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C2 : Grammar Quiz 6

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I don't think Mary likes our company because she ..................... time with us.
a)
avoid spending
b)
avoids spending
c)
avoided to spend
d)
avoids to spend
2.
The institute hired six new computer programmers, ................ just finished college.
a)
most of them had
b)
of which most had
c)
most have
d)
most of whom had
3.

"What did he say to us?"

"That we ................ attend without an invitation."

a)

oughtn't

b)

needn't to

c)

haven't to

d)

are not to

4.
When I got home last night, it was so late that my parents were fast ................ .
a)
slept
b)
asleep
c)
sleepy
d)
sleeping
5.

"Will you and Samantha make up?"

"I'll never forgive ................ so many lies."

a)

her to tell me

b)

to be told

c)

for telling

d)

her for telling me

6.
Father works so hard nowadays that he has ................ free time.
a)
a much less
b)
very little
c)
too small
d)
few enough
7.
It's only fair that he shoud be told ................ he hasn't been proposed for the post.
a)
the reason why
b)
for that reason
c)
the reason for
d)
which reason
8.

"Did you take your suit to the cleaners'?"

"No, it didn't need ................ ."

a)

to have it cleaned

b)

cleaning

c)

being cleaned

d)

to clean

9.

"Mr. Smith must be the most popular teacher."

"That's true. ................ sign up for his lessons."

a)

Many a good student

b)

The good many students

c)

A good many students

d)

Many a good students

10.

"Samantha shouldn't have done that."

"She really hurt Mike's pride ................ at his new shirt."

a)

by laugh

b)

to laugh

c)

by laughing

d)

with laughing

11.

"Does your friend Nick always speak his mind?"

"Well, he's certainly not afraid ................ what he thinks."

a)

to tell

b)

to be said

c)

to say

d)

in saying

12.

"Don't forget to call the plumber to fix that faulty faucet."

"Don't worry, I've ................ taken care of it."

a)

yet

b)

now

c)

already

d)

still

13.

"When will I get the books I've just ordered?"

"They will ................ by courier tomorrow."

a)

be sent

b)

have to send

c)

be sending

d)

have sent

14.

"Tell your friend he should mind his own business!"

"I sure will! After all, the matter has absolutely ................ him."

a)

nothing doing with

b)

nothing to do with

c)

with nothing to do

d)

to do nothing with

15.
It looks as if mini skirts are back ................ style again this summer.
a)
to
b)
in
c)
through
d)
around
16.

"Did you all manage to get tickets for tomorrow's concert?"

"Yes, ................ of us."

a)

every single

b)

all and every

c)

every last one

d)

every one last

17.
I decided to buy a van, though it wasn't what I ................ .
a)
had original intended
b)
was original intending
c)
originally was intended
d)
had originally intended
18.

"Do you want to come to the football game with us?"

"Oh yes! I haven't been to the stadium ................ years."

a)

since

b)

before

c)

in

d)

many

19.

"I wonder why Mary didn't show up at the party."

"She was sick; ................ she would have been there."

a)

otherwise

b)

unless

c)

although

d)

however

20.

"I'm afraid I don't know when the head manager will be available to see you."

"Well, there's no point in waiting, so I ................ leave."

a)

would just

b)

may just as well

c)

might well then just

d)

had better just to

21.
The Hubble telescope photographed a ................ moon in orbit around Saturn.
a)
previously undetecting
b)
previous undetected
c)
previously undetected
d)
previous undetecting
22.

"How come it's so quiet around here?"

"The children next door ................ to the park to play."

a)

ought to have gone

b)

must have gone

c)

will be gone

d)

can have gone

23.

"I've never seen father in such a bad mood."

"I know! I wonder what's ................ him."

a)

bothersome about

b)

become of

c)

wrong to

d)

gotten into

24.
I expected the theatre to be full, but there were quite ................ empty seats.
a)
a few
b)
a little
c)
few
d)
plenty of
25.
Maria was wearing ................ at the reception.
a)
a red, silk, ridiculous dress
b)
a dress, red, short, and ridiculous
c)
a very ridiculous, red, short, silk dress
d)
the most ridiculous short, red, silk dress
26.

"Why did Mike return to his hometown?"

"He felt it was ................ to earn a living there."

a)

more easier

b)

so easier

c)

much more easier

d)

so much easier

27.

"Here, help yourself to some more cake."

"Thank you, but I've had ................ already."

a)

much more

b)

enough than

c)

plenty

d)

more than

28.

"Shall I take the pot off the stove?"

"No, I want to keep the ................ ."

a)

hot soup

b)

soup

c)

soup hot

d)

soup hotly

29.

"Why don't you help Alex with his math problems?"

"No. He should do them by himself and not have ................ him."

a)

me for to help

b)

me help

c)

my helping

d)

me for helping

30.

"Tell me about these new specimens."

"They require ................ every half hour."

a)

to sheck carefully

b)

careful checking

c)

carefully to be checked

d)

careful check

31.
Everyone had to help out on the big night; we even had our son ................ the dishes!
a)
to do
b)
doing
c)
does
d)
do
32.

"Do you think they'll make it to the final?"

"................ they continue to play so well, they will."

a)

unless

b)

So long

c)

Not unless

d)

Provided that

33.

"Joe must have been upset about losing his bike."

"................ , he wasn't."

a)

Strangely enough

b)

Enough strangely

c)

Too strange

d)

Enough strange

34.
Everyone knows that the use of pesticides is having a ................ effect on groundwater.
a)
devastation
b)
devastated
c)
devastating
d)
devastate
35.

"Catherine is very helpful, isn't she?"

"Yes, she's very generous ................ her time."

a)

about

b)

towards

c)

with

d)

to

36.

"What a scary film!"

"Yes, the special effects were ................ ."

a)

real frighteningly

b)

really frightened

c)

frightening real

d)

frighteningly real

37.
My violin teacher recommends ................ for at least two hours a day.
a)
I practised
b)
that I practise
c)
of my practising
d)
me practising
38.

"Did you have a good time while on vacation?"

"Yes, ................ the whole, it was a nice break."

a)

to

b)

in

c)

at

d)

on

39.

"I failed my math test."

"Well, it ................ you right for not having studied hard."

a)

serves

b)

is served

c)

is serving

d)

will be serving

40.

"Wasn't it daunting to be caught in an emergency situation like that?"

"Yes, never ................ anything like it."

a)

have I been experiencing

b)

having experienced

c)

I experienced

d)

have I experienced

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