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Grammar - Level C Test 48
in Level C
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. How long does it usually ________ to get home in the evening?
A. needB. need you
C. take you
D. demand
2. Many elderly people have to live on the money they ________ when they were working.
A. laid upB. put back
C. set up
D. put aside
3. I was shocked ________ his refusal.
A. forB. to
C. at
D. with
4. The bus ________ from High Street to the Station Road is 30p.
A. costB. fare
C. payment
D. charge
5. If we go to the market we might find a ________.
A. shoppingB. chance
C. bargain
D. trade
6. I suggest ________ the "soup of the day" rather than the pate.
A. to haveB. we have
C. you we have
D. for us having
7. - Freda: Do you know our city at all? - Barry: No, it's the first time ________ here.
A. I have beenB. I was
C. I had been
D. I am coming
8. The Government should be spending money on new hospitals ________ than on defence.
A. otherB. rather
C. better
D. instead
9. I'd like you to meet a very good friend of ________, Alan Davis.
A. usB. we
C. our
D. ours
10. I'm not sure ________ the exact date, but I think he arrived here in 1959.
A. withB. about
C. for
D. of
11. I don't think I'll beat him. I'm out of ________.
A. fitnessB. game
C. play
D. practice
12. When he was hit on the head, he ________ consciousness.
A. lostB. fell
C. missed
D. dropped
13. If I were you I ________ go to the doctor tomorrow.
A. couldB. would
C. will
D. must
14. The garage gave me a 5 per cent ________ for paying cash.
A. discountB. bargain
C. sale
D. less
15. Driving a car with faulty brakes is ________ quite a risk.
A. puttingB. setting
C. taking
D. being
16. Try and ________ on the bright side- the worst may never happen!
A. seeB. look
C. think
D. consider
17. Please come round this evening; I ________ to see you urgently.
A. needB. beg
C. long
D. could
18. There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.
A. held upB. kept down
C. stood back
D. sent back
19. The class failed to respond ________ the teacher's new methods.
A. toB. with
C. for
D. at
20. I wish you ________ put your clothes on the floor all the time. It drives me mad.
A. don'tB. wouldn't
C. won't
D. would