dry
12. Traditional English afternoon tea . . .
  is
  rare nowadays, although the English are ready for a cup of tea at any time of the day.
  - is
  - was
  - has been
  - will be
13. My father who . . .
  has retired
  recently spends all day reading the newspapers.
  - retired
  - has retired
  - retires
  - will retire
14. Much that has just been said . . .
  will be forgotten
  soon.
  - forget
  - will forget
  - will have been forgotten
  - will be forgotten
15. There . . .
  is
  interesting news in today’s newspaper.
  - are
  - is
  - have been
  - were
16. I saw two films yesterday, but I didn’t like . . .
  either
  of them.
  - neither
  - no
  - none
  - either
17. The judge sent him to . . .
  prison
  for three months.
  - prison
  - a prison
  - the prison
  - an prison
18. . . .
  Could
  you tell me if this bus goes to Heathrow Airport?
  - Must
  - Should
  - May
  - Could
19. Last year I stayed for a few days in an old house in Scotland which was famous . . .
  for
  its ghosts.
  - by
  - at
  - about
  - for
20. Your car costs . . .
  less
  than mine but it is more beautiful.
  - little
  - less
  - the least
  - fewer

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