ENGLISH DIAGNOSTIC TEST

He’s ……doctor of law.
1. an
2. the
3. a
4. one
…..she like chocolates?
1. Does
2. Has
3. Is
4. Do
The student …… papers.
1. writing
2. writes
3. write
4. is writes
….bag is that?
1. What
2. Who’s
3. Whose
4. Which
….. tell her professor next time.
1. She does
2. She
3. She’ll
4. She’s
He ….to see his mother yesterday.
1. went
2. goes
3. has gone
4. has been
He….very hard now.
1. works
2. has been working
3. is working
4. work
They have….. beautiful books.
1. any
2. all
3. some
4. lots
She …….for fifteen years and still likes the job.
1. works
2. is working
3. has been working
4. worked
…….up! or we’ll be late.
1. You hurry
2. Be hurrying
3. Hurry
4. Hurry you
Their grades are …..than ours.
1. more good
2. most good
3. better
4. gooder
Do you smoke? No, I…..
1. doesn’t
2. don’t smoke
3. don’t
4. am not smoking
Look what I……, a new watch.
1. get
2. got
3. getting
4. ‘ve got
Excuse me, can I borrow ……dictionary?
1. your
2. yours
3. you
4. a
The teacher is ……. the room.
1. on
2. in
3. at
4. into
He’s been sent to …….prison.
1. the
2. a
3. –
4. an
……you busy?
1. Is
2. Do
3. Are
4. Be
They ……..work everyday at 7 o’clock.
1. are starting
2. starts
3. have starting
4. start
………do you do?
1. Why
2. Where
3. What
4. Who
Look at the clouds, I think it ………
1. will be rain
2. is going to rain
3. rains
4. rain
I feel sick, I ……too much cake earlier.
1. eat
2. am eating
3. ate
4. eated
Hey, turn the radio down, I ………….to work.
1. trys
2. am trying
3. have been trying
4. tried
Can I have …… chocolate?
1. some
2. any
3. all
4. few
……………phoned yet?
1. Had he
2. Is he
3. Has he
4. Did he
……..in the name of the law!
1. Stopping
2. Stop
3. Stops
4. You stop
He is the ……. runner, he won nothing.
1. bad
2. badest
3. worse
4. worst
“Are you a student too?” - “……….”
1. Yes, I do
2. Yes, I am a student too
3. Yes, I am
4. Yes I’m
Excuse me, …………..the time?
1. have you
2. have you got
3. got you
4. do you
The coats belong to …….. .
1. their
2. theirs
3. them
4. they
We don’t need the car, we’ll go…….
1. by foot
2. on foot
3. with foot
4. walk
We have a car, ….Ford
1. the
2. an
3. –
4. a
………….in the States before?
1. Have you been
2. Be you
3. Are you
4. Went you
In England the banks ……. at 3.30 pm.
1. are closing
2. closes
3. close
4. closed
…………. jacket is that? - Paul’s.
1. Who’s
2. What
3. Whose
4. Which
“What are you doing next Monday?” - “I ………. to New York, I have my ticket.”
1. flies
2. am going to fly
3. have flown
4. am flying
Where ….. you use to work?
1. do
2. have
3. did
4. are
Look there! The robbers …….. away.
1. run
2. have been running
3. are running
4. ran
Please, tell me ……. helpful.
1. anything
2. something
3. neither
4. either
He looks angry. He ………. his wallet.
1. lost
2. has lost
3. has been losing
4. loses
……. a move on! We haven’t got all day.
1. Gets
2. Be getting
3. You get
4. Get
She is ……….. intelligent than him.
1. most
2. much
3. more
4. –
“Are you happy?” - “Yes, I …….”
1. am happy
2. ‘m
3. am
4. be happy
Look, they ………… a new house.
1. have got
2. got
3. have get
4. gets
“Whose book is that?” - “ It's…… ”
1. he’s
2. him
3. his
4. his’
I’m meeting her ….. 4 o’clock …. Monday
1. on, at
2. with, on
3. at, on
4. at, in
…… you assist me later, sir?
1. May
2. Would
3. Could
4. Will
……you finish the project yesterday?
1. Do
2. Have
3. Did
4. Are
When I was younger, I ……… swim ten miles.
1. can
2. might
3. would
4. could
He always drives too ……
1. fastly
2. fast
3. quick
4. hard
If I ……… a million pounds, I would buy a house.
1. have
2. had
3. will have
4. would have
It is May. In June I ……….. finished my exams.
1. have
2. will have
3. –
4. am going to
It’s the fifteenth …… March.
1. of
2. from
3. in
4. –
The shoes ………. in Italy.
1. is made
2. made
3. are made
4. make
She said that he ……….. shopping.
1. is gone
2. be gone
3. had gone
4. was gone
When I saw John last Sunday he was tired, he………a party the night before.
1. was to
2. has been to
3. had been to
4. was
I have been working here ……1990.
1. for
2. since
3. now
4. then
There is the woman …….. shot the president.
1. what
2. who
3. which
4. she
Rosemary is a cousin of ……. .
1. myself
2. mine
3. me
4. my
………is not just his sport, it’s his hobby.
1. To jogging
2. Jogging
3. Jog
4. Be jogging
Where shall we meet ……… at the stadium?
1. us
2. each other
3. ourselves
4. we
When the phone rang, she ……… the meal.
1. was cooking
2. cooked
3. has cooked
4. cooking
The only thing …… matters is life.
1. that
2. what
3. who
4. where
We …… like to thank you for your application.
1. could
2. would
3. will
4. shall
The plane ……. in at seven o’clock last night.
1. flied
2. flew
3. has flown
4. had flown
“….you run ten miles?” - “Yes, but I haven’t for a long time.”
1. Will
2. Can
3. Could
4. Shall
The President always works………
1. hardly
2. hard
3. very much
4. hardily
If it rains, you …… take a taxi.
1. will
2. would
3. should
4. shall
This time next week, I …….. on the beach.
1. be lying
2. am lying
3. will be lying
4. will lay
He put the papers …. the drawer.
1. into
2. onto
3. at
4. before
On the News. “The President …………. shot.”
1. is
2. was
3. has been
4. were
Then she said that I ……….. her to stop seeing him.
1. tell
2. have told
3. told
4. telled
He told us that before visiting Jamaica he …….. the USA.
1. visits
2. had visited
3. was visiting
4. visit
How long have you worked here …?
1. since
2. for
3. 20 years
4. after
Have you seen the book ……. I was reading?
1. who
2. that
3. what
4. where
He is always thinking about ……. .
1. him
2. himself
3. he
4. herself
I can’t help ……. her.
1. to like
2. liking
3. like
4. be liking
She gets paid more than ….. .
1. myself
2. me
3. I
4. mine
“What …….. at seven o’clock yesterday evening?” - “I was watching T.V.”
1. did you do
2. were you doing
3. did you
4. you did
…… he said made me very angry.
1. That
2. What
3. Which
4. Where
“You …. accompany us, sir,” the policeman said.
1. will
2. would
3. could
4. can
Shakespeare ……… many plays.
1. has written
2. had written
3. wrote
4. writes
You …… have been here an hour ago. But you didn’t show up.
1. should
2. could
3. would
4. can
The Herald Tribune is a(n) ……. paper.
1. day
2. daily
3. everyday
4. every day
I would tell you his name, if I ……. it.
1. would know
2. know
3. knew
4. have known
This year, my New Year’s resolutions are that I ………… learn tennis, buy a car, sell my house etc.
1. will
2. am going to
3. -
4. I don’t know
Could you translate this document …….. Latin?
1. in
2. to
3. into
4. after
The winner ….. a prize.
1. gives
2. is given
3. has given
4. give
I asked her if she ……. marry me.
1. will
2. would
3. can
4. does
After I ……………for a couple of hours, I decided to stop.
1. was swimming
2. had been swimming
3. swim
4. swum
He was studying at university …… three years.
1. since
2. during
3. for
4. before
A good architect is one ….. houses don’t collapse.
1. which
2. who
3. whose
4. the
The street lights switch ……… on in the evening.
1. them
2. theirselves
3. themselves
4. they
He considered ……. himself to the board.
1. to introduce
2. introducing
3. to be introducing
4. introduced
Britain exports more than …. imports.
1. she
2. he
3. it
4. they
He ……. his leg while he ….. rugby.
1. was breaking, played
2. broke, was playing
3. breaks, is playing
4. broke, is playing
This is Mike Smith, ……. works with my friend.
1. whose
2. that
3. who
4. which
……. I help you, sir?
1. Might
2. Could
3. May
4. Let's
They …….. the jewellery and walked out of the retail outlet as if they hadn’t done anything.
1. had stolen
2. have stolen
3. stole
4. steal
I …………. get up at six o’clock this morning with much difficulty.
1. could
2. managed to
3. Can
4. cannot
Let's go to the movies, .....?
1. shall we
2. do we
3. we can
4. don't we