Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 10

1.Some people only read the … lines in a newspaper.

2.You should always check the sell … date.

3.After the building was completed, they were paid … .

4.The manager was good enough to … my mistake.

5.It is always … when you misunderstand the customs of other nations.

6.Newspapers are … to people’s doors every week.

7.In his short speech he expressed his … for all help.

8.In … nothing much happened at the meeting.

9.The whole assembly gave the speakers a standing … .

10.Politicians pretend to ignore opinion … .

11.Start reading the study from page 2 and then go on until you … the end of the study.

12.Answer the questions at the back of the book and make … that you check your answers carefully.

13.The whole purpose of all these exercises is to … your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

14.A useful way to … your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.

15.You can read newspapers to see examples of … language.

16.It is important to … your spoken language.

17.If you can … the cost of travel, you should go.

18.Try to … a native speaker to talk to you so that you can notice the differences.

19.Play the tape back as many times as you like and … everything she has said.

20.It won’t be long before you find yourself speaking the language … .

21.… any one object if I turn the heating down?

22.I … come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.

23.No matter what happens next I … help you.

24.They … for 2 hours when the storm suddenly broke.

25.I assumed you … paying for the repairs until the end of last year.

26.… get tired of answering the same questions?

27.She … working on that manuscript for 4 years now.

28.I … there once a long time ago and haven’t been back since.

29.My cousin … trying to pass his driving test but fails every time.

30.I … complete silence now while I try this dangerous experiment.