10 ____ people from Poland went to Scotland

Placement test in the 20th century.

a Many of
Grammar b Many
1 ________ at school yesterday. c Some of
d ─
a Was you 11 There are __________ French speakers
b Were you in Montreal.
c Did you a too much
d Is you b a lot of
2 Is your family large? ________ c a little
d not much
a Yes, it is. 12 She ____ with her friends on Facebook™
b Yes, they are. everyday
c No, it not. a is communicating
d No, they isn’t. b communicates
3 What ____ he want? c will communicating
d ─
a does 13 More and more people ____ divorced
b do every year.
c have a are wanting
d was b wanting
4 ____ do you have dinner? c getting
d are getting
a When time 14 Many, but not all, people ____ get married
b What time in a church. .
c What kind of a want to
d What for b are wanting to
5 He ____ to go home. c wanting to
d used to want
a want 15 Would you like ____ to the theatre
b did tonight?
c didn’t want
d didn’t wanted a go
6 Where ____ to school? b to go
c going
a did you go d to going
b went you 16 I ____ to Peru on holiday next month.
c did you went
d did go a am flying
7 Latin ____ compulsory in Irish schools. b flying
c am go flying
a used to be d will flying
b would be 17 Oh! It ____. I’ll take an umbrella with me.
c has
d has been a raining
b will raining
8 The boy ____ cake when his mother c rains
came into the room. d ’s raining
a was eat 18 Do you have any plans for tonight? Yes,
b eats we ____ to the cinema.
c was eating a will go
d has eating b going
9 There ____ milk for my breakfast. c go
d are going
a isn’t some 19 I plan to ____ two weeks by the beach.
b isn’t any
c any a bring
d ─ b spend
c spending
d making

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20 The fast food restaurant was _____ dirty. 30 The first reality TV show ____ in Sweden
We didn’t eat there. in 1997.
a extreme a showed
b extremely b shown
c bit c is shown
d very much d was shown
21 This restaurant is ____ the one over there. 31 The film Avatar was directed ____ James
Cameron.
a traditional a by
b traditionaler b from
c more traditional than c for
d traditionaler than d with
22 My coffee was ____ yours. I almost burned 32 I’ve had my cat ____ 4 years.
by mouth.
a hotter than a since
b more hot than b for
c hotter as c with
d as hot d it
23 The ____ coffee in the world comes from 33 Her horse is lovely. She _____ it since she
indonesia. was a teenager.
a expensive a had
b expensivest b has had
c more expensive c had
d most expensive d is had
24 I ____ sushi. 34 I’ve received 33 emails ____ .

a eaten a on Friday
b have eat b yesterday
c have ever eaten c two days ago
d have never eaten d this week
25 She has ____ finished this week’s report. 35 How often have you been to the doctor
. ______
a yet a one year ago?
b already b in the last twelve months?
c ever c yesterday?
d never d last week?
26 I don’t think you ____ them. 36 I was saving up ____ a new computer.

a should to email a for buying

b should email b to buy
c should emailing c to buying
d ─ d ─
27 In the future there ____ cures to the 37 You ____ wear a suit to work, but you can
world’s worst diseases. if you want.
a must
a might be b mustn’t
b is going to being c could
c will being d don’t have to
d might have 38 I had to ____ a uniform to school when I
28 The space tourists ___ certainly need to was younger.
be very fit. a have
a won’t b wearing
b will c wear
c ─ d having
d going to 39 Cecilia knows someone ____ went to the
29 If my new company is successful, I ____ carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
employ people to help me. a who
a will b which
b be able to c she
c will be able to d where
d will able to

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40 Oxfam is a charity ____ tries to find lasting 49 Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to
solutions to poverty. many illnesses.
a who a get
b which b celebrate
c it c contribute
d ─ d affect
50 He ____ off his holiday until after the
Vocabulary winter.
41 A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s. a took
b put
a immigrants c called
b emigrants d logged
c invaders
Answer key
d colonies
42 There was a nice meal and a band at the
1. b
wedding ____ 2. a
a ceremony 3. a
b reception 4. b
5. c
c speech
6. a
d group 7. a
43 I mostly ____ my friends via email. 8. c
9. b
10. b
a get on well with
11. b
b have in commn 12. b
c keep in touch with 13. d
d see each other 14. a
15. b
44 Bob has had a very interesting ___ . He
16. a
has had jobs in many countries and 17. d
industries. 18. d
a carrier 19. b
20. b
b job
21. c
c career 22. a
d work 23. d
24. d
25. b
45 She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a
26. b
lot in the past few years. 27. a
a money 28. b
b salary 29. c
30. d
c job
31. a
d earnings 32. b
33. b
46 I am very ___ in old cars. 34. d
35. b
36. b
a keen 37. d
b interesting 38. c
c interested 39. a
40. b
d fond
41. a
42. b
47 He ___ his exam because he didn’t study. 43. c
44. c
45. b
a failed
46. c
b passed 47. a
c missed 48. c
d fell 49. c
50. b
48 The house will look cleaner when you have
finished the ____.
a home
b housewife
c housework
d homework
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