grammar 1
Many new buildings __________ during the storm.
A. had damaged B. damaged C. have damaged D. was damaged E. were damaged
Many new buildings __________ during the storm.
E. were damaged
If you add three and two, you ______ five.
A. got. B. will get C. get. D. would get
C. get.
________________Jim nor Tom passed the exam.
A. Either. B. Both C. Neither D. All E. None
________________Jim nor Tom passed the exam.
C. Neither
She spilled the beans about the surprise party.
A. cook dinner
B. reveal a secret
C. clean up a mess
D. make a mistake
She spilled the beans about the surprise party.
B. reveal a secret
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Breath
We bought a _________ chair for our grandmother’s birthday present last week.
A.antique /wooden /comfortable
B.comfortable /antique /wooden
C.wooden /antique /comfortable
D.comfortable /wooden /antique
E.antique /comfortable /wooden
B.comfortable /antique /wooden
We didn’t like living in the big cities at first, but we ___________ it.
A. get used to B. got used to C. am use to D. be used to E. use to
We didn’t like living in the big cities at first, but we ___________ it.
B. got used to
My uncle suffers __________ a type of diabetes.
A. from B. of C. with. D. off E. about
My uncle suffers __________ a type of diabetes.
A. from
No one expected him to win, but he really came out of the blue and took first place.
What does “came out of the blue” mean?
A. arrived from the sky
B. won by cheating
C. happened suddenly
D. looked sad while winning
C. happened suddenly
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears, but none of _____________has been proved.
A. when B. whom C. that D. where E. which
Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears, but none of _____________ has been proved.
E. which
Your apartment is old and small. You would like to live in a nice big apartment.
You say: I wish I ____________ in a nice big apartment.
A. would live. B. were living. C. had lived D. lived. E. have lived
Your apartment is old and small. You would like to live in a nice big apartment.
You say: I wish I ____________ in a nice big apartment.
D. lived
__________ studies the rocks and similar substances that make up the Earth’s surface.
A. Archeology B. Geography C. Geometry
D. Geology E. Astrology
__________ studies the rocks and similar substances that make up the Earth’s surface.
D. Geology
I was hoping to get tickets to the concert, but they were sold out in the blink of an eye.
A. without anyone noticing
B. very quickly
C. during the night
D. after many hours
B. very quickly
What 4 letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from to right ?
Noon
My interest in music came from my parents, _________ whom were musicians.
A. half of B. both of C. all of D. none of. E. neither of
My interest in music came from my parents, _________ whom were musicians.
B. both of
Tom’s car was broken down. He went to the mechanic’s last weekend.
He____________________________ .
A. repaired his car
B. had repaired his car
C. has his car repaired.
D. had his car repaired
E. was repairing his car
Tom’s car was broken down. He went to the mechanic’s last weekend.
He____________________________ .
D. had his car repaired
Children_________ their necks to see who their mother was talking to.
A. nodded B. spilled C. fluttered D. craned E. ignored
Children_________ their necks to see who their mother was talking to.
D. craned
During the debate, she tried to avoid the main question and just beat around the bush.
What does “beat around the bush” mean?
A. go outside
B. ignore the speaker
C. speak directly
D. avoid saying something clearly
D. avoid saying something clearly
Turn me on my side, and I am everything. Cut me in half, and I am nothing.what am I?
Number 8
Correct a mistake.
Ants are blind to red light, so it is possible to observe themselves in an artificial nest without disturbing their activities.
themselves-> them
Ants are blind to red light, so it is possible to observe them in an artificial nest without disturbing their activities.
I __________ you if I _________ it was important.
A. wouldn’t tell / hadn’t tell
B. will not tell / haven’t thought
C. wouldn’t have told / hadn’t thought
D. wouldn’t told / haven’t thought
E. would have told / hadn’t thought
I __________ you if I _________ it was important.
C. wouldn’t have told / hadn’t thought
The heavy rain flooded the field, and the ground was muddy. Under these _______ the kids couldn’t play.
A. willingness B. basements C. decisions
D. circumstances. E. cells
The heavy rain flooded the field, and the ground was muddy. Under these _______ the kids couldn’t play.
D. circumstances.
Lisa didn’t prepare for the presentation, so when the teacher asked her to start, she had to think on her feet.
What does “think on her feet” mean?
A. run away
B. stand still and wait
C. react quickly with no preparation
D. look down while thinking
C. react quickly with no preparation
I am a five-letter word and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become an energy form. If you remove the first two letters, I am needed to live. Scramble the last three letters and I am a drink. What word am I?
I am a five-letter word and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become an energy form. If you remove the first two letters, I am needed to live. Scramble the last three letters and I am a drink. What word am I?
wheat