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Pretest - English for Proficiency Test 2

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your friend's mother is seriously ill. to make your friend feel better you say _____.

a)

Better luck next time

b)

It's no use crying over split milk.

c)

Don't worry. It's not important.

d)

Is there anything I can do?

2.

Bill is in a restaurant and the waiter who is taking his order asks _____.

a)

What would you want to eat?

b)

What would you like to eat?

c)

What do you have to eat?

d)

What do you think to eat?

3.

You are planning to go to England in July. You ask your British teacher _____.

a)

What's the weather like in July?

b)

What can I do with July weather?

c)

How do you think about July weather?

d)

How about it July - like weather?

4.

The salesgirl in a department store comes up to a new customer and say _____.

a)

Do you need some help?

b)

Can you help me?

c)

What are you doing here?

d)

Why didn't you call me?

5.

5. ________

a)

over

b)

across

c)

into

d)

towards

6.

6. __________

a)

taken it on

b)

given it up

c)

put it away

d)

brought it off

7.

7. ___________

a)

when was he

b)

how is it

c)

what were there

d)

who are they

8.

8. ___________

a)

Understandable

b)

Unusual

c)

Impossible

d)

Incredible

9.

9. ____________

a)

keep so quiet about it

b)

work himself to death

c)

let things upset him

d)

be so easy going

10.

10. _________________

a)

Speak

b)

Take

c)

Cheer

d)

Give

11.

The chairperson’s great leadership and hard work have brought the company to the _____ of its industry.

a)

integration

b)

forefront

c)

realization

d)

position

12.

My parents are so _____. They don’t like to buy new things because they believe it is important to save for the future.

a)

exciting

b)

complicated

c)

conservative

d)

modern

13.

At the Thai Cultural Fair, the taste of the Thai dishes had to be _____, slightly as a lot of westerners cannot eat spicy food.

a)

altered

b)

preserved

c)

introduced

d)

presented

14.

14. ________

a)

advertised

b)

advertising

c)

advertisement

d)

being advertised

15.

15. ________

a)

are you thinking

b)

you are thinking

c)

do you think

d)

make your think

16.

16. ________

a)

What they make you think

b)

How do you find them

c)

What do you think about them

d)

How are they like

17.

17. ________

a)

both

b)

neither

c)

none

d)

either

18.

18. ________

a)

Therefore

b)

Despite

c)

Since

d)

Furthermore

19.

19. ________

a)

having retold

b)

being retold

c)

retelling

d)

retold

20.

20. ________

a)

Neither

b)

None

c)

No

d)

Either

21.

21. ________

a)

rather than use a modern machine

b)

rather than using a modern machine

c)

to using a modern machine

d)

to a modern machine

22.

22. ________

a)

strength do that

b)

so strength that

c)

so much strength that

d)

strength so much that

23.

23. ________

a)

I suppose not

b)

I think so

c)

I think not

d)

I afraid so

24.

Who is this announcement for?

a)

Company employees

b)

Area residents

c)

Company supervisors

d)

Patrol officers

25.

What is the purpose of this announcement?

a)

To warn of bad weather approaching

b)

To inform of the company's emergency policy

c)

To discuss the employee absenteeism

d)

To outline the supervisor’s responsibilities

26.

According to the announcement, under what conditions may the office close?

a)

Employee strike

b)

Political conflict

c)

Severe storm

d)

Traffic congestion

27.

What should employees do if the office remains open?

a)

Work at home

b)

Come to work

c)

Listen to radio ABCD

d)

Contact their immediate supervisor

28.

Flash floods in the Philippines killed _____ people.

a)

3

b)

10

c)

300

d)

12,000

29.

The 4.0 earthquake in New York occurred _____.

a)

on January 17

b)

after the 2.4 earthquake

c)

around sunrise

d)

in 1985

30.

The most serious earthquake mentioned in this article occurred in _____ .

a)

India

b)

New Zealand

c)

New York

d)

Australia

31.

In Australia, six people were injured by falling _____ .

a)

power lines

b)

snow

c)

hail

d)

rock

32.

January seems to be the month for _____ .

a)

earthquakes

b)

rising sea levels

c)

floods

d)

melting ice sheets

33.

The best title for this article is _____ .

a)

Global Warming

b)

Exciting Experiences

c)

Worldwide Disasters

d)

Record-breaking Earthquakes

34.

The purpose of the article is to _____.

a)

Record historical events in chronological order

b)

Warn travelers about trouble spots to avoid this year

c)

Explain several mysterious happenings in different countries

d)

Report recent natural phenomena around the world