English Grammar Tests » Test 9

Test 9
  1. They asked a lot of questions ________ his job.
    • A) about
    • B) of
    • C) for
    • D) on
  2. They need some gas. They’re looking ________ a gas station.
    • A) for
    • B) to
    • C) from
    • D) at
  3. She was ________ Paris last month.
    • A) to
    • B) at
    • C) in
    • D) from
  4. There’s park across the street ________ the hospital.
    • A) of
    • B) from
    • C) to
    • D) for
  5. He has an apartment ________ Maple Street.
    • A) at
    • B) on
    • C) into
    • D) between
  6. There aren’t any pictures ________ the wall.
    • A) to
    • B) in
    • C) at
    • D) on
  7. He never watches TV ________ Sunday.
    • A) at
    • B) in
    • C) on
    • D) with
  8. I have only been here ________ 1983.
    • A) for
    • B) by
    • C) since
    • D) in
  9. My uncle has not been here ________ the end of May.
    • A) since
    • B) during
    • C) for
    • D) while
  10. I have not seen my best friend ________ nearly a fortnight.
    • A) ago
    • B) for
    • C) since
    • D) while
  11. My brother was ________ all week.
    • A) at the home
    • B) at home
    • C) in the home
    • D) in home
  12. You don’t like hamburgers, ________ ?
    • A) you don’t
    • B) don’t you
    • C) you do
    • D) do you
  13. She likes to exercise, ________ ?
    • A) does she
    • B) she doesn’t
    • C) doesn’t she
    • D) she does
  14. There aren’t any more books, ________ ?
    • A) are they
    • B) are there
    • C) aren’t there
    • D) aren’t they
  15. She’s found her money, ________ ?
    • A) is she
    • B) hasn’t she
    • C) isn’t she
    • D) has she
  16. I’ll be 29 next month, ________ ?
    • A) am I
    • B) aren’t I
    • C) will I
    • D) won’t I
  17. Where are the glasses? ________ on the shelf
    • A) They’re
    • B) There
    • C) Their
    • D) There are
  18. The boys are cleaning ________ shoes.
    • A) there
    • B) their
    • C) theirs
    • D) them
  19. She ________ the bus every day.
    • A) taking
    • B) takes
    • C) is taking
    • D) take
  20. I know it is here ________ .
    • A) anywhere
    • B) everywhere
    • C) somewhere
    • D) in
  21. I can’t find that book ________ .
    • A) everywhere
    • B) where
    • C) not here
    • D) anywhere
  22. That book is not Helen’s. It is ________ .
    • A) her
    • B) my
    • C) his
    • D) them
  23. Is there ________ on the meat?
    • A) anybody
    • B) anything
    • C) somebody
    • D) thing
  24. The ________ house is on Taylor Street .
    • A) Bill’s
    • B) friend
    • C) Brown’s
    • D) families
  25. This is ________ friend.
    • A) Helen
    • B) Helen’s
    • C) one of Helen’s
    • D) of Helen’s
  26. My friend and ________ went for a walk.
    • A) me
    • B) my
    • C) mine
    • D) I
  27. Maria ________ at home yesterday.
    • A) is
    • B) were
    • C) was
    • D) went
  28. Did she ________ anything strange there?
    • A) saw
    • B) seeing
    • C) see
    • D) look
  29. What has ________ ?
    • A) he doing
    • B) been done
    • C) it does
    • D) being done
  30. They ________ football now.
    • A) is playing
    • B) plays
    • C) play
    • D) are playing
  31. They ________ at the King’s Restaurant last night.
    • A) eat
    • B) did eat
    • C) eating
    • D) ate
  32. He ________ today.
    • A) are working
    • B) is working
    • C) work
    • D) working
  33. Nancy ________ speak French.
    • A) is
    • B) wants
    • C) want to
    • D) can
  34. Peter ________ the dinner although he was ordered to.
    • A) didn’t prepare
    • B) wasn’t prepared
    • C) had to be prepared
    • D) should have been prepared

  35. A: Does Anne like music?
    B: Yes, she ________ .
    • A) do
    • B) likes
    • C) does
    • D) does like
  36. He ________ at that office for a long time.
    • A) works
    • B) is working
    • C) has been working
    • D) working
  37. Mary has been ________ English for three years.
    • A) studied
    • B) study
    • C) studying
    • D) to study
  38. I ________ go shopping tomorrow.
    • A) am
    • B) may
    • C) want
    • D) think
  39. A man who is very healthy ________ to see a doctor frequently.
    • A) should go
    • B) doesn’t have
    • C) ought
    • D) has
  40. Unfortunately, I ________ wash the dishes now.
    • A) can
    • B) like to
    • C) have to
    • D) try to
  41. Do they always watch television? Yes, they ________ .
    • A) watch
    • B) do
    • C) do watch
    • D) does
  42. ________ you like to go the movies tonight?
    • A) How
    • B) Had
    • C) Would
    • D) Why
  43. We won’t have ________ apples.
    • A) much
    • B) any
    • C) some
    • D) few
  44. There’s ________ milk in the refrigerator.
    • A) a little
    • B) a few
    • C) much
    • D) many
  45. He doesn’t drink ________ coffee.
    • A) much
    • B) a little
    • C) some
    • D) many
  46. I spent ________ time studying for the test.
    • A) a lot of
    • B) a few
    • C) not much
    • D) hours
  47. There aren’t any glasses on the shelf. There aren’t ________ on the table, either.
    • A) some
    • B) a few
    • C) none
    • D) any
  48. There are ________ magazines in the living room.
    • A) any
    • B) a few
    • C) much
    • D) a little
  49. She doesn’t have any sugar. She needs ________ .
    • A) any
    • B) one
    • C) some
    • D) another
  50. I’m only going to buy ________ stamps.
    • A) many
    • B) much
    • C) a few
    • D) a little
  51. There wasn’t ________ traffic on that street last night.
    • A) many
    • B) a lot of
    • C) a little
    • D) much
  52. We bought ________ food today.
    • A) much
    • B) many
    • C) a lot of
    • D) plenty
  53. If I ________ a chef, I would make a great meal.
    • A) am
    • B) was
    • C) were
    • D) had been
  54. We ________ to go with him if we can’t get permission.
    • A) want to be
    • B) won’t be able
    • C) don’t
    • D) can’t
  55. Leonard won’t come here ________ it rains tomorrow.
    • A) will
    • B) if
    • C) because
    • D) and
  56. If Tom goes ________ movies, he won’t be able to come to dinner.
    • A) to
    • B) to the
    • C) the
    • D) inside
  57. If Anita doesn’t hurry, she ________ be able to finish her paper.
    • A) won’t
    • B) would
    • C) can
    • D) can’t
  58. A: ________ is responsible for all this confusion?
    B: It may be Jack.
    • A) How
    • B) Why
    • C) Who
    • D) Whom
  59. A: ________ do you go there?
    B: To visit some friends.
    • A) When
    • B) Why
    • C) What
    • D) Where
  60. ________ did Helen eat for breakfast?
    • A) When
    • B) What
    • C) Where
    • D) Why
  61. He hasn’t bought ________ apples.
    • A) a lot
    • B) any
    • C) much
    • D) some
  62. Sarah, what ________ doing?
    • A) she is
    • B) are
    • C) are you
    • D) is
  63. Are there six books on the table?
    • A) No, five are.
    • B) No, there is.
    • C) No, there are three.
    • D) No, there are any.
  64. A: ________ does she go to work?
    B: At nine o’clock.
    • A) Why
    • B) Where
    • C) When
    • D) How
  65. Wind power is both clean ________ .
    • A) and expensive
    • B) but expensive
    • C) but expensive also
    • D) cheap
  66. Tom will mend the window when ________ home.
    • A) he come
    • B) does he come
    • C) he is coming
    • D) he comes
  67. Are you making any more cakes?
    • A) Yes, I do
    • B) Yes, I am
    • C) Yes, I am doing
    • D) Yes, I am making
  68. A: Were you singing when I came in?
    B: Yes, I ________ .
    • A) sang
    • B) was
    • C) were
    • D) did
  69. Lately, he has become interested in ________ antiques.
    • A) collecting
    • B) to collect
    • C) collect
    • D) for collecting
  70. I wonder when ________ home.
    • A) is she coming
    • B) will she come
    • C) she is coming
    • D) can she come
  71. The singer ________ many compliments on her new album.
    • A) paid
    • B) has been paid
    • C) being paid
    • D) has been paying
  72. He is ________ .
    • A) artist
    • B) of artist
    • C) an artist
    • D) artistically
  73. Gloria is a good dancer. She dances ________ .
    • A) good
    • B) goodly
    • C) very good
    • D) well
  74. We work ________ every day.
    • A) hard
    • B) hardly
    • C) careful
    • D) good
  75. ________ Helen reads in bed.
    • A) Never
    • B) Seldom
    • C) Sometimes
    • D) Almost
  76. You seem ________a jazz fan.
    • A) liking
    • B) to be
    • C) are
    • D) to himself
  77. That man ________ terrible.
    • A) cooks
    • B) feels
    • C) runs
    • D) works
  78. The cookies taste ________ .
    • A) well
    • B) much
    • C) good
    • D) beautifully
  79. ________ bottle in the sink.
    • A) It has a
    • B) It is
    • C) There’s a
    • D) There are
  80. ________ magazines in the closet.
    • A) They’re
    • B) Their
    • C) There
    • D) There are
  81. ________ coffee in the pot.
    • A) It’s a
    • B) It has
    • C) There’s a
    • D) There’s some
  82. A video set is ________ than a television set.
    • A) more expensive
    • B) expensive
    • C) most expensive
    • D) the most expensive
  83. The yellow car is ________ car in the parking lot.
    • A) dirtier
    • B) the dirtier
    • C) the dirtiest
    • D) the dirty
  84. My hat is different ________ yours.
    • A) to
    • B) as
    • C) like
    • D) from
  85. Barbara doesn’t have a car, ________ she takes the bus to work.
    • A) as
    • B) because
    • C) then
    • D) so
  86. ________ Tom nor his wife has a cold.
    • A) Neither
    • B) Nor
    • C) Either
    • D) Or
  87. We managed to reach our house ________ the road was flooded.
    • A) whether
    • B) because
    • C) although
    • D) unless
  88. He was late, ________ he took a taxi.
    • A) as
    • B) so
    • C) then
    • D) since
  89. Mrs. Simpson will visit ________ Spain or Greece.
    • A) both
    • B) either
    • C) neither
    • D) between
  90. The car is both fast ________ economical.
    • A) if
    • B) and
    • C) or
    • D) but
  91. Gold ________ in many countries.
    • A) is found
    • B) finds
    • C) has found
    • D) finding
  92. Many cameras ________ in Japan.
    • A) made
    • B) are making
    • C) here
    • D) are made
  93. There was a storm. Two trees ________ down.
    • A) were blowing
    • B) were blown
    • C) were to blow
    • D) blew
  94. The electric light bulb ________ by Thomas Edison.
    • A) is invented
    • B) was invented
    • C) invented
    • D) invents
  95. Even though construction costs are high, a new hospital ________ next year.
    • A) will be built
    • B) would be built
    • C) is built
    • D) builds
  96. I don’t know ________ book this is.
    • A) interesting
    • B) who
    • C) whose
    • D) your
  97. This is my friend ________ house is near mine.
    • A) who lives is
    • B) who is
    • C) whose
    • D) in his
  98. Helen is wearing a jacket ________ is red.
    • A) it
    • B) as red
    • C) that
    • D) such
  99. Do you know a good place ________ we can have lunch?
    • A) somewhere
    • B) where
    • C) anywhere
    • D) there
  100. This is the ________ suit I have ever bought.
    • A) more expensive
    • B) most expensively
    • C) most expensive
    • D) more expensively
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