CEPA GRAMMAR
Version 1
1 ‘__________ him alone!’ shouted the mother to her daughter who was fighting with
her brother.
a) Leave
b) Leaving
c) Leaves
d) Left
2 The person ______ ________ visited your house was very nice.
a) who
b) which
c) what
d) where
3 My brother wants to be ____ __________.
a) teacher
b) teach
c) teaches
d) a teacher
4 My brother has a new computer. We used ______ ________ yesterday.
a) her
b) him
c) computer
d) it
5 I went to summer school ____ __________ improve my English.
a) for
b) to
c) so
d) will
6 “______________ are you sitting here?” “ I’m waiting for my friend.”
a) Why
b) How
c) Who
d) Where
7 My friends and I always spend Friday afternoons together. ______ ________ favourite
hobby is swimming.
a) Our
b) We
c) Their
d) Us
8 Ajman has an area of about 250 sq km. It is _____ ______ of the seven emirates.
a) smaller
b) the smaller
c) smallest
d) the smallest
9 “Is that your book on the desk?” “Yes, it is _______ ___________ .
b) me
c) myself
d) my
10 I’ll be back in a few minutes. ______ _______ here, please.
a) Wait
b) Waits
c) Waited
d) Waiting
Version 2
1 My brother is an accountant. ______ _______ works in a school.
a) He
b) His
c) He’s
d) He is
2 We didn’t want to get wet _____ ______ we took an umbrella.
a) because
b) but
c) so
d) although
3 My sister would like to be ______ ______.
a) writer
b) write
c) writes
d) a writer
4 If you _____ ______ faster, we would have arrived on time.
a) had driven
b) drive
c) have driven
d) driving
5 My uncle ________ _______ in the present government.
a) is a minister
b) a minister
c) minister
d) is minister
6 Margaret Thatcher ______ ________ Britain’s first woman prime minister in 1979.
a) has become
b) became
c) will become
d) was becoming
7 Would anybody like ______ __________ piece of this cake?
a) other
b) another
c) others
d) the others
8 Their new boss ______ _________ dark brown hair and green eyes.
a) is having
b) have
c) having
d) has
9 We _____ _______ everywhere for Peter. Have you seen him?
a) looking
b) have looking
c) have been looking
d) been looking
10 My _______ ________usually goes to school by taxi.
a) sisters
b) sister
c) sister she
d) sister is
Version 3
1 Their father is _________ _______________.
a) hardworking very a person
b) very hardworking a person
c) a very hardworking person
d) a hardworking very person
2 If we ____ _________ a car, we could drive everywhere.
a) have
b) are having
c) would have
d) had
3 The shop owner wondered _____ __________ I was looking for.
a) what
b) how
c) why
d) when
4 If you feel cold, ______ _______ a jacket.
a) wore
b) wearing
c) wear
d) worn
5 The student didn’t have ____ _________ for the teacher.
a) answer
b) some answer
c) an answer
d) an answers
6 My cousins and I always enjoy doing the same things. _____ ______ favourite activity is
going camping.
a) Our
b) We
c) Us
d) They
7 My brother bought a new bicycle. We saw him riding ________ ______ yesterday.
a) her
b) him
c) bicycle
d) it
8 _______ ________ I have another look at that article?
a) May
b) Would
c) Will
d) Am
9 We went to the airport early ______ _______ to avoid the crowd.
a) for
b) so
c) such
d) enough
10 Khalid ______ ______ skiing with his classmates next weekend.
a) went
b) going
c) is going
d) has gone
Version 4
1 She always gets good grades. She must be _____ __________ girl in the class.
a) the most intelligent
b) more intelligent
c) the intelligent
d) intelligent
2 At least 10 ______ _____ work in this office.
a) peoples
b) person
c) people
d) a person
3 Has she ever ______ ______ to play the piano?
a) learn
b) learning
c) learned
d) learns
4 I want to phone Mr. and Mrs. Dennis to say ‘thank you’. Do you have ____ ________ phone
number?
a) they
b) their
c) them
d) theirs
5 “Did you call Bill this weekend?” “Yes, once. He wasn’t home so I le____ ______.”
a) a message
b) messages
c) the message
d) message
6 My brother usually ______ _________ to music when he’s studying.
a) listens
b) listen
c) listening
d) is listening
7 _______ ________ was a long queue in front of the cinema.
a) Their
b) They
c) There
d) These
8 You will need 4 eggs, 250 g of sugar and 200 g of flour ___ ______ make this cake.
a) for
b) to
c) so
d) will
9 Jane _______ ________ worked for that company for 15 years when she retired.
a) had
b) has
c) would
d) was
10 My parents sold their house _____ _________ advertising it in the local paper.
a) by
b) with
c) to
d) from
Version 5
1 Before ___ _____ a decision on which university to go to, Omar had to talk with his family.
a) make
b) making
c) made
d) being made
2 Dinner will be served at 6pm so guests ____ ___________ come late.
a) must not
b) must
c) doesn’t have to
d) should
3 I arrived just in time ____ see the movie.
a) for
b) to
c) by
d) with
4 The young couple seemed quite disappointed to have _______________ baby boy; they already had two sons and they wanted a girl.
a) the other
b) other
c) another
d) others
5 You can drive from here _______ _______ the shopping centre in under 10 minutes.
a) at
b) in
c) for
d) to
6 If Ali had studied hard for the exam, he _____ __________ passed.
a) would have
b) will have
c) can have
d) had
7 Kate showed me the photographs of her friends ___ ___ went on holiday with her last summer.
a) which
b) when
c) who
d) where
8 If you don’t hurry up, you _________ ______ miss the bus.
a) will
b) would
c) can
d) should
9 I ______ _________ a lot before I got married.
a) am used to travelling
b) am used to travel
c) use to travel
d) used to travel
10 ‘_a__ are all these people waiting in the office?’ ‘They are all people applying for a job here’.
a) Where
b) Who
c) Which
d) How
Version 6
1 If Adam finishes the work by Wednesday, the company ____ _______ pay him extra.
a) will
b) are
c) is
d) was
2 We took an umbrella _______ ____ we didn’t want to get wet.
a) because
b) but
c) so
d) although
3 Her cousin wants to be _____ _______.
a) driver
b) drive
c) drives
d) a driver
4 If they ____ ________ sooner, they would have caught the train.
a) had arrived
b) arrive
c) have arrived
d) arriving
5 Their mother _____ _________ in a private company.
a) is a manager
b) a manager
c) manager
d) is manager
6 The Smiths ______ __________ a new house a month after their son was born.
a) have bought
b) bought
c) will buy
d) were buying
7 She_________ ______ three accidents since she got her driving licence.
a) is
b) was
c) had
d) has
8 I can’t fit ______ _______ person in my car; I only have space for 5.
a) other
b) another
c) others
d) the others
9 $$$$ of my cousins _______ _______ long black hair and brown eyes.
a) are having
b) have
c) having
d) were having
10 They ______ ______ very hard for the past 3 weeks. They really need a break.
a) are working
b) have working
c) have been working
d) been working
Version 7
1 Their ______ _______ often washes the car on Sundays.
a) brothers
b) brother
c) brother he
d) brother is
2 The painting they bought is _______ _____________.
a) beautiful a very one
b) very a beautiful one
c) a very beautiful one
d) a beautiful very one
3 If she ______ ________ more time, she would join a sports club.
a) has
b) is having
c) would have
d) had
4 The lady wondered ____ __________ the post office was closed.
a) who
b) how
c) why
d) what
5 If the first question seems too difficult, ________ _______ on to the next one.
a) moves
b) moving
c) moved
d) move
6 We need to buy _______ ________ for our living room.
a) chair
b) some chair
c) a chair
d) a chairs
7 Did his mother give you _____ ________ tea?
a) a few
b) many
c) some
d) a lot
8 Her family visits her every weekend and takes her to ____ ____ favourite restaurant.
a) theirs
b) they
c) them
d) their
9 Did you find the book? I saw your roommate reading ______ ______ this morning.
a) her
b) him
c) book
d) it
10 ________ _______ I park my car here? Or will I get a ticket?
a) Can
b) Would
c) Will
d) Am
Version 8
1 Mohammed _____ ______ swimming with his friends next Thursday.
a) went
b) is going
c) going
d) has gone
2 Ali and Abdullah went shopping at the weekend but they didn’t take their___c_____.
a) wife
b) wives
c) wifes
d) wive
3 Thanks, but I can’t have dinner with you. I ___ ______ already.
a) eaten
b) am eating
c) have eaten
d) eat
4 The family living next door is friendly. I like _____ __________ a lot.
a) they
b) their
c) them
d) theirs
5 In some countries, elections usually ______ _________ place every 4 years.
a) take
b) takes
c) taking
d) are taking it
6 _______ _______ is a huge crack in the wall caused by the last earthquake.
a) Their
b) There
c) This
d) It
7 Mustafa ____ _______ driven for 6 hours by the time he arrived in Dubai last night.
a) has
b) would
c) had
d) was
8 The mother cleaned her baby’s face ________ _______ a tissue.
a) with
b) for
c) by
d) to
9 You really ______ _______ see her new movie if you get the chance. It’s quite good.
a) should
b) would
c) can
d) could
10 The boy was allowed to have some ice cream after _______ ________ his dinner.
a) finish
b) finishing
c) will finish
d) finished
Version 9
1 If Rashid had played well, his team _____ ________ won.
a) would have
b) will have
c) can have
d) had
2 There isn’t___ _____ cheese left in the fridge. We have to get some
a) any
b) some
c) many
d) no
3 I’ve got to go ___ _______ the bank; can you stop here, please?
a) at
b) on
c) to
d) for
4 I am used to getting up early in the morning because work ____ ______ at 8.00 a.m.
a) starting
b) started
c) will start
d) starts
5 That old green house is the place ______ _________ I grew up.
a) when
b) which
c) that
d) where
6 Toby, Stuart and Hannah are very old friends. They try to see each ___ __________ at
least once a week.
a) another
b) the other
c) other
d) others
7 My Husband is ____ ____ patient with children than I am; I get angry very quickly.
a) so
b) most
c) too
d) more
8 Ahmad ____________ finish all his work today; he’s got all day tomorrow as well.
a) not have to
b) must to
c) doesn’t have to
d) should to