Placement Test

Name _______________________________________
Date _____________________
PLACEMENT TEST
Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(1) Roberta _____ from The United States.
a) are
b) is
c) am
d) be
(2) What’s _____ name?

a) -
b) his
c) him
d) he
(3) My friend _____ in London.

a) living
b) live
c) lives
d) is live
(4) Where _____?

a) works Tom
b) Tom works
c) Tom does work
d) does Tom work
(5) I _____ coffee.

a) no like
b) not like
c) like don’t
d) don’t like
(6) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”

a) Did you ever go
b) Do you ever go
c) Have you ever been
d) Are you ever going
(7) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.
a) the most big
b) the bigger
c) the biggest
d) the more big
(8) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.

a) who
b) what
c) which
d) whose
(9) _____ these days.

a) I never a newspaper buy
b) I never buy a newspaper
c) I buy never a newspaper
d) Never I buy a newspaper
(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.

a) am
b) go to
c) going to
d) am going to
(11) I wish I _____ more money!

a) have
b) had
c) would have
d) was having
(12) _____ be famous one day?

a) Would you like
b) Would you like to
c) Do you like
d) Do you like to
Section 2
(13) It’s my birthday _____ Friday.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by
(14) I _____ eighteen years old.

a) am
b) have
c) have got
a) -
(15) I _____ a headache.

a) am
b) do
c) have
d) got
(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?

a) carry
b) wear
c) use
d) hold
(17) ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’

a) idea
b) opinion
c) answer
d) time
(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!

a) ticket
b) receipt
c) invoice
d) bill
(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?

a) items
b) pairs
c) sets
d) times
(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.
a) tanned
b) sunned
c) coloured
d) darkened

(21) Harry can _____ English.
a) to speak
b) speaking
c) speak
d) speaks
(22) I’m not interested _____ sports.

a) for
b) about
c) in
d) to
(23) She likes _____ expensive clothes.

a) wearing
b) to wearing
c) wear
d) is wearing
(24) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.
a) was driving
b) drove
c) had driven
d) has been driving
(25) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?
a) could you
b) can you
c) if you could
d) if could you
(26) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I?

a) saw
b) had seen
c) have seen
d) would have seen
(27) I like your hair. Where _____?

a) do you have cut
b) have you cut it
c) do you have cut it
d) do you have it cut
(28) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
a) have worked
b) work
c) be working
d) to work
(29) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.
a) which
b) who
c) whose
d) that
(30) What _____ this weekend, Lance?

a) will you do
b) are you doing
c) will you have done
d) do you do
(31) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.
a) little
b) a little
c) few
d) a few
(32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) is arrested
b) arrested
c) has been arrested
d) is being arrested

(33) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.
a) go
b) be
c) do
d) get
(34) I _____ football every week.

a) play
b) go
c) do
d) have
(35) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.

a) does
b) makes
c) cooks
d) takes
(36) Don’t forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.
a) turn up
b) turn in
c) turn off
d) turn over
(37) She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.
a) crying
b) tears
c) cries
d) tearful
(38) He _____ that he hadn’t stolen the computer, but no one believed him.
a) reassured
b) informed
c) insisted
d) persuaded
(39) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?
a) lend
b) owe
c) borrow
d) rent
(40) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!

a) taking
b) spending
c) having
d) doing

(41) Who _____ in that house?
a) does live
b) lives
c) does he live
d) he lives
(42) I’ll call you when I _____ home.

a) get
b) ’ll get
c) ’ll have got
d) ’m getting
(43) If you _____ me, what would you do?

a) was
b) would be
c) were
d) have been
(44) I don’t know where _____ last night.

a) did he go
b) he did go
c) went he
d) he went
(45) John and Betty are coming to visit us tomorrow but I wish _____.
a) they won’t
b) they hadn’t
c) they didn’t
d) they weren’t
(46) I’m so hungry! If only Bill _____ all the food in the fridge!
a) wasn’t eating
b) didn’t eat
c) hadn’t eaten
d) hasn’t eaten
(47) I regret _____ harder in school.
a) not studying
b) not to study
c) to not study
d) not have studied
(48) Surely Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
a) will tell
b) would have told
c) must have told
d) had told
(49) Our neighbours aren’t very polite, and _____ particularly quiet!
a) neither they aren’t
b) either they aren’t
c) nor are they
d) neither did they be
(50) We had expected that they _____ fluent English, but in fact they didn’t.
a) were speaking
b) would speak
c) had spoken
d) spoke
(51) I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do!

a) don’t have to work
b) didn’t have to work
c) wouldn’t work
d) wasn’t working
(52) Harriet is so knowledgeable. She can talk about _____ subject that comes up.
a) whatever
b) whenever
c) wherever
d) whoever

(53) I always _____ milk in my coffee.
a) have
b) drink
c) mix
d) make
(54) I _____ TV every evening.

a) watch
b) look at
c) see
d) hear
(55) Can you give me a _____ with my bag.

a) leg
b) back
c) hand
d) head
(56) Before you enter the triathlon, please bear in _____ that you’re not as young as
you used to be!
a) thought
b) question
c) mind
d) opinion
(57) The breath test showed he had consumed more than three times the legal limit
of alcohol, so the police arrested him for _____.
a) trespassing
b) mugging
c) speeding
d) drunk driving
(58) The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

a) time-wasting
b) time-consuming
c) time-using
d) out of time
(59) After the movie was released, the main _____ point was its excessive use of
violence.
a) discussion
b) speaking
c) conversation
d) talking
(60) There have been several big _____ against the use of GM foods recently.
a) campaigns
b) issues
c) boycotts
d) strikes
Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):
(61) I don't fancy ________(go) out tonight. ...
a) to go out
b) going out
(62) She avoided ________ (tell) him about her plans. ...
a) to tell
b) telling
(63) I would like _________(come) to the party with you. ...
a) to come
b) coming
(64) He enjoys_________ (have) a bath in the evening. ...
a) to have
b) enjoying
(65) Do you mind. ...
a) to switch the TV on?

b) switching the TV on?
Complete the following sentences using the present participle or past participle
form of the verb.
(66) A ……………….. child dreads fire.

a) burnt
b) burned
(67) He was wearing a ……………….. shirt.

a) tearing
b) torn
(68). …………………. the wicked man, the boy ran into the house.
a) Seen
b) Seeing
(69) ……………….. occupied with work, he couldn’t meet us.
a) Being
b) Been
(70) ……………… by her behavior, he walked out.
a) Irritated
b) Irritating
Vocabulary
(71) A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.
a) immigrants
b) emigrants
c) invaders
d) colonies
(72) There was a nice meal and a band at the wedding ____
e) ceremony
f) reception
g) speech
h) group
(73) I mostly ____ my friends via email.

i) get on well with
j) have in commn
k) keep in touch with
l) see each other
(74) Bob has had a very interesting ___ . He has had jobs in many countries and
industries.
m) carrier
n) job
o) career
p) work
(75) She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in the past few years.
q) money
r) salary
s) job
t) earnings
(76) I am very ___ in old cars.

u) keen
v) interesting
w) interested
x) fond
(77) He ___ his exam because he didn’t study.

y) failed
z) passed
aa) missed
bb) fell
(78) The house will look cleaner when you have finished the ____.
cc) home
dd) housewife
ee) housework
ff) homework
(79) Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.

gg) get
hh) celebrate
ii) contribute
jj) affect
(80) He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.

kk) took
ll) put
mm) logged
nn) called

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Name _______________________________________

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(2) What’s _____ name?

(3) My friend _____ in London.

(4) Where _____?

(5) I _____ coffee.

(6) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”

(8) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.

(9) _____ these days.

(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.

(11) I wish I _____ more money!

(12) _____ be famous one day?

(14) I _____ eighteen years old.

(15) I _____ a headache.

(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?

(17) ‘What time is it?’ ‘I have no _____.’

(18) The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!

(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(22) I’m not interested _____ sports.

(23) She likes _____ expensive clothes.

(26) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldn’t I?

(27) I like your hair. Where _____?

(30) What _____ this weekend, Lance?

(32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(34) I _____ football every week.

(35) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.

(40) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonne’s house these days!

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(42) I’ll call you when I _____ home.

(43) If you _____ me, what would you do?

(44) I don’t know where _____ last night.

(51) I’d rather I _____ next weekend, but I do!

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(54) I _____ TV every evening.

(55) Can you give me a _____ with my bag.

(58) The meeting was _____ and not very interesting.

(61) I don't fancy ________(go) out tonight. ...

(63) I would like _________(come) to the party with you. ...

(64) He enjoys_________ (have) a bath in the evening. ...

(65) Do you mind. ...

a) to switch the TV on?

(66) A ……………….. child dreads fire.

(67) He was wearing a ……………….. shirt.

(69) ……………….. occupied with work, he couldn’t meet us.

(70) ……………… by her behavior, he walked out.

(73) I mostly ____ my friends via email.

(76) I am very ___ in old cars.

(77) He ___ his exam because he didn’t study.

(79) Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.

(80) He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.

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