Grammar
Grammar
A. a C. the
B. an D. --
8. They did not have any CDs, so we lent them ______ CDs.
A. their C. his
B. your D. our
10. Is the cat lying in front of the television sleeping? ________ eyes are closed.
A. Their C. Them
B. His D. Its
11. The boys cannot see us. They are busy playing games on _______ mobile phones.
A. my C. our
B. their D. his
16. Balsam plants produce a lot of flowers ______ their petals drop easily.
A. and C. or
B. or D. but
17. You can either sow the seeds _______ plant them in a nursery first.
A. and C. or
B. or D. but
32. "Has Steve got a sister?" "No, he ___________, but he's got 2 brothers."
A. has C. haven’t
B. hasn’t D. not
36. Arif bought an art block and a box of watercolours because ________ were on sale.
A. it C. she
B. he D. they
39. My cousins like to play computer games. ________ take turns playing the games.
A. It C. She
B. He D. They
40. Meena and I are playing table tennis. ________ are playing in the school hall.
A. It C. She
B. He D. We
43. Marisa and her friends ________ to cook spaghetti with meatballs.
A. like C. liked
B. likes D. liking
58. Did you have _________ lot of fun at the birthday party in MacDonalds?
A. a C. an
B. the D. --
64. You should always refer to _________ dictionary if you don t understand a word.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –
65. If you don t recover from fever, you will miss _________ trip to Malacca.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –
66. Ali, who was 50 metres away from the pond, heard ________ child crying for help.
A. a C. an
B. the D. –
69. Mr Rama bought _________ most expensive gift for the birthday girl.
A. an C. the
B. -- D.a
73. There has been no news about ________missing students since yesterday afternoon.
A. an C. the
B. -- D. a
75. My brother loves to take _______ dog for _______ walk every evening.
A. the, a C. a, a
B. the, the D. --, a
79. Abu and Mas saw _______ bear when they were walking near _______ jungle.
A. a, a C. an, a
B. the, the D. an, the
80. It has only been _______ month since _______ girl moved to this town.
A. a, the C. a, a
B. the, a D. a, --
90. When _______ faces of the clock towers are lit up at night people can see it from _______
distance.
A. a, a C. a, the
C. the, a D. the, the
91. When you read _______ article or _______ story you should concentrate on the contents.
A. an, a C. the, a
B. a, the D. the, the
92. If my sister and brother-in-law come back for _______ family gathering next week, my parents will
be _______ happy.
A. the, a C. the, an
B. the, -- D. the, the
93. There once lived _______ wicked old man in _______ small village.
A. --, -- C. a, the
B. a, a D. the, a
94. Ramli is _______ lazy boy. His friend Jegan always _______ scolds him.
A. the, - C. a, a
B. a, the D. a, --
95. Two Malaysians were badly injured in _______ accident in _______ Singapore.
A. an, the C. --, an
B. an, -- D. the, a
97. There is _______ big mango tree in front of _______ haunted house.
A. the, a C. a, a
B. the, the D. a, the
98. He is _______ only boy who knows where _______ keys are.
A. the, -- C. the, an
B. the, the D. a, --
100. We have never seen such _______ big snake in our _______ garden.
A. a, a C. a, --
B the, a D. --, an
104. As it was _______ hot afternoon _______ boys decided to go for a swim.
A. the, a C. a, the
B. a, a D. the, the
105. Many _______ Year 1 students were crying on _______ first day of school.
A. the, -- C. an, a
B. --, the D. a, the
106. As you are very hungry you can have _______ burger in _______ food basket.
A. a, -- C. the, a
B. a, an D. a, the
113. Don't make so much noise. Noriko _______ to study for her ESL test!
A. try C. is trying
B. tries D. tried
115. Sorry, she can't come to the phone. She _______ a bath!
A. is having C. had
B. have D. has
116. _______ many times every winter in Frankfurt.
A. It snows C. It snowed
B. It is snowing D. It is snow
120. Jane _______ her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.
A. wore C. wearing
B. wears D. is wearing
121. I think I _______ a new calculator. This one does not work properly any more.
A. needs C. needed
B. need D. am needing
124. I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It's about a man who _______ his wife
because he doesn't want to lose her.
A. kills C. killed
B. kill D. is killing
128. You can keep my iPod if you like. I _______ it any more.
A. don`t use C. doesn`t use
B. didn`t use D. am not using
129. The phone _______. Can you answer it, please?
A. rings C. ring
B. rang D. is ringing