ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST

Mark the correct answer on the answer sheet.

Example : 1.

Frank .................................................German. Hes English.

A. is

B. are

C. isnt

D. arent

1. a. b. . d.
1. Hello, C..................................................Helen Watson.
A. this

B. I

C. Im

D. am

2. Whats this ? D....................................a modem.

A. That

B. Is

C. It.

D. Its

3. Madrid is B............................................capital of Spain.

A. it

B. the

C.. a

D. an

4. Is Mr Stein German ? No,C............................ Austrian.

A. he

B. she

C. hes

D. shes

5. Is this your pen ? No, itA......................

A. isnt

B. dont

C. doesnt

D. not

6. D...............Color is your boarding pass ? Its blue.

A. Who

B. Where

C. How

D. What

7. Where B.....................you from ? Singapore

A. do

B. are

C. is

D. come

8. I live A.......................Milan
A. in

B. from

C. to

D. of

9. How D........................you spell your name, please ? R-I-C-H-A-R-D-S.

A. are

B. write

C. does

D. do

10. Is this your office ? No, I C.......................... work here.

A. am not

B. not

C. dont

D. arent

11. Is it a small city ? No, its D......................... big.

A. only

B. also

C. but

D. quite

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12. C.................briefcase is this ? Its Karens.
A. Hows

B. Whos

C. Whose

D. Whats

13. Mr and Ms Wallis are from Toronto. B............................Canadian.

A. They

B. Theyre

C. Were.
Were

D. We

14. Sandra C...............................................for a computer company.

A. working

B. work

C. works

D. worker

15. This train A......................................................go to Birmingham.

A. doesnt
doesn

B. isnt

C. hasnt

D. dont

16. Do Penny and Joe live near here ? Yes. Thats A .................. house, over there.
A. their

B. our

C. other

D. her

17. The price is $515,850. Thats B....................................... half a million dollars.

A. under

B. over

C. nearly

D. after

18. Do they D....................................... a reservation ?

A.. got

B. gets

C. has

D. have

19. The meeting is A....................... Friday, ....................the morning.

A. on/in
on in

B. at/on
at on

C. in/at
in at

D. to/of
to of

20. How many spaces are B.................................. in the parking lot ?

A. you

B. they

C. about

D. there

21. B......................... you drive ? Yes, but I havent got a car.

A. Know

B. Can

C. Are

D. Shall

22. What A............... you like to drink ? A cup of coffee, please.

A. would

B. could

C. have

D. do

23. Do you sometimes go home for lunch ? No never. I C............have lunch at work.
A. ever

B. stay

C. always

D. prefer

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24. Where are you B.................................. ?
A. go

B. going

C. goes

D. went

25. If you see Mr. Harvey, could you give C............................... this fax ?
A. her

B. to her

C. him

D. to him

26.In Europe, flights are D.................................... expensive than in the United States.
A. most

B. the most

C. the more

D. more

27. Is there C.......................tourism in the region ? - Yes, quite ...................................

A. many / a few

B. a lot / a few

C. any / good

D. much / a lot

28. Why B..........you get up at 6:00 a.m ? Because I ..............an early appointment.
A. were / was

B. did / had

C. have / made

D. are / having

29. What time are you meeting her ? At 12:30. Were A

A. going to

B. will

C. want to

D. meeting

have lunch together.

30. I dont think D................................ have enough money to buy a house next year.
A. were

B. will

C. well

D. we wont

31. After A...................................... the museum, we walked back to the hotel.

A. visiting

B. visit

C. to visit

D. visited

32. I use a special case D............................................ carry my computer.

A. which

B. that

C. for

D. to

33. If I have to work, I C............................ be able to come to the party.

A. cant

B. dont

C. wont

D. wasnt

34. B.................................... you ever played basketball ?

A. Do

B. Have

C. Are

D. Did

35. This is the key D............................. opens the cabinet.

A. what

B. who

C. it

D. that

36. Theyve both worked here B............................................ over ten years.

A. in

B. for

C. since

D. during

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37. When B.................... you..................... ? About an hour ago.
A. will / arrive

B. did / arrive

C. have / arrived

D. are / arriving

38. Sales have increased D..................................................... month.

A. last

B. that

C. during

D. this

39. Have you A......................... to the sports club recently ? No, I havent had time.
A. been

B. went

C. gone

D. go

40.You need your passport, but you D........................ have a visa..

A. couldnt

B. mustnt

C. dont have to

D. dont need

41. Sorry, I missed our appointment, but my son was sick. I B.................go home early.
A. needed

B. had to

C. able to

D. should

42. Steve often works until 9:00 p.m. He works very C......................................
A. later

B. lately

C. hard

D. hardly

43. Drivers over the age of 25 have A........................accidents than drivers under 25.
A. less

B. under

C. the latest

D. fewer

44. Chinese A.............................................by 1.2 billion people.

A. is spoken

B. is speaking

C. has spoken

D. can speak

45. I cant find my suitcase. I think it A.................................stolen.

A. has been

B. was being

C. to be

D. go to be

46. Well change our money when B.....................................get to the airport.

A. weve

B. well

C.. we

D. were

47. Shes late. She said she A ..........................................arrive before dinner.

A. probably

B. shall

C. definitely

D. would

48. I D..................................TV when, suddenly, the electricity went off.

A. watched

B. have watched

C. am watching

D. was watching

49. It was B..........................a cold day that you needed to wear two pairs of gloves.
A. so much

B. such

C. so

D. such as

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50. What B...........................you do if you ............................a UFO ?
A. would / saw

B. will / saw

C. would / see

D. will / seen

51. Excuse me. Could you tell me how much A....................................., please ?
A. is this

B. this costs

C. does this cost

D. do these cost

52. She asked B..............................I ...........................................to go with her.

A. whether / wanted

B. if / want

C. did / want

D. that / wanted

53. Hi. Im sorry, am I late ? No, I C....................................................long.

A. havent waited

B. havent been waiting

C. didnt wait

D. wasnt waiting

54.They havent made a decision. The plan is A................... considered at the moment.
A. to be

B. been

C. having

D. being

55. This is their email address, isnt it ? Yes, and the fax number is B
A. their

B. theirs

C. to them

D. of them

,too.

56. Do you know the place ? Of course. I D...................................................there.

A. use lived

B. used to living

C. used live

D. used to live

57. There were plenty of road signs, so I D........................... find the airport quite easily.
A. ought to

B. able to

C. was allowed to

D. managed to

58. When the movie started, I suddenly realized that I A..........................it before.
A. had seen

B. was seen

C. was seeing

D. had been seeing

59. Theyd learn the language quite quickly if they lived in the country, B............... ?
A. would they

B. wouldnt they

C. will they

D. wont they

60. I think Sarah likes the idea.- Yes, C........................................

A. as me

B. doesnt she

C.. so do I

D. neither do I

61. Our children were D.............................the evening before the carnival.

A. to excite

B. excitedly

C. exciting

D. excited

62. The new machine isnt bad, but were not D....................................satisfied with it.
A. relatively

B. reasonably

C. fairly

D. totally

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63. Danger. Do not A.................................off until the vehicle has stopped.
A. attempt to get

B. attempt get

C. attempt a get

D. attempt in getting

64. Its noisy in the office because the subway trains run directly C............ the building.
A. among

B. beyond

C. beneath

D. outdoors

65. Remove the film from the camera in a dark room. Dont take B....................... here.
A. out

B. it out

C. out it

D. it

66. They havent asked me for any money. A

A. Would

B. Shall

C. Were

D. Should

they to ask, however, Id refuse.

67. The crime rate is very low here. I never worry D.........home late at night.
A. to walk

B. for walking

C. about to walk

D. about walking

68.If the hotel D............ been a bit quieter, we ...........................enjoyed our stay there.
A. would / have

B. had / would have

C. would have / had

D. has / would have

69.You should drive more carefully.-What do you mean ? I C ........ carefully !.

A. do drive

B. very drive

C. ever drive

D. drive of course

70. Where shall I put this plan ? D...................................... you want. I dont mind.
A. Whereas

B. Where will

C. Where any

D. Wherever

71. Did you install the modem yourself ? No, I C ................ by a computer specialist.
A. had to install it

B. installed it

C. had it installed

D. have it installed

72. Booking a month in advance is much cheaper. C.................. booked a bit earlier.
A. If only I have

B. Only have I

C. If only I had

D. Only had I

73. Cynthia screamed as the C.......................................... bug crawled across the bed.
A. black big hairy

B. big black hairy

C. hairy black big

D. black hairy big

74. The passengers, A

were business travelers, were put on a later flight.

A. most of whom

B. mostly which

C.. many who

D. much of those

75. All our employees D..........................given a $500 bonus after all their hard work.
A. ought

B. ought to

C. should

D. ought to be

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76.They should be here by now. They A............................................................ got lost.
A. might be

B. have to

C. must have

D. could be

77. Come over dinner next month. By then, Eric D....................... decorating the house.
A. will have been finished

B. has finished

C. will finish having

D. will have finished

78. A.................................... the current economic problems, the company is doing well.
A. Hence

B. In spite of

C. As through

D. Even through

79. The regulations require that all appliances B...................... using the new procedure.
A. be tested

B. are tested

C. are to test

D. have tested

80. I want to keep my plans secret, so dont tell anybody, C......................................... ?

A. do you

B. dont you

C. will you

D. wont you

81. D.............reasonable. Lets try to find a compromise.

A. To be

B. You be

C. We be

D. Be

82. Im allowed to smoke in here, A............................................ ?

A. am I

B. shall it

C. arent I

D. isnt it

83. The penguin C..................... the only species able to survive in such conditions.
A. is thought to be

B. is thinking as

C. is thinking to be

D. is thought that is

84. Lets cross the road. He A.......................... for us on the other side of the street.
A. maybe is waiting

B. waits maybe

C. might be waiting

D. can be waiting

85. D......................... I known this was going to be so boring, I would never have come.
A. Should

B. Would

C. Had

D. If

86. I B................................................if you might like to come to the movies with me.
A. was wondering

B. would wonder

C. could wonder

D. have wondered

87. They werent having a conversation. They were just shouting at B......................
A. each and other

B. each other

C. each another

D. each and the other

88. If you B.................tried to pick up that table, you ..................have a backache now.
A. havent / dont

B. hadnt / wouldnt

C.. didnt have / shouldnt

D. wouldnt have / wouldnt

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89. I dont mind watching tennis, but D..................................................play myself.
A. Id prefer

B. I rather

C. Id rather

D. I prefer

90. D............................................ had it stopped raining than the sun came out.
A. As soon as

B. The sooner

C. No sooner

D. Soon as

91. Did you remember B............................off the heat before we left ?

A. turn

B. to turn

C. turning

D. turning it

92. If we hadnt missed our flight D........................by the pool in Barbados right now.
A. wed sit

B. wed been sitting

C. wed have sat

D. wed be sitting

93. Take extreme care A....................this surface. Do not use solvents or detergents.
A. to clean

B. for cleaning

C. when to clean

D. when cleaning

94. Another failure ! What do you A.......... ? Bad luck ?.

A. put it on

B. put down on it

C. put it down to

D. put to it

95. I can run as fast as everyone except Robin. Hes the only one I cant C...........
A. keep up

B. keep onto

C. keep with

D. keep up with

96. Im tempted to accept, but I feel it may be inappropriate to A..............................

A. do so

B. do such

C. to be doing so

D. do this do

97.Claimants must quantify the value of any loss, D................................... reasonable.

A. as to how it is

B. in so far as is

C. to be as it is

D. as for it being

98. D. I would like to join you, unfortunately, I have a ...............engagement.

A. As much as / prior

B. Be it that / priority

C. As sure / private

D. Seeing / previous

99. They should remain in jail D..................time as they realise the error of their ways.
A. during that

B. until such

C. beyond so much

D. so far as a

100. D
key,

the ingenious, he surreptitiously acquired himself a copy of the answer

gaining himself a pronounced advantage in the Placement Test.

A. Ever / thereby

B. Such / moreover

C. Him as / herein

D. Likening / so as

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