Test 1

A: The most amazing thing happened to me yesterday. I (1) was leaving the house and I noticed that (2) it was going
to rain, so I ran back inside for my umbrella. (3) As soon as I got out of the door, it started to pour down. I tried to
open the umbrella but it (4) wouldn’t open. If (5) Id stood under the bathroom shower with my clothes on, I wouldn’t
have got any wetter! Then I felt something land (6) on my head. It was (7) bigger and heavier than a raindrop. I
looked on the ground and (8 ) I couldn’t believe my eyes. The were (9) lots of tiny frogs falling in the rain.

B: oh no. are you sure?

A: absolutely!

B: (10) Ive heard of it raining cats and dogs but never frogs!

1. Was leaving A. referring to an event that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
2. It was going B. describing inability
3. As soon as C. describing an impossible event
4. Wouldn’t D. making a prediction
5. Id stood E. comparing two things
6. On my head F. describing where smthing happened
7. Bigger and heaver G. describing unwilligness
8. Couldn’t H. describing a background activity
9. Lots of I. indicating exactly when smth happened
10. Ive heard J. describing an amount

11- 17
For each question choose the answer (ab or c) which does NOT have the same grammatical function.
11. She told us it was very cold there.
a) She b) it c) there
12. It was built when they were young so they don’t remember the old building.
a) Was b) were c) don’t
13. Nobody understood his spoken French because his acsent was so strong .
a) Understood b ) spoken c) was
14. He studied IT for his job but he made very slow progress so he gave up.
a) For b) but c) so
15. They took off their coats and to the table near the window.
a) Off b) to c) near
16. She found it really hard to concentrate as it was so noisy there.
a) Really b) so c) noisy
17. The young cat ran too fast for the dog to catch it easily.
a) Young b) fast c) easily

18-25
Choose the correct answer.
18. Which option contain examples of proper noun.
a) The rich, the old, the great
b) Computer, bullet train, basketball player,
c) Steve, Hong Kong, Jane
19. A guantifier is used to show
a) How many there are of a noun
b) How many people are the subjet of the sentence
c) How big an object or thing may be
20. A reflective pronoun is used when
a) What the noun refer to is uncertain
 b) Verbs of thinging and feeling require objects
c) The complement and subject of the verb are the same
21. A relative pronoun is used to
a) Link a relative clause and a main clause
b) Show the connection between relatives
c) Show how two things relative to each other
22. A singular noun
a. Indicates one person, place or thing
b. Refers to an unusual person ,place or thing
c. Shows that something is special.

23. A superlative adjective is used to compare

a) More than two things
b) Fewer than two things
c) Only two things
24. Which option contains uncountable nouns?
a) Stars, hair, insects
b) Drinks, fishes, foods
c) Rice, furniture, advice
25. A verb can
a) Describe or give information about a noun
b) Refer to an action, an event, a process or a state
c) Name places, people or things

26- 34 choose the correct answer.

26. Participles ( past and present) are used to form tenses and
a) Prepositions
b) Adjectives
c) Determiners
27. Which sentence contains an example of the past continuous / progressive?
A) I had thought of going out this evening.
B) I thought of going out this evening
C) I was thinking of going out this evening.
28. Which sentence contains an example of the past perfect continuous/ progressive?
a) I had been living in London before 2001.
b) I lived in London from 2001 to 2009.
c) I had lived in London before 2001.
29. Which sentence contains an example of the past perfect simple?
a) After I had completed the survey , I analyzed the results.
b) After the survey was completed , I began to analyze the results.
c) After completing the survey, I analyzed the results.
30. Which sentence contains an example of the past simple?
a) We were watching the sunset.
b) We had watched the sunset.
c) We watched the sunset.