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English level test * Please mark the right answer with the color of your preference

* Do not use the dictionary nor look up for answers on Internet. (The idea is to accurately know your current level, so we ca * Underline the words you don't know * Do not hesitate to insert comments whenever you have doubts Question1 Teresa __________ French at morning classes next term. is studying studies study was studying has studied studied Question2 I don't know what this sentence __________. is meaning means mean has meant will be meaning had meant Question3 Clive was driving into town when he __________ out of petrol. was running run ran would have run is running will run Question4 I don't enjoy computer games now, but I __________ like them when I was younger. was used to used to would had have am

Question5 We expected George at 9.00 but he ___________ yet. hasn't arrived has arrrived didn't arrive won't arrive wouldn't arrive isn't arriving Question6 The film started ___________ so you've missed quite a lot. for half an hour half an hour ago since half an hour in half an hour at half an hour on half an hour Question7 When ___________ the picnic, they went for a swim in the lake. they'd been eating they'd eaten they've eaten they were eating they're eaten they'll eat Question8 __________ my sister three times today but her number's always engaged. I'd phoned I've been phoning I've phoned I'll be phoning I'll phone I'd phone Question9 Anna: Shall I ring you at one o'clock? Ben: No, my lunch hour is earlier tomorrow so ____________ my lunch in the canteen then. Ring me at about one-thirty. I'm eating I'll be eating I eat I ate

I shouldn't eat I was eating Question10 ___________ to the dentist after college so I can't play squash with you. I'm going I'll go I go I can go I went I was going Question11 I'll write to you as soon as _________ my exam results. I know I'll know I'm going to know I knew I'll be knowing I have to know Question12 The builders __________ the house by the end of this month. have finished will have finished will haven been finishing has finished were finished can be finished Question13 This dictionary is __________ useful than that one. less as so much such than Question14 I keep my grammar notes in a ___________ folder. plastic big red red big plastic

big red plastic plastical big red red bigger plastic plastic redder big Question15 Until last week, he __________ a motorbike before. had never ridden never had ridden had ridden never has never ridden has ever ridden hasn't ridden Question16 The day before the holiday, the men worked __________ than usual. hardly hardest harder harden hardened hard-and-fast Question17 Doesn't your brother ___________ discos? enjoy enjoys enjoying enjoyed has enjoyed can enjoy Question18 Let's take a break soon, __________ ? is it will you shall we don't we aren't we won't we Question19 Most of the houses in this country have __________.

a garden the garden garden those garden these garden this gardens Question20 My father normally reads the paper while eating __________. a breakfast the breakfast breakfast one breakfast the breakfasts breakfasts Question21 The first thing they did when they met after twenty years was to hug __________ . each other someone else themselves between them among them among themselves Question22 __________ the children look like their mother. either both neither none one some Question23 My manager says we __________ take more than ten minutes for our break and, if we do, he'll make us work extra hours. don't have to don't need to mustn't shouldn't haven't to needn't Question24

I ran all the way to the station but when I got there I realised that _________ because all the trains were delayed. hurry I needn't have hurried I didn't have to hurry needed to hurry would need to hurry wouldn't need to hurry

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Question26 You look really busy. __________ I put shopping away for you? Would Shall Will Must Might Ought to

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Question27 When I got home I looked at the bill and realised the restaurant ___________ added it up wrong so I'd paid too much. must have should have could have ought to have will have would have Question28 That bicycle __________ belong to Judy - it's much too big for her. mustn't mightn't can't shouldn't wouldn't don't Question29 While my car __________ I wandered round the city centre. be repaired was repairing was being repaired is being repaired is repairing repairs

Question30 Katie __________ her hair cut short when she left school. had did made has decided asked Question31 Gareth __________ he was never going to lend Robert anything again. informed said told said to told to asked Question32 I asked Ruth where ___________ her coat. did she buy had she bought she had bought does she buy can she buy could she buy Question33 I always avoid __________ on the bus because it makes me feel ill. to read reading read reads ridding about reading Question34 My grandfather remembers __________ into this house when he was a very small boy. moving move to move remove

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inhabit inhabits Question35 If you don't know a word, you can look __________ in your dictionary. it up up it it about it at it for it Question36 I've never really got __________ my neighbour, probably because we're so different. up to through on with good with pleased with nice with Question37 I'll book seats for the concert, if there __________ any good ones avaliable. will be were are can be must be should be Question38 Lian would have saved a lot of money, if he __________ to my advice. would listen had listened was listening listens listened listen Question39 We'll go for a walk __________ it's foggy - I hate walking in the fog. if in case

unless although nevertheless even Question40 I wish I ____________ a good memory - it would make learning English much easier. had had had would have can have have had have Question41 Philip wears an old coat ____________ his suit when walking to work. on above over under round inside Question42 We're having a party __________ the last day of term. in on at for with up Question43 As we can't agree ___________ this subject, we won't discuss it again. about in with at up for Question44 All the nurses were very kind ___________ me when I was ill.

with to of on off at Question45 I enjoyed ___________ last week. the book you lent me the book which you lent it to me the book, that you lent me the book the which you lent me the book lent me the book you lent Question46 This is the room in __________ the famous poet died. which where that this there which one

without IN

Question47 I left the cinema __________ I had a headache and the film was very noisy. as so that therefore course so even

because??

Question48 I'm __________ tired to work tonight. I'll finish my homework in the morning. very too so that so so far so forth Question49

__________ Martin could easily afford to go on holiday, he never does. Although Despite In spite of Furthermost Nevertheless Furthermore Question50 Since ___________ school, Sandra has had several interesting jobs. left (she/he) leaving to live living has left has lived

Question51 I've read and heard so many good reports of the Thai restaurant The Golden Spoon that I decided to try it myself. The menu appeared to be all in Thai but then we noticed the English translations. When the waitress realised it was our first visit, she across as she knew it would take us a long time to choose. In the end we ordered what she recommended because we didn know where to start – there was so much choice. Because it was early on a Monday evening (they are open from midday to midnight without a day off), it wasn't too busy but it got busier later and in fact, they recommend that you book, even on Mondays. The Golden Spoon offers a wide range of extremely tasty food, mostly quite spicy, but that was fine with me. Even the vege among us had plenty of choice. Everything was cooked quickly and perfectly. The first course looked rather small, but there were six more courses to follow and we couldn't finish all of them. The entrance to the restaurant is rather dark and the inside isn't much better. The Thai family who run it (the father and grandfather do all the cooking) have been there since 1975 and haven't really changed it since then. There are some Thai p on the wall which are probably rather beautiful but they are very dusty so it's difficult to tell. But none of that is important because I didn't go there to look at the walls. What I did look at was our meal being prepared in the kitchen, which is in on of the restaurant, and that was a wonderful sight. The meal cost more than I had expected but was worth it.

What is the writer trying to do? suggest changes a restaurant could make recommend the food in a restaurant describe what he ate in a restaurant complain about the service in a restaurant reject food at a restaurant praise Thai restaurants Question52 What does the writer say about the waitress? it was impossible for her to serve so many customers.

It was difficult to choose from the menu without her help. She translated the menu from Thai for them. She took a long time to take their order. She hurried to wait on them. She was the best waitress in the restaurant. Question53 What did the writer think of the food? It was too spicy for him. There weren't enough vegetarian dishes. There was too much of it. It was not cooked properly. It was easy to make up your mind about what to eat. Most dishes were vegetarian dishes. Question54 What did the writer particularly like about the restaurant? The paintings on the walls. The entrance The prices The position of the kitchen The inside The restaurant hours Question55 Which of the following is an advertisement for the restaurant?

The Golden Spoon. Run by the same Thai family for more than 25 years. Recommended in local guidebooks. Booking adv The Golden Spoon. Local restaurant recently improved - more space available. Run by the same Thai family since 1975. Boo The Golden Spoon. New chef from Bangkok Restaurant. Meals available to eat in the restaurant every day from 12-12 or ta The Golden Spoon. Compare our prices with other Thai restaurants and you will be pleasantly surprised. Open every day ex The Golden Spoon. Compare our prices with other Thai restaurants and you will be pleasantly surprised. Open every day ex The Golden Spoon. Compare our prices with other Thai restaurants and you will be pleasantly surprised. Open every day ex Question56 The contaminated meat has been declared unfit ________ human consumption. for to attached to regarding about in Question57 I was just about to apologise for having forgotten to meet her after work when she hung _____ on me.

off of up

out around Question58 That woman joined the protection league shortly after its foundation and she's been a ______ post pillar staff pole stick stake

(Does it mean stake holder??)

Question59 He gave me a _______ of pain as we tried to move him. blurb kiln rumble gasp belch retch Question60 We were so hungry we ________ ourselves on the wild berries. creaked gorged trickled fed squeaked choke Question61 My car's making a terrible noise. I'll have ________. to get someone to look to get it to look to get it looked at it to look at gotten a look at it been getting a look at it

all these years.

Question62 Several tourists ________ back from entering the cave, as they were unsure what they would find in there. hung broke run cut got get Question63 The valuable paintings were given to the state by the millionaire _______ of taxes. in lieu on the fringe on the edge in the region on the verge because Question64 I have no _________ to your coming camping with us. interest regrets hesitation objection decision interrogation Question65 Alice promised to live with Hugh through _______. fortune and fame thick and thin soul and life blood and flesh thunder and rain weakness and strength

Question66 ______ lightning tends to strike the nearest high point, you would do well not to stand under a tall tree during a thundersto Given that As long as But for Unless For instance

Regardless

Question67 In all walks of life, music is just what the doctor ______, improving the quality of sleep for anxious people, calming overacti decreed ordered told required said specified Question68 Cities need old buildings so ________ it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them. seriously greatly exceedingly badly urgently imperatively

Question69 In my opinion the menu _____ of various starters, main courses and desserts are all designed to please the eye rather than comprised contained composed consisted imprinted dealt Question70 Under the table ______ with bright, beady eyes. sat a tiny mouse there sat a tiny mouse a tiny mouse sat it sat a tiny mouse was sat a tiny mouse seated a tiny mouse Question71 No sooner had I returned from the supermarket ______ I realized I had forgotten my wallet. when than that

and how if Question72 Lionel ______ a grudge against the head teacher for many years. fostered constrained subdued harboured kept maintained Question73 In psychological discourse, the term `quality of life´ refers to mental _______ such as realism and vitality. propensities susceptibilities weaknesses inhibitions sensitivities sensibleness Question74 Poltergeists have always been with us; there are ______ cases as far back as AD 530, and from all parts of the world. inscribed recorded minuted registered noted downloaded Question75 Wherever you go, you meet people who think that foreigners have either no sense of humour or at best, a _____ one. raw rude clumsy crude moody black Question76 I’ve been so tired lately that I’m looking forward ______ some vacations. off

to at on with out Question77 After 3 days wandering in the forest John had to ______ drinking water from a small dirty-looking pond. take on resort with force to resort to take off force on Question78 Her parents never _______________ her career choice. approved of forced on approved took up forced in took Question79 Companies should always pay good salaries and offer good work conditions, ___________________ of the country’s labor disallowed irrespective complying respective non-complying allowing

Question80 It is rumoured that the senator was involved in the embezzlement for over a decade without anyone noticing, which is trul preoccupied saddened disputing baffling craving provisioned

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