Advanced Grammar MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 12

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Question 1

Luckily, nobody was hurt in the car _____.

The fixed collocation is car crash, meaning an accident in which a car hits something. Blow, shock and hit do not combine with car in this sense. Hit can be a verb (the car hit a tree), but a car hit is not a noun phrase for an accident.

Question 2

All the hotels in the town were full up so we stayed in a _____ village.

Nearby works as an adjective before a noun and means 'not far away': a nearby village. Near is rarely used before a noun in this way, so a near village sounds wrong. Close would need a different structure (a village close by). Neighbor is a noun; the adjective would be neighbouring.

Question 3

He won the first _____ in the competition.

A prize is what you win in a competition: first prize. Don't confuse it with price, which is the money something costs. A reward is given for good behaviour or help, not for coming first in a contest.

Question 4

Sixty per cent of television viewers chose him as their _____ actor.

Your favourite actor is the one you like best, so it is the natural word for viewers' choices: their favourite actor. Not preferable: it means 'better or more suitable' and is not used before a noun for a person you like. Popular describes what many people like, so 'their popular actor' makes no sense. Favored means 'given an advantage', not 'liked best'.

Question 5

We’ve been _____ with that firm for many years.

Deal with a company means do business with it: We’ve been dealing with that firm for years. The correct collocation is do business with, not make business. Supply takes a direct object (supply a firm with goods), and treat with is not used for business.

Question 6

I can’t give you an answer yet. I’d like _____ more time to consider my decision.

Rather can modify comparatives and more, meaning 'somewhat': rather more time, rather better. Quite and fairly are not normally used before more in this way. Hardly means 'almost not', which makes no sense here.

Question 7

I learnt to _____ a bicycle when I was six years old.

You ride a bicycle, a motorbike or a horse, because you sit on it. You drive a car, bus or lorry. Guide and conduct are not used for vehicles in this way.

Question 8

The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.

Embarrassed describes the awkward, self-conscious feeling you have after a social mistake, such as being overheard criticising your host's dinner. Not shameful: it describes an action that causes shame (shameful behaviour), not how a person feels; the feeling is ashamed. Nervous means worried before something happens.

Question 9

Sometimes a bus _____ gets on the bus and checks the tickets.

A ticket inspector gets on public transport from time to time to check that passengers have valid tickets. The clue is sometimes gets on the bus. Not conductor: a conductor stays on the bus for the whole journey and sells or collects fares.

Question 10

- Where do you _____ the writing paper?

- In this desk.

Keep means store something in a regular place: Where do you keep the writing paper? – In this desk. Hold means have something in your hands. Maintain means keep something in good condition, and guard means protect it.

Question 11

PTO stands _____ “Please turn over” — the page, of course.

The fixed phrase stand for explains what an abbreviation means: PTO stands for “Please turn over”. As, like and by are not used with stand in this meaning.

Question 12

He’ll soon get _____ his disappointment and be quite cheerful again by the morning.

The phrasal verb get over something means recover from it, such as a disappointment, an illness or a shock: He’ll soon get over it. Not get through: that means survive a difficult period while it is happening, not recover afterwards. Get out of means avoid doing something.

Question 13