ECPE GRAMMAR SAMPLE 2017

Question 1

____ our company will make a large profit this year, we will probably not lose any money either

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Although it seems unlikely that

Question 2

Even though we seem happy with our new office, _______ the truth.

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nothing could be further from

Question 3

A few minutes into the concert, Jenny realized that she had never heard anyone ___ beautifully.

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sing so

Question 4

_______ more time to think about the consequences, I probably would’ve made a different choice

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Had I taken

Question 5

In a unanimous decision, the proposal was _______cheaper solution.

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rejected in favor of a

Question 6

Foner’s new book on Abraham Lincoln may be long_______ dull.

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but it is anything but

Question 7

The decline of this industry over the last decade_______ training programs to be eliminated.

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has caused once vital

Question 8

Teachers were found to understand the benefits of using current events in the classroom _____.

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better than new ones did

Question 9

The advisory committee recommends the department _______ its annual award.

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consider this publication for

Question 10

There are many causes of poverty, _______ is a lack of educational opportunities.

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one of which

Question 11

The young artist has been awarded a fellowship in order_______ her work.

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to continue creating

Question 12

Would everyone please come up and sign the attendance sheet, ____ the students inthe front row?

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beginning with

Question 13

Susan’s great success _______ willingness to work long hours.

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is due to a

Question 14

The new equipment was _______, it was incompatible with the hospital’s existing system.

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not only expensive

Question 15

The dean said in her speech that Professor Jones is one of the best teachers _______.

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she has ever known

Question 16

_______ the photocopy machine you must first enter your personal code.

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Whenever you use

Question 17

The conference was a great success _______ people stayed for the last day of presentations.

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except that few

Question 18

We have planned a really great festival and _______ something for everybody.

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there promises to be

Question 19

Robert asked his colleagues to _______ on what he’d missed during his vacation.

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bring him up to speed

Question 20

Before doing business , contact your country’s office to see ____ markets you’re interested in.

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what they know about

Question 21

Raoul turned down the editorial position because he felt he _______ that type of work.

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wasn’t particularly suited to

Question 22

When you get to the library, _______ some information for me?

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could you please look up

Question 23

David didn’t know what _______ start a completely new system for keeping track of files.

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else they could do besides

Question 24

The philosophy books he read did nothing _______ him wiser or happier.

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to make

Question 25

The survey compared the opinions of graduates with those of workers who were __ their careers.

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at a later stage of

Question 26

The old friends sent copies of photos from their school reunion to _____ their former teachers.

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each other as well as

Question 27

_______ assignments in the class as challenging for Margaret as the final presentation.

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There hadn’t been any

Question 28

This study examines the number of injuries _______ defective products.

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resulting from

Question 29

The city is investigating several busy intersections to assess which of them _______.

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can be made safer

Question 30

Dr. Cain’s research looked for similar patterns o fmigration ______ different species of birds.

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across

Question 31

The car I rented ran quietly and _______.

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handled easily

Question 32

Students _______ all of the assigned short stories by the start of the school year.

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are responsible for having read

Question 33

Thanks to the mild weather this winter, many projects are going __ be put on hold until spring.

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forward that would otherwise

Question 34

Because _______, he always got high grades in his classes.

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he studied constantly

Question 35

A legacy of the World Fair is the statement ____ cities placing an emphasis on quality of life.

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it made about

Question 36

The Online Free Library project has _______ a grant from the state educational foundation.

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been funded in part by

Question 37

He told students a bibliography was unnecessary after Jessica had already __ of writing one.

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gone to the trouble

Question 38

I wish I weren’t going to that meeting tonight; I would_______ here with all of you.

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rather stay

Question 39

The company was hoping to find _______ their accountant.

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an immediate replacement for

Question 40

_______ the middle of the night, the roads were nearly empty.

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This being

ECPE GRAMMAR SAMPLE 2017

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ECPE GRAMMAR SAMPLE 2017

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