New Inspiration 3
Placement Test
VOCABULARY /15
1 Complete with the correct option A, B or C.
(II) 2 Complete the words. (III)
1 He’s wearing jeans and new t-_____________.
1 Today is Monday. Tomorrow is ____. 2 William is a r_____________ and he’s
A Tuesday B Thursday C Friday interviewing that football player.
3 I’d like to be a v_____________ and work with
2 The opposite of hot is ____.
sick animals.
A good B cold C bad
4 I think Barcelona is a more e_____________
3 The opposite of young is ____. city than Berlin.
A big B nice C old 5 My favourite music is h_____________
m_____________.
4 Three plus one is ____. 6 I’m starting drama lessons next week and I’m
A four B five C six really n_____________.
7 Walk t_____________ the tunnel and then
5 Twelve plus ten is ____.
turn right.
A twenty B twenty-one C twenty-two
8 Robert is very interested in medicine and he’d
6 Sam is my brother. I am his ____. like to be a s_____________.
A sister B mother C aunt 9 In Japan, people usually b_____________
when they meet.
7 A: What’s your ____? B: It’s Sally. 10 A____________ are animals that can live in
A age B birthday C name water and on land.
11 The Simpsons is a c_____________ that is
8 Which one is a colour?
popular with both adults and children.
A blue B guitar C dress
12 Are you going to the n_____________ to buy
9 Which one is a musical instrument? some magazines?
A band B orange C drums
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10 Which one is NOT a sport?
A basketball B tennis C email
3 Complete the dialogues with six of these
11 You use this to listen. words. (III)
A mouth B ear C nose
book film crew great ice cream
12 You sleep on this at night. insect bite make up mobile phone
A chair B table C bed teacher science fiction well
13 A: What is his ___? B: He’s a doctor.
A sport B country C job 1 A: What would you like for dessert?
B: Chocolate _____________, please.
14 My favourite season is ___. 2 A: I’d hate to sleep in the jungle.
A cold B autumn C windy B: Me, too. What would you do if you got
a(n) ____________?
15 The opposite of happy is _____. 3 A: Have you got your _____________ with
A sad B friendly C nice you? I need to make a call.
B: Sure, here it is.
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4 A: What are all those people doing over
there? LANGUAGE WORKOUT
B: I think they’re making a film. They look
like a _____________. (GRAMMAR)
5 A: I think Cheryl Cole is the prettiest
celebrity around at the moment. 5 Choose the correct option A, B or C.
B: Yes, but she wears a lot of
_____________. (II)
6 A: Do you ever watch Heroes? 1 She ____ happy.
B: No, I don’t like _____________ A is B be C are
programmes.
2 I ____ from a small town near Vienna.
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4 Choose the correct option A, B or C. (III) 3 They ____ tired.
A aren’t B isn’t C am not
Have you ever watched I’m a Celebrity Get Me
Out Of Here? It’s a (1) ____. A group of 4 ____ is my sister. She wants to meet you.
celebrities have to live in the jungle together for A Those B This C These
two weeks. I like it because it’s more (2) ____
than Big Brother! There isn’t a (3) ____ or any 5 I have ____ sister and two brothers.
kind of rehearsal. They actually live in the jungle. A an B the C a
They’re only allowed to (4) ____ one luxury item, 6 ____ phone is old but she likes it.
like a hat or make up, but they can’t take A Her B Which C We
anything like (5) ____. The celebrities get quite
stressed and tired, and some of them behave 7 Where’s ____ phone? It’s in that bag.
quite (6) ____. There are all kinds of animals and A a B an C the
(7) ____ like snakes in the jungle, but we never
see them. I think we should see more of the 8 She ____ late but she had time to do the
wildlife and less of the celebrities! test.
A wasn’t B is C was
1 A film B reality show C drama
2 A interesting B boring C bored 9 His mother ____ him a new guitar last
3 A rehearse B film crew C director weekend.
4 A bring B need C want A buy B bought C don’t buy
5 A a snake B an MP3 player C clothes
6 A rudely B sadly C quickly 10 ___ you play the guitar or the drums?
7 A mammals B feathers C reptiles A Does B Can C Is
/7 11 ____ use your mobile. It’s too expensive.
A You B Don’t C Not
12 Pavel ____ send text messages. His phone is
really old.
A hasn’t B don’t C can’t
13 ____ still. I want to take a photo.
A You keep B Keeps C Keep
14 Press ____ button here. It’s easy.
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A that B this C those
30 ____ are you? 15.
15 A: Who ____ ? B: My brother. A How many years B What years
A you ring B you are ringing C How old
C are you ringing
(III)
16 Where ____ Helen live?
A is B do C does 31 There are a lot of ____ things to do in my
town.
17 I ____ basketball at break every day. I love A exciting B interested C excited
it.
A ’m playing B do play C play 32 If you mix red and blue, you ____ purple.
A are getting B get C got
18 She ____ New York for Christmas.
A is B going to C ’s going to 33 London is fantastic, ____?
A is it B doesn’t it C isn’t it
19 They ____ at the moment. They can’t come
now. 34 Mammals are animals ____ feed their babies
A work B working C ’re working with milk.
A which B this C who
20 She ____ to come. She’s very busy.
A not want B doesn’t want C don’t want 35 We ____ go to a rehearsal yesterday.
A must B had to C went
21 I don’t like ice cream so I ____ eat it.
A never B not C often 36 You ____ leave litter in the park.
A don’t have to B mustn’t C have to
22 Do you live in a town? No, I ____.
A don’t live B don’t C doesn’t 37 The crowds at football matches make ____
noise.
23 I love swimming, but we ____ got a A too much B too many C much
swimming pool in our town.
A haven’t B not C don’t 38 Jessie has ____ an argument with Simon.
A had B have C having
24 The Taj Mahal is ____ India.
A on B near C in 39 Can you tell ____ the time, please?
A I B you C me
25 ____ three cathedrals in London.
A They are B There is C There are 40 How ____ money have you got with you?
A many B often C much
26 Do you like ____ to music?
A listen B does C listening 41 I’d like ____ garlic bread with my salad.
A some B any C many
27 My school finishes ____ 2 o’clock every day.
A in B at C on 42 Did you ask Jack ____ come to our party?
A to B don’t C for to
28 Madrid is ____ than London in summer.
A hot B hotter C hottest 43 Bella plays volleyball very ____.
A good B better C well
29 I don’t go to school ____ Saturday.
A in B on C before 44 He’s ____ next to the girl with blonde hair.
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A stand B standing C stands
45 ____ you enjoy the film yesterday?
A Do B Were C Did
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6 Complete with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.
I (1) _____________ (go) to Sydney in Australia
with my family last summer, and it was amazing.
We visited lots of interesting places and we
(2) _____________ (have) a brilliant time.
Sydney is a very beautiful city. We went to Bondi
Beach, of course. I tried surfing but I
(3) _____________ (be) terrible! We also took a
boat ride. We (4) _____________ (sail) around
the harbour when we saw some pelicans. I’ve
never (5) _____________ (see) pelicans before,
so it was amazing. I loved Sydney!
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Visit the London Eye. This is one of the most
READING popular sights in London. You’ll get an amazing
view and will be able to see the whole of London
8 Read the text. Then answer the questions
from the top. You must get there early because
writing full sentences.
there are often long queues, especially in the
1 Which river runs through London? summer holidays, or book online and you won’t
__________________________________ have to queue. But don’t go if you are scared of
2 How does the writer suggest you see heights – it’s one of the tallest structures in
the city? London!
__________________________________
3 Name four sights you can see in this way. Go to a festival. Many people have heard of the
__________________________________ Notting Hill Carnival, but it isn’t the only street
4 What can you see from the top of the party in London. Why not visit London during the
London Eye? Mayor’s Thames Festival? This two-day festival is
__________________________________ in mid-September each year and is all about
5 Why should you get to the London Eye bringing the people of London together. There’s
early? a carnival atmosphere, with street
__________________________________ entertainment, art, music and dance
6 How can you book a trip on the London performances along the banks of the river. And
Eye? you don’t have to buy tickets – all this fun
__________________________________ entertainment is free. On the last night, there’s a
7 When is the Mayor’s Thames Festival? parade of dancers and musicians in colourful
__________________________________ costumes who walk slowly along the river, and
8 How long does the festival last? after that there is a massive fireworks display
__________________________________ which lights up the river with a dazzling show of
9 How much do the tickets cost? colour. Large crowds line up along the river to
__________________________________ see it.
10 What can you see at the end of the festival?
__________________________________ These are just a few ideas of what to do. If you
decide to visit London, you can see for yourself
exactly how much there is on offer in the UK’s
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Visiting London
London is one of the most exciting cities in the
world, but it’s also one of the biggest. So what
should you do if you only have a couple of days?
Here are some ideas.
Go on a boat trip. The River Thames runs
through the centre of London and there are a lot
of famous buildings on both sides of the river.
A relaxing way to see the city is to take a boat
trip past the Palace of Westminster, the London
Eye, the Tate Modern Museum and St. Paul’s
Cathedral. You’ll see all the famous sights while
you’re sitting comfortably and taking photos.
Of course, if it’s raining it isn’t so great.
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LISTENING WRITING
9 Listen to Monica and Rob talking about 10 What was the best place you ever visited?
places they’ve been to. Choose True or False. Write a paragraph about it. Think of these
things:
1 Monica goes to a ski resort in Italy every year.
True / False • Describe the place.
2 There are some nice cafés. • Where did you go?
True / False
• What did you see?
3 The restaurants are more expensive than the
restaurants at home. • What did you like about it?
True / False
4 She loves seeing everything covered in snow.
True / False _______________________________________
5 She has to wear special clothes and she _______________________________________
doesn’t like them.
True / False _______________________________________
6 Rob likes Venice because of the old buildings _______________________________________
and the churches.
_______________________________________
True / False
_______________________________________
7 When he went to the Venice there were a lot
of tourists. _______________________________________
True / False
_______________________________________
8 They went to the Venice Carnival and wore
costumes and masks. _______________________________________
True / False
_______________________________________
9 Rob loves Italian food.
True / False _______________________________________
10 He thinks pizza is the best food in the world. _______________________________________
True / False
_______________________________________
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_______________________________________
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