GRAMMAR TEST UNIT 7-8

GRAMMAR TEST D (UNIT 7+8)
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. My mother has just bought a house _______________ is full of roses.
(whose garden / the garden / the garden of it / the garden whose)
2. They wrote _______________ the addresses so that they could get in touch. (down / out / in / on)
3. They climbed onto the wall and they couldn’t get _______________. (down / on / in / over)
4. ________he has been absent frequently; he has managed to pass the test. (Because / Because of / But / Though)
5. Mary will take a plane _______________ she dislikes flying. (even though / because / and / in spite of)
6. She drank it to keep herself warm ___________ she dislikes coffee. (although / because / because of / despite)
7. The children like to put _______________ nice clothes when they go out. (in / off / into / on)
8. Before you go to bed, please turn _______________ all the lights. (off / on / in / over)
9. Please turn _______________ the gas, I want to cook my lunch. (over / back / on / in)
10. I like bananas, _______________ my brother doesn’t. (because / but / and / even though)
11. I shall go _______________ you stay here. (and / because / however / although)
12. Jane will be admitted to the university _______________ she has bad grades.
(because / even though / because of / but)
13. _______________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
(Although / Despite / Because of / Because)
14. She was absent _______________ her cold was worse. (because / or / because of / so)
15. The examination was long _______________ difficult. (or / and / but / however)
16. John was ill, _______________ he went to bed early. (but / so / because of / however)
17. I’d love to play the table tennis _______________ I have to complete an assignment. (and / so / but / or)
18. He likes to travel, _______________ so does she. (and / or / but / therefore)
19. The new models are expensive, _______________ efficient. (however / therefore / and / but)
20. He failed his examination. _______________; she will have to do the examination again.
(However / But / Therefore / Because)
21. Students have to carry _______________ their duties. (out / in / for / over)
22. He ate the chocolate cake _______________ he is on a diet. (in spite of / because / despite / even though)
23. She attended the class _______________ she didn’t feel alert. (because / although / so / and)
24. Classes will be canceled tomorrow __________ it is a national holiday. (therefore / because / but / because of)
25. _________ her mother’s sickness, she couldn’t attend our wedding. (As of / Because of / Because / Since)
26. This is the man _______________ has asked me to marry him. (who / which / whose / whom)
27. Daisy ___________ always well dressed, has won the beauty contest. (that is / who is / that / who are)
28. Her confessor suggests she _______________ a different university. (attends / attending / attended / attend)
29. The boss suggested our _______________ a vacation. (taking / take / to take / took)
30. The doctor suggests _______________ smoking. (me to stop / my stop / my stopping / mine stopping)
31. Yesterday, he gave _______________ his evening job. (on / in / up / for)
32. He likes her a lot. _______________; he wouldn’t keep calling her. (and / however / or / so)
33. He came in and didn’t say anything, _______________ worried all of us. (that / whom / whose / which)
34. It can be black, white _______________ gray. (or / however / but / so)
35. Is it a boy _______________ a girl? (and / but / or / therefore)
36. Internet is a very fast _______________ convenient way for us to get information. (and / therefore / or / but)
37. He is going to collect all the bags ___________ take them to the garbage dump. (or / and / however / but)
38. In Western countries, electricity, gas, _______________ water are not luxuries but necessarities.
(and / or / but / therefore)
39. It was still painful,