Test 55

Grammar-C1

Total: 30 questions
Question 1

If she’s not back … midnight, I’m going to phone the police.

Question 2

Don’t be so sure … yourself.

Question 3

I can’t … what they are doing; it’s way too dark down there.

Question 4

If your company wants to attract workers it must … the wages.

Question 5

The poor man was … by a gang last month.

Question 6

I couldn’t go fishing because it began to … with rain.

Question 7

It is logical that when factories are … workers tend to lose their jobs.

Question 8

I’m sorry to hear that they have … . They were good friends.

Question 9

The weather was … the poor harvest.

Question 10

I’ll have to study hard, … I can pass the exam.

Question 11

She is also interested … art.

Question 12

The main … to progress is not technical but political.

Question 13

Surely Anna is not going to drive, … she?

Question 14

I couldn’t beat him at chess; I’m just not in his … .

Question 15

The actor never married, choosing to remain … all his life.

Question 16

She is a very … person, but she has no sense of humour.

Question 17

After his mother died, he was … up by his grandparents.

Question 18

My neighbour plays his records … in his flat at night and nobody can get enough sleep.

Question 19

We believe that the latest project will … expectations.

Question 20

The little girl hasn’t … her shyness yet.

Question 21

Over the time there are gradual changes in the Earth’s surface.

Question 22

She slipped on a piece of orange … and broke her leg.

Question 23

The film … by the time we get to the cinema.

Question 24

I haven’t seen her for … .

Question 25

Where’s my book? What … with it?

Question 26

I thank you, … my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us.

Question 27

Several weeks went … before I had news.

Question 28

Try to … a native speaker to talk to you so that you can notice the differences.

Question 29

You can read newspapers to see examples of … language.

Question 30

A journalist might get hold of sensitive information knowing that he will get … by government agencies if he dares reveal it.