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Grammar Test 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We were astonished at _____ a good score for his TOEFL in spite of his poor English.

a)

he could get

b)

is being able to get

c)

to be able to get

d)

being able to get

2.

"Where is Budi?"

"Oh! I completely forgot ____ him."

a)

to invite

b)

not to invite

c)

not inviting

d)

invite

3.

In her letter my friend said that she was looking forward _____ from me again.

a)

to hearing

b)

hearing

c)

to hear

d)

to being heard

4.

The crowd has been waiting outside the hotel for hours just_____ a glimpse of the famous singer.

a)

getting

b)

for getting

c)

they get

d)

get

5.

"Why do you have to stay at home tomorrow?"

" _____ my little brother."

a)

takes care of

b)

taking care of

c)

to take care of

d)

I will take care of

6.

"What did Adifinally decide?"

“_____ his Master's degree in Australia."

a)

he can take

b)

be taking

c)

his taking

d)

taking

7.

"Let's go and have lunch.”

"I’ll join you later. I had better not stop _____ on this report now."

a)

work

b)

to work

c)

I'll work

d)

working

8.

"What has the donated money been used for?”

" ____ a school for the needy”

a)

We set up

b)

In setting up

c)

Setting up

d)

It is set up

9.

Being lost, the tourist stopped _____ at his map for the place they wanted to visit.

a)

looking

b)

he looked

c)

to look

d)

looked

10.

“Has there been a new policy about sick leaves?”

“I don’t know, I don't remember _____ about it"

a)

was being told

b)

to be told

c)

being told

d)

I was being told

11.

“What is it that you want us to do?”

“_____ all the lights when you leave the office.”

a)

Turning off

b)

To turn off

c)

You turn off

d)

For turning off

12.

"Why don't you want Amir to be the team leader?"

“Well, I don't like _____ people around”

a)

his ordering

b)

he orders

c)

why he orders

d)

he is ordering

13.

_____ her mistake, the stewardess immediately apologized to the passenger.

a)

Realized

b)

In realizing

c)

Having Realized

d)

Realizing

14.

My parents are very happy about ______ the first prize in the essay contest.

a)

winning

b)

I win

c)

me winning

d)

that I win

15.

Having given the prescription to the patient _____.

a)

medicine was taken regularly by the patient

b)

the doctors told the patient to take the medicine regularly.

c)

the patient took the medicine regularly.

d)

the medicine had to be taken regularly by the patient

16.

_____ a few thousand dollars, he went on a tour to Europe.

a)

Saved

b)

Have saved

c)

Having saved

d)

He has saved

17.

“having been defeated three times in a row the boxer decided to give up fighting.” means: _________

a)

He decided to give up fighting although he was defeated three times in a row.

b)

He decided to give up fighting after he had been defeated three times in a row.

.

c)

As he had decided to give up fighting, he was defeated three times in a row.

d)

He decided to give up fighting, so he was defeated three times in a row

18.

Having switched off the light,_____

a)

it was the door he locked.

b)

he locked the door.

c)

the door was locked.

d)

this locked the door

19.

The young mother cautiously tiptoed into the bed-room in order not to wake up ______.

a)

the sleeping children

b)

the children slept

c)

the children sleeping

d)

the sleeping of the children

20.

“I met Dr. Sitorus last week.”

“You mean the man _____ you the letter of recommendation for your scholarship?”

a)

give

b)

to give

c)

giving

d)

to be giving

21.

______ at two prestigious universities, Amanda has a hard time deciding which one to choose.

a)

Accepting

b)

She was accepted

c)

Accepted

d)

She was accepting

22.

The work _____ computers requires well trained person.

a)

involved

b)

involve

c)

involving

d)

to be involved

23.

What is the passive form of this sentence?

They translated some old documents last week.

a)

Some old documents are translated by them last week.

b)

Some old documents have been translated by them last week.

c)

Some old documents were being translated by them last week.

d)

Some old documents were translated by them last week

24.

What is the active form of this sentence?

The important email has been sent by my secretary.

a)

My secretary sends the important email

b)

My secretary is sending the important email

c)

My secretary has been sending the important email

d)

My secretary has sent the important email

25.

What is the passive form of this sentence?

We’ll be visiting our grandmother next week.

a)

Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week.

b)

Our grandmother will be visited by us next week.

c)

Our grandmother would be visited by us next week.

d)

Our grandmother would be being visited by us next week.

26.

We can see many beautiful paintings in this exhibition. They were ________ by famous Indonesian painter.

a)

painting

b)

painted

c)

paint

d)

be painting

27.

Two tents for our camping would _______ by my mother.

a)

being bought

b)

been bought

c)

be bought

d)

bought

28.

They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is, because of fog, ____

a)

All flights had cancelled

b)

All flights were cancelled

c)

All flights have been cancelled

d)

They be cancelled

29.

A well-known architect is designing our new office. The passive form of the above sentence is, Our new office ______ by a well-known architect

a)

designed

b)

be designing

c)

is designed

d)

is being designed

30.

Jupiters four moons _______ through a telescope by Galileo.

a)

were first viewed

b)

first viewed

c)

had been first viewed

d)

were being first viewed

31.

“Some workers were loading the containers into the van”

The passive form of the above sentence is:

“The containers ______ into the van.”

a)

were loaded

b)

are loading

c)

be loaded

d)

were being loaded

32.

I became quite nervous when I knew that my speech ______

a)

was to record

b)

was being recorded

c)

to be recorder

d)

being recorded

33.

“Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?”

“We don't know yet: they _______ by a team.”

a)

are still being selected

b)

are still selecting

c)

still be selected

d)

still selected

34.

“Last night someone broke into our house.”

“Oh, dear ______?”

a)

Did anything take

b)

Was anything taken

c)

Anything to take

d)

Was anything being taken

35.

“What happened to her skirt?”

“Oh, __________when she jumped over the fence.”

a)

it was torn

b)

to be torn

c)

be torn

d)

it tore

36.

“Can we get tickets for the second show of the Jurassic Park?”

“I think they _______”

a)

are sold out

b)

are to be sold out

c)

be sold out

d)

are selling them out

37.

The shipment of logs _____ because of the bad weather.

a)

they have been postponed

b)

being postpone

c)

been postponed

d)

has been postponed

38.

The Progress of this class needs ______

a)

to be evaluated

b)

to evaluate

c)

in evaluating

d)

be evaluated

39.

“Bambang looks very happy today.”

“Don’t you know he _______ to General Manager?”

a)

has been Promoted

b)

has Promoted

c)

to be Promoted

d)

being Promoted

40.

“Why does the baby next-door keep crying?”

“As usual, it ______ by the baby sitter.”

a)

is neglecting

b)

is to be neglected

c)

is neglected

d)

neglects

41.

The manager from headquarters ______ us this afternoon

a)

visit

b)

visits

c)

to visit

d)

visiting

42.

You _____ assigned to the programming team.

a)

be

b)

is

c)

are

d)

will

43.

The police ____ when the alarm goes off

a)

arrive quickly

b)

is arriving

c)

arrives quickly

d)

has arrived

44.

International Communications ____ merging with ERI.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

are being

d)

have been

45.

Every employee _____ his own desk.

a)

get

b)

gotten

c)

getting

d)

gets

46.

Ms. Clara, ____ is quite well-known, is arriving at 3 o clock.

a)

when

b)

whom

c)

that

d)

who

47.

A letter ____ is not properly typed is hard to read

a)

which it

b)

it

c)

that it

d)

that

48.

Mr. La Paloma, _____ vacation starts tomorrow, has already left.

a)

whose

b)

his

c)

the

d)

its

49.

The report _____ this process is in the library

a)

it explains

b)

explains

c)

who explains

d)

that explains

50.

A machine _____ could monitor efficiency would be very useful.

a)

whom

b)


that

c)

it

d)

when