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  1. It goes without ___ that John is the best student in his class.
    saying
    say
    telling
    tell
  2. I always ___ the children a story before bedtime.
    to tell
    say
    saying
    tell
  3. Let's choose a big company, ___ , Ford and examine their pricing policy.
    saying
    say
    telling
    tell
  4. You haven't handed in the lessons yet. What can you ___ for yourself?
    tell
    to tell
    say
    to say
  5. It's difficult ___ Bob and John apart.
    to say
    to tell
    telling
    saying
  6. Do as I ___ , not as I do.
    said
    told
    say
    tell
  7. The captain ___ the troop to open fire against the enemies.
    was told
    told
    said
    was said
  8. Please ___ everybody I'll be away for ten days.
    tell
    say
    to tell
    to say
  9. I've ___ you the truth.
    said
    say
    tell
    told
  10. The fact that she didn't sign the document ___ a lot about her values.
    tells
    tell
    says
    say

Copyright (C) 1997 Vera Mello (vcqm@ruralsp.com.br)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.