Advanced English Grammar Test 8

1. Some working parents ______ being absent all day by giving
their children lots of presents.

2. Was that true or did you ______?

3. How did you come ______ that cut on your chin?

4. I don’t believe a word you’re saying. I think you’ve made the
whole thing ______.

5. We must ______ our minds about where to go for our holidays
this year.

6. Looking carefully, we made ______ a tall figure in the darkness.

7. Heidi and John had a big quarrel but later ______.

8. I must get a new pair of boots. I’ve ______ my old ones.

9. The other day I came ______ an advert for a job you might be
interested in.

10. The policeman told the people to ______ when they stopped to
watch the accident.

11. After working all day in the garden Homer was ______.

12. How is the new book coming ______, (progressing) Simon?

13. Before we start the meeting today I’d like to ______ (distribute)
some notes I’ve made about the forthcoming advertising campaign.

14. I was ______ (moving towards) the post office when it suddenly
started to rain.

15. We ______ from the hotel early the following morning.

16. Can you make ______ this prescription, please?

17. Although she was only sixteen she looked a lot older. In fact, she
could easily pass ______ twenty-one.

18. He stole one of the officers’ uniforms and managed to escape by
passing himself ______ as a guard.