Diagnostic Test

NAME .......................................................................................................... DATE .....................................

(Time 60 minutes)

Vocabulary
A Choose the correct answer.
11 My .......... friend moved to France so I only see
1 My teacher has got short brown hair and is of her during the holidays.
.......... height. A best B most C excellent D high
A small B middle C average D tall
12 We all .......... from different directions and met at
2 My mother taught me to always .......... the truth. the cinema.
A tell B say C speak D state A turned B arrived C showed D came

3 Hello, could you please .......... me through to Mr 13 My brother .......... his time in the evening playing
Watson in marketing? computer games.
A take B give C get D put A passes C spends
B wastes D completes
4 Steve is a very .......... person, he always gives
money to charity. 14 We can’t .......... to go to Disneyland in Florida,
A generous C polite USA.
B honest D shy A expect B stay C hold D wait

5 I .......... my old friends so I keep in touch with 15 This applicant .......... a degree in business and
them over the Internet. experience working in an office.
A miss B left C leave D forget A has B takes C keeps D owns

6 Some trees blew over in the .......... winds and 16 The two girls .......... exactly alike but their
damaged some cars. characters are very different.
A heavy B hard C extreme D strong A seem B see C look D show

7 My dad suffers .......... high blood pressure so he 17 Student doctors have to work .......... hours
can’t eat salt. before they qualify.
A of B from C in D with A far C additional
B long D spare
8 This is a nice photograph of all the .......... of my
family. 18 I would like to .......... for the position of assistant
A partners C members at your camp.
B people D parts A ask B try C put D apply

9 The customer .......... angrily at the waiter for 19 I .......... previous experience working in a busy
spilling soup on him. restaurant.
A spoke C talked A have B keep C hold D take
B called D shouted
20 I thank you for your time and .......... forward to
10 You are in .......... of hurting yourself if you don’t hearing from you.
warm up properly before exercising. A expect B see C watch D look
A trouble B danger C risk D threat

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21 I wish you all the best and hope you .......... in 31 What was the .......... that you left your last job?
your new career. A cause C reason
A succeed C gain B purpose D intention
B win D earn
32 We will .......... for you outside the cinema.
22 You can .......... books for free from the library as A stay B hold C keep D wait
long as you return them on time.
A loan B borrow C lend D use 33 He .......... me the story of how he was rescued
from the avalanche.
23 I am .......... in applying for the position you have A told B said C spoke D talked
available.
A curious C keen 34 I couldn’t believe that it rained for the .......... trip.
B excited D interested Our holiday was ruined.
A all C whole
24 This dress is .......... expensive, I think I’ll look for B complete D full
something cheaper.
A rather B much C enough D over 35 The painting really .......... your attention because
it is so lifelike.
25 It’s really easy to get around the city on .......... A draws C takes
transport. B pulls D makes
A general C public
B social D common 36 I’m sorry to .......... that you are unwell and I hope
you get better soon.
26 They introduced a fee for using the roads A listen B catch C pick D hear
because of the .......... traffic in the city centre.
A large B heavy C serious D huge 37 My mum is angry because my brother .......... to
clean his room.
27 Please .......... a seat, the doctor will be with you A denies C says
in a moment. B avoids D refuses
A keep B hold C catch D take
38 Ruth is in bed .......... from the flu.
28 We went from one shop to .......... looking for the A getting C improving
perfect souvenir of our holiday. B recovering D healing
A another C else
B other D different 39 Many people dream of moving to the country to
enjoy the .......... life.
29 The festival takes .......... every August in the city. A simple C honest
A part C post B plain D calm
B place D position
40 He .......... some extra money at the weekend
30 We should work together to .......... a solution to doing odd jobs for the neighbours.
deforestation. A wins B gains C obtains D earns
A realize C decide
B meet D find Marks ____
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Grammar
B Choose the correct answer.

1 Simon and I .......... both ten years old. 13 Karen .......... as a teacher in this school for ten
A are B am C is D have years.
A has been working C works
2 These are .......... books. They aren’t Mary’s. B is working D has worked
A I B my C mine D me
14 Alan .......... in the sea when he saw a shark
3 There’s .......... noise in here. Let’s go to a coming towards him.
different café. A am swimming C swam
A a little C too much B was swimming D swim
B a few D too many
15 At first I didn’t like Indian food, but I soon ..........
4 Ben is slightly .......... than Bob. to it.
A taller C the tallest A used C got used
B tall D very tall B was used D use

5 All of Mary’s .......... are grown up and married. 16 The old woman was crossing the street when
A child C children’s she .......... and fell.
B children D child’s A was slipping C slips
B slipped D have slipped
6 .......... colour do you like best for the walls of the
kitchen? 17 Since I .......... my homework, I could relax for the
A What C Whose rest of the evening.
B Who D Which A had done C have done
B did D had been doing
7 .......... olive oil should I add to the salad?
A How C How many 18 Tom was exhausted as he .......... the furniture all
B How much D What morning.
A had moved C was moving
8 We always .......... our grandparents on Sundays. B had been moving D have been moving
A visit C is visiting
B are visiting D visiting 19 I expect Harry .......... us as soon as he arrives at
the station.
9 You .......... my laptop! Why don’t you buy one for A will call C is going to call
yourself? B calls D will be calling
A always use C always are using
B are always using D use always 20 This time tomorrow, I .......... to Moscow.
A will drive
10 The first train to Oxford .......... at 6 am. B am driving
A leaves C is leaving C will be driving
B leave D leaving D am going to be driving

11 The weather .......... warmer these days. 21 Send me a copy as soon as you .......... the
A get C gets report.
B getting D is getting A finish C am finishing
B will finish D will be finishing
12 We .......... each other since 2008.
A know C knew
B have known D have been knowing

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22 Watch out! You .......... your bike over my flower 31 Rome .......... by millions of tourists every year.
bed! A is visited C was visited
A will be riding C will ride B is visiting D has visited
B are riding D are going to ride
32 Jon .......... at the garage last week.
23 If you heat ice, it .......... . A is having his car repaired
A will melt C would melt B had his car repaired
B melts D is going to melt C has his car repaired
D had had his car repaired
24 If we go sightseeing tomorrow, I .......... my
camera. 33 Steve likes .......... board games with his brother.
A would take C will take A playing C play
B take D going to take B plays D to be playing

25 I’d probably buy this book if it .......... so 34 I’d love .......... that film in the cinema.
expensive. A seeing C to see
A isn’t C hadn’t been B see D to be seeing
B wasn’t D haven’t been
35 You .......... use the computer now, if you like.
26 If the road hadn’t been so icy, the accident A may B shall C might D should
.......... happened.
A won’t have C would have 36 Do you know the reason .......... Frank became
B wouldn’t D wouldn’t have so upset?
A which B why C when D what
27 I wish I .......... more time to relax in the evenings.
A would have C have had 37 ………. her being ill, she still went to work.
B had D had had A Despite C Even though
B Although D However
28 “………. me a bedtime story, Dad,” said the little
girl to her father. 38 Let’s go to the cinema tonight, .......... we?
A Say B Tell C Ask D Speak A don’t B will C won’t D shall

29 They .......... about being the best band in the 39 Helen’s eaten hardly .......... at all today.
world. A any C nothing
A boasted C explained B anything D everything
B exclaimed D complained
40 Did the children enjoy .......... at the zoo today?
30 Philip asked Mary why she .......... to become a A themselves C the
doctor. B them D itself
A decided C had decided
B have decided D decide Marks ____
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