GENERAL LANGUAGE TRAINING (LAG 1123)

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Name: _______________________

Student I.D. :________________________

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GRAMMAR QUIZ 1
Choose the best answer.
1. I come ____ England.
a. to
b. from
2. There aren't ____ people here.
a. much
b. many
3. Tim ____ work tomorrow.
a. isnt going
b. isnt
4. I'd like ____ information, please.
a. an
b. some
5. ____________ to college yesterday?
a. Do you walk
b. Did you walked
6. I went to the shop ______ some chocolate.

c. at
d. in
c. a lot
d. some
c. isnt going to
d. isnt to
c. piece
d. a piece
c. Did you walk
d. Have you walked

a. for buying

c. to buy

b. for buy

d. buy

7. I don't like coffee. _____ do I.

a. So
b. Neither
8. 'Have you visited London?' ' ______ .'
a. Not yet
b. Ever
9. Is Jo _______ Chris?
a. taller that
b. taller

c. Either
d. No
c. Already
d. Not
c. as tall as
d. more tall

10. You should ____ your homework.

a. make
b. do

c. work
d. give
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11. Where's the ______ post office, please?

a. most near
c. more near
b. near
d. nearest
12. Would you mind _______ the window?
a. closing
c. to close
b. close
d. closed
13. He's interested ____ learning Spanish.
a. on
c. in
b. to
d. for
14. How long ______________ English?
a. do you learn
c. have you been learning
b. are you learning
d. you learn
15. His office is on the second ________ of the building.
a. floor
c. ground
b. level
d. stage
16. The doctor gave me a _________ for some medicine yesterday.
a. note
c. prescription
b. receipt
d. subscription
17. Can you tell me when ___________ ?
a. the train leaves
c. leaves the train
b. does the train leave
d. does leave the train
18. I _______ a reply to my letter in the next few days.
a. hope
c. accept
b. expect
d. wait for
19. When Simon _________ back tonight, he'll cook dinner.
a. comes
c. come
b. will come
d. shall come
20. We arrived ______ England two days ago.
a. to
c. on
b. in
d. at
21. 'Why are you so hungry?' 'Oh, I ________ breakfast this morning.'
a. hadnt

c. didnt have

b. didnt

d. didnt had

22. You _____ better see a doctor.

a. did

c. should

b. would

d. had

23. You should _______ swimming.

a. start up
c. take up
b. get off
d. take off
24. 'Did you speak to Juliet?' 'No, I've ________ seen her.
a. nearly
c. often
b. hardly
d. always
25. He told me that he __________ in Spain the previous year.
a. has been working
c. has worked
b. had been working
d. had been worked
26. She looks _______ she's going to be sick.
a. as if
c. likes
b. as
d. if
27. The best way to learn a language is ________ a little every day.
a. speak
c. to speaking
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b. in speaking
28. She ______ me to go to school.
a. said
b. told
29. I want to be a teacher when I ________ .
a. grow
b. age
30. I'm fed up _________ this exercise.
a. with doing
b. to do
31. It ________ my brother.
a. is ages that I didnt see him
b. is ages since I saw

d. by speaking
c. suggested
d. made
c. grow up
d. am more years
c. to doing
d. for doing
c. was ages that I havent seen
d. was ages since I saw

32. She has been _______ of murdering her husband.

a. charged
c. arrested
b. accused
d. blamed
33. You aren't allowed to use your mobile so _________________.
a. its no point to leave it on
c. theres no point in leaving it on
b. its no point in leaving it on
d. theres no point to leave it on
34. You _________ the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.
a. neednt have done
c. cant have done
b. couldnt have done
d. wouldnt have done
35. They have put speed bumps on the road to _________ accidents.
a. avoid
c. prevent
b. prohibit
d. forbid
36. We would never have had the accident if you ____________ so fast.
a. wouldnt been driving
c. had driven
b. hadnt been driving
d. wouldnt drive
37. The tree __________ by lightning.
a. was flashed
c. was struck
b. struck
d. flashed
38. If only I ______ richer.
a. am
c. would be
b. were
d. will be
39. _________ the better team, we lost the match.
a. Despite being
c. Despite
b. Despite
d. Although
40. By this time next year, I __________ all my exams.
a. will have taken
c. take
b. will take
d. have taken