1

LEGAL ENGLISH
PLACEMENT & DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Fill the gaps with the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best completes the sentence:
1. A lawyer ________________ somebody who has completed law school, passed a bar exam, and is licensed by the state to help solve legal problems. a) is a) are b) am c) be 2. This is my lawyer. _____________ name is Peter. a) Her b) Our c) Yours d) His 3. Mike is ______________. a) my spouses attorney b) attorney my spouse c) attorney from my spouse d) my spouse attorneys 4. My a) b) c) d) brother is ______________ attorney. the an a -

5. _______________ many people in the courtroom. a) This is b) There is c) They are d) There are 6. Paul ________________ Arizonas new immigration law. a) likes not b) dont like c) doesnt like d) isnt likes 7. Sorry, he cant take your call. He _____________ to a client right now. a) talking b) s talking c) talks d) talk 8. The judge _________________ very critical at last weeks hearing. a) didn't be b) werent c) wasnt

2 d) isnt 9. The judge really _________________ me at last weeks hearing. a) like b) likes c) liking d) liked 10.__________________ to study for our contract law exam together? No, thank you. a) Do you like b) Would you like c) Want you d) Are you like 11. Criminal law is ___________________ than family law. a) more hard to study b) more harder to study c) hardest to study d) harder to study 12.Our legal English course is very boring. Were going ____________________ another one soon. a) to look for b) looking for c) to will look for d) look for 13. MedCepts is not a legal advisor and ____________________ any intention of offering legal advice. a) sometimes has b) never has c) often has d) usually has 14.There arent ________________ law clinics in my town. a) some b) any c) no d) a 15. Our law firm is _________________ to the railway station. a) next b) near c) behind d) in front 16.Our lawyers ________________ to court every day. a) are going b) go c) going d) goes 17.The accused _________________ her when she shouted. a) abused b) was abusing c) was abuse d) is abusing 18.________________ been convicted of fraud or a felony? a) Did you ever b) Are you ever

3 c) Have you ever d) Do you ever 19.Weve been colleagues ____________________ many years. a) since b) from c) during d) for 20. You _________________ take this exam. Its optional. a) have to b) dont have c) dont need to d) doesnt have to 21.The legal consultant was very busy last week and _________________ meet us. a) needn't b) cant c) mustnt d) couldnt 22. These are the legal standards against ________________ all actions taken or not taken by directors are measured. a) which b) who c) what d) where 23.Youll be imprisoned if you _______________ naked in town. a) walking b) walks c) will walk d) walk 24.He a) b) c) d) doesnt steal anymore, but he __________________ a lot when he was young. has stolen steals used to steal was stolen

25. A whole team defends our clients ___________________ one individual. a) more good than b) as better as c) best than d) better than 26. I promise I __________________ you as soon as Ive finished reading about this case. a) will help b) am helping c) going to help d) have helped 27.This book ___________________ by many law students as an adjunct to the main texts. a) uses b) used c) is using d) is used

28.He a) b) c) d)

said that his client ____________ to speak about the controversy. not want werent didnt want arent wanting

29.How about _________________ the company for copyright infringement? a) b) c) d) sueing sue to sue for sueing

30. Can I ___________________ the accused to rise, Your Honor? a) speak b) ask c) tell d) say 31. I wasnt interested in the trial very much. ________________. a) I didnt, too. b) Neither was I. c) Nor I did. d) So I wasnt. 32. You should obtain competent legal advice, _______________ you will be convicted. a) otherwise b) in case c) so that d) in order to 33. __________________ law for too long and I cant wait to finish. a) I dont study b) Ive study c) Ive been studying d) I study 34. What I like more than anything else ___________________ inheritance law. a) reading about b) to read about c) is reading about d) is read about 35. The inquest heard from nurse Carla Woods, who ________________ by the police when the 15-month-old girl broke her arm. a) questioned b) had been questioned c) had been questioning d) were questioning 36. We wont win the case _________________ plausible evidence is presented effectively to the jury! a) if b) providing that c) except d) unless 37. No injury would have resulted if the plaintiff _________________ her car. a) hasnt entered

5 b) wouldnt enter c) wont have entered d) hadnt entered 38. I dont remember __________________ Roman law or English common law. a) reading about a) to have read about b) to read about c) for reading about 39. Was it Rousseau ______________ about the natural rights of mans life liberty and property? a) who wrote b) wrote c) that write d) who was writing 40. You may not like your legal ethics teacher, but youll have to ________________, Im afraid. a) tell it off b) sort itself out c) put up with it d) put it off 41.I think its very easy to ___________ debt these days. a) walk into b) become c) go down to d) get into 42. I phoned her ____________ I heard the news. a) minute b) during c) by the time d) the moment

Fill the gaps with one suitable word: Last month, three high-level employees of the Junesco Corporation were arrested ____(43)____ fraud. They were ____(44)____ of having developed a complex scheme involving investors money. An action was brought ____(45)____ them in the civil court. All three were convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice, and sentenced to two years ____(46)____ .The judge stated that the actions of the three men not only had an adverse affect on the Junesco Corporation, but also had a negative impact on investors confidence in the financial system. After the defendants lawyers requested that the judge suspend the sentence, the men were put ____(47)____ probation.