P5 Prac 2 (Grammar + Vocab)

1.     Alisha is working overtime today because her colleague __________ sick.7

• will report

• is reporting

• has reported   

• had reported

2.     Everyone in the class __________ sad when they heard that Joel had met with an accident.

• is

• are

• was

• were

3.     This secret is just between you and _____________. Please keep it to yourself.

• I

• me

• myself

• my

4.     Please accept my apologies for not arriving _____________ time for the meeting.

• at

• in

• upon

• into

5.     Water _____________ essential for life on Earth.

• is

• are

• was

• were

6.     Unable to find anyone to help us, Don and I had to wash the toilet _____________.

• myself

• himself

• ourselves

• themselves

7.     The number of volunteers at the hospital _____________ in recent years.

• decrease

• decreases

• has decreased

• have decreased

8.     Alina must wash the plates alone ______________ someone stays behind to help her.

• unless

• despite

• because

• although

9.     If it was not for her carelessness, Cecilia ______________ have scored full marks for the test.

• can

• will

• must

• would

10.      All the children, except Tom, _______________ on the excursion to the reservoir

    next week.

• is going

• are going

• was going

• were going