Test

Choose from the following prepositions at, by, for, from, in, on, with and complete the sentences.

1. Where do you come from     ?
2. My cousin lives   in   Norway.
3. They are walking on  the bridge.
4. I don’t like flying, so I went to Paris by   bus.
5. You can stay   Whit   me tonight.
6. My birthday is  on  29th February.
7. I’ll see you at  Christmas.
8. Put the books on  the table, please.
9. I haven’t seen you  for ages.
10. I like this house  by   the river.

Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the correct tense.
1. When I was looking (look) out of the window, I soo (see) John.
2.  you ever played (play) the piano since you left school?
3. …I havent seen (not see) him for two days.
4. When he trying  (try) to open the door, he dropped (drop) his key.
5. They have lived (live) this house since 1987.
6. My father was washing (wash) his car while my mother and I perparing (prepare) dinner.
7. Did you  (meet) her yesterday?
8. Mary  has been (be) in London for three days.
9. The headmaster  (enter) the classroom when they  (write) their exams.
10. He bought (buy) a new car last week.
11. I think that they arriving  (arrive) tomorrow morning.
12. Last Wednesday they  (play) chess after they have done (do) their homework.

Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.

1. The old woman lived alone, with —- to look after —-.

A) someone / her
B) anyone / herself
C) everyone / she
D) no one / her
E) anyone / she’s
2. —- two rings here on my little finger belonged to —- grandmother.

A) These / my
B) That / mine
C) Those / me
D) The / myself
E) This / my
3. When the little boy grabbed the lizard, —- tail broke off in —- hand.

A) it’s / his
B) it / him
C) its / his
D) it / one’s
E) its / he’s

4. A baby learns the meaning of words as —- are spoken by others and later uses —- in sentences.

A) their / they
B) they / them
C) they / themselves
D) it / them
E) they / it
5. Some of these clothes are —-, and the rest of —- belong to Zack.

A) yours / it
B) my / them
C) hers / their
D) me / they
E) mine / them

6. As for —-, I prefer to let people make up —- minds.

A) myself / each other’s
B) I / his own
C) mine / one another’s
D) me / their own
E) my / theirs
7. The solicitor wrote a letter to Ann and —- in which he asked us if we could settle the matter between —-.

A) I / us
B) me / us
C) myself / ours
D) mine / our
E) me / we
8. As —- cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson’s.

A) anyone
B) someone else’s
C) no one else
D) everyone
E) nobody’s
9. They decided to buy the house because —- location would allow —- to get to work very easily.

A) theirs / them
B) it / themselves
C) its / them
D) they / us
E) its / their
10. Our dog is of a very good breed as —- is the offspring of two very champion dogs and inherited —- features.

A) this / its
B) he / them
C) she / theirs
D) that / his
E) it / their