EXERCISE 2 – GRAMMAR

Choose the letter A, B, C, or D with correct modal verbs to fill in the blanks:
1. He … never do such things against his will.
A. can B. would C. may D. might
2. I … thought about this before I came here.
A. would B. shall C. should have D. could
3. I know you … done better than this.
A. should have B. could have C. need have D. ought to have
4. He … gone further away this time.
A. may B. could C. might have D. should have
5. It … serve us well in the near future.
A. would have B. could have C. might have D. might
6. The transaction … done before it’s too late.
A. must be B. must C. would be D. should
7. They … worked as a team to avoid failure.
A. would have B. can C. should have D. should
8. They … change their plans due to bad weather.
A. might have B. could have C. may D. should have
9. … you pass me the pen please?
A. May B. Should C. Must D. would have
10. Do you mind if I … here?
A. smoked B. smoke C. have smoked D. smoking
11. You had better … for your exam, or else you will get F for it.
A. studying B. study C. studied D. to studying
12. I just slept 3 hours a day to study for this exam. That why I … to pass the
exam with flying colors. Now I have my Master degree of Art.
A. can B. could C. was able to D. were able to
13. The boy is deaf. He … hear anything.
A. can B. can’t C. is able to D. was able to
14. I would rather …. at home than go out with him.
A. going B. went C. go D. to go
15. I would rather my son … harder.
A. studied B. study C. have studied D. studying
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:
1.No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
A. is she
B. isn’t she
C. are they
D. aren’t they
2. Do it right now, ______?
A. will you
B. shall you
C. do you
D. don’t you
3. There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______?
A. are they
B. are there
C. aren’t they
D. aren’t there
4. He seldom goes to the library, ______?
A. doesn’t he
B. is he
C. does he
D. isn’t he
5. Let’s go for a long walk, ______?
A. will we
B. shall we
C .don’t you
D. do you
6. I think he will join us, _____?
A. doesn’t he
B. won’t he
C. will he
D. don’t I
7. The film is good, _______________?
A. is it
B. are they
C. isn’t it
D. aren’t they
8. You are going to the party, ____________?
A. is you
B. are you
C. aren’t you
D. were you
9. He can speak English, _________________ ?
A. can he
B. can’t he
C. can’t him
D. could he
10. You don’t know him,__________________ ?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. are you
D. aren’t you
11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________?
A. does she
B. doesn’t she
C. is she
D. was she
12. John has worked hard, _________________?
A. does he
B. did he
C. has he
D. hasn’t he
13. They invited him to the party, ___________?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. did they
D. didn’t they
14. They are leaving here tomorrow________?
A. do they
B. are they
C. aren’t they
D. did they
15. I’m a bit late, ______?
A. am not I
B. aren’t you
C. are you
D. aren’t I
16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?
A. is one
B. isn’t one
C. is he
D. are they
17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?
A. have they
B. haven’t they
C. has he
D. hasn’t he
18. James owns a restaurant, ______?
A. does he
B. is he
C. doesn’t he
D. didn’t he
19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?
A. are you
B. have you
C. aren’t
D. do you
20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?
A. do they
B. does it
C. is it
D. isn’t it
21. You don’t need me any more, ______?
A. do I
B. don’t I
C. do you
D. don’t you
22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. does it
D. doesn’t it
23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______?
A. was Harry
B. wasn’t he
C. was he
D. didn’t he
24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______?
A. will you
B .won’t you
C. are you
D. won’t you be
25. David is bringing some wine, ______?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. is David
D. isn’t David
26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. will you
D. shall we
27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?
A. is it
B. is that
C. isn’t that
D. isn’t it
28. Nobody likes the play, __________?
A. do they
B. don’t they
C. didn’t they
D. did they
29. The children can read English, __________?
A. can’t they
B. can they
C. they can
D. they can’t
30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?
A. was he
B. is he
C. wasn’t he
D. isn’t he
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:
1. I have the hairdresser to cut my hair every month.
=> I have ….
A. got the hairdresser to cut my hair every month.
B. got the hairdresser cut my hair every month.
C. my hair cut by the hairdresser to cut my hair every month.
D. the hairdresser to cut my hair every month.
2. I think I have …..
A. enough time finishing my work today.
B. time enough to finish my work today.
C. enough time to finish my work today.
D. time enough finishing my work today.
3. There is …. that we have to learn.
A. too much information
B. too many information
C. much information
D. few information
4. She was … to walk.
A. too tired
B. enough tired
C. tired enough
5. The boy was … to solve the problem.
A. enough clever
B. clever enough
C. too clever
6. He is friendly … the fact that he’s very famous.
A. despite
B. however
C. although
7. She went to bed early. …., she didn’t finish her work.
A. But
B. Despite
C. Although
D. However
8. He is very mischievous, … he was punised.
A. therefore
B. so
C. that why
D. for that reasons
9. Jane is … young … drive the car.
A. so/that
B. too/to
C. enough/to
D. not only/but also
10. It was … a boring speech that I felt asleep.
A. such
B. so
C. very
D. too
11. David has … many patients … he is always busy.
A. too/that
B. very/until
C. such/that
D. so/that
12. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done.
B. It was too late for anything to be done.
C. It was such late that nothing could be done.
D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
13. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so s good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
14. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you say.
15. “Here, I brought you some flowers from my garden.”
“Thank you. They’re … beautiful flowers.”
A. so
B. as
C. such
D. too
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence:
1. The laptop … works better.
A. to repair
B. repaired
C. repairing
2. The woman … a blue dress is our new teacher.
A. to wear
B. wore
C. wearing
3. I am writing in connection with the volunteer opportunities … on 10 November.
A. appeared
B. which appearing
C. to appear
D. appearing
4. Jackson is the most good-looking boy … to this school.
A. to come
B. coming
C. has come
D. comes
5. Most people …. to the party didn’t appear.
A. invited
B. to invite
C. inviting
D. been inviting
6. … is important since most professional jobs require writing skills.
A. Learn how to write
B. Learning how to write
C. Learning to write
D. Learning how to write it
7. After she finishes her work, she goes home.
A. Finishing her work, she goes home.
B. After finishing her work, she goes home.
C. On finishing her work, she goes home.
D. After she has her work do, she goes home.
8. Harry, … , has learnt a great deal of English since ehe came to the US.
A. he is a practicing lawyer from Chile
B. who a practicing lawyer from Chile
C. a practicing lawyer from Chile
D. a practicing lawyer from Chile who
9. … the room, the man was no longer there.
A. Entering
B. When we entered
C. On entering
D. Having entered
10. ………, I left for a long journey.
A. Having been working hard for years
B. Working hard for year
C. Having worked hard for years
D. When I have work hard for years.