Your English journey starts here: the CELA aptitude test challenge

25/12/2023

1. Can I park here?

a) Sorry, I did that.

b) It’s the same place.

c) Only for half an hour.

None

2. What colour will you paint the living room?

a) I hope it was right.

b) We can’t decide.

c) It wasn’t very difficult.

None

3. I can’t understand this letter.

a) Would you like some help?

b) I think you can.

c) Don’t you know?

None

4. I want two notebooks like that, please.

a) How much did you pay?

b) Yes, of course, no problem.

c) I have little money.

None

5. Shall we go to the park now?

a) I’m too tired.

b) It’s very useful.

c) That would be great!

None

6. Hellen was …. tired that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

a) Such

b) Too

c) So

d) Very

None

7. The company needs to decide ….. and for all what its position is on this point.

a) Here

b) Once

c) First

d) Finally

None

8. Don’t put the glass on the ….. of the table – someone will knock it off.

a) Outside

b) Edge

c) Boundary

d) Border

None

9. I beg your pardon – I didn’t …. to disturb you.

a) Think

b) Hope

c) Intend

d) Mean

None

10. The teacher ended the lesson ….. her favourite quote.

a) By

b) With

c) In

d) As

None

11. Would you mind …. these cups a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?

a) Making

b) Doing

c) Getting

d) Giving

None

12. I am looking forward …. you at the conference tomorrow!

a) to meet

b) to have met

c) to meeting

d) meeting

None

13. …tired Henry is when he gets home from work, he always calls his parents.

a) No matter

b) Whatever

c) No matter how

d) Although

None

14. It was only ten days ago…she has started her new job.

a) Then

b) Since

c) After

d) That

None

15. The shop didn’t have the shirt she wanted, but they’ve… one specially for her.

a) Booked

b) Ordered

c) Commanded

d) Asked

None

16. Have you got time to discuss your work now, or are you… to leave?

a) Thinking

b) Round

c) Planned

d) About

None

17. She came to live in the UK… a month ago.

a) Quite

b) Beyond

c) Already

d) Almost

None

18. Once the plane is in the air, you can … your seat belts if you wish.

a) Unfasten

b) Undress

c) Unlock

d) Untie

None

19. She left her last job because she had no… to travel.

a) Place

b) Position

c) Opportunity

d) Possibility

None

20. If I …..you, I wouldn’t forgive her so easily.

a) Was

b) Were

c) Had been

d) Am

None

21. The accident resulted in …. damage to the car, with only a minor dent on the bumper.

a) Little

b) Small

c) Light

d) Mere

None

22. Select the sentence with correct punctuation:

a) I enjoy reading but I don’t like math.

b) I enjoy reading, but I don’t like math.

c) I enjoy reading but, I don’t like math.

None

23. I’d rather you … her the truth.

a) Would tell

b) Told

c) To tell

d) Will tell

None

24. Before making a decision, it is good to consider all … of the argument.

a) Sides

b) Features

c) Shades

d) Perspectives

None

25. This academy’s English courses are recommended as being …. professional.

a) Greatly

b) Strongly

c) Highly

d) Readily

None

26. After a 12-hour shift, I felt absolutely knackered and couldn’t wait to go home to rest. The word “knackered” in the sentence means:

a) Very Happy

b) Quite Angry

c) Extremely tired

d) Very bored

None

27. When I realised I had so much work left for the event, I decided to …it.. . for next Tuesday.

a) Call off

b) Put off

None

28. I would have done things differently if I … these things then.

a) Knew

b) Had knew

c) Known

d) Had known

None

29. Elisabeth lives somewhere in the ….

a) Region

b) District

c) Vicinity

d) Neighbourhood

None

30. Identify the word with the correct stress pattern:

a) PhoTOgraph

b) PhotoGRAPH

c) PHOTOgraph

None

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