English Grammar and Vocabulary Quiz 1

Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee, ________ proposed some changes of the rules.

• have

• has

• are

• is

Watching the Olympics often motivates children ________ sports.

• to play

• play

• playing

• played

I had to have my digital camera ________ after I dropped it in the water.

• fix

• to fix

• fixed

• had fixed

Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so _________ can play today.

• both of them

• either one of them

• not any of them

• neither of them

On the table _________.

• lay the disks

• did the disks lie

• the disks lay

• lied the disks

Answer explanation

It was clear that the young couple were _______ of taking charge of the restaurant.

• responsible

• reliable

• capable

• able

He found __________ to answer all the questions within the time given.

• it impossible

• it impossibly

• that impossible

• that impossibly

Scientists can usually__________ when a volcano will erupt.

• guess

• estimate

• report

• predict

If he had taken my advice, he _______able to deal with the problem now.

• will be

• would be

• would have been

• are

By next month, my father _______in that company for 10 years.

• will work

• will be working

• has worked

• will have worked