Diagonastic Test
Name
Form 4 .
Choose the correct answer and circle the appropriate letter:
1.
This man has dark .......................
a) heads
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b) carrying
b) holding
b) desk
c) having
c) business
d) on job
c) Good evening
d) Good afternoon
Someone offers you a drink. You dont want it. What do you say?
b) Please
c) No, thank you
d) No, please
Henderson ................................. going to work.
b) dont like
c) doesnt like
d) not like
................................. early in the morning?
a) Does he get up
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d) room
You arrive at a party at 8 p.m. What do you say?
a) likes not
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d) getting
c) office
b) at work
a) Thank you
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d) holding
c) having
a) Goodnight b) Good-bye
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d) face hair
- perhaps he is .....................................
a) work
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c) moustaches
He is sitting at his ..................................
a) chair
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b) barber
and he is .................................. a piece of paper.
a) wearing
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d) hair
He is ................................... a jacket
a) wearing
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c) hairs
and a .................................
a) beard
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b) head
b) Gets he up
c) Do he get up
d) Get he up
He ..................................... to drive a car.
a) am learning
b) learning
c) is learning
d) are learning
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He ....................................... swim very well.
a) not can
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b) cannot
c) doesnt can
....................................... the bus to work.
a) Always Roberts catches
c) Roberts catches always
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d) dont can
b) Roberts always catches
d) Roberts does always catches
Peter works in London. ..................................................................
a) He goes there by train
c) He goes by train there
b) He there goes by train
d) There goes he by train
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........................................................ TV last night.
17.
a) Did he watch
b) Watched he
c) Did he watched
I spoke slowly, but he .................................. understand me.
a) canned not
b) didnt can
c) didnt could
He made ............................................ last year.
d) could not
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c) a lot of money
d) lots money
19.
a) many money
b) much money
I asked him ..........................................
a) to not go away
b) to go not away
c) not to go away
He used to live .......................... London.
d) go not away
20.
a) on
b) in
c) to
James ............................... to him on the phone.
d) at
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d) spoken
22.
a) spoked
b) speaked
c) spoke
Quiet, please I ........................................................
23.
a) am doing a test! b) do a test!
c) doing a test!
d) does a test!
I wont go to Cambridge if it ....................................... tomorrow.
a) rain
b) would rain
c) rains
While he .................................. to London he saw an accident.
d) raining
24.
d) had driven
25.
a) was driving
b) drives
c) drove
Millions of cigarettes ............................................ every year.
a) is smoke
b) are smoking
c) are smoked
He has a ................................ experience in marketing in Europe.
d) are smoke
26.
a) grand
b) wide
c) large
I remember ............................. him in London.
d) great
27.
a) of meeting
d) meeting
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b) to meet
c) to meeting
d) Does he watch
But I saw him in Frankfurt ........................................
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29.
a) 3 years ago
b) for 3 years
c) before 3 years
Could you look ............... the blackboard and read what is on it?
30.
a) to
b) on
c) for
d) at
Smith went abroad last year. ............................................. abroad before.
31.
a) He had never been
b) He had been never
d) He went never
The last Olympic Games ..................................... in Athens.
32.
a) were helded
b) was holded
He took ......................... cheese.
33.
a) all of
b) all
c) the all
d) all of the
The committee held a ................................ last week.
34.
a) meeting
b) gathering
c) session
d) sitting
I ............................. the Prime Ministers speech very carefully.
35.
a) heard to
b) heard
c) listened to d) overheard
He would have known that, if he .................................... the meeting.
36.
a) had attended
b) would have attended
Would you mind ............................ the door?
37.
a) open
b) to open
c) opening
In August he ..................................... for us for 25 years.
38.
a) will have worked
b) will work
c) is going to work
d) will be working
.................................................. since I came back to the office?
39.
a) Did Robinson telephone
b) Was Robinson telephoning
c) telephoned Robinson
d) Has Robinson telephoned
He speaks English very well ....................... hes only 12.
40.
a) whereas
b) despite
c) in spite of
d) although
Dont do that, I said. I ................................. him not to do that.
a) talked
b) told
d) since 3 years
c) He never went
c) were held
c) spoke
d) were hold
c) has attended
d) would attend
d) to opening
d) said
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He never takes risks. Hes a very ................................. man.
a) mindful b) anxious c) attentive d) cautious
Id like to put ............................. a suggestion, if I may.
a) forward b) over c) across d) through
I .................................. this test for at least half an hour now.
a) do b) am doing c) have done d) have been doing
Ill speak to him when he .................................... .
a) will arrive b) is arriving c) arrives d) would arrive
Can you come tomorrow? He asked ........................................... tomorrow.
a) if I come b) that i come c) if I could come d) that I can come
He hasnt come again today. If he doesnt come, ............................... what to do
tomorrow.
a) he wouldnt know b) he didnt know c) he will not have known d) he wont know
CONVERSATION (questions 47 64):
Mr and Mrs Wallace want to buy a house, so they go to the office of an estate agent.
Agent: Good morning. Mr and Mrs Wallace?
Mrs Wallace: Mr Hogan?
Agent: How do you do.
Mrs Wallace: I spoke to you on the phone. .................... is my husband.
a) This b) It c) He d) That
Mr Wallace: How do you do.
Agent: How do you do. ............................. sit down.
a) You b) Please c) Now d) Let
(They all sit down at a desk.)
Agent: I understand from our telephone conversation that
youre ....................................
a) intending b) interesting c) intended d) interested
in buying a property for about 85,000, is that .............................. ?
a) true b) possible c) not d) right
Mrs Wallace: No. Well the price is right, but er well, we .................... a problem.
a) make b) have c) are d) seem
Weve been living abroad for the last ten years Mr Wallace: Longer ................. that.
a) than b) that c) as d) to
Mrs Wallace: Yes, I suppose it is and we want to settle back here ............................
a) because b) and c) but d) so
we have very different ideas of the ......................... of place wed like to live in.
a) kind b) piece c) shape d) area
Mr Wallace: Yes, you see ...................... prefer to live in town, in a centrally located
flat.
a) I b) Id c) we d) wed
Mrs Wallace: And I am really keen to live in ................ country.
a) the b) a c) some d) I want a big garden. I want a new view. I want to be .................. to go for walks.
a) able b) possible c) can d) allow
I want to go back to work that is, to get back into teaching.
Mr Wallace: Well, Im sure you ................... teach in London, in town, just as easily.
a) would b) might c) should d) could
Mrs Wallace: Yes, ................... I think the chances of
a) and b) but c) so d) then
getting a job .......................... probably much greater in a village school
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a) is b) are c) will d) would
and I ................... like to be part of the community again, darling.
a) would b) do c) will d) shall
Mr Wallace: And I want to live in a flat .................... maintenance included.
a) for b) with c) and d) by
You know you pay for all the ................. I mean, Im not a do-it-yourself man.
a) services b) servants c) assistance d) assistants
I dont like to mend leaky ......................... , and that sort of thing.
a) walls b) floors c) roofs d) ceilings
AT A HOTEL (question 65 80)
Mr Graham has just checked into a hotel, but he is not happy with his room. He goes
down to the reception desk.
Mr Graham: Im ................... theres been a mistake. My room doesnt have a bath.
a) sorry b) afraid c) anxious d) regret
Hotel Clerk: Well, I think your room is correct, sir. Room 118 ..................... ?
a) dont you b) isnt it c) doesnt it d) can you
Mr Graham: ............................., could I have a bath, please?
a) Thus b) Well c) In spite d) Thank you
Hotel Clerk: Er Im afraid we dont ................. a room with a bath and
a) reserve b) get c) have d) retain
Mr Graham: Look, Im very tired. I dont want to ................... but my firm always
book a room with a bath.
a) shout b) denounce c) anger d) argue
Hotel Clerk: Er Ill check the .......................
a) correspondence b) mailing c) communicate d) lettering
but I dont think you were ...................... into a room with a bath.
a) reserved b) checked c) booked d) registered
There we are, it is Mr Graham, isnt it?
Mr Graham: It is, yes.
The clerk shows Mr Graham a letter.
Hotel Clerk: Yes, one ..................... room.
a) alone b) single c) bathless d) only
Mr Graham: Ill see them when I get back. Well, I .................. that its our mistake,
a) appreciate b) deprecate c) respect d) expect
but are you sure theres ......................... with a bath?
a) not b) something c) anything d) nothing
Hotel Clerk: Well, .............
Mr Graham: Ive just flown a very long .................... and Im very tired and all I want
is a bath and a sleep.
a) distance b) airline c) period d) timing
Hotel Clerk: Well, as Ive said, sir, theres ...................... nothing for tonight.
a) extremely b) perfectly c) absolutely d) especially
But lets see. Youre here for five days, arent you?
Mr Graham: Oh dear!
Hotel Clerk: Ill just have a .................. with the manager.
a) word b) sentence c) phrase d) dialogue
Mr Graham: I would ......................... it.
a) value b) appreciate c) thank d) reward
Im ................................. to have a long hot bath!
a) despaired b) worried c) desperate d) overwhelmed
Hotel Clerk: Dont worry, sir! ............................ it with me.
a) Let b) Leave c) Give d) Stop
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CORRECT ANSWERS TO TEST
1) D
22) A
43) D
64) C
2) A
23) C
44) C
65) B
3) A
24) A
45) C
66) B
4) B
25) C
46) D
67) B
5) B
26) B
47) A
68) C
6) B
27) D
48) B
69) D
7) C
28) A
49) D
70) A
8) C
29) D
50) D
71) C
9) C
30) A
51) B
72) B
10) A
31) C
52) A
73) A
11) C
32) D
53) C
74) D
12) C
33) A
54) A
75) A
13) B
34) C
55) B
76) C
14) B
35) A
56) A
77) A
15) A
36) C
57) A
78) B
16) A
37) A
58) D
79) C
17) D
38) D
59) B
80) B
18) C
39) D
60) B
19) C
40) B
20) B
61) A
21) C
41) D
62) B
42) A
63) A
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INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS
Correct answers
Level
Description
76 80
seven
Very advanced
70 75
six
Advanced
62 69
five
Higher Intermediate
52 61
four
Intermediate
40 51
three
Lower Intermediate
24 39
two
Elementary
1 23
one
Beginner
Each level is equivalent of 120 150 hours instruction.
