Grammar Theme Park: Beer

________ a good pint or two.

1. English like
2. English likes
3. The English like
4. The English likes

Beer is ________ referred to as “liquid bread” because it is a rich source of nutrients.

1. anytime
2. anytimes
3. sometime
4. sometimes

Two out of three foreign visitors prefer British pubs ________ their own local bars.

1. against
2. before
3. in front of
4. to

In English pubs, beer ________ by pints and quarts.

1. are orders
2. is ordered
3. ordering
4. orders

0.3 ________ of beer contains fewer calories than two slices of bread.

1. a litre
2. litre
3. litres
4. of litre

Drinking a bottle of beer a day helps to reduce the chance of kidney stones ________ 40%.

1. ---
2. about
3. by
4. of

It is a commonly known fact that drinking beer makes you fat. ________, beer is not the sole cause of a beer belly.

1. After all
2. However
3. Therefore
4. Whereas

Using hops in the brewing process gives ________.

1. a bitter flavor beer
2. a bitter flavor for beer
3. beer a bitter flavor
4. to beer a bitter flavor

Historians have called beer ________ the national drink of ancient Egypt. The pharaohs appointed a “royal chief beer inspector” to protect its quality.

1. ---
2. as
3. like
4. to be

George Washington ________ his own brewhouse on his property at Mount Vernon.

1. used to have
2. used to having
3. was used to have
4. would have