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| Name:_________________________ | Date:_______________ | |
Grammar | ||
Write the number of the correct answer in the brackets.
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| 1. | ________ the matter with you today? You are not concentrating at your work. | |||||
| (1) | What | (3) | Why | |||
| (2) | What's | (4) | How | ( | ) | |
| 2. | The company has to cut ________ on its expenses to save cost. | |||||
| (1) | down | (3) | off | |||
| (2) | away | (4) | through | ( | ) | |
| 3. | We have ________ to organise a house-warming party. | |||||
| (1) | since | (3) | yet | |||
| (2) | maybe | (4) | always | ( | ) | |
| 4. | He took it upon ________ to help the poor and the homeless. | |||||
| (1) | him | (3) | himself | |||
| (2) | his | (4) | itself | ( | ) | |
| 5. | When you buy a new car, remember to run ________ the engine. | |||||
| (1) | on | (3) | off | |||
| (2) | away | (4) | in | ( | ) | |
| 6. | If today is Tuesday, then the day ________ yesterday is Sunday. | |||||
| (1) | after | (3) | on | |||
| (2) | before | (4) | in | ( | ) | |
| 7. | ________ of us has yet to see the Manchester football team in live action. | |||||
| (1) | None | (3) | Everyone | |||
| (2) | Everybody | (4) | Somebody | ( | ) | |
| 8. | Limin managed to concentrate ________ of all the noise around her. | |||||
| (1) | in spite | (3) | despite | |||
| (2) | althought | (4) | since | ( | ) | |
| 9. | Yuli is the ________ child and he has to set a good example for his siblings. | |||||
| (1) | oldest | (3) | older | |||
| (2) | eldest | (4) | elder | ( | ) | |
| 10. | He went home after he missed the first train ________ of waiting for the second train to arrive. | |||||
| (1) | in spite | (3) | despite | |||
| (2) | instead | (4) | because | ( | ) | |
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