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M4_Lexico_grammar_P1_2k9.1

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He often______ tennis in his free time.

a)

plays

b)

is playing

c)

will play

d)

to pay

2.

Surgeons use a______ to perform an operation.

a)

scalpel

b)

razor blade

c)

sword

d)

knife

3.

He is always busy. He has______ time to relax.

a)

much

b)

a little

c)

little

d)

a lot of

4.

She's running slowly through the park. She's______.

a)

walking

b)

riding

c)

jogging

d)

driving

5.

How do you say this fraction 3/5 in English?

a)

three over fifth

b)

three - fifth

c)

three - fifths

d)

three-fives

6.

Nam's parents are very______ with his success.

a)

please

b)

pleasant

c)

pleasing

d)

pleased

7.

He is interested in______ researches.

a)

working

b)

making

c)

studying

d)

doing

8.

He can't buy that bicycle because he has______ money.

a)

a lot of

b)

much

c)

little

d)

few

9.

My sister is studying hard ______her exam.

a)

to

b)

at

c)

in

d)

for

10.

They are very______ and have no time for a hobby.

a)

full

b)

busy

c)

hurried

d)

hard

11.

Peter is sometimes unsuccessful because he's not ______of other people's opinions.

a)

tolerate

b)

tolerable

c)

tolerant

d)

tolerance

12.

Every student______ to finish this test in 45 minutes.

a)

having

b)

had

c)

have

d)

has

13.

Not many students know the______ of learning English.

a)

importance

b)

importantment

c)

important

d)

import

14.

Your explanation______reasonable.

a)

is not sound

b)

does not sound

c)

is not sounded

d)

is not sounding

15.

"I______it will come at all today?" - "Neither do I."

a)

think not

b)

not think

c)

don't think

d)

do think not

16.

My brother loves to watch baseball; I______basketball.

a)

prefer to watch

b)

to prefer watching

c)

watch preferring

d)

preferring to watch

17.

Who______when John is likely to turn up?

a)

know

b)

do know

c)

is knowing

d)

knows

18.

Ann is very temperamental. How do you______her?

a)

put up with

b)

put with

c)

put up to

d)

putting up with

19.

My parents often______after dinner.

a)

go for a walk

b)

walking

c)

go a walk

d)

go to walking

20.

It takes years to______a foreign language.

a)

access

b)

master

c)

outnumber

d)

address

21.

The sky is getting dark. It______rain is on its way.

a)

looks

b)

looks like

c)

seems to

d)

will be

22.

I am ______ several important letters but nothing has arrived.

a)

expected

b)

looked forward to

c)

waiting

d)

expecting

23.

______books on this shelf were written by Dickens.

a)

all

b)

all the

c)

every

d)

the all

24.

Did you ______anywhere interesting last weekend?

a)

going

b)

went

c)
go
d)

gone

25.

I usually wear skirts but today I______ trousers.

a)

wearing

b)

am wearing

c)

wear

d)

wears

26.

Preserving natural resources ______of great importance.

a)

is

b)

are being

c)

have been

d)

are

27.

Your voice reminds me of somebody, but I can't remember______.

a)

it is

b)

who is

c)

who he is

d)

whom

28.

I don't______ locking the door. Let me double - check.

a)

remember

b)

forget

c)

remind

d)

A & B are correct

29.

The flat______ of three bedrooms, with a kitchen and a bathroom.

a)

Composes

b)

Contains

c)

includes

d)

Consists

30.

After Mary______ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.

a)

will finish

b)

is finishing

c)

finishes

d)

will have finished

31.

The boy, along with his classmates, ______just paid me a visit.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

are

d)

is

32.

- "When ______leaving for Toronto, Canada?" - "We are planning to set out at 10 o'clock."

a)

are we

b)

will we

c)

will up

d)

are us

33.

The man told us that the next train would arrive______.

a)

at three thirty

b)

at three thirty o'clock

c)

in three thirty

d)

in three thirty o'clock

34.

I can meet you at Central Station. Will______?

a)

Convenient for you

b)

that convenient

c)

that be convenient

d)

you be convenient

35.

I hope that this winter won't be______ last year.

a)

as cold than

b)

so cold as

c)

as cold like

d)

so cold like

36.

Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing______ by waiting.

a)

accomplishes

b)

will be accomplished

c)

has accomplished

d)

accomplished

37.

I think our guests will______.

a)

be here shortly

b)

shortly be here

c)

here be shortly

d)

here shortly be

38.

The Smiths will move to New York. But we hope to______ with them.

a)

keep touch

b)

keep at touch

c)

keep on touch

d)

keep in touch

39.

"I don't think it______ today?" - "No, I don't think so."

a)

is raining

b)

rain

c)

will rain

d)

doesn't rain

40.

I shall do the job to the best of my______.

a)

Capacity

b)

ability

c)

knowledge

d)

talent

41.

If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to put______ the match till Sunday.

a)

off

b)

away

c)

in

d)

on

42.

It will be hard to say goodbye to Bill and Anne. We are______ at the airport.

a)

see them off

b)

see off them

c)

seeing them off

d)

seeing off them

43.

You will see him when he______ here tomorrow.

a)

will come

b)

has come

c)

Come

d)

Comes

44.

Tomorrow is Paul's birthday. Let's______it

a)

Celebrate

b)

Congratulate

c)

honor

d)

praise

45.

He said______ money from me again.

a)

he will never borrow

b)

he never will borrow

c)

he would never borrow

d)

he never would borrow

46.

- "Those students______ the annual school play." - "Yes, it is scheduled for next week."

a)

perform

b)

will perform

c)

have performd

d)

going to perform

47.

I'll wait here ______ 8 o'clock.

a)

since

b)

by

c)

for

d)

until

48.

We won't be able to go to the club______ our parents give us permission

a)

although

b)

nevertheless

c)

unless

d)

without

49.

When will the meeting______?

a)

hold on

b)

hold place

c)

take one

d)

take place

50.

I'll give you another hour______

a)

making your mind up

b)

making up your mind

c)

make up your mind

d)

to make up your mind

51.

I will______ the idea with the other teachers and see what they think about it.

a)

explain

b)

argue

c)

discus

d)

talk

52.

You will become ill ______you stop working so hard.

a)

until

b)

when

c)

unless

d)

if

53.

I'll hand over all my files to my assistant before I______.

a)

am leaving

b)

leave

c)

will leave

d)

shall leave

54.

I'm looking______ the summer holidays.

a)

to

b)

for to

c)

forward to

d)

up to

55.

When Mr. Brown's daughter______ from university, he will be retired.

a)

will be graduating

b)

graduates

c)

has graduated

d)

will graduate

56.

When______ give us your final decision?

a)

are you

b)

will you

c)

going out to

d)

you going to

57.

The more______ we walk, the longer it will take us to get home.

a)

slowest

b)

slower

c)

slowly

d)

slow

58.

I'll ______you just one more story before you go to sleep.

a)

speak

b)

tell

c)

say

d)

talk

59.

He will graduate in______ two years.

a)

another

b)

other

c)

the other

d)

others

60.

He______.

a)

will be here soon

b)

will here be soon

c)

will be soon here

d)

soon will be here

61.

He went to see the sights. He had a/an______ tour.

a)

investigating

b)

sightseeing

c)

reviewing

d)

interested

62.

She was tired ______her long walk.

a)

because

b)

since

c)

as

d)

because of

63.

The driver______ to read a newspaper while he for the lights to change.

a)

had started - waited

b)

has started - has been waiting

c)

was starting - has waited

d)

started - was waiting

64.

When he ______all the letters, he took them to the post office.

a)

has written

b)

had written

c)

wrote

d)

had been writing

65.

We set off early ______we wouldn't stuck in the traffic.

a)

because

b)

so that

c)

although

d)

in case

66.

On arriving home I found that she ______just a few minutes before.

a)

left

b)

was leaving

c)

leaves

d)

had left

67.

I ______my glasses and broke them.

a)

fell

b)

dropped

c)

wore

d)

was wearing

68.

"Where______ last weekend?" - "I went to see my aunt and uncle."

a)

are you go

b)

do you go

c)

have you went

d)

did you go

69.

When we woke up, everywhere had been ______snow.

a)

Covered

b)

Covered by

c)

Covered with

d)

Covering

70.

Until last year, "Mary Lester" was the largest ship that______.

a)

was ever built

b)

has ever built

c)

has ever been built

d)

had ever been built

71.

We lived there______ ten years.

a)

for

b)

during

c)

since

d)

while

72.

When John got home from work, ______.

a)

he has made a cup of coffee

b)

he was making a cup of coffee

c)

he makes a cup of coffee

d)

he made a cup of coffee

73.

After ______his homework, Tom went out to play with his friends.

a)

finish

b)

to finish

c)

finishing

d)

finished

74.

"Who was the woman I saw you laughing with yesterday?"-"She was______."

a)

the woman next door

b)

the next door woman

c)

the woman next to the door

d)

the woman next by the door

75.

She wanted to know______ her hat and gloves.

a)

where had I put

b)

where I had put

c)

where did I put

d)

that where I had put

76.

It was a hot day, and many people were______ their way to the beach.

a)

taking

b)

hitting

c)

making

d)

setting

77.

After a lot of difficulty, he______ to open the door.

a)

managed

b)

succeeded

c)

obtained

d)

tried

78.

The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious_____.

a)

damage

b)

pain

c)

wound

d)

injury

79.

The girls were playing at the gate ______Jane came.

a)

when

b)

that

c)

which

d)

there

80.

She said that she______ you some day.

a)

had visited

b)

has visited

c)

will visit

d)

would visit

81.

By the time the police arrived, the thieves ______the stolen jewelry.

a)

hide

b)

had hidden

c)

are hiding

d)

will have hiding

82.

We spent______ day sunbathing.

a)

the whole

b)

all of

c)

whole

d)

whole of the

83.

During his stay in Rome, Elmer______ a lot of photographs.

a)

pushed

b)

put

c)

took

d)

Caught

84.

That was all she remembered. She couldn't remember______.

a)

some more

b)

any more

c)

no more

d)

none more