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GRAMMAR EXAM PRACTICE
1. The teacher __________ them the answer to the question.
a) explained b) told c) said d) discussed
2. His parents never allowed him __________________.
a) smoking b) smoke c) to smoke d) to smoking
3. ___________ news in the paper today.
a) There is some
good
b) There are some
good
c) There are a few
good
d) There is piece of
good
4. Last week, I visited a ________ village in a remote place.
a) little, old,
lovely
b) lovely, little, old c) old, lovely, little d) little, lovely, old
5. Both lanes of westbound Highway have been reopened after a fallen treeclosed the roadway for ______ an hour.
a) near b) even just c) nearly d) even
6. I worked _____ shop assistant for 2 years when I was a student.
a) like a b) as c) like d) as a
7. I haven’t finished the report yet, ___________ working overtime last night.
a) in spite b) despite c) owing to d) even though
8. Two people __________ in the fire this morning.
a) is reported to have been injured
b) are reported to injure
c) are reported to have been injured
d) are reported to have injured
9. When Jack _____ the room, I _______ him because he ______ so much weight. He
looked totally different!
a) had entered/didn’t
recognize/had lost
b) was entering/hadn’t
recognized/had lost
c) entered/hadn’t recognized/lost
d) entered/didn’t recognize/had lost
10. My friend suggested ________ a DVD at home, but I wanted ______.
a) watching/to go out
b) to watch/to go out c) watch/go out d) to watch/going out
11. When she looked in her bag, she _____ that her wallet ______ .
a) realized/was stolen
b) realized/had been stolen
c) had realized/was
stolen d) had realized/had
been stolen
12. Lisa ____________ the thief as he ran away.
a) tried to stop b) had tried stopping c) tried stopping d) tried to have stopped
13. Jordi ________ that he would never ________ in New York.
a) was used to think/ get used to live
b) used to think/be used to live
c) was used to thinking/got used to live
d) used to think/get
used to living
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14. They accused the boys ______ on the exam.
a) to cheat b) about cheating c) of cheating d) on cheating
15. Workers _______ a day off sick unless it was absolutely necessary.
a) were advised not
taking
b) were advised to
not take
c) were advised not
to take
d) were advised to
take not
16. I wonder if you could tell me ____.
a) where are you from
b) from where you are
c) whether you are from
d) where you are from
17. I’m going to the dentist __________.
a) to have a tooth taken out
b) to take a tooth out c) to have taken out a tooth
d) to be taken out a tooth
18. One of the three coaches ______ school earlier than usual.
a) arrived to b) arrived in c) arrived at d) arrived to the
19. It was so embarrassing. I didn’t have enough money to pay ______the meal.
a) for b) ____ c) at d) to
20. Most car drivers don’t _________ 80 km/h as a speed limit.
a) approve at b) approve of c) approve about d) approve with
21. Two men from Surrey have been _________ after the body of a car dealer wasfound in a lake.
a) charged of b) charged on c) charged about d) charged with
22. The pilots were told to divert towards India but _________ north by mistakeand hit the mountains.
a) are believed to turn
b) they are believed to be turned
c) it is believed they turned
d) is believed they had turned
23. I know a _______ who says that the temperature in his country is always ____
zero.
a) Polish/below
b) Pole/below c) Polish man/under d) Pole/under
24. The teacher ____________ a composition about our summer holidays.
a) used to make us write
b) used to make us to write
c) was used to make us write
d) was used to make us to writing
25. The ____ you study for these exams, the ____ you will do.
a) hard/better b) much/better c) more/best d) harder/more successfully
26. I dont’ mind ______ as long as you let me _______ my favourite music.
a) driving/listen to b) to drive/to listen to
c) driving/listening to
d) driving/to listen to
27. We had _________ good weather that we decided to go out for a walk.
a) so a b) such a c) so d) such
28.He's a great leader and ________ he has done so much, he still has a greatfuture in front of him.
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a) despite b) although c) unless d) in spite of
29. It’s _____ long time since he last saw his brothers.
a) so b) very c) such a d) too
30. The prisoner ________ anything but he __________ into the house.
a) denied to steal/admitted
breaking
b) denied stealing/admitted to
break
c) denied to steal/admitted to
break
d) denied stealing/admitted
breaking
31. On summer mornings I _____ at 7 a.m. I _____ while everyone was asleep.
a) got used to getting up/used to go jogging
b) got used to get up/used to go
jogging
c) used to getting up/used to go
jogging
d) was used to get up/used to go
jogging
32. We usually have _____ for breakfast.
a) a toast b) a few toasts c) some toast some toasts
33. We _______________.The present one is very out of date.
a) are having to install a new
telephone system
b) are a new telephone system to
have installed
c) are having installed a new
telephone system
d) are having a new telephone system
installed
34. I’ll never forget ________ her for the first time.
a) meeting b) to meet c) to have met d) to be meeting
35. I speak French but my sister _________.
a) can’t b) doesn’t c) can’t speak d) doesn’t speak
36. They _____
for four hours when they ______ to stop for a rest.
a) were driving/decided
b) had driven/decided
c) had been driving/decided
d) have driven/have
decided
37. We tried two hotels. ______ them had any rooms. ______ them were full.
a) Either of/Both of b) Neither of/None of c)Both of/Either of d) Neither of/Both of
38. ______ his friends was able to help him.
a) Neither b) Either of c) None of d) None
39. The crime _______ at the family’s home between Saturday night and Sunday
morning. a) is believed to
have taken place
b) has been believed
to have been taken place
c) is believed to take
place
d) has been believed
taken place
40. She ______ absent when something quite minor happened to one of thechildren.
a) blamed him about being
b) blamed him to be c) blamed him of being
d) blamed him for being
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Answer key
1. The teacher __________ them the answer to the question.
a) explained b) told c) said d) discussed
2. His parents never allowed him __________________.
a) smoking b) smoke c) to smoke d) to smoking
3. There ___________ news in the paper today.
a) There is some good
b) There are some good
c) There are a few good
d) There is piece of good
4. Last week, I visited a ________ village in a remote place.
a) little, old,lovely
b) lovely, little, old c) old, lovely, little d) little, lovely, old
5. Both lanes of westbound Highway have been reopened after a fallen tree
closed the roadway for ______ an hour.
a) near b) even just c) nearly d) even
6. I worked _____ shop assistant for 2 years when I was a student.
a) like a b) as c) like d) as a
7. I haven’t finished the report yet, ___________ working overtime last night.
a) in spite b) despite c) although d) even though
8. Two people __________ in the fire this morning.
a) is reported to have been injured
b) it is reported to have been injured
c) are reported to have been injured
d) are reported to have injured
9. When Jack _____ the room, I _______ him because he ______ so muchweight. He looked totally different!
a) had entered/didn’t recognize/had lost
b) was entering/hadn’t recognized/had lost
c) entered/hadn’t recognized/lost
d) entered/didn’t recognize/had lost
10. My friend suggested ________ a DVD at home, but I wanted ______.a) watching/to go out
b) to watch/to go out
c) to watch/go out d) to watch/going out
11. When she looked in her bag, she _____ that her wallet ______ .
a) realized/was stolen
b) realized/had been stolen
c) had realized/was stolen
d) had realized/had
been stolen
12. Lisa ____________ the thief as he ran away.
a) tried to stop b) had tried stopping
c) tried stopping d) tried to have stopped
13. Jordi ________ that he would never ________ in New York.
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a) was used to think/ get used
to live
b) used to think/be used to live
c) was used to thinking/got used to
live
d) used to think/get
used to living
14. They accused the boys ______ on the exam.
a) to cheat b) about cheating c) of cheating d) on cheating
15. Workers _______ a day off sick unless it was absolutely necessary.
a) were advised not taking
b) were advised to not take
c) were advised not to take
d) were advised to take not
16. I wonder if you could tell me ____.
a) where are you from
b) from where you are
c) whether you are from
d) where you are from
17. I’m going to the dentist __________.
a) to have a tooth taken out
b) to take a tooth out
c) to have taken out a tooth
d) to be taken out a tooth
18. One of the three coaches ______ school earlier than usual.
a) arrived to b) arrived in c) arrived at d) arrived to the
19. It was so embarrassing. I didn’t have enough money to pay ______the meal.
a) for b) ____ c) at d) to
20. Most car drivers don’t _________ 80 km/h as a speed limit.
a) approve at b) approve of c) approve about d) approve with
21. Two men from Surrey have been _________ after the body of a car dealer
was found in a lake.
a) charged of b) charged on c) charged about d) charged with
22. The pilots were told to divert towards India but _________ north by mistakeand hit the mountains.
a) are believed to turn
b) they are believed to be turned
c) it is believed they turned
d) is believed they had turned
23. I know a _______ who says that the temperature in his country is always
____ zero.
a) Polish/below
b) Pole/below c) Polish man/under
d) Pole/under
24. The teacher ____________ a composition about our summer holidays.
a) used to make us write
b) used to make us to write
c) was used to make us write
d) was used to make us to writing
25. The ____ you study for these exams, the ____ you will do.
a) hard/better b) much/better c) more/best d) harder/more successfully
26. I dont’ mind ______ as long as you let me _______ my favourite music.
a) driving/listen to b) to drive/to listen c) driving/listening d) driving/to listen
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to to to
27. We had _________ good weather that we decided to go out for a walk.
a) so a b) such a c) so d) such
28 He's a great leader and ________ he has done so much, he still has a
great future in front of him.
a) despite b) although c) unless d) in spite of
29. It’s _____ long time since he last saw his brothers.
a) so b) very c) such a d) too
30. The prisoner ________ anything but he __________ into the house.
a) denied to steal/admitted breaking
b) denied stealing/admitted to break
c) denied to steal/admitted to break
d) denied stealing/admitted breaking
31. On summer mornings I _____ at 7 a.m. I _____ while everyone was asleep.
a) got used to getting up/used to go jogging
b) got used to get up/used to go jogging
c) used to getting up/used to go jogging
d) was used to get up/used to go jogging
32. We usually have _____ for breakfast.
a) a toast b) a few toasts c) some toast some toasts
33. We _______________.The present one is very out of date.
a) are having to
install a new telephone system
b) are a new
telephone system to have installed
c) are having
installed a new telephone system
d) are having a
new telephone system installed
34. I’ll never forget ________ her for the first time.
a) meeting b) to meet c) to have met d) to be meeting
35. I speak French but my sister _________.
a) can’t b) doesn’t c) can’t speak d) doesn’t speak
36. They _____ for four hours when they ______ to stop for a rest
a) were driving/decided
b) had driven/decided
c) had been driving/decided
d) have driven/have
decided
37. We tried two hotels. ______ them had any rooms. ______ them were full.
a) Either of/Both of
b) Neither of/None of
c)Both of/Either of d) Neither of/Both of
38. ______ his friends was able to help him.
a) Neither b) Either of c) None of d) None
39. The crime _______ at the family’s home between Saturday night andSunday morning
a) is believed to b) has been c) is believed to d) has been
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have taken place
believed to have been taken place
take place believed taken place
40. She ______ absent when something quite minor happened to one of the
children.
a) blamed him about being
b) blamed him to be
c) blamed him of being
d) blamed him for being
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