English Proficiency Test - English Grammar

1. Juan___________ in the library this morning. 

A.   is study

B.    studying

C.   is studying

D.   are studying

 

2. Alicia, __________ the windows please. It's too hot in here. 

A.   opens

B.    open

C.    opened

D.   will opened

 

3.The movie was __________ the book.

A.   as

B.    as good

C.    good as

D.   as good as

 

4.Eli's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and __________. 

A.   to climb mountains

B.    climb mountains

C.    to climb

D.   climbing mountains

 

5. Mr. Hawkins requests that someone _________ the data by fax immediately. 

A.   sent

B.    sends

C.   send

D.   to send

 

 

 

 

 

6. Who is ____________ , Marina or Sachiko? 

A.   tallest

B.    tall

C.   taller

D.   the tallest

 

7. The concert will begin ________ fifteen minutes. 

A.   in

B.    on

C.    with

D.   about

 

8. I have only a ________ Christmas cards left to write. 

A.   few

B.    fewer

C.    less

D.   little

 

9. Each of the Olympic athletes ____________ for months, even years. 

A.   have been training

B.    were training

C.   has been training

D.   been training

 

10. Maria __________ never late for work.

A.   am

B.    are

C.    were

D.   is

 

11. The company will upgrade _________ computer information systems next month.

A.   there

B.    their

C.    it's

D.   its

 12. Cheryl likes apples, _________ she does not like oranges. 

A.   so

B.    for

C.   but

D.   or

 

13. You were ____________ the New York office before 2 p.m. 

A.   suppose call

B.    supposed to call

C.    supposed calling

D.   supposed call

 

14. When I graduate from college next June, I _____________ a student here for five years.

A.   will have been

B.    have been

C.    has been

D.   will have

 

15. Ms. Guth _________ rather not invest that money in the stock market.

A.   has to

B.    could

C.   would

D.   must

 16. The majority to the news is about violence or scandal. 

A.   The

B.    to

C.    news

D.   violence

 17. Takeshi swimmed one hundred laps in the pool yesterday. 

A.   swimmed

B.    hundred

C.    in

D.   yesterday

 

18. When our vacation, we plan to spend three days scuba diving. 

A.   When

B.    plan

C.    days

D.   diving

 19. Mr. Feinauer does not take critical of his work very well.

A.   does

B.    critical

C.    his

D.   well

 

20. Yvette and Rinaldo send e-mail messages to other often. 

A.   and

B.    send

C.   other

D.   often

 

21. Mr. Olsen is telephoning a American Red Cross for help. 

A.   is

B.    a

C.    Red

D.   for

 

22. I had a enjoyable time at the party last night.

A.   a

B.    time

C.    at

D.   last

 

23. The doctor him visited the patient's parents. 

A.   The

B.    him

C.    visited

D.   patient's

 

24. Petra intends to starting her own software business in a few years. 

A.   intends

B.    starting

C.    software

D.   few

 

25. Each day after school, Jerome run five miles.

A.   Each

B.    after

C.   run

D.   miles

 

26. He goes never to the company softball games. 

A.   never

B.    the

C.    softball

D.   games

 

27. Do you know the student who books were stolen? 

A.   Do

B.    know

C.   who

D.   were

 

28. Jean-Pierre will spend his vacation either in Singapore nor the Bahamas. 

A.   will

B.    his

C.   nor

D.   Bahamas

 

29. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in buying the latest model. 

A.   told

B.    that

C.   interesting

D.   buying

 

30. Frederick used work for a multinational corporation when he lived in Malaysia. 

A.   used work

B.    multinational

C.    when

D.   lived in



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