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Grammar and Vocabulary

1. For questions 1-36, choose the best word or phrase (A, B or C).

1. I _______ got a computer but I've 5. Amy: Where _______ you


got a tablet. yesterday?
A. don't Jill: I was at my grandmother's
B. 've house.
C. haven't A. were
B. did
C. are
2. Sue: I love Rita Ora! _______ her?
Mike: No, I prefer Ed Sheeran.
A. Do you like
B. Are you like
6. Angel: Messi's the _______
C. Does you like
footballer in the world.
Ricardo: No, he isn't. Ronaldo is!
A. most good
3. Marie: _______ play a musical
B. best
instrument, John?
C. better
John: Yes, I play the piano.
A. Can you
B. Do you can
7. I _______ to the radio every day.
C. Are you
A. read
B. watch
C. listen
4. That's Jana. She's _______ to her
friend.
A. talks
8. Dad: Where are you going?
B. talk
Mum: To the _______. I need to buy
C. talking
some boots.
A. chemist's
B. newsagent's
C. shoe shop
9. Mary is very _______. She always A. already
helps me when I have a problem. B. just
A. hard-working C. yet
B. kind
C. creative
15. If _______ to the concert later,
_______ with you.
10. You _______ tell anyone – it's a A. you'll go / I'll come
secret. B. you go / I'll come
A. don't have to C. you go / I come
B. must
C. mustn't
16. He's a _______. He writes articles
for the newspaper.
A. dentist
B. journalist
11. When I was five I _______ swim but
C. secretary
now I can.
A. couldn't
B. can't
17. Customer: I'd like a _______ of
C. could
pizza, please.
Server: Of course. Here you are.
A. packet
12. While we _______ to school, it
B. slice
started snowing. It was beautiful!
C. carton
A. was walking
B. were walking
C. walked
18. George: These trousers are a bit big.
Dad: Yes, I think you need to buy a
_______.
13. Harry: What are you doing tonight?
A. cap
Ben: I _______ basketball with
B. scarf
Michael. Do you want to come?
C. belt
A. 'm playing
B. will play
C. play

19. That is the man _______ name I


14. I haven't finished cleaning my bike can't pronounce.
_______. A. whose
B. who C. doing
C. which

25. Mum: What's the matter?


20. My best friend isn't _______ my Natalie: I sang too much at the
sister. concert and now my throat is
A. as old than _______.
B. as old as A. injured
C. so old than B. sore
C. ache

21. Can you turn the music down, it's


_______. 26. I am very _______ in learning
A. not enough loud Chinese next year.
B. not loud enough A. interesting
C. too loud B. interest
C. interested

22. James: What _______ if you


_______ €100 in the street? 27. If I don't know a word I always
Lisa: I'd give it to the police. _______ using an online dictionary.
A. will you do / found A. look it for
B. would you do / would find B. look up it
C. would you do / found C. look it up

23. My brother and sister _______ play 28. I've lived in London _______ 20
football together when they were years but I've never visited London
younger. Zoo.
A. did use to A. for
B. use to B. since
C. used to C. from

29. By this time next week, we _______


our exams and we'll be on holiday!
24. I enjoyed _______ my homework
A. 'll be finishing
last night.
B. 're going to finish
A. do
C. 'll have finished
B. to do
30. This film, _______ won three Oscars, 35. My teacher is very good _______
stars Johnny Depp and is directed by grammar.
Tim Burton. A. for explain
A. which B. in explaining
B. where C. at explaining
C. that

36. Sally, could you _______ me some


31. It _______ John who used the money, please?
computer because he doesn't know A. owe
the password. B. lend
A. mustn't be C. borrow
B. can't have been
C. might have been

32. If you _______ football for five


hours you _______ so tired.
A. wouldn't have played /
wouldn't have felt
B. hadn't played / won't feel
C. hadn't played / wouldn't
have felt

33. I wish I _______ as well as her. She's


got such a lovely voice.
A. sing
B. can sing
C. could sing

34. When we entered the church it was


_______ inside.
A. absolutely packed
B. very enormous
C. absolutely old
2. For questions 37-60, choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D).
A. unless
B. provided
37. Tom: Where are you? _______ here
C. supposed
for an hour.
D. if only
Emma: Sorry, I missed the bus.
A. I wait
B. I'm waiting
42. You won a prize for your paintings,
C. I've been waiting
_______?
D. I'd been waiting
A. isn't it?
B. haven't you?
C. didn't you?
38. It was _______ hot that we decided
D. don't you?
to stay at home.
A. so
B. very
43. The _______ from the airport into
C. too
London was expensive but quick.
D. such a
A. travel
B. trip
C. journey
39. The _______ I concentrate the
D. voyage
_______ I finish my work.
A. more hard / fastest
B. hardly / faster
44. When I _______ money, I usually
C. harder / fastest
take out €40 from the cash machine.
D. harder / faster
A. pick up
B. withdraw
C. set aside
40. You _______ brought food. We have
D. deposit
got plenty here.
A. had better
B. needn't have
C. didn't need
D. should have 45. Max always _______ his important
computer documents on an external
drive.
A. prints out
B. saves up
C. backs up
D. sets off

41. We'll play a game tonight _______


you have done your homework.
46. If the computer doesn't work try 51. If you're angry, just tell him. You
_______ it off and on again. should get it off your _______.
A. to switch A. head
B. switching B. chest
C. switch C. back
D. having switched D. foot

47. The suspect _______ being near the 52. You should take a few days off work.
bank at the time of the crime. It won't _______ you any harm.
A. claimed A. do
B. accused B. give
C. denied C. make
D. refused D. pay

48. The man is believed _______ over a 53. Slow down, Barry, I can't _______
thousand marathons since he you.
started. A. keep up with
A. to run B. come up to
B. to be running C. come up with
C. he has run D. reach up with
D. to have run

54. Budapest is a wonderful city full of


49. Paul didn't like decorating so he got culture and _______ in history.
a professional decorator _______ A. sprawling
his flat for him. B. renowned
A. designing C. steeped
B. design D. bustling
C. she designed
D. to design
50. _______ all her emails, she switched
off her computer.
55. I liked my new English teacher,
A. Sending
_______ was fortunate, as she also
B. She sent
was teaching us history.
C. Having sent
A. who
D. Sent
B. what
C. which
D. that
A. to do
B. doing
56. Mum: Laura, have you done the
C. to make
dishes yet?
D. making
Laura: Well, I _______ doing them,
but then I had to answer my phone.
A. started to
59. My aunt Jane bears a(n) _______
B. did start
resemblance to a famous rock star.
C. was starting
A. uncanny
D. have just was
B. sceptical
C. intentional
D. irrational
57. _______ the film started when the
phone rang.
A. No sooner had
60. My sister and my father like to win.
B. Seldom had
There is a competitive _______
C. Barely had
running through our family.
D. Not until
A. line
B. consciousness
58. Do you remember _______ your bed
C. streak
when you were a child?
D. shift

Total: _____/60

Reading
3. Read the text below. For questions 61-65, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Bike sharing
If you travel to a big city you will see many people riding public bikes. This isn't a new idea. The
first public bike sharing system began in Amsterdam in the 1960s. The organizers painted the
bikes white and many people used them. After one person finished their journey they left the
bike for the next person. Unfortunately, people stole many of the bikes or threw them in the
rivers, and so the system was stopped.
In 1974, the city of La Rochelle, in France, started its own system of free public bicycles. Their
bikes were yellow and the system was successful. Today, there are more than 300 bikes and the
city is famous for its yellow bikes. You have to pay to use the bikes now, but they aren't
expensive and they are very popular.
Today, technology has changed public bike sharing systems. There are now special stations for
people to put the bikes so they are safe and computer systems that record the location of the
bikes at the bike stations. In most bike sharing systems, the riders use a special card to pay for
11 the bike. Public bike sharing systems are popular in Europe, but they are also becoming
popular in Asia. In fact, the biggest bike sharing system is in the city of Hangzhou, in China.
There are over 60,000 bicycles and over 2,000 stations!
Cities don't have bike sharing systems to make money, but the city benefits because there are
fewer cars on the roads, less noise and less pollution. Public bike sharing systems are also
becoming very popular with tourists. Local people are happy because a shared bike is cheaper
than using a car, it is good for the environment and it is good exercise. With over 500 bike
sharing systems in the world today it looks like they are here to stay.

61. What was one of the problems with 62. What does the writer say about the
the first bike sharing system? bike sharing system in France?
A. Nobody wanted a white A. When it started people didn't
bicycle. pay to use the bikes.
B. People rode the bicycles into B. People liked yellow bikes
the river. more than white bikes.
C. Some people took the bikes C. Many famous people use the
and kept them. yellow bikes

63. What does 'they' (line 11) refer to?


A. the riders
B. the cards
C. bike sharing systems

64. What's the topic of the last paragraph?


A. how cities can make money with bike sharing systems
B. why bike sharing systems are good for tourists
C. the advantages of bike sharing systems

65. How does the writer feel about bike sharing systems?
A. They have a good future.
B. Cars will always be more popular.
C. They are the best way to do exercise.

/5

4. Read the text below. For questions 66-70, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Democratic School
I've just started university and have met lots of new people from all sorts of countries. Despite
their different backgrounds, they all went to the same type of school as me. The schools had
3 lots of rules, lots of sitting quietly, hours of listening to lessons and never-ending tests.
However, there was one student, Derek, who told me he'd gone to a democratic school. I didn't
know what he meant so I asked him to tell me more.
He explained that democratic schools are very different from typical schools where the teachers
decide what the rules are. In democratic schools, things like equality and freedom are more
important than getting good grades. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their
own actions. He explained that in weekly meetings students and staff members voted on school
rules and ways to enforce them. They also decided what to do if someone broke the rules. Each
student and staff member had one vote each so, as there were many more students than staff,
the students were in control.
As for the lessons themselves, Derek said that students made their own timetables at the
beginning of each term. They could choose from a range of traditional subjects like geography,
maths, and woodwork. He also explained how the students weren't separated by age and even
more surprising that participation in each class was optional. They had to attend the class but if
they chose to, the students could do an alternative activity, like reading or drawing. Despite
this, the students often chose to prepare for exams in order to go to university.
If I'd gone to a democratic school, I wouldn't have studied anything and I'd have spent all my
time playing games. Even now, I need someone to tell me what to do and organize my life for
me. But maybe that's the point of democratic schools. Perhaps if young people were allowed to
make more decisions themselves, they would be better prepared not only for life at university,
but also the challenges beyond.

66. What's the writer doing in the text? 68. According to Derek, how are
A. Telling a funny story about democratic schools different from
school. more typical schools?
B. Recommending a school. G. Students are given more
C. Discussing a type of school. freedom.
67. What does 'never-ending tests' (line H. Students get worse grades.
3) mean? I. Students are allowed to
D. lots of tests break the rules.
E. difficult tests
F. boring tests
69. What does the writer learn about
the classes in the democratic
70. How does the writer feel about
school?
democratic schools?
J. Students didn't need to
M. Students won't learn
attend them.
anything useful.
N. They might be good for
K. The boys and the girls
young people.
weren't separated.
O. He wishes he'd gone to one.
L. Students didn't have to take
part in them.
/5
5. Read the text below. For questions 71-75, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

The Importance of Music


Music has always been important to people, and has been around for longer than you might
think. In 2012, a primitive flute made from bird bone and mammoth ivory, discovered in
Germany, was claimed to be over forty-thousand years old. If true, this would make it the
world's oldest musical instrument. But why have humans needed music?
There are many theories as to the importance of music. Some experts suggest that humans
used music like birds do, to attract a mate. Other theories suggest that music emerged to
accompany storytelling. Stories told in groups turned into poetry, which had a rhythm. This
rhythm may have been accompanied by clapping, which may have evolved into drums and
other instruments. Another function of music was to bond communities, and this can still be
evident in football stadiums all over the world. Whatever the reason, it is clear that music has
never been essential for survival, but it is something that has been kept because it serves
various functions and is enjoyed by people.
In fact, according to recent studies, nowadays more and more young people are learning to
play an instrument; the most popular being the recorder, piano and guitar. In recent years,
electric keyboards and electric guitars have increased in popularity, suggesting a shift away
from more traditional instruments towards electronic ones. With the arrival of the Internet and
mobile technology, it is possible to turn a mobile phone into a keyboard or drum, and beginners
can learn guitar and other instruments by watching video tutorials online. Some artists, like Ed
Sheeran, have become famous after posting their performances on the Internet.
The Internet has also created the potential for people to collaborate on online musical projects
so new sounds and ways of making music can be easily shared. The Virtual Choir is one example
19 of this; more than a thousand voices were brought together by the Internet to create a
digital choir. In addition, musicians who use the Internet can form online bands and use
internet websites such as YouTube to share their music, without ever meeting in person.
But what about the young people without access to the Internet or expensive instruments like
the piano? Well, in the same way as people have been doing for millennia, they make music in
any way they can; by whistling, clapping or just hitting a box with their hands. As long as we
have creativity and imagination, the future of music is assured, regardless of the instruments
that we play.
71. Why does the writer use the I. electronic music is easier to
example of the flute? play than traditional
A. to suggest that musical instruments
instruments can be simple J. young people like electronic
B. to highlight the fact that music more
music instruments are K. there are more resources to
important help people
C. to exemplify that music has L. young people want to
existed for thousands of become famous
years
D. to impress the reader with
an amazing fact 74. What does 'this' (line 19) refer to?
M. online collaboration
N. creating potential
72. In the second paragraph, what does O. making new music
the writer suggest about music? P. sharing music
E. it probably evolved as a way
for the species to continue
F. it is more desirable than vital 75. How does the writer feel about the
G. it is an essential way to bring future of music?
groups together Q. optimistic as long as people
H. it replaces the spoken word have the right instruments
R. worried that music will
become increasingly simpler
73. In the third paragraph, what reason S. concerned that music will
is given for the increase in young only be for the rich
people learning an instrument? T. confident that music will
always exist

/5
Total / 15
Writing

6. Read part of an email you have received from an English-speaking friend. Write an email
answering your friend's questions.
In your next email, please tell me about your favourite kind of music or favourite singers or
group. What type of music do they play? Why do you like them?

Write 75-100 words.


…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

/5

7. At school you have been discussing the best way to study. Your teacher has asked you to
write an essay. Read the statement and write an essay discussing both views. Then give your
opinion.
Some students think the best way to prepare for a test is to study a little bit every day, while
others think it is better to wait until the week before the test and study for many hours.

Write 150-180 words.


…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
/5
Total / 10
Total / 85
Placement Test / TEACHERS GUIDE

Deciding Students' Levels

Gateway 2nd Edition Placement Test Conversion Table

Use the Placement Test Conversion Table to identify your students' levels. Placement according
to the scores on the complete test is based on the assumption that your students attempt to
answer all the questions, including both writing tasks.

Total Score Recommended Level


0-12 A1+
13-24 A2
25-36 B1
37-48 B1+
49-60 B2
61-72 B2+
73-85 C1
Gateway 2nd Edition Placement Test Conversion Table: Grammar, Vocabulary and Reading only

If you choose not to use the writing section of the Placement Test, use this table to place your
students in the appropriate level based on their grammar, vocabulary and reading skills.

Total Score Recommended Level


0-9 A1+
10-18 A2
19-27 B1
28-36 B1+
37-45 B2
46-54 B2+
55-65 C1
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Placement Test

TEACHERS GUIDE

ANSWER KEY

Grammar and Vocabulary

C (have got)
A (present simple)
A (can)
C (present continuous)
A (past simple)
B (superlatives)
C (vocabulary – everyday activities)
C (vocabulary – places in a town)
B (vocabulary – personal qualities)
C (modals of obligation/lack of obligation/prohibition)
A (could)
B (past continuous)
A (present continuous for future)
C (present perfect with yet)
B (first conditional)
B (vocabulary – jobs)
B (vocabulary – containers and measures)
C (vocabulary – clothes)
A (relative pronouns)
B (as...as comparatives)
C (too/(not) enough)
C (second conditional)
C (used to)
C (gerunds and infinitives)
B (vocabulary – health problems and illnesses)
C (vocabulary – adjectives -ed/-ing)
C (vocabulary – phrasal verbs)
A (present perfect for/since)
C (future perfect simple)
A (relative clauses – non defining)
B (past modals of deduction)
C (third conditional)
C (wish)
A (vocabulary – extreme adjectives)
C (vocabulary – dependent prepositions)
B (vocabulary – lend/borrow)
C (present perfect continuous)
A (so/such)
D (the...the...comparative structures)
B (modals in the past)
B (provided)
C (question tags)
C (vocabulary – transport and travel)
B (vocabulary – money)
C (vocabulary – phrasal verbs)
B (gerunds and infinitives)
C (reporting verbs)
D (impersonal reporting structures)
D (causative get)
C (participle clauses)
B (vocabulary – body idioms)
A (vocabulary – collocations with do)
A (vocabulary – phrasal verbs)
C (vocabulary – describing cities and towns)
C (relative clauses)
B (auxiliaries for emphasis)
C (inversion)
D (gerunds and infinitives: two meanings)
A (vocabulary – descriptive adjectives)
C (vocabulary – adjective + noun collocations)
Reading
C (detailed information)
A (detailed information)
C (pronoun reference)
C (main idea)
A (writer's opinion)
C (writer's intention)
A (meaning in context)
A (detailed information)
C (detailed information)
B (writer's opinion)
C (writer's intention)
B (detailed information)
C (inference)
A (pronoun reference)
D (writer's opinion)
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Writing

Sample answer
Hi John,

Thanks for your email.


To answer your question, my favourite singer is Ed Sheeran. He sings pop music and he plays
the guitar. He also raps in some of his songs. Last year, I saw him in concert and it was amazing!
He doesn’t have any musicians on stage with him. It’s just him and his guitar.
I like him because he raps really fast and he is very original. If you have the chance to see him in
concert you should go. I think he is one of the most talented musicians in the world!
Best wishes,
Paul

Sample answer
Tests at school are very important and every student prepares for them differently. Some
prefer to study constantly throughout the year, whereas others leave all their revision until the
last minute. I can understand both points of view.
To study regularly, you have to be very organised. You must review your notes before and after
lessons and always be asking your teacher questions when something is not clear. The
advantage of this is that you do really learn better, but the disadvantage is that it takes a lot of
time.
On the other hand, if you leave it to the last minute it is possible to do a test and remember
something that you studied the night before. However, it is also true that you cannot study
everything the night before because there is not enough time. In addition, if you have to revise
for more than one subject, the information can become mixed up.
Personally, I think it is best to study regularly and make summaries of your notes. You can
review these easily the night before without feeling stressed.

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