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