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  1. That is ___ you are poor.
    a. why
    b. that
    c. which

  2. I couldn't help ___ when he told me that story.
    a. laugh
    b. laughed
    c. laughing
    d. to laugh

  3. I heard him ___.
    a. sings
    b. is singing
    c. sing
    d. sang
    e. has sung

  4. The place ___ we used to study is no longer a school.
    a. whom
    b. at
    c. where

  5. He is ___ taller than you.
    a. very
    b. so
    c. much

  6. Jane is ___ than her sister.
    a. more tall
    b. tall
    c. taller

  7. There are ___ books on my desk.
    a. little
    b. a little
    c. a few

  8. The supermarket ___ their prices last week.
    a. rose
    b. raised
    c. has risen

  9. I ___ him last Saturday.
    a. have visited
    b. visited

  10. Shakespeare ___ in 1616.
    a. died
    b. has died
    c. was died

  11. I ___ that movie yet.
    a. don't see
    b. haven't seen

  12. He wished he ___ better.
    a. do
    b. did
    c. had done

  13. I ___ to go to school.
    a. can
    b. have
    c. must

  14. Would you ___ opening the window?
    a. go
    b. have
    c. mind
    d. please

  15. Did you enjoy ___ with your girlfriend?
    a. walk
    b. walked
    c. walking
    d. to walk

  16. I ___ rather die than spend the rest of my life in prison.
    a. will
    b. would
    c. might

  17. He ___ be a fool to do such a thing.
    a. can
    b. must

  18. Joe and I ___ good friends.
    a. am
    b. is
    c. are

  19. That question is ___ important to be neglected.
    a. so
    b. too
    c. very

  20. My mother told me ___ do that.
    a. not to
    b. not

  21. One of the students ___ in the classroom.
    a. is
    b. are

  22. I am very fond of ___.
    a. they
    b. them
    c. their

  23. ___ isn't easy to learn how to play the piano.
    a. It
    b. That
    c. This

  24. He had the boy ___ his car.
    a. wash
    b. washed

  25. I am not as ___ at swimming as you are.
    a. good
    b. well

  26. Neither my brother nor I ___ rich.
    a. am
    b. are
    c. is

  27. I saw her ___ by the door.
    a. to stand
    b. standing
    c. stands
    d. stood

  28. This is a ___ interesting book.
    a. much
    b. very

  29. My brother is ___ stronger than your father.
    a. much
    b. very

  30. Please take good care ___ your mother.
    a. about
    b. of
    c. to

  31. ___ my way to school, I stopped at the post office.
    a. At
    b. In
    c. On

  32. I bought this car ___ four thousand dollars.
    a. by
    b. for
    c. with

  33. This is a ___ fast car.
    a. much
    b. very

  34. I had ___ money, so I couldn't buy lunch.
    a. little
    b. a little

  35. Please speak a little slower. I can ___ understand you.
    a. hard
    b. hardly

  36. I am not used ___ driving this car.
    a. for
    b. of
    c. to

  37. I get up ___ seven.
    a. at
    b. in
    c. to

  38. I didn't see ___ of those movies.
    a. any
    b. none

  39. There were ___ people at the party.
    a. many
    b. much

  40. I have a ___ money in my pocket.
    a. few
    b. little

  41. He looks ___ than his father.
    a. more happy
    b. happier

  42. This place is famous ___ its good-tasting rice.
    a. by
    b. for
    c. with

  43. I go to school ___ foot.
    a. by
    b. on
    c. with

  44. I have lived here ___ many years.
    a. during
    b. for

  45. My brother is ___ of the two.
    a. taller
    b. the taller

  46. This news ___ interesting.
    a. was
    b. were

  47. Did they ___ tennis last Saturday?
    a. played
    b. plays
    c. play
    d. playing

  48. He ___ a camera.
    a. have
    b. has

Copyright (C) 1997 Charles I. Kelly
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.