Advanced English Grammar Test 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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