Test your English ~ Which is your note on 100?
1~ FACILE
Articles (5 points)
Choisissez A, AN, THE, SOME ou PAS D'ARTICLE (Ø)
1. I like a / an / the / ø classical music but not all.
2. My sister's a / an / the / ø student.
3. What time do you have a / an / the / ø lunch?
4. I sleep well at a / an / the / ø night.
5. Where's a / an / the / ø nearest post office, please? Trouvez l'intrus (5 points)
6. a) aunt - b) sister - c) mother - d) nephew
7. a) ship - b) bus - c) truck - d) train
8. a) friendly - b) selfish - c) nice - d) pleasant
9. a) chicken - b) cod - c) lamb - d) ham
10. a) towel - b) soap - c) pillow - d) shower Anagrammes (5 points) On peut manger ou boire tout ça au petit déjeuner. De quoi s’agit-il ? 11. KIML
12. GEGS
13. TSATO
14. FCEFOE
15. EECRLA
Vrai ou faux ? (5 points)
16. If you get undressed, you take your clothes off. (Vrai) ou (Faux)
17. You can borrow books from a library. (Vrai) ou (Faux)
18. The brain pumps blood round the body. (Vrai) ou (Faux)
19. If someone has toothache, they need to see a vet. (Vrai) ou (Faux)
20. When a machine is broken, it needs mending. (Vrai) ou (Faux) La juste phrase (5 points) Complétez les phrases en choisissant A, B, C ou D. 21. Please don't talk to me now. I ………………… to do this test.
a) try - b) am trying - c) will try - d) have tried
22. Dominique ………………… television every evening.
a) watches - b) sees - c) washes - d) looks
23. I hope my sister can visit us ………………… Easter.
a) from - b)on - c) at - d) in
24. The radio is way too loud; could you turn it …………………?
a) down - b) up - c) on - d) out
25. His grandmother usually has ………………… bed. a) the breakfast in - b) breakfast in - c) the breakfast in the - d) breakfast in the
2~ UN PEU PLUS DUR
Complétez les phrases (10 points)
En choisissant A, B, C ou D
26. She has an ideal husband. He even enjoys ………………… the housework.
a) to do - b) doing - c) to make - d) making
27. My grandmother ………………… .
a) is 65 - b) has 65 - c) is 65 years - d) has 65 years
28. Can you ………………… me where the Grand Hotel is, please?
a) say - b) tell - c) say to - d) tell to
29. He ………………… him the birthday present yesterday.
a) has given - b) gave - c) didn't gave - d) was given
30. She looked very smart in black trous ers and a white ………………… .
a) suit - b) skirt - c) shirt - d) dress
31. ………………… people in business use e-mail these days.
a) Most of - b) Most - c) More of - d) The most
32. He went to the jeweller's to buy his wife a ………………… .
a) tie - b) ring - c) gold - d) bag
33. I love walking in the ………………… .
a) nature - b) landscape - c) wildlife - d) countryside
34. He was ………………… in the city centre yesterday.
a) robbed - b) stolen - c) burgled - d) shoplifted
35. She cut up the newspaper with ………………… scissors. a) a - b) two c) a pair of - d) a couple of Trouvez les mots justes (10 points) Complétez le texte en choisissant A, B, C ou D. A new restaurant with a difference has opened in Canterbury next to the Marlowe Theatre. It is called "Starters" and is (36) ………………… by Tania and Martin Grant who opened a (37) ………………… restaurant in London last year. Instead of a traditional three-course (38) ………………… customers can choose anything (39) ………………… want from a list of (40) ………………… a hundred starters or first courses. The list also includes recipes from all over the world and customers are recommended to (41) ………………… at least three starters to (42) ………………… a satisfying meal. Prices vary depending on what you have, (43) ………………… it is possible to eat pretty cheaply if you (44) ………………… want to spend a lot of money. The new restaurant is becoming very fashionable and so it's (45) ………………… to book a table to avoid having to wait.
36. a) got - b) held - c) run - d) taken
37. a) similar - b) same - c) several - d) like
38. a) tea - b) meal - c) food - d) plate
39. a) you - b) he - c) they - d) we
40. a) only - b) up - c) more - d) over
41. a) read - b) choose - c) look - d) want
42. a) make - b) be - c) want - d) need
43. a) so - b) then - c) unless - d) in
44. a) do - b) can - c) don’t - d) will
45. a) well - b) best - c) great - d) fine Trouvez l'intrus (5 points) 46. a) coin - b) change - c) money - d) paper
47. a) road - b) street - c) stream - d) path
48. a) sink - b) can - c) jar - d) box
49. a) tongue - b) tooth - c) elbow - d) lip
50. a) flower - b) pebble - c) bush - d) weed
3~ ASSEZ DIFFICILE
Prononciation (5 points)
Quel est le mot qui contient le même son-voyelle que le mot en couleur (qui rime avec) ?
51. sun ~ a) gone - b) tone - c) done - d) on
52. pour ~ a) floor - b) hour - c) though - d) flour
53. height ~ a) weight - b) hit - c) eight - d) white
54. ghost ~ a) toast - b) lost - c) boss - d) guest
55. still ~ a) steal - b) style - c) pile - d) pill Complétez les phrases (10 points) En choisissant A, B, C ou D. 56. Thomas, what ………………… tomorrow evening?
a) will you to do - b) are you going - c) do you do - d) are you doing
57. It's six months ………………… into our new house.
a) since we moved - b)since when we moved - c)thaf we moved ourselves - d) that we move
58. A dog ran in front of my girlfriend's car and she ………………… stop very quickly.
a) had to - b) ought to - c) must - d) had better
59. He's the man ………………… book won the Booker prize.
a) whose - b) of which the - c) whose the - d) of whom the
60. She's decided to go to the photographer's ………………… .
a) to make taken her photograph - b) to take her photograph - c) so that he takes her pbotqgraph - d) to have her photograph taken
61. He ………………… lives in the house where he was born.
a) yet - b) ever - c) still - d) already
62. The exam questions were ………………… difficult for me.
a) too - b) so much - c) too much - d) enough
63. If I had closed the window, the thief ………………… .
a) had not got in - b) has not got in - c) would not get in - d) would not have got in
64. Good ………………… ! I hope you win first prize.
a) luck - b) sort - c) wishes - d) chance
65. John came over to my house on Saturday and he ………………… his friend Bob with him. a) sent - b) took - c) brought - d) asked Idiomes (5 points) Choisissez l’expression qui correspond au sens de la tournure idiomatique 66. Prick up one's ears.
a) Have your ears pierced
b) Fail to listen to a conversation
c) Start to be interested in what someone is saying
d) Suddenly understand what someone has been saying
67. I’m all ears.
a) I can't hear what you're saying
b) I’m listening very carefully to what you're saying
c) I’ve got a headache
d) I have big ears
68. Wet behind the ears.
a) Intolerant
b) Clean-living
c) Fit and healthy
d) Young and inexperienced
69. Play something by ear.
a) React as events happen
b) Be a dedicated musician
c) Give a friend an unexpected gift
d) Listen to other people's conversations
70. He's got money coming out of his ears.
a) He is extremely rich
b) He is extremely poor
c) He is extremely generous
d) He's not interested in money
Synonymes (5 points)
Trouvez le synonyme du mot en couleur.
71. sense ~ a) meaning - b) direction - c) touch - d) sight
72. bright ~ a) clever - b) dull - c) clear - d) coloured
73. priceless ~ a) cheap - b) free - c) worthless - d) of great value
74. large ~ a) ocean - b) wide - c) big - d) fat
75. eventually ~ a) finally - b) probably - c) possibly - d) sooner or later
4~ DIFFICILE
Complétez les phrases (5 points)
Remplissez les blancs dans les phrases en choisissant A, B, C ou D.
76. He lives alone, and is sometimes so focused ………………… his work that he forgets to eat.
a) of - b) for - c) on - d) to
77. Many ………………… life has been lost through a moment's carelessness or inattention.
a) the - b) a - c) such - d) of
78. She didn't want to buy the necklace, ………………… .
a) despite it was cheap - b) no matter cheap might it be - c) however cheap it was - d) no matter its cheapness
79. You ………………… the washing-up. I would have done it for you.
a) hadn't to do - b) needn't have done - c) couldn't have done - d) mustn't have done
80. I caught a ………………… of the car before it disappeared around the corner. a) glare - b) gleam - c) glance - d) glimpse Idiomes (10 points) Complétez les expressions en choisissant A, B, C ou D. 81. A round of
a) streets - b) drinks - c) lions - d) conversations
82. A state of
a) risk - b) help - c) danger - d) shock
83. A stroke of
a) hazard - b) future - c) luck - d) chance
84. An item of
a) news - b) information - c) time - d) evidence
85. A puff of
a) smoke - b) fumes - c) fog - d) mist
86. A rumble of
a) thunder - b) lightning - c) storm - d) tempest
87.A gust of
a) snow - b) weather - c) wind - d) rain
88. A ray of
a) luck - b) charity - c) despair - d) hope
89. A source of
a) fire - b) inspiration - c) liquid - d) people
90.A pane of
a) glass - b) brick - c) metal - d) wood
Trouvez les mots justes (10 points)
Complétez le paragraphe en choisissant A, B, C ou D.
The human brain, it has been said, is the most complexly organized structure in the universe, and to (91) ………………… this you just have to look at some numbers. The brain is (92) ………………… one hundred billion nerve cells or "neurons" which are the basic structural and functional units of the nervous system. Each neuron makes (93) ………………… like a thousand to ten thousand contacts with other neurons. These points of contact, called synapses, are (94) ………………… the exchange of information occurs. Based on this information, someone has worked (95) ………………… that the number of possible permutations and combinations of brain activity, in other words the number of brain states, (96) ………………… the number of elementary particles in the known universe.
Even though it is (97) ………………… knowledge these days, it never (98) ………………… to amaze me that all the richness of our mentallife - all our feelings, our emotions, our thoughts, our ambitions, our love life, our religious sentiments and even (99) ………………… each of us regards as his own intimate private self - is simply the activity of these little (lOO) ………………… jelly in your head. There is nothing else.
91. a) know - b) find out - c) acknowledge - d) appreciate
92. a) composed - b) comprised - c) made up of - d) formed of
93. a) about - b) from - c) something - d) approximately
94. a) this - b) whose - c) there - d) where
95. a) out - b) up - c) for - d) through
96. a) passes - b) exceeds - c) amounts - d) increases
97. a) common - b) great - c) known - d) conscious
98. a) stops - b) fails - c) finishes - d) arrests
99. a) what - b) that - c) which - d) all
100. a) parts - b) specks - c) slabs - d) blotches
