Dolphin Languages Higher Level Test
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- 1.A. Grammar Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. John __________ not here today. are be is am The correct answer is: 'is'. The house was locked, so __________ could get in.
- A.
Everybody
- B.
Anybody
- C.
Somebody
- D.
Nobody
- 2.Some people have difficulty in making __________ understood.
- A.
Themselves
- B.
Them
- C.
One
- D.
Oneself
- 3.I __________.
- A.
Stay often in bed late on Sundays
- B.
Often stay on Sundays late in bed
- C.
Often stay in bed late on Sundays
- D.
Stay often late in bed on Sundays
- 4.__________ I know you very well, I'll tell you a secret.
- A.
Because of
- B.
As for
- C.
Seeing that
- D.
Like
- 5.You look __________ a ghost.
- A.
Like you see
- B.
Like seeing
- C.
As though to see
- D.
As if you had seen
- 6.Alex: I don't think I'll come with you tomorrow. Jim: OK, but let me know if you __________ .
- A.
Move your opinion
- B.
Change your mind
- C.
Change idea
- D.
Alert your mind
- 7.__________ to see the new offices yet?
- A.
Have you had a chance
- B.
Did you get the possibility
- C.
Have you got the occasion
- D.
Do you get the opportunity
- 8.The English __________ when meeting for the first time.
- A.
Hold hands
- B.
Give the hand
- C.
Offer the hand
- D.
Shake hands
- 9.The bus has gone. Can you __________ home?
- A.
Make me a ride
- B.
Give me a lift
- C.
Ride me
- D.
Pick me up
- 10.My car's __________ . I must take it to the garage.
- A.
Broken down
- B.
Out of order
- C.
Gone off
- D.
In crash
- 11.The sky is black. It looks __________ rain.
- A.
To
- B.
For
- C.
As
- D.
Like
- 12.They closed the door to stop the dog __________ escaping.
- A.
To
- B.
Of
- C.
For
- D.
-
- 13.I'd like to thank you __________ what you have done.
- A.
By
- B.
-
- C.
For
- D.
On
- 14.I've forgotten __________ everything I was told.
- A.
Of
- B.
-
- C.
From
- D.
For
- 15.I'm longing __________ the end of winter.
- A.
For
- B.
Of
- C.
-
- D.
On
- 16.Which verb has the same pattern as 'swim', 'ring' and 'drink'? EXAMPLE: -i- -a- -u- swim swam swum ring rang rung drink drank drunk
- A.
Bring
- B.
Heat
- C.
Swing
- D.
Begin
- 17.Three of the verbs stay the same in the past, like put-put. Which one changes?
- A.
Shoot
- B.
Split
- C.
Spread
- D.
Set
- 18.18. Three of the verbs stay the same in the past, like put-put. Which one changes?
- A.
Broadcast
- B.
Upset
- C.
Feed
- D.
Costs
- 19.__________ already left by the time I arrived.
- A.
He's
- B.
He is
- C.
He was
- D.
He'd
- 20.Will you __________ take a holiday this year?
- A.
Can
- B.
Be able to
- C.
Be capable to
- D.
Able to
- 21.PRIVATE KEEP OUT You __________ go in there.
- A.
Mustn't
- B.
Don't have to
- C.
Needn't
- D.
Haven't got to
- 22.They made __________ them everything.
- A.
That she told
- B.
Her telling
- C.
Her to tell
- D.
Her tell
- 23.Why __________ come with you?
- A.
I am not able to
- B.
I can't
- C.
Can't I
- D.
Am I not capable to
- 24.Ask him how __________ .
- A.
It's work
- B.
Does it work
- C.
It works
- D.
It does work
- 25.I last saw John __________ .
- A.
Before about three months
- B.
About three months ago
- C.
It was about three months
- D.
There was about three months
- 26.B. Everyday questions and responses Choose the question or response which fits the situation. EXAMPLE 1: How are you? John Smith. Very well, thank you. Seventy kilos. Twenty-one years old. The answer is: 'Very well, thank you.'. EXAMPLE 2: What's the time? It's twenty to twelve. What hour? Is late? How many hours? The answer is: 'What's the time?' 26. I'm going to steal a car.
- A.
You'd better not!
- B.
Rather not!
- C.
You'd rather not!
- D.
You're better not!
- 27.Stop laughing! I can't __________.
- A.
Help it!
- B.
Resist!
- C.
Do anything against it!
- D.
Hold myself!
- 28.When's it going to stop raining? I wish __________.
- A.
I know!
- B.
I knew!
- C.
It stopped!
- D.
To stop it!
- 29.It's going to rain. __________ take my coat, then.
- A.
I need
- B.
It's good if I
- C.
I'd better
- D.
What about I
- 30.What are you doing?
- A.
It doesn't touch you.
- B.
It's none of your business.
- C.
You don't enter at all
- D.
Look after your own affairs.
- 31.C. Reading comprehension Read the text and answer the questions. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. John goes to the cinema twice a week, and to the theatre once a week. He stays in on the other nights, except for Sundays, when he goes to his mother's for dinner. How many times a week does John go out? once twice four times impossible to say The correct answer is: 'four times'. 31. What Bianca dislikes about working in the garage is that
- A.
She doesn't get on with the supervisor
- B.
All the other mechanics are men
- C.
It's quite dirty work
- D.
The garage is a long way from the centre
- 32.Which of the following statements about Bianca is true?
- A.
She works for the same firm as her husband
- B.
She and her husband work in the same place
- C.
She has farther to travel to work than her husband
- D.
She and Gianni have the same jobs
- 33.Most of her fellow-workers think that Bianca
- A.
Isn't as good as they are.
- B.
Is very popular.
- C.
Shouldn't be a mechanic.
- D.
Is a very good mechanic.
- 34.Which of these statements about Gianni is true?
- A.
He works in the town centre.
- B.
He lives close to his work.
- C.
He doesn't work in the garage.
- D.
He is popular with the customers.
- 35.Which of these think that Bianca cannot be a good mechanic?
- A.
Some of her male colleagues.
- B.
Her supervisor.
- C.
Most of her workmates.
- D.
A few customers.
- 36.D. Vocabulary Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. I __________ a lovely holiday in Turkey last year. passed had brought made The correct answer is: 'had'. Please __________ to make sure that there is petrol in the caR.
- A.
Check
- B.
Control
- C.
Oversee
- D.
Examine
- 37.Is Sarah your __________ child, or does she have brothers and sisters?
- A.
Own
- B.
Only
- C.
Single
- D.
Unique
- 38.Have you had __________ to look at the photos I sent you?
- A.
The moment
- B.
The possibility
- C.
An occasion
- D.
A chance
- 39.19. That hat completely __________ your appearance.
- A.
Amends
- B.
Adapts
- C.
Alters
- D.
Adjusts
- 40.Doesn't she just love to be the __________ of attention?
- A.
Star
- B.
Centre
- C.
Point
- D.
Middle
- 41.He's a horrible man. I cannot stand the __________ of him.
- A.
View
- B.
Appearance
- C.
Sight
- D.
Glimpse
- 42.You must make __________ for him: he's not very well.
- A.
Adjustment
- B.
Allowances
- C.
Accommodation
- D.
Amends
- 43.If I tell you a secret, promise to __________ .
- A.
Keep yourself to yourself
- B.
Hold your breath about it
- C.
Keep it to yourself
- D.
Play it close to your chest
- 44.24. I was going to emigrate, but I've __________ .
- A.
Had second thoughts about it
- B.
Kept it in mind
- C.
Thought nothing of it
- D.
Play it close to your chest
- 45.He's hardly got any money, but he always dresses immaculately: he likes to __________ .
- A.
Put his best foot forward
- B.
Make a splash
- C.
Paint the town red
- D.
Keep up appearances
- 46.C. Word building Choose the correct ending which forms a noun related to the word given. Only one ending is correct. EXAMPLE. 'arrive'. arriv- -ure arriv- -ement. arriv- -ation arriv- -al The correct answer is: 'arrival'. 26. Choose the ending which forms a noun related to the word 'awkward'.
- A.
Awkward- -ment
- B.
Awkward- -ness
- C.
Awkward- -hood
- D.
Awkward- -acity
- 47.Choose the ending which forms a noun related to the word 'cruel'.
- A.
Cruel- -ity
- B.
Cruel- -dom
- C.
Cruel- -th
- D.
Cruel- -ty
- 48.Three of these stems can be made into a noun by adding -over, e.g., stop+over => stopover. Find the one which cannot.
- A.
Hang- -over
- B.
Left- -over
- C.
Break- -over
- D.
Take- -over
- 49.Three of these words can be made into verbs by adding -n or -en, e.g., wide=> widen. Find the one which cannot.
- A.
Threat
- B.
Depth
- C.
Length
- D.
Height
- 50.Three of these stems can form verbs ending in -ify, e.g., electr- => electrify. Find the one which cannot.
- A.
Min-
- B.
Ampl-
- C.
Fals-
- D.
Clar-
- 51.A. Prepostions, Word Order and EXTRA grammar Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. EXAMPLE. John __________ not here today. are be is am __________ say anything more.
- A.
I'd rather not to
- B.
I hadn't rather
- C.
I rather didn't
- D.
I'd rather not
- 52.If he __________ that to me, I'd have handed in my notice.
- A.
Would have said
- B.
Had said
- C.
Said
- D.
Was saying
- 53.Never forget __________ a soldier.
- A.
You are
- B.
You to be
- C.
Your being
- D.
You're being
- 54.Which sentence is closest in meaning to the sentence underlined? You really must have this room redecorated.
- A.
I assume that you were obliged to redecorate this room.
- B.
It is my view that this room needs to be redecorated.
- C.
I assume that you redecorated this room yourself.
- D.
Did you pay someone else to redecorate this room?
- 55.__________ I can tell, they are happily married.
- A.
Until
- B.
As
- C.
So far as
- D.
What
- 56.Three of these verbs have the same form for past tense and past participle, like sit - sat - sat. Which one does not?
- A.
Show
- B.
Sweep
- C.
Kneel
- D.
Keep
- 57.How dare you accuse me __________ flirting with your secretary?
- A.
By
- B.
For
- C.
Of
- D.
With
- 58.Guess who I happened to bump __________ the other day: our old teacher.
- A.
Across
- B.
Over
- C.
Against
- D.
Into
- 59.He told her __________ her face that she was a thief.
- A.
In
- B.
At
- C.
Before
- D.
To
- 60.The ambulance arrived __________ minutes of the emergency call.
- A.
Within
- B.
By
- C.
After
- D.
With
- 61.11. I __________ sight of her just as she disappeared into the bank.
- A.
Had
- B.
Caught
- C.
Took
- D.
Made
- 62.I know you're angry, but that's no reason to __________ it out on me.
- A.
Let
- B.
Put
- C.
Take
- D.
Throw
- 63.He never speaks well of anybody: he's always running people __________ .
- A.
Down
- B.
Out
- C.
Off
- D.
Up
- 64.'Clear __________! This is private property!'
- A.
Away
- B.
Up
- C.
Along
- D.
Off
- 65.You need to shop __________ if you want to find bargains.
- A.
About
- B.
Around
- C.
Along
- D.
Away
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