English grammar placement test (Intermediate level)

ESL depot

Sep 10, 2016

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Choose the best answer for each question.
1. If I . . .
  lived
  closer to my office, I could walk to work.
  1. lived
  2. would live
  3. had lived
  4. live
2. I . . .
  was standing
  outside the 7-Eleven when suddenly a police car arrived.
  1. stood
  2. was standing
  3. have stood
  4. am standing
3. “Shall we go to Fogo de Chão: (Brazilian Steakhouse)
  Fogo de Chão: (Brazilian Steakhouse)
  for dinner?”
  “It . . .
  may
  be full. Sometimes they’re busy on Mondays.”
  1. will
  2. may
  3. can
  4. must
4. We’ve . . .
  just
  come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.
  1. already
  2. yet
  3. just
  4. only
5. “I’ve got to be at work in fifteen minutes.”
  “Don’t worry, . . .
  I’ll give
  you a ride if you want.
  1. I give
  2. I am giving
  3. I’ll give
  4. I’m going to give
6. My doctor advised me . . .
  to take
  more exercise.
  1. take
  2. taking
  3. having taken
  4. to take
7. I couldn’t . . .
  put
  up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.
  1. put
  2. live
  3. set
  4. take
8. There’s no name on this notebook. It . . .
  can’t
  be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.
  1. might not
  2. mustn’t
  3. won’t
  4. can’t
9. Niccy . . .
  has been
  married since she was 21.
  1. is
  2. was
  3. has been
  4. is being
10. Don’t worry if I . . .
  am
  late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.
  1. am
  2. will be
  3. would be
  4. was
11. “I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away.”
  “Have you tried . . .
  to take
  some Tylenol: (over-the-counter drug to treat minor aches and pain and reduces fever)
  Tylenol: (over-the-counter drug to treat minor aches and pain and reduces fever)
  ?”
  1. to take
  2. take
  3. took
  4. taking
12. Boxing is a sport . . .
  that
  requires a lot of speed and fitness.
  1. it
  2. that
  3. what
  4. where
13. Jon . . .
  has only been
  working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet.
  1. is only
  2. has only been
  3. was only
  4. had only been
14. “I was wondering . . .
  if
  I could ask you some questions.”
  “Sure, go ahead.”
  1. what
  2. if
  3. that
  4. how
15. “What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston?”
  “Well, it depends . . .
  on
  the time of year that you go.”
  1. on
  2. with
  3. up
  4. to
16. I’m done with this steak and I’m still hungry. I . . .
  must have
  ordered something more to it.
  1. must have
  2. would have
  3. should have
  4. may have
17. Do you ever ask your neighbors to do favors . . .
  for
  you?
  1. for
  2. to
  3. with
  4. about
18. Sometimes pets and their owners become more . . .
  alike
  over time.
  1. alike
  2. same
  3. like
  4. equal
19. I don’t know how much this one cost. The price tag’s . . .
  come
  off.
  1. gone
  2. taken
  3. done
  4. come
20. My wife got the job because she . . .
  made
  a very good impression at the interview.
  1. made
  2. did
  3. put
  4. took

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