Grammar Questions (2)
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Those two pictures hanging on the gallery wall _____ in France, and they are very well known.
1) were painted
2) were paint
3) painted
4) were painting
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Since I did not feel good, I wanted very much _____ the doctor, but it was not possible.
1) to see
2) to be seen
3) seeing
4) being seen
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The former newspaper boy _____ to a new neighborhood to work.
1) has sent
2) was send
3) was sent
4) sent
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Nancy's dress is really beautiful. I hear that it _____ especially for her by a French designer.
1) made
2) has made
3) is made
4) was made
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This soup is very hot, but I always think the _____ better.
1) hotter the
2) hottest
3) hotter
4) hot the
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Do you know that ice cream has about _____ calories as three glasses of milk?
1) so many
2) so much
3) as many
4) as much
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"Have you ever played majong?" "Yes, as a matter of fact, we _____ all the time when I worked in Tokyo."
1) would have played
2) should have played
3) used to play
4) must have play
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I'm planning to go fishing this weekend, but I have so much work to do that I _____ stay home.
1) may have
2) will
3) should
4) can
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"Do you like to play ping-pong?" "I _____, but now I prefer tennis, because it is better exercise."
1) used to do
2) used to playing
3) used playing
4) used to
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"Which do you prefer--the blue dress or the red dress?" "The blue dress is _____."
1) definitely better
2) better definitely
3) definite better
4) better definite
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"Were you pleased with Mary's typing?" "Yes, the job was _____."
1) surprising good
2) surprisingly good
3) surprising well
4) surprisingly well
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"What a nice fireplace you have." "I like my house really _____ during the winter."
1) warmly and comfortably
2) warmly and comfortable
3) warm and comfortably
4) warm and comfortable
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Many advertisements claim that new contact lenses made of soft plastic are _____, and easy to use.
1) safe, comfortable
2) safety, comfort
3) safely, comfortably
4) unsafe, comfortably
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That _____ film entitled "Workers" deals with workers in China.
1) document
2) documentary
3) documented
4) documenting
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The US Constitution guarantees all American citizens _____ under the law.
1) equalness
2) equally
3) equal
4) equality
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_____ students enrolled this year than last year at New York University.
1) Less than
2) Less of the
3) A few of
4) A few more
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I can't eat out tonight, because I have _____ to do.
1) too many homeworks
2) much too much homework
3) too much homeworks
4) much too many homeworks
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I imagine that there is _____ of money left to share.
1) a small number
2) a little number
3) a small amount
4) a few amount
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Did you say that you _____ there only three days ago?
1) went
2) had being
3) have been
4) had went
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"Are we about to have dinner, Mom?" "Yes, it _____ in the dining room."
1) serves
2) is serving
3) is being served
4) was served
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_____ that medical insurance is extremely high.
1) It feels
2) We are felt
3) We feel that it is
4) It is felt
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"How tall is Jack?" "He's about _____ as I am."
1) as same height
2) as higher
3) the same height
4) so tall
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"I couldn't go to class yesterday, because my car broke down." "You _____ mine. I wasn't using it."
1) could borrow
2) may borrow
3) could have borrowed
4) may have borrowed
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"Did you go to the shopping mall to see a movie last night?" "Yes, but I _____ home, because I had a little fever."
1) would rather stay
2) would rather stayed
3) would stay
4) would rather have stayed
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Rhonda _____ to finish her homework tomorrow morning because the deadline is tomorrow noon.
1) have
2) must
3) need
4) is going
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by Kenji Kitao & S. Kathleen Kitao
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