Placement test Written test

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1 Placement test Written test CEF A1 to C1 Choose the best answer for each question Stop when the questions become too difficult Spend no more than 40 minutes on the test 1 Where from? I m from Russia A you are 2 B you house in Moscow We have A any 3 B a 5 B daughters I work in a I m a doctor A hospital B hotel 6 B His I get up A for I like apples, but I A don t like 9 Excuse me, A do you 10 C supermarket C He s five people in my family A They are 8 C children name s Paul This is my brother A Her 7 C an, a boy and a girl I have two A sons 4 C are you How much are A this B There is C There are 7 o clock in the morning B at C in bananas B like C do like speak French? B you do C you shoes? B these C that 1

2 11 Where are my glasses? They re the table A at B on My sister tennis very well A plays B play B with I don t see my parents very often they live in South Africa B but Rosie stayed home yesterday afternoon A in B at C to B did go C was is quite expensive but the food there is excellent The B restaurant Do you want to listen to music or A see 19 C because to the cinema Last night I A film 18 C by A so A went 17 C playing train I usually go to work A on 14 C in C book TV? B look C watch were you at the weekend? I was in Scotland A When 20 B Where C What you have a good time at the party? Yes, it was fun A Did Are you B Were English teacher? A Maria B Marias Bob will meet at the airport A us B we I m going to a concert tonight A Do C Had B Are C Maria s C our you like to come? C Would 2

3 24 use your dictionary? Sure Here you are A Could I 25 B Could you 26 B rent B get do you want? A any I d like 30 C a a bus stop near my flat B Here s C There s Is this a good time to talk? Sorry, no I A cook dinner B am cooking I think cycling is more dangerous A as C cooking driving B like C than going to the theatre next Saturday We A will 34 B do C are meet for coffee some time soon A Let s 35 C right B any A It s 33 B great milk in my coffee, please A some 32 C much A OK 31 B many Sorry I m so late That s 29 C arrive Do you sell stamps? Yes, we do How 28 C cost to the bus station? Excuse me, how do I A come 27 is too expensive for me I like this apartment but the A money C Do I B Do you Kamal has got a holiday home near A a B the C Shall they sea C some 3

4 36 If you ve got a headache, you A should 37 B did B Are you A enough B lot it tomorrow A finishes B is going to finish B really A is B yes B hadn t B with B saw B earn A haven t D by C see D was seeing C spend D lend C needn t D don t have C make D exercise C Are you going D Will you go to ask B mustn t a lot of sport in my free time I A do 48 C on Can I make myself a cup of coffee? Of course You 47 D didn t have money from a friend, you should always pay it back promptly If you A borrow 46 C had Joanna was in Paris The last time I A have seen 45 D right credit card We paid the restaurant bill A to 44 C so a television when I was a child We never A have had 43 C much Is Ottawa the capital of Canada? I think 42 C finished loves working with children Paula A very 41 C too much Did Amina finish the report? No She 40 C Did you I only get about five hours sleep a night That s not 39 C had ever been to New York? A Have you 38 go home B practise anywhere interesting recently? A Do you go B Have you been 4

5 49 It s Walter s birthday on Friday He A should B can B so If the weather bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum A will be B was B I do apologise C sorry to hear that D not bad, thanks to see his grandmother He ll be back tomorrow B had been C has been B All the D had gone time on Friday is fine C Every D Any climb the wall and jump into our neighbours garden B did C have D used C painting D painted the wall yet? Have you finished B to paint Can you help me? I ve tried hotel in the city and can t find a room B any Lena used to find work boring A unless C every D all she became a nurse B until C if D since closer to my office, I could walk to work If I A lived 61 D were When I was a child, I A many 60 C was Would you mind changing my appointment? A paint 59 drunk around the world every day B are Hans isn t here He A would 58 D would be A Next 57 C is D as My mum s not very well A has gone 56 C than About a billion cans of Coca-Cola A it doesn t matter 55 D shall learning the violin A like Oh, 54 C will Learning the piano isn t as difficult A is 53 be 30, I think B would live C had lived D live outside the cinema when suddenly a police car arrived I A stood B was standing C have stood D am standing 5

6 62 Shall we go to The Riceboat for dinner? It be fully booked They re sometimes busy on a Monday A will 63 B may 65 B yet Don t worry, I you a lift if you want A give B am giving B taking B live Julia Don t worry if I A am A to take Boxing is a sport A it 72 Jon A is only 73 D to take C set D take B mustn t C won t D can t C has been D is being married since she was 20 B was late tonight I m going to the gym after work B will be C would be D was C took D taking I ve got a terrible headache, and it won t go away Have you tried 71 C having taken be mine then Mine s got my name on the front A is 70 D m going to give There s no name on this dictionary A might not 69 C ll give up with the noise in the city, so we moved to the countryside I couldn t It 68 D only more exercise My doctor advised me A put 67 C just I ve got to be at work in five minutes A take 66 D must come back from a trip to India It was amazing We ve A already 64 C can I was wondering some aspirin? B take requires a lot of speed and fitness B that C what D where working on this project for a couple of months so he hasn t made much progress yet B has only been C was only D had only been I could ask you some questions Sure, go ahead A what B if C that D how 6

7 74 What clothes should I pack for a trip to Boston? Well, it depends A on 75 B with B would have 78 B to 81 B taken D come C put D took me of my trip to Cuba Salsa music always B realises C recognises D reminds to be picking Tom up at the station but I ve lost my keys I B am requested C am intended D am obliged C time D opportunity How about going to Colours nightclub? I m going there It s awful! B way not to go to university By the age of 18, I B decided B wasn t The amount of organically grown food on sale has A raised C have decided D was deciding repaired before next week I m afraid your car A hasn t been 86 C done B did A had decided 85 off a very good impression at his interview Ben got the job because he A hope 84 D equal I don t know how much this card costs The price label s There s no 83 D about C like B same A am supposed 82 C with A alike A remembers D may have you? over time A made 80 C should have Some married couples seem to get more A gone 79 D to ordered something more filling Do you ever ask your neighbours to do favours A for 77 C up I ve finished this salad and I m still hungry I A must have 76 the time of year that you go B lifted Can you believe it? A woman has been C wouldn t be D can t be enormously in recent years C increased D built for hacking into the computer of her online virtual husband A accused B suspended C arrested D suspected 7

8 87 You may borrow my laptop A unless 88 B in case B can t have B off B learn D will still be D learning C that they go C appeared success, the director will get most of the credit A big B high B have spoken This is a photo of my little sister B eating C put C large Pia was A very D occurred it up D bring D good to each of you individually C be speaking D have been speaking ice cream on the beach C was eating D having eaten Our students take their responsibilities very B thoroughly D to have gone to me where the missing keys might be If the film is a By the end of today s seminar I will D However much on strike if they didn t get a pay rise B set A considerably 100 B happened C Provided that A take A eat 99 C having learned There s going to be a new department at work They ve asked me to A speak 98 B to go I was about to go to sleep when it A remembered 95 B Even if The factory workers threatened A going 94 C are still I had the talent, I still wouldn t want to be a movie star A In case 93 D away the language has been quite easy for me My mother s Italian, so 92 D won t have standing in the rain B would still be A to learn C should have C over If the taxi hadn t stopped for us, we A were still 91 D although dealing with problems, rather than dealing with them immediately Pierre tends to put A down 90 C as long as taken ages to complete It s a huge painting It A must have 89 you promise to look after it C seriously D strongly delighted with the birthday present B completely C fairly D absolutely 8

9 101 People were amazed that the burglary took place in A wide 102 B broad 103 B for B confidence He turned A over Life is a D strongly C out B help D round Having D demand shown to reduce accidents B were being C have been D are being deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language B huge C big D great testing people s responses before and after drinking coffee B incorporated We may be a bit late We re C involved D consisted in a traffic jam B stuck C blocked D surrounded his driving test several times, Paul finally passed at the fourth attempt B made Gospel music has been a major influence B to C had B wherever D attended other musical styles, especially soul C about D on business you re in Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential, A however 114 B up The experiment A with 113 D discipline to be considerably older than I had imagined Speed cameras A taken 112 C clearly C want A buried 111 B entirely A need A contained 110 C defence of replacement A far 109 The windows in this house are in urgent A have 108 D in remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf I A deeply 105 D open C with The police claimed that they acted in selfa interest 104 C large researching the most appropriate university course She invested a lot of time A to daylight C whatever D whenever likely that this novel will win a literary prize It s A totally B deeply C strongly D highly 9

10 115 It s no A point 116 Very rarely A it rains 119 B suit B does it rain D problem on the left side of the road C having driven D drove together C match D go C is it raining D it is raining download music from my computer B as opposed to The number of turtles on the island A has declined C secret here in July I prefer to buy CDs A in contrast to 120 B drive I don t think the colours in Julia s outfit A fit 118 B wonder I d lived in Australia, so I was used to A driving 117 for me to get Brad s phone number I ll be seeing him tonight B has been declining C rather than D in comparison to by 70% over the last decade C has been declined D is declining 10