Grammar Test

Choose the best answer.

We ran to the station . We were afraid of   ..........   our train .

    a . to miss                   b . miss                   c . missed                  d . missing

Mina enjoys   ..........  to the seaside in summer .

    a . to go                b . go                      c . going                    d . goes

The sick woman was tired   ..........  .lying in bed for two months .

    a . of                     b . with                   c . by                         d . from

All your English letters   ..........  yesterday afternoon .

    a . posted              b . were posted       c . had  posted          d . are posted

Mary has been asleep for twelve hours . We should wake   ..........   .

    a . him up             b . up her                c . up him                 d . her up

It was very difficult for him   ..........  .a place to park his car in the city center .

    a . finding             b . found                c . to find                  d . find

David had lots of holiday photographs . He insisted on ……….. them to me .

    a . showing           b . to show              c . show                d . show

Did he stop ……….the car when you called him ? No , he didn’t even look at me .

    a . wash                b . washing             c . washes          d . washed

I don’t want to go out yet . I am waiting   ..........  the postman to arrive .

    a . at                      b . about                 c . for                 d . on

It is necessary for him   ..........  .the accident to the police .

    a . report               b . to report            c . reporting       d . reports

Did she pick up the clothes ? “ Yes , she picked   ..........   

    a . them up           b . up them             c . it up              d . up it

Did the mechanic fix your car this morning ? “ no , it   ..........  tomorrow . ”

    a . fixes                b . will fix               c . has been fixed     d . will be fixed

We ran to the station we afraid of   ..........  .our train .

   a . to miss             b . miss                    c . missed        d . missing

Where is the bus stop ? “ I don’t know where   ..........   

a . is the bus stop      b . the bus stop is       c . was the bus stop     d . the bus stop was

It was necessary for all students   ..........  to their English class .

   a . came                b . coming               c . to come      d . come

The library   ..........  by many students last summer .

   a . used                 b . has used             c . was used     d . has used

Your shirt is dirty . why don’t you ……  ..........   ?

   a . take it off        b . take off it            c . put on it      d . put it on

My younger sister is not interested ………..history books .

   a . in                    b . on                        c . at                d . to

He doesn’t enjoy   ..........  letters . He can never think what to write .

   a . to write               b . write                    c . writing                       d . writes

Can he call up the students ? “ Yes , he can call   ..........  . . ”

   a . them up              b . up her                   c . up them             d . her up

She is tired   ..........  .eating boiled eggs for breakfast .

   a . for                      b . on                          c . about          d . of

It was impossible for him   ..........  .the car in a short time .

   a . repair                 b . to repair                 c . repairing          d . repaired

Reza lost his watch in the classroom . It …  ..........  in the yard yesterday .

   a . is found              b . found                     c . was found        d . would find

Zahra has decided to go shopping . She   ..........  something for dinner .

   a . has bought         b . is going to buy       c . would buy              d . had to buy

Some of the students are tired   ..........  solving these difficult problems .

   a . about                 b . by                           c . from                       d . of

He doesn’t enjoy   ..........  .letters . He can never think what to write .

   a . writing              b . write                       c . to write                  d . writes

I didn’t like the film on TV , so I decided to   ..........   .

   a . turn it on           b . take it off                c . turn it off               d . take it on

It is important for her   ..........  a foreign language .

   a . learn                 b . to learn                    c . learns                     d . learning

He told us   ..........  photographs in the national museum .

   a . don’t take         b . not to take               c . not take                  d . not taking

Your children’s bedrooms …  ..........  .next week .

   a . painted             b . paint                        c . will paint               d . will be painted

What does the film start ?    I don’t know when   ..........   ?

   a . does the film start                             b . did the film start

   c . the film starts                                    d . the film started

The hotel room wasn’t ready . He had to wait until the servant finished   ..........  it .

   a . to clean                  b . clean                      c . cleaning                d . cleaned

My friend   ..........  with us in Tehran next weekend .

   a . has stayed         b . is going to stay     c . was staying            d . would stay

We walked very carefully along the city street . We were afraid ……….falling .

   a . in                      b . for                    c . of                          d . at

Your clothes are all over the floor . Please pick   ..........  . .

   a . them up            b . up it                       c . up them                 d . it up

We know that smoking   ..........  in public places .

   a . forbid               b . forbids                   c . is forbidding          d . is forbidden

What does she say ?   I don’t know what   ..........   .

   a . she said             b . does she say         c . she says                d . did she say

How do you plan to travel round England ? By train ?  “ no , I ………..by car . ”

   a . would travel        b . have traveled        c . am going to travel    d . had to travel

It is impossible for him   ..........  that tall tree .

   a . climb                   b . climbs                   c . to climb                   d . climbing

Some of the students are tired   ..........  solving these difficult problems .

   a . about                   b . by                          c . from                         d . of

The teacher told his students   ..........  .their time uselessly .

   a . not to spend        b . don’t spend           c .not spending              d . not spend

Why couldn’t you answer the physics questions correctly ?

  I couldn’t answer them because I was ………. .

   a. confused              b . confusing              c . to confuse                 d . confuse

It is necessary for her ………on her long dress when she has guests .

   a . to put                         b . put                        c . putting                     d . puts

Some of the students are tired   ..........  solving these difficult problems .

   a . about                  b . by                          c . from                            d . of

Did you take off your clothes ?  Yes , I took ……….. .

   a . off it                  b . them off                 c . off them              d . it off

I ordered the children ……….. much water to wash the car .

   a . not use               b . don’t use               c . not using           d . not to use

Why couldn’t you answer the physics questions correctly ?

   I couldn’t answer them because I was   ..........   .

   a. confused             b . confusing              c . to confuse                    d . confuse

The food   ..........  to the guest by the host last night .

   a . has passed         b . were passed           c . was passed              d . have passed

 

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