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100

My grandmother's husband is my _____ .

  1.  grandfather
  2.  uncle
  3.  mother-in-law
  1.  grandfather
100

A:  Where are your friends tonight?

B:   _____ at a party.

  1.  They're
  2.  Their
  3.  There

1. They're

100

 A:   How ________ are you?
     B:   I'm twenty.

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old

100

A:  Can you help me, please? I'm looking for a post office.

B:   _____ one on James Street, just a few blocks from here.

  1.  There are
  2.  There is
  3.  Has
  4.  Have

2. There is

100

My cousin's father is my _____ .

  1.  cousin too
  2.  uncle
  3.  brother's father

2. uncle

200

My mother's grandmother is my _____ .

  1.  grandmother too
  2.  great grandmother
  3.  mother-in-law

2. great grandmother

200

A:  Please be quiet! I _____ to concentrate.

B:  Sorry!

  1.  am trying
  2.  try
  3. will be trying

1. am trying

200

A:   How ________ roommates do you have?
     B:   None. I live alone.

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many

200

A:  This weekend I want to _____ some shopping.

B:  I think I'll go with you.

  1.  do
  2.  make
  3.  go
  1.  do
200

My wife's mother is my _____ .

  1.  grandmother
  2.  aunt
  3.  mother-in-law

3. mother-in-law

300

My brother's sister is my _____ .

  1.  brother
  2.  aunt
  3.  sister too

3. sister too

300

A:  I don't have a lot of _____ about that.

B:  That's too bad!

  1.  information
  2.  informations
  3. information's

1. information

300

5.  A:   How ________ is your apartment from the college?
     B:   About three miles.

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far

300

A:  I have no idea where _____ .

B:  Nor me.

  1.  he was born
  2.  was he born
  3.  he is born
  1.  he was born
300

My daughter's brother is my _____ .

  1.  son
  2.  niece
  3.  daughter

1. son

400

My daughter's son is my _____ .

  1.  nephew
  2.  grandson
  3.  granddaughter

 2. grandson

400

A:  Nobody _____ how to spell "Mississippi"

B:  I don't know either.

  1.  know
  2.  is knowing
  3.  knows
  4.  are knowing

3.  knows

400

A:   How ________ is the rent?
     B:   Nine hundred dollars a month.

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400

A:  Paul can't come _____ the party.

B:  Too bad!

  1.  to
  2.  at
  3.  too
  1.  to
400

My parents' only child is _____ .

  1.  me
  2.  my mother and father
  3.  my brother

1. me

500

My aunt and uncle's daughter is my _____ .

  1.  brother and sister
  2.  niece
  3.  nephew
  4.  cousin

4. cousin

500

A:  I don't like this town. Life is so boring here.

B:  You're right. _____ ever happens here.

  1.  Something
  2.  Anything
  3.  Nothing
  4.  Doing

3. Nothing

500

A:   How ________ does it take to walk to school?
     B:   About ten minutes.

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500

A:  I am in better health now _____ I was a couple of weeks ago.

B:  You certainly look a lot better.

  1.  than
  2.  that
  3.  those
  1.  than
500

My brother's daughter is my _____ .

  1.  son
  2.  cousin
  3.  niece

3. niece