SEA / PHIL SKOLLE
PROGRESS TEST
CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION AND MARK IT ON THE ANSWER SHEET
There is only one correct answer.
 GENERAL VERB USAGE
1. The HR manager (tell) me that we’d change the dates for the
holidays ASAP… But she doesn’t know exactly when.
A. would tell
B. have told
C. will tell
D. told
2. She (cannot) meet us in 2 weeks : she’s still in Dubai. We’ll have to
wait.
A. will not can B. won’t able to C. won’t can D. won’t be able to
3. You (work) when I called you yesterday? Because I had the
impression I was disturbing you...
A. was working B. worked C. had been working D. were working
4. Kim (try) to solve this problem for one month, you know!
A. has been trying
B. tried C. was been trying
D. tries
5. If I were you, I (not sign) this agreement : it’s not a good one.
A. will not sign B. wasn’t signing C. wouldn’t sign
D. didn’t sign
6. Why is this postal parcel still on the counter? You (send) it to the
customer yesterday! Why didn’t you?
A. should have sent
B. would have sent
C. could send
D. should send
7. I’m telling you : if Jen had been around this morning, I (see) her!
But she didn’t show up at all!
A. could see
B. would have seen
C. would see
D. should have seen
8. Last week I missed my plane and I (must) stay overnight.
A. must have to
B. had to C. should D. must have
9. They (sell) these items since 2002. They know the product!
A. are selling
B. have sell
C. sold
D. have been selling
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10. He (ask) you where you had left the machine?
A. Has he asked B. Does he ask C. Did he ask D. Did he asked
11. I went there, but I (cannot) find the address you had said…
A. couldn’t B. wasn’t able
C. couldn’t found
D. can’t found
12. This piece of equipment probably (fall) during the night. I found it
on the floor this morning when I came in.
A. felt
B. was falling C. has fallen
D. fell
13.
– What happened !?
– I (just cut) my hand! It’s bleeding!
A. have just been cutting
B. have just cut
C. just cutted
D. have cutting
14. You (already read) the report I sent you? I need to know what
you think about it.
A. Have you already been reading
B. You have already read
C. Have you already been read
D. Have you already read
15. Sorry, but I think I (misunderstand) what you had said. This is why I
made a mistake.
A. misunderstood
B. have misunderstanded
C. am misunderstanding
D. have been misunderstanding
16. He (run) the business for 5 months before resigning.
A. is running
B. runs
C. has run
D. ran
17. These 2 entrepreneurs (show) a lot of talent to develop the
company for the last 7 months. I find it exciting to work with them.
A. have showed
B. showed C. are showing D. have shown
18. You (spend) too much money on this equipment.
A. are spending
B. have spend C. will spend
D. spent
19. I (feel) I couldn’t tell them the true reason why Ben was fired,
because they would’ve been hurt.
A. fell
B. feeled
C. felt
D. have feld
20. John met Ulia in Helsinki. They (fall) in love with each other.
A. falled
B. have fallen
C. fell
D. felt
21. Last month I (go) to Rome to meet our partners.
A. could have gone
B. was gone
C. went
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D. have gone
22. Look, the info is there, (write) on the sign up on the wall!
A. writing
B. wrote
C. writed
D. written
23. Have you (meet) Ms. Reiter? She is our assistant.
A. been met
B. been meeting
C. meet
D. met
24. I can’t find the list. You (throw) it away?
A. Have you throwed
B. Did you throw
C. Did you threw
D. You thrown
25. We were in a restaurant yesterday. You (can) joined us!
A. could
B. shouldn’t have
C. could’ve
D. can have
 PREPOSITIONS
26. She travels only _____ train because she’s afraid of flying.
A. on a
B. with the
C. in the
D. by
27. You must separate these elements _____ those…
A. from
B. off
C. of
D. by
28. Sorry, I’m not interested _____ that kind of product.
A. by buying B. to buy
C. into buying D. in buying
29. We never work _____ Thursdays, but we work every other day.
A. the
B. in the
C. on
D. on the
30. Please, can you wait _____ us? We’d like to come with you…
A. for
B. to
C. (nothing)
D. with
31. What you’ll obtain only depends_____ how you negotiate.
A. by
B. of
C. with
D. on
32. I paid ____ your meal. You owe me a drink!
A. (nothing)
B. for
C. to
D. off
 AGO - FOR - SINCE - DURING
33. I was so tired that I left __________ the presentation.
A. since
B. for
C. ago
D. during
34. It’s been raining________ weeks while we were there.
A. ago
B. during
C. for
D. since
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35. She’s been in charge of R&D______ her first day in the company.
A. during
B. since
C. ago
D. for
 COMMON MISTAKES
There may be one mistake in each of these sentences… Identify it.
And choose the correction if needed.
36. No, thank you, I don’t want something...
A. (correct) B. nothing
C. anything D. another thing
37. This item is more cheap than this one…
A. much
B. cheaper
C. cheapest
D. (correct)
38. There is a lot of people at this meeting!
A. persons
B. (correct)
C. are
D. a lots of
39. Do you want some food or something to drink?
A. Would you like
B. any
C. (correct)
40. She’s been living here since 3 years.
A. (correct)
B. during C. leaving
D. eating
D. for
41. I totally agree with you on that particular point!
A. agree about B. in that… C. am totally agree
D. (correct)
42. It’s a four-hundred-page document. It takes time...
A. (correct)
B. -pages
C. four-hundreds
D. took
43. First, she called to book, and after, she called again to cancel…
A. then
B. (correct)
C. after it
D. called back
44. Are you sure they asked this kind of merchandise?
A. asked for B. marchandise C. they request
D. (correct)
45. This room can accommodate only 12 persons.
A. receive
B. can be containing C. people D. (correct)
46. I haven’t a car, so I can’t take you home.
A. (correct) B. have no cars C. don’t have
D. bring
47. Before to call Dan , make sure you have all the info for him.
A. insure
B. informations C. (correct)
D. calling
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48. I was not listening the speaker. What did he say?
A. said
B. (correct)
C. listening to
D. tell
49. I said her not to leave the document at the front desk.
A. would tell
B. live
C. (correct)
D. told
50. He know that he must come to the appointment.
A. knew
B. must have
C. knows
D. (correct)
51. I started running and I felt hard on my elbow. It still hurts!
A. (correct)
B. fell
C. will fell
D. to run
52. The report was 355 pages thick. I could not read all.
A. it all
B. 355 page
C. (correct)
D. have read
53. Sven is an artist. His exhibit opens tomorrow.
A. exhibition B. (correct)
C. will have opened
D. a artist
54. We haven’t seen your bag anywhere. Sorry…
A. (correct) B. haven’t saw C. nowhere
D. We felt sorry…
55. Did you participate to the designing process?
A. design B. participate in
C. procedure D. (correct)
 GENERAL VOCABULARY
56. When I decided to go for the Mac system I had to adjust to a
new kind of internet ____________.
A. navigator B. browser
C. interface
D. chip
57. I booked all 5 hotel rooms you wanted, but I can’t remember
what the ____________ were…
A. tariffs
B. price list C. rates D. charge
58. We’re planning to ____________ an article in a specialized review.
A. publiate
B. publicize C. publish
D. edit
59. Waiter! Can you bring me a clean _________, please?
A. dish
B. plate C. pan D. tray
60. When I was in Australia I saw the most unusual ____________ in the
Adelaide area.
A. landscapes
B. escapes C. landslides
D. landfills
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61. I missed the ____________ by a few minutes, and she couldn’t take
me. Stressful!
A. rendez-vous
B. meeting C. appointment D. encounter
62. If you’re______________ during the lecture, just leave!
A. boring
B. exhausting
C. bored D. annoyed
63. She was extremely______________ by your attitude in class.
A. deceived
B. disappointing
C. sorry
D. disappointed
64. We’ve decided to______________ a new policy in the department.
A. introduce
B. achieve
C. avoid D. imply
65. I don’t think your partner is______________ . Be careful with what
he offers in terms of quick solution…
A. responsible
B. trusting
C. reliable D. available
 THE RIGHT TERM
66. She (en réalité) thought she could do it without help.
A. really
B. actually
C. eventually
D. currently
67. I never doubted your (capacités) to complete your assignment.
A. capacity
B. ableness
C. ability
D. competency
68. I don’t have much self-(confiance)…
A. trust
B. reliance
C. reliability
D. confidence
69. We have to (concevoir) a totally new scheme.
A. conceive
B. build off
C. design
D. conceit
70. I think she has a funny (nom de famille)… [only one word]
A. nickname
B. surname
C. name
D. patronym
71. Learning Chinese looks like an impossible____________.
A. undertaking
B. enterprise
C. challenge
D. attempt
72. I’d like to invite those people to my presentation, hoping they
can____________.
A. come off B. attend C. show out
D. assist
73. Thanks for offering me a ___________, but tonight I prefer to walk.
A. riding
B. hike
C. drive
D. ride
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74. Stop! It’s not __________ trying to help her! She doesn’t want
help…
A. worth
B. worse C. needed
D. worst
75. We __________ up drinking hard alcohol long ago !
A. left
B. quit
C. gave
D. let
 ING FORM
76. I was taking a walk, and when I saw there was an accident, I
didn’t stop (watch) because I thought it wouldn’t help the rescue
team…
A. watching
B. being watching C. to watch D. by watching
77. When she got the prize, she couldn’t help (cry), but it was joy and
emotion…
A. to cry
B. cry
C. crying
D. with crying
78. Instead of (waste) your time on the internet, you’d better look for
that information in that book here… It’s more detailed and more
reliable.
A. waste
B. wasting C. being wasting
D. to be wasting
79. Oops! I forgot (call) the agency to make an appointment!
A. to call
B. calling
C. being called
D. to be calling
80. Today I don’t feel like (fix) the door. I’ll ask Fred to take care of it.
A. fix
B. to fix
C. to have fixing
D. fixing
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