English Placement Test

Write your answers on the answer page. You should spend a maximum of 50 minutes working on the test. DO NOT USE A DICTIONARY OR ASK FOR ANY HELP FROM ANYONE

Part 1 Decide whether a.b,c, or d and put your answer on the answer sheet
1. Where from? a. come you b. do you come c. you do come d. you come

2. live in St Albans? a. Do your brother b. Your brother c. Does your brother d. Your brother does

3. There people in St Albans. a. is many b. is much c. are much d. are many

4. He speak English well. a. b. c. d. can cans is able can to

5. I have friends in Hatfield. a. much b. a lot c. a lot of d. many of

6. My friends car is more expensive mine. a. as b. to c. than d. from 2

7. You are your mother. a. as tall than b. so tall as c. taller as d. as tall as

8. He . Dont call him now. a. working b. works c. is working d. work

9. Im at Maths than my brother. a. better b. well c. good d. best

10. He goes to work car. a. in b. on c. by d. at

11. My name is John and name is Maria. a. hers b. her c. shes d. she

12. Dont take that pen. Its . a. of me b. my c. to me d. mine

13. That jacket isnt yours. Yours is . a. the blues b. the blue one c. the one blue d. blue one

14. to the cinema? a. Do they often go b. Often do they go c. They do often go d. Go they often .3

15. He at 5.00pm yesterday. a. go out b. did went c. went out d. has gone out

16. abroad on holiday last summer? a. Did you go b. Did you went c. You went d. Do you go

17. I in St Albans since 2001. a. b. c. d. am working have worked having worked am worked

18. I to Manchester in my life. a. b. c. d. am never been never been have never went have never been

19. This restaurant is in the area. a. the best b. a best c. the better d. most best

20. If tomorrow, Ill stay at home. a. it will rain b. it raining c. rains d. it rains

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Part 2 Complete each space with one word only. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Mrs Jones and her little daughter, Julie, were coming back home from shopping when they saw their neighbour, Mrs Smith, standing outside her house looking unhappy. Hello, whats the 1 ? You do look upset! said Mrs Jones. Ive done a silly thing. Ive locked myself 2 , said Mrs Smith. I dont 3 what to do. If only I werent so big, Id be 4 to get in through the window and open the door from the 5 . That small window at the side of my house isnt fastened. Mrs Jones thought a moment and then asked Julie 6 climb through the window. Mrs Smith wondered if Julie would be tall 7 to reach the door handle when she got in. Julie said she would try. So the two ladies helped the 8 to climb in over the window-sill. They 9 anxiously by the door, looking through the letter box. They were very pleased 10 they heard Julie behind the door. She 11 to reach up, turn the door handle and release the lock. Mrs Smith pushed the door wide 12 and with a 13 of relief stepped into 14own home. hank you very much for your 15, Julie. Here is some money for you to spend. Mrs Jones said that Mrs Smith had been 16 this time but wasnt 17rather dangerous to 18 the window unlocked as burglars might get in? Only 19 they are thinner 20I am! replied Mrs Smith.

Part 3 Complete each space with one word only. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Consider the environmental and social benefits of an efficient railway system. It is illogical that the railways 1 be required to show an eight per cent return on investment, while no 2 return 3 or can be expected from roads except on the basis 4 cost benefit analysis. 5 is the rough tool used to assess the notional benefits brought by road construction. It has never been applied by the Department of Transport to investment 6 the railway system. Roads are built 7 taxpayers money and create much pollution and other damage. They produce no profit 8 such. Why should railways, which are less destructive, and safer, have to 9 so? Applying cost benefit analysis to the railways services would bring home 10 the Government the profound social and economic value of a first-class national railway network. Among items on the credit 11 of the balance sheet would be a 12 in pollution by road users, less death and injury 13 the roads, a saving of the time 14 in traffic jams, and a more efficient use of energy than 15 of shorthaul aircraft and road vehicles. All these can be quantified 16 many of them are quantified when 17 whether and where to build roads. How different many decisions 18 the closure of loss-making branch lines 19 have been if such factors had been taken into 20 .