English Grammar Test 3 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. Excuse me, do you speak English? I . . .
  am looking
  for a hotel.
  - look
  - am looking
  - was looking
  - have been looking
2. Last summer we wanted a relaxing holiday, so we . . .
  chose
  to stay on a small island.
  - choose
  - have chosen
  - had chosen
  - chose
3. Mathematics . . .
  is
  hard. I don’t understand it.
  - are
  - is
  - was
  - were
4. While we . . .
  were waiting
  for the train, it started to rain.
  - waited
  - are waiting
  - was waiting
  - were waiting
5. The police officer said that every house in that street . . .
  had been searched
  already by the police.
  - search
  - were searched
  - had been searched
  - searched
6. There is going to be a big art exhibition. It . . .
  will attract
  a lot of visitors.
  - attracts
  - will attract
  - has attracted
  - attracted
7. The result of his investigation . . .
  will be published
  in the newspaper soon.
  - publish
  - be published
  - will be published
  - is published
8. When they arrived home, their children . . .
  were sitting
  outside the door waiting for them.
  - sit
  - are sitting
  - was sitting
  - were sitting
9. We . . .
  bought
  a new computer not long ago. Now the job will be done much more quickly.
  - had bought
  - was bought
  - bought
  - have bought
10. He was sorry that he . . .
  hadn’t been writing
  to me for so long.
  - didn’t write
  - haven’t been writing
  - hadn’t been writing
  - hasn’t been writing
11. The ring you found . . .
  must
  be returned to an old lady who had lost it.
  - can
  - must
  - have to
  - are to
12. Everybody in our team played . . .
  badly
  except the captain.
  - bad
  - badly
  - worst
  - the worst
13. You know much, but you know . . .
  less
  than your teacher.
  - little
  - less
  - least
  - much
14. Small shops are not as . . .
  convenient
  as supermarkets.
  - more convenient
  - convenient
  - most convenient
  - the most convenient
15. Sarah is a very good pianist. She plays . . .
  the piano
  very well.
  - a piano
  - an piano
  - the piano
  - piano
16. We had five phone calls, but there were . . .
  none
  for you.
  - no
  - none
  - either
  - neither
17. I didn’t have much time, but I . . .
  was able to
  visit a lot of places of interest in London.
  - can
  - was able to
  - must
  - had to
18. That’s an easy question! . . .
  Everybody
  knows the answer!
  - All
  - Everybody
  - Each
  - Every
19. The comic told silly jokes, but nobody laughed . . .
  at
  him.
  - on
  - under
  - at
  - about
20. We feel sorry . . .
  for
  Sam because he hasn’t got any friends.
  - for
  - about
  - with
  - by

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