C1 Grammar Test

A timed test drawn from the C1 grammar bank. You need 60% to pass.

1. Question 1 · Gap fill

   Complete: Not only ___ he arrive late, but he also forgot the file.
2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Rewrite emphatically: The noise annoyed me, not the delay.

   A.It was the noise that annoyed me, not the delay.B.That was the noise annoyed me.C.The noise it annoyed me.D.What the noise annoyed me was.
3. Question 3 · Multiple choice

   Complete the cleft: ___ struck me most was her calmness.

   A.ThatB.ItC.WhatD.Which
4. Question 4 · Multiple choice

   Which sentence is NOT correct?

   A.Little did they know the truth.B.Seldom does he complain.C.Hardly had we left when it rained.D.Rarely he goes out at night.
5. Question 5 · True or false

   Under no circumstances should you share the password uses correct inversion.

   TrueFalse
6. Question 6 · Multiple choice

   Choose the correct inversion.

   A.Never I have seen such chaos.B.Never have I seen such chaos.C.Never seen I have such chaos.D.Never did I saw such chaos.
7. Question 7 · Gap fill

   Complete the cleft: ___ I need is more time.
8. Question 8 · Gap fill

   Complete: No sooner had we sat down ___ the phone rang.