English Grammar (1)

1.The two sisters are pretty but the younger one is ______________ .

• A. pretty

• B. prettier

• C. prettiest

• D. as pretty

2.Don’t lean ________ the gate. The paint is still wet

• A. against

• B. at

• C. among

• D. along

3.Sally went to bed at 11.50 pm last night ________ she was very tired.

• A. even though

• B. since

• C. for

• D. so

4.Either the woodcutter or his son _______ going to chop some firewood in the jungle.

• A. is

• B. was

• C. are

• D. were

5.John took his laptop for repair because ________ had stopped operating.

• A. he

• B. they

• C. it

• D. we

6.I wish the doctor would stop ____________ and tell me exactly what is wrong with me.

• A. making a mountain out of a molehill

• B. putting all eggs in a basket

• C. keeping a straight face

• D. beating around the bush

7.Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word.

Mrs Ma is a loving, kind and humble lady.

• A. bad

• B. proud

• C. simple

• D. modest

8.Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• A. Shall we go for a movie tomorrow? asked Nazreen.

• B. ‘Shall we go for a movie tomorrow,’ asked Nazreen.

• C. ‘Shall we go for a movie tomorrow!’ asked Nazreen.

• D. ‘Shall we go for a movie tomorrow?’ asked Nazreen.

9.Mrs Hong is cutting a rose______ a pair of scissors.

• A. with

• B. and

• C. by

• D. for

10.Elaine is _______ the plants with a watering can.

• A. showering

• B. moisturizing

• C. watering

• D. soaking