Mister ECL is Our Friend

(by Mr. Williams, who is everybody’s friend)

1. I was born _______ 1979.

a. at b. on c. in X d. to

2. Which shirt did you finally choose?

a. wear b. steal c. make d. select X

3. Yesterday, I ______ a good movie.

a. see b. saw X c. seen d. sees

4. I want ______ apple.

a. a b. many c. two d. an X

5. First, I went to a movie. _______, I went to the pizza place.

a. Yet b. But c. Third d. Then X

6. You make a fist with your ________.

a. hand X b. lip c. foot d. eye

7. If it rains tomorrow, I _________ home.

a. staying b. stayed c. will stay X d. have stayed

8. I telephoned my friend.
a. called off b. called on X c. called up d. called down

9. Right now, Joe _________.

a. study b. studies c. is studying X d. studying

10. Lt. Smith is __________ Lt. Jones.

a. tall than b. as tall than c. taller d. taller than X

11. The test will begin ______ exactly 0745.

a. in b. at X c. on d. to

12. Which of the following is a tool that a plumber would use?

a. scarf b. dust c. wrench X d. dough

13. You aren’t happy today, __________?

a. aren’t you X b. are you c. is you d. is it

14. The plane crashed into the top of the mountain.

a. beak b. base c. peak X d. leak

15. I saw three boys who ________ trying to break into a vacant house.
a. was b. is c. am d. were X

16. My favorite season of the year is fall.

a. summer b. spring c. autumn X d. winter

17. I have a terrible pain in my side.

a. ache X b. time c. heel d. memory

18. I hurt myself when I _______ off the ladder.

a. feel b. felt X c. fell d. fall

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19. I left my bed at 0705 this morning.
a. woke up b. got over c. came to d. got up X

20. While I was watching television, I _________ the newspaper.

a. read X b. reads c. was read d. was reading

21. I am scheduled for another ECL next week, __________?

a. aren’t I X b. can’t I c. don’t I d. am I

22. Which of the following is NOT a bird?

a. chicken b. duck c. sparrow d. trench X

23. Our next ECL will be ______ Tuesday.

a. at b. on X c. in d. to

24. Lt. Smith has five ________.

a. child b. childs c. childrens d. children X

25. What did you ______ last night?

a. did b. doing c. have done d. do X

26. This exercise ___________ for you by Mr. Williams.

a. was write b. is write c. written d. was written X

27. The police _______ here to question you about the accident.
a. is X b. was c. were d. has been

28. He is very rude.

a. impolite X b. tall c. intelligent d. bold

29. The test was not easy. It was __________.

a. simple b. hard X c. soft d. short

30. May I borrow your book? I left ______ in my room.

a. my b. me c. mine X d. this

31. The opposite of wealthy is __________.

a. rich b. big c. fat d. poor X

32. If I _______ you, I would check some cassettes out of the DLI Library.
a. was b. were X c. am d. are

33. The price of cars and boats ____ increasing every year.
a. are X b. have been c. were d. is

34. I need to buy some bigger slacks.

a. trousers X b. shoes c. shirts d. jackets

35. I volunteered ________ to Alaska for six months.

a. go b. to go X c. going d. for go

36. He is _____ old to join the Army.

a. so b. very c. enough d. too X

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37. My birthday is ______ August.
a. at b. on c. in X d. of

38. My father is unwell.

a. ill X b. young c. healthy d. happy

39. That animal really looks strange.

a. big b. colorful c. odd X d. dangerous

40. When I was young, I always ______ candy before meals.

a. eat b. eating c. ate X d. was eat

41. The bomb exploded in the crowded shopping mall.

a. went on b. went off X c. went out d. went around

42. Tomorrow, I ___________ to Houston.

a. am go b. do go c. am go d. am going X

43. He polished the floor.

a. made marks on b. waxed and buffed X
c. retiled d. measured

44. The drapes are not new, but they look that way.
a. blankets b. dishes c. utensils d. curtains X

45. If we say that someone is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, we are discussing his _________.
a. heat b. hate c. height X d. weight

46. Right now, the mechanic ___________ your car.

a. fix b. is fix c. is being fix d. is fixing X

47. I want you to take a picture of ____________.

a. my teacher and I b. she and I
c. my teacher and me X d. I and my teacher

48. The knee is to the leg as the _________ is to the arm.

a. neck b. elbow X c. ankle d. jaw

49. I was very ________ last night.

a. busy X b. busily c. business d. busying

50. I live in a good ___________.

a. neighbor b. neighborly
c. neighborhood X d. neighborliness

51. The plane will arrive at 0950.

a. get off b. get out c. get across d. get in X

52. I _______ supper at 7:30 last night.

a. ate X b. took c. making d. done

53. If he’s a comedian, most of his job is to __________.

a. repair plumbing b. tell jokes X
c. teach children d. bake desserts

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54. You can _________ the downtown bus near the main gate.
a. caught b. catching c. catches d. catch X

55. I hope you have the chance to have Mr. Williams as your teacher.
a. risk b. dishonor c. opportunity X d. bad fate

56. Can you tell me ________ the test starts?

a. when X b. why c. who d. which

57. It is hazardous to drive in icy weather.

a. fun b. dangerous X c. amusing d. pleasant

58. I am very sick, _____ I will go to class anyway.

a. so b. and c. therefore d. but X

59. The boxes were kept in the cellar. They were _______.
a. in the attic b. in the basement X
c. on the third floor d. above the garage

60. I am very sick.

a. well b. healthy c. ill X d. rich

61. This school ________ in 1992.

a. built b. is built c. was building d. was built X

62. I don’t like to fly because I get ________ in airplanes.

a. radish b. nervous X c. intrigue d. waist

63. They _______ us some jokes yesterday.

a. told X b. said c. did d. laughed

64. I can’t remember the name of the movie?

a. cast b. setting c. title X d. cost

65. Yesterday, I _________ tennis.

a. did b. had c. went d. played X

66. My father used to get very upset with me all the time.
a. happy b. interested c. sick d. angry X

67. The food was very spicy. I could not _______ it.
a. eat X b. ate c. eaten d. eating

68. He is a lawyer.
a. entertainer b. athlete c. dentist d. attorney X

69. What ________ yesterday?

a. do you did b. did you did c. you did d. did you do X

70. A revolver and a pistol are fundamentally the same, at least in use.
a. extremely b. variously c. basically X d. never

71. I stayed at the zoo ______ 6 hours.

a. for X b. by c. at d. to e. since

72. Mr. Williams ate an enormous slab of cake for breakfast.

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a. tiny b. small c. little d. huge X

73. Let’s go see The Hulk.

a. I’m already see that movie. b. I already see that movie.
c. I’ve already see that movie. d. I already saw that movie. X

74. The test will start at 0750.

a. end b. begin X c. cease d. be corrected

75. We went _______ our teacher in the hospital.

a. to see X b. for see c. see d. to seeing

76. I have a lot of problems with grammar.

a. no b. a couple of c. many X d. only a few

77. Lt. Smith and _______ went to a Chinese restaurant.

a. me b. I X c. us d. her

78. This plate is dirty. It is not _______.

a. clean X b. kind c. happy d. honest
79. We had plans ________ some exercise, but it was too cold.
a. for do b. to do X c. for to do d. doing

80. What clothes does he have on? What is he ______?

a. doing b. suggesting c. eating d. wearing X

81. I went to the dentist to get my wisdom teeth _________.

a. pulled X b. pull c. pulling d. pulls

82. What can you NOT wear on your feet?

a. boots b. slippers c. sandals d. mittens X e. shoes

83. I asked the teacher _________ the question.

a. repeat b. repeats c. repeating d. to repeat X

84. I sliced the bread.

a. cut X b. baked c. bought d. tasted

85. Everybody ________ grammar tests.

a. love b. loves X c. is love d. loving

86. That painting is very pretty.

a. tall b. burned c. beautiful X d. dry

87. I saw a man _______ looked 150 years old.

a. which b. whom c. who X d. what

88. My sister is very smart.

a. beautiful b. intelligent X c. wealthy d. friendly

89. I took my car to the body shop to get it _________.

a. fix b. fixing c. fixes d. fixed X

90. The children got frightened because of all the thunder.

a. happy b. scared X c. lonely d. silly

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91. You’ll have to hurry. Time is __________.
a. limited X b. limit c. limits d. of limit

92. I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got very wet.

a. soaked X b. croaked c. poked d. arid

93. Yesterday, we _______ to the mall.

a. went X b. go c. are go d. were go

94. Veal is meat that comes from a baby ________.

a. sheep b. goat c. pig d. cow X

95. The reason you make so many mistakes ______ you don’t read the questions carefully.
a. are b. is X c. were d. am

96. The score is tied.

a. It is 3-1. b. It is even. X
c. It is 7-0. d. It is lopsided.

97. It got mighty cold last night, didn’t it?

a. extremely X b. a little bit c. somewhat d. moderately

98. I asked the salesclerk if I could write a _________.

a. cash b. check X c. credit card d. debt

99. You didn’t have any homework over the weekend, _________?
a. do you b. didn’t you c. don’t you d. did you X

100. Your books are under the desk.

a. beyond b. behind c. beside d. beneath X

101. Don’t point that gun ______ me!

a. at X b. through c. with d. of

102. Jennifer Lopez is beautiful.

a. homely b. lonely c. lovely X d. short

103. I ________ in Italy.

a. born b. am born c. is born d. was born X

104. The house was completely destroyed by fire.

a. partially b. thoroughly X c. almost d. nearly

105. If the weather is nice on Saturdays, I usually ________ jogging.

a. went b. will be go c. go X d. have gone

106. I will loan you $50.

a. borrow X b. lend c. give d. pay back

107. I made the kids ______ outside.

a. to play X b. playing c. played d. play

108. I got the kids ______ outside.

a. to go X b. going c. went d. go

109. He is still a juvenile.

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a. an adult b. a judge c. a child X d. a singer

110. I dislike salmon It’s disgusting. The taste is horrible. I ________ salmon.
a. hate X b. hates c. hating d. am hate

111. For a main course, you may have either chicken _______ beef.
a. and b. but c. with d. or X

112. He says he ________ to the picnic tomorrow.

a. is go b. will go X c. go d. will going

113. The mission was a total failure.

a. partial b. semi c. complete X d. minor

114. If I had had your phone number, I _______________ you.

a. will call b. am call
c. called d. would have called X

115. Where would you find sweet frosting and icing?

a. on the roads b. on some cakes X
c. on a roof d. in the mountains

116. While I was trying to sleep, the children ____________.

a. yelling b. yell c. yells X d. were yelling

117. If your sideburns are too long, you should go to the _________.
a. barber X b. doctor c. mechanic d. teacher

118. The thief _______ the bank.

a. repaired b. bought c. avoided d. robbed X
119. After _________ the baby, we watched television.
a. feeding b. feed c. fed X d. being fed

120. He wore galoshes because of all the ___________.

a. wind b. water X c. steam d. heat

121. You have to ________ harder to get a better ECL score.

a. studying b. studied c. be study d. study X

122. You can swim in a ____________.

a. creek
b. stream
c. river
d. pond
e. lake
f. all of the above X

123. If it rains tomorrow, I __________ to the baseball game.

a. no go b. am no go c. won’t go X d. can’t be go

124. I don’t know _________ about Sri Lanka.

a. nothing b. anything X c. something d. thing

125. You should study more.

a. must b. ought to c. have to X d. would rather

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126. He lost all of his money ________ in the casino.
a. gamble b. gambling X c. gambles d. by gamble

127. The boss is always yelling at me.

a. shouting X b. motioning c. waving d. shooting

128. If I _____ late for class, the teacher always marks me tardy.
a. was b. were c. are d. am X

129. I have no money. I’m ______.

a. rich b. broke X c. happy d. well

130. Major Ghyxdrukaj should go to Specialized next week, __________?

a. can he b. should he c. shouldn’t he X d. will he

131. Brazil is _________ Venezuela.

a. big as b. bigger from c. as big than d. bigger than X

132. These questions _____ pretty easy.

a. was b. is c. am d. were X