Aptis Practice Test – Online Test

This is the online practice test (a past paper), copied from the Aptis website in Oct 2013. It can be used with teachers who are having difficulty accessing the online exam:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis-practice-tests/AptisGrammarVocabPractice/

Grammar
1.     He is single. He never ________.
married
marries
marrying
2.   I ________ use to swim much, but now I have my own pool, I swim every day.
don’t
didn’t
did
3.   In those days, my father ________ never eat dinner after 8 o’clock.
used to
will
would
4.   I had a shower, ________ I went to bed.
during
then
until
5.   How much ________ the train to Santiago cost?
is
does
do
6.   He ________ in Cairo.
living
lives
live
7.   ________ you like to go out this evening?
Will
Would
Can
8.   He ________ finished cooking when we arrived.
has
have
had
9.   The film starts ________ half past four.
at
on
in
10. I wish it ________ the time of year when I could go on holiday.
will be
is
were
11. I don’t think it’s right ________ children to play with toy guns.
for
that
to
12. I ________ to work when I saw Steve.
was going
went
going
13. That man’s so unreliable – you can’t trust him. _________
I wouldn’t frankly work with him.
I wouldn’t work frankly with him.
Frankly, I wouldn’t work with him.
14. Excuse me, I’m lost. ________ you help me?
Could
Shall
Should
15. William ________ in South America now.
is living
will live
was living
16. We could cook dinner. ________, we could buy some take away food.
Therefore
On the other hand
Although
17. You ________ to do your homework by tomorrow.
should
must
have
18. We ________ have caught the early train, as the football match was delayed.
mustn’t
didn’t
needn’t
19. She reads every day ________ she isn’t serious.
and
because
but
20. A: I enjoy working on challenging projects at work.      B: So ________ I!
am
do
can

21. Go to the end of the street and turn ________ right.
(-)
on
to
22. The children ________ playing football for two hours before it started raining.
have been
has been
had been
23. There were ________ than fifty people in the audience last night.
fewer
few
lesser
24. I just heard they are ________ get married in June.
going to
going
go to
25. If you were a better cook, you ________ need to eat out all the time.
won’t
wouldn’t
hadn’t


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