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Advanced Test of English

This document contains example sentences for learners of English to practice grammar structures including verb tenses, pronouns, discourse markers, modals, and passive voice. The sentences cover a range of topics and include blanks to fill in with the correct grammar element.
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Test.

Created on 21/01/19

1A have: auxiliary or main verb?

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 Would Jane ________________ the right [ have, has ]
personality for the job?
2 We ________________ a house in France [ had, were having ]
but we sold it last year.
3 Don't worry, we ________________ [ will have, have ]
finished in a few minutes.
4 If you think your hair is too long, [ have it cut, have cut it ]
________________.
5 You ________________ better learn to be [ had, have ]
a bit more patient!

Complete the sentences with ONE word. Use contractions where necessary
6 Sarah is lucky because she has _______________ a really easy-going
boss.
7 We _______________ a nice coffee and then went for a walk in the park.
8 Do we really have _______________ invite Barry to the party?
9 If I _______________ known it was Sheila, I wouldn't have recognized
her.
10 Sorry, I haven't a _______________ what this word means. I just don't
know.

1B discourse markers (1): linkers

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 Results have been unacceptable [ so, but ]
________________ I've decided to resign.
2 Competition has increased and it is [ therefore, however ]
________________ time to reconsider our
strategy.
3 Revise the presentation carefully [ in case, if ]
________________ you lose your notes.
4 I have stopped going to the course [ as, yet ]
________________ I never really learnt
anything.
5 The product didn't sell ________________ [ despite, in spite ]
spending a lot of money on advertising.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 We decided not to employ him _______________ of his bad attitude.
7 Work cannot begin due _______________ the current bad weather.
8 Fill in all the paperwork carefully so _______________ not to upset the
manager.
9 It's worth applying for the job _______________ though you don't meet all
the requirements.
10 I feel I can still do a good job in _______________ of my age.

2A pronouns

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 Ask Jane or Peter if ________________ [ they, he ]
can help you.
2 I'll test ________________ on the new [ myself, oneself ]
words.
3 We could study ________________ if we [ ourselves, each other ]
had all the materials.
4 Stop arguing with ________________ and [ each other, yourselves ]
listen to us.
5 ________________ is no reason why you [ There, It ]
can't learn a language in old age.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 It is obvious that _______________ don't need to be a native speaker to
be a great teacher.
7 I cut _______________ and had to go to the hospital.
8 We'll manage to get there _______________, don't worry.
9 We used to copy _______________ another's French homework.
10 How long has _______________ been since you studied English?

2B the past

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 She ________________ a story when [ was telling, told ]
someone's mobile rang.
2 As soon as he got home, he [ rushed, was rushing ]
________________ out again.
3 What had he ________________ before he [ been doing, done ]
became a teacher?
4 I was about to go to bed when I [ remembered, was
________________ I hadn't fed the cat. remembering ]
5 Trevor ________________ a good [ used to have, would
memory. have ]

Complete the sentences with TWO words.


6 It _______________ raining all day and we hadn't even left the house.
7 The crash _______________ up immediately and I got out of bed to find
my clothes.
8 I _______________ TV when Jack finally remembered to phone.
9 Sandra _______________ be a model student. What happened?
10 When I was at school, my teachers _______________ telling me to
concentrate.

3A get

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 We need to get ________________ [ to, in ]
Manchester by 10.00.
2 It ________________ cold, let's go inside. [ is getting, gets ]
3 Can you get ________________ arguing? [ them to stop, them
stopping ]
4 Poor Tracy ________________ with two [ got left, got to leave ]
children to support.
5 I'm surprised nobody ________________ [ got hurt, got to hurt ]
in the accident.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 We might get _______________ the wedding reception a bit late.
7 I've never got _______________ to all of Bill's bad habits.
8 He needs to get his hair _______________, it's too long.
9 I know James so I'll get _______________ to take a photo of us.
10 Jack is such a lazy person, I'm not surprised he got _______________
from his last two jobs.

3B discourse markers (2)

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 ________________, no one wants another [ Obviously, Otherwise ]
war.
2 ________________ I am concerned, there [ As far as, All in all ]
is never a justification for war.
3 Steve isn't aggressive. [ In fact, Besides ]
________________, he hates any kind of
conflict.
4 That's a silly argument, [ I mean, as regards ]
________________ it doesn't make any
sense.
5 She's not fully fit but she's going to run [ anyway, after all ]
________________.

Complete the sentences with TWO words.


6 As a matter _______________ the government spend more money on
defence than education.
7 On _______________, people are quite satisfied with what they've got.
8 She's a pacifist. That is _______________, she doesn't believe we should
go to war.
9 _______________ as her health is concerned, she's in very good shape.
10
The party will end quite late. In _______________, I don't really know
anyone there.

4A speculation and deduction

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 She ________________ be a singer, her [ can't, mustn't ]
voice is terrible!
2 We ________________ have chosen a [ should, must ]
quieter place to live.
3 There ________________ be life on other [ might, must ]
planets but who knows?
4 The baby could ________________, she's [ be sleeping, sleep ]
very quiet.
5 That ________________ a human sound, [ definitely isn't, isn't
no way. definitely ]

Complete the sentences with ONE word. Use contractions where necessary.
6 It _______________ be the end of the holiday already! I feel like we've
just got here.
7 You really _______________ to have gone to the doctor sooner about
your ears.
8 All this noise is bound _______________ upset the neighbours.
9 That _______________ be Paul Jones, I'd recognize him anywhere.
10 It's highly unlikely _______________ a car could travel faster than the
speed of sound.

4B adding emphasis (1): inversion

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 ________________ find a film which is [ Never can you, Never
better than the book. you can ]
2 ________________ was she late, she was [ Not only, No sooner ]
also extremely rude.
3 Not until ________________ to the end, [ you get, do you get ]
will you find out who did it.
4 Hardly ________________ started when [ had the film, the film had
the children got bored. ]
5 ________________ older do you realize [ Only when you are,
how special it is to travel. When you are only ]

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 Hardly _______________ Sheila started speaking when she was rudely
interrupted.
7 Not until I tried writing _______________ I realize how difficult it was.
8 No _______________ did the book come out than it was turned into a
film.
9 We reached the top. Only _______________ did we know we were safe.
10 Not _______________ you apologise will I be able to forgive you.
5A distancing

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 It would appear ________________ free [ that his schedule is, for
that day. his schedule to be ]
2 Time management ________________ [ seems to be, seems that
easy but it isn't. it is ]
3 ________________ is said that Margaret [ It, There ]
Thatcher only slept four hours a night.
4 The lottery winner is ________________ to [ reported, suggested ]
be someone living locally.
5 ________________, we sleep for a third of [ Apparently, Accordingly ]
our lives.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 It seems _______________ a lot of people are bad at managing their
time.
7 There are said to _______________ a billion people learning English.
8 _______________ was agreed that summer would be the best time to go.
9 _______________ are thought to be massive oil reserves in the north.
10 _______________ to experts, the best time to work is the morning.

5B unreal uses of past tenses

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 I ________________ they would increase [ wish, hope ]
our wages.
2 Do you ever wish you ________________ [ had chosen, chose ]
a different profession?
3 It's high time we ________________ out [ found, find ]
the truth.
4 Most people ________________ rather [ would, will ]
marry for love than money.
5 I wish she ________________ making that [ would stop, stopped ]
terrible noise!

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 I _______________ I had married someone a bit more ambitious.
7 If _______________ we had bought the tickets a few days earlier.
8 I wish I _______________ had as many friends as you when I was young.
9 Look, I'd _______________ you spent the money on something useful.
10 It's _______________ you thought about someone apart from yourself.

6A verb + object + infinitive or gerund

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 My parents never ________________ me [ let, to let ]
do anything.
2 I recommend ________________ it over [ that you talk, you talking
with your wife. ]
3 I'm still waiting ________________ a [ for John to make, John
decision. to make ]
4 We would like ________________ back [ to go, going ]
there again some day.
5 I can't stop you ________________ a mess [ making, to make ]
of your life.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 Please allow me _______________ give you a lift in my car.
7 You're making me _______________ guilty about what happened.
8 I _______________ prefer to make a completely fresh start.
9 She's angry because I stopped her _______________ out with her
friends.
10 I've arranged _______________ the taxi to pick us up at 7.

6B conditional sentences

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 If my phone ________________, would [ rings, will ring ]
you please answer it?
2 I ________________ if the shop assistant [ would have complained,
had spoken to me like that. had complained ]
3 ________________ that everything is [ Provided, Supposing ]
finished by Tuesday, I don't much care.
4 It won't be any easier ________________ [ even if, so long as ]
you get this new software.
5 I apologise if you ________________ long. [ have been waiting, are
waiting ]

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 As _______________ as you're back by midnight, you can go to the
party.
7 If I _______________ you, I'd stop wasting time on computer games.
8 I wouldn't _______________ who I was today if you hadn't helped me.
9 You're coming home now _______________ you like it or not.
10 I'll agree on the _______________ that we sign a proper contract.

7A permission, obligation, necessity

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 ________________ I just ask you a quick [ May, Should ]
question?
2 We ________________ have read the [ should, must ]
instructions more carefully.
3 You ________________ use mobile [ mustn't, don't have to ]
phones during the performance.
4 [ don't have to, mustn't ]
I ________________ listen to you, I could
just walk out.
5 I ________________ rewrite it but I'll get a [ don't need to, needn't to
better mark if I do. ]

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 You had _______________ tell me what you want before you forget.
7 She _______________ to have phoned the police at once.
8 It is not _______________ to enter without a valid ticket.
9 I might be _______________ to take you because it's my day off.
10 All visitors _______________ leave the prison by 17.00 at the very latest.

7B Verbs of the senses

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 ________________ what I'm telling you? [ Do you see, Are you
seeing ]
2 I ________________ the food. I've got a [ can't taste, am not
terrible cold. tasting ]
3 I heard someone ________________ up [ coming, to come ]
the stairs.
4 Do you ever feel ________________ it's all [ as if, like ]
a waste of time?
5 This shampoo smells ________________ [ like, of ]
red wine.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 I can _______________ gas! Let's get out of here!
7 It seems _______________ if he really knows a lot about art.
8 Jackie looks just _______________ her mother.
9 It tastes _______________ chocolate but it's made with artificial flavors.
10 The steak was so rare it tasted _______________ blood.

8A gerunds and infinitives

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 These tablets need ________________ [ to be taken, being taken
three times a day. ]
2 I'm sick of ________________ all the time. [ being criticized, to be
criticized ]
3 I'd love ________________ in a company [ to be working, working ]
like this one day.
4 It's no use ________________ about the [ worrying, to worry ]
operation.
5 John is the best young doctor ever [ to finish, finishing ]
________________ medical school.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 I'm tired of _______________ called into hospital every week.
7 I regret ever _______________ mentioned it.
8 I would rather _______________ gone home yesterday but they need to
do some more tests.
9 I would like to have _______________ born in a different country.
10 There's no _______________ in speaking to her when she's like that.

8B future plans and arrangements

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 One day I am ________________ China. [ going to visit, visiting ]
2 ________________ Karen tomorrow night? [ Are you seeing, Do you
see ]
3 He ________________ for work at 7.45 [ sets off, is to set off ]
every morning.
4 ________________ in our car? [ Will you be coming, Do
you come ]
5 I am never ________________ just for [ going to marry, marrying
money. ]

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


6 They ________________ there this time [ will still be travelling, are
next week. still travelling ]
7 The situation was on the point [ of becoming, to become
________________ a real crisis. ]
8 I was just ________________ to leave [ about, due ]
when the phone rang.
9 World leaders are ________________ next [ to meet, about to meet ]
April and discuss the issue.
10 Wow, she's ________________! [ about to win, on the
point of winning ]

9A ellipsis

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 The animal was in pain ________________ [ but, although ]
never made a sound.
2 I was thirsty ________________ had no [ and, because ]
water.
3 We can have something to eat [ or, while ]
________________ watch a film.
4 I used to have a dog but now I [ don't, don't have ]
________________.
5 'The animal could be dangerous.' 'I [ suppose, suspect ]
________________ so.'

Complete the sentences with ONE word. Use contractions where necessary.
6 I've never liked zoos but my wife _______________.
7 John had finished but Jane _______________.
8 I shall keep quiet but Sarah _______________.
9 They didn't tell me although they should _______________.
10 'They can't be real tigers.' 'I guess _______________.'

9B compound and possessive nouns

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 ________________ is excellent. [ Tom's cooking, The
cooking of Tom ]
2 Don't stand on ________________. [ the top of the table, the
table's top ]
3 It's ________________. [ Jill's favourite restaurant,
the favourite restaurant of
Jill ]
4 Sandra is ________________. [ a really good friend of
Alex, Alex's really good
friend ]
5 ________________ is quite boring. [ The beginning of the
book, The book's
beginning ]

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


6 Read the food review in [ tomorrow's paper, the
________________. paper of tomorrow ]
7 We visited the historic ________________. [ town centre, centre of
the town ]
8 It is an ________________ to Berlin. [ hour's flight, hour flight ]
9 She broke a ________________ and cut [ wine glass, glass of wine
herself. ]
10 I had a really tasty ________________. [ bowl of soup, soup bowl
]

10A adding emphasis (2)

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 ________________ she took with her [ What, All ]
wasn't enough.
2 Don't worry, ________________ they ask [ all, what ]
is a few simple questions.
3 What ________________ that she feels [ it is is, it's is ]
homesick.
4 ________________ was summer when we [ It, There ]
arrived here.
5 Hey, it was ________________ who did all [ me, I ]
the work.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 _______________ is worse is not knowing the language.
7 What happened was _______________ our train was late.
8
The _______________ why I'm asking is that there have been
complaints.
9 _______________ was the heat which I couldn't cope with.
10 _______________ I can say is 'thank you', I'm speechless.

10B relative clauses

Choose the best way to complete the sentences.


1 Meet the mother ________________ [ whose, who's ]
daughter is a world champion.
2 It's the constant crying from the baby [ which, who ]
________________ disturbs me.
3 The triathlon, ________________ is an [ which, that ]
Olympic sport, is getting really popular.
4 I sent several messages, [ none of which, which
________________ got a reply. none of ]
5 Choose ________________ you want and [ what, which ]
let's play.

Complete the sentences with ONE word.


6 The new gym, _______________ is just down the road, has a nice pool.
7 They'll give the prize to the player _______________ score is the highest.
8 Do you realize _______________ you have done?
9 The referee, _______________ spoke good English, warned the players.
10 There are six new players, all _______________ whom are pretty good.

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