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Grammar - general (4 pages)

Circle the correct answer.

1.

John hopes he _____ to the party.

a. will be invited
c. had been invited
b. were invited
d. would have been invited

2.

Robert wishes he _____ his wife before she called him.

a. has called
c. will call
b. called
d. had called

3.

_____ up, John saw a strange bright disk that moved very
a. To look
c. Looking
b. Looked
d. Look

4.

Its foolish to cry over _____ milk.

a. spilling
c. spilled
b. to spill
d. spill

5.

The car, _____ of its tires, was found the next morning.
a. stripped
c. stripping
b. to strip
d. strip

6.

For a _____ question, there is only one correct answer.

a. give
c. given
b. giving
d. to give

7.

Jack tried _____ the lesson, but he was too tired to learn.
a. understand
c. understood
b. understanding
d. to understood

8.

If you had studied harder, I am sure you _____.

a. would have passed
c. cant fail
b. will pass
d. couldnt fail

9.

If Jane sees a blind man crossing the street, she _____ him.
a. helps
c. would have helped
b. would help
d. would be helping

10.

I am required to be in class at 7:15 a.m.

a. I should be there
c. Ive got to be there.
b. I may be there.
d. I can be there.

11.

When I was a boy, I _____ my kite on the weekends.

a. fly
c. would fly

quickly.

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b. must fly

d. can fly

12.

_____ over the heads of the lost children was a helicopter.

a. Hovering
c. To hover
b. Hovered
d. Hover

13.

Nobody wants _____ a big exam.

a. failing
c. failed
b. to fail
d. fail

14.

If I _____ you the answer, could you guess the question.

a. give
c. were to give
b. had given
d. would have given

15.

The badly _____ team stopped trying.

a. beaten
c. beating
b. beat
d. to beat

16.

_____ you not ask your commanding officer first?

a. Shouldnt
c. Havent
b. Should
d. Have

17.

When I was a child I _____ like an angel.

a. sang
c. singing
b. could singing
d. to sing

18.

Theres a 50 per cent chance of rain tomorrow.

a. It should rain.
c. It might rain.
b. It had better rain.
d. It will rain.

19.

Disagreements about borders are disagreements _____ countries.

a. among
c. between
b. around
d. underneath

20.

Charles is not as tall as _____.

a. my
b. me

21.

In back of the house there is an old bicycle.

a. behind
c. before
b. me
d. mine

22.

Karate teaches us that its best _____.

a. to avoid fight
c. to avoid fighting
b. avoiding to fight
d. avoid fighting

c. I
d. mine

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23.

John has a moral obligation to help his sister.

a. He has to help her.
c. He must help her.
b. He will help her.
d. He ought to help her.

24.

The movie will begin at 1900 sharp.

a. approximately
c. about
b. exactly
d. near to

25.

Without _____, the car swerved sharply to the left.

a. to warn
c. warning
b. warned
d. any warn

26.

Sometimes it is impossible _____ a dinner engagement.

a. escaping
c. to escape
b. escape
d. for escape

27.

This girl is _____ the girls I know at home.

a. different than
c. different to
b. different like
d. different for

28.

The students _____ to wear their uniforms on tours.

a. instruct
c. have instructed
b. have been
d. are going to be instructed

29.

Im sorry, Im just _____ tired to go to the game with you tonight.

a. much
c. very
b. little
d. too

30. I thought that was a very _____ speech.

a. interest
c. interests
b. interested
d. interesting
31.

Do you know who _____ going to be at the party tonight?

a. is
c. will
b. are
d. were.

32.

The girl _____ is my cousin.

a. with which you saw me last night
b. that you saw me with last night
c. what you saw me with last night
d. whom did you see me with last night

33.

Excuse me, I didnt hear _____.

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a. what did you say
b. you said what

c. that you said

d. what you said

34.

Can you tell me _____?

a. what time the movie begins
b. what the movie begins time
c. the movie begins what time
d. what time does the movie begin

35.

Ive forgotten the name of the place _____.

a. I was supposed to go there
b. where I was supposed to go
c. where was I supposed to go
d. where I was supposed to go there

36.

Which one of my brothers do you think _____ most like me?

a. look
c. looks
b. looking
d. are looking

37.

I was told that Bill has been _____ sick lately.

a. too
c. quite
b. much
d. extensively

38. He stayed in France _____ six months before coming here.

a. for
c. since
b. during
d. while
39.

I found him _____ dinner when I got there.

a. eating
c. ate
b. eaten
d. had eaten

40.

Youll be coming with us tomorrow, _____.

a. arent you
c. wont you
b. isnt you
d. will you