Facebook: @ www.facebook.com/ ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST 1. (90 M.) Level: A (Elementary) Candidate's name: .......................................................... SBD ........... . Date of Birth Place of Birth Date of Testing Place of Testing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A. Choose the word or phrase that has the same meaning or that best completes each sentence. • 1. The rain was beating ....... .............. the windows. a. against b. to c. at d. across 2. This must be .................... .restaurant in Bangkok. a. the worst b. worst c. the more worse d. the worse 3. You have tea for breakfast, ...................... you? a. haven't b. don't c. won't d. have 4. The package containing books and records ...... ................ last week. a. is delivered b. are delivered c. was delivered d. were delivered 5. I can't see you tonight. I have to .............................. a meeting. a. assist to b. be on c. take place at d. attend 6. Do come ..... ............instead of standing there on the doorstep in the rain. a. into b. in c. to d. by 7. The dress was free. It .. . a. was priceless b. was worthless c. cost nothing d. was grateful 8. Children do not have to cross busy streets .................................. go to school. a. for b. for to c. in order that d. in order to 9. The baby fell asleep ..................... ... the film. a. during b. tor c. in d. while 10. He will be retiring next week. He ..................... be retiring next year. 1 Facebook: @ www.facebook.com/ a. willn't b. won't c. shall not d. shan't 11. "Where were you ?" His wife wanted to know where ............................. . a. he was b. was c. was he d. he had been 12. His work was different.. .....................his brother's. a. from b. with c. to d. by 13. We're going to have steak and drink champagne. a. eat b. buy c. prepare d. order 14. It's an excellent .............................holiday. a. package b party c. group d. team 15. We ......................... ..a good holiday last year. a. passed b made c. had d spent 16. A ..................... usually performs operations. a. surgeon b. doctor c. nurse d. matron 17. What are you cooking in that saucepan? It ........................ good. a. makes b. feels c. smells d. tastes 18. I'll never forget .......................... that race. What a thrill! a. to win b. win c. being won d. winning 19. Which word is incorrect? a. proofs b. thiefs c. chefs d. cuffs 20 .......................... you work harder, you won't be able to pass the exam. a. Unless b. If c. Since d. As though SECTION B. In this section you will find after the passage five questions, each with four suggested answers, you must choose ONE which you think fits best. Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1930, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 16oos, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy. Currently, about 80 per cent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world