Grammar Quiz: ESL - EXERCISE 11

Test 11

The sales man said that __________ thief was a young man with __________ brown hair.
1. the ------ a
2. the ------ ______
3. a ------ ______
4. a ------ a
Nowadays, people usually think if you enter a key university, you are your parents' __________.
1. pride
2. luck
3. value
4. cheer
When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2,000 experiments __________ he got it to work.
1. as
2. after
3. when
4. before
The public transportation is very convenient in that big city, so there _________ be any difficulty in traveling around.
1. mustn't
2. wouldn't
3. shouldn't
4. needn't
It is reported that the 2006 FIFA World Cup __________ on June 9 in Germany.
1. would hold
2. will be held
3. is going to hold
4. is being held
--- What is the meaning of the saying "Whenever you fall, pick simething up."?
--- It tells us to __________ hope even when coming across failure; try to learn something valuable from it
1. look for
2. call for
3. take up
4. give up
--- Everyone was at the party except you. What happened?
--- I ______ after Max, my pet dog, at home. He was ill.
1. have looked
2. was looking
3. would look
4. give up
His mother worried that he spent too much time on the computer and not enough time _________.
1. to study
2. study
3. studied
4. studying
I was shocked by the news, which made me realize __________ terrible problems we would face.
1. how
2. which
3. what
4. that
Taiwan-born filmmaker Ang Lee won the best director Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards, __________ the highest honor in American movie fields.
1. to consider
2. considering
3. consider
4. considered
--- Tom has hurt his leg.
--- Really? __________?
1. Who did that
2. What's wrong with him
3. How did that happen
4. Why was he so careless
Today's basketball match __________ as one of the most exciting matches that these two teams have ever played.
1. regards
2. ranks
3. treats
4. thinks
Ebay, Amazon and Wal-Mart are popular websites __________ people can sell goods to each other.
1. where
2. which
3. when
4. whose
He is always helping people without expecting anything __________.
1. in need
2. in fact
3. in danger
4. in return
With ticket prices rising, TV __________ over as the typical way of watching a game for the young and old.
1. has taken
2. had taken
3. was taken
4. is taken

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