Name _______________________________________ Date _____________________

QUICK PLACEMENT TEST

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fi each ba!"#
($) My name is Juan and I _____ from Spain.
a) is
b) be
c) are
d) am
(%) Where _____?
a) does he work
b) he works
c) he does work
d) works he
(&) Who did _____ at the party?
a) you saw
b) you see
c) saw you
d) see
(') _____ to !ustra"ia# $inny?% No# I ha&en% t. %
a) Did you e&er 'o
b) Wi"" you e&er 'o
c) !re you e&er 'oin'
d) (a&e you e&er been
(() )okyo is _____ city I%&e e&er "i&ed in.
a) the most bi'
b) the bi''er
c) the bi''est
d) the more bi'
()) Is she the woman _____ husband is a famous musician?
a) which
b) that
c) who
d) whose
(*) )he po"ice wanted to know e*act" y how the money _____ sto"en from
the bank.
a) is
b) was
c) 'ets
d) did
(+) +y the ti me Mary 'ets here# the mo&ie _____.
a) wi"" finish
b) is 'oin' to finish
c) wi"" ha&e finished
d) is finishin'
(,) ,ou _____ te"" anyone about this# Sara. It%s our secret# -.?
a) cou"dn% t
b) wou"dn% t
c) mustn% t
d) don% t ha&e to
($-) I think you _____ "ea&e now# it%s 'etti n' "ate.
a) can
b) wou"d
c) wi""
d) shou"d
($$) I wish I _____ in such a co"d country/
a) didn% t "i&e
b) ha&en% t "i&ed
c) won% t "i&e
d) am not "i&in'
($%) If Jack _____ music# he wou"dn% t ha&e become a concert pianist.
a) hadn% t studied
b) didn% t study
c) wou"dn% t ha&e studied
d) hasn% t studied
($&) I a"ways 'o to the mo&ies _____ 0ridays.
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by
($') I wi"" _____ you tomorrow.
a) shout
b) cry
c) ca""
d) say
($() (annah%s a rea""y _____ person. She%s a"ways smi"in'.
a) sensib"e
b) interestin'
c) ta"kati &e
d) cheerfu"
($)) I ha&e no _____ what ti me the swi mmi n' poo" opens.
a) be"ief
b) opinion
c) idea
d) fee"in'
($*) It was a beautifu" day so we went on a boat _____ on the "ake.
a) ride
b) tra&e"
c) dri&e
d) si'htseein'
($+) It was a 'reat mea"# but prett y e*pensi&e. Just "ook at the _____/
a) ticket
b) recipe
c) in&oice
d) bi""
($,) 1aura rare"y "ea&es the house without _____her make2 up on.
a) doin'
b) putti n'
c) ha&in'
d) 'etti n'
(%-) Joe" came back from his ho"iday in +ra3i" "ookin' rea""y _____.
a) tanned
b) sunned
c) co"oured
d) darkened
(%$) I%m not &ery interested _____ sports.
a) for
b) about
c) in
d) to
(%%) She "ikes _____ e*pensi&e c"othes.
a) to wearin'
b) wearin'
c) wear
d) is wearin'
(%&) (arry _____ his father%s car when the accident happened.
a) was dri&in'
b) dro&e
c) had dri&en
d) has been dri&in'
(%') I was wonderin' _____ te"" me when the ne*t p"ane from 4hica'o
arri&es?
a) cou"d you
b) can you
c) if you cou"d
d) p"ease
(%() If I _____ you had cance""ed the meeti n' I wou"dn% t ha&e turned up/
a) knew
b) ha&e known
c) had known
d) know
(%)) I "ike your hair. Where _____?
a) cut you it
b) did you ha&e it cut
c) do you cut it
d) ha&e it cut
(%*) I think Joey must _____ "ate toni'ht. (is office "i'ht is sti"" on.
a) ha&e worked
b) work
c) be workin'
d) to work
(%+) John te""s me Jack%s 'oin' out with (e"en# _____ I find hard to be"ie&e.
a) that
b) who
c) whose
d) which
(%,) We _____ to the new house by the end of the week# so we won% t be
here ne*t Sunday.
a) wi"" ha&e mo&ed
b) wi"" be mo&in'
c) wi"" mo&e
d) are mo&in'
(&-) What _____ this weekend# 1ance?
a) wi"" you do
b) are you doin'
c) wi"" you ha&e done
d) do you do
(&$) )he weather has been awfu". We%&e had &ery _____ sunshine this
summer.
a) "itt"e
b) a "itt"e
c) few
d) a few
(&%) Did you hear what happened to .ate? She _____.
a) is arrested
b) arrested
c) has been arrested
d) is bein' arrested
(&&) I often _____ footba"" when I%m at the beach.
a) ha&e
b) 'o
c) do
d) p"ay
(&') My sister _____ the cookin' in our house.
a) does
b) makes
c) cooks
d) takes
(&() Don%t for'et to _____ the "i'ht when you 'o out.
a) turn up
b) turn in
c) turn off
d) turn o&er
(&)) I hope this cut on my hand _____ 5uick" y.
a) cures
b) hea"s
c) treats
d) restores
(&*) She 6ust burst into _____ when she heard the tra'ic news.
a) cryin'
b) tears
c) cries
d) break down
(&+) (e _____ that he hadn% t sto"en the computer# but no one be"ie&ed him.
a) reassured
b) informed
c) insisted
d) persuaded
(&,) 4ou"d you _____ me that book for a coup"e of days# p"ease?
a) "end
b) owe
c) borrow
d) rent
('-) $re' is _____ a "ot of time at ,&onne%s house these days/
a) takin'
b) spendin'
c) ha&in'
d) doin'
('$) Who _____ in that house?
a) does he "i&e
b) "i&es
c) did he "i&e
d) he "i&es
('%) I wi"" ca"" you when I _____ home.
a) 'et
b) wi"" 'et
c) 'ot
d) 'etti n'
('&) If you _____ me# what wou"d you do?
a) was
b) wou"d be
c) were
d) ha&e been
('') I don% t know where _____ "ast ni'ht.
a) did he 'o
b) he did 'o
c) went he
d) he went
('() John and +etty are comin' to &isit us tomorrow but I wish _____.
a) they won% t
b) they hadn% t
c) they didn% t
d) they weren% t
(')) I%m so hun'ry/ If on"y +i"" _____ a"" the food in the frid'e/
a) wasn% t eatin'
b) didn% t eat
c) hadn% t eaten
d) hasn% t eaten
('*) I re'ret _____ harder in schoo".
a) not studyin'
b) not to study
c) to not study
d) not ha&e studied
('+) Sure"y Sue _____ you if she was unhappy with your work.
a) wi"" te""
b) wou"d ha&e to"d
c) must ha&e to"d
d) had to"d
(',) -ur nei'hbours aren% t &ery po"ite# and _____ particu"ar" y 5uiet /
a) neither they aren% t
b) either they aren% t
c) nor are they
d) neither did they be
((-) We had e*pected that they _____ f"uent 7n'"ish# but in fact they didn% t.
a) were speakin'
b) wou"d speak
c) had spoken
d) spoke
(($) I%d rather _____ ne*t weekend# but I do/
a) I don% t ha&e to work
b) I didn% t ha&e to work
c) not to work
d) no workin'
((%) (arriet is so know"ed'eab"e. She can ta"k about _____ sub6ect that
comes up.
a) whate&er
b) whene&er
c) where&er
d) whoe&er
((&) I a"ways _____ mi"k in my coffee.
a) ha&e
b) eat
c) cook
d) make
((') I _____ )8 e&ery e&enin'.
a) watch
b) "ook at
c) see
d) hear
((() 4an you 'i&e me a _____ with my ba'.
a) "e'
b) back
c) hand
d) head
(()) +efore you enter the triath"on# p"ease bear in _____ that you%re not as
youn' as you used to be/
a) thou'ht
b) 5uestion
c) mind
d) opinion
((*) )he breath test showed he had consumed more than three ti mes the
"e'a" "imi t of a"coho"# so the po"ice arrested him for _____.
a) trespassin'
b) mu''in'
c) speedin'
d) drunk dri&in'
((+) )he meetin' was _____ and not &ery interestin'.
a) time2 wastin'
b) time2 consumi n'
c) time2 usin'
d) out of ti me
((,) !fter the mo&ie was re"eased# the main _____ point was its e*cessi&e
use of &io"ence.
a) discussion
b) speakin'
c) con&ersation
d) ta"kin'
()-) )here ha&e been se&era" bi' _____ a'ainst the use of $M foods
recent" y.
a) campai 'ns
b) issues
c) boycotts
d) strikes