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 B daughters B hotel A Her B His I get up A for 8 10 B There is B at B like speak French? A do you B you do A this C in bananas Excuse me, How much are C There are 7 o clock in the morning I like apples, but I A don t like 9 C He s five people in my family A They are 7 C supermarket name s Paul This is my brother 6 C children I m a doctor I work in a A hospital 5 C an, a boy and a girl I have two A sons 4 C are you C do like C you shoes? B these C that 1
11 Where are my glasses? They re the table A at 12 13 B on My sister tennis very well A plays B play 15 16 I don t see my parents very often C by they live in South Africa A so 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 playing B with A went 17 C in train I usually go to work A on 14 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 21 22 23 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
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 A OK I d like A some 30 A cook C right milk in my coffee, please B any C a B Here s C There s dinner B am cooking I think cycling is more dangerous A as 33 B great Is this a good time to talk? Sorry, no I 32 C much a bus stop near my flat A It s 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 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 Kamal has got a holiday home near A a B Do you B the C Shall they sea C some 3
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
49 It s Walter s birthday on Friday He A should 50 51 52 53 B can B so If the weather bad tomorrow, we can go to a museum A will be B was B are My mum s not very well B had been C sorry to hear that D not bad, thanks 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 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 to see his grandmother He ll be back tomorrow When I was a child, I A unless 60 C was Would you mind changing my appointment? A many 59 B I do apologise Hans isn t here He A paint D would be A would 58 C is D as drunk around the world every day A is A Next 57 C than About a billion cans of Coca-Cola A has gone 56 D shall learning the violin A like A it doesn t matter 55 C will Learning the piano isn t as difficult Oh, 54 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
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 Jon A is only 73 B mustn t C set D take 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 some aspirin? B take requires a lot of speed and fitness Boxing is a sport A it 72 D to take 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 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 I was wondering Sure, go ahead A what B if C that D how 6
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 C like B taken C put D took 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 D come me of my trip to Cuba Salsa music always A had decided 85 C done B did A hope 84 off a very good impression at his interview Ben got the job because he There s no 83 D equal I don t know how much this card costs The price label s A am supposed 82 D about A alike A remembers 81 C with B same 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
87 You may borrow my laptop A unless 88 B in case B can t have B off B learn 96 97 B happened C Provided that D will still be D learning C that they go C appeared If the film is a 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 Our students take their responsibilities very A considerably 100 Pia was A very B thoroughly D to have gone to me where the missing keys might be B set By the end of today s seminar I will D However much on strike if they didn t get a pay rise 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 put C large 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 C seriously D strongly delighted with the birthday present B completely C fairly D absolutely 8
101 People were amazed that the burglary took place in A wide B broad 102 She invested a lot of time A to C large C with 103 The police claimed that they acted in self- 104 I D open researching the most appropriate university course B for A interest daylight B confidence D in C defence D discipline remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf A deeply 105 He turned A over B entirely C clearly to be considerably older than I had imagined B up C out 106 The windows in this house are in urgent A need 108 Life is a A far B were being 111 Having A taken B huge C have been C big B incorporated 114 It s D great 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 B to C had B wherever D attended other musical styles, especially soul C about 113 Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential, A however D are being testing people s responses before and after drinking coffee 112 Gospel music has been a major influence A with D demand deal easier for immigrants who can speak the local language 110 We may be a bit late We re A buried C want shown to reduce accidents 109 The experiment A contained D round of replacement B help 107 Speed cameras A have D strongly D on business you re in C whatever D whenever likely that this novel will win a literary prize A totally B deeply C strongly D highly 9
115 It s no A point for me to get Brad s phone number I ll be seeing him tonight B wonder C secret 116 I d lived in Australia, so I was used to A driving on the left side of the road B drive C having driven 117 I don t think the colours in Julia s outfit A fit 118 Very rarely A it rains C match D go C is it raining D it is raining here in July B does it rain download music from my computer B as opposed to 120 The number of turtles on the island A has declined D drove together B suit 119 I prefer to buy CDs A in contrast to D problem C rather than by 70% over the last decade B has been declining D in comparison to C has been declined D is declining 10