QUICK PLACEMENT TEST

You know there is a mobile phone bill that has to be paid. As you'll be passing a Mobicom branch store on the way to a friend's house, you offer to pay the bill. You say to your mother:

• Isn't today the last day for paying your phone bill?

• You'd better pay that bill before the phone is cut off.

• If you haven't paid the phone bill, I can do so in my lunch hour.

• As I shall be passing the Mobicom branch, I thought I might as well pay that telephone bill.

1. Your husband works in an office as a manager. Today he has come home rather upset because his boss has shouted at him in front of a lot of people. He feels very strongly that he didn't deserve such treatment. So, to comfort him, you say:

• Your boss seems to have been upsetting you a lot lately.

• I wish you could have said something back to him.

• The trouble with you is that you don't stand up for yourself.

• I'm sure there was something else annoying him; otherwise, he would never have treated you like that.

Your nephew is fond of detective novels. At present you are reading a novel which is about a very unusual detective. You feel your nephew would enjoy reading it. So, you say to him:

• I can't understand what interests you in this particular detective novel.

• This is just your type of detective novel. I'll pass it on to you when I've finished it.

• I've enjoyed this novel enormously; can you recommend some other detective novels?

• You said this was a detective novel, but it doesn't seem like one to me.

1. You are taking some English friends to visit the Khongor Sand Dunes in the Southern Gobi province, which you know they will love. As you know how hot it gets there in the middle of the day, you suggest an early start. You say:

• Make sure you wear comfortable shoes because we shall be starting early in the day and doing a lot of walking there.

• You're going to enjoy the Dunes; but we should try to get there fairly early, to avoid the heat.

• If we don't set off early in the morning, we won't be able to see all there is to see what we want.

• This is a fascinating place, you'll love it. I want us to walk around and see everything.

1. You are going into town to buy a new coat for yourself. You know you are not very good at choosing the right clothes for yourself; in fact, you've made several very poor choices! Your sister never seems to make a mistake in the choice of clothes, so you want her to go with you and help. You say:

• As long as it fits properly, that is all that matters. Don't you agree?

• I can't even decide on the color. What do you suggest?

• When did you go shopping last? It must have been years ago.

• I do wish you'd come with me to help choose a coat. You know how hopeless I am in these matters!

The cost of living is extremely high in Ulaanbaatar ,____________an increasing number of people are moving to the city every day.

• besides

• instead

• thus

• yet

What's the point of your learning _______ Portuguese if you never expect to visit ____________country?

• a/some

• -/the

• the/a

• A) some/-

We ____________to keep talking until we _________ a compromise.

• are deciding/will reach

• decide/are reaching

• decided/were reaching

• A) have decided/reach

____________he was about to give up and join the army, Bold managed to find a job.

• Just as

• Whereas

• Until

• A) Rather than

The general called off the air raid _________harsh criticism from the international community about civilian casualties.

• for fear of

• besides

• in addition to

• while