English Grammar Tests » Intermediate: Test - 6

Test - 6
- As, like
- Questions with like
- Phrasal verbs
- Infinitive, gerund
  1. I’m really looking forward to _____ my new course.
    • A) start
    • B) starting
    • C) started
    • D) to start
  2. They can’t help us _____ the house.
    • A) move
    • B) moving
    • C) moved
    • D) move to
  3. She refused _____ the phone.
    • A) answer
    • B) to answer
    • C) answered
    • D) answering
  4. I don’t mind _____ to the restaurant.
    • A) driving
    • B) drive
    • C) drove
    • D) to drive
  5. We encouraged them _____ a new business.
    • A) setting up
    • B) to set up
    • C) set up
    • D)’d setup
  6. His parents don’t allow him _____ after ten o’clock.
    • A) stay up
    • B) to stay up
    • C) stay up
    • D) stayed up
  7. I’ll be back in touch _____ soon _____ possible.
    • A) as
    • B) like
    • C) like / as
    • D) as / as
  8. This wine tastes _____ vinegar!
    • A) likes
    • B) as / as
    • C) like
    • D) as
  9. I’ve known Andy for years. He went to the same school _____ I did.
    • A) liked
    • B) similar to
    • C) like
    • D) as
  10. My sister’s a teacher _____ me.
    • A) likes
    • B) similar
    • C) like
    • D) as
  11. ‘We had a new teacher today called Mary.’ ‘What was she _____?’
    • A) liked
    • B) look like
    • C) like
    • D) as
  12. Who do I look _____ , my mother or my father?
    • A) like
    • B) more
    • C) likes
    • D) as
  13. She really annoys me. I can’t stand people _____ her.
    • A) likes
    • B) compared to
    • C) like
    • D) as
  14. I’ll see you tomorrow at 11.00 _____ usual.
    • A) like
    • B) as - as
    • C) like
    • D) as
  15. It’s July and the weather’s awful! It’s _____ in winter!
    • A) likes
    • B) as like
    • C) like
    • D)as
  16. I need to buy all sorts of things _____ socks, shirts and knickers.
    • A) likes
    • B) such
    • C) like
    • D) as
  17. My wife has found a job _____ a personal assistant.
    • A) likes
    • B) as - as
    • C) like
    • D) as
  18. Dave drinks _____ a fish! I’ve never seen anyone drink as much.
    • A) likes
    • B) as such
    • C) like
    • D) as
  19. My brother has a car _____ yours.
    • A) likes
    • B) such
    • C) like
    • D) as
  20. Don’t touch anything. Leave everything _____ it is.
    • A) likes
    • B) so
    • C) like
    • D) as
  21. It’s freezing. My feet are _____ blocks of ice.
    • A) likes
    • B) such
    • C) like
    • D) as
  22. I want _____ more careful with your homework in future.
    • A) you be
    • B) you to be
    • C) that you are
    • D) you being
  23. I stopped _____ when I was thirty.
    • A) to smoke
    • B) smoke
    • C) smoking
    • D) too smoke
  24. Why did I agree _____ with you? I can’t stand it.
    • A) to work
    • B) work
    • C) working
    • D) to working
  25. I tried _____ you that you were making a mistake, but you didn’t listen.
    • A) tell
    • B) to tell
    • C) telling
    • D) told
  26. I’m looking forward _____ you again soon.
    • A) to see
    • B) to seeing
    • C) seeing
    • D) too seeing
  27. My parents let me _____ what I wanted when I was young.
    • A) do
    • B) to do
    • C) doing
    • D) does
  28. I wasn’t allowed _____ out unless they knew where I was going.
    • A) going
    • B) go
    • C) to go
    • D) going to
  29. I finished _____ the television, and then I went to bed.
    • A) watching
    • B) to watch
    • C) watch
    • D) watch to
  30. I don’t like people _____ arrive late.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  31. The company _____ he works for is based in Germany.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  32. Where are the scissors _____ I bought yesterday?
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  33. I want you to meet the woman _____ taught me how to drive.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  34. The meal _____ you cooked was delicious.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  35. I like animals _____ don’t make a mess.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  36. The film _____ I’ve always wanted to see is on TV tonight.
    • A) whose
    • B) which
    • C) who
    • D) where
  37. The flat _____ they bought was very expensive.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  38. The room in our house _____ is most used is the kitchen.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  39. I didn’t like the meal _____ we had yesterday.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  40. The people _____ work here are very interesting.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  41. The man _____ you were talking about has just come in the room.
    • A) which
    • B) whose
    • C) who
    • D) where
  42. I received a letter this morning _____ really upset me.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  43. Toby, a boy _____ I went to school with, is ill in hospital.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  44. He’s going to have an operation _____ could save his life.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  45. Toby, _____ parents both died a few years ago, is the same age as me.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  46. I recently went back to the town ____ I was born.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  47. The people _____ used to live next door moved a long time ago.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  48. I met a girl _____ I used to play tennis with.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  49. She told me a story _____ I found hard to believe.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  50. She said she’d married a man _____ had been married ten times before.
    • A) who
    • B) which
    • C) where
    • D) whose
  51. I’ll dry the dishes if you _____ them _____.
    • A) put / away
    • B) find / out
    • C) put / out
    • D) wash / up
  52. ‘Can you _____ the time of the next train to London?’ ‘O.K. I’ll phone the station.’
    • A) put away
    • B) find out
    • C) put out
    • D) clear up
  53. “Look at these shoes! They’re brand new, and the heel’s fallen off already.”
    “_____ them _____ and change them, then.”
    • A) Put / away
    • B) Find / out
    • C) Put / out
    • D) Take / back
  54. “Oh, dear! The washing machine isn’t working. I haven’t got any clean clothes, and I’ve got to go to work. What am I going to do?’ ‘Don’t worry. I’ll ___ them all ___. Just go to work.’
    • A) put / away
    • B) find / out
    • C) sort / out
    • D) clear / up
  55. The fire was so intense that it took the firemen three hours to _____ it _____.
    • A) put / away
    • B) find / out
    • C) put / out
    • D) clear / up
  56. The government wants to _____ a new scheme to encourage people to start their own businesses.
    • A) put away
    • B) find out
    • C) try out
    • D) clear up
  57. ‘Can I _____ these jeans _____ please?’ ‘Sure. The changing rooms are over there.’
    • A) put / away
    • B) try / out
    • C) put / out
    • D) try / on
  58. I won’t be able to go shopping with you today, I’m afraid. I’ve got a lot to do at the moment. Can we _____ it _____ till next week?
    • A) put / off
    • B) find / out
    • C) put / out
    • D) take / back
  59. I don’t mind your baking a cake, but just make sure you ___ everything __ when you’ve finished.
    • A) put /away
    • B) clear / up
    • C) put / out
    • D) take / back
  60. ‘What should I do with this form?’ ‘_____ it _____.’
    • A) Find / out
    • B) Fill / in
    • C) Put / out
    • D) Clear / up
  61. I wanted to _____ to you yesterday.
    • A) to speak
    • B) speaking
    • C) speak
    • D) to speaking
  62. They enjoyed _____ on holiday by the sea.
    • A) be
    • B) being
    • C) to be
    • D) too be
  63. We hope _____ by half past seven.
    • A) arriving
    • B) to arrive
    • C) arrive
    • D) arrived
  64. The weather was awful. It didn’t stop _____ all week.
    • A) raining
    • B) to rain
    • C) rain
    • D) rain too
  65. My sister has agreed _____ with the decorating.
    • A) help
    • B) helping
    • C) to help
    • D) helps
  66. She loves _____ for herself.
    • A) to work
    • B) work
    • C) working
    • D) works
  67. Please let me _____ for the drinks.
    • A) to pay
    • B) pay
    • C) paying
    • D) paid
  68. My health wasn’t very good so I stopped _____.
    • A) smoking
    • B) to smoke
    • C) smoke
    • D) smoked
  69. We chose _____ by boat rather than by plane.
    • A) traveling
    • B) travel
    • C) to travel
    • D) traveled
  70. We’ve finished _____ the house.
    • A) decorate
    • B) decorating
    • C) decorated
    • D) to decorate
  71. I can’t stand _____ in an office.
    • A) working
    • B) work
    • C) worked
    • D) to work
  72. We expect you _____ on time.
    • A) arrive
    • B) arriving
    • C) arrived
    • D) to arrive
  73. It was a wonderful holiday. I will always remember _____ the Niagara Falls.
    • A) seeing
    • B) to see
    • C)saw
    • D) see
  74. I would hate _____ your party.
    • A) miss
    • B) miss to
    • C) missed
    • D) to miss
  75. They can’t promise _____ the work today.
    • A) finish
    • B) finishing
    • C) finished
    • D) to finish
  76. He hates _____ calculators.
    • A) use
    • B) using
    • C) used
    • D) to use
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