English Grammar Test Package

301. advanced-58
     English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 58

The Parliamentary Candidate (1) Before: Read the story http://www.english-test.net/esl-book/2/

Q1 There was absolutely no ....... that Henry Orpington liked politics. He talked politics all the time.

(a) belief (b) concern (c) query (d) doubt

Q2 All the members of his family were pleased therefore when Henry was ....... as the prospective parliamentary

candidate for the constituency in which they were living.

(a) adapted (b) added (c) adopted (d) addicted

Q3 One year later the date of the general election was ....... by the Prime Minister.

(a) announced (b) denounced (c) presented (d) delivered

Q4 ....... the election campaign Henry's wife and his two teenage daughters worked night and day for him

(a) for (b) throughout (c) by (d) from

Q5 and he finally ....... a seat in the House of Commons by a very large majority.

(a) chose (b) bought (c) derived (d) won

Q6 Every day of the campaign was a .......

(a) trial (b) experiment (c) challenge (d) achievement

Q7 but there was one day in particular that Henry would never ........

(a) remember (b) forget (c) discover (d) avoid

Q8 That was the day he thought he was going to be blown ....... by a bomb.

(a) out (b) over (c) off (d) up

Q9 On a Friday morning at the beginning of the campaign, the phone ....... in the Orpingtons' house at 6.30 in the

morning.

(a) ringed (b) rung (c) rang (d) wrung

Q10 Henry got out of bed and ran down the stairs. He ....... who could possibly be ringing at that early hour in the

morning.

(a) wondered (b) asked (c) considered (d) believed