English Quiz 2019

Read the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. He wants to get a better ______ and earn more money.
a) employ b) job c) work d) employment
2. Managers set objectives, and decide .............. their organization can achieve them.
a) what b) how c) which d) because
3. Obviously, objectives occasionally .............. be modified or changed.
a) have to b) must to c) shouldn’t d) ought
4. A defect can be caused .............. negligence by one of the members of a team.
a) by b) to c) at d) in
5. I .............. the piano since the age of five. a) played
b) am playing c) play d) have played
6. The unions now represent less .............. 10% of the French work force.
a) of b) in c) than d) then
7. .............. some employers oppose the very existence of unions, many theorists stress the necessity of
unions.
a) Because b) Due to c) However d) Although
8. Managers who are ambitious are ____________ -oriented managers.
a) socially b) success c) well d) non
9. Warning! No unauthorised personnel .............. this point.
a) about b) from c) beyond d) on
10. You won’t be allowed into the club .............. you wear a suit and tie.
a) if b) unless c) whether d) apart
11. As long as .............. have needs that need to be represented they’ll need trade unions.
a) employees b) employers c) managers d) partners
12. Market leaders usually want to .............. their market share even further, or at least to protect their
current market share.
a) decrease b) dominate c) increase d) establish
13. We haven’t had .............. news from our agent.
a) some b) any c) no d) none
14. A recent survey identified the UK as .............. place in Europe to buy a car
a) most expensive b) the more expensive c) more expensive d) the most expensive
15. You .............. fly to Dover – there isn’t an airport.
a) may b) can c) may not d) cannot
16. Are you _____ for one or two weeks?

a) staying b) stayed c) stay d) stays
17. This is the cinema _____ we saw the film.

a) when b) which c) that d) where
18. Were you _____ to open the door?

a) could b) can c) able d) possible
19. I’ve got _____ many problems.

a) too b) a c) enough d) really
20.We had not _____ heard the news.

a) already b) always c) yet d) today
21. You have to raise your voice a little when talking to him. He's a little hard of
hearing.
a) stubborn b) quiet when he speaks c)deaf d)distracted
22. So, is everything plain as a pikestaff? Oh, yes indeed sir!
a) clean b) clear c) messy d) in position
23. Just keep your wig on. Everything is going to be alright, okay?
a) hold your wig so it won't fall off b) get another hair cut c) calm down
d) throw a fit
24. The thief managed to ________ the police barricade.
a) break in b) break through c) break up d) break on
25. I thought the movie was going to end, but it just ________.
a) dragged in b) dragged onto c) dragged on d) dragged by
26. Friends can help you to ________ a difficult time in your life.
a) get around b)get through c) get in d) get by
27. I am feeling really ______ today. The weather is terrible and I

got some bad news this morning too.
a) lazy b) punctual c) miserable d) starving
28. Do you _____ classical or rock music?

a) rather b) prefer c) more d) like
29. Last time he paid for food, so now I ---- for it.
a) have had to pay b) will have to pay c) would be paying d) would be paying
30. The restaurant was _____ busy.

a) very b) a lot c) many d) much
31. Do you like the red _____ ?

a) it b) that c) one d) this
32. He _____ to Brazil on business.

a) go b) goes c) went d) going
33 Yesterday was the _____ of April.

a) third b) three c) day three d) thirty
34. I _____ play football at the weekend.

a) usually b) use c) usual d) used to
35. I _____ in an armchair at the moment.

a) sitting b) I‘m sitting c) sit d) sat
36. My brother is older _____ me.

a) then b) that c) than d) the
37. Their car is _____ biggest on the road.

a) than b) more c) the d) most
Solve these riddles
38. Imagine you're in a dark room that is perfectly empty with nothing in it. There are no windows
or doors. What is the easiest way to escape?
a) stop imagining you are in that room b) die c) wait d) dig a hole in the ground with your
bare hands
39. If you look you cannot see me. And if you see me you cannot see anything else. I can make anything
you want happen, but later everything goes back to normal. What am I?
a) air b) nothing c) imagination d) water
40. When you have me, you feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you don't have me. What am I?
a) money b) secret c) love d) lies
41. What ... the weather like on your holiday?
a) was b) were c) was being d) has been
42. I didn’t recognise my old school friend because she ... so much.
a. have changed b. had changed c. was changed d) changed
43. I ... French at school, but I’m not really very good at it.
a. study b. studied c. had studied d) was studied
44. They were excited about their holiday because they ... abroad before.
a. had never been b. weren't c. had ever been d) had been
45. Did you have a good time in Barcelona?

a. Yes, I had. B. Yes, I did. C. Yes, I have. d. Yes, I do
46. I had a sandwich in the garden and then I ... back to the office.
a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. gone
47. We ... skiing last winter.

a. would go b. went c. used to go d. had gone
48. ... to live in France?

a. Did you use b. Have you used c. Were you used d. Are you use
49. It has been three hours since Kate went out to the supermarket. I am starting to feel a
little ____________.
a. nervous b. terrified c. worried d. shy
50. You can be as rich as a king but I still think your ____________ is the
most important thing in the world.
a. health b. healthy c. well d. illness

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Read the sentences and fill in the blanks.

1. He wants to get a better ______ and earn more money.

a) employ b) job c) work d) employment

a) what b) how c) which d) because

3. Obviously, objectives occasionally .............. be modified or changed.

a) have to b) must to c) shouldn’t d) ought

4. A defect can be caused .............. negligence by one of the members of a team.

5. I .............. the piano since the age of five. a) played

b) am playing c) play d) have played

a) Because b) Due to c) However d) Although

8. Managers who are ambitious are ____________ -oriented managers.

a) socially b) success c) well d) non

9. Warning! No unauthorised personnel .............. this point.

a) about b) from c) beyond d) on

a) if b) unless c) whether d) apart

a) employees b) employers c) managers d) partners

13. We haven’t had .............. news from our agent.

a) some b) any c) no d) none

15. You .............. fly to Dover – there isn’t an airport.

a) may b) can c) may not d) cannot

16. Are you _____ for one or two weeks?

17. This is the cinema _____ we saw the film.

18. Were you _____ to open the door?

19. I’ve got _____ many problems.

20.We had not _____ heard the news.

a) stubborn b) quiet when he speaks c)deaf d)distracted

22. So, is everything plain as a pikestaff? Oh, yes indeed sir!

a) clean b) clear c) messy d) in position

24. The thief managed to ________ the police barricade.

a) break in b) break through c) break up d) break on

a) get around b)get through c) get in d) get by

27. I am feeling really ______ today. The weather is terrible and I

a) lazy b) punctual c) miserable d) starving

28. Do you _____ classical or rock music?

30. The restaurant was _____ busy.

31. Do you like the red _____ ?

32. He _____ to Brazil on business.

33 Yesterday was the _____ of April.

34. I _____ play football at the weekend.

35. I _____ in an armchair at the moment.

36. My brother is older _____ me.

37. Their car is _____ biggest on the road.

Solve these riddles

a) air b) nothing c) imagination d) water

a) money b) secret c) love d) lies

41. What ... the weather like on your holiday?

a) was b) were c) was being d) has been

45. Did you have a good time in Barcelona?

47. We ... skiing last winter.

48. ... to live in France?

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