English Proficiency Test

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
COMPREHENSION
TOTAL
Name: ______________________________
Grade Level & Section: ________________
Instructions: Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. Juan___________ in the library this morning.
A. is study
B. studying
C. is studying
D. are studying
2. Alicia, __________ the windows please. It's too
hot in here.
A. opens
B. open
C. opened
D. will opened
3. The movie was __________ the book.
A. as
B. as good
C. good as
D.as good as
4. Eli's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and
__________.
A. to climb mountains
B. climb mountains
C. to climb
D. climbing mountains
5. Mr. Hawkins requests that someone _________
the data by fax immediately.
A. sent
B. sends
C. send
D. to send
6. Who is ____________, Marina or Sachiko?
A. tallest
B. tall
C. taller
D. the tallest
7. The concert will begin ________ fifteen minutes.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. about
8. I have only a ________ Christmas cards left to
write.
A. few
B. fewer
C. less
D. little
9. Each of the Olympic athletes ____________ for
months, even years.
A. have been training
B. were training
C. has been training
D. been training
10. Maria __________ never late for work.
A. am
B. are
C. were
D. is
11. The company will upgrade _________ computer
information systems next month.
A. there
B. their
C. it's
D. its
12. Cheryl likes apples, _________ she does not
like oranges.
A. so
B. for
C. but
D. or
13. You were ____________ the New York office
before 2 p.m.
A. suppose call
B. supposed to call
C. supposed calling
D. supposed call
14. When I graduate from college next June, I
_____________ a student here for five years.
A. will have been
B. have been
C. has been
D. will have
15. Ms. Guth _________ rather not invest that
money in the stock market.
A. has to
B. could
C. would
D. must
Instructions: Circle the word or phrase that is

incorrect.
16. The majority to the news is about violence or
scandal.
A. The
B. to
C. news
D. violence
17. Takeshi swimmed one hundred laps in the pool
yesterday.
A. swimmed
B. hundred
C. in
D. yesterday
18. When our vacation, we plan to spend three days
scuba diving.
A. When
B. plan
C. days
D. diving
19. Mr. Feinauer does not take critical of his work
very well.
A. does
B. critical
C. his
D. well
20. Yvette and Rinaldo send e-mail messages to
other often.
A. and
B. send
C. other
D. often
21. Mr. Olsen is telephoning a American Red Cross
for help.
A. is
B. a
C. Red
D. for
22. I had a enjoyable time at the party last night.
A. a
B. time
C. at
D. last
23. The doctor him visited the patient's parents.
A. The
B. him
C. visited
D. patient's
24. Petra intends to starting her own software

business in a few years.
A. intends
B. starting
C. software
D. few
25. Each day after school, Jerome run five miles.
A. Each
B. after
C. run
D. miles
26. He goes never to the company softball games.
A. never
B. the
C. softball
D. games
27. Do you know the student who books were
stolen?
A. Do
B. know
C. who
D. were
28. Jean-Pierre will spend his vacation either in
Singapore nor the Bahamas.
A. will
B. his
C. nor
D. Bahamas
29. I told the salesman that I was not interesting in
buying the latest model.
A. told
B. that
C. interesting
D. buying
30. Frederick used work for a multinational
corporation when he lived in Malaysia.
A. used work
B. multinational
C. when
D. lived in
Instructions: Circle the best answer.
31. The rate of ___________ has been fluctuating
wildly this week.
A. money
B. bills
C. coins
D. exchange
32. The bus ___________ arrives late during bad

weather.
A. every week
B. later
C. yesterday
D. always
33. Do you ____________ where the nearest
grocery store is?
A. know
B. no
C. now
D. not
34. Jerry Seinfeld, the popular American comedian,
has his audiences ___________.
A. putting too many irons in the fire
B. keeping their noses out of someone's business
C. rolling in the aisles
D. going to bat for someone
35. The chairperson will ____________ members to
the subcommittee.
A. appoint
B. disappoint
C. appointment
D. disappointed
36. The critics had to admit that the ballet
______________ was superb.
A. procrastinate
B. performance
C. pathology
D. psychosomatic
37. Peter says he can't ___________ our invitation
to dinner tonight.
A. angel
B. across
C. accept
D. almost
38. We were __________ friends in that strange but
magical country.
A. upon
B. among
C. toward
D. in addition to
39. The hurricane caused ____________ damage to
the city.
A. extend
B. extended
C. extensive
D. extension
40. Many cultures have special ceremonies to

celebrate a person's _________ of passage into
adulthood.
A. right
B. rite
C. writ
D. write
Instructions: Circle the best answer.
Directions to Erik's house
Leave Interstate 25 at exit 7S. Follow that
road (Elm Street) for two miles. After one mile, you
will pass a small shopping center on your left. At
the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Maple
Drive. Erik's house is the third house on your left.
It's number 33, and it's white with green trim.
41. What is Erik's address?
A. Interstate 25
B. 2 Elm Street
C. 13 Erika Street
D. 33 Maple Drive
42. Which is closest to Erik's house?
A. the traffic lights
B. the shopping center
C. exit 7S
D. a greenhouse
Date: May 16, 1998
To:
Megan Fallerman
From: Steven Roberts
Subject: Staff Meeting
Please be prepared to give your presentation on the
monthly sales figures at our upcoming staff
meeting. In addition to the accurate accounting of
expenditures for the monthly sales, be ready to
discuss possible reasons for fluctuations as well as
possible trends in future customer spending. Thank
you.
43. The main focus of the presentation will be
______________.
A. monthly expenditures
B. monthly salary figures
C. monthly sales figures
D. staff meeting presentations
44. Who will give the presentation?
A. the company president
B. Megan Fallerman
C. Steven Roberts
D. future customers
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45. Which of the following counties is not included
in the tour?
A. Devon
B. Cornwall
C. Essex
D. Hampshire
46. How many people can go on this tour?
A.10
B. an unlimited number
C. 2-8
D. a limited number
47. What can we infer about this area of southern
England?
A. The region has lots of vegetation.
B. The coast often has harsh weather.
C. The sun is hot and the air is dry.
D. The land is flat.
Anna Szewcyzk, perhaps the most popular
broadcaster in the news media today, won the 1998
Broadcasting Award. She got her start in journalism
as an editor at the Hollsville County Times in
Missouri. When the newspaper went out of

business, a colleague persuaded her to enter the
field of broadcasting. She moved to Oregon to
begin a master's degree in broadcast journalism at
Atlas University. Following graduation, she was
able to begin her career as a local newscaster with
WPSU-TV in Seattle, Washington, and rapidly
advanced to national television. Noted for her quick
wit and trenchant commentary, her name has since
become synonymous with Good Day, America!
Accepting the award at the National Convention of
Broadcast Journalism held in Chicago, Ms.
Szewcyzk remarked, "I am so honored by this
award that I'm at a total loss for words!" Who
would ever have believed it?
48. What is the purpose of this announcement?
A. to invite people to the National Convention of
Broadcast Journalism
B. to encourage college students to study
broadcasting
C. to recognize Ms. Szewcyzk's accomplishments
D. to advertise a job opening at the Hollsville
County Times
49. The expression "to become synonymous with"
means
A. to be the same as.
B. to be the opposite of.
C. to be in sympathy with.
D. to be discharged from.
50. What was Ms. Szewczyk's first job in
journalism?
A. She was a T.V. announcer in Washington.
B. She was a newscaster in Oregon.
C. She was an editor for a newspaper in Missouri.
D. She was a talk show host in Chicago.
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