English grammar placement test (Upper Intermediate level)

ESL depot

Sep 10, 2016

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Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Salsa always . . .
  reminds
  me of my first trip to Puerto Rico: (a United States territory located in the northeastern Caribbean)
  Puerto Rico: (a United States territory located in the northeastern Caribbean)
  .
  1. remembers
  2. realizes
  3. recognizes
  4. reminds
2. “Hey, I . . .
  am supposed
  to be picking you up from work but I can’t find my keys!”
  1. am supposed
  2. am requested
  3. am intended
  4. am obliged
3. “How about going to Bogart’s: (a Sports Pub in Sunnyvale, CA)
  Bogart’s: (a Sports Pub in Sunnyvale, CA)
  tonight?”
  “There’s no . . .
  way
  I’m going there after what happened last night.”
  1. hope
  2. way
  3. time
  4. opportunity
4. By the age of 18, I . . .
  had decided
  to join the military.
  1. had decided
  2. decided
  3. have decided
  4. was deciding
5. I’m afraid your car . . .
  can’t be
  repaired before next week.
  1. hasn’t been
  2. wasn’t
  3. wouldn’t be
  4. can’t be
6. The amount of organically grown food on sale has . . .
  increased
  enormously in recent years.
  1. raised
  2. lifted
  3. increased
  4. built
7. Can you believe it? A woman has been . . .
  arrested
  for hacking into the computer of her online virtual husband.
  1. accused
  2. suspended
  3. arrested
  4. suspected
8. You may borrow my laptop . . .
  as long as
  you promise to look after it.
  1. unless
  2. in case
  3. as long as
  4. although
9. It’s a huge painting. It . . .
  must have
  taken ages to complete.
  1. must have
  2. can’t have
  3. should have
  4. won’t have
10. Stephen tends to put . . .
  off
  dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately.
  1. down
  2. off
  3. over
  4. away
11. If the taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we . . .
  would still be
  standing in the rain.
  1. were still
  2. would still be
  3. are still
  4. will still be
12. My father’s German, so . . .
  learning
  the language has been quite easy for me.
  1. to learn
  2. learn
  3. having learned
  4. learning
13. . . .
  Even if
  I had the talent, I still wouldn’t want to be a movie star.
  1. In case
  2. Even if
  3. Provided that
  4. However much
14. The factory workers threatened . . .
  to go
  on strike if they didn’t get a pay rise.
  1. going
  2. to go
  3. that they go
  4. to have gone
15. I was about to go to sleep when it . . .
  occurred
  to me where the missing keys might be.
  1. remembered
  2. happened
  3. appeared
  4. occurred
16. There’s going to be a new department at work. They’ve asked me to . . .
  set
  it up.
  1. take
  2. set
  3. put
  4. bring
17. If the movie is a . . .
  big
  success, the director will get most of the credit.
  1. big
  2. high
  3. large
  4. good
18. By the end of today’s seminar I will . . .
  have spoken
  to each of you individually.
  1. speak
  2. have spoken
  3. be speaking
  4. have been speaking
19. This is a photo of my little sister . . .
  eating
  ice cream on the beach.
  1. eat
  2. eating
  3. was eating
  4. having eaten
20. Our students take their responsibilities very . . .
  seriously
  .
  1. considerably
  2. thoroughly
  3. seriously
  4. strongly
21. Ken was . . .
  absolutely
  delighted with the birthday present.
  1. very
  2. completely
  3. fairly
  4. absolutely
22. People were amazed that the burglary took place in . . .
  broad
  daylight.
  1. wide
  2. broad
  3. large
  4. open
23. I spent a lot of time . . .
  in
  researching the most appropriate university course.
  1. to
  2. for
  3. with
  4. in
24. The police claimed that they acted in self- . . .
  defense
  .
  1. interest
  2. confidence
  3. defense
  4. discipline
25. I . . .
  clearly
  remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf.
  1. deeply
  2. entirely
  3. clearly
  4. strongly
26. He turned . . .
  out
  to be considerably older than I had imagined.
  1. over
  2. up
  3. out
  4. round
27. The windows in this house are in urgent . . .
  need
  of replacement.
  1. need
  2. help
  3. want
  4. demand
28. Speed cameras . . .
  have been
  shown to reduce accidents.
  1. have
  2. were being
  3. have been
  4. are being
29. Life is a . . .
  big
  deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language.
  1. far
  2. huge
  3. big
  4. great
30. The experiment . . .
  involved
  testing people’s responses before and after drinking coffee.
  1. contained
  2. incorporated
  3. involved
  4. consisted
31. We may be a bit late. We’re . . .
  stuck
  in a traffic jam.
  1. buried
  2. stuck
  3. blocked
  4. surrounded
32. Having . . .
  taken
  his driving test several times, Ashley finally passed at the fourth attempt.
  1. taken
  2. made
  3. had
  4. attended
33. Gospel music has been a major influence . . .
  on
  other musical styles, especially soul.
  1. with
  2. to
  3. about
  4. on
34. Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential, . . .
  whatever
  business you’re in.
  1. however
  2. wherever
  3. whatever
  4. whenever
35. It’s . . .
  highly
  likely that her novel will win the Pulitzer Prize this year.
  1. totally
  2. deeply
  3. strongly
  4. highly
36. It’s no . . .
  point
  for me to get Sean’s phone number — I’m meeting him tonight anyway.
  1. point
  2. wonder
  3. secret
  4. problem

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