Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank

QUICK PLACEMENT TEST

Section 1

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(1) My name is Juan and I _____ from Spain.

a) is

b) be

c) are

d) am

(2) Where _____?

a) does he work

b) he works

c) he does work

d) works he

(3) Who did ­_____ at the party?

a) you saw

b) you see

c) saw you

d) see

(4) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘No, I haven’t.’

a) Did you ever go

b) Will you ever go

c) Are you ever going

d) Have you ever been

(5) Tokyo is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

a) the most big

b) the bigger

c) the biggest

d) the more big

(6)Is she the woman _____ husband is a famous musician?

a) which

b) that

c) who

d) whose

(7)The police wanted to know exactly how the money _____ stolen from the bank.

a) is

b) was

c) gets

d) did

(8)By the time Mary gets here, the movie _____.

a) will finish

b) is going to finish

c) will have finished

d) is finishing

(9) You _____ tell anyone about this, Sara. It’s our secret, OK?

a) couldn’t

b) wouldn’t

c) mustn’t

d) don’t have to

(10) I think you _____ leave now, it’s getting late.

a) can

b) would

c) will

d) should

(11)I wish I _____ in such a cold country!

a) didn’t live

b) haven’t lived

c) won’t live

d) am not living

(12) If Jack _____ music, he wouldn’t have become a concert pianist.

a) hadn’t studied

b) didn’t study

c) wouldn’t have studied

d) hasn’t studied

Section 2

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(13) I always go to the movies _____ Fridays.

a) on

b) in

c) at

d) by

(14) I will _____ you tomorrow.

a) shout

b) cry

c) call

d) say

(15) Hannah’s a really _____ person. She’s always smiling.

a) sensible

b) interesting

c) talkative

d) cheerful

(16) I have no _____ what time the swimming pool opens.

a) belief

b) opinion

c) idea

d) feeling

(17) It was a beautiful day so we went on a boat _____ on the lake.

a) ride

b) travel

c) drive

d) sightseeing

(18)It was a great meal, but pretty expensive. Just look at the _____!

a) ticket

b) recipe

c) invoice

d) bill

(19) Laura rarely leaves the house without _____her make-up on.

a) doing

b) putting

c) having

d) getting

(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.

a) tanned

b) sunned

c) coloured

d) darkened

Section 3

Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.

(21) I’m not very interested _____ sports.

a) for

b) about

c) in

d) to

(22) She likes _____ expensive clothes.

a) to wearing

b) wearing

c) wear

d) is wearing

(23) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.

a) was driving

b) drove

c) had driven

d) has been driving

(24) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?

a) could you

b) can you

c) if you could

d) please

(25) If I _____ you had cancelled the meeting I wouldn’t have turned up!

a) knew

b) have known

c) had known

d) know

(26)I like your hair. Where _____?

a) cut you it

b) did you have it cut

c) do you cut it

d) have it cut

(27) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.

a) have worked

b) work

c) be working

d) to work

(28) John tells me Jack’s going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.

a) that

b) who

c) whose

d) which

(29) We _____ to the new house by the end of the week, so we won’t be here next Sunday.

a) will have moved

b) will be moving

c) will move

d) are moving

(30) What _____ this weekend, Lance?

a) will you do

b) are you doing

c) will you have done

d) do you do

(31) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.

a) little

b) a little

c) few

d) a few

(32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.

a) is arrested

b) arrested

c) has been arrested

d) is being arrested