English proficiency test

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Answer the questions in order.
When you have to “complete", write directly on the dotted lines.
When you have to select an option, cross out the wrong answers to leave the correct phrase. / Reserved
for correction

A1

1.  Complete your details as if you were filling in a hotel registration form:
Surname: …………………………………
First name: ………………………………
Age: ……………….....………………….
Address: ……………....………………..
Town: …………………....……………..
Country: …………………………………
Telephone: ………………...... …………
2. Write the appropriate question or answer:
1. - ……………………………………………………..
- Susan Jones, and yours?
2. - ……………………………………………………..
- I’m 23.
3. – Where do you live?
- ……………………………………………………..
4. – Where do you come from?
- …………………………….……………………….
3. Complete the list, or select an option:
1. Zero, five, ten, …………….. , …………………….
2. Seventy, ……………………, fifty, ……………………….., thirty.
3. Ninety, ninety-one, ……………………, …………………………… .
4. Is that (yours / your / you’re) dog?
5. What’s (yours / your / you’re) address, please?
6. Are you going to the cinema with (yours / your / you’re) children?
7. She ………. French at university.
8. ……… you 15 years old?
9. ………. you live in Manchester?
4. Select the correct answer:
1. Would you like (too much / a glass of / a slice of) fruit juice?
2. I don’t have (any / a little / no) money on me.
3. Hmm… It was nice, but it had (too much / enough / a kilo of) salt for me.
4. Could you buy (one / some / a bit of) oil, please?
5. Should we buy (some / lots / a) postcards for our friends?
6. I don’t know (the / it / one) boulevard Saint-Germain. Where is it?
7. Pierre is going to Tahiti on Saturday, and has asked me to go with (them / him / her)!
8. We’re going to Sally and Steve’s house on Saturday. They’ve invited (you / us / them)
for Christmas.
9. And the photo of Mark, have you seen (them / her / it)?
5. Match up the phrases:
1. Are there any hotels in your street? A. Of course. There’s some in the fridge.
2. Could I have a drink of water? B. Yes, he’s invited me over on Saturday.
3. Will you see Paul this weekend? C. Yes, she’s in my yoga class.
4. Are you coming to the Sting concert with us? D. No, I don’t have any flour.
5. Shall we make pancakes? E. No, there aren’t any.
6. Do you know Linda Watson? F. Nah... I don’t like him much.
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Example: E ______
6. Select the correct option:
1. Will you be staying (at / to / on) the hotel?
2. Did you see a film (in / at / to) the cinema?
3. I have never been (at / in / to) India but I’m going (at / in / to) Nepal in June.
4. Paul and Julie are leaving (to / for / at) Egypt tomorrow.
5. Did you see Anne and Chris yesterday? No, I phoned (their / them / him).
6. Are you going to the cinema tonight? No, we (went / goed / were going) last night.
7. Match up the phrases:
1. She’s 89 years old. A. She’s cultivated.
2. She’s not fat. B. She’s happy.
3. She knows about a lot of things. C. She’s thin.
4. She wears nice clothes. D. She wears glasses.
5. She can’t see very well. E. She’s old.
6. She laughs a lot. F. She’s elegant.
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Example: E ______ /

A2

8. Select the correct option:
1. Lucy wants to (go / leave) London to live in a quieter town.
2. Bye, darling! I’m (leaving / departing)! See you tonight!
3. You’ve been here for a year. When will you be (leaving / returning) to your country?
4. Sophie knows the teacher (who / what / where) lives near her.
5. I love the little island (what / where / who) I spent my holidays.
6. This is the office (where / what / who) I work every day.
7. (Can / do / are) you repeat the question, please?
8. (How / what / have) old are Paul’s children?
9. We’re going to the cinema. Are you (came / coming / come) with us?
9. Complete the sentence, or select an option:
1. Yesterday morning Cathy (to not wake up) …………………… and she arrived late.
2. Come in, Mrs Martin, and (to sit down) …………………………!
3. Julian didn’t come last weekend. Are you (to not be worried) …………….?
4. You (will have / had / have) lots of problems if you don’t come tomorrow.
5. We (go / are going / went) to the theatre with my parents next Saturday.
6. They (went / will go / have gone) on a world tour for their next holiday.
7. I would like you (coming) ………………………… tomorrow.
8. She wants me (going) ……………………….. to the doctor’s with her.
9. I phoned Mary so that she (telling) ……………………….. Andy to come.
10. Complete the sentence, or select an option:
1.  Your pastries are good, but Mark’s are (good / better / the best).
2.  John didn’t score a single goal. He’s the (best / worst / better) player on his team.
3.  I’ll make a reservation (because / so that / to be) sure to have a table.
4.  Mary will contact him (in order to / because / so that) he comes earlier.
5.  If we (to be able to) ………………, we would go to the theatre more often.
6.  I’ll take the 18:05 train, unless I (to leave) ……………… the office sooner.
11. Complete the sentence, or select an option:
1.  We’ll do it (even if / instead of / despite) the director doesn’t agree.
2.  He didn’t say he didn’t like the project, (on the contrary / despite / however) he loves the project!
3.  He left (even though / never mind / on the contrary) I asked him to wait for me.
4.  She’s very afraid that it will (to end) …………… badly and that they (to be) ……………… obliged to sell the house.
5.  Well I hope that all (to go) ……………… well tomorow.
6.  No, really, I’m disappointed that she (to choose) ……………… not to come last week.
7.  The plateau is 1,200 metres (high / deep / wide).
8.  The land is 100 metres (long / wide / high) by 25 metres (long / wide / high).
9.  Some reefs in the Indian Ocean are more than 250 metres (high / deep / wide). /

B1

12. Choose the correct option:
1.  I shouldn’t have
There was no need to …having spoken to the director about that.
I regret
2.  If I had known
It was stupid that we …didn’t listen to the doctor.
It would have been better if we
3.  It’s a pity
Are you regretting …that you didn’t read John’s review.
You should have
13. Select the correct option:
1.  He went on holiday for two weeks (despite / without / never mind) telling his staff.
2.  (Desite / compared to / without) his sister who is rather shy, Peter is very funny.
3.  The euro is holding strong against the dollar, (nevertheless / all the same / despite) this isn’t an advantage for the EU.
4.  With him, (whatever / whoever / however) you do is never good anyway.
5.  I’m very sorry, but you can’t come in (whatever / wherever / whoever) you are.
6.  I’m sure I can find and buy this painting by Monet, no matter (where / what / which) it is or (how / what / where) much it costs.
7.  I’m leaving London as soon as I (have found / had found / found ) a job elsewhere.
8.  Once we’ve drunk a little water, we (could / can / could have) go again.
9.  I’m not sure that he’ll call me as soon as he (learnt / would learn / learns) the news.
14.Complete the sentences:
1. I will finish by A. a final aspect, the economic aspect.
2. I will end with B. how it is possible to improve the quality.
3. I will first speak of C. our analysis of the market.
4. We will firstly look at D. the evolution of the economic context.
5. In conclusion E. examining the most viable solutions.
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Example: E ______
15. Select the correct option:
1.  In case it doesn’t (worked / work / works), I’ll leave you my number.
2.  It’s possible on condition that you (bring / would bring / will bring) 1,000 Euros.
3.  Now imagine that the Mayor (has to / having to / would have to) resign, who could take his place?
4.  I could prepare that for you, on condition that I (knowing / knew / know) two days in advance.
5.  Supposing that we (could be / could / could have) repair it, where would we find the money?
6.  Fred called me. He (wants / wanted / had wanted) to see you tomorrow afternoon.