English Language Languages

Mid-term English Exam

20 questions
60 min
Answer key

Exam info

Subject
English Language
Exam type
Languages
Questions
20
Duration
60 min
Answers
✓ With explanations

Questions (20)

  1. Q 1.

    She ___ in this company since 2015.

    • A.

      works

    • B.

      has worked

    • C.

      worked

    • D.

      is working

  2. Q 2.

    If I ___ enough money, I would travel around the world.

    • A.

      have

    • B.

      had

    • C.

      will have

    • D.

      having

  3. Q 3.

    The report ___ by the team before the deadline last week.

    • A.

      completed

    • B.

      was completed

    • C.

      has been completed

    • D.

      is completed

  4. Q 4.

    Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to 'abundant'.

    • A.

      scarce

    • B.

      plentiful

    • C.

      tiny

    • D.

      empty

  5. Q 5.

    She told me that she ___ the project the previous day.

    • A.

      finished

    • B.

      has finished

    • C.

      had finished

    • D.

      finishes

  6. Q 6.

    Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present at the meeting.

    • A.

      is

    • B.

      are

    • C.

      was

    • D.

      has been

  7. Q 7.

    Choose the word OPPOSITE in meaning to 'reluctant'.

    • A.

      hesitant

    • B.

      unwilling

    • C.

      eager

    • D.

      cautious

  8. Q 8.

    By the time we arrived, the film ___.

    • A.

      already started

    • B.

      had already started

    • C.

      has already started

    • D.

      was already starting

  9. Q 9.

    He is interested ___ learning Japanese.

    • A.

      for

    • B.

      on

    • C.

      in

    • D.

      at

  10. Q 10.

    Despite ___ hard, he failed the exam.

    • A.

      he studied

    • B.

      studying

    • C.

      to study

    • D.

      study

  11. Q 11.

    Choose the correct sentence.

    • A.

      She suggested to go to the cinema.

    • B.

      She suggested going to the cinema.

    • C.

      She suggested us to go to the cinema.

    • D.

      She suggested that we to go to the cinema.

  12. Q 12.

    The new policy will ___ effect next month.

    • A.

      take

    • B.

      come into

    • C.

      make

    • D.

      do

  13. Q 13.

    I wish I ___ harder when I was at school.

    • A.

      studied

    • B.

      had studied

    • C.

      would study

    • D.

      have studied

  14. Q 14.

    Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced DIFFERENTLY from the others: though, thought, thoughrough, though.

    • A.

      though

    • B.

      thought

    • C.

      thorough

    • D.

      though (final)

  15. Q 15.

    It is essential that every student ___ a laptop for the course.

    • A.

      has

    • B.

      have

    • C.

      having

    • D.

      had

  16. Q 16.

    Choose the underlined part (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction: The teacher asked the students (A) to open (B) their books and (C) to turning (D) to page 45.

    • A.

      to open

    • B.

      their books

    • C.

      and

    • D.

      to turning

  17. Q 17.

    Hardly ___ the meeting when the fire alarm went off.

    • A.

      the meeting had started

    • B.

      had the meeting started

    • C.

      did the meeting start

    • D.

      the meeting started

  18. Q 18.

    Choose the best answer: The proposal was rejected ___ its high cost.

    • A.

      because

    • B.

      due to

    • C.

      despite

    • D.

      although

  19. Q 19.

    She ___ for three hours before she took a break.

    • A.

      has been studying

    • B.

      had been studying

    • C.

      studied

    • D.

      was studying

  20. Q 20.

    Choose the best answer: The manager demanded that all employees ___ on time.

    • A.

      arrive

    • B.

      arrives

    • C.

      arrived

    • D.

      to arrive

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