Test 38 This is test 38 in our English quiz series. Answer each question and track your daily progress. Form 38 1. Mr. William went to the barbershop to get a haircut, then he went to the post office to get some stamps. Where did William go after getting a haircut? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-95.m4a to buy a money order to get his hair trimmed to the barbershop to the post office 2. John participated in a play last night. What did he do last night? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-2-34.m4a He took part in the play. He watched the play. He missed the play. He cancelled the play. 3. Tom lived in a residential area. Where did he live? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-3-33.m4a in a shopping center in an area of private homes in a large motel over a repair shop 4. Bob and Bell are getting together for lunch. What will Bob do? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-4-33.m4a eat Bill’s lunch eat lunch alone do Bill’s work for him eat lunch with Bill 5. This hat fits me all right. I’ll take it. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-5-33.m4a It is the wrong size. It is too tight. It is the right size. It is bright. 6. Martin knows more than the other men and has become the head of this group. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-6-33.m4a He is a follower now. He is a cook now. He is a father now. He is a leader now. 7. An airplane goes out every hour. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-7-33.m4a An airplane arrives every hour. An airplane leaves every hour. An airplane lands every hour. An airplane is late every hour. 8. John considers his work a pleasure. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-8-33.m4a He likes it. It worries him. He misses it. It bores him. 9. Mr. Milton knows what population of the New York is. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-9-33.m4a He knows where New York is. He knows how to get to New York. He knows how many miles away New York is. He knows how many people live in New York. 10. Every 6 months, Mr. Brown takes his car to the mechanic for inspection. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-10-33.m4a Mr. Brown wrecks his car every 6 months. Mr. Brown trades his car every 6 months. The mechanic examines Mr. Brown’s car every 6 months. The mechanic repairs Mr. Brown’s car every 6 months. 11. Bill arrived at the lab just in time. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-11-33.m4a He was late to lab. He arrived at the lab early. He arrived late. He arrived at the exact time. 12. Jim mailed a letter to his wife yesterday after class. What did Jim do yesterday? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-12-33.m4a sent a letter home went home to see his wife missed his class bought some envelopes 13. This engine is very loud. What does it do? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-13-33.m4a It uses too much gas. It runs at high speed. It makes a lot of noise. It doesn’t run well. 14. One of the students bought a portable typewriter. What kind did he get? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-14-33.m4a a very large typewriter a very heavy typewriter a very heavy typewriter which is light and easy to move a typewriter that cannot be moved 15. Will this plane be delayed? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-15-33.m4a Yes, it will be early. No, it won’t be late. Yes, it came yesterday. No, it is a private plane. 16. The mechanic asked Joe, “What is the capacity of the fuel tank?” What did the mechanic want to know? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-16-33.m4a when Joe could bring the fuel tank for repair how much fuel the tank could hold where Joe had bought the fuel tank what kind of fuel the tank was carrying 17. Before he can do anything else, John needs more data. What does he need? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-17-33.m4a more schooling more changes more rest more information 18. Henry was pleased with the acceleration of the car. What did he like? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-18-33.m4a the color of the car the slowing down action its ability to pick up speed its stopping action 19. The salesman told John he could try out the car. What can John do? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-19-33.m4a buy it sell it test it repair it 20. Red spent a great deal of time himself. How much time did he spend there? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-20-33.m4a a little time a lot of time none very little time 21. He killed the diseased animals. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-21-33.m4a He killed the fat animals. He killed the sick animals. He killed the injured animals. He killed the old animals. 22. Joe’s friend says, “I have an extra room.” https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-22-33.m4a Joe’s friend has a spare room. Joe’s friend has no room. Joe’s friend has a large room. Joe’s friend has only one room. 23. We will provide you with pencils and paper. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-23-33.m4a We’ll buy pencils and paper from you. We will take up your pencils and paper. You must bring pencils and paper. We will give you pencils and paper. 24. You’ll soon have an opportunity to speak English. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-24-33.m4a It’s a good practice to speak English. You’ll have a chance to speak English. You’ll learn English quickly. You won’t have any occasion to speak English. 25. The electric power failed last night. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-25-33.m4a It came on. It grew stronger. It grew weaker. It went off. 26. Take your time. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-26-33.m4a Don’t hurry. Look at your watch. Come now. Begin immediately. 27. The organization set up the training schedule. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-27-33.m4a A schedule was lost. A schedule was destroyed. A schedule was found. A schedule was established. 28. I get up every morning at seven. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-28-33.m4a I eat at 7:00. I stay up until 7:00. I don’t stay in bed after 7:00. My roommate wakes me at 7:15. 29. Will you get through with your homework soon? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-29-33.m4a Yes, I’ll finish it quickly. Yes, I think I’ll start it soon. Yes, it’ll take some time to do. Yes, I need to go through it. 30. Would you like to revise this paper? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-30-34.m4a Yes, I would like to correct it. Yes, I would like to destroy it. Yes, I like the size of the paper. Yes, I bought the paper to use here. 31. Mary bought a pair of shoes for four dollars plus 20 cents tax. How much did the shoes cost without the tax? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-31-33.m4a $4.00 $4.20 $3.80 $3.98 32. The tree will obstruct the view. What will the tree do? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-32-33.m4a open the view improve the view keep the view block the view 33. What can a person usually find in a classified ad section of the newspaper? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-33-33.m4a advertisements editorials local news comics 34. There are empty seats at the rear of the theater. Where are the empty seats? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-34-33.m4a in the back in the middle at the side in the front 35. Bill must leave at once. When must Bill leave? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-35-33.m4a later on at any time right away sometime 36. Ben didn’t want to go to school yesterday, but I made him go. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-36-33.m4a Ben stayed at home yesterday. Ben went to school yesterday. I did not see Ben at school yesterday. I did not want Ben to go to school yesterday. 37. I’ll take the bus next time. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-37-33.m4a When I go again, I’ll go by bus. I will take my time and go by bus. I took the next bus. The next bus was on time. 38. I had just left the office when you called. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-38-33.m4a I left only a minute before you called. You called before I left. My office is to the left. I entered the office just as you called. 39. I wish the raining season would be over. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-39-33.m4a I wish it would last longer. I wish it would get colder. I wish it would end. I wish it would start. 40. Denis said she would rather have snow than raining. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-40-33.m4a She likes rain better. She likes snow better. She likes them both. She doesn’t like snow or rain. 41. I saw him in the vicinity at the Base Exchange. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-41-32.m4a He wasn’t near the Base Exchange. He was interested in the Base Exchange. He was near the Base Exchange. He was an employee of the Base Exchange. 42. Since the time of World War I, incredible progress has been made in the development of production of this weapon. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-42-32.m4a The progress is small. The progress is as expected. No progress has been made since World War I. The progress is almost unbelievable. 43. We had a flat on the highway. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-43-32.m4a The road was level. We lived in an apartment. One of our tires blew out. We lay down on the highway. 44. Drop around after class and the instructor will help you with the problem. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-44-32.m4a You must wait for the instructor. The instructor can’t help you after class. The instructor wants to see you in class. See the instructor after class. 45. Harry made up his mind in a hurry. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-45-32.m4a He hurried and made a mistake. He decided in a hurry. He forgot because he hurried. He couldn’t decide to hurry. 46. The car lost the right front tire. What did the car lose? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-46-32.m4a a bolt from the right wheel. the rubber around the wheel the right front window the right front light 47. The doctor wants to check John’s pulse. What does the doctor want to check? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-47-32.m4a his fever his throat his ears his heart beat 48. How did you know that the table is not level? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-48-32.m4a There are holes in the wood. It’s too easy to steal. It feels smooth when I touch it. Everything slides off of it. 49. Man is able to survive at very high altitudes. What can he do there? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-49-32.m4a fly live expire float 50. He could feel the plane vibrating. What was the plane doing? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-50-32.m4a descending shaking climbing rolling 51. We are having a thundershower. What are we having? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-51-33.m4a a storm a bath a harvest day a sunny day 52. Did you find out what caused his illness? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-52-32.m4a Did you see his ailment? Did you get sick today? Did you cause his sickness? Did you learn the reason for his sickness? 53. Carol kept working on the problem until she solved it. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-53-32.m4a She is working on it. She kept it. She finally gave up. She worked it out. 54. If Jim had had the money, he would have loaned it to Larry. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-54-32.m4a Jim has the money. Jim loaned Larry the money. Larry doesn’t need the money. Jim didn’t have the money. 55. The temperature was around 70 degrees, and it was a foggy morning. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-55-32.m4a You couldn’t see the sun. There was some dust in the air. The air had a low moisture content. There was a steady breeze blowing. 56. Sophie poured the coffee. https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-56-32.m4a She filled the cup with coffee. She drank the coffee from a cup. She made the coffee in a pot. She warmed the coffee on the stove. 57. W: Did you finish your assignment last light? M: No, I didn’t. I had a party last night. Q: Why didn’t the student finish his assignment? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-57-32.m4a because he was sleepy because he wasn’t busy because he didn’t have a party because he had a party 58. W: What did you tell them? M: The situation is critical. Q: What does the man mean? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-58-32.m4a Something funny is happening. There is a severe problem. Something strange is happening. There is nothing to talk about. 59. W: Are you ready to go? M: I would be as soon as I change my shirt. Q: What is the man going to do? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-59-32.m4a buy the shirt put on a different shirt show the woman his shirt go to a shirt store 60. W: What’s your city famous for? M: It’s a seaport. Q: What’s his city known for? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-60-32.m4a It’s a place where soldiers are trained. It’s a place where ships come and go. It’s a place where people to to college. It’s a place where machinery is manufactured. 61. W: Are you going to buy his car? M: Well, first, I want to make sure it’s a good one. Q: What does the man want to do? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-61-3.m4a insure the car if it’s good improve the car have the car repaired be certain that the car is good 62. M: Did you want to go to the cafeteria for lunch? W: I can’t. I haven’t got a cent. Q: What does the woman mean? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-62-4.m4a She is not hungry. She won’t have to buy her lunch. She has no money. She does not like the cafeteria. 63. W: Do you know what you made on this test? M: Yes, the instructor told us. Q: What does the man mean? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-63-3.m4a The instructor doesn’t know their test results. They were told their test results by the instructor. The instructor should be told their test results. Their test results were told to their instructor. 64. W: What’s that? M: It’s an example of modern art. W: Yes, but what was it constructed of? Q: What does she want to know? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-64-3.m4a what it represents what it is made of what it does what it looks like 65. W: Where should we meet tomorrow? I think the corner will be good. M: I was going to say the post office, but now I think we’d better meet right here. Q: Where will the man and the woman probably meet? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-65-3.m4a on the base at the office on the corner at the post office 66. M: How much do I owe you? W: That’s a dollar and a half. M: Here are two one-dollar bills. Keep the change. Q: What has happened? https://alcpt.militaryenglishtest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/New-Recording-66-3.m4a The man gave her one dollar and fifty cents. The man wants some change back. The lady received two dollars. The lady will have to pay him fifty cents. 67.Are there any other boys in Don’s family? Yes, he___________. has two brothers is the only child has one sister has a grandmother 68. When a sponge ______________water, it becomes heavy. eliminates takes out lets out absorbs 69. The volcano emits smoke. mixes draws takes in sends out 70. Is there any way to adjust the temperature? Yes, we have air-conditioning controls. Yes, you learn to like it in time. No, I don’t think it will rain. No, it never does in winter. 71. At noon the sun is directly ____________our heads. by under over before 72. Ed: How long has Mr. Rivers studied English? Tom: He ___________for one month. studies is studying will study has been studying 73. Kent: Would you please keep an eye on my car while I’m inside? Scott: Sure, I ____________. will an eye keep on it an eye will keep on it will keep an eye on it will keep on it an eye 74. The stores are convenient. easy to get to too expensive too far off always full of people 75. This is how it actually happened. supposedly probably really mistakenly 76. The plane was grounded because of bad weather. The pilot___________. will be able to leave as soon as the plane is repaired cannot leave until the weather clears up cannot move the plane because it is stuck in the mud will leave regardless of the weather 77. The fuel supply was adequate. too little sufficient adjusted reduced 78. His behavior last week was excellent. conduct leave travel luck 79. I am reading an interesting book____________ animals and the places where they live. telling for from about 80. We could not study because we were disturbed___________ the loud noise. from by for above 81. Ask Mr. Miller__________ me back later. to call calling called calls 82. Flying an airplane is not as simple as____________ a car. drive driven driving for drive 83. John lives 50 miles from New York. Bill lives 100 miles away. Bob lives 30 miles away. Bob’s home is____________ New York. the nearest to as far as as near as the farthest from 84. The headlines are printed in____________. ordinary type small type large type little letters 85. I prefer the blue jacket to the black one. I like the black one better. I like the blue jacket just as well as the black one. I like one more than the other. To me one color is as pretty as the other. 86. The instructor explained the process. progress procedure program enrollment 87. John asked Mary, “Would you mind if I smoke?” object like favor please 88. If you jump to conclusions, you______________. are in good physical condition enter too many contests suffer great physical pain make decisions without facts 89. Some people judge the quality of food by_________ it. smell smelled to smell smelling 90. Our students ___________many new words since they began their language training. learn learned has learned have learned 91. We suddenly___________ that it was time to leave. were realized realized were being realized realizing 92. This project_________ by the end of next month. finished is to be finished finishing had finished 93. Since a commander cannot be familiar with the actions of every operation or individual under his control, he must depend on his staff to keep him informed. If the information is faulty or insufficient, he is apt to make a bad decision. According to this paragraph_________________. the staff makes decisions for the commander the commander does not make bad decisions the decisions are made on available information a commander knows all actions and individuals 94. Bill wasn’t in class this morning. Bob wasn’t there, _____________. too neither either both 95. It’s quite a hot day. not a a pretty too a better 96. Anna: Would you please switch the plates? Carl: Certainly, I’ll_____________. exchange them turn them over break them clean them 97. Henry jotted down the word. He used it in the right way. He repeated it several times. He wrote it on some paper. He saw it in a book. 98. Classes____________ begin on time. should have could be ought to always are 99. I am tired____________ reading. Let’s go for a walk. to of by for 100. The National Honor Society is an American organization for high school boys and girls. Members are selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, service, and character. According to this paragraph___________________. all high school students are members of this society membership in this society is determined mainly by educational achievement high school students can become members automatically several factors are considered in selecting students for this society. Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte