Advanced English Grammar Test – Multiple-choice Test 20

Choose the correct letter a, b or c.

1   Can you … the books with you?

a) get

b) take

c) bring

2   Over the time there are gradual changes in the Earth’s surface.

a) small

b) sudden

c) frequent

3   It’s too early in the … to expect the tourists.

a) season

b) time

c) calendar

4   Yes, she gave 1,000 euros and … .

a) I did so

b) so did I

c) I did give too

5   … is a complete mystery how they ever got there in that car.

a) There

b) This

c) It

6   This resort is expensive. It … you 200 dollars a day.

a) costs

b) charges

c) prices

7   … were exchanged among the participants.

a) Many more ideas

b) Much more ideas

c) Many number of ideas

8   … accepting your job offer, can you tell me more about the organization?

a) Until

b) Before

c) In advance

9   I am studying abroad but I wish I … to go.

a) don’t have

b) won’t have

c) didn’t have

10   Can you tell me the … of this suit?

a) charge

b) price

c) expense

11   You can’t get home … you have no money.

a) unless

b) if

c) until

12   In spite of her illness, she never cuts … smoking.

a) down on

b) in

c) off

13   They will have to … off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.

a) cut

b) set

c) break

14   The children were told to … for being rude to their uncle.

a) excuse

b) confess

c) apologize

15   Is it as cold as winter in Siberia? It’s very much … .

a) cold

b) coldest

c) colder

16   I … the heat because I had been living there for a long time.

a) used to

b) got used to

c) am used to

17   I want to see China even more … Russia.

a) than

b) to

c) as

18   Could we have a … of tennis after lunch?

a) game

b) play

c) match

19   He devoted most of his time … novels.

a) to write

b) to writing

c) to having written

20   The fire resulted … heavy damage.

a) about

b) of

c) in

21   When I reached the place, I found that the woman … .

a) was dead

b) was died

c) was death

22   I find it quite … to talk in front of a group.

a) embarrass

b) embarrassed

c) embarrassing

23   The cat was so dirty that it looked as if it … in the mud.

a) had been lay

b) had been lying

c) had been laid

24   She finds shop-keeping totally … .

a) interested

b) uninterested

c) uninteresting

25   He is very keen … learning English. He is especially good … spelling.

a) on/at

b) at/on

c) in/at

26   I wish you wouldn’t call her … that insulting name.

a) in

b) under

c) by

27   There is no … on this cheque.

a) sign

b) signatory

c) signature

28   It was raining very … .

a) hard

b) badly

c) firmly

29   He will never arrive by tomorrow morning unless he … early.

a) will start

b) would start

c) starts

30   She’d like a job as a chef, but the problem is that she is totally … .

a) trainer

b) untrained

c) training