Universitatea din Bucureti

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Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
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NAME: ____________________________
PHONE NUMBER: __________________
SCORE: _____out of 100

PRE-INTERMEDIATE/INTERMEDIATE PLACEMENT TEST

Pre-intermediate: 0-60
Intermediate: 61-100

GRAMMAR
1. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate tense (present simple, present continuous, past
simple, past continuous, present perfect simple): (20 points)
a) I (not understand) what you (wait) for. ________________/_________________
b) Anyone (see) my pencil? I (leave) it here somewhere. _____________/______________
c) I really (enjoy) myself at the moment. _________________
d) I (know) Mary since we were high-school students. _________________
e) They (be) married for 25 years. _________________
f) I (live) in England since I was 19. _________________
g) Whats the matter? You (hurt) your ankle? How you (do) it? __________/___________
h) Thats definitely the last time I (lend) you money! _________________
i) You have just one single card in your hand. I can see you (win)! _________________
j) How you (feel) today? I hope you got rid of that terrible flu. _________________
k) We already (buy) the car you saw last week. _________________
l) There is plenty of time to chat. The play (not start) yet. _________________
m) Which shirt shall I buy? I think I (take) the red one. _________________
n) Look at the sky! It (rain). _________________
o) He was lying on the beach while she (cook) dinner. _________________
p) At this time yesterday, my friends (have) lunch in a splendid beer garden.____________
q) While I was walking down the street, he (run) into a lamp post. _________________

2. Choose ONE of the following answers: (35 points)

1) ___at work yesterday? [a) did you be; b) were you; c) was you; d) did you were]
2) Is your family large? Yes, ___. [a) Yes, they are; b) No, it not.; c) Yes, it is; d) No, they
isnt]
3) What ___ she need? [a) do; b) is; c) does; d) has]
4) He ____ to write the project. [a) not wanted; b) didnt wanted; c) want; d)
didnt want]
5) When _____ your job? [a) you find; b) did find you; c) did you find; d) found
you]
6) He ____ a lot when he was young. [a) used to smoke; b) was smoking; c) has
smoked; d) may smoke]
7) There isnt ___ meat left in the fridge. [a) some; b) any; c) a lot; d) -]
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Universitatea din Bucureti
Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

8) I have ___ money on me, Im sorry! [a) any; b) no; c) some; d) a few]
9) ___ of them voted for the Liberals. [a) much; b) most; c) little; d) nobody]
10) There are ___ French speakers in Montreal. [a) too much; b) a lot of; c)
a little; d) not much]
11) More and more people ____poorer and poorer every year. [a) become; b) will
become; c) are becoming; d) becoming]
12) Not all people ___ get married in a church. [a) dont want to; b) arent wanting
to; c) used to want; d) want to]
13) Would you like ___ an ice-cream? [a) eating; b) eat; c) to eat; d) to eating]
14) This hotel is ___ dirty. Lets move now! [a) extremely; b) extreme; c) much; d)
a lot]
15) This restaurant is ____ than the one round the corner. [a) more nice; b) nicer;
c) nicest; d) more nicely]
16) Jim was ___ than Mary. Why? [a) more happy; b) happyer; c) more happier; d)
happier]
17) The ___ tickets are sold at Covent Garden [a) more expensive; b) most
expensive; c) very expensive; d) expensivest]
18) I dont think you ____ them. [a) should to email; b) should email; c) should
emailing; d) email]
19) In the future there ____ cures to the worlds worst diseases. [a) might be; b) is
going to being; c) will being; d) might have]
20) The space tourists ___ certainly need to be very fit. [a) wont; b) will; c) ; d)
going to]
21) If my new company is successful, I ____ employ people to help me. [a) will;
b) be able to; c) will be able to; d) will able to]
22) If you ____ tell them that they are wrong, what would you say? [a) were to; b)
be to; c) are to; d) will]
23) I would go to the seaside if I ___ time. [a) have; b) will have; c) had; d) would
have]
24) The first reality TV show ___ in Sweden in 1997. [a) showed; b) shown; c) is
shown; d) was shown]
25) The project ____ yet. [a) was not written; b) is not written; c) isnt written; d)
has not been written]
26) Ive had this dog ____ 1996. [a) from; b) since; c) for; d) as long as]
27) Ive received 10 emails ___ . [a) on Friday; b) yesterday; c) two days ago; d)
this week]
28) How often have you been to the doctor ___? [a) one year ago; b) in the last
twelve months?; c) yesterday?; d) last week]
29) I was saving up ___ a new computer. [a) for buying; b) to buy; c) to buying; d)
]
30) You ____ wear overalls, but you can if you want. [a) must; b) mustnt; c)
could; d) dont have to]

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Universitatea din Bucureti
Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

31) Yesterday I ___ show the policeman my ID card in order to pass. [a) must; b)
had to; c) should; d) was necessary to]
32) She knows someone ___ went to Australia.[a) who; b) which; c) she; d) where]
33) Oxfam is a charity ____ tries to find lasting solutions to poverty. [a) who; b)
which; c) it; d) -]
34) Children ___ play in this area. [a) cannot; b) mustnt c) are not allowed to; d)
are]
35) I will not ___ you do it! [a) let; b) allow; c) permit; d) ask]

3. Rearrange the words to make sentences: (5 points)

a) across // never // I // come // have // him.
b) after // her// I // if // ll // like // look // you.
c) a // give // hand // me // let // with // that // you.
d) a // cup // coffee // do // make // me // of // to // want // you ?
e) should // theatre // her // get // the // some // think // tickets // I // for // you.

4. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: (10 points)

a) Most employees consider him like a tyrannical boss.
b) If I knew he was not coming, I would have stayed home.
c) Did you work a lot over the last few months?
d) The show didnt live off to our expectations.
e) If he hadnt lost weight, he would have many heart problems.
f) You cannot cross the street when the red light shows.
g) I dont like cats. // So am I.
h) Tom told me that he arrived two days before.
i) Her sister told me she is ill.
j) He asked me what I will do with the money.

VOCABULARY

5. Choose ONE of the following answers: (10 points)

a) A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.

a. immigrants
b. emigrants
c. invaders
d. colonizers
b) There was a nice meal and a band at the wedding ____
a. ceremony
b. reception
c. speech
d. group
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Universitatea din Bucureti
Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

c) I mostly ____ my friends via email.

a. get on well with
b. have in common
c. keep in touch with
d. see each other
d) I am very ___ in old cars.
a. keen
b. interesting
c. interested
d. fond
e) Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many illnesses.
a. get
b. celebrate
c. contribute
d. affect
f) He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.
a took
b put
c called
d logged
g) Shes very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in the past few years.
a. money
b. salary
c. job
d. earnings
h) He ___ his exam because he didnt study.
a. failed
b. passed
c. missed
d. fell
i) I ____ the bus, so I walked on foot.
a. lost
b. missed
c. ran after
d. loosed

j) Its time to go, ____ ?

a. is it
b. does it
c. isnt it
d. arent we

READING COMPREHENSION
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Universitatea din Bucureti
Facultatea de Limbi i Literaturi Strine

Centrul de limbi strine Ariel

Strada Pitar Mo, Nr. 7 13, Bucureti
Telefon: +40 21 318 15 85
Fax: +40 21 318 15 86
office@centrul-ariel.ro
www.centrul-ariel.ro

Read the following text and answer the questions: (10 points)

Active Villagers

Residents of a small Welsh-speaking community have clubbed together to buy the post office and shop, ten years
after buying the pub. The people of Llithfaen, Caernarfonshire were determined to prevent their village losing its
focal point. Ten years ago they paid 40,000 for the pub, called the Victoria, and now they have helped to keep
the shop open. Most of the cost, 19,500, was met by the local council and a European Union grant, but the
villagers needed to raise a further 6,000 to buy the shop from the
owner who is retiring.
John Jones, chairman of the community committee, said: We went around every house and came back with
500 more than we needed. The post office and the pub are essential to the life of the village. There are no other
amenities.
We were not prepared to stand by and let the heart and soul be ripped out of our community. No one else was
going to help us so we decided to buy them ourselves. Llithfaen had a population of 600 but that halved when
nearby granite quarries were closed. The primary school was shut because of the population decline but the
locals turned it into a leisure centre and youth club. The shop has been leased to Ffion Medi Llywelyn, 24, who
lives in the village with her husband, Dillon. She said: There is a wonderful community spirit here.

1. The Llithfaen Post Office

a) closed ten years ago.
b) has been saved by the local people.
c) has now closed.
2. The shop has been bought
a) by the local council.
b) for 40,000.
c) with the help of the people who live in the area.
3. The shop was going to close
a) because of a decision by the European Union.
b) because the owner needed the money.
c) be
4. 500
a) was paid by every person in the village.
b) was paid by the owner of the pub.
c) was the amount of money the villagers still had after the village post office had been bought.
5. Llithfaen no longer has
a) a leisure centre.
b) a pub.
c) a school.

Writing (10 points)

A friend of yours has asked you to look around for a suitable flat. Based on the estate agents
description (and your imagination), write a report for your friend, stating the advantages and
disadvantages of this particular accommodation.