Elementary

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Practice Tests Elementary
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Elementary
Reading Comprehension
Test 1
Choose the correct word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences, and mark the appropriate box on your answer sheet. Only ONE answer is correct Use a pencil only
Vocabulary
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I want you to tell me the whole ____ about the accident. A. truth B. true C. truly D. lie My father is always busy in the afternoons. He's got lost of ____ to do. A. jobs B. doings C. work D. works Our ____ lasted for many years. A. friend B. friendly I think it ____ tonight. A. will snow B. is snowing I'm not a ____, Dad! A. childish B. childhood Tom is always ____ to his friends. A. helped B. helping This is a very ____ question. A. tricked B. trick C. friendship C. is going to C. child C. help C. tricky D. friendless D. going to snow D. children D. helpful D. tricking D. ride D. late D. foreigner
The new ship made its first ____ yesterday. A. tour B. picnic C. voyage Have you see Jim ____, Claire? A. last B. lastly C. lately C. stranger
10. I can speak four ____ languages. A. foreign B. strange
Grammar
11. ____ she speaking to her best friend on the phone? A. Is B. Does C. Do 12. I saw a film I ____ never seen before. A. will B. was C. am D. Are D. had
13. We ____ go camping this summer, but I'd prefer a holiday in a hotel. A. should to B. ought C. might D. can to 14. The doctor asked me ____ last eaten anything. A. when I had B. when had I C. when have I D. when I
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15. Have you met the man ____ owns the new fast food restaurant in town? A. whose B. who C. whom D. how 16. Mum ____ the children to the Science Museum next Saturday. A. is taking B. will to take C. takes 17. I promise I ____ home before you go to bed. A. will be B. be C. will 18. There isn't ____ cheese on this pizza A. many B. either 19. Dad wishes I ____ so much television. A. wouldn't watch B. was watching 20. Will people still ____ meat in 2500? A. eating B. will eat C. much C. had watched C. be eating D. took D. will be being D. lot of D. watched D. eats D. badlier D. is being D. was D. whom D. any D. not like D. might D. already been having
21. He speaks French as ____ as he speaks English. A. badly B. bad C. more bad 22. Who do you think ____ the President of America in 2020? A. will be B. will C. will being 23. Granny said she ____ very tired. A. is B. has been 24. That's the boy ____ told me that. A. who B. which 25. We need ____ packets of coffee. A. three B. third 26. She ____ watching horror films. A. doesn't like B. isn't liking C. been C. whose C. a little C. likes not
27. It ____ rain later, take an umbrella with you. A. should B. can't C. must 28. I've ____ lunch so I'm not hungry, thank you. A. had already B. already had C. been having
29. The baseball instructor ____ explain the rules of the game before you start playing. A. is B. do C. does D. will 30. She ____ the bicycle. You can take it out for a ride if you want. A. has been fixing B. already fixed C. has fixed 31. He was happy because he ____ his watch. A. had found B. is finding C. was finding 32. David said he sometimes ____ work at the weekends. A. must B. have to C. had to 33. He's a(n) ____ man. A. old tall Chinese B. tall old Chinese C. old Chinese tall D. have fixed D. had been finding D. had D. old China
34. We visited ____ Italy and Spain when we toured Europe last summer. A. both B. either C. neither D. too
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35. I think we should ____ go to the cinema or the bowling alley. A. neither B. either C. both 36. We saw ____ unusual animals when we went to the zoo. A. a little of B. a few of C. little of 37. The girls said that they ____ never eaten grapefruit! A. had B. have C. did
D. either of D. a lot of D. having
38. The technician asked ____ when my computer had stopped working. A. I B. my C. me D. mine 39. What time ____ you go to work in the mornings? A. does B. do C. are D. doing
40. I'm sure that's the hotel ____ my parents stayed on their honeymoon. A. which B. where C. what D. in where 41. Dad always eats his dinner ____ than Mum. A. slowlier than B. slower than C. slowlier 42. Do you think David ____ give me a lift into town later? A. is going B. will being C. will 43. I ____ seen Mary for weeks - do you think she is ill? A. hasn't B. haven't C. have 44. I've never met the woman ____ owns that new shoe shop. A. who B. whose C. who's 45. Don't you sometimes wish you ____ taller? A. were B. was C. have been D. more slowly than D. going to D. having D. whom D. had been D. be raining D. -D. be feeling D. yet D. many
46. I wonder if it ____ tomorrow morning when I wake up. A. will raining B. is raining C. will be raining 47. I asked him ____ tell me his name and address. A. whether B. if C. to 48. The teacher asked me if I ____ alright. A. am feeling B. feel 49. I have lived in this house ____ I was born. A. always B. for C. was feeling C. since
50. We still have ____ time left. If we hurry we might catch the train. A. a little B. much C. a few
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Elementary
Use of English
Test 1
1. CLOSE - MC Fill the blanks with the correct word. I want a change in my life. I might move to Florida, but first I (1) _____ to find a place to live. I can't (2) _____ with my cousins again as their house is too small. I (3) _____ get a flat first, but one day I (4) _____ buy my own house. I (5) _____ stay here but I'm bored and I need a change, and my doctor says I (6) _____ live in a cold climate. I (7) _____ also move to Spain, but I can't speak Spanish and that (8) _____ be a problem. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a. must a. stay a. will a. ought not a. have a. ought a. might a. shall b. ought b. to stay b. do b. can't b. could b. shouldn't b. must b. mustn't c. shall c. stayed c. have c. shall c. can't c. wouldn't c. may be c. could
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2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given in brackets. Do not use less than 2 or more than 5 words. I have a meeting with Liana tonight. (SEEING) I ______________________________________________________________ tonight. I'd like to have a bigger house. (WAS) I wish __________________________________________________________ so small. "You have to call an ambulance," the doctor said. (HAD) The doctor said ______________________________________________ an ambulance. "We haven't sold our flat yet," Donna said to me. (THEIR) Donna told me that __________________________________________________ flat yet. It isn't very warm in here, is it? (COLD) It's ___________________________________________________________ it? Have they found your suitcase? (YOUR) Has _________________________________________________ found? I arrived at the office at 8.00. She phoned me at 8.30. (HAD) She phoned me after __________________________________________ at the office. The question wasn't easy. I couldn't answer it. (DIFFICULT) The question _______________________________________________ to answer. My uncle sent it to me; he lives in Vienna. (WHO)
My uncle ____________________________________________________ sent it to me. 10. The Smiths are moving house next week. (HAVE) The Smiths will ___________________________________________ this time next week. 3. Error Correction 0. > If I could start my life over again, 1. > I would to do a lot of things differently. 2. > I wouldn't had have wasted so much time and 3. > I would certainly have been chosen a different job. 4. > But it's never too late, and if I will get the chance, 5. > I'll do something different and exciting. 6. > I'm sure my wife would be happy if that had happened. 0. __ __ 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____
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4. 1.
Change the following sentences into Interrogative and Negative. The driver stopped the car very quickly. ? .
2.
The van was going very fast when it hit Helen. ? .
3.
People play football in winter. ? .
4.
George opened all the windows. ? .
5.
Two horses were pulling the cart. ? .
5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate tail questions. Kate's gone on a diet, _______________? No one can do this, _______________? Let's give him a hand, _______________? They went on a picnic last week, _______________? I'm taking an exam tomorrow, _______________? Peter lost his wallet, _______________? Timothy tries very hard, _______________? I can't watch TV tonight, _______________? He hardly knows how to drive, _______________?
10. Nick can do this exercise, _______________? 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect. Robert _______________ all his money at home. (leave) Robert is not here; he _______________ for England. (leave) They _______________ a lot of books for their exams. (read) Dorothy _______________ school in 1989. (finish) They _______________ a lot of books for their exams. (read)
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7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Fill the blanks with the words given in the correct form Comparative or Superlative. You are _______________ than your brother. (bad) Robert is as _______________ as a horse. (strong) Your car is _______________ than mine. (large) Maria is the _______________ girl in her class. (beautiful) Sheep are not so _______________ as wolves. (fierce) Change the following sentences into reported speech. The teacher said, "Be quiet, please." The teacher asked the students ______________________________________________. Dad said to Peter, "Go to bed." Dad told Peter _______________________________________________. "Will your father pay for it?" I asked him I asked him __________________________________________________________. "You should take more exercise," the doctor said to him. The doctor told him ______________________________________________________. The policeman said to him, "Don't park here." The policeman __________________________________________________________. John asked, "What were you doing when she came in?" John asked _____________________________________________________. She said, "Peter threw a stone at the dog." She said ______________________________________________________________. "We saw it on television," they said. They said _______________________________________________________________. "Are you really famous?" she asked John.
She asked John _________________________________________________________ 10. They said, "We've been here for a month." They said _____________________________________________________________
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9. Change the following sentences to passive voice. 1. They usually portray cowboys as honest and hard working. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. _____________________________________________________________________ Do you serve dinner at six? _____________________________________________________________________ You mustn't take away these books. _____________________________________________________________________ They are blaming me for something that I didn't do. _____________________________________________________________________ Mr Jones looks after our garden. _____________________________________________________________________ Will they meet him tonight? _____________________________________________________________________ We will pay the bill before the holidays. _____________________________________________________________________ We must find this man. _____________________________________________________________________ When did then open up the new hospital.
_____________________________________________________________________ 10. They are holding an important meeting at the moment. _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Rewrite the following sentences putting the Adverbs of Frequency in the correct place. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. She fell into the sea. (nearly) ____________________________________________________________________ I went to London last year. (nearly) ____________________________________________________________________ We go to the sea in the afternoon. (usually) ____________________________________________________________________ Peter has been to America. (never) ____________________________________________________________________ John swims in the afternoon. (usually) ____________________________________________________________________
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11. Rewrite the following sentences - use the word given in brackets in some. The meaning can change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Audrey visited a museum. It was very interesting. (which) __________________________________________________________________. You should visit the doctor immediately. (ought) You _______________________________________________________________. The train is faster than the bus. The bus is not ________________________________________________________. The fat cat is too slow to catch the mouse. The fat cat is not ________________________________________________ mouse. It's not a good thing for Helen to stay at home all the time. (shouldn't) Helen _______________________________________________________________. 12. Complete the following table with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Present swear
Past shut
Past Participle taught bought
Present Participle
bearing keeping
got grow
shrinking
thought
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Elementary
Test 2
Vocabulary
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. You shouldn't ____ about it so much. A. worry B. interest Have a nice, safe ____. A. flying B. fly It was very kind of you to ____ me, Peter. A. helped B. helping C. worried C. flight C. help D. interesting D. flew D. helpful D. breathing D. score D. Turn up D. did D. does D. taken D. lost
It's ____ to go into that old house at night, Susan. A. danger B. dangerous C. breathless What's Peter's ____? He's a juggler; he works in a circus A. work B. job C. try It's late! ____ the TV, John. A. Switch off B. Close He tried three times to score but he ____. A. lost B. missed C. Shut off C. away
He ____ a promise to the children to take them to the zoo. A. made B. did C. make Don't forget to ____ your coat when you go out. A. bring B. take C. took C. missing
10. Be careful you don't ____ your passport. A. miss B. lose
Grammar
11. The last time ____ I Jim was in May A. seen B. have seen C. am seeing D. saw D. when D. is D. more nicer than
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12. This is the place I ____ was telling you about. A. -B. what C. where 13. They said they ____ learning to snowboard. A. are B. were C. have 14. Who do you know who's ____ me? A. nicer as B. nicer than C. nicer from
15. I'm sure he won't ____ in his attempt to beat the world record. A. to fail B. be failing C. fail 16. ____ you help your parents with the housework? A. Are B. Is C. Do 17. What ____ this time tomorrow? A. will you do B. you be doing 18. That looks difficult! ____ you? A. Shall I help B. Shall help C. be done C. Help
D. fails D. Does D. will you be doing D. Shall I be helping D. have gone D. able D. much D. live D. to be
19. No, Nick isn't here. He ____ out to the shops. A. has left B. has gone C. has been 20. When she was ten, she ____ speak three languages. A. can B. was able to C. is 21. I'm not clever ____ to go to university. A. quite B. enough C. too
22. I imagine ____ on the moon would be extremely strange! A. to live B. being live C. living 23. We're not going ____ any more time playing computer games! A. wasting B. to waste C. waste
24. We planned ____ to the coast at the weekend, but the weather wasn't good. A. to go B. going C. go D. went 25. Right now he wishes he was ____! A. am sleeping B. sleeping 26. The reason ____ the mistake is not clear. A. why B. for C. slept C. so D. is sleeping D. as D. will drive D. lets D. will be D. is going
27. Do you think people ____ electric cars in the future? A. will driving B. to drive C. drive 28. I can't persuade Mum ____ me come to the party this evening. A. to let B. let C. letting 29. The weatherman says that it ____ foggy this evening. A. will B. will being C. be 30. He ____ to the doctor this evening about his health problems. A. is going to B. will go C. goes
31. ____ his bad behaviour, the headmaster had to have a word with him. A. Since B. Because of C. Due D. Although 32. We should fill up with petrol now, in case we ____ another petrol station on the way. A. don't find B. find C. won't find D. find 33. I don't think this party ____ much fun. A. will be B. is being C. is going to D. be
34. After the children ____ for two hours, Mum said they could have a break. A. studied B. have studied C. are studying D. had been studying
35. We ____ to leave now because it's getting late. A. ought B. should C. must 36. You seem ____ about the fact that I'm not speaking to him. A. surprising B. surprisingly C. surprised 37. I ____ eat any more but the food is so delicious! A. ought not to B. should C. must 38. I ____ seeing him one of these days. A. was B. will be C. had been
D. can D. gladly D. may D. be D. much D. when D. performs D. whom D. are D. Does D. ski
39. I wish I was pretty ____ to win a beauty contest. A. very B. enough C. many 40. Have you found the book ____ you lost yesterday? A. that B. where C. what 41. Will the youth orchestra ____ at the summer concert? A. perform B. be performing C. will perform 42. Where's the person ____ sold you this car? A. whose B. -C. who 43. What time _____ our train leave? A. is going to B. does C. is
44. That bag looks heavy. ____ I carry it for you? A. Do B. Shall C. Am 45. Jim loves ____ in the winter. A. skiing B. the skiing C. to skiing
46. Hector said he ____ watching TV when the earthquake happened. A. was B. had been C. would be D. will be 47. I wish you ____ more to help in the house! A. were doing B. will do 48. Haven't you finished ____? A. yet B. already C. would do C. just D. do D. soon D. though D. any
49. They didn't pay the bill and, ____, they had the electricity cut off. A. as a result B. the reason C. even though 50. He'll need ____ luck if he's going to pass his English exam. A. a lot of B. a few C. little
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Elementary
Use of English
Test 2
1. CLOSE - MC Fill the blanks with the correct word. Last Sunday I was feeling so happy because I was invited to a party. It was (1) _____ a cold evening that I wore a hat and gloves. On the way to the bus stop it started to snow (2) _____ heavily that I couldn't see the road. The bus was late and I didn't have (3) _____ money on me (4) _____ take a taxi, so I just had to wait. After five minutes it became (5) _____ cold to stand at the bus stop any longer. It was too far (6) _____ walk to the party, so I decided to go back home. The snow was so heavy now (7) _____ it was impossible to see anything and my feet were so cold (8) _____ I couldn't feel them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a. such a. so a. too a. for a. too a. to a. for a. that b. very b. such b. enough b. to b. enough b. for b. to b. so c. so c. very c. such c. so c. such c. so c. that c. to
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2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given in brackets. Do not use less than 2 or more than 5 words. It was such a tiring journey that I couldn't continue. (SO) The journey __was so tiring______________________________ that I couldn't continue. Alex has to buy a new TV set. (MUST) Alex ______must buy a new_________________________________________ TV set. Don't open that box. (MUST) That ______box mustnt be ________________________________________ opened. Maybe he'll be back early; then you can talk to him. (COMES) If he _____comes early,you can____________________________________ talk to him. She's very rich. She doesn't have to work. (SO) She's ___so rich that she_______________________________ doesn't have to work. I'm sure she knows what to do. (KNOW) She ___knows for sure what_____________________________________ to do. What are your plans for Christmas? (GOING) What __are you going to ____________________________________ do for Christmas. We had a great time at the party yesterday. (ENJOYED) We ___enjoyed_____________________________ greatly at the party yesterday. We are seeing him next Saturday. (SEEN)
We'll __be seen him___________________________________ by next Saturday. 10. She said she wouldn't lend me her new car. (REFUSED) She __refused lending ___________________________________ me her new car. 3. Error Correction 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. > When do are you leaving for your holidays? > I don't know. I'm looking for a ticket. > Are you be going to France again? > Well, I like France, but Joan is loves Austria. > So, I am suppose we are going there. > Are the kids going with you? > No, the kids they are staying at home. 0. ___Do_____ 1. __________ 2. ___be______ 3. ___is_______ 4. ___am_______ 5. __________ 6. __they________
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4. 1.
Change the following sentences into Interrogative and Negative. The caf was closed last night. Was the caf closed last night ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . The caf wasnt closed last night His father has sent him some money. Has his father sent him some money His father hasnt sent him some money. Robert is playing the violin. Is Robert playing the violin Robert isnt playing the violin He must leave now. Must he leave now He mustnt leave now It's Sharon's turn to do the house work. Is it Sharon's turn to do the house work
2.
3.
4.
5.
It isnt Sharon's turn to do the house work____________________________ 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate tail questions. He read it twice, ____didnt he___________? We might travel by train, ____arent we___________? Olga won't phone tonight, ___will she____________? John and Mary went to London by train, ____didnt they___________? We have to give Jim an explanation, __havent we________? Let's call a taxi, _____shall we__________? It's hot, _isnt it______________? I am very good at English, ____arent I___________? Come here, _____wont you__________?
10. Susan isn't on a diet, _is she______________? 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect. He ___was____________ very ill last summer. (be) It ____rained___________ hard all day yesterday. (rain) Tom and Jerry ___played____________ in the garden yesterday. (play) Mrs Brown ___has bought____________ a new hat this morning. (buy) I __have made_____________ some tea a few minutes ago. (make)
7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Fill the blanks with the words given in the correct form Comparative or Superlative. Charles is as __polite_____________ as Peter. (polite) This parcel is the ___heaviest____________ of the two. (heavy) Our English isn't very ______good_________. (good) Anthony is _the most popular___________ teacher in the school. (popular) Football is the __most popular_____________ game in Europe. (popular) Change the following sentences into reported speech. "We are going to London tomorrow," he told her. He told her that they were going to London the next day______________________. John said, "Sally always leaves her umbrella here." John said that Sally always left her umbrella there_____________________________. "I'm going to visit them," he said. He said that he was going to visit them ____________________________________. Mike said to Diana, "Don't tap your nails on the table, please." Mike asked Diana not to tap her nails on the table ___________________________. He said, "We have already cooked dinner, Mum." He told his mum that they had already cooked dinner __________________________. Sarah said to me, "Slow down, please." Sarah asked to slow down_________________________________________________. Bob said to me, "Why did you buy only one loaf of bread?" Bob asked why I had bought only one loaf of bread __________________________. The teacher said to Bill, "Stop playing with your pencil, please." The teacher asked Bill to stop playing with his pencil _________________________. We can't come to your party," they said.
They said that they couldnt come to our party______________________________. 10. My sister said to me, "Don't forget your hat." My sister told me not to forget her hat_______________________________________.
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9. Change the following sentences to passive voice. 1. They broadcast the news every hour. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The news are broadcasted every hour ._________________________________ The postman can deliver it. It can be delivered by postman.__________________________________________ He built it in 1989. It was built in 1989._____________________________________________________ They don't allow you to smoke in public buildings. It is not allowed to smoke in public places.___________________________________ We must clean up our room today. Our room today must be cleaned up._______________________________________ We used to do a lot of those jobs by hand. A lot of those jobs used to be done by hand.________________________________ They have discovered gold in the mountains. Gold in the mountains has been discovered by them. ________________________ Kevin wrote all the letters. All the letters were written by Kevin._____________________________________ The tiger has hunted the buffalo.
The buffalo has been hunted by the tiger.__________________________________ 10. My father cleans the car every week. The car is cleaned every week by my father.__________________________________ 10. Rewrite the following sentences putting the Adverbs of Frequency in the correct place. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. John swims in the afternoon. (usually) John usually swims in the afternoon. ______________________________________ Martha is late for her lessons. (always) Martha is always late for her lessons. ______________________________________ Jimmy fell into the sea. (nearly) Jimmy nearly fell into the sea. _____________________________________________ She dropped the glass. (nearly) She nearly dropped the glass. _____________________________________________ Maria is a good student. (always) Maria is always a good student.______________________________________________
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11. Rewrite the following sentences - use the word given in brackets in some. The meaning can change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He needn't buy a new computer. (doesn't) He doesnt need to buy a new computer ____________________________. This exercise is too difficult for me to do. This exercise is not _so difficult ___________________________ for me to do. I am not tall enough to see over the wall. I am ___too short___________________________________ to see over the wall. My seat is not as comfortable as yours. Your seat is ___more comfortable than________________________________ mine. "Can we order the meal?" my parents asked. (they) They asked to order the meal_______________________________________. 12. Complete the following table with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Present understand spend come do give freeze sell sit lie lose
Past understood spent came did gave frozen sold sat lay lost
Past Participle understood spent come done given frozen sold sat lain lost
Present Participle understanding spending coming doing giving freezing

selling
sitting lieing losing
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Elementary
Test 3
Vocabulary
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Are you ____ in ancient Greek History? A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. inter D. door D. moving D. differently D. odd D. left for D. sold D. caring D. chemistry D. lift Can you help me carry this ____ of books? It's very heavy. A. tin B. box C. glass The policeman told the thief not to ____. A. move B. moving There isn't any ____ between them. A. difference B. differ Mum said it isn't ____ to talk to strangers. A. safe B. strange Mr Smith ____ at his office late. A. arrived B. reached C. movement C. different C. save C. took
Peter ____ a gold medal in the 2000 Games. A. won B. beat C. bought Be ____! You'll fall. A. cares B. careful C. careless
If only I had been able to take ____ in the school play. A. part B. party C. maths
10. It's a 10-minute ____ from here to the bank. A. drive B. cruise C. ride
Grammar
11. I am ____ on his computer at the moment. A. works B. is working 12. I don't want to go but I ____. A. can B. have to C. work C. mustn't D. working D. don't had to D. how D. will
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13. Where are the photos ____ you took last weekend? A. that B. when C. where 14. What do you think you ____ at five o'clock tomorrow afternoon? A. do B. will be doing C. will do
15. Why did you choose a dress ____ doesn't suit you? A. which B. who C. whom 16. Dad never ____ my birthday. A. forgets B. will forget C. has forgotten
D. whose D. forget D. are you going to D. is
17. Where ____ stay when you're on holiday in Italy? A. you B. being C. will you being 18. My mother said she ____ make all the food for the party. A. can B. could C. has
19. That ____ be the reason for their strange behaviour, perhaps we should ask them what is wrong. A. mustn't B. can C. must to D. can't 20. Sorry, but Mr Evans has just ____. Can you phone again tomorrow? A. left B. leave C. leaving D. been leaving 21. Don't forget ____ the dog before you go out this evening. A. feed B. to feed C. feeding 22. My friend Denise is the person ____ clothes I borrow. A. who B. which C. whose 23. I can't help ____ so clever! A. to be B. it being 24. ____ is an excellent form of exercise. A. To swim B. The swimming 25. I don't think you are ____ good-looking. A. quite B. very 26. I've read ____ good books this summer. A. a little B. a lot of C. being C. Swimming C. too C. a few of D. fed D. whom D. be D. Swim D. much D. little D. so a D. many D. is
27. I had never seen ____ wonderful view before. A. so B. such C. such a 28. He isn't a racing driver, but he drives ____ fast. A. quite B. enough C. much 29. You ____ be right about her although I'm not absolutely sure. A. should B. must C. may
30. I asked the racing driver if he ____ how to drive when he was young. A. has learned B. had learned C. was learning D. learning 31. _____ have you been waiting at the station? I've been waiting since two o'clock. A. How long B. When C. Where D. What 32. Where _____ put the cups? A. you going to B. you are going 33. Jack recently took part in an eating _____. A. job B. contestC. rule C. are you going D. contestant D. are you going to
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34. Tomorrow evening Peter will go _____ the cinema. A. at B. to C. in 35. My brother _____ early. A. often gets home C. goes often home B. often goes to home D. goes often to home
D. about
36. Linda has bought a watch _____ her cousin. A. of B. for C. in 37. Yesterday I _____ my father's car. A. borrowed B. lent C. lend
D. about D. borrow
38. I was waiting for Peter from seven till eleven this morning but he _____. A. was not coming B. not came C. not coming D. didn't come 39. Robert's father _____ English well. A. are not speaking B. does not speak 40. The sea is very cold today, _____? A. is it B. isn't it C. don't understand C. isn't she D. not knew D. isn't the sea D. does he D. has he D. Those were D. in D. bad enough D. work D. that long D. in D. have sent D. house
41. Mr Smith never swims in the afternoon, _____? A. doesn't he B. swims he C. does Mr Smith 42. Richard has to go to his office tomorrow, _____? A. hasn't to B. doesn't he C. won't he 43. _____ some English students at the party, weren't there? A. There will be B. Their were C. There were 44. This evening John will go _____ the theatre. A. at B. about C. to 45. Peter speaks English _____. A. well enough B. enough well C. enough good
46. I _____ from four till six o'clock yesterday afternoon. A. was working B. were working C. was worked 47. His hair isn't _____ as her hair. A. much strong B. as longC. very strong 48. I am speaking _____ my son. A. to B. at C. by
49. Mr Robinson's secretary _____ you two books by post. A. were sending B. has sent C. brought 50. I don't live in the city, I live in the _____. A. country B. land C. suburb
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Elementary
Use of English
Test 3
1. CLOSE - MC Fill the blanks with the correct word. Last Saturday a friend of mine asked me out to dinner. The restaurant (1) _____ by a French chef and it (2) "L'Escargot". We (3) _____ a table by the window. As we (4) _____ we looked at the menu but it (5) _____ in French. My friend and I (6) _____ French. We both ordered "escargots" but we didn't (7) _____ what it was. We soon (8) _____ out they were snails! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a. opened a. called a. found a. were waited a. was written a. don't speak a. knew a. were found b. was opened b. is calling b. were found b. were waiting b. wrote b. isn't spoken b. was know b. were finding c. was open c. was called c. given c. was waiting c. was writing c. can't be spoken c. know c. found
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2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given in brackets. Do not use less than 2 or more than 5 words. I started English lessons in 1998. (SINCE) I have ____________________________________________________ 1998. Sarah made some ice cream; it tasted awful. (WHICH) The __________________________________________________________ tasted awful. Dr Hill said to me, "Stay in bed for a few days." (ADVISED) Dr Hill ___________________________________________________ bed for a few days. If you don't write a shopping list, you may forget something. (UNLESS) You may forget _______________________________________________ shopping list. I was rude; the boss got very angry. (HAVE) If I hadn't been rude, the ____________________________________________ angry. Look! The London train is coming. (COMES) Here _____________________________________________________________ train! They don't sell newspapers here. (SOLD) Newspapers _________________________________________________ here. Would you like to go to Mary's party? (SHALL) Let's _____________________________________________________we? Don't use this machine yet. (MUST) This machine __________________________________________________ yet. I wish it wasn't raining. (PITY) It's _________________________________________________________ it's raining.
3. Error Correction 0. > I had always wanted to visit India. 1. > My parents had being lived there for years and 2. > had always be told me exciting stories about it. 3. > By the time I was born, we had already yet moved 4. > back to England, so all I did knew about it was from stories. 5. > Then, what a surprise! A letter has arrived last week. 6. > I had won first prize in a competition. A trip to India! 0. ____ 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____
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4. 1.
Change the following sentences into Interrogative and Negative. Come and sit down. ? .
2.
Mr and Mrs Hill have just bough a nice house. ? .
3.
Julie will be on holiday soon. ? .
4.
Jeff and Pam are having a wonderful holiday in Bordeaux. ? .
5.
It was raining very hard when I left home yesterday. ? .
5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate tail questions. Angela can swim very well, _______________? He makes a lot of money, _______________? This exercise is as easy as that one, _______________? I am coming with you to school, _______________? He hasn't made any new friends, _______________? Maria should see a doctor, _______________? He's already told them, _______________? She came home late, _______________? Jim's tired. He can't work any more, _______________?
10. I'm very good at English, _______________? 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect. Tom and his brother _______________ to London last year. (go) James _______________ my books from my desk. (take) Maria _______________ her shopping in the kitchen. (carry) Somebody _______________ the red pencil from my drawer. (take) Helen's sister _______________ last spring. (get/marry)
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7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Fill the blanks with the words given in the correct form Comparative or Superlative. Jane's class has the _______________ students. (more) This is the _______________ film I've ever seen. (interesting) Mr Smith is the _______________ engineer in the factory. (tall) He is the _______________ man in our town. (fat) My father is the _______________ teacher at our school. (good) Change the following sentences into reported speech. Jane said to me, "I don't like your trousers." Jane told me _________________________________________________________. The officer said to us, "Don't smoke." The officer told __________________________________________________. The teacher asked Mary, "How old are you?" The teacher asked Mary _________________________________________________ He said to her, "I'm waiting for my exam results." He told her ____________________________________________________________. "I didn't do anything wrong, " Anne said. Anne said __________________________________________________________. She said to him, "I won't dance with you." She told him ___________________________________________________________. The shopkeeper said to the children, "Don't touch the books, please." The shopkeeper __________________________________________________________. He said to her, "How long will it take you to get ready?" He asked her __________________________________________________________. He said, "You stole the money."
He told me __________________________________________________________. 10. "I'm not going to answer the question," he said. He said ____________________________________________________________.
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9. Change the following sentences to passive voice. 1. Must we pay the bills next week? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. _____________________________________________________________________ Nobody will do it. _____________________________________________________________________ They have discovered oil. _____________________________________________________________________ John cooked a delicious meal. _____________________________________________________________________ Keep the medicine away from children. _____________________________________________________________________ We keep milk in the fridge. _____________________________________________________________________ Turn down the music. _____________________________________________________________________ Did they call the police? _____________________________________________________________________ The police have caught the thief.
_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Had you done it by 6 o'clock? _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Rewrite the following sentences putting the Adverbs of Frequency in the correct place. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. He broke the bottle. (nearly) ____________________________________________________________________ We go to the country on Sundays. (sometimes) ____________________________________________________________________ Have you been to England? (ever) ____________________________________________________________________ We go to the sea in the afternoon. (usually) ____________________________________________________________________ Martha is late for her English lesson. (always) ____________________________________________________________________
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11. Rewrite the following sentences - use the word given in brackets in some. The meaning can change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We met a boy at the party. He is studying at the same university as us. (who) __________________________________________________________________. "I want to become a top model." Annabel says. (she) __________________________________________________________________. Will it be necessary to wear uniforms in this school? (have0 Will we ______________________________________________________________. That girl is very keen on sports. Her mother is a tennis coach. (whose) __________________________________________________________________. It's wrong to be cruel to animals. (mustn't) You ________________________________________________________________. 12. Complete the following table with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Present choose put
Past was/were
Past Participle made risen
Present Participle
beating
left begin read

falling
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Elementary
Test 4
Vocabulary
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. If you ever visit my country, I will be glad to show you the ____. A. sight B. views C. sightseeing Jim was in the army ____. A. costumes B. parade C. parading D. sighting D. showing D. breathless D. Xmas D. go for D. image D. mood D. lengthy D. sea D. giving
There was so much smoke that I couldn't ____. A. breathe B. breath C. breathing Do you believe in Father ____? A. Christmas B. Nicholas When I ____ a promise I always keep it. A. do B. make The difficulties are all in your ____. A. imagine B. imaginary Don't ____! I want to take a photo of you. A. move B. moving How ____ is the River Nile? A. length B. long C. Claus C. try C. imagination C. movement C. lengthen
The ____ flows through the city and down to the sea. A. ocean B. river C. steam C. taking
10. The king himself ____ a speech last night. A. took B. gave
Grammar
11. In Scotland all the shops are closed _____ New Year's Day. A. in B. on C. at 12. Tom said he would meet me _____ Easter. A. at B. on C. in 13. Samantha is _____ a black umbrella. A. wearing B. putting C. carrying D. of D. of D. brought D. taking
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14. The children did not _____ any notice of the teacher. A. take B. took C. taken
15. Cats don't eat _____ dogs. A. as many as B. as much as
C. so lot as
D. as a lot as D. inherited D. most expensive D. there were D. cheefs D. to D. prepare D. cat
16. What happened to your car, Mary? I've _____ it. A. crashed B. won C. attacked 17. She bought the _____ shoes in the shop. A. expensivest B. more expensive C. cheaper
18. What _____ behind the house when you were a child? A. were there B. was there C. there was 19. The _____ decide on war. A. chieves B. chiefs C. chivs
20. Your suit will be ready _____ October 25th. A. on B. at C. in 21. Sorry Mary, I can't come. I must _____ dinner for the baby. A. feed B. wash up C. clean 22. Where does your _____ live? In London. A. cousin B. office C. washing powder
23. I'm very angry because my boss has told me not _____ the telephone. A. use B. to use C. call D. to ring 24. This car costs as _____ as that one. A. many B. much 25. I don't live in a city, I live in the _____. A. house B. country 26. The bus in _____ I came was very slow. A. which B. that C. few C. suburb C. whom D. a lot D. land D. whose D. saw D. live
27. He was surprised when he _____ that man at the door. A. seen B. seeing C. have seen 28. Our report is coming _____ by satellite from the Olympic Games. A. alive B. through C. like 29. Where can I pay for this? The _____ is over there. A. guard B. cashierC. butcher D. customer
30. A woman goes to a marriage _____ when she wants to find a husband. A. bureau B. village C. school D. house 31. The room is full _____ books. A. with B. of 32. How _____ is Sharon? Twenty-three. A. much time B. age 33. 11 + 10 = 20. Is that _____? No. A. certain B. sure C. about C. old C. correct D. from D. many years D. wrong
34. The _____ officer searched our car when we arrived at the border. A. busy B. smuggler C. suspicious D. customs
35. We can _____ the air, it's a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen. A. control B. find C. descend 36. Are you _____ in sports? Of course I am. A. bored B. interested 37. _____ a letter from Jim recently? A. Had you B. Had you had 38. He has never liked this place, _____? A. hasn't he B. did he 39 How many people _____ to her party. A. does your brother wants C. did Sally invite C. boring C. Have you had C. hasn't he
D. breathe D. interesting D. Did you had D. has he
B. has invited Susan D. will have your sister
40. Jane doesn't want a house in the centre of London, but in the _____. A. suburbs B. subway C. town D. villages 41. Roger is not _____ than his brother. A. shorter B. shortest C. as tall D. more rich 42. Jane is ill. She's got a _____ throat. A. sick B. hard C. bad D. sore
43. Today's most important _____ was the women's 200 metres freestyle. A. swim B. swimming C. event D. run 44. This is not my brother's book, _____? A. is it B. does it C. is this D. isn't it D. bored D. heavy D. at D. too elder D. isn't it D. arrived
45. Why are you so _____? My football team won yesterday. A. boring B. exciting C. excited 46. How _____ is Frank? He is 75 kilos. A. deep B. weight 47. Who is Robert telephoning _____? A. on B. for 48. This girl is _____ to be a teacher. A. enough young B. too young 49. The sea is very cold today, _____? A. isn't she B. isn't the sea C. long C. to C. elder enough C. is it
50. The train _____ at the station a few minutes before midnight. A. has arrived B. has reached C. has not come
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Elementary
Use of English
Test 4
1. CLOSE - MC Fill the blanks with the correct word. My hobby is collecting things. I collect stamps, coins and phone cards. My brother also (1) _____ things. He (2) _____ cars and has got a lot of car magazines. He spends a lot of money on his hobby, but I (3) _____. I sometimes buy old phone cards but I usually (4) _____ my stamps and coins from my friends. I (5) _____ a big stamp album but it is nearly full so next week I (6) _____ a new one. It's good for people to have a hobby and I (7) _____ my hobby is very interesting. My only problem is that I (8) _____ got a lot of free time for it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. a. collects a. have a. am not a. am getting a. have a. get a. think a. not have b. collect b. likes b. don't b. gets b. am having b. getting b. am thinking b. haven't c. is collecting c. collect c. not spend c. get c. has c. am getting c. thinks c. am not having
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2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given in brackets. Do not use less than 2 or more than 5 words. I can't go to the party. I've got a lot of things to do. (BUSY) I'm _________________________________________________ to go to the party. Why is this car so expensive? (ONLY) If _______________________________________________________ so expensive. Don't buy that magazine; it isn't any good. (WORTH) It's ______________________________________________________ magazine. He bought new furniture; it's very modern. (WHICH) The furniture ______________________________________________ very modern. The film started at 8.30 but I arrived at the cinema at 9.00. (ALREADY) When I arrived at the cinema ________________________________________ started. We were on our way to London in the car when we heard the news. (DRIVING) We _____________________________________________________ we heard the news. Where is the envelope? It was on the table. (THAT) Where is _________________________________________________ on the table? When the doctor came, the man was dead. (BY) The man ________________________________________________ the doctor came. I think it is a good idea to take the exam. (WE)
Why _____________________________________________________________ exam? 10. I'm sure he isn't Italian. (BE) He _______________________________________________________ Italian. 3. Error Correction 0. > I last spoke to Jane three weeks ago. She has told me 1. > that she was looking for another job. She said me that 2. > the previous week ago, she had gone for an interview at 3. > an old book company. They told her that they wanted 4. > someone who spoke French. She told to them she didn't, 5. > so she didn't get the job. She was very unhappy and she 6. > asked me to have help her find a job. 0. _has_ 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____
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4. 1.
Change the following sentences into Interrogative and Negative. Road accidents kill a lot of people every year. ? .
2.
The knives are in the second drawer. ? .
3.
Two boys saw the accident in Fleet Street this morning. ? .
4.
They stayed in Oxford all winter. ? .
5.
Mary went to France last year. ? .
5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate tail questions. He hardly knows reading and writing, _______________? Helen hasn't done all the exercises, _______________? We don't work on Sunday, _______________? Let's go to the movies, _______________? She likes swimming, _______________? Mary lives with her parents, _______________? You meet him very often, _______________? He will be late, _______________? You shouldn't behave like this, _______________?
10. You have told the truth, _______________? 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect. I _______________ two glasses of beer. (drink) James _______________ swim when he was 3 years old. (can) Mary and Carol _______________ at home. (stay) _______________ you _______________ the news? (hear) The bus for London _______________ ten minutes ago. (leave)
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7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Fill the blanks with the words given in the correct form Comparative or Superlative. Andrew is the _______________ boy in his class. (handsome) August is the _______________ month of the year. (hot) We've got a very _______________ house. (large) Robert's dog is the _______________ of all. (quiet) Wolves are _______________ animals. (fierce) Change the following sentences into reported speech. Tim said, " I can't come to the party." Tim said ______________________________________________________. "Would you like to have dinner with us tomorrow?" he asked them. He asked them __________________________________________________________. "I'll come with you," he said. He said ______________________________________________________________. Tim said, "I can't see why she doesn't want to go to Ireland." Tim said ______________________________________________________________. "Don't forget to ring aunt Helen." she told me. She told me __________________________________________________________. Roger asked Jane, "Were you wearing a blue dress, yesterday?" Roger asked Jane ______________________________________________________. Tim said to Mike, "Don't cross the bridge," Tim told ____________________________________________________________. "I have to go because I have to catch the bus," he said. He said ______________________________________________________________. She said, "Do you know how I can get to the railway station?"
She asked _____________________________________________________________. 10. Mother said, "I've met your teacher, Tom." Mother told Tom __________________________________________________.
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9. Change the following sentences to passive voice. 1. Reebok make all his trainers. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. _____________________________________________________________________ They will clean the house at the weekend. _____________________________________________________________________ Did they send the parcel yesterday? _____________________________________________________________________ They won't show this film in Britain. _____________________________________________________________________ Can you do it now? _____________________________________________________________________ The Queen will open the new hospital next month. _____________________________________________________________________ Has he painted all the rooms? _____________________________________________________________________ Did she take this photograph in Denmark? _____________________________________________________________________ Peter will spend the money.
_____________________________________________________________________ 10. They brought him up in Africa. _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Rewrite the following sentences putting the Adverbs of Frequency in the correct place. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We travel to Rome by train. (never) ____________________________________________________________________ The school children play in the yard. (usually) ____________________________________________________________________ They go for a walk in the park on Sundays. (usually) ____________________________________________________________________ He broke the bottle. (nearly) ____________________________________________________________________ Martha is late for her lessons. (always) ____________________________________________________________________
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11. Rewrite the following sentences - use the word given in brackets in some. The meaning can change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You should visit the doctor immediately. (ought) You __________________________________________________________________. It's wrong to be cruel to animals. (mustn't) You __________________________________________________________________. Will it be necessary to wear uniforms in this school? (have) Will we _______________________________________________________________. We met a boy at the party. He is studying at the same university as us. (who) __________________________________________________________________. I am not tall enough to see over the wall. I am ___________________________________________________ to see over the wall. 12. Complete the following table with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Present
Past fed rang
Past Participle cost
Present Participle
having
become broken cut

drinking
drive
catching
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Elementary
Test 5
Vocabulary
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Do you ____ his address? A. knowledge B. known C. know D. knowing D. Maths D. using D. studying D. foreign D. enjoying D. physically D. believer D. imagination D. fly Our teacher brought a big map for our ____ lesson. A. Geography B. Physics C. Biology You should ____ your time in a more useful way. A. spend B. waste C. take Have you ____ any interesting books this week? A. read B. studied C. reading I didn't know him; he was a ____ to me. A. stranger B. strange C. foreigner
Did you ____ yourself at the party last night? A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment It's not ____ to worry so much. A. natural B. physical I don't ____ in ghosts. A. unbelievable B. believe Close your eyes and ____ a sandy beach. A. imagine B. imaginary C. naturally C. belief C. image
10. They are taking the 11 o'clock ____ from London airport. A. landing B. take off C. flight
Grammar
11. We're having a special guest tonight. Don't forget the flowers. Yes, sir. _____, sir? A. Everything else B. Something else C. Anything else D. Nothing else 12. I was sleeping while the children _____ TV. A. watching B. was watching C. were watching 13. "I'm not well today, but I'll _____ better tomorrow," said Mark. A. seem B. sound C. taste 14. Here's your toothpaste sir. _____ put it in a bag? No, thanks. A. Shall I B. Will I C. Do you like D. watched D. feel D. Would you like
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15. Susan doesn't _____ swimming in winter. A. dislikes B. like 16. I found a very _____ book on his desk. A. interesting B. interested 17. My house is not _____ the new school. A. distant B. distance
C. loves C. interest C. far away
D. prefers D. interests D. far from D. from D. many D. has earned D. warm
18. Mr Jameson told us a story _____ a man and a lion. A. for B. with C. about 19. Tom knows _____ English words than Helen. A. the more B. most C. more 20. Sharon _____ Allison at tennis. A. winning B. beating C. has beaten
21. How _____ is it in Greece in July? About 38 C. A. cold B. hot C. good 22. Every Sunday she used to play tennis, _____? A. used she B. did sheC. didn't sheD. doesn't she 23. Robert's car cannot run _____ as Tom's car. A. more quickly B. less slowly C. as fast 24. We always go to school _____ Saturdays. A. on B. at C. in
D. as faster D. for D. between
25. The teacher was standing _____ the boys and girls. A. to B. among C. in
26. Sorry, you can't have it now. Would you like to wait? How long _____? A. it'll be B. it needs C. the time D. will it take 27. When he came we _____ to the news on the radio. A. were hearing B. were listening C. listen 28. She went to the shops _____ shoes and clothes. A. asking B. buy C. to get 29.Robert's car cannot run _____ as Tom's car. A. as faster B. more quickly C. less slowly D. hear D. saw D. as fast D. in
30. The train for Cardiff leaves _____ a quarter past seven. A. to B. on C. at
31. My baggage is two kilos _____, I'll have to pay two pounds for the extra two kilos. A. over B. much C. overweight D. less 32. One needs to have proper qualifications to be a _____. A. student B. doctor C. cleaner D. husband
33. His new book _____ by the end of the month. A. may have published B. might be published C. must published D. may being published
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34. Soon I'll meet my friends to _____ our holiday plans. A. dream B. short C. arrive 35. Tom hasn't many friends in this town, _____? A. has he B. hasn't he C. has he not 36. Whose car is that? It's _____ car. A. hour B. there C. theirs
D. discuss D. has Tom D. our D. went D. sound D. room D. inherited D. with
37. His father did not let him _____ to the match. A. go B. for going C. going 38. Let's go into the garden, the flowers _____ terrific. A. smell B. look C. taste 39. Can I speak to Mr Brown, please? Which _____ is he in? A. department B. place C. town 40. John was _____ by a wild dog last night. A. arrived B. remembered 41. Is there anything I can do _____ you? A. about B. at 42. What _____ now? A. they have done C. ought the children do C. attacked C. for B. asked your sister D. is he writing
43. Allison is a good student. She's _____ learned a lot of English. A. already B. very C. ever 44. Mr Jones's office _____ today. A. has not been cleaned C. has clean 45. _____ a dream last night? A. Have you had B. Had you 46. The children _____ for three hours now. A. have been swimming C. slept 47. Linda is _____ person I know. A. the friendly B. the most friendly 48. Mr Smith _____ the grey car. A. must not to buy B. are selling 49. Their house is _____ as yours. A. so big B. bigger 50. He can swim well, _____? A. cannot he B. can't he B. was cleaning D. has cleaned C. Have you had B. had slept D. swam C. as friendlier C. doesn't like C. the biggest C. can't swim
D. yet
D. Did you have
D. the friendlier D. have not driven D. as big D. can he
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Elementary
Use of English
Test 5
1. CLOSE - MC Fill the blanks with the correct word. On the night of the murder I had already been at home for an hour (1) _____ the time the police arrived. I remember because my sister (2) _____ just called and I had already (3) _____ into my pyjamas. I had (4) _____ all the doors and windows, and when I (5) _____ the noise next door, I (6) _____ something I had never done before: I (7) _____ to look for my husband's gun. Someone (8) _____ it. I was sure because I had put it in a secret place just the day (9) _____. I had never (10) _____ so frightened in my life. 1. a. when 2. a. had 3. a. to change 4. a. lock 5. a. heard 6. a. had done 7. a. went 8. a. took 9. a. since 10. a. been b. by b has b. changing b. locked b. was hearing b. did b. have gone b. has taken b. before b. was c. on c. did c. changed c. had locked c. did hear c doing c. had been c. had taken c. ago c. were
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2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rewrite the following sentences using the word given in brackets. Do not use less than 2 or more than 5 words. I came to this city four years ago. (BEEN) I _____________________________________________________ this city for four years. She didn't call me because she didn't get my message. (HAVE) If she had got my message ______________________________________________ me. He always arrives early for work. (NEVER) He _________________________________________________________ work. It was the first time we had visited the museum. (NEVER) We __________________________________________ the museum before. Does his behaviour surprise you? (BY) Are ______________________________________________________ behaviour? John can't be at home; there's no lights on. (WOULD) If John ___________________________________________________ be some lights on. "Don't do it again!" the teacher said to the students. (ORDERED) The teacher _____________________________________________________ do it again. I think we should tell him the truth. (NOT) Why _____________________________________________________ truth? My cousin said, "I met Olga." (THAT)
My cousin ____________________________________________ met Olga. 10. Have you ever visited that museum? (BEEN) Have _______________________________________________________ that museum? 3. Error Correction 0. > When we went for to live in Spain our friend 0. __for_ 1. > Pedro helped us a lot. He told to us where we 2. > could find a flat and advised us how much to pay. 3. > We were alone in a country that it was strange, 4. > but the people themselves were very kind. 5. > The man of whose flat we rented was very 6. > helpful and his wife came for shopping with us. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____
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4. 1.
Change the following sentences into Interrogative and Negative. We visited my wife's parents last night. ? .
2.
Jill has got three computers. ? .
3.
We studied all our lessons last night. ? .
4.
Collin saw Mary yesterday afternoon. ? .
5.
It rained a lot last night. ? .
5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate tail questions. John's lived there two years, _______________? Mr Benson rarely gives speeches, _______________? Everyone feels the same way, _______________? You didn't believe me, _______________? My sister speaks perfect Italian, _______________? She's found out the truth, _______________? Take a break, John, _______________? Let's take a seat, _______________? Tom can hardly swim, _______________?
10. They haven't understood, _______________? 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect. They _______________ last year. (get married) The train _______________ the station ten minutes ago. (enter) Mr and Mrs Smith _______________ the garden last Sunday. (water) Mary _______________ all the questions. (understand) Albert _______________ to pay his bill at the restaurant. (forget)
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7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Fill the blanks with the words given in the correct form Comparative or Superlative. Charles is the _______________ employee in the office. (polite) This book is the _______________ of the three. (heavy) A car is _______________ than a bicycle. (expensive) My car is _______________ than yours. (expensive) Thomas is the _______________ of all. (tall) Change the following sentences into reported speech. " I work in a factory," said Paul. Paul said ______________________________________________________________. "What time do the children come out of school?" she asked me. She asked me ___________________________________________________________> Jane said to me, "Did you find this exercise easy?" Jane asked me __________________________________________________________. "What can I do to help you?" he asked me. He asked me __________________________________________________. "I think it's going to rain," he said. He said _____________________________________________________________. "Please don't tell my parents!" he said to me. He asked me _________________________________________________________. "Tom always goes to school by bus," said Mary. Mary said ___________________________________________________________ Tom said, "I'll you the money when you need it." Tom said ___________________________________________________________. Sharon said, "I'm going to church."
Sharon said __________________________________________________________ 10. "I'll take you to hospital," he said. He said ______________________________________________________________.
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9. Change the following sentences to passive voice. 1. She didn't take down the notice. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. _____________________________________________________________________ Have you washed the car yet? _____________________________________________________________________ You must send for a doctor at once. _____________________________________________________________________ My grandparents looked after me while my parents were on holiday. _____________________________________________________________________ People are eating too many hamburgers nowadays. _____________________________________________________________________ Will you finish it tomorrow? _____________________________________________________________________ The President owns that house. _____________________________________________________________________ She interviewed the President. _____________________________________________________________________ The rescue team had rescued the boy.
_____________________________________________________________________ 10. Someone is repairing my car at the moment. _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Rewrite the following sentences putting the Adverbs of Frequency in the correct place. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The school children play in the garden.(usually) ____________________________________________________________________ I see her on my way to school. (often) ____________________________________________________________________ I see David. (often) ____________________________________________________________________ He hasn't spoken French. (ever) ____________________________________________________________________ We go to the cinema together. (seldom) ____________________________________________________________________
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11. Rewrite the following sentences - use the word given in brackets in some. The meaning can change. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. "I want to become a top model." Annabel says. (she) __________________________________________________________________. Audrey visited a museum. It was very interesting. (which) __________________________________________________________________. He needn't buy a new computer. (doesn't) He __________________________________________________________________. "Can we order the meal?" my parents asked. (they) __________________________________________________________________. The train is faster than the bus. The bus is not __________________________________________________________. 12. Complete the following table with the correct forms of the verbs given.
Present show hide
Past
Past Participle thrown
Present Participle
betting leading wearing
write hear hurt sleep
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10. I can speak four ____ languages. A. foreign B. strange

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D. either of D. a lot of D. having

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The van was going very fast when it hit Helen. ? .

People play football in winter. ? .

George opened all the windows. ? .

Two horses were pulling the cart. ? .

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Past Participle taught bought

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10. Be careful you don't ____ your passport. A. miss B. lose

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Present Participle understanding spending coming doing giving freezing

sitting lieing losing

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D. whose D. forget D. are you going to D. is

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Mr and Mrs Hill have just bough a nice house. ? .

Julie will be on holiday soon. ? .

Jeff and Pam are having a wonderful holiday in Bordeaux. ? .

It was raining very hard when I left home yesterday. ? .

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Present choose put

Past Participle made risen

left begin read

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15. Cats don't eat _____ dogs. A. as many as B. as much as

D. as a lot as D. inherited D. most expensive D. there were D. cheefs D. to D. prepare D. cat

D. breathe D. interesting D. Did you had D. has he

B. has invited Susan D. will have your sister

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