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NAME: Boda Oana-Mariana

PHONE NUMBER: 0743822060
SCORE: _____out of 100

PRE-INTERMEDIATE/INTERMEDIATE PLACEMENT TEST

Pre-intermediate: 0-60
Intermediate: 61-100

GRAMMAR
1. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense (present simple, present continuous, past
simple, past continuous, present perfect simple): (20 points)
a) I (not understand) what you (wait) for. Dont understand/are waiting
b) Anyone (see) my pencil? I (leave) it here somewhere. Did anyone see/ Ive left
c) I really (enjoy) myself at the moment. I have really enjoyed
d) I (know) Mary since we were high-school students. knew
e) They (be) married for 25 years. are
f) I (live) in England since I was 19. Im leaving
g) Whats the matter? You (hurt) your ankle? How you (do) it? Did you hurt/did you do
h) Thats definitely the last time I (lend) you money! Im leading
i) You have just one single card in your hand. I can see you (win)! Will win
j) How you (feel) today? I hope you got rid of that terrible flu. Are you feeling
k) We already (buy) the car you saw last week. How do you feel? We have already bought
l) There is plenty of time to chat. The play (not start) yet. Doesnt start
m) Which shirt shall I buy? I think I (take) the red one. Will take
n) Look at the sky! It (rain). Is raining
o) He was lying on the beach while she (cook) dinner. cooked
p) At this time yesterday, my friends (have) lunch in a splendid beer garden. had
q) While I was walking down the street, he (run) into a lamp post. Were running

2. Choose ONE of the following answers: (35 points)

1) __d_at work yesterday? [a) did you be; b) were you; c) was you; d) did you were]
2) Is your family large? Yes, __c_. [a) Yes, they are; b) No, it not.; c) Yes, it is; d) No, they
isnt]
3) What _c__ she need? [a) do; b) is; c) does; d) has]
4) He __d__ to write the project. [a) not wanted; b) didnt wanted; c) want; d)
didnt want]
5) When __c___ your job? [a) you find; b) did find you; c) did you find; d) found
you]
6) He __a__ a lot when he was young. [a) used to smoke; b) was smoking; c) has
smoked; d) may smoke]
7) There isnt __b_ meat left in the fridge. [a) some; b) any; c) a lot; d) -]
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Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

8) I have _b__ money on me, Im sorry! [a) any; b) no; c) some; d) a few]
9) __d_ of them voted for the Liberals. [a) much; b) most; c) little; d) nobody]
10) There are _b__ French speakers in Montreal. [a) too much; b) a lot of; c)
a little; d) not much]
11) More and more people _a___poorer and poorer every year. [a) become; b) will
become; c) are becoming; d) becoming]
12) Not all people __d_ get married in a church. [a) dont want to; b) arent
wanting to; c) used to want; d) want to]
13) Would you like _c__ an ice-cream? [a) eating; b) eat; c) to eat; d) to eating]
14) This hotel is _a__ dirty. Lets move now! [a) extremely; b) extreme; c) much;
d) a lot]
15) This restaurant is _b___ than the one round the corner. [a) more nice; b) nicer;
c) nicest; d) more nicely]
16) Jim was __d_ than Mary. Why? [a) more happy; b) happyer; c) more happier;
d) happier]
17) The _d__ tickets are sold at Covent Garden [a) more expensive; b) most
expensive; c) very expensive; d) expensivest]
18) I dont think you __b__ them. [a) should to email; b) should email; c) should
emailing; d) email]
19) In the future there __a__ cures to the worlds worst diseases. [a) might be; b) is
going to being; c) will being; d) might have]
20) The space tourists _a_ certainly need to be very fit. [a) wont; b) will; c) ; d)
going to]
21) If my new company is successful, I __c__ employ people to help me. [a) will;
b) be able to; c) will be able to; d) will able to]
22) If you __c__ tell them that they are wrong, what would you say? [a) were to; b)
be to; c) are to; d) will]
23) I would go to the seaside if I _d__ time. [a) have; b) will have; c) had; d)
would have]
24) The first reality TV show __d_ in Sweden in 1997. [a) showed; b) shown; c) is
shown; d) was shown]
25) The project __d__ yet. [a) was not written; b) is not written; c) isnt written; d)
has not been written]
26) Ive had this dog __b__ 1996. [a) from; b) since; c) for; d) as long as]
27) Ive received 10 emails _b_ . [a) on Friday; b) yesterday; c) two days ago; d)
this week]
28) How often have you been to the doctor _b__? [a) one year ago; b) in the last
twelve months?; c) yesterday?; d) last week]
29) I was saving up _b__ a new computer. [a) for buying; b) to buy; c) to buying;
d) ]
30) You __b__ wear overalls, but you can if you want. [a) must; b) mustnt; c)
could; d) dont have to]

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Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
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31) Yesterday I _b__ show the policeman my ID card in order to pass. [a) must; b)
had to; c) should; d) was necessary to]
32) She knows someone __a_ went to Australia. [a) who; b) which; c) she; d)
where]
33) Oxfam is a charity __b__ tries to find lasting solutions to poverty. [a) who; b)
which; c) it; d) -]
34) Children _a__ play in this area. [a) cannot; b) mustnt c) are not allowed to; d)
are]
35) I will not _a__ you do it! [a) let; b) allow; c) permit; d) ask]

3. Rearrange the words to make sentences: (5 points)

a) across // never // I // come // have // him.
b) after // her// I // if // ll // like // look // you.
c) a // give // hand // me // let // with // that // you.
d) a // cup // coffee // do // make // me // of // to // want // you ?
e) should // theatre // her // get // the // some // think // tickets // I // for // you.

4. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: (10 points)

a) Most employees consider him like a tyrannical boss. Many employees consider him like
a tyrannical boss.
b) If I knew he was not coming, I would have stayed home.
c) Did you work a lot over the last few months?
d) The show didnt live off to our expectations.
e) If he hadnt lost weight, he would have many heart problems.
f) You cannot cross the street when the red light shows.
g) I dont like cats. // So am I.
h) Tom told me that he arrived two days before.
i) Her sister told me she is ill.
j) He asked me what I will do with the money.

VOCABULARY

5. Choose ONE of the following answers: (10 points)

a) A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.

a. immigrants
b. emigrants
c. invaders
d. colonizers
b) There was a nice meal and a band at the wedding ____
a. ceremony
b. reception
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Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
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c. speech
d. group
c) I mostly ____ my friends via email.
a. get on well with
b. have in common
c. keep in touch with
d. see each other
d) I am very ___ in old cars.
a. keen
b. interesting
c. interested
d. fond
e) Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.
a. get
b. celebrate
c. contribute
d. affect
f) He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.
a took
b put
c called
d logged
g) Shes very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in the past few years.
a. money
b. salary
c. job
d. earnings
h) He ___ his exam because he didnt study.
a. failed
b. passed
c. missed
d. fell
i) I ____ the bus, so I walked on foot.
a. lost
b. missed
c. ran after
d. loosed

j) Its time to go, ____ ?

a. is it
b. does it
c. isnt it
d. arent we
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Universitatea din Bucureti
Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following text and answer the questions: (10 points)

Active Villagers

Residents of a small Welsh-speaking community have clubbed together to buy the post office and shop, ten years
after buying the pub. The people of Llithfaen, Caernarfonshire were determined to prevent their village losing its
focal point. Ten years ago they paid 40,000 for the pub, called the Victoria, and now they have helped to keep
the shop open. Most of the cost, 19,500, was met by the local council and a European Union grant, but the
villagers needed to raise a further 6,000 to buy the shop from the
owner who is retiring.
John Jones, chairman of the community committee, said: We went around every house and came back with
500 more than we needed. The post office and the pub are essential to the life of the village. There are no other
amenities.
We were not prepared to stand by and let the heart and soul be ripped out of our community. No one else was
going to help us so we decided to buy them ourselves. Llithfaen had a population of 600 but that halved when
nearby granite quarries were closed. The primary school was shut because of the population decline but the
locals turned it into a leisure centre and youth club. The shop has been leased to Ffion Medi Llywelyn, 24, who
lives in the village with her husband, Dillon. She said: There is a wonderful community spirit here.

1. The Llithfaen Post Office

a) closed ten years ago.
b) has been saved by the local people.
c) has now closed.
2. The shop has been bought
a) by the local council.
b) for 40,000.
c) with the help of the people who live in the area.
3. The shop was going to close
a) because of a decision by the European Union.
b) because the owner needed the money.
c) be
4. 500
a) was paid by every person in the village.
b) was paid by the owner of the pub.
c) was the amount of money the villagers still had after the village post office had been bought.
5. Llithfaen no longer has
a) a leisure centre.
b) a pub.
c) a school.

Writing (10 points)

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Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

A friend of yours has asked you to look around for a suitable flat. Based on the estate agents
description (and your imagination), write a report for your friend, stating the advantages and
disadvantages of this particular accommodation.