QUICK PLACEMENT TEST
Choose the best word or phrase to fill the gap.
Section A
1) Excuse _me____ is this seat free? Yes, it is
a) me
b) b) her
c) c) him
d) d) you
2) Hi, my name is Juan Nice to meet _you___ Juan. Im David.
a) her
b) b) him
c) c) us
d) d) you
3) __where___ are you from, Juan?
a) What
b) When
c) Where
d) Why
4) I __am coming__ from Argentina.
a) am coming
b) come
c) comes
d) do come
5) Are you a student? Yes, I _am____
a) I am
b) b) I can
c) I do
d) I have
6) How old are you? __Im__ twenty years old.
a) Im
b) I have
c) Ive got
7) I like pasta _and___ I dont like pizza.
a) and
b) because
c) but
d) or
Section B
8) Kate is a _waitress____. She works in a restaurant.
a) doctor
b) nurse
c) teacher
d) waitress
9) She has three _pets___ : two cats and one dog
a) pets
b) hobbies
c) jobs
d) kids
10) Her favorite _room____ in her new apartment is the kitchen.
a) salon
b) flat
c) furniture
d) room
11) Desmond _drives____ planes. Hes a pilot.
a) works
b) drives
c) rides
d) flies
12) She works Monday through Friday, she doesnt work on
__Saturday and sunday_____________
a) Saturday and Sunday
b) Sunday and Tuesday
c) Saturday and Wednesday
d) Sunday and Thursday
Section C
13) Later this evening _Im going_______ out with friends to the
movies.
a) Im going
b) I go
c) I do go
d) I went
14) My house is very near, dont worry you find_______ it very
easily.
a) Youve found
b) youll find
c) youre finding
d) you find
15) I didnt see the program on TV because I was playing_______
tennis.
a) Was playing
b) would play
c) am playing
d) played
16) Missouri is not _big______ as California.
a) Big like
b) bigger
c) as big
d) big
17) Mr. Murphy is the _most_____ popular teacher in school.
a) Less
b) much
c) more
d) most
18) Maria is taller _that_____ Susan
a) As
b) Like
c) than
d) that
19) __Have_____ you ever been to Hawaii?
a) Do
b) Did
c) Have
d) Were
Section D
20) James is a good _musician______ he sings and plays various
instruments.
a) Conductor
b) Pianist
c) Musician
d) magician
21) He isnt tall and he isnt thin either. Hes _short and fat______
a) Young and fat
b) short and old
c) short and fat
d) young and short.
22) His favorite _clothes______ are jeans and t-shirts.
a) Clothes
b) colors
c) hobbies
d) vests
23) He has brown hair and blue _eyes_________
a) Arms
b) Ears
c) eyes
d) legs
24) She likes to go skiing in the __winter_____ when its very cold.
a) Fall
b) spring
c) summer
d) winter
Section E
25) Sheila spoke so fast that Peter didnt understand _ nothing
______ at all.
a) Anything
b) Everything
c) nothing
d) something
26) If we would leave ______ now, well still catch the train.
a) Leave
b) left
c) will leave
d) would leave
27) Debby really liked the car but decided that she _ couldnt
28) ______ afford it.
a) Couldnt
b) didnt
c) shouldnt
d) wouldnt
a) Im going to give up playing golf _ for that
29) ______ I can spend more time with my kids.
b) For that
b) so that
c) such that
d) that
30) The police wanted to know how the window __ was _____
broken.
a) Is
b) get
c) gets
d) was
31) I dont know where Sean is. He _ may ______ be at home.
a) Can
b) may
c) will
d) would
32) Do you mind _ if ______ I close the window?
a) Can
b) if
c) that
d) when
Section F
33) Hanna __ studies _____ high school in San Francisco.
a) Attends
b) goes
c) studies
d) visits
34) She enjoys studying science subjects such as: English _______
a) Chemistry and drawing
b) biology and math
c) art and history
d) English
35) After getting up, she always has _ breakfast
36) ______ in the kitchen.
a) Breakfast
b) dinner
c) lunch
d) supper
37) He __ lives _____ in a new apartment downtown,
a) Habits
b) leaves
c) lives
d) rests
38) Mark works in a grocery store. He sells _ food and drinks
_______
a) Clothes
b) food and drinks
c) records
d) gas
Section G
39) The party was quite good but there werent really _ much ______
people.
a) A lot
b) enough
c) enough of
d) much
40) Im a bit tired right now. I think Id rather __ to go _____ later.
a) Go
b) to go
c) Id go
d) that I go
41) Tessie _ has been living
42) ______ in the same house for twenty years now.
a) Has been living
b) is living
c) lived
d) lives
43) Let me know __if_____ you need anything and Ill be there to
help you.
a) In case
b) if
c) provided
d) unless
a) There is a meeting at 3 o clock, __ Is it?
44) _____
b) Is it?
b) isnt it?
c) isnt there?
d) wont there?
45) I had the habit of
46) ________ play a lot of sports but now I dont have time.
a) Had the habit of
b) ought to
c) used to
d) would
47) He didnt stop smoking even _ that ______ his doctor told him to
give up.
a) If
b) that
c) though
d) whether
Section H
48) Henry enjoys cycling _______ his bicycle in the countryside.
a) Biking
b) cycling
c) driving
d) riding
49) Im going to the movies to _ watch ______ a film. Do you want
to come?
a) Regard
b) listen
c) look
d) watch
50) I _ passed ______ yesterday afternoon with friends in a caf.
a) Spent
b) used
c) took
d) passed
51) Mark is very interested _ in ______ computers.
a) At
b) by
c) from
d) in
52) Simon can understand _______ French but he cannot speak it.
a) Hear
b) know
c) listen
d) understand
Section I
53) They went for a walk in __case_____ of the heavy downpour.
a) Case
b) despite
c) the event
d) spite
54) Susan handed in her resignation only after _ consulted ______
her lawyer.
a) Consult
b) consulted
c) consulting
d) the consultation
55) A good conversationalist can talk about __ wherever _____
subject comes up.
a) Whatever
b) whenever
c) whosever
d) wherever
56) You cant be serious, You _ should ______ be joking.
a) Couldnt
b) must
c) should
d) wouldnt
57) They think that they _ Will be finished ______ their meeting in
half an hour.
a) Will be finished
b) Will have been finished
c) will have finished
d) have finished
58) Mrs. Tressler is the woman _ whose ______ purse was stolen.
a) That
b) of which
c) whom
d) whose
59) If Terry _ would have been ______ more careful, there wouldnt
have been an accident.
a) Had been
b) Has been
c) would have been
d) would be
Section J
60) Mr. Browns doctor advised him to _ try out ______ some new
medicine.
a) Come across
b) fix up
c) take after
d) try out
61) We have a very busy work _ schedule ______ this month.
a) Agenda
b) appointment
c) calendar
d) schedule
62) Dont ________ I cant hear what youre saying.
a) Frown
b) glare
c) slouch
d) whisper
63) Mark went on _ interchange
64) ______ visit with a student from Venezuela last year.
a) A change
b) an exchange
c) an external
d) interchange
65) Lionel went on a diet but was unable to __make_____ to it.
a) Make
b) put
c) set
d) stick
