B1 - Grammar revision game

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This news is too good to be true. I am afraid Susan has ____________ it up herself.

made

made

put

did

Excuse me, Mr Scott, but would you mind if we _________________________ your front windows? They are terrible!

made some Scouts to clean

got some Scouts to clean

got some Scouts clean

got some Scouts to clean

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had been waiting for

What a great joy it was to receive the news he _______________________ for such a long time!

has been waiting

had been waiting for

has waited

such superior an

superior

She showed ___________________ intelligence in the handling of the affair.

superior

the superior

needn't have woken

didn't need to wake

We _________________________ him up at five because he hadn't been sleeping since an hour.

didn't need wake

didn't need to wake

had costed

cost

I wouldn't have bought it anyway, because it ________ too much.

cost

would cost

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Wine is made ________ grapes.

from

from

with

of

In my opinion the house looked much better before __________________ in the year 2000.

redecorating

being redecorated

being redecorated

redecorating it

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of what they might propose

they might propose

Be very cautious. Anything ____________________ could be very harmful to our project.

they might propose

like they might propose

should have been

were to be

Since no photographs ________________ taken during the walk, I left my camera in the bus.

were to be

have been

sold

sold

If Mr Smith _______________ his car to that Spanish lawyer, as he thought he would, I'd have to find another person to drive me to the station in the morning.

were to sell

would sell

had frozen

"It says here that base at North Pass has been receiving supplies only be air." "Oh really? Since when?" "Since the bay _________ over."

froze

froze

will freeze

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his receiving

to receive

It's very naive of Adam to expect ________________ so much money for such an old car.

to receive

receive

was keeping

Since, at that time, his name ____________________ secret, we all addressed him "Uncle Ben".

had to be kept

had to be kept

has been kept

wouldn't have been

Last year's festival ___________________ quite the same thing without the famous singer Mick Jagger. Most of the audience came only to hear him and left after his concert.

wouldn't have been

hadn't been

wasn't

to have all of them come

If the exams are to be taken seperately, I can see no point ______________________________ on the same day.

in having all of them come

in having all of them come

to have all of them to come

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It wasn't so bad after all. Eventually there were ______________ complaints than expected.

far fewer

far fewer

least

much less

If, indeed, you _______________ a police agent who was following you on the train, the situation may soon become very serious.

saw

had saw

saw

see

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The only incident that night involved two policemen who _____________________ near the train station - Green Point.

had been shot

had been shot

had shot at

were shooting at

I am sure they will always object _________________ in how their community should be run.

to having no say

against saying nothing

to having no say

to have no say

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such rotten luck

We've lost all the games!. I have never had __________________ before.

such a rotten luck

such rotten luck

so rotten a luck

could have been forced to

After that scandal Mr Patterson __________________ resign. Just think of some people's joy if he is.

may be forced to

may be forced to

may have beed forced to

may not have changed

Don't regret you couldn't come. Your arrival ______________________ my decision.

couldn't change

wouldn't have changed

wouldn't have changed

wasn't living

After only two or three days it turned out to be rather unfortunate that John my only acquaintance in Barcelona, ________________ there long enough to ba a good guide.

hadn't lived

hadn't lived

haven't lived

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There was nothing I could do for Jack in that situation. Even if I ______________ less busy.

had been

had been

would have been

weren't

I am afraid he couldn't help being jealous _____ his brother's good fortune.

of

about

of

over

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Once in Miami I ________________ what to do. The problem is there is no way of getting there on time.

would know

would know

would have known

knew

Our experts agree that one tenth ___________ the terrorists put into the parcel would have blown up the judge's car.

of what

which

of what

of that