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grammar 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“When did you last hear ____ Don?”

“He phoned me just this morning. He’s coming to

Bristol next week, so we agreed ____ a time and place to meet.”

a)

from/ on

b)

about/ on

c)

from/ with

d)

of/ to

2.

It’s against the law to kill the black rhinoceros. They ____extinct.

a)

became

b)

have become

c)

become

d)

are becoming

3.

The phone ____ constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.

a)

rang

b)

has been ringing

c)

had rung

d)

had been ringing

4.

Tom is sitting at his desk. He’s reading his chemistry text because he has a test tomorrow. He____ .

a)

could study

b)

should be studying

c)

will study

d)

must be studying

5.

Vitamin C ____ by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.

a)

absorbs easily

b)

is easily absorbing

c)

is easily absorbed

d)

absorbed easily

6.

Each of the reference ____ available in the school library.

a)

books on that list is

b)

books on that list are

c)

book on that list is

d)

book on that list are

7.

My mouth is burning! This is ____ spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it.

a)

so

b)

very

c)

such

d)

too

8.

Some fish can survive only in salt water, ____ other species can live only in fresh water.

a)

whereas

b)

unless

c)

if

d)

since

9.

____ you, I’d think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.

a)

If I had been

b)

Were I

c)

Should I be

d)

If I am

10.

It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam.

a)

was

b)

studies

c)

thoroughly

d)

attempting to pass

11.

__________that we stopped for a rest.

a)

But we were tired

b)

However we were tired

c)

So tired were we

d)

Therefore, we were tired

12.

If only I ___________the trip to Hanoi with her next summer.

a)

to take

b)

would take

c)

taking

d)

took

13.

George won five medals at the competition. His parents ________ very proud of him.

a)

can’t be

b)

can’t have

c)

must have been

d)

could have been

14.

The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is, ______.

a)

the more heat it retains

b)

the heat it retains more

c)

it retains the more heat

d)

more heat it retains

15.

The strange disease_________to have originated in Africa.

a)

thinks

b)

is thinking

c)

is thought

d)

thought

16.

Hard _________he tried, the second runner could not catch up with the first one.

a)

as

b)

for

c)

so

d)

that

17.

Alex failed his English exam, but his teacher is going to give him ________chance to .pass it.

a)

the other

b)

another

c)

other

d)

the others

18.

I’ve got __________ money to lend you now. I think you can ask Lyn for some.

a)

few

b)

a few

c)

little

d)

a little

19.

The people in this month's magazine is the most important in the news.

a)

poeple

b)

is

c)

most important

d)

in

20.

Hippocrates, a famous Greek doctor who lived 2,500 years ago, swore an oath to preserve life and working for the benefit of everyone.

a)

famous

b)

who lived

c)

swore

d)

working