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Placement test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I'm 18 and my brother is 20, so he's _______ me.

a)

the oldest of

b)

older than

c)

as old as

2.

Carl's very _______. He's never late, and he never forgets to do things.

a)

reliable

b)

patient

c)

strict

3.

We stayed in a lovely villa _______ the sea.

a)

it overlooks

b)

overlooked

c)

overlooking

4.

Not until the 1980s _______ for the average person to own a computer.

a)

it was possible

b)

was it possible

c)

was possible

5.

Jan ______ her arm on a hot iron.

a)

broke

b)

burned

c)

sprained

6.

Tomorrow's a holiday, so we _______ go to work.

a)

have to

b)

mustn't

c)

don't have to

7.

I usually ______ swimming at leats once a week.

a)

go

b)

do

c)

play

8.

My friend Sarah ____ to Russia last year.

a)

went

b)

has gone

c)

has been

9.

This is _____ area, with a lot of factories and warehouses.

a)

an agricultural

b)

an industrial

c)

a residential

10.

It I _______ well in my exams, I _____ to university.

a)

will do; will go

b)

will do; go

c)

do; will go

11.

She was so upset that she burst _____ tears.

a)

into

b)

out

c)

with

12.

Where did you go ______ holiday last year?

a)

for

b)

on

c)

to

13.

Ocean currents _____ play an important role in regulating global climate.

a)

are known to

b)

thought to

c)

are believed that they

14.

My cousin _____ getting a job in Bahrain.

a)

would like

b)

is planning

c)

is thinking of

15.

I can't _______ your hair, because I haven't got any scissors.

a)

brush

b)

cut

c)

wash

16.

I wish I _____ have an exam tomorrow!

a)

don't

b)

didn't

c)

won't

17.

The government plans to _____ taxes on sales of luxury items.

a)

increase

b)

expand

c)

go up

18.

When I first moved to Hong Kong, life in a different country was very strange, but now I'm used ______ here.

a)

living

b)

to live

c)

to living

19.

There _____ milk in the fridge.

a)

is some

b)

are some

c)

is a

20.

Criminals are people who are guilty of _____ the law.

a)

breaking

b)

cheating

c)

committing

21.

"It's pouring down, and it's freezing."

What are the weather conditions?

a)

high winds and snow

b)

heavy rain and cold temperatures

c)

thick cloud but quite warm

22.

_____ feeling OK? You don't look very well.

a)

Do you

b)

You are

c)

Are you

23.

Daniel's hair is getting far too long; he should ____ soon.

a)

cut it

b)

have cut it

c)

have it cut

24.

Mandy works for a computer software company. She got _____ recently, and so now she's an area manager.

a)

made redundant

b)

promoted

c)

a raise

25.

I can't hear you - it's ____ noisy in here.

a)

too

b)

too much

c)

too many

26.

Jamal has just sent me _____ to arrange plans for this weekend.

a)

a blog

b)

an email

c)

a website

27.

I promise I'll call you as soon as I _______.

a)

I arrive

b)

I arrived

c)

I'll arrive

28.

Why on earth isn't Josh here yet? _____ for him for over an hour!

a)

I'm waiting

b)

I've been waiting

c)

I've waited

29.

Photographers and designers need to be very ______.

a)

creative

b)

fit

c)

annoying

30.

The global financial crisis, ______ is forcing lots of small businesses to close, does not look set to end soon.

a)

it

b)

that

c)

which

31.

There ____ a terrible accident of the pilot hadn't reacted so quickly.

a)

had been

b)

was

c)

would have been

32.

"Are you ready to order?"

"Not yet - I'm still looking at the ______".

a)

bill

b)

menu

c)

service

33.

"My job is never boring."

The speaker's job is always ______

a)

interesting

b)

popular

c)

difficult

34.

I've been working here _____ about the last two years.

a)

during

b)

for

c)

since

35.

"It leaves from Platform 2 at 4.15."

The speaker is talking about _______.

a)

an airline flight

b)

a train

c)

a taxi

36.

I went to a lovely _____ last Saturday. The bride was my best friend when we were at school.

a)

anniversary

b)

marriage

c)

wedding

37.

"I've got a headache."

"Maybe you _____ to take an aspirin."

a)

should

b)

ought

c)

don't

38.

The patient had an ________ to insert metal pins in his broken leg.

a)

injection

b)

operation

c)

X-ray

39.

She won a seat in parliament at the last _______.

a)

general election

b)

opinion poll

c)

referendum

40.

I'm surprised you didn't get upset. If someone said that to me, ______ really angry.

a)

I'm

b)

I was

c)

I'd be

41.

This used to be ______ part of the city, but since the old buildings were renovated it's become a very fashionable area.

a)

an affluent

b)

a run-down

c)

a trendy

42.

Cassie went to bed early because she was ________.

a)

tired

b)

stressed

c)

relaxed

43.

In the 1960s, computers were ______ expensive that ordinary people couldn't afford them.

a)

so

b)

such

c)

too

44.

Do you want ______ the match tonight?

a)

watching

b)

watch

c)

to watch

45.

Researchers claim the new discovery is a major ______ in the fight against malaria.

a)

breakthrough

b)

investigation

c)

progress

46.

The Maths problem was really difficult and I just couldn't ____ the answer.

a)

check in

b)

set off

c)

work out

47.

When I was a child, I never _____ about the future.

a)

have worried

b)

used to worry

c)

was worrying

48.

A local politician has _____ charged of corruption made by the opposition party.

a)

accused

b)

blamed

c)

denied

49.

_____ worries me about society today is how completely we have come to depend on technology.

a)

That

b)

What

c)

Which

50.

Cats and dogs are usually kept as ______.

a)

farm animals

b)

wild animals

c)

pets