Welcome to your Test Your General English Name Email 1. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Hello. I'm _________ to meet you. please pleasing pleased None 2. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He works as ________ engineer. the an / None 3. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. There are a lot of ________ in my family. children's children childrens None 4. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Her husband ________ meat. doesn't likes don't like doesn't like None 5. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. My sister ______ a cake yesterday. eat ate eaten None 6. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. ________ they go to the cinema with you? Were Are Did None 7. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Pete is ________ person I have ever met. the most intelligent more intelligent most intelligent None 8. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Julia goes to school ________ bus. with on by None 9. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. ________ you hold this for me, please? Can May Should None 10. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Can I ________ you to Mr Morrison? introduced induce introduce None 11. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. These biscuits are made ________ chocolate. from of by None 12. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He drives a very __________ car. comforting comforted comfortable None 13. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. You haven't asked ________ questions. many much a lot None 14. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Please, don't be late. The train always leaves ________ time. on at in None 15. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He'll call you as soon as he ________ from holiday. returns will return returned None 16. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. The company was founded ________ the early nineties. at in on None 17. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Can you please turn the radio ________. I can't hear the news very well. out up down None 18. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Shall we ________ together? go shopping go to the shopping go to shopping None 19. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. I can't believe he ________ me the secret! said told told to None 20. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. I ________ for this company for five years. have been working work have work None 21. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. They ________ to the museum several times this year. 've been 've gone 've visited None 22. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. You ________ be a member to use the swimming pool - our center is open to the general public. don't have to mustn't can't None 23. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. English is difficult because of all the exceptions ________ have to be learnt who which what None 24. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He has booked _______ table for tonight. / a some None 25. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Taxes ________ recently. risen gone up have gone up None 26. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. The vacuum cleaner is ________ again. I must find someone to repair it. broke crashed broken None 27. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Their offices ________ near the opera house. are located places locates None 28. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. If I ________ more experience in this field, I could negotiate a higher salary. have had would have None 29. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Did you have to buy ________ expensive piece of jewellery? such so such an None 30. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Unless some extra money is found, the theatre ________. won't be closed will closed will be closed None 31. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Dave was ________ as a baggage handler at the airport. employee employer employed None 32. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Everybody wanted to know why ________ late. is he was he he was None 33. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. She said she ________ as soon as she came home. will send an e-mail would send an e-mail sends an e-mail None 34. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. It's hard to say if it was a good decision ________ house. move to move has moved None 35. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Very ________ people know the history of this town. much more few None 36. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He promised Susan ________ his younger sister to the party. to not take not to take not taking None 37. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. We are hoping ________ with this situation soon. for dealing that we deal to deal None 38. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Everyone was surprised ________ to retire. he decides by his decision deciding None 39. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Her roommate, ________ was married to an Italian for three years, might be able to help her with the translation. who that which None 40. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. ________ business with you has been a pleasure. Making Taking Doing None 41. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. When you arrange to meet someone, it's a good idea to send an e-mail to ________ the date and time of your meeting. cancel order confirm None 42. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. I had to make ________ with my doctor one week in advance. an engagement an appointment a massage None 43. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Don't worry, we're used to _______ our budgets. stretch stretching stretched None 44. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Ronald Reagan was first ________ President in 1980. elected selected become None 45. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. It's getting ________ difficult to meet the deadlines. increasing increased increasingly None 46. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Nobody else has been told he's coming, ________? is he has he have they None 47. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Try to avoid talking to him today. He looks really ________. angrily angry anger None 48. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. ________ you possibly come home a bit earlier this time? Could Will Would None 49. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He reminds me ________ my father. of on from None 50. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. I don't want to discourage you ________ the contract. to sign of signing from signing None 51. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Actually, it was a highly ________ matter. sophisticated redundant expectant None 52. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. It was believed that he would govern the country in a very ________ way. accredited authorized determined None 53. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. One in five modern children suffers _______ an allergic reaction. from of with None 54. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Had he _________ the offer he would have become a regional manager. accepted have accepted would accept None 55. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. When the space station is completed, it will be the first time ________ astronauts will be able to work in space comfortably. when that where None 56. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Their lifestyle is quite luxurious, if you consider that they make ________ than 20,000 pounds a year. few little less None 57. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. You're nearly 27 years old. It's time you ________. settled down settle down had settled down None 58. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. It wasn't an easy situation you ________. have dealt with dealing with were dealing with None 59. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. I'm afraid I must insist ________ with me, sir. on you coming on coming you coming None 60. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. They are a ________ business - they sell direct to the public. wholesale retail enterprise None 61. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. The company is so successful thanks to its excellent ________. person personal personnel None 62. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Julia has been offered a position as Vice President of our parent company and is ________ after more than 10 years with DMT. retiring being dismissed resigning None 63. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. In Britain, education is ________ between the ages of 5 and 16. obvious obligation compulsory None 64. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. In 2000-2001, more than a third of the ________ of children aged 7 to 15 was on food and soft drinks. cost expenditure proportion None 65. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Under no circumstances ________ attempt this on your own. should you shouldn't you you should None 66. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. If oil prices continue to ________ wildly, it will affect most economies. flush fluctuate flourish None 67. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. I'm afraid his knowledge of the issue is only ________. rudimentary comprehensive inadequate None 68. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. He set up a new company, which did _________ well for a while. marginally barely moderately None 69. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. In general I agree with Dr Hardy, but I would like to ________ one of the points in his article. take issue with comply with approve None 70. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap. Fortunately profits have ________ this year. pushed up picked up paid up None 1 out of 14 Time's up