Advanced English Grammar Test 2

1. They have put the bird in a cage to ______ it from flying away.

2. I‘ll call _____ you at 8.30 and give you a lift to work.

3. He’s worked so _____ that he deserves a rest.

4. He has some very ______ habits. He always has a bath with his
clothes on.

5. He’s ______ because he has won the prize.

6. I _____ an answer to my letter within a few days.

7. Would you ______ holding this box for me while I open the door?

8. If you don’t know how to spell a word, look it ______ in the
dictionary.

9. When he _____ he wants to be an architect.

10. If the boss sees you doing that, you’ll get into ______.

11. It’s on the top shelf, out of _____.

12. He has told to get off the bus because he couldn’t pay the ______.

13. He carries ______ as if he were the boss.

14. The ______ outside the house said “Private”.

15. I was so ______ by the news that I don’t know what to say.

16. He likes lying in bed. He still wasn’t ______ when I rang him at 10
o’clock.

17. He is ______ dark glasses to protect his eyes from the sun.

18. They’re staying with us _____ the time being until they find a place
of their own.