Self Study Guide – Test Your English Grammar Part 10

The laws used to be so strict that people ______ for trifle crimes they committed.

Every night the children ______ a fairy-tale by their aunt, who unwillingly chooses the same bed-time stories her parents would read to her.

The Lord of the Rings ______ at our local cinema now.

I ______ a present for my last birthday.

We can’t use the sports hall yet because it ______.

This picture ______ by a friend of my mother’s many years ago.

– Wasn’t Gabe going to bring hot dogs to the picnic? – He ______, but I don’t think he did.

The house ______ in 1486.

The rate of inflation ______ to rise.

This picture ______ Rembrandt.

I am expected ______ for work at 5:00 PM.

The earth ______ the centre of the universe.

Shakespeare’s famous drama Macbeth ______ on fact.

Mary ______ for shoplifting.

In the past fresh air ______ to be bad for sick people.

The naughty child ______ by the parents.

In order to ______ for admission to some top universities, a candidate needs to get a high score on a well-known standardized test.

He hates ______ a fool of.

Nobody enjoys ______ absurd measures and rules.

The gift cost her 5 pounds, ______ the package.

People usually dislike ______ at home by strangers.

Being ______ to foreign TV stations helps you to learn foreign languages.

I can’t believe my eyes. I’ve had my car ______!

One of the great fiction writers in English, Charles Dickens writes about all problems of society, ______ child labour, debt imprisonment and others.

– Why is Jane crying? – She has had her tickets to Germany ______.