Dear students of the matura exam 2014,
Several students have asked me for some certain help as their test date is coming close.
This test will help you to find out if there are parts of grammar that you should look at again before you set foot for the final exam.
I will help you all by correcting them, in case you need my help.This test comes to you from:"Practise English Grammar" book.
I wish you all:"May Success make you turn your head!"
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Choose the correct answer a), b), c), or d).
Words and sentences:
1) We gave .............................................. a meal.
a) at the visitors b) for the visitors c) the visitors d) to the visitors
Verbs
2) I'm busy at the moment. ............................. on the computer.
a) I work b) I'm work c) I'm working d) I working
3) My friend ........................................ the answer to the question.
a) is know b) know c) knowing d) knows
4) I think I will buy these shoes. ........................................... really well.
a) They fit b) They have fit c) They're fitting d) They were fitting
5) Where ............................................... that car?
a) did you park b) did you parked c) parked you d) you parked
6) At nine o'clock yesterday morning we ............................................. for the bus.
a) wait b) waiting c) was waiting d) were waiting
7) When I looked round the door, the baby ................................................ quietly.
a) is sleeping b) slept c) was sleeping d) were sleeping
8) Here is my report. ....................................................................... it at last.
a) I finish b) I finished c) I'm finished d) I've finished
9) I've ............................................ made some coffee. It's in the kitchen.
a) ever b) just c) never d) yet
10) We ..................................................... to Ireland for our holidays last year.
a) goes b) going c) have gone d) went
11) Robert ......................................... ill for three weeks. he is still in hospital.
a) had been b) has been c) is d) was
12) My arms are aching because ............................................... since two o'clock.
a) I'm swimming b) swam c) swim d) I've been swimming
13) I am very tired. ......................................................... over four hundred miles today.
a) drive b) I' driving c) I've been driving d) I've driven
14) When Martin............................................. the car, he took it out for a drive.
a) had repaired b) has repaired c) repaired d) was repairing
15) Janet was out of breath because.............................. .
a) she'd been running b) she did run c) she has been running d) she's run
16) Don't worry. I .................................................... be here to help you.
a) not b) shall c) willn't d) won't
17) Our friends .............................................. meet us at the airport tonight.
a) are b) are going to c) go to d) will be to
18) ................................................. a party next Saturday. We sent out the invitations.
a) We had b) We have c) We'll have d) We're having
19) I'll tell Anna all the news when ......................................................... her.
a) I'll b) I'm going to see c) I see d) I shall see
20) At this time tomorrow ................................................... over the Atlantic.
a)we flaying b) we'll be flying c) we'll fly d) we to fly
21) Where is Robert? ........................................................ a shower.
a) Does he have b) Has he c) Has he got d) Is he having
22) I ................................................... like the coat. It's really nice.
a) am b) do c) very d) yes
Questions, negatives and answers
23) What's the weather like in Canada? How often ............................... there?
a) does it snow b) does it snows c) snow d) snows it
24) Which team ............................................ the game?
a) did it win b) did they win c) won d) won it
25. What did you leave the meeting early ...............................? - I didn't feel very well.
a) away b) because c) for d) like
26. Unfortunately the driver .............................................. the red light.
a) didn't saw b) didn't see c) no saw d) saw not
27. You haven eaten your pudding. .......................................... it?
a) Are you no want b) Do you no want c) Don't want you d) Don't you want
28. I really enjoyed the disco. It was great.,............................................ ?
a) is it b) isn't it c) was it d) wasn't it
29) Are we going the right way? - I think ........................ .
a) indeed b) it c) so d) yes
Modal verbs
30) The chemist's was open, so luckily I ................................... buy some aspirin.
a) can b) can't c) did can d) was able to
31. Susan has to work very hard. I ................................. do her job, I'm sure.
a) can't b) couldn't c) don't d) shouldn't
32. We had a party last night............................. spend all morning clearing up the mess.
a) I must have b) I've been to c) I've had to d) I've must
33) There was no one else at the box office . I ................................ in a queue.
a) didn't need to wait b) mustn't wait c) needn't have waited d) needn't wait
34................................................. I carry that bag for you? - Uh, thank you.
a) Do b) Shall c) Will d) Would
35) I have lost the key. I ought ........................................... it in a safe place.
a) that I put b) to be putting c) to have put d) to put
The passive
36) We can't go along here because the road is ........................................ .
a) been repaired b) being repaired c) repair d) repaired
37) The story I have just read ........................................ Agatha Christie.
a) was written b) was written by c) was written from d) wrote
38) Some film starts ................................... be difficult to work with.
a) are said b) are said to c) say d) say to
39) I am going to got out and ...................................................................... .
a) have cut my hair b) have my hair cut c) let my hair cut d) my hair be cut
The infinitive and the -ing form
40) The driver was arrested for failing ............................................. an accident.
a) of report b) report c) reporting d) to report
41) Someone suggested ................................................ for a walk.
a) go b) going c) of going d) to go
42) I can remember ......................................................... voices in the middle of the night.
a) hear b) heard c) hearing d) to hear
43) The police want ........................................................... anything suspicious.
a) that we report b) us reporting c) us to report d) we report
44) We weren't sure ............................................or just walk in.
a) should knock b) to knock c) whether knock d) whether to knock
45) It was too cold .................................................... outside.
a) the guest eating b) for the guest to eat c) that the guest should eat d) that the guests eat
46) Did you congratulate Tessa ................................... her exam.
a) of passing b) on passing c) passing d) to pass
47) I didn't like it in the city at first. But now................................ here.
a) I got used to living b) I'm used to living c) I used to live d) I used to living
48) They raised the money simply .................................... for it. It was easy.
a) asking b) by asking c) of asking d) washing
49) As we walked pass, we saw Nigel............................................. his car.
a) in washing b) to wash c) wash d) washing
Nouns and articles ( a.an and the )
50) I need to buy .................................................. .
a) a bread b) a loaf bread c) a loaf of bread d) breads
51) My father is not only the town major, he runs ................................................................., too.
a) a business b) a piece of business c) business d) some business
54) I was watching TV at home when suddenly...........................rang.
a) a doorbell b) an doorbell c) doorbell d) the doorbell
55) I've always liked............................
a)Chinese food b)food of China c)some food of China d)the Chinese food
56) In England most children go.....................at the age of five.
a)school b)to school c)to some schools d)to the school
57) We haven't had a holiday for.............................time
a) a so long b)so a long c)such a long d)such long
58) Our friends have a house in.............................
a) a West London b) the West London c)West London d)West of London
This, my, some, a lot of, all ,etc.
59) It's so boring here. nothing ever happens in....................place.
a)that b)these c)this d)those
60) Is that my key, or is it......................?
a) the yours b) the your's c)your d) yours
61) Adrian takes no interest in clothes . He'll wear........................ .
a) a thing b)anything c) something d) thing
62) There's...........................use in complaining.They probably won't do anything about it.
a) a few b)a little c)few d)little
63) I don't want to bay any of these books. I've got..............................
a)all b)all them c)everything d)them all
Pronouns
64) Let's stop and have a coffee. ......................a cafe over there ,look.
a)Is b)It's c)There d)There's
65) Everyone in the group shook hands with.........................
a) each other b)one other c)one the other d)themselves
66)The washing machine has broken down again. I think we should get.......................
a)new b)a new one c)new d)new one
67) All the guests were dancing. .................................having a good time.
a) All were b) Every was c) Everyone was d) Someone were
Adjectives and adverbs
68) The house was......................building.
a) a nice old stone b)a nice stone old c)a stone old nice d)an old nice stone
69) The government is doing to help................................
a) poor b) the poor c) the poors d) the poor ones
70) The young man seems very...........................
a)sensible b)sensiblely c)sensibley d)sensibly
71) I ..........................missed the bus. I was only just in time to catch it.
a)mostly b)near c)nearest d)nearly
72) This detailed map is ...................................the atlas.
a) more useful as b) more useful than c) usefuller as d) usefuller than
73) This place gets ................................crowded with tourists every summer.
a)always more b)crowded and more c)from more to more d)more and more
74)Yes , I have got the report. ..................................it.
a) I just am reading b)I'm just reading c) I'm reading just d)Just I'm reading
75)I've read this paragraph three times, and I ............................understand it.
a) can't still b) can't jet c) still can't d) yet can't
76)We're really sorry. We regret what happened ............................
a) a bit b) much c) very d) very much
Prepositions
77)The village is ................................. Sheffield. It's only six miles away.
a) along b) by c) near d) next
78)You can see the details ................................ the computer screen.
a) at b) by c) in d) on
79)I've got a meeting ........................... Thursday afternoon.
a) at b) in c) on d) to
80)We've lived in this flat ..................... five years.
a) ago b) already c) for d) since
81)This car is ......................., if you're interested in buying it.
a) for sale b) in sale c) at sale d) to sell
82)Polly wants to cycle round the world. She's really keen .................. the idea.
a) about b) for c) on d) with
Verbs with prepositions and adverbs
83)I prefer dogs ...................... cats. I hate cats.
a) from b) over c) than d) to
84)My father used the money he won to set ............................ his own company.
a) forward b) on c) out d) up
85)Don't go too fast. I can't keep ......................... you.
a) on to b) on with c) up to d) up with
Reported speech
86)Someone .................................... the tickets are free.
a) said me b) said me that c) told me d) told to me
87)Last week Justin said "I'll do it tomorrow." He said he would do it ........................
a) the following day b) the previous day c) tomorrow d) yesterday
88)I don't know why Nancy didn't go to the meeting. She said she ................... definitely going.
a) be b) is c) was d) would
89)The librarian asked us ........................... so much noise.
a) don't make b) not make c) not making d) not to make
Relative clauses
90)What's the name of the man .......................... gave us a lift ?
a) he b) what c) which d) who
91)What's that noise ............................. ?
a) at that you were looking b) you were looking at c) you were looking at it d) which you were looking
92)Susan is the woman ...................... husband is in hospital.
a) her b) hers the c) whose d) whose the
93)York, .................... last year, is a nice old city.
a) I visited b) that I visited c) which I visited d) who waiting
94)The accident was seen by some people ......................... at a bus stop.
a) waited b) waiting c) were waiting d) who waiting
Conditionals and wish
95)If .......................... my passport, I'll be in trouble.
a) I lose b) I'll lose c) I lost d) I would lose
96)I haven't got a ticket. If ................... one, I could get in.
a) I'd have b) I had c) I have d) I've got
97)If the bus to the airport hadn't been so late, we ........................ the plane. a) caught b) had caught c) would catch ad cought... d) would have caught
98)If only people .................................... keep sending me bills!
a) don't b) shouldn't c)weren't d) wouldn't
Linking words
99)I just had to take the dog out ................................. of the awful weather.
a) although b) despite c) even though d) in spite
100)Anna put the electric fire on ....................... warm.
a) for getting b) in order to get c) so she gets d) to get