English Proficiency Examination
Instructions
Click on the button ( ) to choose the best answer for each question.

1. John___________ in the library this morning.

    is study    studying    is studying     are studying


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

    opens    opened    will opened    open


3. The movie was __________ the novel.

    as    as good     good as     as good as


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

    climbing mountains    to climb     climb mountains    to climb mountains


5. When _________ yesterday?

    came they    they came    did they come    do they come


6. Who is ____________ , Mary or John?

    tallest    taller    the tallest    tall


7. They were _________ the party last Saturday.

    at    in    on     by


8. Ships are __________ boats.

    expensive than    more expensive than    most expensive than    more expensive as


9. The concert will begin ________ fifteen minutes.

    about    with     on     in


10. I have only a ________ photos left to sign.

    fewer     few     less     little


11. Each of the team members ____________ for months.

    has been training    have been training    were training    been training


12. Mary __________ never late for work.

    were    am    are    is


13. They ___________ to go to Africa in September.

    isn't go    aren't going    isn't going    arent go


14. The company will change _________ accounting systems next month.

    its    it's    there    their


15. Bill likes bananas, _________ he does not like tomatoes.

    for    so    but    or


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

    supposed to call     suppose call    supposed calling    supposed call


17. When I finish university next June, I _____________ a student here for six years.

    will have been    have been     has been    will have


18. Mrs. Mann _________ rather not invest her money in the stock market.

    has to     could    would     must


19. The rate of ___________ has been fluctuating wildly this week.

    money     exchange    coins    bills


20. The bus ___________ arrives late during bad weather.

    every week     later     always    yesterday


21. Do you ____________ where the nearest grocery store is?

    not    now     no     know  


22. ___________ "The Phantom of the Opera"?

    Who wrote    Who writes    Who has written    Who had written


23. A lot of wheat ___________ in Holland.

    are produced    is produced    produces     produced


24. The chairperson will ____________ members to the subcommittee.

    disappointed    appointment     disappoint     appoint  


25. The critics had to admit that the ballet ______________ was superb.

    psychosomatic    pathology     performance    procrastinate


26. Peter says he can't ___________ our invitation to dinner tonight.

    angel     across     almost    accept  


27. How often ___________ go to Newyork?

    has he    does he    do he    he do


28. We were __________ friends in that strange but beautiful country.

    upon     among     toward     in addition to


29. The hurricane caused ____________ damage to the city.

    extensive     extend     extended     extension


30. She'll miss the boat if the taxi _________ soon.

    doesn't arrive    will arrive    won't arrive    arrive


31. The President __________ .

    just arrived    have arrived    has just arrived    have just arrived


32. I asked my brother to __________ me $30 until Saturday.

    borrow    lend    gain    bring


33. She's only 15. She isn't old ___________ to vote.

    very    for    enough    too


34. I don't think there ___________ a lot of snow this weekend.

    will be    are going to be    be    will not


35. They both look ____________ their uncle.

    as    like    alike    than


36. _____________ last week?

    What did you    What do you do    What did you do    What have you done


37. I've been studying English ___________ now.

    three years ago    since three years    for three years    for three years ago


38. We _____ that concert.

    were disappointing in     were disappointed by     were disappointed of were disappointing


39. I cannot understand my neighbour's accent. I wish she would _____.

    speak more clearly    more clearly speak    clearer speak    speak clearer


40. I have your music CD. I think I _____ your concert video.

    too have    have further    also have    have too


41. Would you mind ___________ the door?

    open    opening    to open    opened


42. I hear you have started a new job. _____ like it?

    What do you    What you    How    How do you


43. I'm sure she would have called if she ___________ not to go.

    had decided    decides    is decided    decide


44. I really have to go now. I have _____ the doctor.

    appointment with    an appointment with    an appointment to    appointments to


45. I __________ to read English but I'd like to learn.

    never could    never can    have never been able    never can be able


46. He _________ be Greek. He's speaking French.

    mustn't    can't    shouldn't    must


47. ___________ playing very well, Brazil lost the match.

    Despite    Nevertheless    However    In despite


48. His doctor __________ to eat fatty food.

    said him not    told to him not    told him not    told not


49. I was very surprised _____ that she didn't pass the exam."

    hearing    to hearing    at hearing    to hear


50. We can't use our house because it ____________ .

    redecorating    is being redecorated    is redecorating    is being redecorating