English Grammar Test Package

146. intermediate-61
     English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 61

Christmas Postman (3) First, read the lesson http://www.english-test.net/lessons/34/index.html

Q1 At first I got on famously finding the right pigeonholes, checking Ted's list and putting the letters in ........

(a) bounds (b) bundles (c) bonds (d) bounded

Q2 After about two hours of this my internal battery started to get low and I found myself losing ........

(a) patients (b) patents (c) patters (d) patience

Q3 It was at this stage that Ted came in quickly ....... me to finish and get on the road.

(a) demanding (b) taking (c) giving (d) encouraging

Q4 The post office in this country district didn't use vans because of the ........

(a) costing (b) monies (c) expense (d) expenses

Q5 I had to ....... do with a bicycle that looked as though it had been hit several times.

(a) try (b) make (c) end (d) take

Q6 Once out in the open air I experienced a violent ....... but soon the sun came out.

(a) wet (b) raining (c) rains (d) shower

Q7 The shouts of joy coming from some houses as I put the mail through the letter ....... made up for the

discomfort and.

(a) space (b) line (c) box (d) opening

Q8 I was beginning to feel like a ....... Father Christmas.

(a) sort (b) real (c) type (d) kind

Q9 I then came to number 56 that Ted had ....... me about. They had a ferocious dog.

(a) warned (b) threatened (c) indicated (d) shown

Q10 The only way to ....... with this one, Ted recommended, was to rush at the door, shove the letters through the

door and go away as quickly as possible.

(a) tackle (b) manage (c) handle (d) deal