English Grammar Test 16 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. The passengers were tired because they . . .
  hadn’t slept
  all night.
  - didn’t sleep
  - hadn’t slept
  - don’t sleep
  - won’t sleep
2. A: Where is your umbrella?
  B: Oh, it seems to me I . . .
  have left
  it on the bus.
  - left
  - have left
  - had left
  - will leave
3. Bill said that he . . .
  had bought
  the tickets for the performance the day before.
  - had bought
  - bought
  - was buying
  - would buy
4. She said she didn’t know where her friend . . .
  was
  .
  - is
  - was
  - has been
  - will be
5. When we reached the theatre, there . . .
  hadn’t been
  any tickets left.
  - wasn’t
  - were not
  - hadn’t been
  - aren’t
6. When I finally found the house and knocked at the door, I . . .
  heard
  no answer.
  - heard
  - have heard
  - didn’t hear
  - won’t hear
7. I don’t know where Susan is. Maybe she . . .
  is sitting
  in the garden reading a book.
  - sits
  - is sitting
  - was sitting
  - will be sitting
8. My brother . . .
  doesn’t like
  when I use his computer without asking.
  - doesn’t like
  - didn’t like
  - don’t like
  - likes
9. You can have the book on Monday. I . . .
  will have read
  it by that time.
  - read
  - will read
  - will be reading
  - will have read
10. Unless we leave now, the film will have started when we . . .
  get
  there.
  - get
  - will get
  - would get
  - got
11. When we . . .
  were driving
  home last night we saw a lot of stars twinkling in the sky.
  - drove
  - drive
  - are driving
  - were driving
12. Many species of animals are threatened, and . . .
  can
  easily become extinct if people do not make an effort to protect them.
  - can
  - must
  - might
  - have to
13. Last week we . . .
  had to
  write an essay about the causes of the French Revolution.
  - must
  - could
  - may
  - had to
14. I think the film was terrible! It was . . .
  the most terrible
  film I have ever seen.
  - terrible
  - more terrible
  - most terrible
  - the most terrible
15. Nobody in our class knows . . .
  more
  about England than Barrie does.
  - much
  - more
  - most
  - the most
16. My mother wants me to play . . .
  the piano
  , but I want to buy a guitar.
  - the piano
  - a piano
  - piano
  - mine piano
17. I had . . .
  a wonderful
  dream last night. I wish it would come true.
  - a wonderful
  - the wonderful
  - wonderful
  - such wonderful
18. They say that in future the officials will demand a fine if . . .
  someone
  breaks the law.
  - everyone
  - everybody
  - someone
  - all
19. When we arrived . . .
  at
  the station, we ate a sandwich, drank a cup of coffee and waited for the train.
  - to
  - at
  - in
  - for
20. If the weather is fine tomorrow, I’ll go . . .
  for
  a horse ride.
  - at
  - on
  - by
  - for

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