Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 12

1.They were anxious because their child was kidnapped by a notorious … of robbers.

2.The audience … for five minutes. They clearly liked it.

3.I find this job attracting because it offers the … to do research.

4.They … in New Jersey for one hundred years.

5.Mary wishes she … you the bad news yesterday.

6.Guessing what his … to the news would be difficult.

7.The town … we are going to visit is far from here.

8.Neither the manager nor his assistant … yet.

9.No sooner … the office than the phone rang.

10.Don’t … upon him to lend you any money.

11.The driver apologized … passengers any inconveniences.

12.Some medicine the medical doctor gave me will work.

13.While driving I hit a tree. As a result, I was injured.

14.I had to use her phone because my was … .

15.If you had come to the party, you … her.

16.The man to … Mary is talking is funny.

17.She borrowed 10,000 euros … the bank.

18.It was … a boring meeting that I felt asleep.

19.I’ve got a very interesting … as a journalist.

20.The manager had his assistant … the report for him.

21.He has … a lot of money in his new job.

22.Would you … my opening the window?

23.Steve prefers being on his own … with a big crowd of people.

24.People who go without sleep for more than three days have great … thinking, seeing and hearing clearly.

25.People with … skin shouldn’t go sun bathing for a long time.

26.I … a motorbike, so I’m saving as much as I can.

27.I don’t know the … of the game.

28.I’m not … well with the new manager.

29.I can … the difficulty without too much effort.

30.She finished … the book and watched TV.