Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 43

1.The Minister resigned as a/an … of the incident.

2.The names of the winners will be … in the next magazine issue.

3.When the clock … twelve, I left.

4.The store is only open … weekday mornings now.

5.They think he is very good … drawing.

6.Every day thousands of … fly the Atlantic for negotiations.

7.Prices continued to rise … the ruling party became unpopular.

8.I would help the old lady in her shopping if she … me.

9.… for a trip last Friday?

10.The child was taught that it was … to interrupt.

11.She was … better than her brother at chess.

12.I often speak to her on my … to work.

13.The noise prevented me from … to sleep.

14.This horse is famous for … the National race two times.

15.Before starting a new chapter, I’d like to … what we discussed yesterday.

16.I think it’s time we … on our way.

17.Would you … taking care of the cat for two hours?

18.The world record for this event is almost impossible to … .

19.We’ve been … with this business partner for many years.

20.She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her … .

21.The child wasn’t accustomed … by coach.

22.She has left her phone at home. She’s always so … .

23.Newly-… coins always look clean.

24.I had to go to the library to … some books.

25.It was such a hot day … the surface of the material was damaged.

26.She always … out in a crowd because of her style.

27.Please apply … the secretary for this type of information.

28.Though the concert had been enjoyable, it was overly … .

29.A skillful …, John adopted a posture of patience and … toward the protestors.

30.Could you give me a rough … of the costs?