ENGLISH PLACEMENT WORK

NAME: Moises Vasquez PROGRAM: ____________________ DATE: _

Choose the best answer for each question

Spend no more than 40 minutes on the test

1. Where___ARE YOU___________from?
I'm from Rusia
A. you are B. you
C. are you

2. We have_____any_______________ house in Moscow.

A. any B. a C.
an

3. I have two________children____________, a boy and a girl.

A. sons B. daugthers C .Children

4. I work in a____hospital_______________I'm a doctor.

A. hospital B. hotel C. supermarket

5. This is my brother__his____________names's Paul.

A. Her B. His c. His

6. ____they are_______five people in my family.

A. They are B. There is C. There are

7. I get upfor 7 o'clock in the morning.

A. For B. at C. in

8. I like apples, but I_________like_________bananas

A. don't like B. like C. do like

9. Excuse me, _____do you_____ speak French?

A. do you B. You do C. you C. you

10. How much are____this______shoes?

A. this B. these C. that

11. Where are my glasses?

They ‘re_____on_____ the table
A. at B. on C. in

12. My sister_______play_______tennis vey well.

A. plays B. play C. playing

13. I usually go to work___on______ train.

A. on B. with C.by

14. I don't see my parents very often__________because______ They live in South Africa.
A. so B.but C. because

15. Rosie stayed_____in__ ____ home yesterday afternoon.

A. in B. at C. to

16. Last night. I____was_________to the cinema.

A. went B. did go C. was

17. The________film_________is quiet expensive but the food there is excellent.

B.
restaura
A. film nt C. bank

18. Do you want to listen to music or______ watch ________TV?

A. see B. look C. watch

19. ____ When _______were you at the weekend?

A. When B. Where C. What

20.____ Did ___________ you have a good time at the party?

A. Did B. Were C. Had
21. Are you______. Maria's _______ English teacher?

B.
A. María Maria's C. Marias'

22. Bob will meet___________we________at the airport

A. us B. we C. our

23. I'm going to a concert tonight______do_______you like to come ?

A. Do B. Are C. would

24. ____do i ____could i_____use your dictionary?

Sure, here you are
A. could I b. Could you c. Do I

25. I like this apartment but the________rent________is too expensive for me.
A. money b.rent C cost

26. Excuse me how do I_______________come __________to the bus station.

A. come B. pet C. arrive

27. Do you sell stamps?

Yes, We do. How_________much________do you want?
A. any B. many C. much

28: Sorry, I 'm so late.

That's ___ok______________________
A. Ok B.great C. night

29. I' d like______some ___________ milk in my coffee, Please.

A. some B any C. a

. I' d . I' d
like___like______________ like_____________
milk in my coffee, Please ____ milk in my
coffee, Please

. I' d like__heres_______________ milk in my coffee, Please . I' d

like_____________
____ milk in my
coffee, Please

A. It's B. Here's C. there's

31. Is this a good time to talk?

Sorry, no I____cook________dinner
A. cook B. am cooking C. cooking

32. i think Cycling is more dangerours__like__as__as______ driving

A. as B. like C. than

33. We______do__________going to the theater next Saturday

A. will B.do C. are

34. _______lets____________meet for coffee some time soon

B. Do
A. Let´s you C. Shall they

35. Karnal has got a holiday home near ______a_______sea

A. a B. the C. some

36. If you ‘ve got a headhache, you____had_________go home

A. should B. did C. had

37. _______have you______ever been to New York?

A. Have you B. Are C. Did you
 you

38. I only get about five hours' sleep a night.

That's not ______lot_______
A. enough B. lot C. too much

39. Did Amina finish the report?

No. She_______. finishes __________it tomorrow
B. is going to
A. finishes finish C. finished

40. Paula__ A.very _____________loves working with children

A.very B. really C. much

41- Is Ottawa the capital of Canadá?

I think _________IS____
a- Is
b- Yes
c- So
d- Right
42- We never ______have had___ a television when I was a child.
a- Have had
b- Hadn’t
c- Had
d- Didn’t have
43- We paid the restaurant bill __with________ credit card.
a- To
b- With
c- On
d- By
44- The last time I __see____have seen__was seeing____ Johanna was in Paris.
a- Have seen
b- Saw
c- See
d- Was seeing
45- If you ___spend_______spend__ money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly.
 a- Borrow
b- Earn
c- Spend
d- Lend
46- Can I make myself a cup of coffee?
Off course. You _________havent______ to ask.
a- Haven’t
b- Mustn’t
c- Needn’t
d- Don’t have
47 – I _____do___________ a lot of sport in my free time.
a- Do
b- Practice
c- Make
d- Exercise

48- _________have you been_____ anywhere interesting recently?

a- Do you go
b- Have you been
c- Are you going
d- Will you go
49- It’s Walter’s birthday on Friday. He _______can________ be 30. I think
a- Should
b- Can
c- Will
d- Shall
50 – Learning the piano isn’t as difficult _____like_______ learning the violin.
a- Like
b- So
c- Than
d- As
51- If the weather _______________is__ bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum.
a- Will be
b- Was
c- Is
d- Would be
52- About a billion cans of Coca-Cola _____________ drunk around the world every day.
a- Is
b- Are
c- Was
d- Were
53- My mum’s not very well.
Oh, ______________
 a- It doesn’t matter
b- I do apologize
c- Sorry to hear that no bad, thanks.
54- Hans isn’t here. He _______were_______ to see his grandmother. He’ll be back tomorrow.
a- Has gone
b- Had been
c- Has been
d- Had gone
55- Would you mind changing my appointment? ___________every___ Time on Friday is fine.
a- Next
b- All the
c- Every
d- Any
56- When I was a child, I _________did______ climb the wall and jump into a neighbors’ garden.
a- Would
b- Did
c- Have
d- Used
57- Have you finished _________painting____ the wall yet?
a- Paint
b- To Paint
c- Painting
d- Painted
58_ Can you help me? I’ve tried _____every_________ hotel in the city and can’t find a room.
a- Many
b- Any
c- Every
d- All
59- Lena used to find work boring ___________if_____ became a nurse.
a- Unless
b- Until
c- If
d- Since
60- If I _____had lived______ closer to my office, I could walk to work.
a- Lived
b- Would life
c- Had lived
d- Live

61- I ____am standig___________ outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived.
a- Stood
b- Was standing
c- Have stood
 d- Am standing
62- Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner?
It __________will______ be fully booked. They ‘re sometimes busy on a Monday.
a- Will
b- May
c- Can
d- Must
63- We’ve ________only_______ come back from a trip to India. It was amazing.
a- Already
b- Yet
c- Just
d- Only
64-I’ve got to be at work in five minutes.
Don’t worry, I ______________give_____ you a lift if you want.
a- Give
b- Am giving
c- ‘ll give
d- ‘m going to give
65-My doctor advised me _______having taken______more exercise.
a- Take
b- Taking
c- Having taken
d- To take
66-I couldn’t ___________set______ up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside.
a- Put
b- Live
c- Set
d- Take
67-There’s no name on this dictionary.
It _______mustnt_____ be mine then. Mine’s got my name on the front.
a- Might not
b- Mustn’t
c- Won’t
d- Can’t
68-Julia __________is_____ married since she was 20.
a- Is
b- Was
c- Has been
d- Is being
69-Don’t worry if I late tonight. I’m going to the gym after work.
a- Am
b- Will be
c- Would be
 d- Was
70-I’ve got a terrible headache, and it won’t go away.
Have you tried _________taking___ some aspirin?
a- To take
b- Take
c- Took
d- Taking
71-Boxing is a sport _______it____ requires a lot of speed and fitness.
a- It
b- That
c- What
d- Where
72-Jon ______has only been____ working on this Project for a couple of months so he hasn’t made much progress yet.
a- Is only
b- Has only been
c- Was only had only been
73- I was wondering ______that________ I could ask you some questions.
Sure, go ahead.
a- What
b- If
c- That
d- How

74- What clothes should I pack for a trip to Bogotá?

Well. It depends _______to_______ the time of year that you go.
a- On
b- With
c- Up
d- To
75- I’ve finished this salad and I’m still hungry. I _____may have____________ ordered something more filling.
a- Must have
b- Would have
c- Should have
d- May have
76- Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours ________for_______ you?
a- For
b- To
c- With
d- About
77- Some married couples seem to get more ____________same___ over time.
a- Alike
b- Same
 c- Like
d- Equal
78- I don’t know how much this card costs. The Price label’s ______come________ off.
a- Gone
b- Taken
c- Done
d- Come
79- Ben got the job because he _______did_______ a very good impression at his interview
a- Made
b- Did
c- Put
d- Took d
80- Salsa music always ______________realices___ me of my trip to Cuba.
a- Remembers
b- Realices
c- Recognizes
d- Reminds

81. I_______________am regyested____ to be picking Tom up at the station but I' ve lost my keys.
a. Am supposed b. am requested c. am intended d.am oblige

82. How about going to colours nightclub?

There`s no_______hope____________. I' m going there. It' s awful.
a. hope b.way c. time d, opportunity

83. By the age of 18, I_______had decided___________________not to go to University.

B.
a. had decided Decided c. have decided d. was deci

84. I' m afraid your car ________wasnt___ repaired before next week
d. can`t
a. hasn' t been b.wasn`t c. wouldn' t be repaired be

85. The amount of organically grown food on sale has ___built________ enormously in recent years.
c.increas
a. raised b.lifted ed d. built

86. Can you believe it? A woman has been _______accused___ for hacking into the computer of her online virtual husb
a. accused b. suspended c. arrested d. suspecte

87. You may borrow my laptop _____in case___ you promise to look after it
d.
a. unless b. in case c. as long as although
88. It' s a huge painting. It ___can t have _____________ taken ages to complete
a. must have b. can' t have c. should have d. won' t ha

89. Pierre tends to put of dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them inmediately.
a. down b. off c. over d. away

90. If the taxi hadn' t stopped for us, we __________are still_________ standing in the rain.
a. were still b. would still be c. are still d. will still b

91. My mother`s Italian, so _to learn_________ the language has been quite easy for me .
d.
a. to learn b. learn c. having learned learning

92.______even if____________ I had the talent, I still wouldn' t want to be a movie star.
a. In case b. Even if c. Provided that d. However

93. The Factory workers threatened_________going___________ on strike f they didn' t get a pay rise.
a. going b. to go c. that they go d.to have g

94. I was about to go to sleep when it ___happened__________ to me where the missing keys might be.
d.
a. remembered b. happened c. appeared ocurred

95. There' s going to be a new apartment at work. They' ve asked me to ___set____ it up.
a. take b. set c. put d.bring

96. If the film is a ___big_____ success, the director will get most of the credit.
a. big b. high c.large d. good

97. By the end of today' s seminar I will ______have spoken________ to each of you individually.
a. speak b. have spoken c. be speaking d. have bee

98. This is a photo of my Little sister _____eating_______ ice cream on the beach.
a. eat b. eating c. was eating d. having ea

99. Our sudents take their responsabilities very ____considerably___________________.

d.
a. considerably b. thoroughly c. seriously strongly

100. Pia was ____very______ delighted with the birthday present.

a. very b. completely c. fairly d. absolute

101. People were amazed that the burglary took place in _____broad________ daylights.
a. wide b. broad c. large d. open

102. She invested a lot of time ________to________ researching the most appropiate university course.
a. to b. for c. with d. in

103. The police claimed that they acted in self- _________defence_________

d.
a. interest b. confidence c. defence discipline

104. I__________enterely___________ remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf.

b. d.
a. deeply entirely c. clearly strongly

105. He turned ________over______ to be considerably older than I had imagined.

a. over b. up c. Out d. round

106. The Windows in this house are in urgent ___want__________ of replacement.

d.
a. need b.help c. want demand

107. Speed cameras _______________have_________ shown to reduce accidents.

d. are
a. have b. were being c. have been being

108. Life is a ____big_____ deal easier for inmigrants who can speak the local language.
a. far b. huge c. big d. great

109 The experiment __________contained___________ testing people ' s responses before and after drinking coffee.
d.
a. contained b. incorporated c. involved consisted

110. We may be a bit late. We' re ___stuck_____ in a traffic jam.

a. buried b. stuck c. blocked d. surround

111. Having ___had_________ his driving test several times, Paul finally passed at the fourth attempt.
d.
a. taken b. made c. had attended

112. Gospel music has been a major influence _____to___ other musical styles, especially soul.
a. with b. to c. about d. on

113. Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential, _______however_______________ business you' re in.
a. however b. c. whatever d. wheneve
whereve
 r

114. It' s _____________deeply____ likely that this novel will win a literary prize.
a. totally b. deeply c. strongly d. highly

115. It's no ________secret___________ for me to get Brad' s phon number - I' ll be seeing him tonight.
b. d.
a. point wonder c. secret problem

116. I' d lived in Australia , so I was used to __drive_______ on the left side of the road.
a. driving b. drive c. have driven d. drove

117. I don' t think the colours in Julia's outfit __________fit__ together.

a. fit b. suit c. match d. go

118. Very rarely ___________it rains____ here in July.

a. it rains b. does it rain c. Is it raining d. It is raini

119. I prefer to buy CDs __as____as opposed to____opposed to______ download music from my computer.
a. in contrast to b. as opposed to c- rather than d. in compa

120. The number of turtles on the Island ___has_______has declined____been declining_____ by 70% over the last de
b. has been
a. has declined declining c. has been declined d. is declini