Online — Upper-Intermediate Test

Many people a. eats b. are eating c. ate fast food these days.
But I d. prefer e. prefers f. ‘m preferring to cook for myself.

My Dad a. used to be b. would be c. used to a teacher before he retired.
In fact, he d. worked e. was working f. work as a teacher when he met Mum.

I don’t believe you a. has b. have c. had ever met anyone famous.
I d. ‘ve met e. ‘d met f. met lots of famous people!

When a. was b. is c. be the last time you took an exam?
Last year. I d. haven’t revised e. wasn’t revising f. hadn’t revised but I still passed.

I hope you a. ‘ll come b. shall come c. coming to my party on Saturday.
I can’t, sorry. I d. will e. shall f. ‘m going to go to a concert.

Hurry up! The train a. is to b. is about to c. will leave!
Sorry, I d. bought e. was going to buy f. would buy a newspaper but I won’t have time now.

What a. you do b. have you been doing c. were you doing in the kitchen last night?
I d. was looking e. looked f. used to look for some scissors.

You’ve just started a new job, a. haven’t b. didn’t c. won’t you?
Yes. Who d. did tell e. was telling f. told you?

You a. have got to b. ought c. got to get your sister a birthday card.
But I d. don’t have to e. mustn’t f. must get her a present, because she didn’t get me one!

Are we a. let b. able c. allowed to leave early on Fridays?
No, but you d. can e. permitted to f. let if you start earlier.

a. Shall we b. How about c. Let’s going to the cinema this evening?
I’m a bit tired. d. Let’s e. Shall we f. What about just watch telly.

We finally a. could b. succeeded in c. managed to find a house to rent in town.
Oh, well done. d. Were you able to e. Could you f. Can you get one near the station?

David pretended a. being b. he be c. to be ill so he didn’t have to go to school.
But he got bored, so he decided d. to tell e. telling f. told the teacher he felt better.

I a. gave b. was given c. was gave a CD, a couple of books and some flowers for my birthday.
The flowers were given to me d. by e. for f. with my boyfriend.

You should really a. put on b. take on c. try on that dress before you buy it.
No, I can d. take back it e. take back f. take it back if it doesn’t fit.

Ask Kevin to help you: you can always count a. with b. for c. on him to know the answer.
I always ask Kevin for help. He must look d. down with e. up for f. down on me.

Marie told me that she a. can’t meet me yesterday b. couldn’t meet me the day before c. couldn’t meet me yesterday.
Really? That’s funny. She d. asked me if e. asked me to f. asked me I could meet her for a coffee.

The exam is a. probably to b. likely to c. may be include zero and first conditionals.
As d. long as e. provided as f. providing that we revise those, we’ll be fine.

If we were a. selling b. sold c. to sell the house before November, we could be in our new home for Christmas!
d. I’d rather e. I’d prefer f. It’s better wait until the spring when the weather is better.

a. If b. Had c. Were the decision been made sooner, the company wouldn’t be in this situation.
If it weren’t for the loan from the bank, it d. would e. would have f. would had lost all its money long ago.

Can I have a. spoonful of b. a spoon of c. a little of sugar in my coffee?
Of course. Would you like d. some drop of e. a drop of f. the drop of milk as well?

It was definitely a. Mike’s b. Mikes’ c. Mikes idea to throw Sarah a party.
No, it wasn’t! It was d. mine idea e. my f. mine

a. It’s b. What’s c. That’s good to see Joanna looking so well.
Yes, the new doctor is wonderful. The old one said d. it was e. was f. there was nothing he could do about her illness.

I bought a a. fantastic red wool coat b. fantastic wool red coat c. red wool fantastic coat yesterday.

Are you paid a. by month b. per month c. monthly in your company?
I’m d. very e. absolutely f. fairly amazed that you would ask me such a personal question!

The quickest way to get to the supermarket is to walk a. through b. over c. along the park.
Thanks. Hopefully I’ll get there d. by e. before f. until it closes.

I think a. to you I lent some Cds, b. some Cds I lent you, c. I lent some Cds to you, didn’t I?
I do not think so. But I did borrow a lock d. for e. with f. by my bike.

I’ve lost the book a. , Simon gave me, b. Simon gave me c. , Simon gave me for my birthday party.
d. Which e. That f. What you need is an e-reader!

I took the summer off work so a. to travel b. as to travel c. for travelling around the country.
It was a bad idea. We had d. so bad weather that e. such bad weather that f. bad weather that I wished I’d stayed at home!

The company made a profit despite a. sales failing b. the fact that failing sales c. of sales failing.
d. After e. Having f.Whereas reading the business report, the chairman suggested some changes to improve the situation.