English Grammar Test 17 (Level 1-A)

E.S.L.+

Oct 1, 2016

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Fill in the blanks with the most suitable answer.
1. I’m sure I . . .
  have locked
  the door of my house.
  - lock
  - locked
  - have locked
  - had locked
2. The inspector suspects that the thief . . .
  has used
  a special key for opening this safe.
  - will use
  - has used
  - had used
  - use
3. A: When are you going to finish this translation?
  B: I . . .
  will have finished
  it by tomorrow.
  - will finish
  - will be finishing
  - will have finished
  - would finish
4. Have you heard the news? I . . .
  passed
  my last exam yesterday.
  - passed
  - have passed
  - had passed
  - was passing
5. He says that he doesn’t know where he . . .
  will work
  after graduating from university.
  - work
  - will work
  - had worked
  - would work
6. When you . . .
  grow
  older, you will understand everything.
  - grow
  - grows
  - will grow
  - have grown
7. As a rule the most important news . . .
  is
  broadcast on this channel.
  - are
  - were
  - is
  - had been
8. There . . .
  is
  hardly any furniture in his room. He hasn’t even a chair to sit on.
  - is
  - are
  - were
  - have been
9. The collection of the Louvre Museum regularly . . .
  attracts
  millions of people.
  - attract
  - attracts
  - have attracted
  - would attract
10. When my mother returns home she . . .
  will see
  at once that we have redecorated our flat.
  - will see
  - sees
  - has seen
  - saw
11. He . . .
  has driven
  the car for many hours before he came to the crossroads.
  - drives
  - was driving
  - had been driving
  - has driven
12. We . . .
  were walking
  along the forest road when it started raining.
  - were walking
  - had been walking
  - walked
  - had walked
13. Sorry, I . . .
  cannot
  stay any longer, I really must go home.
  - mustn’t
  - couldn’t
  - cannot
  - may not
14. This is . . .
  the most difficult
  problem I’ve ever had in my life.
  - difficult
  - more difficult
  - most difficult
  - the most difficult
15. When . . .
  Titanic
  was crossing the Atlantic she struck an iceberg.
  - a Titanic
  - Titanic
  - the Titanic
  - an Titanic
16. The weather is fine today, but I don’t like . . .
  hot
  weather.
  - hot
  - the hot
  - а hot
  - an hot
17. Some women tint their hair when . . .
  it
  goes grey.
  - they
  - it
  - its
  - them
18. All news from you . . .
  is
  very important to us.
  - are
  - is
  - aren’t
  - were
19. I think it’s important . . .
  for
  young people to get a good education.
  - for
  - by
  - about
  - among
20. They left . . .
  for
  Glasgow some years ago and live there now.
  - to
  - in
  - for
  - at

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