Diagnostic Test

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

CLASS ........................................................................................................... MARK –––––– /80

VOCABULARY
(Time 60 minutes)

A Choose the correct answer

1 My teacher has got short brown hair and is 11 My .......... friend moved to France so I only
of .......... height. see her during the holidays.
A small B middle C average D tall A best B most C excellent D high

2 My mother taught me to always .......... the 12 We all .......... from different directions and
truth. met at 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 13 My brother .......... his time in the evening
Mr Watson in marketing? playing 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
A generous C polite Florida, USA.
B honest D shy A expect B stay C hold D wait

5 I .......... my old friends so I keep in touch 15 This applicant .......... a degree in business
with them over the Internet. and 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 16 The two girls .......... exactly alike but their
and 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 17 Student doctors have to work .......... hours
he 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
A partners C members assistant 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
spilling soup on him. busy 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
10 You are in .......... of hurting yourself if you to hearing from you.
don’t 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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 Diagnostic Test

21 I wish you all the best and hope you .......... 31 What was the .......... that you left your last
in your new career. job?
A succeed C gain A cause C reason
B win D earn B purpose D intention

22 You can .......... books for free from the 32 We will .......... for you outside the cinema.
library as long as you return them on time. A stay B hold C keep D wait
A loan B borrow C lend D use
33 He .......... me the story of how he was
23 I am .......... in applying for the position you rescued from the avalanche.
have available. A told B said C spoke D talked
A curious C keen
B excited D interested 34 I couldn’t believe that it rained for the ..........
trip. Our holiday was ruined.
24 This dress is .......... expensive, I think I’ll A all C whole
look for something cheaper. B complete D full
A rather B much C enough D over
35 The painting really .......... your attention
25 It’s really easy to get around the city on because it is so lifelike.
.......... transport. A draws C takes
A general C public B pulls D makes
B social D common
36 I’m sorry to .......... that you are unwell and I
26 They introduced a fee for using the roads hope you get better soon.
because of the .......... traffic in the city A listen B catch C pick D hear
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 A denies C says
you 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 A getting C improving
the 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 doing odd jobs for the neighbours.
to 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
A are B am C is D have ten 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 16 The old woman was crossing the street when
married. she .......... and fell.
A child C children’s A was slipping C slips
B children D child’s B slipped D have slipped

6 .......... colour do you like best for the walls of 17 Since I .......... my homework, I could relax
the kitchen? for the rest of the evening.
A What C Whose A had done C have done
B Who D Which B did D had been doing

7 .......... olive oil should I add to the salad? 18 Tom was exhausted as he .......... the furniture
A How C How many all morning.
B How much D What A had moved C was moving
B had been moving D have been moving
8 We always .......... our grandparents on
Sundays. 19 I expect Harry .......... us as soon as he arrives
A visit C is visiting at the station.
B are visiting D visiting A will call C is going to call
9 You .......... my laptop! Why don’t you buy B calls D will be calling
one for yourself?
A always use C always are using 20 This time tomorrow, I .......... to Moscow.
B are always using D use always 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.
A get C gets 21 Send me a copy as soon as you .......... the
B getting D is getting report.
12 We .......... each other since 2008. A finish C am finishing
A know C knew B will finish D will be finishing
B have known D have been knowing

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22 Watch out! You .......... your bike over my 31 Rome .......... by millions of tourists every
flower bed! year.
A will be riding C will ride A is visited C was visited
B are riding D are going to ride B is visiting D has visited

23 If you heat ice, it .......... . 32 Jon .......... at the garage last week.
A will melt C would melt A is having his car repaired
B melts D is going to melt B had his car repaired
C has his car repaired
24 If we go sightseeing tomorrow, I .......... my D had had his car repaired
camera.
A would take C will take 33 Steve likes .......... board games with his
B take D going to take brother.
A playing C play
25 I’d probably buy this book if it .......... so B plays D to be playing
expensive.
A isn’t C hadn’t been 34 I’d love .......... that film in the cinema.
B wasn’t D haven’t been A seeing C to see
B see D to be seeing
26 If the road hadn’t been so icy, the accident
.......... happened. 35 You .......... use the computer now, if you like.
A won’t have C would have A may B shall C might D should
B wouldn’t D wouldn’t have
36 Do you know the reason .......... Frank became
27 I wish I .......... more time to relax in the so upset?
evenings. A which B why C when D what
A would have C have had
B had D had had 37 ………. her being ill, she still went to work.
A Despite C Even though
28 “………. me a bedtime story, Dad,” said the B Although D However
little girl to her father.
A Say B Tell C Ask D Speak 38 Let’s go to the cinema tonight, .......... we?
A don’t B will C won’t D shall
29 They .......... about being the best band in the
world. 39 Helen’s eaten hardly .......... at all today.
A boasted C explained A any C nothing
B exclaimed D complained B anything D everything

30 Philip asked Mary why she .......... to become 40 Did the children enjoy .......... at the zoo
a doctor. today?
A decided C had decided A themselves C the
B have decided D decide B them D itself