Diagnostic test

1. I ____ from France. 13. The car is very old. We’re going ____ a new car soon.
a) is a) to buy
b) are b) buying
c) am c) to will buy
d) be d) buy

2. This is my friend. ____ name is Peter. 14. Jane is a vegetarian. She ____ meat.
a) Her a) sometimes eats
b) Our b) never eats
c) Yours c) often eats
d) His d) usually eats

3. Mike is ____. 15. There aren’t ____ buses late in the evening.
a) my sister’s friend a) some
b) friend my sister b) any
c) friend from my sister c) no
d) my sister friend’s d) a

4. My brother is ____ artist. 16. The car park is ____ to the restaurant.
a) the a) next
b) an b) opposite
c) a c) behind
d)  d) in front
5. ____ 20 desks in the classroom.
a) This is 17. Sue ____ shopping every day.
b) There is a) is going
c) They are b) go
d) There are c) going
d) goes
6. Paul ____ romantic films.
a) likes not 18. They ____ in the park when it started to rain heavily.
b) don’t like
c) doesn’t like a) walked
d) isn’t likes b) were walking
c) were walk
7. Sorry, I can’t talk. I ____ right now. d) are walking
a) driving
b) ‘m driving 19. ____ seen fireworks before?
c) drives a) Did you ever
d) drive b) Are you ever
c) Have you ever
8. She ____ at school last week. d) Do you ever
a) didn't be
b) weren’t 20. We’ve been friends ____ many years.
c) wasn’t a) since
d) isn’t b) from
c) during
9. I ____ the film last night. d) for
a) like
b) likes 21. You ____ pay for the tickets. They’re free.
c) liking a) have to
d) liked b) don’t have
c) don’t need to
10. ____ a piece of cake? No, thank you. d) doesn’t have to
a) Do you like
b) Would you like 22. Jeff was ill last week and he ____ go out.
c) Want you a) needn't
d) Are you like b) can’t
c) mustn’t
11. The living room is ____ than the bedroom. d) couldn’t
a) more big
b) more bigger e) ____ which
c) biggest f) who
d) bigger g) what
h) where
23. We’ll stay at home if it ____ this afternoon.
a) raining
b) rains
c) will rain
d) rain

24. He doesn’t smoke now, but he ____ a lot when he

was young.
a) has smoked
b) smokes
c) used to smoke
d) was smoked
25. Mark plays football ____ anyone else I know.
a) more good than
b) as better as
c) best than
d) better than

26. I promise I ____ you as soon as I’ve finished this

cleaning.
a) will help
b) am helping
c) going to help
d) have helped

27. This town ____ by lots of tourists during the

summer.
a) visits
b) visited
c) is visiting
d) is visited

28. He said that his friends ____ to speak to him after

they lost the football match.
a) not want
b) weren’t
c) didn’t want
d) aren’t wanting

29. How about ____ to the cinema tonight?

a) going
b) go
c) to go
d) for going

30. Excuse me, can you ____ me the way to the

station, please?
a) give
b) take
c) tell
d) say