English test

Choose the correct item.

The sooner she moves out, … it will be for all of us.

• the better

• the best

• better

• good

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

The Red Balloon Nursery School … (open) last year, in an old building which … (be) empty for years.

• opened / was

• was opened / had been

• opens / were

• had opened / is

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

Anyone acquainted … the music of Bach will appreciate that he was a genius.

Choose the correct item.

These letters have not been typed. Have the typist …  them right away!

• do

• to do

• doing

• to doing

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

When Mr. McDermott first … (begin) his career in 1990, he … (just/leave) medical school.

• begins / has just left

• began / just left

• has begun / leaves

• began / had just left

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

That name sounds familiar … me.

Choose the correct item.

I prefer travelling … bus.

• on

• in

• at

• by

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

This week I … (look after) twenty-five toddlers whose parents … (want) some time to themselves during the day.

• look after / wants

• was looking after / had wanted

• am looking after / want

• am looking after / will want

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.

You can’t put the blame … me.

Choose the correct item.

The bat may … an ordinary creature, but in fact it is an amazing animal.

• represent

• seem

• declare

• present