English Proficiency Exam

1. … English?
1. She is
2. He
3. Is
4. Is she
This is an office, and … tables.
1. those are
2. these
3. that are
4. that is
This is … girlfriend.
1. hers
2. of her
3. his
4. to him
There are … people in the office.
1. the
2. a
3. some
4. any
… money on Maria’s table?
1. There is some
2. Is it some
3. There is any
4. Is there any
“Where’s Maria?” “She … in the office.”
1. is sitting
2. sit
3. sitting
4. sits
Judith ... Italian and English.
1. speak
2. speaks
3. speaking
4. is speak
“What … ?” “She is writing a letter.”
1. does she do
2. is she doing
3. does she
4. she is doing
She … speak French.
1. no
2. not
3. doesn’t
4. don’t
“Are Peter and Maria still sitting in the office?” “No, …”
1. they don’t sit
2. there aren’t
3. they standing
4. they aren’t
What language …?
1. do you speak
2. you are speaking
3. are you speak
4. speak you
I prefer furniture made of … wood.
1. a
2. -
3. some
4. the
Helen has got only … money.
1. any
2. a little
3. no
4. few
“Do you want some tea?” “No, I don’t want …, thank you.”
1. no
2. none
3. any
4. some
I’m sorry, but I … the test yet.
1. don’t finish
2. didn’t finish
3. haven’t finished
4. aren’t finished
Do you have any aspirin? George … a headache.
1. are having
2. has
3. have
4. is having
One day last March, I … a very strange letter.
1. did get
2. got
3. used to get
4. was getting
Where … to school?
1. did you go
2. you did go
3. you go
4. you went
Claude didn’t … in Canada.
1. lived
2. use to live
3. used to live
4. used to living
As soon as the light turned red, she … the car.
1. did stop
2. stopped
3. stops
4. was stopping
“… you close the door, please?”
“Certainly.”
1. May
2. Shall
3. Do
4. Will
Johnny … the paper when I interrupted him.
1. read
2. reads
3. was reading
4. were reading
Mike and I … to the Crash concert. We already have our tickets.
1. are going
2. go
3. went
4. will go
The lenses of this microscope need … .
1. adjusting
2. adjust
3. to adjust
4. adjusted
How many cups of coffee have you … this morning?
1. been drinking
2. drank
3. drink
4. drunk
The department store has been in business ... many years.
1. already
2. for
3. in
4. since
That’s … story I have ever heard.
1. a ridiculous
2. the ridiculous
3. the more ridiculous
4. the most ridiculous
Jessica is an excellent employee. She works …, and she is very dependable.
1. as hard
2. hard
3. harder than
4. hardly
In 1992, Kristi Yamaguchi … win the gold medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
1. can
2. could
3. will be able to
4. was able to
Marcia can’t speak German yet, but after a few lessons she … speak a little.
1. can
2. could
3. is able to
4. will be able to
As soon as you ... what you’re doing, I’d like a word with you, please.
1. are finishing
2. will finish
3. will be finished
4. finish
According to this schedule, the next train ... in ten minutes.
1. leave
2. leaves
3. left
4. leaving
Don’t interrupt me ... I’m talking.
1. while
2. by the time
3. until
4. after
The Jordans ... at R&J Corp. since 1992.
1. are working
2. have been working
3. has been working
4. worked
I’d give him a ring before you go ... he goes out.
1. on condition
2. whether
3. as long
4. in case
Bill ... before having his photo taken.
1. cut his hair
2. got his hair cut
3. got cut his hair
4. got hair cut
. ... broken into while we were away on holiday.
1. We had our house
2. It was our house
3. Thieves had our house
4. They have
He … all the money he inherited from his parents.
1. is said to have been spent
2. said to have spent
3. is said to have spent
4. is said that he spent
She is going on a diet in order ...weight.
1. for not gaining
2. not for gaining
3. not to gain
4. to gain not
. Maria is not used to ... alone.
1. live
2. lives
3. lived
4. living
There’s nothing tastier than ... tomato.
1. nice red
2. a nice red
3. a nice and a red
4. nice and red
A ... factory will be opened in the north.
1. new Japanese car
2. Japanese car new
3. Japanese new car
4. new car Japanese
We hadn’t expected the trip to be ... exhausting.
1. such
2. so
3. such a
4. like this
. She’s ... too thin for her part in the play.
1. lot
2. a bit
3. little too
4. little
She was lying in the middle of the road, ... for help.
1. she was crying
2. she cried
3. crying
4. and she crying
Have you ever considered ... jobs?
1. change
2. changed
3. changing
4. to change
A: Do you mind if I borrow a chair?
B: ... Do you only need one?
1. I’m sorry.
2. Not at all.
3. Yes, I do.
4. Yes, I would.
. I’m busy. Please come back some ... time.
1. another
2. the other
3. others
4. other
. ... that I wouldn’t pass the exam, I didn’t bother to take it.
1. I know
2. Knowing
3. I knew
4. I knowing
. ...our meal, we had a cup of coffee.
1. Finished
2. We have finished
3. Having finished
4. Have finished
... the house is old, it is still very warm.
1. Although
2. Even
3. Despite
4. No matter
. I can’t afford a Cadillac. It costs ... money.
1. very
2. too
3. too much
4. too many
...Hilton Hotel is near ... hotel where I am staying.
1. ___ / the
2. The / the
3. The/a
4. ___ / a
. I didn’t quite appreciate the opera we saw last week as I ... to the opera before.
1. hadn’t been
2. haven’t been
3. didn’t go
4. wasn’t going
“How long have you been with the company?”
“I ... there for two years by January.”
1. will work
2. will be working
3. have been working
4. will have worked
They … for ten days when they ran into a terrible storm.
1. sailed
2. have sailed
3. had been sailing
4. were sailing
You ... me because I didn’t really mean that.
1. must misunderstand
2. must have misunderstood
3. might misunderstand
4. had to misunderstand
... surprised me most was that they were so cheerful about their loss.
1. What
2. It
3. That
4. The fact
. It’s urgent ... the electricity bill immediately.
1. we shall pay
2. that we pay
3. our paying
4. us to pay
. I called my husband to tell him I would be late. If I ..., he would have gotten worried about me.
1. didn’t
2. haven’t
3. hadn’t
4. weren’t
. You have to be a pretty good ... to get a job as a chef.
1. cooker
2. cuisine
3. cookery
4. cook
Passing the exam at so young an age was quite an ...
1. achievement
2. achieve
3. achiever
4. achievable
Could you ... me a hammer from the shed?
1. take
2. carry
3. bring
4. deliver
Isabel has all the right .. to become a successful manager.
1. education
2. qualifications
3. experiences
4. applications
I am really looking forward ... to camp again this summer.
1. go
2. be going
3. to going
4. to go
I was on the ... of leaving when the phone rang.
1. moment
2. matter
3. point
4. edge
. Sit down everyone. The film is ... start.
1. on the verge of
2. coming to
3. ready for
4. about to
The meeting isn’t ... to start till three.
1. about to
2. owing
3. on the point
4. due
Have you heard ...John? He’s had an accident on his motorbike.
1. for
2. of
3. around
4. about
If we’re going to share the same office we’d better learn to get ...
1. by
2. around
3. along
4. off
By the way, did you get your money ...when the concert was cancelled?
1. over
2. out
3. away
4. back
She turned up for dinner... an old pair of jeans and a T-shirt.
1. into
2. to
3. with
4. in
Everyone’s attention was drawn ... the noise in the street.
1. to
2. by
3. on
4. for
Many species of fish are in danger of being ... by increasing levels of sea pollution.
1. finished off
2. wiped out
3. dried up
4. wore off
Although none of us wanted to go on the picnic, it ... to be quite enjoyable.
1. turned up
2. turned out
3. showed up
4. showed off

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