Grammar Review No. 1
These are review exercises of English
grammar. Read the questions carefully, and choose the best word or phrase to
complete the sentence.
_____ students
enrolled this year than last year at my university.
1) A few more
2) Less of the
3) A few of
4) Less
1.
"Who has been
planning the dance?"
"Everyone in the class _____."
1) is
2) has
3) have
4) are
2.
"You and Mary
seem to be getting along well."
"Yes, I _____ her better than before."
1) liked
2) am liking
3) like
4) have liked
3.
"Ellen is a
wonderful singer."
"She _____ since she was four."
1) has been singing
2) was singing
3) is singing
4) has been sung
4.
"Nancy's
grades are really bad."
"Yes, but Tom's are _____."
1) bad
2) badder
3) worse
4) so worse
5.
"I can't find
my wallet."
"_____ it at home?"
1) You must leave
2) Might you have left
3) Maybe you leave
4) You might left
6.
"What was
your impression of last night's movie?"
"_____ speaking, I thought it was rather boring."
1) Very
2) Really
3) Honest
4) Honestly
7.
"All the
students went to the magic show yesterday."
"I heard it was really _____."
1) amusingly
2) amuse
3) amusing
4) amused
8.
We insisted _____
by the president.
1) to see
2) on being seen
3) on seeing
4) to be seen
9.
"Could you
help me a while?"
"Sure. Tell me what _____ me to do."
1) want
2) you do want
3) do you want
4) you want
10.
You don't hear
_____ news about that accident.
1) many
2) a lot
3) much
4) much of
11.
"Are you sure
that you don't want to eat out tonight?"
"I can't. I have _____ to do tonight."
1) too many homeworks
2) much too much homework
3) too much homeworks
4) much too many homeworks
12.
"What would
you like to drink?"
"I'll have _____, please."
1) a little tea
2) a tea cup
3) a cup tea
4) a tea
13.
Ancient _____ were
simple.
1) message systems
2) messages systems
3) message-systems
4) messages-systems
14.
_____ man, woman,
and child in the US should wear a seat belt.
1) All
2) Each of
3) No
4) Every
15.
Some people in the
village are planning to climb the moun- tains to rescue injured people, but
_____ are staying home.
1) most of people
2) many of a number
3) many of them
4) the most people
16.
I need _____ to
finish the chair.
1) one more wood
2) much woods
3) many woods
4) a piece of wood
17.
In the past, we
needed _____ than today.
1) less mathematics
2) less mathematic
3) fewer mathematics
4) fewer mathematic
18.
There is _____ of
money left to share.
1) a small number
2) a little number
3) a small amount
4) a few amount
19.
There is _____ ink
in the bottle.
1) few
2) little
3) such a few
4) such a little
20.
"The
refrigerator is really empty."
"Yes, all the food _____ eaten."
1) is been
2) has been
3) have been
4) been
21.
"Why did you
change your major from economics to literature?"
"Because economics _____ as interesting to me as literature."
1) doesn't
2) are
3) isn't
4) aren't
22.
Abraham Lincoln
taught _____ to read at a young age.
1) him
2) her
3) itself
4) himself
23.
Each person in the
game has to show what _____ to the audience.
1) he/she has
2) he/she have
3) she have
4) they has
24.
That child is old
enough to take care of _____.
1) him
2) them
3) himself
4) themselves