Quickcheck Test McNeilus Language School

You should complete the whole test at a time in not more than 60 minutes. Do not use any dictionary, please.

In each question, only one of the four answers is correct. Choose the correct answer and fill in the square next to it. Fill in only one square for each question. The example shows you what to do.
0. Example: This ___________ a book.
A. is B. are C. am D. be

T1

1. Who´s that man?
A. He´s teacher. B. Is Peter C. It´s John. D. That´s a man.
2. Mike is looking at __________.
A. they B. my C. she D. us
3.
A. Come here to my! B. Come here to us! C. Come there to we! D. Go here to us!
4.
A. Jack listen my radio. B. Jack is listen to my radio. C. Listen my radio, Jack! D. Listen to my radio, Jack!
5. Mary __________ play tomorrow.
A. going to B. can C. can to D. is going
6. __________ live in the town.
A. Some people B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Any people
7. Molly hasn´t got your money. Jack hasn´t got __________.
A. it, too B. them, either C. them, too D. it, either
8. Mary´s here. She´s just __________.
A. come B. got C. been D. gone
9. What is Peter like? He __________.
A. is very well B. like football C. is liking tennis D. is very nice
10. “Has Jimmy got his books now?” “Yes, my brother __________ yesterday.”
A. gave them to him B. has given them to him C. gave to him them D. has given to him them
11. You can´t see the sun _________.
A. at the night B. at the nights C. at night D. at nights
12. “Have you visited Edinburgh?” “__________.”
A. Not yet B. Already C. Not ever D. Ever
13. Donald __________ sixteen tomorrow.
A. will be B. shall be C. going to be D. is being
14. They didn´t have any books that she __________.
A. was happy B. pleased C. was interested D. liked
15. Last year Mary asked me what she __________ buy me for Christmas.
A. could B. may C. was able to D. can
16. There isn´t __________ in the garden.
A. no person B. personsy C. anyone D. any people
17. He thinks John __________.
A. the same as I B. is the same as me C. is same as me D. is the same I am
18. Cathie has read __________ French books.
A. so much B. the more C. every D. a few
19. Is Chris __________ Kate?
A. taller that B. taller C. so tall as D. as tall as
20. It was raining when Mary __________ the bus.
A. waited B. was waiting for C. expected D. was expecting
21. Was the __________ ? No, it was green.
A. big book brown B. big brown book C. brown book a big D. brown a big book
22. “Have you ever been to Scotland?” “Yes, I __________ last year.”
A. was B. has gone C. went D. was being
23. How´s the old man?
A. He´s sixty-five. B. He´s much better. C. That´s him. D. Mr Smith is the old man.
24. Last week John __________ his leg.
A. fell and broke B. feels and breaks C. felt and broken D. fallen and broken
25. When she asked me I __________ a few days to think about it.
A. explained her I liked B. told her I´d like C. explained her I´d like D. told her I liked

T2

1. They asked the secretary __________ them the papers.
A. please to give B. that she give C. to give D. please give
2. We invited him last week but he __________.
A. didn´t yet say that yes B. hasn´t yet said that yes C. didn’t yet say yes D. hasn´t said yes yet
3. “I agree,” I said. “ I hoped __________,“ she replied.
A. that you agreed B. that you´d agree C. you to agree D. for you to agree
4. Who was the first person __________ today?
A. you spoke B. whom you spoke C. spoke to you D. you spoke to
5. Jane had __________ furniture for her room.
A. all B. enough C. many D. any
6. I like __________ two records.
A. both these B. these both C. these all D. all these
7. __________ people came than I expected.
A. Other B. Few C. Another D. Fewer
8. Simon __________ the club.
A. often plays tennis at B. plays often tennis on C. often plays tennis on D. plays often tennis at
9. We haven´t got a record-player. Let´s __________.
A. lend Mary´s one B. to lend one of Mary C. to borrow the Mary´s D. borrow Mary´s
10. I´d like to leave my car near here. Where´s the __________, please?
A. nearest car park B. next car park C. nearest parking D. next parking
11. I __________ abroad next week.
A. going to B. shall be go C. am going D. will be go
12. If I __________ working immediately, it would have been all right.
A. had stopped B. stopped C. would stop D. would have stopped
13. I __________ send you to hospital for an X-ray. Here´s the note for the hospital.
A. would like to B. would C. will like to D. am wanting to
14. He told me that he __________ in Naples for the previous year.
A. has been working B. had been worked C. had been worked D. had been working
15. When I ans wered ed the phone, my girlfriend __________ “hello”.
A. said B. was saying C. was telling D. told
16. I´ve brought you __________ flowers for your birthday.
A. few B. a little C. a few D. little
17. He didn´t know __________ or stay at home.
A. if to go B. whether to go C. to go D. if that he should go
18. Don´t wait for me if you __________.
A. have speed B. have a hurry C. are in a speed D. are in a hurry
19. Who is responsible __________ the arrangements?
A. for make B. to making C. to make D. for making
20. He works too hard. That is __________ is wrong with him.
A. that which B. what C. the what D. the thing what
21. They´ll hurt __________ if we don´t stop them fighting.
A. each other B. one the other C. each the other D. one to another
22. He is __________ to come home early this evening.
A. probable B. probably C. likely D. may be
23. I know it´s not important but I can´t help __________ about it.
A. to think B. thinking C. think D. except to think
24. I learnt how to __________ a bicycle when I was six years old.
A. ride B. conduct C. drive D. lead
25. They __________ on holiday in Switzerland and became good friends.
A. found B. met C. knew D. encountered

T3

1. They live __________ the other side of the road.
A. in B. for C. on D. by
2. I should have asked her for a plan of the house. If I __________ I would have found everything.
A. did B. have C. would D. had
3. When my wife _________ back tomorrow, she´ll find everything in order.
A. will come B. comes C. shall come D. come
4. After __________ information without success, we bought a book on the subject.
A. asking B. to ask for C. to ask D. asking for
5. He´s __________ his sister.
A. much more tall that B. much taller than C. much more tall than D. much taller that
6. She had three sons, all __________ became doctors.
A. of whom B. which C. who D. of who
7. She made me __________.
A. that I got angry B. to be angry C. be angry D. angry
8. We usually have fine weather __________ summer.
A. in B. at C. while D. on
9. __________ of them understood him.
A. Anyone B. No one C. Someone D. None
10. That´s the firm __________.
A. we´ve been dealing with B. what we´ve been dealing with C. what we´ve been treating with D. we´ve been treating with
11. He isn´t __________ to reach the ceiling.
A. enough tall B. so tall C. tall enough D. as tall
12. He´d done that before, __________?
A. hadn´t he B. shouldn´t he C. didn´t he D. wouldn´t he
13. She let the children __________ to play.
A. go out B. that they went out C. to go out D. going out
14. I´m going to spend a few days with some __________ of mine, who live in the north of Scotland.
A. companies B. familiars C. neighbours D. relatives
15. I didn´t write it. That isn´t my __________ on the cheque.
A. signature B. signature C. letter D. mark
16. We arrived __________ England a week ago.
A. to B. on C. in D. at
17. He paid __________ in five-pound notes.
A. how much the car B. for the car C. the car for D. the car
18. The office is only __________ from here.
A. at 100 yards away B. about 100 yards far C. at 100 yards far D. about 100 yards away
19. __________ problem for foreigners remembering to drive on the left.
A. It´s so much B. That´s such a C. That´s so much D. It´s such a
20. We´ll have to drive carefully __________ home
A. on the way to B. on the way C. in the way D. in the way to
21. I told them how to get here but perhaps I __________ them a map.
A. should have given B. had to give C. ought give D. must have given
22. What a nuisance! I __________ to all this trouble if I´d known they weren´t coming.
A. mustn´t have gone B. didn´t need to go C. needn´t have gone D. hadn´t to go
23. He won the first __________ in the competition.
A. reward B. prize C. premium D. price
24. Sixty per cent of television viewers chose him as their __________ actor.
A. favourite B. popular C. preferred D. favoured
25. They´re staying with us _________ the time being until they find a place of their own.
A. in B. for C. since D. during

T4

1. Sometimes __________ gets on the bus and checks the tickets.
A. an agent B. a conductor C. an inspector D. an officer
2. He´ll soon get _________ his disappointment and be quite cheerful again by the morning.
A. away B. out of C. through D. over
3. You´ll soon get used to his ways, __________ everyone else.
A. as B. like C. similar than D. the same that
4. He lives on a farm, __________ the castle.
A. quite near at B. not much far from C. nearby to D. not far away from
5. The little man was __________ one metre fifty high.
A. nearly more than B. hardly more than C. just as much as D. almost more than
6. I´ll take down your name and address in case you __________ as a witness.
A. are needed B. need C. will be needed D. will need
7. The car he was driving __________.
A. can have been robbed B. can have been stolen C. may have been robbed D. may have been stolen
8. __________ you´re happy, it doesn´t matter if you haven´t got much money.
A. As long as B. Meanwhile C. During D. As far as
9. He used to wait for me, __________ together.
A. for walking home B. so that we could walk to home C. for walking to home D. so that we could walk home
10. Steak pie! That´s my favourite __________.
A. dish B. plate C. menu D. receipt
11. He asked me what was __________ in the street outside.
A. succeeding B. doing up C. going on D. making out
12. We were __________ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
A. held up B. broken down C. kept off D. put back
13. We worked in those terrible conditions for __________ he could stand it.
A. as long as B. as far as C. so long as D. so far as
14. The ship was _________ danger of sinking.
A. with B. on C. under D. in
15. I took __________ to repair the boat.
A. an hour´s work B. a work hour C. the work of an hour D. an hour work
16. They succeeded __________ the mud.
A. in disposing B. to remove C. in getting rid of D. to take off
17. He´s a nice dog. He won´t do you any __________.
A. bite B. harm C. ill D. hurt
18. There´s no beer left and the pubs are shut so you´ll have to __________.
A. go off B. go through C. go for D. go without
19. She´s such an irritating woman. I don´t know how you can __________ her.
A. put up B. stand up with C. stand with D. put up with
20. The good service at the hotel __________ the poor food to some extent.
A. made up B. made up for C. made out D. made for
21. I __________ of the way he behaved at the meeting.
A. disapproved B. condemned C. disagreed D. objected
22. He is looking for a job that will give him greater __________ for using his own initiative.
A. suitability B. space C. scope D. place
23. The country needs a __________ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a year.
A. stationary B. stable C. changeless D. constant
24. It was dark in the tunnel so he __________ a match.
A. struck B. hit C. burnt D. fired
25. I will never __________ them to take the child away from me.
A. admit B. allow C. tolerate D. let

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