Name and surname _____________________________________ Class __________

T E S T – group A

I. Put the verbs in bracket in the correct form. Use Past Simple, Present Perfect simple or
Present Perfect Continuous.

A: Hi John. I ______________________ (not/see) you in a long time! How

______________________ (you/be) lately?
B: Great! It's nice to see you. How are you?
A: I'm doing great too. Hey, Sarah ______________________ (tell) me that you have a new job.
B: Yes, at Campbell's Auto Insurance. I'm doing accounting, of course. I
______________________ (only/be) there for a month but it seems pretty good. And what's new
with you?
A: Well, I ______________________ (move) into a new apartment last month with Jacob.
B: Jacob?
A: My boyfriend. You ______________________ (not/meet) him. We
______________________ (be) together for half a year now.
B: Good for you. And what does Jacob do?
A: He's an accountant too. Actually, he's searching for a job now. He ______________________
(look) for a few months now, but he ______________________ (not/find) anything good yet.
B: I know how he feels. I ______________________ (have) about five interviews at different
companies before I ______________________ (find) my job. I'm sure he'll find something.
A: I hope so. Okay, I've got to get going. It was nice talking to you, John. Have a nice day.
_____/11 pts
II. Articles – use A/An/The or - .
1. Can you please return __________ pencil I gave you yesterday.
2. What time is it? - Sorry, I don't have __________ watch.
3. I need to go to the library to return __________ books I borrowed.
4. I'd like __________ MP3 player for my birthday.
5. May I borrow __________ pencil? - Yes, have this one.
6. I need __________ new calculator. This one is broken.
7. If you do that again, I'll send you to __________ principal.
8. Can you tell me how to get to __________ library?
9. Don't forget to buy- flowers on __________ way home.
10. Have you ever seen __________ ghost?
_____/10 pts

III. Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.
1. The ____________________ from the Department of Education gave a press conference.
(OFFICE)
2. It was a great pleasure to meet such a famous ____________________. I had never met one
before. (POLITICS)
3. When I came to the city after 20 years it was completely ____________________.
Everything was so different. (RECOGNISE)
4. Young people who grew up in the 1960s lived in a ____________________ society. Almost
everything was allowed. (PERMIT)
5. The mountains in Central Asia reach _________________ of over 8,000 metres. (HIGH)
_____/10 pts
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the
word given . Do not change the word. You must use between TWO and FIVE words
including the word given.

1. I haven't been on holiday for three years. SINCE

It _____________________________________________________________ I went on holiday.
2.Jack started playing the drums five hours ago. BEEN
Jack ______________________________________________________________ for five hours.
3. It has been six months since she visited us. NOT
She ________________________________________________________________ six months.
4. I first met John at University two years ago. FOR
I ____________________________________________________________________ two years.
5. The rate of unemployment hasn't increased quite as much this year compared to previous
years. SLIGHTLY
This year the rate of unemployment has increased __________________________ did in
previous years.
_____/10 pts

V. For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
Scotland
People come to this small northern country for many reasons, lured, perhaps, by the promise of
spectacular (1) _____, friendly natives, and a vibrant arts scene. Some are searching for their
family (2) _____? or others just want to get away from it all and, digging (3) _____? old
memories from their English Lit class of gallant heroes engaging in larger-than-life struggles,
their (4) _____? wander to faraway lands, to somehow familiar yet different destinations. Why
not go to Scotland? But what kind of country are they coming to and what should they expect
once they get there? Scotland (5) _____? of an area of 30, 418 square miles - so it's a fairly
compact and "doable" country - with a population of about five million people - not too small,
not too big. It is one of three countries that form the political (6) _____? called Great Britain, the
other two being, of course, England and Wales, which, along with their fourth partner, Northern
Ireland, becomes the United Kingdom. Scotland is bordered on three sides by water and on its
fourth by England, which has had both its advantages and disadvantages. Geographically
speaking, the country can be divided into three broad areas, the Southern Uplands, the Central
Lowlands, and the Highlands. Although the rugged Highlands (7) _____? about two-thirds of the
land area, the (8) _____? majority of the population lives in the Central Belt between Glasgow,
Scotland's largest city, and Edinburgh, Scotland's capital.

1. A) scene B) scenery C) view D) panorama

2. A) roots B) race C) basis D) source
3. A) off B) down C) on D) up
4. A) head B) brains C) spirits D) minds
5. A) consists B) includes C) embraces D) comprises
6. A) entirety B) entitle C) entry D) entity
7. A) take out B) take in C) take up D) take off
8. A) expansive B) vast C) expanding D) spacious
_____/8 pts
Name and surname _____________________________________ Class __________

T E S T – group B

I. Put the verbs in bracket in the correct form. Use Past Simple, Present Perfect simple or
Present Perfect Continuous.

Helen Thayer: A Lifelong Adventurer

Helen Thayer ______________________(never, let) age stop her. She and her husband,
Bill, fulfilled a lifelong dream for their 40th wedding anniversary. They walked 1600 miles
(2575 kilometers) in intense heat across the Gobi Desert. There they _________________ (meet)
Mongolian nomads and learned about their culture. To celebrate 50 years of marriage, the
Thayers walked almost 900 miles (1448 kilometers) across the Sahara Desert to study the
customs of the people who live there. Now in her seventies, Thayer keeps on planning trips for
the future.
Thayer, born in New Zealand, _____________________ (explore) the outdoors for most
of her life. Since childhood, she ______________________ (traveled) widely in harsh climates
and across rough lands. She ______________________ (walk) to the North Pole with her dog as
her only companion. She ______________________ (also, kayak) 2200 miles (3541 kilometers)
down the Amazon, and ______________________ (do) several mountain climbs. These trips
______________________ (not, be) easy, but they ______________________ (be) very
satisfying.
In recent years, Thayer ______________________ (talk) to groups around the world. She
______________________ (continue) to travel and bring back stories to share with both children
and adults. Thayer hopes to inspire people to follow their passions and fulfill their dreams. What
is her advice? Set goals, plan for success, and never give up.
_____/11 pts

II. Articles – use A/An/The or - .

1. Are spiders __________ insects? - No, they're not.
2. He's always by himself. Does he have __________ friends?
3. Do you believe in __________ ghosts?
4. I don't like __________ dogs!
5. They have forecast a lot of rain for the next few weeks. I need to buy __________ umbrella.
6. Look! There's __________ cat on the roof.
7. Someone's knocking on __________ door. Can you hear them?
8. I hate __________ dogs that live in the next house. They bark all night
9. Where are __________ scissors? - Sorry, I haven't seen them.
10. I eat __________ egg for breakfast every day.
_____/10 pts

III. Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.
1. My dad always has to take sides. He is never ____________________. (OBJECT)
2. I have been ____________________ of him since the day I met him. (SUSPECT)
3. Phil got a ____________________ job at a kiosk selling morning newspapers. (PART)
4. The weather is going to turn bad in the next few days and we're in for some
____________________. (RAIN)
5.I have a ____________________ for old cars. I already have a few in my garage. (PREFER)
_____/10 pts
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the
word given . Do not change the word. You must use between TWO and FIVE words
including the word given.

1. I haven't been on holiday for three years. WENT

The last time I _________________________________________________________ years ago.
2.When did you start learning English? BEEN
How long _____________________________________________________________ English?
3. It has been six months since she visited us. WAS
The last time ________________________________________________________ months ago.
4.When did it start snowing? IT
How long _____________________________________________________________ snowing?
5. The comedian was less funny than the audience expected. NEARLY
The comedian _______________________________________________the audience expected.
_____/10 pts

V. For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
The Microscope
An important invention in the development of science and medicine was the microscope. It was
(1) _____? the principle that light could be “(2) _____?” or bent, by a glass lens. It was soon
discovered that tiny objects could be magnified (3) _____? size when viewed through a glass
lens that had been ground and polished in a specific (4) _____?. Although the principle was
known to the Chinese as early as 1000 A.D, it was not until the 13th and 14th centuries in Europe
(5) _____? it was put to practical use in the form of eyeglasses. In Europe the first microscope
was invented by brothers Zacharias and Hans Janssen, two Dutch eyeglass-makers, around 1590.
They built a “compound” microscope, so called because of its two lenses. The most significant
development and use of the microscope during this period, however, belongs to another Dutch
optician, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). Born in Delft, Holland, he became skilled at
(6) _____? very sharp and accurate magnifying lenses. Some of his single-lens microscopes were
able to magnify up the three hundred times (7) _____? size, and around 1660 he began serious
study using these instruments. He was the first to discover bacteria and other microscopic
organisms, calling these tiny creatures “animalcules”. (8) _____? to this discovery, very small
creatures such as fleas and maggots were thought to “spontaneously generate” from a single
source, such as rotting meat in the case of maggots.

1. A) based upon B) based by C) based in D) based at

2. A) refracted B) retracted C) retorted D) retraced
3. A) by B) on C) in D) with
4. A) procedure B) manner C) fashion D) character
5. A) when B) than C) then D) that
6. A) granting B) grinding C) scraping D) rubbing
7. A) present B) substantial C) actual D) current
8. A) According B) Due C) Owing D) Prior

_____/8 pts
Name and surname _____________________________________ Class __________

T E S T – exercises

I. Put the verbs in bracket in the correct form. Use Past Simple, Present Perfect simple or
Present Perfect Continuous.

1. We can go home. We ______________________ (mend) three cars today.

2. We ______________________ (mend) cars since the morning and we aren't finished.
3. She ______________________ (make) puddings all day. She's pretty tired.
4. How many puddings _________________________ (she, make)?
5. I can't find my keys. I keep losing them.
_______________________ (you, lose). your keys again?
6. Do you eat avocado?
Avocado? I ________________________ yet.
7. We got married and built our house.
How long _____________________________ (you, build) your house?
8. Look. I ___________________________ (do) my English homework.
9. Sara: How long __________________________ (you, be) a snake catcher, Tim?
Tim: ______________________________(I / have) this job for over ten years.
_____/10 pts

II. Articles – use A/An/The or - .

1. Do you have __________ sister?

2. There were no more chairs so we had to sit on __________ floor.
3. Waiter! There's a fly in __________ soup.
4. We went to __________ airport this morning to pick up my grandmother.
5. Don't play in my classroom. Go to __________ sports hall.
6. I prefer __________ apples to pears.
7. It was a beautiful day. There wasn't __________ cloud in the sky.
8. You have now reached __________ last question in this quiz.
9. A very good way to improve your English is to read __________ books.
10. To build a doll's house you will need nails, wood and __________ hammer.
_____/10 pts

III. Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.

1.He is studying ____________________ at the local university. (MECHANIC)

2.Some people are so poor they can't even buy the basic ____________________ of life.
(NECESSARY)
3.There were many applicants for the job, but only two of them had the
necessary ____________________. (QUALIFY)
4.Could you empty the ____________________ on your way out ? (DUST)
5.My brother is such an ____________________ young man. He never does any exercise
and seldom goes out of the house. (ACT)
_____/10 pts
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the
word given . Do not change the word. You must use between TWO and FIVE words
including the word given.

1. Clothing costs the same as it did last year . (CHANGED)

Clothing prices _________________________________________________________ last year.
2. We have never met anyone as famous as he is. (MOST)
He ____________________________________________________________ we have ever met.
3. It's been three weeks since I last went out. (BEEN)
I __________________________________________________________________ three weeks.
4. My parents move to New Zealand five years ago . (SINCE)
It _______________________________________________ my parents moved to New Zealand.
5. Every time he talks about going on holiday I get really excited. THE
The more he talks about going on holiday ________________________________________ get.
_____/10 pts

V. For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
Horses
Horses and donkeys were (1) _____? comparatively late compared with other animals, probably
around 4000 BC in Western Asia. By that time, people in many parts of the world were no longer
(2) _____? on hunting and gathering their food, but had become nomadic stockbreeders or
settled farmers, raising livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats and, in the static communities,
growing and harvesting food plants.

They still hunted wild (3) _____? , but could now do so with the (4) _____? of domestic dogs,
the close animal companions who also helped them to protect and control their flocks and herds.
Their needs for meat, milk, skins and wool were being (5) _____? , and it may not have been
immediately obvious to them that the horse had anything more to offer than the occasional (6)
_____? of the chase and a different type of meat. The horse did have something more to offer. It
had the potential to (7) _____? nothing less than a revolution (8) _____? power and transport, a
dramatic development that transformed the ability of humans to wage war.

1. A) tamed B) accustomed C) trained D) domesticated

2. A) sustained B) reliant C) liable D) subject
3. A) game B) play C) sport D) contest
4. A) aim B) compliments C) assistance D) intention
5. A) met B) come C) undergone D) faced
6. A) kick B) thrill C) emotion D) inspiration
7. A) bring off B) bring in C) bring out D) bring about
8. A) on B) at C) in D) for
_____/8 pts