PART 1 — BEGINNER / ELEMENTARY
Questions 1–10
1. My name ___ Maria.
A) am
B) is
C) are
D) be
2. They ___ from Spain.
A) is
B) am
C) are
D) be
3. I ___ coffee every morning.
A) drink
B) drinks
C) drinking
D) drank
4. There ___ two books on the table.
A) is
B) are
C) am
D) be
5. She ___ a new car.
A) have
B) having
C) has
D) is have
6. “Where do you live?”
A) I live in Athens.
B) I am live in Athens.
C) I living in Athens.
D) I lives in Athens.
7. We usually go to work ___ bus.
A) on
B) by
C) with
D) at
8. I don't have ___ money with me.
A) some
B) many
C) any
D) a
9. Choose the word closest in meaning to
“big.”
A) Small
B) Large
C) Short
D) Thin
10. Yesterday, I ___ to the cinema.
A) go
B) goes
C) went
D) going
PART 2 — ELEMENTARY / INTERMEDIATE
Questions 11–20
11. She ___ TV when I called her.
A) watches
B) watched
C) was watching
D) has watched
12. I have lived here ___ five years.
A) since
B) during
C) for
D) from
13. Have you ever ___ to London?
A) be
B) been
C) went
D) being
14. If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home.
A) stay
B) stayed
C) will stay
D) would stay
15. You ___ smoke in this building. It's prohibited.
A) don't have to
B) shouldn't
C) mustn't
D) couldn't
16. This book is ___ than the one I read last week.
A) interesting
B) more interesting
C) most interesting
D) the more interesting
17. I need to buy ___ new pair of shoes.
A) a
B) an
C) some
D) any
18. The opposite of
“generous” is:
A) polite
B) selfish
C) friendly
D) honest
19. She hasn't finished her homework ___.
A) already
B) yet
C) still
D) ever
20. “Would you like some coffee?”
A) Yes, I like.
B) Yes, I would.
C) Yes, please.
D) Yes, I do.
PART 3 — INTERMEDIATE
Questions 21–30
21. When I arrived, the meeting ___.
A) already started
B) has already started
C) had already started
D) was already start
22. I've been studying English ___ I was twelve.
A) for
B) since
C) during
D) from
23. If I ___ more free time, I would travel more.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) would have
24. She asked me where ___.
A) did I live
B) I lived
C) do I live
D) I live
25. The new bridge ___ next year.
A) will complete
B) will be completed
C) is completing
D) has completed
26. He apologized ___ being late.
A) for
B) about
C) of
D) to
27. We need to ___ a decision before Friday.
A) do
B) make
C) take
D) have
28. The word
“accurate” is closest in meaning to:
A) Correct
B) Difficult
C) Fast
D) Complicated
29. I wish I ___ more time to finish the project.
A) have
B) had
C) will have
D) would have
30. Despite ___ tired, she continued working.
A) be
B) being
C) was
D) to be
PART 4 — UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
Questions 31–40
31. By next June, I ___ at this company for ten years.
A) will work
B) will have worked
C) have worked
D) am working
32. Had I known about the problem, I ___ you earlier.
A) would call
B) would have called
C) will call
D) called
33. The project was delayed ___ a lack of funding.
A) because
B) because of
C) although
D) despite
34. The manager insisted that the report ___ before Friday.
A) is completed
B) was completed
C) be completed
D) will complete
35. She is believed ___ one of the most talented researchers in the field.
A) being
B) to be
C) be
D) been
36. The company needs to ___ its strategy in response to changing market conditions.
A) adapt
B) adopt to
C) adjust with
D) convert
37. His explanation was rather ___, so nobody was quite sure what he meant.
A) transparent
B) ambiguous
C) coherent
D) explicit
38. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
A) Neither John nor Mary have finished their work.
B) Neither John nor Mary has finished their work.
C) Neither John or Mary has finished their work.
D) Neither John nor Mary have finish their work.
39. The negotiations broke ___ after both sides failed to reach an agreement.
A) away
B) out
C) down
D) off
40. If the company had invested earlier, it ___ in a stronger position today.
A) would be
B) would have been
C) will be
D) had been
PART 5 — ADVANCED / PROFICIENT
Questions 41–50
41. The findings appear to ___ the assumption that the treatment is universally effective.
A) undermine
B) undertake
C) undergo
D) withhold
42. No sooner ___ the announcement than the media began reporting on it.
A) had they made
B) they had made
C) did they make
D) they made
43. The committee's decision was met with considerable ___ from several members of the public.
A) opposition
B) objectionable
C) opposing
D) oppose
44. Were the government ___ the proposed reforms, significant changes would follow.
A) implementing
B) to implement
C) implemented
D) implement
45. The report was criticized for failing to take ___ the long-term consequences of the policy.
A) account of
B) care of
C) advantage of
D) notice to
46. His argument, while initially persuasive, does not ___ close examination.
A) withstand
B) resist to
C) tolerate with
D) sustain to
47. Choose the sentence with the most natural and precise use of English.
A) The evidence lends credence to the theory.
B) The evidence gives credibility for the theory.
C) The evidence makes the theory credible to.
D) The evidence puts belief into the theory.
48. The CEO denied that the company had deliberately attempted to ___ responsibility for the incident.
A) evade
B) escape
C) avoid from
D) refuse
49. Much as I ___ to agree with your argument, the evidence simply doesn't support it.
A) would like
B) will like
C) had liked
D) am liking
50. Choose the sentence that is grammatically and stylistically correct.
A) It is high time the government takes action.
B) It is high time the government took action.
C) It is high time for the government taking action.
D) It is high time that the government has taken action.
