English Grammar Test 4 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. If I . . .
  catch
  some fish, will you cook it for me?
  - will catch
  - catch
  - caught
  - am catching
2. She said that she . . .
  didn’t like
  her present flat. She tried to find another one.
  - doesn’t like
  - won’t like
  - didn’t like
  - likes
3. I saw you yesterday from the bus. Where . . .
  were you hurrying
  at that time?
  - was you hurrying
  - were you hurrying
  - had you hurried
  - did you hurry
4. I found that everything I said on the phone . . .
  was reported
  to the police.
  - reported
  - is reported
  - was reported
  - had been reported
5. When I speak Italian, all the others in the class . . .
  laugh
  at me as I don’t know the language well.
  - laughed
  - was laughing
  - will laugh
  - laugh
6. He . . .
  has been serving
  in the Army for eighteen months. This is his last month.
  - serves
  - is serving
  - has been serving
  - have served
7. Don’t make noise: the children . . .
  are trying
  to sleep.
  - try
  - is trying
  - will try
  - are trying
8. A new museum . . .
  is being built
  in the city. What a beautiful building it will be!
  - was being built
  - is being built
  - is built
  - builds
9. Two terrorists . . .
  were arrested
  in New York some days ago.
  - are arrested
  - have been arrested
  - were arrested
  - will be arrested
10. I . . .
  can’t
  understand this letter. Will you translate it for me?
  - mustn’t
  - can’t
  - may not
  - shouldn’t
11. Diana’s parents don’t let her go to late-night disco. She . . .
  must
  be at home at 9 o’clock in the evening.
  - must
  - can
  - may
  - have to
12. Henry . . .
  had to
  apologize for his bad behaviour yesterday.
  - have to
  - may
  - had to
  - is to
13. The children studied hard, and as a result they passed the exams . . .
  best
  of all.
  - good
  - better
  - best
  - the best
14. This is . . .
  the most interesting
  film I’ve ever seen.
  - more interesting
  - the most interesting
  - most interesting
  - not interesting
15. . . .
  The old, the sick, the unemployed
  need our special care.
  - Old, sick, unemployed
  - An old, a sick, an unemployed
  - The old, the sick, the unemployed
  - Everybody old, everybody sick, everybody unemployed
16. Someone who saw . . .
  the robbery
  called the police.
  - robbery
  - a robbery
  - the robbery
  - those robbery
17. According to this song . . .
  all
  we need is love.
  - all
  - every
  - each
  - some
18. We wished the bride and groom happiness in . . .
  their
  new life together.
  - there
  - their
  - theirs
  - these
19. Excuse me, but does this umbrella belong . . .
  to
  you?
  - to
  - for
  - at
  - with
20. I listened to the radio every day to know the weather forecast but I can never rely . . .
  on
  it.
  - at
  - to
  - in
  - on

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