DRC Locums Online English Test Welcome to your DRC Locums Online English Test This test will give you an indication of your current level of English and how it maps against the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), used around the world to describe language ability. You will have 20 minutes to answer 60 multiple choice questions. You must choose the correct answer from the 4 choices. Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. Press the Next button to start the test. When you have finished you will receive an email with your results. Please note that this test is copyright Macmillan Publishers. It is not for sale or to be used for commercial purposes. First Name Last Name Email Name of Recruitment Consultant Section 1 Grammar Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 1. Roberta _____ from the United States. a) are b) is c) am d) be 2. What’s _____ name? a) – b) his c) him d) he 3. My friend _____ in London. a) living b) live c) lives d) is live 4. Where _____? a) works Tom b) Tom works c) Tom does work d) does Tom work 5. I _____ coffee. a) no like b) not like c) like don’t d) don’t like 6. ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.” a) Did you ever gone b) Do you ever go c) Have you ever been d) Are you ever going 7. Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in. a) the most big b) the bigger c) the biggest d) the more big 8. A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat. a) who b) what c) which d) whose 9. _____ these days. a) I never a newspaper buy b) I never buy a newspaper c) I buy never a newspaper d) Never I buy a newspaper 10. I _____ watch TV tonight. a) am b) go to c) going to d) am going to 11. I wish I _____ more money! a) have b) had c) would have d) was having 12. _____ be famous one day? a) Would you like b) Would you like to c) Do you like d) Do you like to Section 2 Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 13. It’s my birthday _____ Friday. a) on b) in c) at d) by 14. I _____ eighteen years old. a) am b) have c) have got d) - 15. I _____ a headache. a) am b) do c) have d) got 16. Do you _____ a uniform at your school? a) carry b) wear c) use d) hold 17. ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’ a) idea b) opinion c) answer d) time 18. The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____! a) ticket b) receipt c) invoice d) bill 19. How many _____ of trousers have you got? a) items b) pairs c) sets d) times 20. Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____. a) tanned b) sunned c) coloured d) darkened Section 3 Grammar Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 21. Harry can _____ English. a) to speak b) speaking c) speak d) speaks 22. I’m not interested _____ sports. a) for b) about c) in d) to 23. She likes _____ expensive clothes. a) wearing b) to wearing c) wear d) is wearing 24. Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened. a) was driving b) drove c) had driven d) has been driving 25. I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives? a) could you b) can you c) if you could d) if could you 26. If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I? a) saw b) had seen c) have seen d) would have seen 27. I like your hair. Where _____? a) do you have cut b) have you cut it c) do you have cut it d) do you have it cut 28. I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on. a) have worked b) work c) be working d) to work 29. John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe. a) which b) who c) whose d) that 30. What _____ this weekend, Lance? a) would you do b) are you doing c) will you have done d) do you do 31. The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer. a) little b) a little c) few d) a few 32. Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____. a) is arrested b) arrested c) has been arrested d) is being arrested Section 4 Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 33. I usually _____ up at about 7.30. a) go b) be c) do d) get 34. I _____ football every week. a) play b) go c) do d) take 35. My sister _____ the cooking in our house. a) does b) makes c) cooks d) takes 36. Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room. a) turn up b) turn in c) turn off d) turn over 37. She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news. a) crying b) tears c) cries d) tearful 38. He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him. a) reassured b) informed c) insisted d) persuaded 39. Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please? a) lend b) owe c) borrow d) rent 40. Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days! a) taking b) spending c) having d) doing Section 5 Grammar Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 41. Who _____ in that house? a) does live b) lives c) does he live d) he lives 42. I’ll call you when I _____ home. a) get b) ’ll get c) ’ll have got a) ’m getting 43. If you _____ me, what would you do? a) was b) would be c) were d) have been 44. I don’t know where _____ last night. a) did he go b) he did go c) went he a) he went 45. John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____. a) they won’t b) they hadn’t c) they didn’t d) they weren’t 46. I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge! a) wasn’t eating b) didn’t eat c) hadn’t eaten d) hasn’t eaten 47. I regret _____ harder in school. a) not studying b) not to study c) to not study d) not have studied 48. Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work. a) will tell b) would have told c) must have told d) had told 49. Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet! a) neither they aren’t b) either they aren’t c) nor are they d) neither did they be 50. We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t. a) were speaking b) would speak c) had spoken d) spoke 51. I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do! a) don’t have to work b) didn’t have to work c) wouldn’t work d) wasn’t working 52. Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up. a) whatever b) whenever c) wherever d) whoever Section 6 Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 53. I always _____ milk in my coffee. a) have b) drink c) mix d) make 54. I _____ TV every evening. a) watch b) look at c) see d) hear 55. Can you give me a _____ with my bag. a) leg b) back c) hand d) head 56. Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as you used to be! a) thought b) question c) mind d) opinion 57. The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____. a) trespassing b) mugging c) speeding d) drunk driving 58. The meeting was _____ and not very interesting. a) time-wasting b) time-consuming c) time-using d) out of time 59. After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence. a) discussing b) speaking c) conversation d) talking 60. There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently. a) campaigns b) issues c) boycotts d) strikes Time's up
DRC Locums Online English Test Welcome to your DRC Locums Online English Test This test will give you an indication of your current level of English and how it maps against the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), used around the world to describe language ability. You will have 20 minutes to answer 60 multiple choice questions. You must choose the correct answer from the 4 choices. Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. Press the Next button to start the test. When you have finished you will receive an email with your results. Please note that this test is copyright Macmillan Publishers. It is not for sale or to be used for commercial purposes. First Name Last Name Email Name of Recruitment Consultant Section 1 Grammar Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 1. Roberta _____ from the United States. a) are b) is c) am d) be 2. What’s _____ name? a) – b) his c) him d) he 3. My friend _____ in London. a) living b) live c) lives d) is live 4. Where _____? a) works Tom b) Tom works c) Tom does work d) does Tom work 5. I _____ coffee. a) no like b) not like c) like don’t d) don’t like 6. ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.” a) Did you ever gone b) Do you ever go c) Have you ever been d) Are you ever going 7. Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in. a) the most big b) the bigger c) the biggest d) the more big 8. A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat. a) who b) what c) which d) whose 9. _____ these days. a) I never a newspaper buy b) I never buy a newspaper c) I buy never a newspaper d) Never I buy a newspaper 10. I _____ watch TV tonight. a) am b) go to c) going to d) am going to 11. I wish I _____ more money! a) have b) had c) would have d) was having 12. _____ be famous one day? a) Would you like b) Would you like to c) Do you like d) Do you like to Section 2 Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 13. It’s my birthday _____ Friday. a) on b) in c) at d) by 14. I _____ eighteen years old. a) am b) have c) have got d) - 15. I _____ a headache. a) am b) do c) have d) got 16. Do you _____ a uniform at your school? a) carry b) wear c) use d) hold 17. ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’ a) idea b) opinion c) answer d) time 18. The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____! a) ticket b) receipt c) invoice d) bill 19. How many _____ of trousers have you got? a) items b) pairs c) sets d) times 20. Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____. a) tanned b) sunned c) coloured d) darkened Section 3 Grammar Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 21. Harry can _____ English. a) to speak b) speaking c) speak d) speaks 22. I’m not interested _____ sports. a) for b) about c) in d) to 23. She likes _____ expensive clothes. a) wearing b) to wearing c) wear d) is wearing 24. Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened. a) was driving b) drove c) had driven d) has been driving 25. I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives? a) could you b) can you c) if you could d) if could you 26. If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I? a) saw b) had seen c) have seen d) would have seen 27. I like your hair. Where _____? a) do you have cut b) have you cut it c) do you have cut it d) do you have it cut 28. I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on. a) have worked b) work c) be working d) to work 29. John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe. a) which b) who c) whose d) that 30. What _____ this weekend, Lance? a) would you do b) are you doing c) will you have done d) do you do 31. The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer. a) little b) a little c) few d) a few 32. Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____. a) is arrested b) arrested c) has been arrested d) is being arrested Section 4 Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 33. I usually _____ up at about 7.30. a) go b) be c) do d) get 34. I _____ football every week. a) play b) go c) do d) take 35. My sister _____ the cooking in our house. a) does b) makes c) cooks d) takes 36. Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room. a) turn up b) turn in c) turn off d) turn over 37. She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news. a) crying b) tears c) cries d) tearful 38. He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him. a) reassured b) informed c) insisted d) persuaded 39. Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please? a) lend b) owe c) borrow d) rent 40. Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days! a) taking b) spending c) having d) doing Section 5 Grammar Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 41. Who _____ in that house? a) does live b) lives c) does he live d) he lives 42. I’ll call you when I _____ home. a) get b) ’ll get c) ’ll have got a) ’m getting 43. If you _____ me, what would you do? a) was b) would be c) were d) have been 44. I don’t know where _____ last night. a) did he go b) he did go c) went he a) he went 45. John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____. a) they won’t b) they hadn’t c) they didn’t d) they weren’t 46. I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge! a) wasn’t eating b) didn’t eat c) hadn’t eaten d) hasn’t eaten 47. I regret _____ harder in school. a) not studying b) not to study c) to not study d) not have studied 48. Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work. a) will tell b) would have told c) must have told d) had told 49. Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet! a) neither they aren’t b) either they aren’t c) nor are they d) neither did they be 50. We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t. a) were speaking b) would speak c) had spoken d) spoke 51. I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do! a) don’t have to work b) didn’t have to work c) wouldn’t work d) wasn’t working 52. Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up. a) whatever b) whenever c) wherever d) whoever Section 6 Vocabulary Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. 53. I always _____ milk in my coffee. a) have b) drink c) mix d) make 54. I _____ TV every evening. a) watch b) look at c) see d) hear 55. Can you give me a _____ with my bag. a) leg b) back c) hand d) head 56. Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as you used to be! a) thought b) question c) mind d) opinion 57. The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____. a) trespassing b) mugging c) speeding d) drunk driving 58. The meeting was _____ and not very interesting. a) time-wasting b) time-consuming c) time-using d) out of time 59. After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of violence. a) discussing b) speaking c) conversation d) talking 60. There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently. a) campaigns b) issues c) boycotts d) strikes Time's up
