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Grammar
(2.2)
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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1.
My father and I ________
in the reservoir park every morning.
(1)
jog
(3)
jogging
(2)
jogs
(4)
jogged
(
)
2.
Is gold ________
valuable than platinum?
(1)
more
(3)
most
(2)
better
(4)
higher
(
)
3.
How did you ________ to
know the story?
(1)
get
(3)
got
(2)
gets
(4)
getting
(
)
4.
When the fisherman
looked ______ the dark clouds, he knew it was going to rain.
(1)
at
(3)
on
(2)
to
(4)
from
(
)
5.
The train ________ the
station in a few minutes.
(1)
is leaving
(3)
will leave
(2)
left
(4)
leaves
(
)
6.
Nobody ________ keen
to go jogging.
(1)
is
(3)
was
(2)
are
(4)
were
(
)
7.
The boys have ________
to help Mrs Tan with the gardening.
(1)
come
(3)
comes
(2)
came
(4)
coming
(
)
8.
Do you know _______ is
the most intelligent animal?
(1)
what
(3)
who
(2)
when
(4)
which
(
)
9.
The soldiers are
plotting ________ the general.
(1)
for
(3)
at
(2)
against
(4)
on
(
)
10.
________ about time
they arrive.
(1)
Its
(3)
It's
(2)
It
(4)
This
(
)
11.
While we were sleeping,
Nigel ________ the television.
(1)
watch
(3)
watches
(2)
watched
(4)
was watching
(
)
12.
Last year, we ________
a big Christmas party.
(1)
have
(3)
were having
(2)
had
(4)
has
(
)
13.
I've just ________ a
postcard to my pen pal in Sweden.
(1)
write
(3)
written
(2)
wrote
(4)
writing
(
)
14.
Mrs Chan goes ______
doing her work as if nothing has happened.
(1)
through
(3)
about
(2)
to
(4)
around
(
)
15.
What are you laughing
________?
(1)
at
(3)
to
(2)
on
(4)
with
(
)
16.
When I saw James, he
________ on the phone.
(1)
talk
(3)
talks
(2)
talked
(4)
was talking
(
)
17.
Are you ________ to
finish painting your room?
(1)
soon
(3)
which
(2)
when
(4)
about
(
)
18.
This chain belongs to
the dog. It is ________.
(1)
its
(3)
his
(2)
it's
(4)
it
(
)
19.
My grandmother uses
this string ______ hang her clothes for drying.
(1)
to
(3)
for
(2)
on
(4)
and
(
)
20.
________ insects do
bite and it can be painful.
(1)
The
(3)
This
(2)
These
(4)
That
(
)