GRAMMAR TEST D (UNIT 7+8)
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. My mother has just bought a house ______ is full of roses.
(whose garden / the garden / the garden of it / the garden whose)
2. They wrote ______ the addresses so that they could get in touch.
(down / out / in / on)
3. They climbed onto the wall and they couldn’t get ______.
(down / on / in / over)
4. ______he has been absent frequently; he has managed to pass the test.
(Because / Because of / But / Though)
5. Mary will take a plane ______ she dislikes flying.
(even though / because / and / in spite of)
6. She drank it to keep herself warm ______ she dislikes coffee.
(although / because / because of / despite)
7. The children like to put ______ nice clothes when they go out.
(in / off / into / on)
8. Before you go to bed, please turn ______ all the lights.
(off / on / in / over)
9. Please turn ______ the gas, I want to cook my lunch.
(over / back / on / in)
10. I like bananas, ______ my brother doesn’t.
(because / but / and / even though)
11. I shall go ______ you stay here.
(and / because / however / although)
12. Jane will be admitted to the university ______ she has bad grades.
(because / even though / because of / but)
13. ______ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
(Although / Despite / Because of / Because)
14. She was absent ______ her cold was worse.
(because / or / because of / so)
15. The examination was long ______ difficult.
(or / and / but / however)
16. John was ill, ______ he went to bed early.
(but / so / because of / however)
17. I’d love to play the table tennis ______ I have to complete an assignment.
(and / so / but / or)
18. He likes to travel, ______ so does she.
(and / or / but / therefore)
19. The new models are expensive, ______ efficient.
(however / therefore / and / but)
20. He failed his examination. ______; she will have to do the examination again.
(However / But / Therefore / Because)
21. Students have to carry ______ their duties.
(out / in / for / over)
22. He ate the chocolate cake ______ he is on a diet.
(in spite of / because / despite / even though)
23. She attended the class ______ she didn’t feel alert.
(because / although / so / and)
24. Classes will be canceled tomorrow ______ it is a national holiday.
(therefore / because / but / because of)
25. ______ her mother’s sickness, she couldn’t attend our wedding.
(As of / Because of / Because / Since)
26. This is the man ______ has asked me to marry him.
(who / which / whose / whom)
27. Daisy ______ always well dressed, has won the beauty contest.
(that is / who is / that / who are)
28. Her confessor suggests she ______ a different university.
(attends / attending / attended / attend)
29. The boss suggested our ______ a vacation.
(taking / take / to take / took)
30. The doctor suggests ______ smoking.
(me to stop / my stop / my stopping / mine stopping)
31. Yesterday, he gave ______ his evening job.
(on / in / up / for)
32. He likes her a lot. ______; he wouldn’t keep calling her.
(and / however / or / so)
33. He came in and didn’t say anything, ______ worried all of us.
(that / whom / whose / which)
34. It can be black, white ______ gray.
(or / however / but / so)
35. Is it a boy ______ a girl?
(and / but / or / therefore)
36. Internet is a very fast ______ convenient way for us to get information.
(and / therefore / or / but)
37. He is going to collect all the bags ______ take them to the garbage dump.
(or / and / however / but)
38. In Western countries, electricity, gas, ______ water are not luxuries but necessarities.
(and / or / but / therefore)
39. It was still painful, ______ I went to see a doctor.
(but / so / or / however)
40. The examination tested both listening ______ reading.
(or / and / but / however)
41. It is raining, ______ I can’t go to the beach.
(so / but / or / and)
42. If you ______ complaining, I’ll leave immediately.
(go off / go for / go on / go over)
43. Go ______ until you get to the junction and turn left.
(out / on / back / ahead)
44. He took ______ my wet boots and made me sit by the fire.
(on / after / over / off)
45. May I borrow your dictionary? I want to ______ this word.
(take up / go up / look up / come up)
46. ______ Marcy lost the contest, she managed to smile.
(However / But / Although / And)
47. We took many pictures ______ the sky was cloudy.
(though / and / because / but)
48. My father suggest that my sister ______ to school tomorrow.
(doesn’t go / didn’t go / not go / no go)
49. It has been suggested that he ______ the election.
(forget / is forgetting / forgot / was forgetting)
50. Beth can play the guitar ______ the violin.
(also / but also / so / and)
