Diagnostic test C

For each question, circle the best answer, A, B or C.

0 Our village is very ..... . There is nothing to do.

A happy
B modern
C dull

1 My town is very ..... . There are lots of new buildings.

A modern
B traditional
C relaxed

2 I like ..... places with lots of music and lots of things to do.
A relaxed
B lively
C safe

3 How ..... does this shirt cost?

A many
B much
C any

4 John has a ..... of work to do before tomorrow.

A some
B much
C lot

5 Have you seen the new film ..... ?

A yet
B just
C ever

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6 We’ve lived in this house ..... 2011.
A for
B ever
C since

7 ..... John today yet?

A Did you see
B Have you seen
C Had you seen

8 You should hand ..... your homework at the beginning of the lesson.
A around
B in
C up

9 My phone is ..... than your phone.

A best
B better
C the best

10 That was the ..... meal I’ve ever eaten!

A expensive
B more expensive than
C most expensive

11 I don’t want to eat that soup. It’s ..... cold.

A enough
B too
C more

12 I don’t have ..... money to buy a cinema ticket.

A enough
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 B too
C more

13 I often ..... time thinking about work and not doing it.
A waste
B do
C fill

14 I didn’t get the answer ..... to that question.

A well
B right
C better

15 You really ..... well in that singing competition!

A did
B went
C had

16 My brother is very ..... . He doesn’t like talking to people.

A confident
B funny
C shy

17 Nick is very ..... . He always knows the answers to the teacher’s questions.
A lazy
B clever
C calm

18 My dad ..... the dinner when I arrived home.

A cooking
B was cooking
C has cooking
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19 James and I ..... computer games all of last night.
A was played
B did play
C were playing

20 I am afraid ..... spiders.

A of
B on
C with

21 My mum is fed up ..... her job.

A on
B at
C with

22 I can’t come to the class tomorrow because I ..... to the dentist.

A go
B will go
C am going

23 Do you think people ..... on other planets in the future?

A will live
B are living
C are to live

24 Can you help me set ..... my new computer?

A up
B on
C off

25 Please turn ..... the music a bit! It’s very loud!

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 A up
B off
C down

26 If you help me with my art project, I ..... you with your maths.
A help
B helping
C will help

27 I drink a lot of water when it ..... .

A will be hot
B is hot
C going to be hot

28 I’ll go to the beach tomorrow ..... it rains.

A when
B if
C unless

29 Many actors feel nervous about going on ..... for the first time.
A perform
B stage
C row

30 On a clear night, you can see the ..... in the sky.

A moon
B sand
C storm

31 English ..... by many people all over the world.

A speaks
B speaking
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 C is spoken

32 Jacob ..... by a bus yesterday, but he’s OK now.

A hit
B were hit
C was hit

33 I’m not going to paint the room myself. I’m going to have it ..... by a painter.
A done
B do
C did

34 I loved that town ..... we visited with my parents.

A which
B who
C where

35 You ..... go to the show tonight if you don’t want to.

A have to
B don’t have to
C mustn’t

36 Do you like our new car? We ..... save a lot of money to buy it.
A must
B did must
C had to

37 At the weekends, I like to ..... out and watch TV.

A chill
B mad
C join

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38 I love to ..... in with activities like singing and dancing.
A chill
B mad
C join

39 We asked ..... he knew the way to the station.

A where
B that
C if

40 Can you tell me ..... ?

A what time is it
B what time it is
C when is the time

41 Do you know ..... ?

A how to play baseball
B how do you play baseball
C how does basketball play

42 My teacher told me that he us more homework.

A will give
B gives
C would give

43 Your brother reminds me Justin Bieber.

A to
B of
C about

44 He ..... cooking the dinner by the time I arrived home.

A hadn’t finished
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 B didn’t finish
C wasn’t finished

45 I fell over in the street and I felt ..... .

A embarrassing
B embarrassed
C embarrassment

46 Tom was ..... because his friends were picked for the football team and he wasn’t.
A jealous
B guilty
C nervous

47 I can’t ..... a new car at the moment.

A cost
B worth
C afford

48 Will you ..... me your pen, please?

A borrow
B earn
C lend

49 This programme doesn’t seem ..... on this computer.

A run
B to run
C running

50 I can’t imagine ..... my hair coloured green!

A have
B to have
C having
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51 Will you promise me back my jumper next week?
A give
B to give
C giving

52 We can ..... meet at 7.00 p.m. or 7.30 p.m.

A nor
B neither
C either

53 I don’t think we can fit ..... the students in the class in this bus.
A each
B every
C all

54 Karl will take a long time choosing a new T-shirt. He’s very ...decisive.
A in
B un
C ir

55 ...responsible people often are not careful with what they promise.
A Un
B Ir
C Dis

56 If I had known that Justin was going, I ..... to the party.

A would gone
B will have gone
C would have gone

57 If we had caught the earlier train, we ..... our flight.

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 A would have missed
B hadn’t been missing
C wouldn’t have missed

58 All the exam results letters ..... to the students.

A been sent
B have been sent
C is to sent

59 Electricity was discovered ..... Michael Faraday.

A on
B by
C for

60 We need to ..... the cause of the problem with the computer system.
A establish
B take
C experiment

Total: _____ / 60 x 1.67 = _____ / 100

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