This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Cae > Cae Practice Test – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cae Practice Test Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Are there regular buses going into town?" "No ..... their frequency, most people take the train." A) Because. B) For. C) Since. D) Owing to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Owing to. 2. The company's record sales last quarter ..... extremely hard work and exceptional relationships with clients. A) Were in view of Peter's. B) Were on account of Peter's. C) Were owed to Peter's. D) Are being accounted for Peter's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were on account of Peter's. 3. It is difficult to study certain human traits which are determined ..... our DNA. A) As much by environment as by. B) So much by environment by. C) As much as environment by. D) By environment as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As much by environment as by. 4. It is essential that design internships provide participants with the expertise ..... in such a challenging and demanding industry as fashion. A) Which they are required. B) That it required. C) Having been required. D) Required. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Required. 5. ..... in his yearly review, Mark was certain of getting a raise or perhaps even a promotion. A) Having been performed well. B) To have performed well. C) Performed well. D) Having performed well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having performed well. 6. The foreign minister said he was worried ..... progress concerning the peace talks. A) About the lack of. B) Due to lacking. C) For the lack. D) Of the lack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About the lack of. 7. Tom is a good player, but he ..... prove that he can make it in the big leagues. A) Isn't yet to. B) Yet hasn't. C) Has yet to. D) Hadn't as yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has yet to. 8. Marcus is an introvert and doesn't say much, ..... he surprisingly has lots of friends. A) Apart for. B) Except from. C) Despite for. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yet. 9. Now that (= because) James is back in New York after so long he can finally ..... up for lost time and reconnect with his friends. A) Build. B) Follow. C) Do. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 10. The executive manager ..... the financial sales report. A) Has his assistant to complete. B) Had his assistant completing. C) Had completed his assistance. D) Had his assistant complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had his assistant complete. 11. ..... completed in track and field competitions around the country, but I've also won medals with my team as well. A) Not only have I. B) I have only not. C) Not have I only. D) I not only have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only have I. 12. The Wellness Retreat offers a deluxe spa experience for anyone ..... from the frenetic pace of daily life. A) Longing to escape. B) To long to escape. C) Escaping to long. D) Longing in escaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longing to escape. 13. The board of directors demands the firm ..... the government tender as soon as possible. A) To inspect this application at. B) Inspection of this application. C) Inspect this application for. D) Inspects this application in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inspect this application for. 14. Thanks to heavy traffic, by the time we got to the craft fair, all the best items ..... A) Will be sold. B) Had been sold. C) Were being sold. D) Had sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been sold. 15. Using signet rings on documents and letters is a European tradition ..... ancient Greece and Rome. A) That dates further back. B) Which fates further from. C) Which is dating back. D) That dates back to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That dates back to. 16. He decide not to xpand his business in a(an) ..... way. A) Conventional. B) Straight. C) Common. D) Everyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conventional. 17. After further examination the surgeon noticed that ..... to the patient's bones was minimal. A) A damage. B) The damaged. C) Damage. D) Damages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Damage. 18. The research jas given him a(n) ..... into the behaviour of animals. A) Vision. B) Insight. C) Perception. D) Awareness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insight. 19. The man being questioned by the investigating officer ..... conceal material facts for his own sake. A) Had better not. B) Should better now. C) Better not be. D) Would rather had not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had better not. 20. It was essential ..... all the necessary information before making such an important decision. A) He will have. B) That he have. C) That is having. D) That he has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he have. 21. He ..... that half of animal species will die out in next fifty years. A) Contends. B) Contents. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contends. 22. Working hard toward your goal may make ..... achieve success. A) You like it more to. B) It more like you. C) You more likely to. D) It more likely you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You more likely to. 23. He realised that he had to ..... their trust. Abandoning scientific detachment, he took the daring step of forming relationships with the animals, bringing them food to gain their acceptance. A) Win. B) Achieve. C) Receive. D) Catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Win. 24. If confronted with a choice between watching or playing a sport, most people would opt ..... A) For the former. B) Of the formerly. C) The former. D) The formerly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For the former. 25. By the time we arrive downtown, Laura's flight ..... at the international airport already. A) Will have been landing. B) Will have landed. C) Would have landed. D) Will be landing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have landed. 26. "Can I wait in here?" " ..... , only authorized personnel are allowed in this area." A) Strictly to speak. B) To speak strictly. C) Strictly speaking. D) To be strict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strictly speaking. 27. What I really admire about Martin Luther King, Jr. is that he devoted his life ..... what he believed in. A) In the fight with. B) For the fight in. C) To fighting for. D) With fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To fighting for. 28. After Sarah told everyone how much she disliked house parties, no one expected ..... at Paul's apartment later that evening. A) To turn her up. B) Her turning up. C) Her turn up. D) Her to turn up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her to turn up. 29. ..... the global population uses the Internet on a daily basis according to statistics. A) More than half it is. B) There is more than half. C) More than half of. D) More than that half. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than half of. 30. The man accused of robbery asked that he ..... on bail until the court hearing. A) Is to release. B) Will be released. C) Be released. D) Was releasing himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be released. 31. During a work placement in a real environment, you may have to perform tasks ..... yet. A) That you have not been trained for. B) For that you do not train. C) For which trained you were not. D) That you would not be trained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That you have not been trained for. 32. Don't be ..... by her behaviour, she's only waiting to stab you in the back. A) Misled. B) Misdirected. C) Misinformed. D) Misguided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misled. 33. . Only in case of emergency ..... in order to provide a safe escape route from the rear of the building. A) The fire door will be opened. B) The fire door open. C) Will the door have opened. D) Will the fire door be opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will the fire door be opened. 34. He says that people should not be ..... by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground as this is a defensive rather than an aggresive act. A) Misled. B) Misguided. C) Misinformed. D) Misdirected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misled. 35. ..... of papers to the online system requires a university account with a username and password. A) The submitting. B) Submitted. C) Submits. D) Submission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Submission. 36. The prisoners are believed ..... with the help of one of the guards. A) To escape. B) To have escaped. C) To having escaped. D) They are escaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To have escaped. 37. Mr. Jefferson and his wife were waiting ..... for the results of his MRI scan; they were very calm and considerate. A) As patiently. B) In a mostly patient way. C) In the most patiently way. D) Most patiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most patiently. 38. "This milk ..... " "I'm not surprised. It expired three weeks ago." A) F. is smelling bad. B) A. smells badly. C) C. has a badly smell. D) B. smells bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. smells bad. 39. The students' dissertation ought ..... by now, in order for them to make the submission deadline set by the university. A) To have completed. B) To be completed. C) To have been completed. D) To be complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have been completed. 40. "It is all right if I'm late for the meeting?" "I would appreciate it ..... there on time." A) If you had been. B) If you will be. C) If you are. D) If you were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If you were. 41. "Tom called earlier." "I hope you ..... him my message." A) Remembered giving. B) Remember giving. C) Remembered to give. D) Remembered having given. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remembered to give. 42. After years studying North America's black bears in the ..... way wildlife biologist Luke Robertson felt no closer to understanding the creatures. A) Common. B) Straight. C) Everyday. D) Conventional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conventional. 43. We can always use our legislative powers to rectify the issue ..... A) Even if we need. B) If needs to be. C) If need be. D) If it is needed be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If need be. 44. First, , you have to ..... my trust. Then, I can discuss business with you. A) Achieve. B) Receive. C) Win. D) Catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Win. 45. The job applicant has a working knowledge of German and French and can ..... A) Fluently English speak. B) Speak English fluent. C) Speak fluent English. D) Speak fluently English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speak fluent English. 46. Helen is highly qualified and is no doubt ..... applicant for the new vacancy in the design department. A) More suited than the. B) More than suitable. C) Suitable more than anyone. D) The most suitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The most suitable. 47. No one knows about the incident, so I would rather you ..... it to anyone else. A) Not mentioned. B) Not had it mentioned. C) Didn't mention. D) Not have mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't mention. 48. Though I've invited him over many times, not once ..... an invitation to his home. A) Hasn't he extended. B) Has he extended. C) He hasn't extended. D) He has extended. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has he extended. 49. "My car is making a strange noise." " ..... something wrong with the alternator." A) That seems to be. B) Here it seems to be. C) It seems being. D) There seems to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There seems to be. 50. His interest does not ..... beyond the money he gets for this job. A) Extend. B) Expand. C) Spread. D) Widen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extend. 51. I ..... helped with the repairs had you told me you were fixing up with the old cottage. A) Should have. B) Can have. C) Will have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have. 52. The company has a large portfolio of work, ..... of which has any similarity with products produced by competitors. A) No other. B) No any. C) None. D) No one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None. 53. Direct government action has proven largely ineffective ..... job losses during the economic crisis. A) In completely preventing. B) To complete prevention of. C) At preventing completion of. D) At complete prevention in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In completely preventing. 54. Listening to composers, such as Tchaikovsky and Mozart, ..... by many people; not just classical music fans. A) Thought of it is relaxing. B) Think of it as being relaxing. C) Is being thought of as relaxing. D) Is thought to be relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is thought to be relaxing. 55. The prosecution is gathering witnesses ..... evidence in court against the accused. A) Whose role it is to present. B) Which present a role that. C) Whose role is to present. D) That their role is presenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose role is to present. 56. The trains are not running because of a ..... which is being enforced by the transit union. A) Two-day's strike. B) Two-days strike. C) Two-day strike. D) Strike of two days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two-day strike. 57. Not until a formal complaint was lodged ..... the gravity of the situation. A) He didn't understand. B) Didn't he understand. C) He understood. D) Did he understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did he understand. 58. I can't imagine ..... is like, but I've heard it's exhilarating. A) How skydiving. B) As to what skydiving. C) What skydiving. D) If skydiving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What skydiving. 59. ..... the situation is likely to change very soon, it's probably best not to book anything for new month's event yet. A) Viewing that. B) With seeing that. C) Seeing that. D) With the view that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeing that. 60. Tina's last message didn't say how much important information ..... about our next meeting. A) She is in the know. B) Has she known. C) She knows. D) Does she know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She knows. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCae Practice Test Quiz 2Cae Essay QuizCae Listening QuizCae Reading QuizCae Speaking QuizCae Use Of English QuizCae Vocabulary QuizCae Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books