Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 18

1   It’s time you … this old bicycle and bought a new one.

a) sold

b) have sold

c) will sell

2   They’re close friends. They … each other for a long time.

a) have known

b) know

c) knew

3   Don’t worry … late.

a) if I am

b) if I’ll be

c) when I’ll be

4   They didn’t accept our project because of … funds.

a) incomplete

b) unavailable

c) insufficient

5   As … as I know, we haven’t received the order.

a) soon

b) far

c) long

6   What was wrong? Why … see the doctor?

a) had you to

b) will you

c) did you have to

7   The kid … the soup all over the table.

a) spilt

b) scattered

c) set

8   I saw her … a theatre last Friday.

a) in

b) on

c) at

9   I … my hand when I was cooking.

a) have burnt

b) burnt

c) had burnt

10   He is … to leave the class as soon as possible.

a) nervous

b) anxious

c) cautious

11   I haven’t seen her for … .

a) so a long

b) long time

c) such a long time

12   She was always quick … learning languages.

a) in

b) at

c) about

13   This house is so beautiful. It’s … a palace.

a) like

b) as

c) alike

14   The streets of this city are full of private cars, … are expensive.

a) all those

b) most they

c) most of which

15   There are millions of stars in … .

a) the space

b) space

c) a space

16   I appreciate your … my brother.

a) wanting to help

b) wanting helping

c) to want to help

17   How long … here?

a) do your work

b) have you worked

c) are you working

18   The manager doesn’t want us to … a habit of using the office phone for personal calls.

a) make

b) do

c) have

19   I’m hungry. Do you want something specific? I don’t mind. … whatever you’ve got.

a) Thing

b) Something

c) Anything

20   She couldn’t come to the meeting, … was a pity.

a) it

b) which

c) that

21   They were … amused than we were.

a) many

b) more

c) most

22   He tried to be serious but he couldn’t help … .

a) laugh

b) to laugh

c) laughing

23   The film … by the time we get to the cinema.

a) will already start

b) will be already started

c) will already have started

24   She was slow to catch …, but gradually she began to understand.

a) out

b) on

c) away

25   Where …?

a) did you have your hair cut

b) have you cut your hair

c) did you have cut your hair

26   I had to get up early, … I’d have missed the plane.

a) if not

b) otherwise

c) so that

27   We didn’t win the match. All of us agreed that it had been a good … .

a) sport

b) play

c) game

28   You don’t know why she is absent today, …?

a) is she

b) do you

c) does she

29   Be careful! Don’t … your whisky on the floor.

a) spill

b) flow

c) spread

30   Some of the residents spoke to the reporters about their … in the burning building.

a) event

b) experience

c) occasion