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188. intermediate-103
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 103
English grammar and vocabulary questions
 
Q1
I had to keep my daughter home from school today because she had a ....... of 38 degrees.
(a) fever
(b) headache
(c) temperature
(d) warmth
Q2
When we were in Bali last year we ....... at a marvelous hotel overlooking the beach.
(a) stopped
(b) lived
(c) rented
(d) stayed
Q3
I usually ....... up six at 6.30 a.m. every morning.
(a) awake
(b) rise
(c) get
(d) go
Q4
Good afternoon. I ....... see the manager, please.
(a) will
(b) wish
(c) like to
(d) want to
Q5
I thought Nancy said she ....... spend the weekend with her parents.
(a) should
(b) will
(c) is
(d) was going to
Q6
I was wondering if you can ....... me to play the violin?
(a) assist
(b) teach
(c) learn
(d) study
Q7
Would you ....... this letter to the Post Office, please?
(a) send
(b) take
(c) retrieve
(d) fetch
Q8
I hate doing the ....... — especially cleaning the windows.
(a) homework
(b) housework
(c) jobs
(d) groundwork
Q9
I got married ....... years ago.
(a) for two
(b) in two
(c) at two
(d) two
Q10 I'm sorry but I haven't ....... today.
(a) read my lesson
(b) done my lesson
(c) done my homework
(d) studied my homework

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189. intermediate-104
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 104
Compound words: aftermath, afterthought, afterbirth
 
Q1
After experiencing too many late ....... "sinking spells", The Duchess of Bedford arrived upon the idea of
having tea and finger food at about 5 p.m.
(a) afterwards
(b) afterbirth
(c) afternoon
(d) aftertaste
Q2
In the ....... of World War I the political, cultural, and social order of the world was drastically changed in many
places, even outside the areas directly involved in the war.
(a) afterwards
(b) afterbirth
(c) afternoon
(d) aftermath
Q3
I'm not convinced that the Christian ....... would mean much to me if I had to lie and cheat in order to attain it.
(a) afternoon
(b) aftertaste
(c) afterlife
(d) afterbirth
Q4
It is better to halt mass murder than to clean it up ........
(a) afterthought
(b) aftermath
(c) afterwards
(d) afterlife
Q5
The ....... is delivered during the third stage of labour.
(a) afterthought
(b) afterlife
(c) aftertaste
(d) afterbirth
Q6
The fruity tones of this mild balanced brew produce a delightful ........
(a) afterthought
(b) afternoon
(c) aftertaste
(d) afterlife
Q7
Contrary to popular opinion, Judaism does believe in an ......., but it is not the primary focus of the religion.
(a) afterthought
(b) afternoon
(c) aftertaste
(d) afterlife
Q8
We enjoyed the rest of our lunch ......., but I think we were both pretty taken aback by the encounter we had
when we first entered the restaurant.
(a) afterwards
(b) aftermath
(c) afternoon
(d) aftertaste
Q9
Childcare is currently available for Kindergarten children on a Tuesday and a Thursday ....... from 1.00 p.m. to
3.00 p.m.
(a) afterthought
(b) afternoon
(c) aftertaste
(d) afterbirth
Q10 The Emergency Response and Transitional Recovery Programme commenced activities in January 2005 in
the immediate ....... of the Tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004.
(a) afterthought
(b) aftertaste
(c) afternoon
(d) aftermath

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