© Dave Allan 2004 Oxford Placement Test 2 Grammar Test PART1 Name Total Listening cneene 1100 Total Grammar awe 1100 Grand Total 1200 Look at these examples. The correct answer is ticked. an waim climates peopie[IMe [kes [ar king] sting outside in:he sun bb fits very hot, they sit fat]ié Junder the shade. Now the test will begin. Tick the correct answers. 1. Weter [be freezing |is freezing |freezes| at a temperature of OC. 2 In some counties [there isis] it is] dark ail the time in winter 3. In hot countries people wear light clothes[for keeping [to keep for to keep] coal, 4. In Madera they have [the goed] goede good] weather almost all year 5) Most Mediterranean countries are [more warm] the more warm warmer] in October than in April 6 Parts of Australia dont have the] some] any] rain for long periods, 7 In the Arctic and Antarctic itis] there is] thas]. lt of snow, 8 Climate is very important in [most of most] the most] people's I 9 Even now there is [litle] few [less] we can do to control the wea ives her. 10 Inthe future [we'll need | we are needing] we can need to get a fot of power from the sun and the wind, 11. For many people the name Pelé still neans|the more] the most [most famous footballer in the worl, 12. Pelé[had been] Is] was] born in 1940. 13. His her jot want] wasnt wanting] ald want] im to become a football 14 Sut his father| made him to] made him | would make him to| pr 15. By 1956 he[has joined [joined] had joined] the Br ractise every day. ian club, Santos, and had scored in Fis frst gare. n B “4 16 subtotal /1516 7 18 19 2» Oxford Placement Test 2 Grammar Test Fart ! ae | In 1957 he [has been picked] was picked | was picking] for the Brazilian national team, Med “Te nese Weld Cup Finals were in 1958 and Pele was looking forward to [play playing [the ply] ” sn [even though [even 29] in spite off he vas injured He helped Brea to win the Fa ya Pelé was{a such] such a] so] brillant player that he helped Srazll win 3 World Cups. igi He did't sop playing] pay pay for Santos il he was 34 cite After calling it ¢ day in 1974, he came |from | off] our of | retirement and piayed for New York Cosmas, a eal Tl Bn he er of is career head sored over thousand goals 4 He then settled for a role [as] like]in] a sporting ambassador for Brazil os jpueeaneel By the end of the 20th Century he had received a great|many| number |deal! of awards. eee Trough honoured with he tle Athiet ofthe Centuryihe wil alvys be remembered peace Footbal or soccer as itis sometimes known [has been [is being lwas] played peta) {or [above [over| more that] 150 years, but the fist World Cup zijuusiaad competion has nat been |was not was ot being} hele nt 1930, pain when Uruguay| could win] were winning] wo] theft profesional inal agi Four tern had enrere for Europe but wit [ale] le few] success 0 The 1934 Wats Cup wes again won by [al the [thei] hore team tay, eyiaaes who] which] that] went on to win the 1938 final as well:Winning successive _yueuiaiad| fnalsis something thats not] was not [has not been] achieved again paces unt Beil maraged them these] iin 1958 and 1962, » Gaz would have won] would win] hac won] again in 1960 then the FFA eal auroes would have needed to have [let] make] the cricna Worl Cup rplecee a6 However Erland togpad the Gracin to get] getting gt] thie successive win ey een Inthe 19705 the honours were share [among]Between[ inside] Ewope and South America ee ‘vgentne succeeded fo win at winning [in winning] in 1978, but in 1982 in Span aii ‘they hos [ diy in [aificuties to ificulty to] esting beyond te ear stoaes, «| ‘They won again 2 Mexico in 1986 where] which while] Mredonna aes managed to win rmach] some any] ofthe games especialy the one ya against Eland almost by is own [by himself on himself] The 19605 finals were rine dominated by European teams [except] apart |savel from Brazil's win in the USA in 1994, = with the 1998 finals France asain fo be] being] having won bythe hosts nea Throughout the 1990s police in the host countries | was| were |have been kept busy keeping en paaanaas! (val fons apart bu there was there were] was] to be no such problems when the fist ae \Wotld Cup Fnals ofthe 21st century took[ part] place [Rald] in Japan and South Korea in 2002 age Footballs third century has seen | saw! seeing] success for 3 number of footballing nations in Sgetecicaaeet Aico an Asie ho [may welll mayas welll might a5 well prove to be the teams ofthe future asa subtotal 5| Grammar Test PART 2 51 Milions of [persons [people] peoples] around the world now use the lntemet almost every day. s 52. The majority of children in the Uk [have] has [are having| 55 10 3 PC, 52 53 Learning to use the Intemet is not the same [as] ike than |learning traditional skills, 53 54 Most of us start off with emai, [who] which | what] is fairly easy to use s4 55. Children generally find using computers easy, but some adults cant get used [to work] to working | work! with them, 5 56. There arent[no] any[some| hortcuts to becoming proficient ~ everyone needs training and practice, 56 57. Those who co bast are those who ato use computes alton thet own [by their own] on themselves ey ease 58 sno usin engl to ty tng]o become an expertua by reacng hooks Scene 59 Thete are many who wish they[stared] would have started] had started ening esl soe 60 A fewunsvecesul learners have resigned themselves to never know] knowing’ know now to use the Internet. 6 61 Some new users quickly become almost addicted |to be] to being [be] on line. eee 62. Others decide they would :ust [rather prefer ewer] not have anything todo with computers. eect 63 The tend continues [to be[be[ by be!ng] or computers to get smaller and smaller. ox cc 64. Some companies steady have move palmtop’ [that than as] desktops eacee 65. Itisthought that well have mobile phones as powerful as PCs [ill |by in] the end of the dacade. ero Below is a letter written to the ‘advice’ column of a daily newspaper. Tick the correct answers. Dear Mera, Fe writing] wil wrte| should write to you because | egeaceee am not knowing] dorit know] know not} what todo. mn twensy-sic and 2 teacher at eee 2 primary school in Norwich where [fim working] ve worked] | work] fr the last fve years a ‘when Ifwas] have been’ had been] :here fora couple of yest.one ofthe older members of staff oe [would eave eft had been leaving]. and anew teacher ane [would be, becamel was] appointed to wrk in the same department as me. cd lpssuauaei \We worked [have worked] should work] together with the samme classes during her fist year [aaa and had the opportunity for building] possibilities to build] chance to build] up 2 good professional raaeecee telatonship. Then about eighteen months afte she has arrived to have arived [artiving “| in Norwich she decided to buy [her own] herself] her a |house. a subtotal /25Oxford Placernent Test 2 Gearnmar Test Part 2 | esses | Sne was wed ot [6 Ive ivng in ented accommodation and wanted apace fecal Dyer own [ofher own] of herself}. tebour the same time | 7 [nas given[have been aiven|gave Jotice by the lando of he fat pe what | was living] that had lived] was living] in peal nd she 35ke0 met [Iked had liked] would ike] to lve eo with her She [said] told [explained] me that by the time she Cana would pay] would have paid| had paid|the mortgage | and the til ee eyl woul be sae ‘alot] many few] eft 0 ive on. she suggested ea eal Us to we should we may]share the house and shate the cost. eo Ie seemed like a good idea, so after [weld agreed] we could agree [we agreed with] al the details % __| what that [who] needed to be sorted out we moved into the new house together. bas pescaee Ar the end of this manth iwe have lived] we have been living | we'llhave been living = | together fora year and a has theft tie [ve] Fm ving Fe ive] th any before bur | [should guess] I might have guessed [fd have guessed] what would happens ve fallen in fove with 0 | her and now she's been effered another jab 200 mils away and ' going to mave.| don't know what to do,Please give me some advice, Youtsin shy desperation, Steve Look at the following examples of question tags in English. The correct form of the tag sticked. a. Hee gesting the 215 tan ifthe] hasnt hel wasn't he]? b She workin albany [in ae es-she| doesnt he? © Tom did't tol you [hasnthe) dit he] he]? Someone's forgotten to switch off the gas, [didn't one] didn’ they [vent they]? Now tick the correct question tag inthe following 10 items: 91. Steves off to China [has he] hasn't he] anit he] ? a 92 tll bea year before we see him agar, [ont won't we| shanti]? op eee 98. telieve he’ given up smoking [isnithe don’l[hasnt he]? aye 4: feb on the tin go chee [am ot are arene 7: oe 95 No doubt youl rather he did’ stay abroad too long shuld youl wouldnt you hada you]? 95 96. He's rately been away fo tis lang before [she] hasnit he has he? 9 __| 97 So you think hell be back before November, [shall he] will he| do you (T sieeetae 98 Nobody's disagreed with the latest proposals [del hel has he] have they] Se eee 99. Weld better not delay teading this any longer [should we] did we] ha 9 100 Now’ hal the time to tell me you dnt need a test at ab de you] et] hoo | subtotal 25alee ecu ard Cae ee Oxford Placement Test 2 Grammar Test PART1 n 2 13 4 15 1100 1100 1200 Look at these examples. The correct answer is ticked. [are liking] siting outside in the sur b itis very hot, they sit under] the shade. rites people wear ight clothes or keingl {the good [good] @ good] weather almost all year Now the test will begin, Tick the correct answers. is freezing freezes] at a temperature of 0. In some counts [tere is] dank ll the te wit Most Mediterranean countr ss SE eee beeen a more warm [the more ware [Wan Farts of Austala dons hove he] some Fang] ‘ain forlong periods Inthe Arctic and Antarctic [itis Climate is very important in [most [Ree] has| aot ofsnon ‘of mos] the most] people’ lives. tucvelwetTneed the sun and the wind, ‘we can do to contral the weather ‘we are needing | we can need] to get e lot of power from For many people the name Pelé stil means [the more| the mos] most |famous footballer in the world, rot want] waar wanting made him tof made Rin} has joined joine: Trad jornax in October than in April TART WARY] him to become afootballec WOule make irto]practse everyday the Brazilian club, Santos, and had scored in his ist gerne subtotal16 "7 18 19 20 n 2 2 2 25 ered ecu aa tad he [has beer The next World Cup ana [Even though] Ta Cea eT in picked [was picked] was picking for the Brazilian national team. Finals were in 1952 and Pelé was lacking forward to [play] playing] the play eve inspite of he ws ined he ele ato win the el Pele was[a such ich fa 50] brillant player that he helped Braail win 3 W te didnt stop play for Santos tlhe was 34, ing] to play [play] After calling ita day in 1974,he came [om] of [outa eternent and payed fr New York Cosmos Til[ By] in] the end oF his career he had scored over a thousand goals 9 He then sete for aot fain] = sporting ambassador fr Braz By the end ofthe 20h Century he had rceveda great [mary amb [BE] of wads Though honoured with the ttle Athlete of the Century, he will always be remembered (ss oot [ara TOOT athe footaler 125s sometimes know [FASB] i Bag wasp oyed Football. ar sacs ‘or above over] more that] 150 s,but the frst World Cup, competi has not been] was not] was not being] held until (930, When Uruguay [cout (fessional fal Nd win] were winning| wor] the frst Four teams hac entered frm Europe, but witha ite [IRIE] ew] success The 1934 World Cup [eegpwich [thay finals is something t unti Brazil managed [them] these i] was again won by athe] their] home team, tly went on to win the 1938 final as well. Winning successive at [not WAST] Fas not Been] achieved again n 1958 and 1962. tf i/would have won] would win[Raerwen] again in 1966 then the FIFA authorities would have needed However, England st In the 1970s the honours were shared [among [between] Argentina succeede [Rav] ier |make] te rina World Cup relaced cpoed the Bazions [to get [geTTD| ge] hid successive wi, ide | Europe and South America .d[to win |at winning finwinntng] in 1978,but in 19 afrculty Th] difficulties to] difficulty to getting beyond 1 They won again in Mexico in 1986, hers] which] while] Mar menagec to win| much [some] any] of the games, expecially the one: against England, al post by his own [By HInigeHT] on himself] The 1920s nals were dominated by European teams[ except [aber save] from Brzzis win in the USA in 1994, ‘with the 1998 finals rn France again [tobe [BeiRg] having] won by the hosts Throughout the 1990s police in the host countries [was JWETE] have been] kept busy keeping tival fans apart out there was [There were] it was] 0 be no such problems when the first World Cup Fin Is of uth Korea in 2002. the 2st cent too par [BRE] ho» Jopon ane Foot thc century FRAT FEE] saw seeing] successor a number of footbaling nations in Alica and Asia, who| Fay weT] may as wall might as well prove tobe she teams ofthe future 6 |r6 7 | w fis 9 fr 2» [20 a |2 2 [2 a ia 24/24 6 a |e 2% |28 ~» |2 2 [30 ae |32 3 [33 we [34 35/35 % 36 [37 38/38 3/39 wo |4 a |4 a [a 3 |s wa ae subtotal PPPRPPPR RhPPpapaoe aavioat’ Db PCPRPPRPRR 3Sae mea c Grammar Test PART2 Hons of [persons] phopial deoples]eround ‘ow use the Internet almost every day. 52. The majorty of children in the UK [Aleks [are having] access to 2 ®C 53. Learning to use the Internat is nor the same [ad]ke [than Jlearning traditional skills erally Find using computers easy, but some adults can! 54 Mo of us start off 55. chitien: 1 work| Caueakiaghbork] with them 56 There aent|no]absdbme| shortcuts to becoming proficient — everyone needs waining and practice 57. Those who do best are those who also use computers a lot [oh thelr own] By their own] 58. Its use[in ying to try|tbsinal th become an expert just by reading books 59. Thete ate many who wish they [started | would have started] Had started] paring earlier. 60 A few unsuccessful learners have resigned themselves to never [know | Fhowing] Yown] how to use the Internet. (Fieeinal be] on tine. ather| prefer] better| not have anything to do with computers. 63. The wend continues|thbo| be by being] for computers to get smaller and smaller. i Seontecnnciretenr rena allege itl tion 61. Some new users quickly become almost addict foe] 62. Others decide they woul ju 65. ‘is though that wel have mobile phones as powefuias PCs[iil Be] he end of the decade Below isa letter written to the ‘advice’ column of a daily newspaper. Tick the correct answers. Dear Marae, sang] wit write should wit] you secause| ‘am not knowing| Gant know! know not] what to do.!'m twenty-six and a teacher at a primary school in Norwich wher [fm working] fue worked] work or the last five years. hen vas [ave bee Red baz freon] bel bmaaen amg] arta ce wan [would be| became] Luas]}pocinted to work in the same department as me. ve( Beaten ave worked [should wor) together withthe same classes during her for a couple of years, one of the older members of staff ‘and hae the ‘opportunity for building] possibilities to build [Ehance to bulld]}.p a good professionel she has arrived] to have arrived In Norwich, she decided 1o buy [beroun ether arouse relationship Then, about eighteen months afte [subtotal 25_}a 2 3 9 95 96 °7 98 99 100 eMac tee Tad ee She was tied of fo Ive ve] Laiaglln rented accommociation and wanted a place by her own] 6Ebex cual herself]. At about the same time,| [Leacoisealhave been given] gave notice by the landlord ofthe fat ‘what was living that had lived | twas ivingl} and she asked re if [liked | had tiked | faould tke ko tive vith her, She [said] kala explained] me that by the time she ‘would poy] would have paid| baduaid ine moraace and the ist] Uhre ney] outst be latlhmany| few] left to live on. She suggested us to bye should |we may] share the house and it seemed lke @ good idea so aftr{ Ltd aareed we could agree |we agreed with] ll the details fe the costs, what] oat }who] neeced ro be sorted out, we moved into the new house together. At the end of this month [we have lived] we have been living [fuel have been ling] together for a year and a half it’ the fist time [I ive] m tiving] [ve lived|}with anybody before, but [Tshoue guess we guessed have guessed] hat woud heppen. Ie fllenin ove wth her and now st 's been offered anther job 200 miles away and is going to move.| don't know what to do. 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