Grammar - Level B Test 17

in Level B

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. If you ________ your money to mine, we shall have enough.

A. add
B. combine
C. join
D. unite

2. I'll phone as soon as I ________ to London.

A. make
B. get
C. reach
D. got

3. Paul ________ with us for about nine days by now.

A. have lived
B. has lived
C. had lived
D. lived

4. Most of us like ________ to the see in summer.

A. go
B. going
C. gone
D. to be going

5. Could you ________ me ten pounds until next payday?

A. let
B. provide
C. borrow
D. lend

6. Almost everyone fails ________ the driver's test on the first try.

A. passing
B. to have passed
C. to pass
D. in passing

7. "The ________ response I got from her really drove me crazy", he sighed.

A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little

8. She did six hours' ________ studying a day for the exam.

A. solid
B. heavy
C. strong
D. big

9. A cold wind ________ for the last three days.

A. has been blowing
B. blows
C. is blowing
D. blew

10. The way he never listens to me really gets ________ my nerves.

A. up
B. in
C. on
D. with

11. Mr Brown ________ me a very nice letter a few days ago.

A. sends
B. send
C. sent
D. have sent

12. That television program ________ but also entertaining.

A. is not only amusing
B. is not simply enjoyable
C. is not only informative
D. is certainly educational

13. My old cat died last year, and I still ________ her.

A. lack
B. fail
C. miss
D. lose

14. A sword will only draw blood if it actually ________ the skin.

A. sticks
B. pierces
C. thrusts
D. pricks

15. All we see is the ________ of the iceberg; six - seventh of it are underwater.

A. top
B. apex
C. summit
D. tip