English Grammar Test 9 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. My passport . . .
  was lost
  last month, and nobody has found it yet.
  - lost
  - was lost
  - has been lost
  - had been lost
2. There’s going to be an interesting art exhibition. It . . .
  will attract
  a lot of visitors.
  - attracts
  - attract
  - will attract
  - would attract
3. Have you head the news? He . . .
  has passed
  all his exams this week.
  - passed
  - has passed
  - had passed
  - pass
4. By the time we get to the cinema the film . . .
  will have begun
  .
  - will begin
  - begins
  - will have begun
  - began
5. He says his train . . .
  leaves
  at 8 a.m. He’s packing his things at the moment.
  - leave
  - leaves
  - has left
  - would leave
6. I was quite . . .
  shocked
  to see Sean behaving like that.
  - shocked
  - shocking
  - being shocked
  - shock
7. I . . .
  was speaking
  on the phone when the postman knocked on the door and entered the room.
  - speak
  - am speaking
  - was speaking
  - have spoken
8. We first came to this town more than twenty years ago. Everything . . .
  has changed
  in the town since that time.
  - change
  - changed
  - has changed
  - is changed
9. We didn’t know that Bill . . .
  had flown
  to Brazil the week before, and he was abroad when the burglary took place.
  - flew
  - had flown
  - has flown
  - would flow
10. I arrived in Prague in September last year. So I . . .
  have lived
  here for six months.
  - live
  - lived
  - have lived
  - will live
11. While I was wondering whether to buy the shoes or not, they . . .
  were bought
  by someone else.
  - buy
  - bought
  - were bought
  - had been bought
12. He was happy. He . . .
  was able to
  pass his driving test at the first attempt.
  - should
  - must
  - had to
  - was able to
13. At present I . . .
  can’t
  afford to go to the cinema twice a week.
  - can’t
  - couldn’t
  - must not
  - might not
14. We didn’t think you were . . .
  interested
  in ancient history.
  - interested
  - interesting
  - not interesting
  - less interesting
15. Every morning I listen to . . .
  the radio
  , but I don’t like to watch TV so early.
  - the radio
  - a radio
  - radio
  - these radio
16. . . .
  English
  is the world language and the English language spoken in the USA or Australia differs from the English language spoken in Britain.
  - The English
  - English
  - An English
  - A English
17. You are always arguing! Stop it, . . .
  both
  of you!
  - everybody
  - some
  - both
  - every
18. Mr. Smith was accused of spying and put . . .
  to
  prison.
  - in
  - of
  - at
  - to
19. Our city succeeded . . .
  in
  collecting a large sum of money for charity.
  - on
  - in
  - with
  - at
20. I’m sorry . . .
  about
  your difficulties. Can I help?
  - for
  - at
  - about
  - on

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