Test 1

Answer as many questions as you can.


A. Grammar

Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

EXAMPLE. I __________ in London.

studying
studies
to study
study

The correct answer is: 'study'.

1. There are three __________ in the library.

book's rows
rows books
rows of book
rows of books

2.

Is this your luggage?
Are these your luggages?
Is your luggage this one?
Are these your luggages?

3. How often do you go to the bank?

Once the week.
All weeks.
Every week.
Each week one time.

4. __________ are lecturers.

My both parents
My parents both of them
Both my parents
Both of my parents

5. I haven't got __________ news from home.

a few
many
no
much

6. John's __________ the three students.

the more intelligent from
the most intelligent of
most intelligent than
more intelligent as

7. English is the subject __________ best.

that I like
what I like
which I like it
who I like

8. How many __________ ?

are in this library books
in this library are there of books
books is it in this library
books are there in this library

9. Why __________ ?

you didn't study
didn't you study
you not studied
didn't you studied

10. Put the word 'usually' in the right place in the sentence.

He starts class at nine o'clock.

11. Bill's classroom is __________ him.

in front from
front of
at front of
in front of

12. Talk __________.

your lecturer about it
with your lecturer for it
it with your lecturer
to your lecturer about it

13. Please don't listen __________ him.

on
for
to
-

14. Our exam started __________ 3 o'clock.

to
about
on
with

15. He spends his money __________ food and cigarettes.

on
for
in
by

Which sentence is not correct?

EXAMPLE.

Quietly he left the exam.
He quietly left the exam.
He left quietly the exam.
He left the exam quietly.

The correct answer is: 'He left quietly the exam'. This sentence is not correct; all the other three sentences are correct.

16. __________ from?

Where do you come
Where are you
What country do you come
Where are you come

17. John __________ mistakes.

doesn't do
doesn't make
doesn't make any
makes no

18.

How do you spell 'caught'?
How is 'caught' spelled?
How is the spelling of 'caught'?
Can you spell 'caught'?

19.

What does 'refuse' mean?
What is the meaning of 'refuse'?
Tell me what 'refuse' means?
What means 'refuse'?

20. John's all right but __________ ?

what about Jane
what's about Jane
how about Jane
is Jane all right

21.

What times you have?
What time is it?
What's the time?
Can you tell me the time?

22. ... It's __________ .

three fifteen
a quarter past three
fifteen minutes past three
three and a quarter

23. They have a dog: __________ Spot.

its name is
it is called
it's name is
they call it

24. I'm going to Joe's party. Have you __________ ?

been invited as well
been invited too
been as well invited
also been invited

25. Children start school __________ .

at five
with five years
when they are five years old
at five years of age

B. Everyday questions and responses

Choose the question or response which fits the situation.

EXAMPLE 1. Is that your car?.

Is.
Yes, it is.
What is it?
That one.

The correct answer is: 'Yes, it is.'.

EXAMPLE 2. __________ are you? I'm in the kitchen.

Who
How
Where
What

The correct answer is: 'Where are you?'.

26. What's the matter?

Nothing
Not at all
That's all right
It's no trouble

27. Don't sit there. That's my seat.

Sorry!
Excuse!
Forgive!
It's no trouble!

28. I'm from Llanelli.

How is the name?
Pardon?
Please?
Excuse me?

29. Would you like a drink?

Certain!
I do!
That's very kind of you!
Don't mention it!

30. Date of birth?      3rd June, 1960
     __________ sixty.

Three of June, nineteen hundred
The third of June, nineteen
Third June, nineteen and
June third, thousand nine hundred

C. Vocabulary

Each pair of words is related. Look at the completed pair and then choose the word which completes the other pair.

EXAMPLE.

sun day
moon __________
night
evening
light
earth

The correct answer is: 'night'. The 'sun' shines during the 'day'; the 'moon' shines at 'night'.

31.
hip leg
shoulder __________

back
elbow
arm
hand

32.
ear hear
eye __________

see
read
glasses
head

33.
hand wrist
foot __________

knee
toe
leg
ankle

34.
whistle lips
sing __________

tongue
neck
voice
song

35.
see blind
hear __________

loud
dumb
hard
deaf

36.
hour clock
metre __________

height
sport
ruler
space

37.
soap dirty
food __________

eat
hungry
meal
dinner

38.
mother father
wife __________

man
lady
bride
husband

39.
heavy weight
hot __________

summer
depth
temperature
size

40.
aunt uncle
niece __________

nephew
grandson
cousin
daughter