Grammar and vocabulary exercise

Grammar and Vocabulary Exercise
Complete the following sentences.
1. A cock and bull story is ………………………………
a) a foolish, unbelievable story
b) a dead letter
c) an epic
d) none of the above
2. Training is ………………………… to a doctor.
a) irrefutable
b) indispensable
c) inseparable
d) inlimitable
3. This is a website for students …………………………. mother language is not English.
a) that
b) whose
c) of whom
d) which
4. When I asked them who took the money, the boys ………………………… ignorance.
a) affected
b) effected
c) acted
d) displayed
5. A good manager should …………………………. from criticizing his subordinates.
a) abstain
b) refrain
c) avoid
d) stop
6. He was an …………………………… in the murder.
a) accomplice
b) accessory
c) accessary

d) associate
7. When people ………………………. ill, they consult their doctor hoping to get the best medical care.
a) go
b) get
c) turn
d) fall
8. This is Mrs. Seth …………………………. they say is the best pianist in the town.
a) whom
b) who
c) which
d) that
9. It is high time she ………………………. the dues.
a) paid
b) pay
c) pays
d) will pay
10. He tiptoed into the room lest he ……………………………. the baby.
a) should wake up
b) wake up
c) would wake up
d) wakes up
Answers
1. A foolish, unbelievable story
2. Training is
indispensable
to a doctor.
3. This is a website for students
whose
mother language is not English.
4. When I asked them who took the money, the boys

affected
ignorance.
5. A good manager should
refrain
from criticizing his subordinates.
6. He was an
accomplice
in the murder.
7. When people
fall
ill, they consult their doctor hoping to get the best medical care.
8. This is Mrs. Seth
whom
they say is the best pianist in the town. (Who is possible in an informal style.)
9. It is high time she
paid
the dues.
10. He tiptoed into the room lest he
wake up / should wake up
the baby.

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