Ecpe Grammar Revision 1

ECPE CLS2 – GRAMMAR 1.

"What do you feel like doing?" "I'd sooner stay in with the kids _____ go out tonight" A. B. C. D.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

to   instead rather than   than

9.

No matter _____ hard he tries, he'll never pass

"Why is your father so upset?" "%e's worried _____ home" A.

about I'm leaving

B.

for me to leave leave

C.

about my leaving

D.

for me leaving

")re your parents sending you on that trip to *rane?" "I hope so, but first, they want _____ a little *renh"

A.

  even

B.

  that

A.

me to learn

C.

how

B.

to learn me

D.

so

C.

to learn

D.

me learning

"Did your boss ask you to work overtime?" "es! "es! I agreed but b ut now I wish I ____" 10.

(he polie gave _____ a reward for helping to ath the burglar 

A.

  didn't

B.

  hadn't

A.

+eter and myself 

C.

  wouldn't

B.

me and +eter  +eter 

D.

  ouldn't

C.

I and +eter 

D.

+eter and me

"I'm glad we gave the #ob to $ane" es, es, _____ has been the best thing to happen to this ompany" A.

$ane's being hired

B.

$ane's hiring

C.

$ane hired

D.

$ane to be hired

11.

A.

%ow bad _____ she didn't finish the #ob in time? A.

was that

B.

was

C.

was it that

D.

that it was

&lasses won't start until Wednesday! riginally they _____ on -onday

12.

&himpanees are _____ to humans 13.

  started

B.

were starting

C.

had to to start

D.

were to to have started

.eorge has broken his leg _____ to get around A.

this makes it diffiult

B.

makes it diffiult diffiult for him

C.

making him diffiult

D.

making it diffiult for him

"(om had the best intentions, I'm sure" "_____ of that, he should still apologie"

A.

losed related

B.

losely related

A.

  Despite

C.

related lose

B.

  /egardless

D.

lose related

C.

  Nonetheless

D.

  %owever 

(his year there were more ontestants in the rae than ______  A.

there had had ever been

B.

that had ever been there

C.

has there there ever been

D.

have there there ever been

14.

15.

16.

If it's bread ____ , there's a great bakery on the orner 

18.

19.

"%ow muh money do you have with you?" "______"

A.

you need

A.

No one

B.

was needed

B.

  Nothing

C.

  needed

C.

D.

  needing

D.

"Do you know that man?" "ou mean the one _____ar?" A.

sitting in the parked

B.

sat in the parking

C.

is sitting in the parked

D.

sitting in the parking

21.

22.

"Why isn't anything happening?" "(he polie _____ for the robbers to make the first move" A.

17.

20.

B.

is waiting

C.

are waiting

D.

has waited

A.

as it happens usually

B.

as usual

C.

as usually

D.

as it is usual

"What are your plans for the following week?" "____ Wednesday, I have nothing sheduled"

B.

3eyond ne0t   Ne0t

C.

3y ne0t

D.

4ine ne0t

23.  _____,

"Is )le0 going to aept the offer after all?" "1ittle ______ what he's letting himself into"

  None

ou're late _____," he said

A.

  waits

No muh

she refused to rest

A.

4o tired as she was

B.

(ired being

A.

does he realie

C.

(ired as she was

B.

he has to realie

D.

)lthough tired she was

C.

he realies

D.

is he realiing

24.

"%i, honey 2 I'll be home late tonight" "I'm afraid you seem ____ wrong number,sir"

"ou were the one who gave me the news" "I don't remember _____ anything to you" A.

to say

B.

having said to have said

A.

having the

C.

B.

to have the

D.

C.

to be having the

D.

to have a

25.

I finally deided to mow the lawn, something I  ______ several weeks ago

  telling

"%ow did Dave reat to the news?" "No sooner _____ than he burst into tears" A.

I informed him

B.

had I informed him

A.

must have done

C.

was I informed him

B.

should have done

D.

he was informed

C.

should do

D.

must do

26.

"Was my &D player as e0pensive as yours?" "%ardly! -ine was _____ yours" A.

twie as e0pensive as

B.

two times e0pensive as

C.

two times more e0pensive

D.

twie e0pensive than

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

(hat girl _____ is a good student A.

that I borrowed her notes

B.

I borrowed the notes

C.

whose notes I borrowed

D.

from who I borrowed the notes

"%ow does he manage to get suh good grades?" ")ll he does is ____" A.

to study

B.

  studying

C.

  study

D.

  learning

"%as +aul finished the pro#et yet?" "%ow _____ what he's done?" A.

an I have known

B.

did I know

C.

should I know

D.

I might know

"(hey promised to give you a raise after a year?" "es, that's _____ to believe" A.

what did I lead them

B.

what was I led

C.

what I lead them

D.

what I was led

"Do you know if there is a good dotor in town?" "Not _____" A.

that I know

B.

that I know of 

C.

who I know

D.

who I know

(he omputer is very easy to use5 even a  _____ an do it A.

  five2year2old

B.

  five2year's2old

C.

  five2years2old

D.

  five2year 

"4hall we ask $ohn to help us" "es! %e an do it muh _____ than we an"

34.

A.

more faster and easier 

A.

us not to spend

B.

more fast and easily

B.

us not spending

C.

faster and more easily

C.

we're not spending

D.

fast and easily

D.

we not spend

(here are many preious metals! _____metal is silver  A.

35.

36.

  suh

"4usan lives in -ontreal, doesn't she?" "No, I think you're ______  A.

  mistaking   mistaken

B.

4uh a one

B.

C.

ne suh

C.

D.

4uh one

D.

1ife has been diffiult for her ____ she's managed to overome so many problems

39.

doing a mistake   mistook

"Why were you so tired yesterday evening?" "I _____ sine 9 o'lok in the morning"

A.

  despite

A.

have worked

B.

and yet

B.

have been working

C.

in ontrast

C.

D.

and though

D.

I bought this &D for 678 dollars at the reord store, only _____ it was heaper at the loal supermarket

40.

  worked had been working

"Do you like what she's wearing today?" "It's not ______ as the one she had on yesterday"

A.

to disover 

A.

the nie outfit

B.

  disovering

B.

as nie an outfit

C.

  disovered

C.

an outfit nie

D.

as a nie outfit

D. 37.

38.

but disover 

"I thought you were planning to take a trip" "-y wife reommended ______ the money"