Grammar - Level A Test 19

in Level A

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. He had a good ________ of the examination result when he saw his daughter's face.

A. report
B. thought
C. idea
D. news

2. He ________ to drive a car.

A. am learning
B. learning
C. is learning
D. are learning

3. Comets are rarely bright enough to be seen with ________.

A. nake eyes
B. the nake eyes
C. naked eyes
D. the naked eyes

4. The thief was ________ to six months imprisonment.

A. sentenced
B. given
C. sent
D. charged

5. She was ill, so she had to go ________ home.

A. to
B. at
C. for
D. -

6. Vasco da Gama ________ the sea rout to India.

A. discover
B. discovered
C. invent
D. invented

7. ________ exhibitions are like huge market places for the sale of goods, and these are often called trade fairs.

A. Most of
B. A great many
C. A great deal of
D. Many of

8. Laura got a ________ new stereo for Christmas.

A. young
B. kind
C. feel
D. brand

9. Kate and I are students. ________ go to the Seven Dials School in Brighton.

A. They
B. You
C. She
D. We

10. When the telephone rang, she ________ a letter.

A. wrote
B. was writing
C. was written
D. is writing

11. This morning, I ________ in cold water.

A. washed me
B. had a wash
C. made a wash
D. did my wash

12. Can 'Brain Box' play ________ piano?

A. a
B. an
C. the
D. not

13. There is water below the earth's surface ________ everywhere.

A. most
B. most of
C. almost
D. in

14. He's not the sort of person to trust. He's a bad ________.

A. talker
B. snake
C. eel
D. egg

15. I suggest that you should ________ them about their plans.

A. say with
B. said
C. tell to
D. speak to