Diagnostic Test B1+

Vocabulary
A Choose the correct answer.

1 My teacher has got short brown hair and is of 12 We all .......... from different directions and met at
.......... height. the cinema.
A small B middle C average D tall A turned B arrived C showed D came

2 My mother taught me to always .......... the truth. 13 My brother .......... his time in the evening playing
A tell B say C speak D state computer games.
A passes C spends
3 Hello, could you please .......... me through to Mr B wastes D completes
Watson in marketing?
A take B give C get D put 14 We can’t .......... to go to Disneyland in Florida,
USA.
4 Steve is a very .......... person, he always gives A expect B stay C hold D wait
money to charity.
A generous C polite 15 This applicant .......... a degree in business and
B honest D shy experience working in an office.
A has B takes C keeps D owns
5 I .......... my old friends so I keep in touch with
them over the Internet. 16 The two girls .......... exactly alike but their
A miss B left C leave D forget characters are very different.
A seem B see C look D show
6 Some trees blew over in the .......... winds and
damaged some cars. 17 Student doctors have to work .......... hours before
A heavy B hard C extreme D strong they qualify.
A far C additional
7 My dad suffers .......... high blood pressure so he B long D spare
can’t eat salt.
A of B from C in D with 18 I would like to .......... for the position of assistant
at your camp.
8 This is a nice photograph of all the .......... of my A ask B try C put D apply
family.
A partners C members 19 I .......... previous experience working in a busy
B people D parts restaurant.
A have B keep C hold D take
9 The customer .......... angrily at the waiter for
spilling soup on him. 20 I thank you for your time and .......... forward to
A spoke C talked hearing from you.
B called D shouted A expect B see C watch D look

10 You are in .......... of hurting yourself if you don’t 21 I wish you all the best and hope you .......... in your
warm up properly before exercising. new career.
A trouble B danger C risk D threat A succeed C gain
11 My .......... friend moved to France so I only see B win D earn
her during the holidays.
A best B most C excellent D high
22 You can .......... books for free from the library as 31 What was the .......... that you left your last job?
long as you return them on time. A cause C reason
A loan B borrow C lend D use B purpose D intention

23 I am .......... in applying for the position you have 32 We will .......... for you outside the cinema.
available.
A stay B hold C keep D wait
A curious C keen
B excited D interested
33 He .......... me the story of how he was rescued
from the avalanche.
24 This dress is .......... expensive, I think I’ll look for A told B said C spoke D talked
something cheaper.
A rather C enough
34 I couldn’t believe that it rained for the .......... trip.
B much D over Our holiday was ruined.
A all C whole
25 It’s really easy to get around the city on .......... B complete D full
transport.
A general C public
35 The painting really .......... your attention because
B social D common it is so lifelike.
A draws C takes
26 They introduced a fee for using the roads because B pulls D makes
of the .......... traffic in the city centre.
A large B heavy C serious D huge
36 I’m sorry to .......... that you are unwell and I hope
you get better soon.
27 Please .......... a seat, the doctor will be with you in A listen B catch C pick D hear
a moment.
A keep B hold C catch D take
37 My mum is angry because my brother .......... to
clean his room.
28 We went from one shop to .......... looking for the A denies C says
perfect souvenir of our holiday.
B avoids D refuses
A another C else
B other D different
38 Ruth is in bed .......... from the flu.
A getting C improving
29 The festival takes .......... every August in the city.
B recovering D healing
A part C post
B place D position
39 Many people dream of moving to the country to
enjoy the .......... life.
30 We should work together to .......... a solution to A simple C honest
deforestation.
B plain D calm
A realize C decide
B meet D find
40 He .......... some extra money at the weekend doing
odd jobs for the neighbours.
A wins B gains C obtains D earns

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Grammar

B Choose the correct answer.

1 Simon and I .......... both ten years old. 11The weather .......... warmer these days.
A are B am C is D have A get C gets
B getting D is getting
2 These are .......... books. They aren’t Mary’s.
A I B my C mine D me 12 We .......... each other since 2008.
A know C knew
3 There’s .......... noise in here. Let’s go to a B have known D have been knowing
different café.
A a little C too much 13 Karen .......... as a teacher in this school for ten
B a few D too many years.
A has been working C works
4 Ben is slightly .......... than Bob. B is working D has worked
A taller C the tallest
B tall D very tall 14 Alan .......... in the sea when he saw a shark
coming towards him.
5 All of Mary’s .......... are grown up and married. A am swimming C swam
A child C children’s B was swimming D swim
B children D child’s
15 At first I didn’t like Indian food, but I soon ..........
to it.
6 .......... colour do you like best for the walls of the
kitchen? A used C got used
A What C Whose B was used D use
B Who D Which
16 The old woman was crossing the street when she
.......... and fell.
7 .......... olive oil should I add to the salad?
A was slipping C slips
A How C How many
B slipped D have slipped
B How much D What

17 Since I .......... my homework, I could relax for the

8 We always .......... our grandparents on Sundays. rest of the evening.
A visit C is visiting A had done C have done
B are visiting D visiting B did D had been doing

9 You .......... my laptop! Why don’t you buy one for 18 Tom was exhausted as he .......... the furniture all
yourself? morning.
A always use C always are using A had moved C was moving
B are always using D use always B had been moving D have been moving

10 The first train to Oxford .......... at 6 am. 19 I expect Harry .......... us as soon as he arrives at
A leaves C is leaving the station.
B leave D leaving A will call C is going to call
B calls D will be calling

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20 This time tomorrow, I .......... to Moscow. 30 Philip asked Mary why she .......... to become a
A will drive doctor.
B am driving A decided C had decided
C will be driving B have decided D decide
D am going to be driving
31 Rome .......... by millions of tourists every year.
21 Send me a copy as soon as you .......... the report. A is visited C was visited
A finish C am finishing B is visiting D has visited
B will finish D will be finishing
32 Jon .......... at the garage last week.
22 Watch out! You .......... your bike over my flower A is having his car repaired
bed! B had his car repaired
A will be riding C will ride C has his car repaired
B are riding D are going to ride D had had his car repaired

23 If you heat ice, it .......... . 33 Steve likes .......... board games with his brother.
A will melt C would melt A playing C play
B melts D is going to melt B plays D to be playing

24 If we go sightseeing tomorrow, I .......... my 34 I’d love .......... that film in the cinema.
camera. A seeing C to see
A would take C will take B see D to be seeing
B take D going to take
35 You .......... use the computer now, if you like.
25 I’d probably buy this book if it .......... so A may B shall C might D should
expensive.
A isn’t C hadn’t been
36 Do you know the reason .......... Frank became so
B wasn’t D haven’t been upset?
A which B why C when D what
26 If the road hadn’t been so icy, the accident ..........
happened.
37 ………. her being ill, she still went to work.
A won’t have C would have
A Despite C Even though
B wouldn’t D wouldn’t have
B Although D However

27 I wish I .......... more time to relax in the evenings.

38 Let’s go to the cinema tonight, .......... we?
A would have C have had
A don’t B will C won’t D shall
B had D had had

39 Helen’s eaten hardly .......... at all today.

28 “………. me a bedtime story, Dad,” said the little
girl to her father. A any C nothing
A Say B Tell C Ask D Speak B anything D everything

29 They .......... about being the best band in the 40 Did the children enjoy .......... at the zoo today?
world. A themselves C the
A boasted C explained B them D itself
B exclaimed D complained

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