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Diagnostic test B

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His college work ........... over the last few weeks.

a)

A improved

b)

B is improving

c)

C has improved

d)

D did improve

2.

They have ........... of both worlds; their house is in a quiet area and is also close to the city centre.

a)

A the least

b)

B the rest

c)

C the best

d)

D the better

3.

........... we now know is that he did the right thing by telling the truth.

a)

A How

b)

B What

c)

C Why

d)

D Which

4.

The workshop provided valuable ........... into marketing through social media.

a)

A evidence

b)

B perception

c)

C concept

d)

D insight

5.

It feels good ........... by others when you need it.

a)

A to be helped

b)

B to help

c)

C helped

d)

D have been helped

6.

Many companies are jumping at the ........... to use social media for advertising.

a)

A opening

b)

B chance

c)

C access

d)

D occasion

7.

........... by the promise of nice sunny weather, many people head to the Far East.

a)

A Been attracted

b)

B Attracted

c)

C To attract

d)

D Attracting

8.

You can use social media to ........... contact with new clients.

a)

A gain

b)

B get

c)

C create

d)

D establish

9.

He already knew; obviously someone ........... him that I had won the lottery.

a)

A must have told

b)

B should have told

c)

C would have told

d)

D could have told

10.

_____, nodding your head doesn’t always mean the same thing everywhere.

a)
Apparently
b)
Obviously
c)

Personally speaking

d)

Frankly

e)

Clearly

11.

He didn’t look very tired considering that he (a)   (travel) for several days.

12.

He keeps messing everything __________ and then promises me he’s learnt his lesson.

a)
around
b)

out

c)

up

d)

about

13.

The report shows that the police __________ effective in lowering the crime.

a)
is
b)

are

c)

have

d)

has

14.

Some of us avoid goals and __________ ourselves that we are too busy.

a)
convince
b)

imply

c)

prove

d)

persuade

15.

The college is due (a)   (release) its results at the end of this month.

16.

__________ we’d put our heads together, we would have come up with a solution.

a)
Providing
b)

Unless

c)

As long as

d)

Supposing

17.

You are strongly recommended (a)   (seek) independent advice before reaching a decision.

18.

My brother __________ spending all his money on a trip to Canary Islands; it turned out to be very disappointing.

a)

regretted

b)

insisted

c)

confessed

d)

admitted

19.

__________ a day goes by without some company reporting losses.

a)

Unlikely

b)

Simply

c)

Hardly

d)

Practically

20.

We are really busy at the moment, so I will .......... (work) at the weekend again.

a)

work

b)

have worked

c)

have been working

d)

be working

21.

My parents are very pleased (a)   the way I handled my financial problems.

22.

When we travel, I am always the one who has to .......... the routes we are taking.

a)
recall
b)

recognise

c)

memorise

d)

commit

23.

The new hotel in town .......... a factory.

(a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
used
to
be
was
to being
being
24.

Being on this project team .......... more hours without any extra pay.

a)

take working

b)

demands to work

c)

means working

d)

needs to work

25.

A Create, Cook and Consume workshop can be .......... enjoyable and very worthwhile.

a)
thoroughly
b)

suitably

c)

strictly

d)

systematically

26.

Not (a)   is interested in public speaking. In fact, there are people who make a point of avoiding it.

27.

I see this opportunity (a)   a chance to explore an incredible part of the world.

28.

The scholarship enabled .......... abroad.

a)

her study

b)

her to study

c)

for her studying

d)

studying

29.

Don’t forget to thank him for what he has done and .......... him a compliment.

a)

pay

b)

make

c)

send

d)

do

30.

There are many signs indicating that the climate .......... .

a)

always changes

b)

has hardly changed

c)

has been changed

d)

is definitely changing

31.

He is the kind of a person who stands .......... what he believes to be right.

a)
up for
b)

against in

c)

away from

d)

out of

32.

Many, .......... , pictures of students’ artwork will be available on our website after the competition.

a)

but not most

b)

not the

c)

if not all

d)

or the most

33.

While work is being carried out, no one .......... the library through the hall doorways.

(a)   (b)  

Choose from the below words
to enter
will
is
be
entered
34.

Tom .......... shattered when he gets here; he has been working all night.

a)

is being

b)

is going to be

c)

will have been

d)

is

35.

Our school has suspended all field trips due to .......... .

(a)  
Choose from the below words
cutbacks
turnover
outset
hold up
36.

.......... offer you a raise; would you reconsider your resignation?

(a)  
Choose from the below words
Were we to
Did we
If we were
We were to
37.

(a)   what happens to your car, the manufacturer will take care of it as it is under warranty.

38.

I couldn’t stop laughing when I heard about the phone .......... who dialled the police station by mistake.

a)

forger

b)

scammer

c)

dodger

d)

prankster

39.

​...... I ...... what he was going to say, I would have stopped him.

(a)   ​ I ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Had
Did
realise
If
realised
Should
40.

I needn't __________ to get to the cinema on time, because the movie was delayed.

a)
have hurried
b)
to hurry
c)
be hurrying
d)
hurry
41.

I __________ their problems down to bad time management.

a)
count
b)
hold
c)
put
d)
turn
42.

He __________ have gone this way; there’s no other way to cross the river.

a)

could

b)

should

c)

must

d)
might
43.

The problem is not just the quantity of food people are eating, but also the harmful way in which it __________.

a)
is being cooked
b)
has been cooked
c)
will be cooked
d)
cooks
44.

Using chemical-based cosmetics regularly can have __________ effects on the skin.

a)
abnormal
b)
opposite
c)
reactive
d)
adverse
45.

Tuition fees are rising and a lot of students have to __________ and bear it.

a)
sneer
b)
grin
c)
sob
d)
wail
46.

It __________ that many celebrities come to dine in this restaurant in disguise.

a)
is being said
b)
is to be said
c)
is said
d)
would be said
47.

I __________ two teachers discussing the exam results while walking down the hall.

a)
overlooked
b)
revisited
c)
misread
d)
overheard
48.

They meet once a week and __________ ideas off each other; it has really helped their grades.

a)

reflect

b)

bounce

c)
throw
d)
catch
49.

.......... really worried me was how little students knew about the food they were consuming.

a)

What

b)

It

c)

Something

d)

Nothing

50.

.......... I hear the noise than I rushed to the kitchen to see what was going on.

a)

Not until

b)

Barely did

c)

No sooner did

d)

Never before