ILH on-line language level evaluation test

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ILH English Evaluation Test

Instructions
Click on the button ( ) to choose the best answer for each question.

1. There _________ books on the shelf.

is no isn't any aren't any isn't some

2. Where __________ work?

do your brother your brother is your brother does your brother

3. They _________ a wonderful concert last week.

see seeing have seen saw

4. She swims very _________.

well good beautiful better

5. What time _________ yesterday?

came they they came did they come do they come

6. She __________ last Monday.

not work didn't work not worked don't worked

7. They were _________ work last Saturday.

at in on by

8. Houses are __________ cars.

expensive than more expensive than most expensive than more expensive as

9. When __________ born?

she were were she is she was she

10. My brother is a _________ football player than your brother.

more better better best more good

11. I go to the library _________ foot.

on by by the at

12. What ___________ ?

he wears he is wearing he does wear is he wearing

13. They ___________ to visit China in November.

no going aren't going isn't going not going

14. Where ___________ tonight?

are we going go we we go we going

15. Her birthday is ___________ 12th March.

at in on of

16. My brother doesn't like _________ in supermarkets.

shopping shop shopped to shopping

17. ___________ phoned his mother yet?

Has he Does he Did he He did

18. I _______ a lot of old school-friends at the party last week.

was meeting meet met am meeting

19. ___________ your house built?

When did When was When have When were

20. We didn't eat __________ special at that new restaurant.

something nothing anything everything

21. ___________ to Australia?

Did you ever go Did you ever been Was you ever Have you ever been

22. ___________ "The Phantom of the Opera"?

Who wrote Who writes Who has written Who had written

23. A lot of coffee ___________ in Brazil.

are produced is produced produces produced

24. They arrived while we ___________ lunch.

prepared preparing prepare were preparing

25. I'd like ____________ taller and thinner.

be that I be to be to being

26. I don't like golf. _________ do I.

Also So Too Neither

27. How often ___________ go to London?

has he does he do he he do

28. She went to Paris ____________ have an interview.

for to and about

29. ___________ worked here?

How long have you How time you How long time you How much time you

30. She'll miss the train if the taxi _________ soon.

doesn't arrive will arrive won't arrive arrive

31. The manager __________ .

just arrived have arrived has just arrived have just arrived

32. I asked my brother to __________ me �20 until Saturday.

borrow lend gain bring

33. She's only 16. She isn't old ___________ to vote in the election.

very for enough too

34. I don't think there ___________ a lot of rain this weekend.

will be are going to be be will not

35. They both look ____________ their father.

as like alike than

36. _____________ last weekend?

What did you What do you do What did you do What have you done

37. I've been studying Spanish ___________ now.

three years ago since three years for three years for three years ago

38. If you __________ travel anywhere, where would you go?

can could --- did a

39. After a week, he realised that he __________ there before.

had been was has been was being

40. By Thursday, I __________ ten meetings.

have had was having will have had have

41. Would you mind ___________ the door?

close closing to close closed

42. Our boss ____________ a lot of overtime.

make us do makes us to do make us to do makes us do

43. I'm sure she would have phoned if she ___________ not to come.

had decided decides is decided decide

44. I __________ so much happier now if I'd decided to stay single.

am would be was have been

45. I __________ to play the piano but I'd like to learn.

never could never can have never been able never can be able

46. He _________ be German. He's speaking Russian.

mustn't can't shouldn't must

47. ___________ playing very well, England lost the match.

Despite Nevertheless However In despite

48. His doctor __________ to eat rich food.

said him not told to him not told him not told not

49. She insisted that she ___________ to France before.

was never has never never was gone had never been

50. We can't use our office because it ____________ .

redecorating is being redecorated is redecorating is being redecorating