Grammar Test 1 (Diagnostic)
  • 1. Bruce was twenty minutes late for this morning´s meeting. He _____ stuck in traffic.
A) might be
B) had to be
C) must be
D) must have been
E) should be
  • 2. The teacher was surprised that the students needed more time. They ____ finish the quiz in 30 minutes.
A) had better
B) ould be can
C) may can
D) should have could
E) should have been able to
  • 3. When the movie actress entered the room, everyone turned and looked at ____.
A) hers
B) she
C) herself
D) him
E) her
  • 4. Dogs make excellent pets. ____ provide good companionship and even protection.
A) It
B) Them
C) It´s
D) They
E) Its
  • 5. By the time Brian ____ a parking space, he was late for the movie.
A) finds
B) will find
C) had found
D) was found
E) was finding
  • 6. Spring is Mrs. Moe´s favorite season because flowers ____ everywhere.
A) appear
B) are appearing
C) doesn't appear
D) will appear
E) are going to apper
  • 7. Shirley wasn´t able to concentrate all morning because she ____ at all the night before.
A) hasn´t been sleeping
B) hadn`t slept
C) sleeps
D) wasn´t sleeping
E) sleeped
  • 8. Peter rarely ____ a promotion at work because he never does more than he has to.
A) get
B) will get
C) gets
D) is getting
E) got
  • 9. Mrs. Taylor is worried because the children ____ be home two hours ago.
A) ought to
B) have got to
C) didn`t have to
D) was to
E) were supposed to
  • 10. ____ please answer the telephone? I´m washing the dishes, and my hands are all wet.
A) Would you
B) Would you mind
C) May you
D) You could
E) You must
  • 11. Can I borrow ____? I must have left mine at home.
A) an pen
B) one of your pens
C) one your pen
D) one your pens
E) one of your pen
  • 12. Maria has invited all of the students and all of the ____ parents to her birthday party.
A) their students
B) student´s
C) student´s
D) students
E) student
  • 13. By the time William is forty years old, he ____ fifteen novels and two collections of short stories.
A) will be writing
B) has written
C) should have written
D) will have written
E) wrote
  • 14. I`m not sure where Jhonny is, but he ___ to music in his room.
A) must have been listening
B) might have listened
C) might listen
D) listened
E) might be listening
  • 15. You ____ hungry already! You just ate a big lunch and a dish of ice cream.
A) can`t be
B) must not be
C) might not be
D) were
E) could have been
  • 16. ____ not smoking? I´m very allergic to cigarette smoke.
A) Would you
B) Can you
C) You might
D) Will you
E) Would you mind
  • 17. The Chinese ____ the oldest calendar of any culture in the world today.
A) has have
B) has
C) have
D) have had
E) has had
  • 18. Each of ____ graduated from school and found a good job.
A) their children have
B) their child has
C) their childrens have
D) their children has
E) their kid had
  • 19. Mario ____ for four hours straight. He had better take a break to stretch and eat something.
A) has been studying
B) will study
C) studied
D) was studying
E) is studying
  • 20. Janice ____ a koala bear before she went to Australia last November
A) don`t see
B) had never seen
C) doesn´t see
D) will never see
E) has never seen
  • 21. The employees at ACME Company get paid ____ week.
A) one after the other
B) every other
C) each other
D) another
E) other
  • 22. It looks like your cup is emply. Woud you like ____ cup of coffee?
A) other
B) another
C) one another
D) the other
E) others
  • 23. Babies like to talk to ____ in order to practice the sounds of a language.
A) themself
B) themselves
C) itselves
D) itself
E) ourselves
  • 24. Oh no! ____ is missing! We'll need to call the police.
A) All of the forest
B) All of the jewelry
C) All of the computers
D) All of the children
E) All of the stamps
  • 25. ____ a different topic. We will study Chapters 1 through 10 this semester.
A) Each chapter cover
B) each of the chapter covers
C) Each of the chapters covers
D) Each of the chapters cover
E) All of the chapters covers
  • 26. I don`t think we`ll need an umbrella this afternoon. The forecast is for ____ late tonight.
A) very few rain
B) a little rain
C) little rain
D) few rain
E) a few rain
  • 27. This chemical is very dangerous. You ____ handle it wothout gloves and goggles.
A) might
B) had better
C) have to
D) must not
E) don`t have to
  • 28. Phillip usually doesn`t take a shower while his wife ____ the laundry.
A) is going to do
B) was doing
C) is doing
D) did
E) will do
  • 29. I´m amazed! None of my workers ____ any problems with their equipment since we bought it.
A) have had
B) has had
C) has
D) have
E) had
  • 30. One hour might be enough for the midterm, but two hours ____ necessary for the final exam
A) is
B) are
C) be
D) was
E) were
  • 31. Until I ____ a house and a good job, I am not planning to get married and astart a family.
A) will have
B) am having
C) have
D) had
E) am going to have
  • 32. While the children are watching a movie later this afernoon, I ____ a nap.
A) take
B) am taking
C) will be taking
D) was taking
E) took
  • 33. Whenever people ____ this memorial, they will emember the soldiers who died for their country.
A) are seeing
B) saw
C) seen
D) see
E) will see
  • 34. After the hurricane has passed, people ____ to their homes to check on the damage.
A) will have reeturned
B) could have returned
C) will be able to return
D) return
E) should have returned
  • 35. The suspect will not talk to the police until his lawyer ___ present.
A) are
B) is
C) will have been
D) was
E) is going to be
  • 36. The students ____ go to school on Monday because it is a holiday.
A) must not
B) can`t
C) doesn`t have to
D) don`t have to
E) didn`t
  • 37. If you have no plans for this afernoon, we ____ see a moveie or do some shopping.
A) would
B) should
C) must
D) could
E) do
  • 38. By this December, we ____ in this house for more than thirty years.
A) had lived
B) will have been living
C) live
D) are going to be living
E) will live
  • 39. When Kevin went to the refriegerator for a snack, ____ many things to eat.
A) there isn`t
B) there aren`t
C) there weren`t
D) there wasn`t
E) there is no
  • 40. Please don`t disturb me right now. I ____ to finish the last page of this report.
A) have tried
B) tried
C) had tried
D) am trying
E) will try
  • 41. Sally isn`t sure, but she ____ her purse in the restaurant.
A) might left
B) might be leaving
C) might have been left
D) might have left
E) might leave
  • 42. High blood pressure ____ by medication.
A) can be controlled
B) can be controlling
C) has controlled
D) can control
E) controls
  • 43. If a person ____ one foreign language, it is usually easier to learn a second one.
A) will studies
B) will study
C) has studied
D) studied
E) was studied
  • 44. Don`t worry. All of the reports ____ by the time you get here tomorrow morning.
A) have been completed
B) will be complete
C) are being completed
D) are completed
E) is going to complete
  • 45. Thesee coffee beans ____ in the mountains of Colombia.
A) was handpicked
B) is handpicked
C) were handpicked
D) handpicked
E) were handpicking
  • 46. I´m sorry, Room 1102 is not available. It ____ by another group.
A) is using
B) is being used
C) were being used
D) was using
E) was being used
  • 47. Kevin didn`t finish watching the movie because it ____.
A) was bored
B) was boring
C) bored
D) was being boring
E) was being bored
  • 48. You had better throw that meat away. I´m sure that it ____.
A) is spoiling
B) is being spoiled
C) was spoiled
D) spoils
E) is spoiled
  • 49. The neighbors are very much ____ a homeless shelter in their area.
A) opposed about
B) opposing to
C) opposed by
D) opposed to
E) opposed
  • 50. Mr. Patterson ___ from his job because his firm was bought out by another company.
A) gets fired
B) fired
C) got fired
D) was firing
E) get fire
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