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Sentence Completion Test 11

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the best alternative.

1. If you --------------- respect, you get respect.

a) will give
b) give
c) would give
d) could give

2. I will buy a car if I ------------------- my raise.

a) will get
b) get
c) would get
d) may get

3. If you -------------------- on time, we will go the movies.

a) had finished
b) finish
c) finished
d) were finished

4. If I ------------------- this race, I would be very happy.

a) win
b) won
c) had won
d) have won

5. I --------------- grateful if you lent me some money.

a) will be
b) would be
c) am
d) were

6. The universe ----------------- and it has been since its beginning.

a) is expanding
b) expands
c) will expand
d) would expand

7. I will kill anybody who ----------------- my possessions.

a) touches
b) will touch
c) would touch
d) touched

8. Try to be polite --------------- him for once.

a) to
b) with
c) on
d) by

9. The noise prevented me --------------- getting any sleep.

a) with
b) from
c) of
d) to

10. I don’t want to take part ---------------- any more discussions.

a) at
b) on
c) in
d) to

11. What is wrong ------------- her?

a) with
b) on
c) at
d) in

12. He is rude ----------------- everybody.

a) with
b) to
c) on
d) at

13. We were shocked ------------- the news of his death.

a) with
b) at
c) on
d) from

14. I ran ------------------- John this meaning.

a) at
b) in
c) into
d) of

15. I am quite disappointed ---------------- her.

a) towards
b) by
c) with
d) of

16. When I got there the house ---------------- pulled down.

a) was
b) is
c) has been
d) had been

17. We --------------------- finished by tomorrow afternoon.

a) will finish
b) would finish
c) will have finished
d) had

18. John applied to join army last week but wasn’t tall ------------

a) also
b) too
c) enough
d) as well

19. I wish I ----------------- a better memory.

a) have
b) had
c) will have
d) would have

20. I wondered who ----------------- left the door open.

a) was
b) has
c) had
d) did

21. I --------------- tennis three times this week.

a) have played
b) had played
c) have been playing
d) had been playing

22. He ------------------ in the same job for twenty years.

a) was working
b) has worked
c) is working
d) had been working

23. Too many books --------------------- written about the World Wars.

a) have
b) had
c) have been
d) had been

24. I didn’t knew why I ----------------- chosen.

a) am
b) have been
c) had been
d) had

25. John isn’t here. Peter isn’t here -----------

a) neither
b) either
c) also
d) too

Answers

1. give
2. get
3. finish
4. won
5. would be
6. is expanding
7. touches
8. to
9. from
10. in
11. with
12. to
13. at
14. into (ran into = meet)
15. with
16. had been
17. will have finished
18. enough
19. had
20. had
21. have played
22. has worked
23. have been
24. had been
25. either