Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 42

1.Scientists are still looking for a cure … COVID-19.

2.Put the salt in the water and let it … before adding anything else.

3.It’s too hot for you … this parcel.

4.He told Steve … for borrowing his laptop without permission.

5.In this company, if you interfere … other people’s affairs, you will regret it.

6.Are you at least partially aware of the difficulties that lie ahead … you?

7.I left my office after I … the report.

8.Her medical doctor made her … in bed for two weeks.

9.As quick as … . This phrase means very quick.

10.The officers haven’t had time to complete the investigation, but they have concluded … that he committed suicide.

11.I’m going to buy a new car; I’m tired … this one.

12.… a personal computer can help you work much faster.

13.I … be delighted to show you the way.

14.… the weather, the match went ahead.

15.Melania rang to make an early … at the hairdresser’s.

16.Adrian was the … in his family.

17.Could you buy a cake please … they come this afternoon?

18.One … of old public transport is its unreliability.

19.Did you know that she is … a baby?

20.The main … to progress is not technical but political.

21.The best rooms in this hotel … the bay.

22.All dogs … be kept on a lead in public.

23.You should separate the eggs and then beat with a … .

24.The man was … to steal the laptop when he saw it on the table.

25.My parents … me to learn English when I was a child.

26.I am accustomed … bad weather.

27.She was afraid … mentioning it to her husband.

28.I warned them … the danger.

29.Gold is feared … in price this week.

30.I will ask Jane to come if I … her.