English Test 0% English Level Test This level test will take you a little over 30 minutes. We recommend you allow yourself enough time to complete it calmly. 1 / 83 Teresa __________ French at morning classes next term. study is studying studies 2 / 83 I don’t know what this sentence _______. is meaning mean means 3 / 83 Clive was driving into town when he __________ out of petrol. run was running ran 4 / 83 I don’t enjoy computer games now, but I ________ like them when I was younger. used to would was used to 5 / 83 We expected George at 9.00 but he _______ yet. didn’t arrive has arrived hasn’t arrived 6 / 83 The film started _______ so you’ve missed quite a lot. for half an hour since half an hour half an hour ago 7 / 83 When ________ the picnic, they went for a swim in the lake. they’d eaten they’d been eating they’ve eaten 8 / 83 ________ my sister three times today but her number’s always engaged. I’ve been phoning I’ve phoned I’d phoned 9 / 83 Anna: Shall I ring you at one o’clock? Ben: No, my lunch hour is earlier tomorrow so _________ my lunch in the canteen then. I’ll be eating I’m eating I eat 10 / 83 __________ to the dentist after college so I can’t play squash with you. I go I’ll go I’m going 11 / 83 I’ll write to you as soon as ________ my exam results. I know I’ll know I’m going to know 12 / 83 The builders _________ the house by the end of this month. will have finished will have been finishing have finished 13 / 83 This dictionary is _________ useful than that one. so less as much 14 / 83 I keep my grammar notes in a _______ folder. plastical big red red big plastic big red plastic plastic big red 15 / 83 Until last week, he ______ a motorbike before. never had ridden had ridden never had never ridden has never ridden 16 / 83 The day before the holiday, the men worked ______ than usual. harden hardest harder hardly 17 / 83 Doesn’t your brother _______ discos? enjoyed enjoys enjoying enjoy 18 / 83 Let’s take a break soon, _______? shall we don’t we is it will you 19 / 83 Most of the houses in this country have _______. those garden garden the garden a garden 20 / 83 My father normally reads the paper while eating __________. a breakfast one breakfast the breakfast breakfast 21 / 83 The first thing they did when they met after twenty years was to hug _____. each other themselves between them someone else 22 / 83 _________ the children look like their mother. both neither either none 23 / 83 My manager says we _________ take more than ten minutes for our break. shouldn’t don’t have to mustn’t don’t need to 24 / 83 I ran all the way to the station but realised that _________. I didn’t need to hurry I didn’t have to hurry I needn’t have hurried 25 / 83 _________ to take a spare T-shirt as you’ll probably get hot. You should You ought You’d better You’d rather 26 / 83 You look really busy. ________ I put the shopping away for you? Would Must Shall Will 27 / 83 The restaurant ________ added it up wrong. must have could have should have ought to have 28 / 83 That bicycle ________ belong to Judy. shouldn’t can’t mustn’t mightn’t 29 / 83 While my car _______ I wandered round the city centre. be repaired is being repaired was repairing was being repaired 30 / 83 Katie _______ her hair cut short when she left school. did has made had 31 / 83 Gareth _______ he was never going to lend Robert anything again. informed said to told said 32 / 83 I always avoid _______ on the bus. reads read to read reading 33 / 83 My grandfather remembers ________ into this house. to move remove moving move 34 / 83 If you don’t know a word, you can look ________ in your dictionary. about it up it it it up 35 / 83 I’ve never really got _______ my neighbour. good with up to through on with 36 / 83 I’ll book seats if there ________ any good ones. were are will be can be 37 / 83 Lian would have saved money if he ________ to my advice. was listening had listened would listen listens 38 / 83 We’ll go for a walk _________ it’s foggy. unless although if in case 39 / 83 I wish I _________ a good memory. would have can have had had had 40 / 83 Philip wears an old coat ________ his suit. over under on above 41 / 83 We’re having a party _______ the last day of term. at on for in 42 / 83 As we can’t agree ______ this subject. with at about in 43 / 83 All the nurses were very kind ______ me. of to with on 44 / 83 I enjoyed _______ last week. the book which you lent it to me the book you lent me the book, that you lent me the book the which you lent me 45 / 83 This is the room in ________ the famous poet died. this which that where 46 / 83 I left the cinema ______ I had a headache. therefore as course so that 47 / 83 I’m ________ tired to work tonight. too so that very so 48 / 83 ________ Martin could afford to go on holiday, he never does. Nevertheless Despite Although In spite of 49 / 83 Since _______ school, Sandra has had jobs. leaving living to live left Read the following text and answer the questions accordingly: I’ve read and heard so many good reports of the Thai restaurant The Golden Spoon that I decided to try it myself. The menu appeared to be all in Thai but then we noticed the English translations. When the waitress realised it was our first visit, she came across as she knew it would take us a long time to choose. In the end we ordered what she recommended because we didn’t know where to start – there was so much choice. Because it was early on a Monday evening (they are open from midday to midnight without a day off), it wasn’t too busy but it got busier later and in fact, they recommend that you book, even on Mondays. The Golden Spoon offers a wide range of extremely tasty food, mostly quite spicy, but that was fine with me. Even the vegetarian among us had plenty of choice. Everything was cooked quickly and perfectly. The first course looked rather small, but there were six more courses to follow and we couldn’t finish all of them. The entrance to the restaurant is rather dark and the inside isn’t much better. The Thai family who run it (the father and grandfather do all the cooking) have been there since 1975 and haven’t really changed it since then. There are some Thai paintings on the wall which are probably rather beautiful but they are very dusty so it’s difficult to tell. But none of that is important because I didn’t go there to look at the walls. What I did look at was our meal being prepared in the kitchen, which is in one corner of the restaurant, and that was a wonderful sight. The meal cost more than I had expected but was worth it. 50 / 83 Reading 1Which of the following is an advertisement for the restaurant? The Golden Spoon. New chef from Bangkok Restaurant. Meals available to eat in the restaurant every day from 12-12 or take away. The Golden Spoon. Compare our prices with other Thai restaurants and you will be pleasantly surprised. Open every day except Mondays. The Golden Spoon. Compare our prices with other Thai restaurants and you will be pleasantly surprised. Open every day except Monday morning. The Golden Spoon. Run by the same Thai family for more than 25 years. Recommended in local guidebooks. Booking advised. Open 12-12 every day. The Golden Spoon. Compare our prices with other Thai restaurants and you will be pleasantly surprised. Open every day except Monday from 12-12. The Golden Spoon. Local restaurant recently improved - more space available. Run by the same Thai family since 1975. Book early so you are not disappointed. Open 12-12 every day. 51 / 83 Reading 1What did the writer particularly like about the restaurant? The prices the restaurant hours The entrance the paintings on the walls The position of the kitchen The inside 52 / 83 Reading 1What did the writer think of the food? There was too much of it It was not cooked properly it was too spicy for him Most dishes were vegetarian dishes it was easy to make up your mind about what to eat There weren't enough vegetarian dishes 53 / 83 Reading 1What does the writer say about the waitress? She translated the menu from Thai for them She hurried to wait on them She took a long time to take their order it was impossible for her to serve so many customers She was the best waitress in the restaurant It was difficult to choose from the menu without her help 54 / 83 Reading 1What is the writer trying to do? recommend the food in a restaurant suggest changes a restaurant could make complain about the service in a restaurant reject food at a restaurant praise Thai restaurants describe what he ate in a restaurant 55 / 83 Many landlords contrived to _________ the rights of lodgers in the area. lengthen turn off curtail abbreviate lessen of dwarf 56 / 83 It was recently discovered that even the Dead Sea is ________ with life. teeming crowded profuse plenty full abundant 57 / 83 I’ll ____________ my assistant call you in the morning. have consider request ask tell demand 58 / 83 Companies should always pay good salaries and offer good work conditions, ___________________ of the country’s labor laws. irrespective complying non-complying allowing disallowed respective 59 / 83 Her parents never _______________ her career choice. took approved took up approved of forced in forced on 60 / 83 After 3 days wandering in the forest John had to ______ drinking water from a small dirty-looking pond. resort with force on force to take on take off resort to 61 / 83 I’ve been so tired lately that I’m looking forward ______ some vacations. to out with on at off 62 / 83 Wherever you go, you meet people who think that foreigners have either no sense of humour or at best, a _____ one. crude black raw rude clumsy moody 63 / 83 Poltergeists have always been with us; there are ______ cases as far back as AD 530, and from all parts of the world. registered inscribed recorded downloaded noted minuted 64 / 83 In psychological discourse, the term ‘quality of life’ refers to mental _______ such as realism and vitality. weaknesses sensibleness propensities inhibitions sensitivities susceptibilities 65 / 83 If I __________ more time studying last night, I wouldn't feel so anxious about the exam right now. spend have spent would spend did spend had spent was spending 66 / 83 Lionel ______ a grudge against the head teacher for many years. fostered kept constrained harboured maintained subdued 67 / 83 No sooner had I returned from the supermarket ______ I realized I had forgotten my wallet. than when that how if and 68 / 83 Under the table ______ with bright, beady eyes. it sat a tiny mouse was sat a tiny mouse sat a tiny mouse seated a tiny mouse a tiny mouse sat there sat a tiny mouse 69 / 83 In my opinion the menu _____ of various starters, main courses and desserts are all designed to please the eye rather than the palate. dealt comprised composed contained consisted imprinted 70 / 83 Cities need old buildings so ________ it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them. greatly exceedingly imperatively urgently badly seriously 71 / 83 In all walks of life, music is just what the doctor ______, improving the quality of sleep for anxious people, calming overacting children and encouraging and strengthening the sick. specified decreed told said required ordered 72 / 83 Scarcely __________ the building when the fire alarm began to ring, causing a sudden panic among the staff. I entered I was entering I had entered have I entered did I enter had I entered 73 / 83 ______ lightning tends to strike the nearest high point, you would do well not to stand under a tall tree during a thunderstorm. But for Regardless Given that For instance Unless As long as 74 / 83 Alice promised to live with Hugh through _______. blood and flesh weakness and strength soul and life thick and thin thunder and rain fortune and fame 75 / 83 I have no _________ to your coming camping with us. interest decision interrogation hesitation objection regrets 76 / 83 The valuable paintings were given to the state by the millionaire _______ of taxes. on the edge in lieu in the region on the fringe because on the verge 77 / 83 Several tourists ________ back from entering the cave, as they were unsure what they would find in there. cut got broke get run hung 78 / 83 My car’s making a terrible noise. I’ll have ________. gotten a look at it to get it to look it to look at to get it looked at to get someone to look been getting a look at it 79 / 83 We were so hungry we ________ ourselves on the wild berries. creaked choke gorged squeaked fed trickled 80 / 83 That woman joined the protection league shortly after its foundation and she’s been a ______ all these years. stick stake staff pillar post pole 81 / 83 The company's decision to cut salaries without prior notice has __________ a lot of resentment among the workforce. engendered stirred up All of the above are semantically correct in this context brought about sparked off whipped up 82 / 83 I was just about to apologise for having forgotten to meet her after work when she hung _____ on me. up out of around off 83 / 83 The contaminated meat has been declared unfit ________ human consumption. attached to regarding about in for to NECESITAMOS DATOS PARA ENVIAR EL RESULTADO NamePhone NumberEmail Your score is