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Lexical-Grammar Test 1
Lexical-Grammar Test 1
1. Open the brackets putting the verbs in the appropriate tense form.
A father asked the headmaster for help, informing him that his son (1) ____________ (get) the gambling
habit and that he (2) ________(be) anxious for the boy to grow out of it. I (3) __________(see) what I can
do, (4) ____________(reply) the headmaster.
When the father (5) _________________ (call) for his boy at the end of the term the headmaster (6)
__________ (say); I (7) ____________ (think) that I (8) _______________ (cure) your son of the gambling
habit. I (9) _________ (tell) you what (10) ____________ (happen). One day I (11) _________ (see) he (12)
__________________ (look) at my beard and he (13) __________ (say), Sir, (14) ______ (be) it a real beard?
I wouldnt mind betting five pounds that it (15) _____ (be) false. All right, I (16) _____________ (reply), I
(17) ___________ (take) your bet. Now pull it and see. Of course I (18) ____________ (make) the boy pay
me the five pounds, so I (19) ___________ (think) I (20) _________________ (cure) him all right.
Oh, dear, (21) _____________ (groan) the father. He (22) ________ (bet) me ten pounds that he (23)
__________________ (pull) your beard before the term (24) ______________ (end)!
2. Insert the correct article.
(25) ____ Masai live in (26) ____ area between (27) ____ Kenyan mountains and (28) ____ Mount
Kilimanjaro in Africa. Their origin date back to (29) ____ prehistoric times. In (30) ___ fact, (31) ___life of
these people is based on breeding of (32) ____ cows. Their daily food is derived from these cows. (33) ___
another very important element in their life is (34) ____ land. (35) ____ land is sacred to them. It is prohibited
to offend it in any way. It is for this reason they dont cultivate their land. They dont bury (36) ____ dead.
The life of (37) ____ Masai warrior is full of (38) ____ discipline. If (39) _____ woman sees him eating (40)
____ meat, he must throw it away. If (41) ____ boy kills (42) ___ lion, he gets (43) ____ right wear its skin.
Today (44) ____ Masai dont kill (45) ___ lions because they are protected by (46) ___ law.
3. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct variant.
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