NELSON QUICKCHECK TESTA1
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In each question choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.
1. Tony is looking at ______
a. sheb. he
c. herd. here
2. What's that girl?
a. It's a girlb. She's student
c. She's a student d. She's a student girl
3."Whose flowers are they?" 'They're ______'
a. to Mary b. of Mary
c. Mariesd. Mary's
4.
a. Sally's sister pretty and they are, too.
b. Sally's pretty and they're too.
c. Sally's pretty and they are, too.
d. Sally's pretty but they are.
5.
a. That girl is some of my friends.
b. This girl is one of my friends.
c. That girl is me friend.
d. This girl's are friends.
6. Where ______on Saturday's?
a. do go John b. John goes
c. does John go d. John does go
7.
a. Go there to they. b. Go there to them.
c. Go here to we.d. Go here to us.
8. "Do you like that shop?" 'Yes I ___ every week.'
a. come there b. come here
c. go there d. go here
9. I feel very well because I went to bed
very early ______.
a. last nightb. tonight
c. this nightd. in the night
10. My brother was ______all week.
a. at the homeb. at home
c. in the homed. in home
11. James ______to play football tomorrow.
a. is goingb. can
c. shalld. will
12. Jack is writing ______
a. with penb. on paper
c. by a pend. out of a pen
13. This is an old photograph of me when I ______
a. have short hairsb. had short hairs
c. have short haird. had short hair
14. When we got to school, we ______the bell.
a. heardb. were hearing
c. listenedd. were listening
15. "Did you see the man on top of the church last Saturday?" 'No why ______?'
a. was he here?b. has he been here?
c. was he there?d. has he been there?
16. This is ______that.
a. the same as b. the same that
c. different thatd. the different from
17. When ______give her this book.
a. Allison will arriveb. is Allison arriving
c. Allison arrived. Allison arrives
18.
a. What shoes are they made?
b. What shoes are made of?
c. What are shoes made of?
d. What are made of shoes?
19. ______lovely food!
a. Whatb. Which a
c. Which d. What a
20. I’m going to give ______.
a. to him a recordb. him a record
c. a record himd. some record to him
21. How’s the baby?
a. He’s Allison’s.b. She’s very well.
c. That’s the baby. d. She’s a girl.
22. His daughter is ______.
a. as old as yours b. as old as your one
c. so old as yoursd. so old as your one
23.
a. Was the French women old?
b. Was the French women an old?
c. Were the French women some old?
d. Were the French women old?
24. He had previously had a car but it ______several times during the spring.
a. was breaking downb. was breaking up
c. had broken downd. had broken up
25. We ______my cousin since last Christmas.
a. aren’t seeingb. haven’t seen
c. didn’t seed. don’t see
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NELSON QUICKCHECK TESTA2
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In each question choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.
There are twelve of us so ______get into the car at the same time
a. we may not allb. all we may not
c. we can’t alld. all we can’t
2. Her children tell her that ______old to drive a car.
a. she’s getting sob. She gets too
c. She's getting tood. She gets so
3."When there’s a public rocket service to the moon, her father has promised ______her there.
a. bringing b. taking
c. to bringd. to take
4. ______at the moment I’ll go to the shops.
a. As it doesn’t rainb. For it doesn’t rain
c. As it isn’t raining d. For it isn’t raining
5. In a shop ______customers.
a. it is important pleasingb it is important to please
c. there is importantd. There is important
pleasing to please
6. Your bicycle shouldn’t be in
the house! ______
a. Get out it! b. Put it off!
c. Take it out! d. Take away it!
7. He’s a good guitarist but he plays the piano ____
a. quiet well b. much better
c. very goodd. too hardly
8. Molly doesn’t eat fish ______
a. John doesn’t that either. b. So doesn’t John.
c. Neither does John d. John doesn’t too.
9. She always buys ______my birthday.
a. something awful forb. anything nice to
c. something awful tod. anything nice for
10. She hardly ever eats ______potatoes
a. neither bread norb. bread or
c. or bread ord. neither bread or
11. I ______to your letter of the 15th.
a. would like to replyb. like to reply
c. am wanting to replyd. would like replying
12. Your letter ______.
a. has arrived two days ago
b. arrived two days ago
c. arrived since two days
d. has arrived since two days.
13. If I ____ about it earlier I would have told you.
a. knewb. would know
c. would have knownd. had known
14. I’ll ring you as soon as I ______there.
a. getb. shall get
c. will a have gotd. will get
15. John Marshall is a friend of mine.You______him last year when you were in England?'
a. may meetb. can meet
c. may have metd. can have met
16. He didn’t thank me for the present. That’s ______annoyed me.
a. whatb. the which
c. the thing whatd. that which
17. I’ll have to buy ______trousers.
a. twob. a couple of
c. a d. a pair of
18. She looks ______
a. pleasantlyb. that she’s pleasant
c. pleasantd. to be pleasant
19. I’ve been looking for you ______.
a. everywhereb. for all places
c. anywhered. in all places
20. Send him to the baker’s ______the bread.
a. for buying b. to buy
c. in order he buysd. for to buy
21. He didn’t know ______or go home.
a. if to waitb. whether to wait
c. to waitd. if that he should wait
22. If you ______help you, you only have to ask me..
a. want me tob. want that I
c. want I shouldd. are wanting me to
23. “I’m going to the theater tonight.” “So ____”
a. do Ib. will I
c. I willd. am I
24. He wants to get a better ______and earn more money.
a. employb. work
c. jobd. emloyment
25. I didn’t hear what he was ______.
a. speakingb. saying
c. talkingd. telling
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NELSON QUICKCHECK TESTA3
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I wish I ______suggest something more suitable but this is all we have
a. shouldb. can
c. couldd. would
2. ______for her birthday.
a. $50 they were given to her
b. She was been given $50
c. She was given $50
d. There were given to her $50
3. I ______since breakfast and I’m very tired .
a. travelb. am traveling
c. was travelingd. have been traveling
4. His telegram said, ‘I ______on the 7th.
a. will be arriveb. will be arrived
c. am arriving d. would arrive
5. I don’t think we’ve met before you’re confusing me with ______.
a. one otherb someone else
c. other persond. some other
6. ______open the door for you?
a. Do you want that Ib. Will I
c. Shall Id. Would you like that I
7. He______in his homework.
a. did a lot of faultsb. made a lot of mistakes
c. did a lot of mistakesd. made a lot of faults
8. Will you be able to come to the meeting? ‘___ ‘
a. I’m not afraid so.b. I’m sorry not.
c. I’m afraid not.d. I’m sorry that ‘no’.
9. He was a good runner so he ______escape from the police.
a. was able tob. succeeded to
c. couldd. might
10. ______a good thing they didn’t catch you.
a. That’s b. It’s
c. What’sd. There’s
11. That’s the course of studies ______.
a. I’m interested inb. what I’m interested on
c. I’m interested on d. what I’m interested in
12. I would like ______it again.
a. that you readb. you to read
c. you readingd. you read
13. He came to the party __ he hadn’t been invited.
a. in caseb. even
c. in spite ofd. although
14. He didn’t take the flat because he couldn’t afford the ______.
a. rentb. hire
c. salaryd. fare
15. He stayed under water for two minutes and then swam to the ______.
a. seab. level
c. surfaced. ground
16. She was sitting ______on the park bench.
a. by herselfb. for herself
c. only herselfd. on her own
17. We were in the station for at least half an hour, waiting ______start.
a. for the trainb. the train to
c. the train’sd. for the train to
18. How long does the train take to ___ to London?
a. make b. reach
c. get d. arrive
19. Everyone in the factory has to be ______by 8 o’clock.
a. at workb. in job
c. in workd. at job
20. We talked about a lot of things ______the way to the office.
a. thoughb. on
c. byd. in
21. I _____ you before now but I’ve been too busy.
a. must have rungb. should have rung
c. had to ringd. ought to ring
22. My boss never gives me clear instructions. But you ______the same problem with yours too.
a. must haveb. ought to have
c. have to haved. can have
23. Dinner will be ready ____ but we have time for a drink before then.
a. currentlyb. lately
c. suddenlyd. presently
24. We have ______for a new secretary but we haven’t had any replies yet .
a. announcedb. advised
c. advertisedd. noticed
25. 100 competitors had ______the race.
a. taken partb. entered for
c. put themselves ford. put their names for
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NELSON QUICKCHECK TESTA4
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1. I’ve ______for the job and I hope I get it.
a. succeededb. presented
c. appliedd. appointed
2. I never expected you to turn ______at the meeting. I thought you were abroad.
a. in b. around
c. up d. on
3. As far as he’s concerned, one piece of music is very much like ______.
a. an other b. one other
c. otherd. another
4. She was wearing ______beautiful clothes that I envied her.
a. a sob. so
c. such d. such a
5. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t ______again.
a. put myself to sleepb get back to sleep
c. put myself for sleepingd. get back to sleeping
6. I crossed the room ______a light shone through the window.
a. while doing like that b. as I did like that
c. as I did so d. at doing so
7. I wish I ____ on the time the film started before we came out.
a. would checkb. had checked
c. would have checkedd. have checked
8. I’ll ask the waiter for the bill when you ______your coffee.
a. will have finished. b. will finish
c. have finished d. shall finish
9. There was a suitcase__ mine on the luggage rack.
a. likeb. as
c. similar thand. the same that
10. He ______out of the window for a moment and then went on working.
a. regardedb. glanced
c. viewedd. glimpsed
11. I’d like to take ______of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation..
a. advantageb. occasion
c. benefitd. profit
12. Our main concern is to raise the voters’ ______of living.
a. conditionb. standard
c. capacityd. degree
13. For heaven’s ____ don’t make a noise.
a. behalfb. reason
c. loved. sake
14. He reminds me ______someone I knew in the army.
a. of b. to
c. fromd. with
15. He was ______that he called the doctor.
a. having such acheb. in such ache
c. in such paind. with such pain
16. I daren’t ______to upset her.
a. do anythingb. to do something
c. do nothingd. to do a thing
17. We’ve__ sugar. Ask Ms Jones to lend us some.
a. run away withb. run down
c. run offd. run out of
18. I ______you that the goods will be delivered next week
a. confirmb. undergo
c. assured. insist
19. The Second World War ______in 1939.
a. broke outb. broke open
c. broke upd. broke off
20. We can never relax in this office. New problems are continually ______.
a. coming outb. coming up
c. raisingd. presenting
21. This test ______a number of multiple-choice questions.
a. composes ofb. consists of
c. composes ind. consists in
22. Hot metal ______as it grows cooler.
a. contractsb. compresses
c. reduces d. condenses
23. He thinks about nothing but playing golf. He’s completely ____ to it.
a. overcomeb. ascribed
c. temptedd. addicted
24. He’s always ______the Government but he never votes in the elections..
a. running outb. calling off
c. running downd. calling out
25. I’m sorry to ______you while you’re working but I must ask you a question.
a. molestb. bother
c. interfered. intrude
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