J2 Lesson 8-Structure and Usage

I ________ at what I had just heard. I just couldn't believe that it was him!

• am alarming

• was alarmed

• were alarmed

• shall be alarming

He ______ the essay since he came home from school.

• has been writing

• have been writing

• had been writing

• will have been writing

The piano _______ by the boy every Sunday.

• is played

• are played

• was played

• had been played

Harry wants to be _____ engineer when he grows up.

• a

• an

• the

• one

I _____ by James for lunch, to a new Italian restaurant.

• is invited

• am invited

• were invited

• was inviting

It was amazing what a diversity there is in the customs and eating habits of people _________ the world.

• rounding

• surround

• surrounding

• around

His imagination began to run wild. He pictured in his mind armed robbers _____ were waiting to break into the house.

• who

• whom

• whose

• where

Jim thought he heard his dog barking __________.

• loud

• louder

• loudest

• loudly

Uniforms are specially designed sets of clothing. They usually signify that the wearers carry ______ definite jobs and duties and belong to special groups.

• out

• on

• off

• along

I don't believe I know anyone else who is ______ you, Jessy.

• clumsy

• clumsier

• clumsiest

• as clumsy as