Test of English as a foreign language

Level: Pre-Intermediate
Put the verb in brackets in Present Perfect
Tense.
eg: I have always liked sport. (always/like)
1. ______________________ (you/ever/ride)
a horse?
2. Its
the
best
holiday
we
____________________ (have) in years.
3. I ______________________ (not see) this
woman before.
4. I _______________________ (never/eat)
caviar.
5. She _______________________ (not read)
this book.
6. This
is
the
first
time
I
_______________________ (drive) a car.
7. __________________________ (you/hear)
from George recently?
8. __________________________ (she/travel)
a lot?
points 8/___
Complete the sentences using Present
Perfect or Past Simple.
eg: I saw Kevin a week ago. (I /see/ Kevin/
week ago.)
1. _______________________________________
________
(they/publish/the book/5 years ago)
2. _______________________________________
________
(I/not see/Maya/when/I/be/in London)
3. _______________________________________
________
(where/be/you/last night)?
4. _______________________________________
________
(Ann/not earn/a lot of money/this year)
5. _______________________________________
________
(she/earn/over $100.000/last year)
6. _______________________________________
_________
_______________________________________
________
(my grandfather/die/30 years ago).
(I/never/meet/him).
points 9/ ___
Use for or since to complete the sentences.
eg: I havent seen her for a week.

1. It has been raining ___________ 1

oclock.
2. She has been in France ____________
three weeks.
3. I havent seen Martina _______________
Christmas.\
4. They have been waiting ___________ 20
minutes.
5. Its been ages ____________ we went to
the cinema.
6. He
has
been
learning
Italian
___________ first grade.
points 6/ ___
Complete the sentences using a comparative
or superlative form of the adjective.
eg: London is one of the most expensive
(expensive) cities in the world.
1. What is ___________________ (long) river
in the world?
2. He was a bit depressed yesterday but
he looks __________________ (happy)
today.
3. We had a great holiday. It was one of
_____________________
(enjoyable)
holidays weve ever had.
4. Whats _____________________ (quick)
way of getting from here to the
station?
5. Everest is __________________ (high)
mountain
in
the
world.
It
is
_______________ (high) than any other
mountain.
6. I prefer this chair to the other one. It is
________________________ (comfortable).
7. It was an awful day. It was
________________ (bad) day of my life.
points 8/___
Rewrite the sentences using a relative
pronoun who, which, or where.
eg: Do you know a shop? It sells good coffee.
Do you know a shop which sells good
coffee?
1. Sheila couldnt come to the party. This
was a pity.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________
2. I recently went back to the town. I was
born there.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
__________________

3. The new director is very popular. She

gets on well with everyone.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________
4. The teacher is very amusing. She
teaches French.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
____________________
5. Our cat is called William. Weve had
him for five years.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
__________________
points 10/___
Use the words below and complete the
sentences.
reliable,
immature,
intentional,
stingy,
insane, likeable, hopeless;
1. Shes rather _________________ for her
age, dont you think?
2. I sometimes think I am going
________________!
3. We tried to stop the flames from
spreading, but we knew it was
____________________.
4. Gideon is very ____________________ - if
he says hell do something, hell do it.
5. She is a very ______________ person,
friendly and understanding.
6. Did you leave his name out by
accident or was it intentional?
7. Hes really ________________ and he
never buys the drinks when we go out.
points 7/ ___
Name
and
Surname
___________________________________
Points ______________
Grade ____________________________
Insufficient
0-35%
(1)
Sufficient (2)
36-50%
Good
51-70%
(3)
Very
Good
71-85%
(4)
Excellent
86-100%
(5)

0-16
17-24
25-33
34-40
41-48