Advanced Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 01

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

I had been sitting _____ in my usual compartment _____ at least ten minutes, waiting _____.

I had been sitting _____ in my usual compartment _____ at least ten minutes, waiting _____.

I had been sitting _____ in my usual compartment _____ at least ten minutes, waiting _____.

The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start _____ and I often thought that I could have _____ in bed a little longer or had _____ cup of tea before _____.

The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start _____ and I often thought that I could have _____ in bed a little longer or had _____ cup of tea before _____.

The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start _____ and I often thought that I could have _____ in bed a little longer or had _____ cup of tea before _____.

The trains from Littlebury never seemed to start _____ and I often thought that I could have _____ in bed a little longer or had _____ cup of tea before _____.

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting _____ the platform outside.

A young girl was running towards the train. The man _____ put out his hand to stop her but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment.

Then the whistle blew, and the train started. “I nearly missed it, _____?” the girl said.

“How long does it take to _____ London?”

“It depends on the _____,” I said.

“Some days, it’s _____ others.”

“I’ll have to _____, _____ late again tomorrow,” she said.

“I’ll have to _____, _____ late again tomorrow,” she said.

“It’s my first day _____ with a new firm today, and they told me that the man _____ is very strict.

“It’s my first day _____ with a new firm today, and they told me that the man _____ is very strict.

I _____ him yet so I don’t know _____ but he sounds a bit frightening.

I _____ him yet so I don’t know _____ but he sounds a bit frightening.

She talked about her new job _____ the way to London, and before long, I realized that she was going to work for my firm.

My _____ secretary had just left so I must be her new boss.

_____ only fair to tell her.

“Oh, dear,” she said.” _____ mistake!

I wish I _____.”

“Never mind,” I said. “At least you’ll know when your train’s late that _____.”