Grammar - Level B Test 20

in Level B

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. I have finished typing all ________ the last page.

A. until
B. but
C. to
D. for

2. He got out of bed and took a few ________ but couldn't go any farther.

A. stages
B. starts
C. steps
D. actions

3. Mother's Day is ________ May.

A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for

4. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the ________ of her children.

A. care
B. sake
C. reason
D. concern

5. I was just ________ to go out when you telephoned.

A. around
B. about
C. thinking
D. planned

6. Fortunately, Boston's traditional swanboat rides provide ________ from the city's summer heat.

A. an expensive way to escape
B. a poor relief
C. a dismal hiatus
D. a restful respite

7. Peter works from nine ________ five.

A. from
B. to
C. in
D. out

8. We all ________ him good luck when he decided to emigrate.

A. told
B. wished
C. said
D. gave

9. When the house is not occupied, it is ________.

A. rented
B. timid
C. valueless
D. vacant

10. I had quite ________ on my way to work this morning.

A. an experiment
B. an adventure
C. a happening
D. an affair

11. I walked away as calmly as I could ________ they thought I was the thief.

A. or else
B. to avoid
C. owing to
D. in case

12. On the ________ to the town there is a beautiful wood.

A. direction
B. street
C. way
D. entrance

13. Her feeling of ebullience was so contagious that all the other patients ________.

A. began to weep
B. were soon smiling
C. became very anxious
D. manifested signs of distress

14. ________ that he only started learning two years ago, his English is excellent.

A. Considering
B. Accounting
C. Thinking
D. Imagining

15. ________ we dislike him, he's efficient and we can't dismiss him.

A. Much
B. However much
C. Although much as
D. As much