English Grammar Test 7 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. My mother . . .
  has been growing
  strawberries for years but she has never had such a good crop before.
  - grow
  - grew
  - has been growing
  - had grown
2. Helen got off the bus and walked into the bank when she realised that she . . .
  had left
  her handbag on the bus.
  - left
  - had left
  - has left
  - leaves
3. You are a great cook! This cake . . .
  tastes
  wonderful as usual.
  - taste
  - tasted
  - will taste
  - tastes
4. I cut my finger when I . . .
  was peeling
  the potatoes.
  - am peeling
  - have peeled
  - was peeling
  - will peel
5. The students . . .
  are asked
  not to be late for their classes.
  - ask
  - asked
  - are asked
  - are asking
6. Yesterday, while Jane . . .
  was washing up
  she broke two cups.
  - wash up
  - washes up
  - was washing up
  - has washed up
7. Be attentive and more serious. You always . . .
  are losing
  something!
  - lose
  - are losing
  - have lost
  - have been loosing
8. What . . .
  were you doing
  when I phoned you last night?
  - did you do
  - were you doing
  - had you done
  - had you been doing
9. My room . . .
  is being painted
  at the moment, so it doesn’t look its best.
  - paints
  - is painted
  - is being painted
  - has been painted
10. My brother will be absent. He . . .
  will be preparing
  for his exam at this time tomorrow.
  - will prepare
  - will be preparing
  - will have prepared
  - will have been preparing
11. . . .
  Could
  you give me some advice about the language courses?
  - Have
  - May
  - Should
  - Could
12. Why didn’t you give me a call yesterday? We . . .
  could
  discuss everything together.
  - can
  - must
  - may
  - could
13. At college the work is harder than the work we did at school, but it is much . . .
  more
  interesting.
  - more
  - most
  - many
  - a few
14. A person with a good education usually gets . . .
  a better
  job.
  - better
  - a better
  - the better
  - an better
15. . . .
  Poor
  people need help from the government.
  - Poor
  - The poor
  - A poor
  - This poor
16. The government should help . . .
  the poor
  .
  - poor
  - the poor
  - а poor
  - that poor
17. You can do . . .
  anything
  you want, but don’t bother me now.
  - anything
  - something
  - some
  - any
18. The government is going to provide . . .
  more
  houses for homeless people.
  - much
  - more
  - most
  - least
19. I think of coming to London . . .
  for
  a few days to visit my sister.
  - of
  - on
  - for
  - over
20. I think we should ask . . .
  for some
  information about this case.
  - about some
  - some
  - for some
  - on some

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