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Basic grammar practice prepared by Nguyen Thi Ngan

GRAMMAR TEST

I. Choose the correct answer.


1. They usually go to England ..Christmas, but they went there June.
a. in/in b. on/in c. at/in d. at/on
2. blind can see..
a. the/nothing b. a/anything c. a/nothing d. the/anything
3. If Ha .ill of me last year, she .my best friend now.
a. hadnt spoken/would have been b. had spoken/wouldnt have been
c. hadnt spoken/would be d. didnt speak/would have been
4. The weatherfine so far this week
a. is b. has been c. was d. had been
5. Ha often ..in her room, but this week she ..in the living room.
a. works/worked b. works/ works c. is working/works d. works/is working
6. Hung is ..sad. He did the test
a. extreme/badly b. extremely/badly c. extremely/bad d. extreme/bad
7. Thuy was the first personTu at the cinema.
a. who see b. seeing c. to see d. seen
8. It.when I .this morning.
a. rained/got up b. was raining/getting up c. had rained/got up d. was raining/got up
9. My parents dont allow .out late but they permit me.up late.
a. staying/to get b. to stay/to get c. staying/getting d. to stay/getting
10. I .to a party tomorrow night. Would you like with us?
a. will go/to come b. am going/to come c. am going to go/coming d. am going/coming
11. Remember to prepare for the test carefully! you prepare, ..your result will be
a. more carefully/better b. more carefully/worse
c. the more carelessly/better d. the more carefully/the better
12. Ha is very tired. Sheall day.
a. has traveled b. had traveled c. has been traveling d. had been traveling
13. Tom..at home when I arrived. He ..out.
a. wasnt/had just gone b. hadnt been/had just gone c. wasnt/has just gone d. wasnt/went
14. My sister likes .but she dislikes ..
a. fish/meat b. the fish/meat c. fishes/meat d. fish/the meat
15. By the end of this year, my father.for 40 years.
a. will be teaching b. has been teaching c. will teach d. will have been teaching
16. The man about.we are talking is our teacher.
a. who b. whom c. that d. whose
17. If you..ice, it .
a. heat/will melt b. heat/melts c. heated/would melt d. heat/wont melt
18. I dont mind going ..car, but I hate going .his car.
a. in/in b. by/by c. by/on d. by/in
19. Before he came, we .for him for half an hour.
a. have been waiting b. will have been waiting c. had been waiting d. were waiting
20. Hes learning Englishhe can study in the United States.
a. in order to b. so that c. in order that d. b&c
21. we left late, we still got there on time.
a. however b. despite c. although d. but
22. When your bus, I for you.
Basic grammar practice prepared by Nguyen Thi Ngan
a. arrives/ will be waiting b. will arrive/will be waiting c. arrives/will have waited d. arrives/will wait
II. Rewrite the following sentences as shown.
1. If you eat too much chocolate, you may be sick. Unless
2. It is said that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall. The prisoner
3. Tu is the most intelligent student in my class. Tu is
4. They dont allow me to park my car here. I
5. Hue is a beautiful city. I was born there. Hue
6. It is 5 years since John played games. John last
7. A mechanic repaired my fathers car yesterday. My father had
8. Hung didnt hurry, so he missed the last train to London. Had
9. Lan said: I dont think that we must widen the village road. Lan objected
10. A girl is running in the yard. Her brother is my boyfriend. The girl
11. Tony didnt visit his grandparents last week and now he regrets about that. Tony wishes
12. We intend to play football next Sunday afternoon. We are
13. Mary can earn less money than her sister. Mary
14. My car needs to be washed. My car needs
15. My father prefers playing football to watching TV. My father would rather
16. I spoke very slowly. I wanted the man to understand what I said. I spoke
17. Tu is the hardest worker in my company. Tu works
18. My father said to me that he was cold and he told me to close the door. My father said:
19. Hand in your essay before lunch. Let your essay
20. In spite of his injured leg, he climbed over the wall. Though
III. Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. I (wait)for 2 hours but she (not come).yet.
2. When I (arrive)..home last night, I (discover)that Jane (prepare)a beautiful candlelight dinner.
3. A: I cant hear the television B: I (turn)..it up so you can hear it.
4. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the sun
(shine).
5. Mrs. Monty usually (teach) the students, but this week they (teach)by Mr. Tanker.
6. The motorcycle (belong)to George for years before Tina (buy)it?
7. You (live)in New Zealand for over a year when your English course (finish)?
8. Right now, I (see)two elephants doing tricks in the ring.
9. I was really angry with John yesterday. When he finally (arrive), I (wait)for over an hour.
10. I can't believe how late we are! By the time we(get) to the dinner, everyone (finish, already)eating.
IV. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. Unless he hadnt gone to my party last week, he wouldnt have met my boyfriend.
2. Despite of the cold weather, we still went swimming.
3. Thao is working hard not to get bad marks in the exam.
4. Thaos mother who we met last week is a teacher.
5. Im going to see a movie when I will have finished my homework.
6. I am hungry. I wish I ate something this morning.
7. He will be traveling in space for 10 days by tomorrow.
8. Mark joined the English Drama club because of he wanted to improve his intonation.
9. The chair on that ha is sitting is 20 years old.
10. Werent Timmy my neighbor, I would send him to prison.
11. Hue, where my father was born in, is very beautiful.
12. Though I had an umbrella, but I still got wet.

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