PLACEMENTTEST

LanguageUsage
Choosethebestwordorphrasetofillintheblank.
1.

HelloSara,_____________? I'mverywell,thankyou.
a.Howdoyou?
b.Howareyou?

c.Howyouare?

d.Howisit?

2.

What's_____________name? JaneEdwards.
a.you
b.your

c.yours

d.you're

3.

Howoldareyou?
a.Itwenty.

_____________
b.Meistwenty.

c.I'vetwenty

d.I'mtwenty.

4.

Isthisyourbook?
a.No,itisn't.

_____________
b.No,isn'tit.

c.No,heisn't.

d.No,thereisn't.

5.

WhereisAnnafrom?
a.Itis

_____________fromNewYork.
b.Heris
c.Heis

6.

_____________isyouraddress?
a.How
b.Who

12,SundownStreet,Boston.
c.What
d.That

7.

_____________nameisJohnSmith.
a.His
b.He's

c.He

8.

Sam_____________adoctor,he'sateacherattheuniversity.
a.aren't
b.isn't
c.not

d.doesn't

9.

HereareJuanandMercedes._____________arefromValenciainSpain.
a.They
b.Their
c.Them

d.This

10.

Doyouhaveacomputer?
a.Igot

c.I've

d.Ido

Yes,_____________.
b.I'vegot

d.Sheis

d.Her

11.

_____________twohundredstudentsinmyschool.
a.Theyare
b.Itis

c.Thereare

d.Thereis

12.

DoyouliveinMunich?
a.Ilive.

Yes,_____________
b.Idon't.

c.Idolive.

d.Ido.

13.

Isthat_____________car?
a.they

No,itisn't.
b.their

c.there

d.they're

14.

_____________isthisbluebag?It's
a.Where
b.Howbig

$5.50.
c.Howmuch

d.What

15.

What'sherjob?She's_____________.
a.aactress
b.actress

c.theactress

d.anactress

16.

_____________yourcar?
a.Whichis

It'sintheparkinglot.
b.Who's

c.When's

d.Where's

17.

_____________bagisthis?
a.Whose

It'smine.
b.What's

c.Who's

d.Who

18.

_____________onlythreechairsinmyroom.
a.Theyare
b.Thereare

c.Thereis

d.Itis

19.

She_____________ahouseinthecenteroftown.
a.got
b.have

c.has

d.is

20.

_____________brothershaveyougot?Onlyone.
a.Howmuch
b.Howold

c.Howare

d.Howmany

21.

Isthereanyfoodleft?_____________
a.No,thereisn't.
b.Yes,thereisany.

22.

MyfavoritepaintersareManetandRenoir,butJohndoesn'tlike_____________atall.
a.they
b.them
c.it
d.some

23.

Therearen't_____________peopleheretoday.
a.many
b.alot

c.much

d.themany

24.

Wedonthave_____________.
a.somechildren
b.anychildren

c.achildren

d.onechildren

25.

DoyouspeakJapanese?
a.don'tspeak

c.speaknot

d.don't

c.He'steaching.

d.Yes,hedoes.

No,I_____________.
b.not

c.Yes,theyis. d.No,therearen't.

26.

Whatdoeshedo?_____________.
a.He'steacher
b.He'sateacher.

27.

He_____________inanofficeeverymorningfromeighttotwelve.
a.working
b.works
c.work

d.amworking

28.

Doyoulike_____________? Yes,Ido.
a.toshop
b.shop

c.toshopping

d.shopping

29.

Igo_____________schoolinMiami.
a.at
b.to

c.in

d.on

30.

Wehavelunch_____________oneo'clock.
a.at
b.to

c.in

d.on

31.

Sheworks_____________Saturday.
a.at
b.to

c.in

d.on

32.

Istayathome_____________themorning.
a.at
b.to

c.in

d.on

33.

Howdoyougettowork?_____________
a.Bycar.
b.Incar.

c.Bythecar.

d.Oncar.

34.

Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?_____________
a.Yes,Ilikes.
b.Yes,Ilike.

c.Yes,Idoes.

d.Yes,Ido.

35.

WhereisMary?She_____________overthere.
a.isstand
b.isstanding

c.stand

d.standing

I'mhungry._____________somethingtoeat,please.
a.Ilike
b.I'dwant

c.I'dlike

d.I'mlike

37.

He_____________bornin1963inSpain.
a.had
b.is

c.was

d.did

38.

TheUSAis_____________thanCanada.
a.assmall
b.smallest
Carracingisthe_____________sportintheworld.
a.mostexpensive
b.expensivest

c.moresmall

d.smaller

c.moreexpensive

d.asexpensive

36.

39.
40.

HepassedhisEnglishexamvery_____________.
a.easy
b.easier

c.good

d.easily

41.

When_____________yougototheUSA?Lastyear.
a.did
b.was

c.went

d.have

42.

Didshestaywithfriends?_____________
a.No,shedidn't.
b.No,shedidn'tstay
d.No,shedidn'tstayed.

c.No,shestayednot.

43.

She'snever_____________toNewYork.
a.gone
b.was

c.been

d.went

44.

Idonthaveanymoney.Dontworry._____________somefromthebank.
a.I'llget
b.I'mgetting
c.Iget

d.I'dget

45.

_____________youevervisitedChicago?
a.Did
b.Do

c.Were

d.Have

46.

He'slearning_____________atruck.
a.todrive
b.driving

c.drive

d.thedriving

47.

Ican'tstand_____________inhotweather.
a.towalk
b.walking

c.walk

d.towalking

48.

Hesmokesmorethantencigarettes_____________.
a.byday
b.theday

c.inday

d.aday

49.

Let'sgosomewhereelse.There's_____________noiseinthisroom.
a.toomany
b.toomuch
c.enough

d.too

50.

It'saverylongdayforJack.Hedoesn'tgethomefromschool_____________sixo'clock.
a.since
b.to
c.towards
d.until

51.

Theyusually_____________athomebuttodaythey_____________lunchinarestaurant.
a.areeating,have
b.eat,have
c.eat,arehaving
d.areeating,arehaving

52.

Wedidn'tstaylate_____________wewereverytired.
a.because
b.so

c.that

d.until

53.

Ithinkmostpeople_____________Englishfortheirjobsinthethefuture.
a.need
b.areneeding
c.willneed

54.

Teenagerstodaylikewearingcasualclothessoleathershoesaren't_____________sneakers.
a.asfashionablethan
b.asfashionableas
c.morefashionableas
d.fashionable

55.

Afriendof_____________phonedthismorningbut_____________didn'tleaveamessage.
a.you,she
b.you,her
c.yours,she
d.yourself,hers

56.

We_____________lunchwhenthephone_____________.
a.had,rang
b.werehaving,rang
c.werehaving,wasringing
d.had,hasrung

57.

You_____________openthedoorbeforethetraingetsintothestation.It'sverydangerous.
a.must
b.mustn't
c.should
d.don'thaveto

58.

Ifyoudon'twanttoburnyouself,you_____________lieinthesunallday.
a.won't
b.don't
c.shouldn't

d.couldn't

59.

IfIhaveenoughmoneynextyear,I_____________totheUSA.
a.willgo
b.go
c.wouldgo

d.went

60.

It'susuallyprettywarminSeptember,_____________itoftenrains,_____________bringaraincoat.
a.but,so
b.so,because
c.unless,but
d.for,as

61.

_____________shelikescoffee,shepreferstea.
a.However
b.Although

62.

_____________forthebus,amanwithagunranoutofthebankacrossfromus.
a.Aswewerewaiting
b.Whenwewaited
c.Assoonaswewaited
d.Untilwewaited

c.But

d.willhaveneeded

d.When

63.

It'sthebestfilm_____________.Youshouldgoandseeit.
a.Ieversaw
b.I'veeverseen
c.I'veneverseen
d.I'vealreadyseen

64.

TheywenttoAustralia_____________amonth_____________summer.
a.during,the
b.for,during
c.for,last

d.last,during

65.

Idon'tthinklife_____________betterinthefuture.
a.won't
b.willbe

d.is

c.be

66.

Ihaven'theardfromJaneforages.Iwonder_____________.
a.whatshelike
b.howisshe
c.howsheis

d.howdoesshe

67.

We'renotpayingabuildertofixthefireplace.
We'vedecidedtodoit_____________.
a.us
b.ourselves

c.ourself

d.ourown

Ialwaystakeanumbrella_____________itrains.
a.however
b.despite

c.incase

d.as

68.
69.

We_____________goouttoarestaurantduringtheweekbecausewhenwegethomefromworkwe'retootired.
a.nearlynever
b.hardlynever
c.hardlyever
d.ever

70.

Thatsofa_____________comfortable.CanItryit?
a.looks
b.lookslike

c.islike

d.like

71.

I_____________belateforworkthismorning.I'vegotalottodobeforemidday.
a.don'thaveto
b.couldn't
c.don't
d.mustn't

72.

They'velivedinthathouse_____________theywerechildren.
a.for
b.during
c.since

d.until

73.

Alot_____________tothehousebeforewecanmovein.
a.needsbedoing
b.needstobedone
c.needsdoing

d.needstodo

74.

I'llgetanelectrician_____________theheating.
a.fix
b.tofix

c.forfixing

d.fixing

75.

You_____________comewithusifyoudon'twantto.
a.must
b.haven'tto

c.aren'tsupposedto

d.don'thaveto

76.

Whenhearrived,acrowd_____________forseveralhourstogreethim.
a.hadbeenwaiting
b.iswaiting
c.hasbeenwaiting
d.waswaiting

77.

She'sjustboughtabrandnewcar,soshe_____________beabletodrive.
a.can't
b.must
c.won't

d.probably

78.

You_____________showyourpassportattheborderifyouwanttogetacross.
a.haveto
b.aresupposedto
c.should

d.areallowedto

79.

_____________shewasanhourlate,shedidn'tapologize.
a.Inspiteof
b.Eventhough
c.However

d.Because

Theydon'tlikehimatall.Hetreatsthem_____________theywerechildren.
a.asif
b.ifonly
c.incase

d.although

80.

Vocabulary
Choosethebestwordtofillintheblank.
1.

sixseven_____________nineten
a.three
b.twelve

c.eight

d.five

2.

What'syour_____________? I'mAmerican.
a.name
b.nationality

c.country

d.home

3.

What_____________isit?
a.time

It'stwothirty.
b.hour

c.day

d.old

4.

SundayMonday_____________Wednesday
a.Saturday
b.Thursday

c.Tuesday

d.Friday

5.

March_____________MayJuneJuly
a.April
b.January

c.August

d.November

6.

Hehasa_____________andtwosisters.
a.father
b.brother

c.family

d.friend

7.

Myfavorite_____________isdinner.
a.lunch
b.drink

c.food

d.meal

8.

Wehavetwo_____________:asonandadaughter.
a.parents
b.people

c.children

d.friends

9.

I'dlikea_____________ofcoffee,please.
a.cup
b.glass

c.plate

d.bottle

10.

He's_____________thenewspaper.
a.reading
b.watching

c.listening

d.seeing

11.

Septemberismyfavorite_____________.
a.year
b.fall

c.month

d.season

12.

Howoldisyour_____________?She'sthirteen.
a.brother
b.son

c.boyfriend

d.sister

13.

Ialwayshaveabig_____________inthemorning.
a.lunch
b.breakfast
c.dinner
Thoseareverynice_____________.Wheredidyoubuythem?
a.shirt
b.dress
c.pants

14.

d.supper
d.handbag

15.

Whatdoeshelooklike?He'sreallytallandhehasshort,dark_____________.
a.glasses
b.eyes
c.head
d.hair

16.

WherecanIbuyamagazine?Atthe_____________.
a.bakery
b.newsstand

c.library

d.grocerystore

17.

Whatwasthe_____________likeinSeattle?Itwascoldandcloudy.
a.time
b.weather
c.cold

d.temperature

18.

Ihaveanewdishwasherandafridgeinmy_____________.
a.bathroom
b.study
c.office

d.kitchen

19.

It'svery_____________inhere.Ican'thearanything.
a.noisy
b.quiet

d.clean

20.

Excuseme,waiter.Canyoubringmethe_____________,please?
a.note
b.money
c.check

d.count

21.

She's_____________abluecoatandagrayscarf.
a.looking
b.seeing

d.putting

22.

I'mtoo_____________today.I'llcallyoubacktomorrow.
a.crowded
b.interested
c.polite

d.busy

23.

Takeyourumbrella.It'sraining_____________.
a.heavily
b.strong

d.much

24.

He'sstartedanewjob.It'smoreinteresting,andhe_____________moremoney.
a.wins
b.earns
c.spends

c.exciting

c.wearing

c.hardly

d.costs

25.

I'msorry,butIdon'tunderstandwhatyou_____________.Canyouexplainitagain,please.
a.tell
b.know
c.mean
d.talk

26.

Ifyoudon'tleavenow,you'll_____________thebusandthereisn'tanotheronetoday.
a.catch
b.save
c.miss
d.take

27.

CanI_____________yourdictionary,please.
a.lend
b.borrow

28.

Heletshiswifedoeverythingforhim.He'svery_____________.
a.careful
b.bored
c.quiet

29.

I'm_____________livingathome,butmygirlfriendandIaregettingmarriednextmonth,sowe'veboughtanapartment.
a.always
b.yet
c.again
d.still

30.

Don't_____________!It'snotfunny.
a.cry
b.shout

31.

I'mafraidwehavehadto_____________theflightbecauseofbadweatherconditions.
a.stop
b.cancel
c.takeoff
d.confirm

32.

Therewasaterrible_____________onHighway10thismorning.Fivevehicleswereinvolved.
a.scratch
b.incident
c.crash
d.damage
Thereligiouswedding_____________takesplaceinachurch.
a.performance
b.marriage
c.ceremony
d.engagement

33.
34.

Yes,ofcourse.ButI'dlikeitbackfortheweekend.
c.give
d.keep

c.laugh

d.lazy

d.grow

Iwishtheywouldn't_____________somuchtimewithunnecessarymeetings.
a.waste
b.lose
c.take

d.putaway

35.

Iwasvery_____________anddepressedwhenIfirstwenttoliveabroad.
a.lonely
b.alone
c.onmyown

d.solitary

36.

I'mreally_____________totheparty.Allmyoldfriendswillbethere.
a.appreciating
b.thinkingabout
c.enjoying

d.lookingforward

37.

Thehotelwassoawfulthatwewrotealetterof_____________tothetravelagencywhenwegotbackhome.
a.thanks
b.complaint
c.relief
d.warning

38.

Youcan't_____________onhimatall.Heneverdoeswhathesayshelldo.
a.tolerate
b.rely
c.collaborate

d.arrange

39.

It'smuchtooexpensive.Wecan'tpossibly_____________it.
a.pay
b.cost
c.afford

d.cope

40.

Ithinkhe'sareallygoodliveperformer,andhissongsareexcellent.
_____________youcan'thearthewordsbecausethemusicistooloud.
a.Thetroubleis
b.Infact
c.Onthewhole

d.What'smore

PLACEMENTTESTANSWERKEY

Language
1.b
2.b
3.d
4.a
5.d
6.c
7.a
8.b
9.a
10.d

21.a
22.b
23.a
24.b
25.d
26.b
27.b
28.d
29.b
30.a

41.a
42.a
43.c
44.a
45.d
46.a
47.b
48.d
49.b
50.d

61.b
62.a
63.c
64.c
65.b
66.c
67.b
68.c
69.c
70.a

11.c
12.d
13.b
14.c
15.d
16.d
17.a
18.b
19.c
20.d

31.d
32.c
33.a
34.d
35.b
36.c
37.c
38.d
39.a
40.d

Vocabulary
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.c
5.a
6.b
7.d
8.c
9.a
10.a
11.c
12.d
13.b
14.c
15.d
16.b
17.b
18.d
19.a/b
20.c

21.c
22.d
23.a
24.b
25.c
26.c
27.b
28.d
29.d
30.c
31.b
32.c
33.c
34.a
35.a
36.d
37.b
38.b
39.c
40.a

51.c
52.a
53.c
54.b
55.c
56.b
57.b
58.c
59.a
60.a

71.d
72.c
73.b
74.b
75.d
76.a
77.b
78.a
79.b
80.a