Grammar - Level B Test 23

in Level B

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. Mark prefers cycling ________ driving.

A. than
B. for
C. to
D. as

2. Where do you ________ going for your holidays this year.

A. intend
B. expect
C. pretend
D. mean

3. Finding the money is just one of the problems ________ in buying a house.

A. gathered
B. united
C. mixed
D. involved

4. Jeremy Hall, the noted architect, received honorable mention for ________ design.

A. his nice
B. having a swell
C. designing a
D. his unique

5. You ________ your seats today if you want to go to the game.

A. had better to reserve
B. had to better reserve
C. had better reserve
D. had to reserve better

6. The three friends all ________ for the same job.

A. requested
B. applied
C. intended
D. referred

7. What's wrong with John? He ________ used to be so sad.

A. never
B. didn't
C. wasn't
D. isn't

8. Could you please tell me if you have any electric typewriters ________?

A. in store
B. in order
C. in supply
D. in stock

9. I bought ________ yesterday.

A. a trouser
B. a pair of trouses
C. a trouses
D. the trouser

10. The Boeing 747 is twice ________ the Boeing 707.

A. bigger than
B. as bigger as
C. as big as
D. more bigger than

11. If something is out of order, it is ________.

A. not in working condition
B. old-fashioned
C. off-limits
D. fashionable

12. We ________ it with Tom and Jane a month ago.

A. have discussed
B. had discussed
C. discussed
D. discusses

13. We ________ to take a walk now.

A. will
B. can
C. are going
D. will be

14. The public debates were often ________, finally deteriorating into mudslinging contests.

A. informative
B. bitter
C. theoretical
D. inspiring

15. If he ________ lucky, he can get the job.

A. is
B. had been
C. would be
D. would have been