QCM D’ANGLAIS

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1. Blue whales ….. sometimes weigh up to 120 tonnes.

a) shan’t
b) can
c) should
d) must

2. His table manners really ….. me ….. eating my soup.

a) put … up
b) put … out
c) put … off
d) put … on

3. The fans ….. in delight when the singer entered the stage.

a) grinned
b) yelped
c) groaned
d) screamed

4. When you buy a flight ticket, travel insurance is generally ….. extra.

a) an occasional
b) an optional
c) a different
d) a proposed

5. This plant is ….. water.

a) of need of
b) needing
c) in need of
d) need

6. They didn’t want a church wedding, so they got married at the …..

a) department store
b) citizens’ advice bureau
c) law courts
d) registry office
7. He’s enjoying life on a ….., even though he’s only 56.

a) rent
b) pension
c) retirement
d) leave

8. John ….. at the party completely out of the blue.

a) turned off
b) turned up
c) turned in
d) turned over

9. The cost of living has gone up while there has been a ….. in wages.

a) subtraction
b) deduction
c) drop
d) dropping

10. ….. here for the last ten years and I’m still learning new things about the job.

a) I have worked
b) I worked
c) I had worked
d) I am working

11. Hold the door for me please, …..?

a) will you
b) do you
c) will you do
d) can you

12. The law stipulates that all cars ….. with rear seatbelts.

a) be fitted
b) fitted
c) is fitted
d) are fit

13. When we were kids we ….. for hours on end at the beach.

a) did play
b) would play
c) had played
d) have played
14. At the time of the burglary, I ….. in the garden and hadn’t seen anyone enter the house.

a) have been working

b) had been working
c) had worked
d) was working

15. “….. Mary this morning? I need to see her before noon.”

a) Had you seen

b) Did you see
c) Have you seen
d) Had you saw

16. He ….. from the heart operation now.

a) recovers only
b) is only recovering
c) only recovers
d) only is recovering

17. My father isn’t easy to …..

a) get off with

b) get over with
c) get out with
d) get on with

18. He was asked to teach at the local school because of his ….. university experience.

a) useful
b) extensive
c) terrible
d) appropriate

19. She went to university to study physics, ….. her brother became a chef.

a) except
b) whereas
c) on the other hand
d) even more so

20. They went for a …..

a) ten miles walk

b) ten-mile-walk
c) ten-mile walk
d) ten-miles walk
21. He regularly drank half a bottle of whiskey, ….. he knew was bad for his health.

a) what
b) that
c) who
d) which

22. The former soldiers held a memorial service for the …..

a) dead
b) died
c) death
d) dying

23. This photo ….. me of my sister.

a) reminds
b) remembers
c) recalls
d) repeats

24. I don’t know what …..

a) is the right order

b) it’s the right order
c) the right order is
d) its right order

25. Architecture is a subject ….. I know very little.

a) on which
b) about
c) which
d) about which

26. She said she ….. to Paris the following day.

a) travelled
b) was travelling
c) is travelling
d) travels

27. Motorway cameras discourage motorists …..

a) to speed
b) from speed
c) to speeding
d) from speeding
28. Whether we get married or not really depends ….. our finances.

a) of
b) to
c) on
d) from

29. He’s rather proficient ….. Maths.

a) of
b) in
c) at
d) by

30. The new car can travel very …..

a) speedly
b) fastly
c) hardly
d) quickly

31. She has ….. in that sector.

a) a lot of experience
b) much experience
c) a lot of experiences
d) many experiences

32. We have no school tomorrow, so I ….. get up early.

a) mustn’t
b) have to
c) must to
d) don’t have to

33. I’d love to make that cheese cake but I don’t have a …..

a) receipt
b) prescription
c) recipe
d) planning

34. The thief managed to ….. £250,000 in cash.

a) get around
b) get away with
c) get by on
d) get down with
35. I’ve worked in this firm ….. seven years.

a) for
b) during
c) after
d) while

36. I’ve been to several Middle Eastern countries ….. Israel, Jordan and Kuwait.

a) example
b) as
c) such as
d) such

37. If we had known she was going to forget her words during the presentation, we ….. her to
be the first speaker.

a) would not ask

b) would have asked
c) would not had asked
d) would not have asked

38. I’ve been living here in New York ….. last year.

a) during
b) since
c) for
d) by

39. We travelled on the Orient Express and had a wonderful …..

a) voyage
b) ride
c) travel
d) trip

40. The TGV can travel up to 450 …..

a) kilometres per hour

b) kilometre per hour
c) kilometres hour
d) kilometre hour
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QCM:

1. b 2.c 3.d 4.b 5.c 6.d 7.b 8.b 9.c 10.a

11.a 12.a 13.b 14.b 15 c 16.b 17.d 18.b 19.b 20.c
21.d 22.a 23.a 24.c 25.d 26.b 27.d 28.c 29.b 30.d
31.a 32.d 33.c 34.b 35.a 36.c 37.d 38.b 39.d 40.a