GENERAL TEST OF ENGLISH A

1. I have to ________ the washing before I go out.

a) make b) do c) have d) take

2. Both of them are very selfish. They only love ________!

a) them b) themselves c) each other d) one another

3. The story was not true. He made it ________.

a) for b) in c) up d) out

4. I need to be there in about an hour because the concert ________ at 6 o'clock.

a) is going to start b) is starting c) starts d) will have started

5. Do you play a musical instrument? Yes, I play ________ guitar.

a) --- b) the c) a d) an

6. When you are in need, the police always ________ late.

a) came b) come c) comes d) coming

7. ________ of us do you like more, me or Clara?

a) What b) Whether c) Which d) Who

8. The waiting room was full of ________ people.

a) ill b) no healthy c) unwell d) sick

9. After she had failed her exam, Lisa promised that ________ harder.
a) she study b) she was going to study c) she will study d) she would study

10. I think I'm ________ progress at school.

a) doing b) making c) taking d) giving

11. What time do you usually have _________ lunch?

a) --- b) a c) an d) the

12. Could you ________ me to call Jack in the evening?

a) memory b) recall c) remember d) remind

13. “Hello, we are not available at the moment, please ________ a message after the tone.”
a) drop b) leave c) make d) take

14. Look, somebody ________ my sandwich! Half of it is gone.

a) ate b) eats c) has eaten d) has been eating

15. I couldn't finish the last test question because there was ________ time.
a) a few b) a little c) few d) little

16. I'll sit down and relax for a moment. There's still ________ little time left.
a) --- b) a c) some d) the
17. We drank some ________ wine.
a) good sparkling Italian b) good It. sparkling c) It. good sparkling d) sparkling
good It.

18. He was injured ________ a falling stone when he was climbing in the mountains.
a) --- b) by c) through d) with

19. There's a new supermarket in your town, ________ ?

a) aren’t they b) is it c) isn’t it d) isn’t there

20. ________ truck that crashed into my car was driven by a drunk man.
a) A b) An c) The d) ---