Grammar Competence Test
A. Choose the word or phrase—a, b, or c—that best completes the following
sentences. Write the correct answer—a, b, or c—in the column on the right. (10
marks / 1 mark each.)
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1. You’ll need a __________ because it’s hard to find your way round in Budapest.
a. phrase book
b. compass
c. guidebook
2. Would you like to order, Madam? Yes. I __________ the Spaghetti Carbonara.
a. ‘ll have
b. have
c. have to
3. You __________ arrive late for the aerobics classes—the teacher won’t let you
in if you’re late!
a. can’t to
b. don’t have to
c. mustn’t
4. I bought a pair of fashionable __________ jeans at the sales.
a. hard-wearing
b. accurate
c. unhealthy
5. George __________ his father in law and bought a new van.
a. borrowed money to
b. borrowed money from
c. borrowed money of
6. Street riots can __________ a difference to the way society functions.
a. do
b. make
c. change
7. You shouldn’t wear a miniskirt to a funeral. It’s __________.
a. really funny
b. a bit sudden
c. in really bad taste
8. Do you ever __________ your mobile phone in the hope of receiving a
message?
a. stare at
b. see
c. wait for
9. If you __________ some exercise, you __________ sooner.
a. did / will lose weight
b. make / will lose weight
c. did / would lose weight
10. The people who she most admires __________ sociable and outgoing.
a. are
b. they are
c. is