TEST 5th February, 2007

1. Until you … me your ID card I can’t let you in. I’m afraid you are under 16, aren’t you?
a. ’ll show c. don’t show
b. showed d. show
2. … have you been studying English?
a. How many times c. How long time
b. How long d. How much
3. … have you tried to learn English?
a. How long time c. When
b. How many times d. How much time
4. … did you last do your homework?
a. Since when c. Since how long
b. How many times ago d. How long ago
5. These apples look really fresh. How … in a kilo?
a. many are there c. much are they
b. much are there d. many are they
6. While they … cards, the telephone rang.
a. play c. had played
b. had been playing d. were playing
7. What … at 5 yesterday?
a. have you been doing c. were you doing
b. had you done d. have you done
8. She … here this morning yet.
a. didn’t arrive c. hasn’t been
b. didn’t come d. wasn’t here
9. ’The phone is ringing.’ ’I … .’
a. ’ll go c. am going
b. ’m answering d. ’m to go
10. Your face is red. … ?
a. Were you run c. Had you run
b. Have you been running d. Had you been running
11. I … for at least two hours when my boss arrived.
a. had been working c. was working
b. have been working d. had been worked
12. You should be more careful. You … your phone.
a. are always lost c. used to lose
b. always seems to losing d. are always losing
13. We bought … for the Easter holiday.
a. four breads c. four slice of bread
b. four loaves of bread d. four bread
14. … often speak about weather.
a. An English c. The Englishman
b. English d. The English
15. All elderly people think that … are different today.
a. the young c. youngs
b. the youngs d. a young men
16. Autumn is the season when … are falling.
a. leaves c. the leafs
b. leafs d. leafes
17. She needs some more … to answer all your questions.
a. informations c. pieces of informations
b. piece of information d. information
18. Some of those … are good, but some others are bad.
a. piece of news c. news
b. pieces of news d. newses
19. … did that customer finally buy?
a. How many equipments c. How many equipment
b. How much equipment d. How much equipments
20. She hasn’t got …, but still she is happy.
a. many money c. a lots of money
b. lot of money d. much money
21. After … Christmas we went to … Bakony Hills for a week.
a. the, the c. -, the
b. the, - d. -, -
22. … is said to be more difficult than German.
a. The English c. An English
b. English d. English language
23. Both of them were busy doing … own job.
a. the c. theirs
b. an d. their
24. … finally helped and he got the car out of the mud.
a. A friend of her’s c. One friend of her
b. One of his friend d. A friend of his
25. Does this pen belong to you, or is it … ?
a. my c. her
b. our d. his
26. I don’t like coffee. – I don’t like it, … .
a. neither c. too
b. either d. also
27. … you eat, … you will be.
a. The much, the fatter c. As much, as fat
b. The more, the fatter d. The more, the more fat
28. She prefers giving … receiving.
a. to c. as
b. than d. like
29. The teacher gave me no … information about tomorrow’s test.
a. farther c. further
b. any more d. some more
30. … employees refused to sign the contract.
a. More c. The more
b. Most d. The most
31. My brother is … than me.
a. older with three years c. three years older
b. elder with three years d. three years elder
32. The building … 6 months ago.
a. be destroyed c. has been destroyed
b. was destroyed d. will be destroyed
33. You can’t go by car as the road … .
a. is building c. is build
b. is being built d. has been built
34. By the time I got there the car … .
a. was wash c. had been washed
b. has been washed d. should washed
35. The grass was cut … the gardener … a lawn-mower.
a. by, by c. with, with
b. with, by d. by, with
36. Dusting … by somebody else every day.
a. has been doing c. is doing
b. is being done d. is done
37. Let us know the time of your arrival … we can start making arrangements.
a. that’s why c. so as
b. so that d. that
38. I would like to go to London … learn the language.
a. to c. so as
b. so that d. in order that
39. Most teachers ask you abroad … a language exam certificate.
a. if you have c. do you have
b. why don’t you have d. have you got
40. He is … boy that it’s sure he will go on to university.
a. so clever c. very clever
b. too clever d. such a clever
41. Someone … my raincoat. It’s all wet.
a. used c. uses
b. has been using d. was using
42. Father told us … touch his computer.
a. don’t c. not to
b. shouldn’t d. not to be
43. It’s rainy today. I would rather … at home.
a. stay c. to stay
b. stayed d. staying
44. As a child he used … to matches on Sundays.
a. going c. go
b. to go d. to going
45. I would study a different subject if I … all over again.
a. start c. could start
b. would have started d. have to start
46. The chickens were … when we … .
a. to feed, arrived c. fed, arriving
b. being fed, arrived d. feeding, were arriving
47. Her boss is known … a very good basketball player.
a. to be c. that he is
b. being d. having been
48. This message … some minutes ago.
a. has been received c. is to be sent
b. was received d. must be sent
49. He was joking, don’t worry. He … your leg and you let him fool you.
a. is always pulled c. is always pulling
b. has always been pulled d. always pull
50. Let’s finish it, … ?
a. will we c. shan’t we
b. won’t we d. shall we