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Grammar - Level C Test 20
in Level C
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. In some countries, there is a terrible ________ of food.
A. shortnessB. shortage
C. demand
D. need
2. a wild goose chase = ________.
A. a very pleasant experienceB. a wild night on the town
C. a dangerous race in the streets between cars trying to
D. a search for something that cannot be found
3. There was a small room into ________ we all crowded.
A. whichB. where
C. that
D. it
4. It's difficult to tell the twins apart because the look exactly the ________.
A. alikeB. similar
C. identical
D. same
5. Now that my dad is retired, he enjoys ________ more time with his grandchildren.
A. to takeB. taking
C. spending
D. to spend
6. I took ________ tennis again at the beginning of this year.
A. onB. with
C. by
D. up
7. He is a very ________ player. He practises for two hours every morning.
A. amateurB. keen
C. excited
D. impatient
8. The two trains collided with ________ loud a crash it woke everyone in the station hotel.
A. soB. very
C. as
D. such
9. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ________.
A. a revisionB. a control
C. an investigation
D. a check-up
10. ________ the evening Dick and Mark will meet again.
A. onB. about
C. at
D. in
11. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ________ it has come.
A. lastB. the end
C. present
D. the finish
12. Never before ________ seen such an enormous wedding cake.
A. I hadB. I have
C. had I
D. I'd
13. Jazz is an American art form which is now ________ in Europe through the determined efforts of ________ in France, Scandinavia, and Germany.
A. foundering...governmentsB. diminishing...musicians
C. waning...novices
D. flourishing...expatriates
14. Children have to stay ________ school until they are 15.
A. withB. on
C. to
D. at
15. He says he's sorry ________ what he did, so you need not get angry with him.
A. ofB. from
C. for
D. on
16. Workers who do not obey the safety regulations will be ________ immediately.
A. refusedB. rejected
C. disapproved
D. dismissed
17. In her ________ she was a famous tennis player.
A. dayB. year
C. age
D. hour
18. ________, after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. LastlyB. Last of all
C. Last
D. At last
19. He was ________ of understanding anything which involved numbers.
A. unableB. useless
C. impossible
D. incapable
20. My parents moved to California when I was 8. I really didn't want us to move there, but I was a child, I had ________.
A. no say in the matterB. no say on the matter
C. no say about the matter
D. no say in matter