Pearson Test of English

27 Osteopaths are doctors _____ people with back problems.

• a they help
• b help
• c who they help
• d who help

28 How many exams _____ this year?

• a do you take
• b have you taken
• c is you take
• d did you taking

29 There have been eight accidents _____.

• a in the last few days
• b yesterday
• c last year
• d on November 12th

30 The Copper Kettle is the _____ restaurant in the town. The meals are so cheap.

• a more expensive
• b most expensive
• c less expensive
• d least expensive

31 I _____ to the radio at the moment.

• a do not listen
• b does not listen
• c is not listening
• d am not listening

32 The weather is getting hotter _____.

• a usually
• b today
• c sometimes
• d never

33 They didn’t see David at work _____ Monday.

• a in
• b at
• c on
• d with

34 Where _____ the exam yesterday?

• a did
• b do
• c was
• d is

35 Julio _____ his car when the bus hit him.

• a was parking
• b parked
• c parks
• d is parking

36 Old people usually _____ pay to use the bus.

• a must not
• b could not
• c might not
• d don’t have to

37 Have you ever thought _____ a doctor?

• a becoming
• b to become
• c about becoming
• d became

38 This lesson is so _____ .

• a bored
• b bore
• c boring
• d bores

39 At the end of the year, the hospital _____ to open a new surgery.

• a like
• b are hoping
• c going
• d will

40 _____ live in London?

• a Was David used
• b Did David use to
• c Did David use
• d Was David used to

41 Chicken with chocolate _____ by Mexican people.

• a eats
• b is eating
• c is eaten
• d are eaten

42 The hotel _____ this weekend for a wedding.

• a is closing
• b is going close
• c is close
• d will be close

43 The Lexington Murderer _____ from prison last week.

• a was released
• b was releasing
• c did release
• d released

44 How long _____ for the exam this week?

• a you have studied
• b you studied
• c were you studied
• d have you been studying

45 If the newspaper sold more adverts they ______ more money.

• a will make
• b makes
• c can make
• d would make

46 There are very _____ tomatoes at the supermarket. I’ll have to go to the grocer’s.

• a little
• b many
• c few
• d much

47 There _____ rain tomorrow.

• a won’t
• b might be
• c definitely is
• d may will

48 If you don’t revise, you _____ the exam.

• a won’t pass
• b might pass
• c don’t pass
• d aren’t passing

49 You _____ a ticket before you get on the train.

• a must to buy
• b have buy
• c must buys
• d have to buy

50 Has Mark received a letter _____ the bank?

• a to
• b from
• c by
• d on

52 The police had no evidence against John so they _____.

• a permitting him to go
• b let him go
• c allows him to go
• d give him permission to go

53 As soon as the rain _____ we will go.

• a stops
• b stopped
• c will stop
• d is stopping

54 If I _____ you I _____ the proposal.

• a were/would endorse
• b am/will endorse
• c be/would endorse
• d was/will endorse

55 The first world war was not _____ as the second world war.

• a so long
• b much longer
• c the longest
• d as long

56 _____ haven’t you been to school this week?

• a Why
• b Where
• c How
• d Which

57 I’m sorry, I am _____ to accept your offer.

• a be able
• b disable
• c unable
• d enable

58 The exploration team _____ from the Arctic on the 5th of November.

• a got up
• b got back
• c got down
• d got round

59 _____ dinner already?

• a Will you eat
• b Do you eat
• c Have you eaten
• d Were you eat

60 For the last six weeks the astronauts _____ to travel to Mars.

• a have waited
• b were waiting
• c waited
• d have been waiting

61 A vet is a doctor _____ job is to look after animals.

• a who
• b whose
• c that
• d which

62 Spencer Tracy, _____ , was married to Katharine Hepburn.

• a was a famous actor
• b he was a famous actor
• c who was a famous actor
• d whose a famous actor

63 Manchester United _____ for the first time in 20 matches.

• a was just been beaten
• b have just beaten
• c have just been beaten
• d just beat

64 It was _____ first time, I had seen _____ advert for MP3 players in _____ newspaper.

• a --/the/a
• b a/an/a
• c the/an/a
• d a/the/a

65 John gave Sarah a _____ plant for her birthday.

• a green house plastic
• b green plastic house
• c plastic green house
• d house green plastic

66 Don’t worry about it. There are _____ of other people who like it.

• a plenty
• b none
• c a few
• d some

67 Kasia _____ it was the best film she had ever seen.

• a told to me
• b said me
• c told me
• d says to me

68 The journalist asked President Smith _____ when he was in India.

• a what he had seen
• b what did he see
• c what had he seen
• d what he did see

69 If the meeting _____ later, everyone would have had a chance to vote.

• a finishes
• b finished
• c has finished
• d had finished

70 You _____ asked David before borrowing his guitar.

• a should have
• b must have
• c can’t have
• d shall have

71 While my manager _____ the delegates, I prepared the coffee.

• a was meeting
• b meets
• c has met
• d has been meeting

72 By the age of 23, Steve _____ in 12 countries.

• a was living
• b has lived
• c lived
• d had lived

73 The project needs further _____ before we can agree on a budget.

• a develop
• b development
• c developing
• d developer

74 Ali is a workaholic. He _____ be one of the most hard-working people I know.

• a could
• b can
• c might
• d must

75 If you don’t _____ the revision, you _____ pass the exam.

• a do/won’t
• b make/ wouldn’t
• c make/ won’t
• d do/ wouldn’t

77 St Mary’s School was built in 1883. It was _____ first school of its kind.

• a an
• b the
• c --
• d a

78 Next June I _____ on the beach getting brown.

• a will be being sat
• b am sitting
• c will be sitting
• d sit

79 By this time next year I _____ German.

• a be learning
• b have learnt
• c am learning
• d will have learnt

80 The election _____ next month.

• a couldn’t happen
• b will not be happen
• c might not happen
• d may be happen

81 I _____ to myself that Sarah was late when she came in through the door.

• a just thought
• b was just being thought
• c was just thinking
• d have just thought

82 By the time I got home, the cat _____ all the fish.

• a ate
• b had eaten
• c had been eaten
• d has eaten

83 Over the last 20 years, air pollution _____ a major issue.

• a has become
• b became
• c has been becoming
• d was becoming

84 Would you mind _____ me how you finished so quickly?

• a tell
• b telling
• c to tell
• d is telling

85 I _____ if there is any change in his condition.

• a like knowing
• b ’d like knowing
• c ’d like to know
• d like to know

86 He was rewarded by _____ free tickets to Hawaii.

• a given
• b being given
• c was given
• d been given

87 After running for five miles I was _____ exhausted.

• a absolutely
• b very
• c a bit
• d extremely

88 We know it wasn’t true because he lies very _____ .

• a possibly
• b similarly
• c never
• d badly

89 It hasn’t been possible _____ the representatives today.

• a meet
• b meeting
• c to meet
• d the meeting

90 The school _____ the exams moved to the end of the month.

• a has
• b have
• c had
• d to have

91 The man _____ at the end of the street is looking for you.

• a waits
• b waiting
• c is waiting
• d wait

92 It _____ said that cures for all major diseases will be found within 50 years.

• a has
• b had
• c is
• d was

93 The cabinet suggested _____ the budget for this year.

• a changes
• b change
• c to change
• d changing

94 _____ interest rates fall, the government must be ready.

• a Will
• b Do
• c Should
• d Could

95 If the computer hadn’t been invented, I wouldn’t _____ find things so quickly now.

• a have been able to
• b were able to
• c had been able to
• d be able to

96 It took us hours but we finally succeeded _____ tickets for the concert.

• a got
• b to get
• c in getting
• d with getting

97 It was a dark night. Arthur _____ ready for the meeting.

• a has got
• b was got
• c was getting
• d has been getting

98 Peter says he _____ happier when he was still at school.

• a use to be
• b would be
• c used to be
• d would have been

99 I think you have _____ what I was trying to say.

• a misunderstood
• b ununderstood
• c inunderstood
• d overunderstood

100 I wish a school _____ there earlier than last year.

• a was built
• b was being build
• c had built
• d had been built