Advanced English Grammar Test 7

1. The dog let ______ a yowl of pain when accidentally stepped on
its tail.

2. He kept ______ trying to annoy me and in the end I just hit him.

3. The children had great fun ______ fireworks.

4. As the doctor arrived to attend to the girl who had fainted, the
crowd moved to one side to ______.

5. If you want to make a good impression ,it’s important to ______
your colleagues.

6. I’m sorry I’m late. I was ______ in the traffic.

7. I’d like to ______ the house before I decide to rent it.

8. Instead of being sent to prison, The shoplifter was ______ with a
fine.

9. I hope help comes soon, Julie. I don’t think we can ______ much
longer.

10. Keep ______ alcohol and don’t smoke.

11. John won’t be arriving until later, I’m afraid. His train’s been
______.

12. In some parks visitors are requested to keep ______ the grass.

13. I ______ the paper for news of the proposed strike, but didn’t
find anything.

14. ______ ! (Be careful) There is a car coming!

15. If you don’t know what the word means, you’d better ______ in
the dictionary.

16. This nuclear power station let ______ a cloud of dangerous gases.

17. I’ve just heard that John Parker – you remember who robbed a
house a few years ago- is being ______ this weekend.

18. Our living room looks ______ the mountains.