English Grammar Test Package

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244. advanced-1
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1
Newspaper Headlines
 
Q1
Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.
(a) top
(b) big
(c) main
(d) head
Q2
You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.
(a) in
(b) through
(c) by
(d) off
Q3
When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........
(a) off
(b) through
(c) out
(d) over
Q4
The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.
(a) oversee
(b) overtake
(c) overdo
(d) overlook
Q5
It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.
(a) embarrassing
(b) peculiar
(c) singular
(d) attitude
Q6
Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.
(a) taken
(b) distributed
(c) delivered
(d) handed
Q7
In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.
(a) thankfulness
(b) gratitude
(c) gratefulness
(d) thanking
Q8
In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.
(a) quick
(b) briefly
(c) short
(d) shortly
Q9
At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ........
(a) ovation
(b) applause
(c) cheering
(d) support
Q10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ........
(a) votes
(b) figures
(c) numbers
(d) polls

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245. advanced-2
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 2
Learning tips and instructions
 
Q1
Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you ....... the end of the chapter.
(a) arrive
(b) reach
(c) touch
(d) achieve
Q2
Answer the questions at the back of the book and make ....... that you check your answers carefully.
(a) obvious
(b) definite
(c) sure
(d) clear
Q3
The whole purpose of all these exercises is to ....... your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
(a) test
(b) probe
(c) investigate
(d) interpret
Q4
A useful way to ....... your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.
(a) amass
(b) increase
(c) collect
(d) gather
Q5
You don't have to read just novels but also newspapers so that you can see examples of ....... language.
(a) idiomatic
(b) automatic
(c) axiomatic
(d) dogmatic
Q6
Another important activity is to ....... your spoken language.
(a) train
(b) practise
(c) exercise
(d) emphasise
Q7
If you can ....... the cost of travel, there is of course no substitute for visiting the country itself.
(a) afford
(b) spend
(c) expend
(d) calculate
Q8
Try to ....... a native speaker to talk to you so that you can record the conversation.
(a) influence
(b) persuade
(c) encourage
(d) impress
Q9
Play the tape back as many times as you like and ....... everything that the native speaker has said.
(a) hold
(b) take
(c) hear
(d) repeat
Q10 If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language ........
(a) flowingly
(b) fluently
(c) knowingly
(d) frequently

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