English testing level B - Exam 1 doc

English testing level B - Exam 1
1.

You can join the club when you ________ a bit older.

C

(A) will have got
(B) will get
(C) get
(D) are getting
2. If you ________ your money to mine, we shall have enough.
(A) add
(B) combine
(C) join
(D) unite
3. I'll phone as soon as I ________ to London.

B

(A) make
(B) get
(C) reach
(D) got
4. We decided ________ at home this afternoon.

D

(A) staying
(B) stayed
(C) stay

(D) to stay
5. He kept ________ the same thing again and again.

D

(A) repeat
(B) to repeat
(C) repeat to
(D) repeating
6. They ________ our party about eleven.

B

(A) leave
(B) left
(C) leaves
(D) have left
7. Paul ________ with us for about nine days by now.

B

A


(A) have lived
(B) has lived
(C) had lived
(D) lived
8. Last year I ________ all of my books in my office.

B

(A) keep
(B) kept
(C) have kept
(D) has kept
9. I'm afraid I ________ my gloves when I was walking home.

A

(A) lost
(B) will loose
(C) has lost
(D) have lost
10. Mark prefers cycling ________ driving.

C

(A) than
(B) for
(C) to
(D) as
11. Your sister used to visit you quite often, ________?

A

(A) didn't she
(B) doesn't she
(C) wouldn't she
(D) hadn't she

12. After the way she treated you, if I ________ in your place, I wouldn't return the call.
D

(A) be
(B) am
(C) was
(D) were
13. I think that you had better ________ earlier so that you can get to class on time.
C

(A) to start to get up


(B) started getting up
(C) start getting up
(D) to get up
14. I have finished typing all ________ the last page.

B

(A) until
(B) but
(C) to
(D) for
15. There is no reason to ________ the man simply because you do not agree with him.
B

(A) insult and defame
(B) enhance and defame
(C) insult and deput

(D) animate and destroy
16. I'm a sharp cookie. There's no way anybody can pull the wool over my ________.
B

(A) tissue
(B) eyes
(C) truth
(D) grass
17. If that firm wants to attract workers, it must ________ the pay.

B

(A) lower
(B) raise
(C) spread
(D) rise
18. The lung transplant operation was ________ complicated and the doctors had to take special
care to ensure its success.

C

(A) broadly
(B) immediately
(C) extremely
(D) slightly
19. Anne's boss is sometimes forgetful ________ the promises he has made.
(A) at
(B) with

D

(C) to
(D) of
20. I am glad so many people have passed the test. In fact, there were ________ who haven't.
C

(A) little
(B) a little
(C) few
(D) a few

English testing level B - Exam 2
1. The funeral will be ________, and only members of the dead man's family will attend.
C

(A)

peculiar

(B)

particular

(C)

private

(D)
2.

alone

Do

you

really

believe

________

ghosts?

A

(A)

in

(B)

for

(C)

on

(D)

3.

I

about
enjoyed

________

her

again

after

all

this

time.

A

(A)

seeing

(B)

see

(C)

to

(D)
4.

I

see

to
am

sorry

that

I

can't

________

seeing
your

invitation.

B

(A)

take

(B)

accept

(C)

agree

(D)
have
5. When he was a boy, he was always willing to join in a ________ of football.
C

(A)

match


(B)

play

(C)

game

(D)

group

6. The next ________ of the committee will take place on Thursday.

D

(A)

seating

(B)

group

(C)

collection

(D)
7.

Who

meeting
________

the

boss

tell

him

that?

D

(A)

did

hear

(B)

does

hear

(C)

hears

(D)
8.

His

heard
parents

never

allowed

(A)

him

________.

C

a

smoking

(B)

smoking

(C)

to

(D)

smoke

some

smoked

9. I have absolutely no doubt ________ the innocence of the accused.

A

(A)

about

(B)

over

(C)

on

(D)
with
10. As James had distinctions in Chemistry and Biology in his Higher School Certificate
Examination, I hoped to ________ one of these subjects at university.

C

(A)

abandon

(B)

discover

(C)

specialize

(D)
11.

The

take
room

was

infested

part
________

cockroaches.

in
D

(A)

to

(B)

by


(C)

at

(D)
with
12. In my company only executives are eligible ________ share option schemes.
A

(A)

for

(B)

of

(C)

with

(D)
13.

to

Johnny

is

simply

blind

________

his

own

shortcomings.

B

(A)

with

(B)

to

(C)

for

(D)
14.

at

John

was

born

________

two

intelligent

people.

B

(A)

to

(B)

of

(C)

with

(D)
15.

He

from
took

a

taxi

________

he

wouldn't

be

late.

C

(A)

less

(B)

unless

(C)

so

that

(D)

even

so

16. He went to a school which ________ good manners and self- discipline.

B

(A)

grew

(B)

cultivated

(C)

planted

(D)
17.

She

harvested
________

20

pounds

out

of

the

bank

every

Monday.

B

(A)

pulls

(B)

draws

(C)

takes


(D)

removes

18. The lost of a front tooth has left an unsightly ________ in her teeth.

C

(A)

slot

(B)

slit

(C)

gap

(D)
hole
19. The terms toad and frog refer to different animals belonging to different genuses, and
careful

students

________

the

two.

C

(A)

intermingle

(B)

ignore

(C)

distinguish

(D)
confuse
20. Although the terms toad and frog refer to different animals belonging to different genuses,
some

students

________

the

two.

B

(A)

distinguish

(B)

confuse

(C)

respect

(D)

observe

English testing level B - Exam 3
1. Mr. Walker's new ________ fitted so badly across the shoulders that he took it back to the shop to
complain.

B

(A) skirt
(B) shirt
(C) sheet
(D) strap
2. I'll go on holiday ________ I can.

A

(A) as soon as
(B) as
(C) until
(D) how
3. Would you like ________ that for you?
(A) me doing
(B) me to do

B


(C) me do
(D) that I do
C

4. They ________ our new transistor radio before.
(A) never see
(B) are never going to see
(C) have never seen
(D) didn't see
C

5. She said she ________ to me, but she didn't.
(A) would have written
(B) will have written
(C) would write
(D) will write
6. If it ________ so late we could have coffee.

C

(A) wasn't
(B) isn't
(C) weren't
(D) not be
7. Frankly, I'd rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.

D

(A) do
(B) didn't do
(C) don't
(D) didn't
8. I wish that the weather ________ not so warm.

C

(A) was
(B) be
(C) were
(D) is
9. I walked away as calmly as I could ________ they thought I was the thief.
(A) or else
(B) to avoid
(C) owing to
(D) in case

D


10. Although he has ________, his poor writing often clouds his thoughts.

B

(A) a good penmanship
(B) excellent ideas
(C) good grammar
(D) good instructors

11. She's gone already? And I am only ________ minutes late!

B

(A) few
(B) a few
(C) little
(D) a little
12. When he was questioned by the police, the thief didn't ________ the truth.
(A) say
(B) reply
(C) answer
(D) tell
13. To get money for some purpose is to ________.

A

(A) raise it
(B) donate it
(C) promote it
(D) increase it
14. I ran quickly ________ late.

B

(A) in order to be not
(B) in order not to be
(C) not in order to be
(D) in order to not be
15. I bought ________ yesterday.

B

(A) a trouser
(B) a pair of trouses
(C) a trouses
(D) the trouser
16. - What does he do for a living? - He is ________ .
(A) bus driver

B

D


(B) a bus driver
(C) bus' driver
(D) a bus's driver
17. ________ there in time, we must start now.

C

(A) Be
(B) Being
(C) To be
(D) Is
18. They have made a lot of progress ________ the country became independent.
(A) for
(B) since
(C) before

(D) until
19. The Boeing 747 is twice ________ the Boeing 707.

C

(A) bigger than
(B) as bigger as
(C) as big as
(D) more bigger than
20. They are hanging up their clothes to make them ________.

A

(A) dry
(B) being dry
(C) drying
(D) dried

English testing level B - Exam 4
1. I go ________ school in the morning.

D

(A) at
(B) in
(C) for
(D) to
2. Would you like ________ to one of my friends about it?
(A) talking
(B) to talk

B

B


(C) talk
(D) talked
3. Mr Brown ________ me a very nice letter a few days ago.

C

(A) sends
(B) send
(C) sent
(D) have sent
4. She ________ a very amusing article in one of the newspapers yesterday.

A

(A) found
(B) find
(C) finds
(D) had found
5. They are ________ their competition now.

D

(A) started
(B) have started

(C) start
(D) starting
6. He got ________ bronchitis and was taken to ________ hospital.

C

(A) a ... a
(B) the ... (C) - ... (D) the ... a
7. It was raining ________ so we couldn't go out.

B

(A) every days
(B) all day
(C) all the day
(D) all days
8. ________, please. I'll see if the manager is in.

B

(A) Hang up
(B) Hold on
(C) Ring off
(D) Ring up
9. Since your roommate is visiting her family this weekend, ________ you like to have dinner with us


tonight?

D

(A) will
(B) won't
(C) do
(D) wouldn't
D

10. The old man asked her to move because he ________ in that chair.
(A) used to sit
(B) was used to sit
(C) used to sitting
(D) was used to sitting
11. Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature ________.

D

(A) taking
(B) to take
(C) take
(D) taken
12. The ticket agent said that the plane would be boarding at ________.
(A) the gate six
(B) sixth gate
(C) gate six
(D) the six gate
13. At a potluck dinner, everyone who comes must ________ a dish.
(A) take
(B) get
(C) carry
(D) bring

14. Just put your coat in ________.

A

(A) the hall closet
(B) the closet of the hall
(C) the hall's closet
(D) hall closet
15. On the ________ to the town there is a beautiful wood.
(A) direction

C

D

C


(B) street
(C) way
(D) entrance
16. But why did the police suspect you? It just doesn't make ________ to me.
(A) reason
(B) right
(C) sense
(D) truth
17. If something is out of order, it is ________.

A

(A) not in working condition
(B) old-fashioned
(C) off-limits
(D) fashionable
18. The tenants were ________ not to disturb other tenants after 1p.m.
(A) appealed
(B) demanded
(C) informed
(D) requested
19. This house ________ five rooms.

B

(A) consists
(B) consists of
(C) is consisted
(D) is consisted
20. I don't know where he lives; I don't ________ know who he is.
(A) moreover
(B) as well
(C) even
(D) either

C

D

C