PLACEMENT TEST

for new student

Please look at the Examples carefully:

Examples:
1. They ................. students.
a. am
b. are
c. is
d. be
The answer to Example 1 is b: They are students.
Circle the letter b.
2. A: Is he your brother?
B: ...............
a. Yes, he is.
b. Yes, she is.
c. No, it’s not.
d. Yes, you are.
The answer to Example 2 is a: Yes, he is.
Circle the letter a.
Wait for instructions!

Note:
 Do not write your answers on the test papers.
 Please write your answers on the answer sheet provided.
Complete each item. Circle the letter of the 7. A: Could you please hand me my glasses?
correct answer. B: ..................
a. Not at all.
1. A: So, what are you doing on Friday night? b. No problem
B: .................. c. Not much
a. It’s great to see you. d. No, thanks.
b. I’m going to a concert.
c. It’s raining today. 8. A: What do you like to do in your free time?
d. I dance well. B: ..................
a. Well, I have some bad news.
2. A: What’s your typical week like? b. Me? I’m definitely a morning person.
B: .................. c. Let’s go to the park.
a. I go to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. d. Well, I like to go running.
b. If the weather is good, I’m going to the
beach. 9. She doesn’t have a bathtub. She ..................
c. I’m not doing anything special. every morning.
d. I have other plans. a. takes a shower
b. puts on her makeup
3. A: Would you like coffee or tea? c. goes shopping
B: .................. d. does the laundry
a. Yes, I do.
b. I think I’d like the same thing. 10. Today is Friday. The day after tomorrow
c. About the same thing. is ...................
d. I’d like coffee, please. a. Saturday
b. Sunday
4. A: Where were you yesterday? c. Thursday
B: .................. d. Monday
a. At about 4:00.
b. No, I wasn’t. 11. It’s 10:00 A.M. I’m meeting Melanie at
c. I was at work. 8:00 P.M. We’re meeting ...................
d. Really nice. a. this afternoon
b. right now
5. A: I hurt my back. c. tonight
B: .................. d. this morning
a. Best wishes!
b. That’s interesting. 12. I’d like something to drink. Could you
c. Too bad I wasn’t there! get me some ..................?
d. I’m sorry to hear that. a. bread
b. apples
6. A: Let’s go bike riding. c. juice
B: .................. d. sugar
a. Would you like to join me?
b. Actually, I think it’s very nice. 13. Are you going shopping? We need
c. I’m really sorry. I don’t feel well. a .................. of potatoes.
d. That’s too bad. Maybe some other time. a. loaf
b. can
c. bottle
d. bag
14. It’s June. Karenna’s birthday was three 21. A: Excuse me. I’m looking for Taft
months ago. Her birthday was in ................... Symphony Hall.
a. February B: ..................
b. April a. Well, have a great time.
c. September b. Oh. That’s right around the corner, on the
d. March left side.
c. Really? I’d love to go, but I’m busy
15. The stove is in the ................... tonight.
a. dining room d. Well, thanks, but that’s not for me.
b. bathroom
c. office 22. A: Tell me something about your
d. kitchen parents.
B: Sure. ...................
16. Riley’s hair isn’t straight. It’s .................. a. What is there?
a. blonde b. What do you want to know?
b. dark c. What about this?
c. long d. What do you feel like?
d. wavy
23. A: Where are you off to?
17. Robert .................. the house right now. B: ...................
a. is cleaning a. I’m on my way to the pool.
b. clean b. I’m sorry; I’m not from around here.
c. cleans c. I think I’ll start with the soup.
d. cleaned d. I’ll take the windbreaker.

18. When my husband gets up early, 24. A: How would you like to pay for them?
he .................. our breakfast. B: ...................
a. is making a. I can give you 90.
b. is going to make b. I’ll take the check, please.
c. makes c. That’s just too much for me.
d. make d. Charge, please.

19. He .................. me yesterday, but I 25. A: Can we make the 2:00 bus?
wasn’t home. B: ..................
a. is calling a. It was pretty short, actually.
b. called b. It departed five minutes ago.
c. should call c. It’s an express.
d. call d. It makes one stop.

20. If we .................. a vacation, we’re going 26. Elena and Marina are sisters. Elena’s
to sleep late every day. husband is Marina ...................
a. are taking a. nephew
b. takes b. uncle
c. take c. cousin
d. would like to take d. brother-in-law
27. I just got a new battery-
operated .................. so I can listen to music 34. .................. cookies on the shelf.
outside. a. There are
a. cell phone b. It’s
b. CD player c. They’re
c. PDA d. There’s
d. CD burner
35. The grilled fish comes with ..................
28. Shrimp is seafood, and .................. is appetizer.
meat. a. a
a. rice b. the
b. lamb c. any
c. crab d. an
d. pie
36. Amy is sleeping late. She ..................
29. Natalie generally tries to eat healthy work today.
foods. She avoids ................... a. can’t study
a. vegetables b. has to
b. low-fat foods c. can work
c. fruits d. doesn’t have to
d. junk food
37. Kyle almost never ...................
30. Women’s belts are in the .................. a. exercises
department. b. is exercising
a. lingerie c. exercise
b. outerwear d. doesn’t exercise
c. hosiery
d. accessories 38. I’ll take the blue pajamas. Can you gift
wrap .................. for me?
31. The talk is .................. 7:00 P.M. a. it
a. in b. him
b. at c. them
c. off d. her
d. on
39. What .................. last weekend?
32. .................. your parents live? a. they did
a. Where is b. did they do
b. Where do c. were they
c. Where d. are they doing
d. Where does
40. These jeans aren’t ................... They’re
33. He .................. for a new printer this very comfortable.
afternoon. a. tighter
a. are looking b. too tight
b. look c. the tightest
c. looks d. tight enough
d. is looking
41. We .................. that movie last night. 48. I .................. taking a day off from work.
a. have seen a. plan
b. were seeing b. would like
c. saw c. need
d. used to see d. feel like

42. Fred has .................. met the new 49. My husband complains ..................
neighbors. working long hours.
a. already a. about
b. ever b. to
c. yet c. for
d. before d. with

43. Anna .................. at Reed Kaplan since 50. That film .................. by Federico Fellini
2001. in 1954.
a. was working a. directed
b. worked b. was directed
c. has worked c. has directed
d. works d. was directing

44. .................. us at the restaurant tonight? 51. Our old monitor was .................. big as
a. Were they meeting the new one. The new one is much bigger.
b. Will they meet a. just as
c. Have they met b. not quite as
d. Do they meet c. not nearly as
d. almost as
45. You .................. hurry! You’ll be late.
a. had better 52. Which house is ..................?
b. used to a. their
c. will b. theirs
d. would rather c. they’re
d. there’s
46. I .................. too fast when I had the
accident. 53. If I order dessert, I .................. it with
a. went you.
b. had better go a. would share
c. have gone b. shared
d. was going c. will share
d. have shared
47. We don’t have .................. toothpaste.
Can you go to the drugstore? 54. If a waiter undercharged me,
a. no I .................. him.
b. much a. was telling
c. some b. would tell
d. many c. told
d. have told
55. A .................. movie makes you laugh. 61. Machu Picchu was built by the
a. boring Incas ..................
b. weird a. wasn’t it
c. violent b. wasn’t Macchu Picchu
d. funny c. didn’t they
d. was it
56. For most cars, if you want to check the
engine, you have to open the ................... 62. I .................. a gift when they canceled
a. hood the wedding.
b. trunk a. already bought
c. dashboard b. had already bought
d. windshield c. have already bought
d. was already going to buy
57. When you’re finished working on a
document, don’t forget to .................. it 63. The dentist told me to come next week.
before you close the file. It .................. be an emergency.
a. surf a. must not
b. scan b. may
c. send c. must
d. save d. might not

58. A: .................. 64. I need to have this package ..................

B: No, I haven’t. What are they? by tomorrow.
a. Have you bought your tickets yet? a. to deliver
b. Have you tried pupusas yet? b. deliver
c. Have you seen any good movies lately? c. delivering
d. Have you met Melody and Collin? d. delivered

59. A: You look a little blue. Something 65. She had her assistant .................. her
wrong? business cards.
B: .................. a. to order
a. I don’t care for it. b. order
b. Nothing I can put my finger on. c. ordered
c. Nothing. It’s on me. d. ordering
d. It doesn’t matter to me
66. Paul .................. be a rock musician, but
60. A: Be sure not to miss the National his tastes changed.
Palace Museum while you’re in Taipei. a. would
B: .................. b. might
a. Oh, yeah? What kind? c. was going to
b. What is it used for? d. could have
c. What are you up to?
d. Really? Why’s that? 67. Robert .................. applied to law school.
He would have been a great lawyer.
a. must have
b. should have
c. had
d. may have
68. Ramadan is a religious
tradition .................. by Muslims all over the 75. It’s too dark .................. hiking.
world. a. go
a. who is observed b. you go
b. is observed c. to go
c. that is observed d. you to go
d. to observe
76. Vladivostok is on the eastern
69. Lisa said .................. her after 6:00. coast .................. Russia.
a. should call a. in
b. call b. on
c. to call c. of
d. please call d. at

70. I wonder ................... 77. Each culture has its own sense
a. how the book ends of .................. It’s important to understand
b. how does the book end people’s ideas about lateness.
c. the book ends a. punctuality
d. if the book ends b. cultural literacy
c. etiquette
71. If I were you, I .................. get a cell d. taboo
phone.
a. had 78. .................. occurs when water from a
b. did river enters houses and roads.
c. would a. A drought
d. could b. A landslide
c. A flood
72. They .................. their flight if they d. A hurricane
hadn’t gotten stuck in traffic.
a. wouldn’t miss 79. A: Sorry I forgot your birthday.
b. wouldn’t have missed B: ..................
c. didn’t miss a. That’s one way to look at it.
d. hadn’t missed b. It’s Ok, under some circumstances.
c. That would be fine.
73. .................. the most important issue in d. That’s Ok. It can happen to anyone.
this election.
a. Educations are 80. A: ..................
b. The education is B: No, I’m just browsing.
c. An education is a. Looking for anything special?
d. Education is b. Is anything bothering you today?
c. Do you mind if I borrow it when you’re
74. My boss allowed .................. home early. done?
a. me to go d. Are you reading anything good these
b. me go days?
c. to go
d. going
 c. Had we not been
d. If we might not have been
81. Sometimes when I’m on the go, I 88. .................. older people find today’s
forget .................. time for my family. fashions pretty shocking.
a. making a. A lot of
b. to make b. Every
c. to have made c. A great deal of
d. make d. Much

82. Do you remember .................. there 89. Not only .................. finish the report,
when you were a kid? but he didn’t come to work today either.
a. going a. he didn’t
b. to go b. did he not
c. were going c. did he
d. go d. he did not

83. How many concerts .................. already 90. Neither my husband nor my
this year? parents ...................
a. are they giving a. smoke
b. have they been giving b. doesn’t smoke
c. were they giving c. smokes
d. have they given d. don’t smoke

84. She can’t think of .................. she would 91. I’m not happy about .................. arguing
do if she had no music to listen to. in front of the kids.
a. what a. their
b. that b. they
c. how c. these
d. whether d. they’re

85. I plan .................. a new car with the 92. Some animals can .................. to help
money I’m saving. people.
a. buy a. train
b. to buy b. have trained
c. buying c. to train
d. to have bought d. be trained

86. By this time next year, my 93. Animals .................. be killed for
father .................. and will be traveling medical research. It’s unethical, in my
around the world. opinion.
a. will have retired. a. must not
b. has retired b. might not
c. is retiring c. couldn’t
d. will retire d. doesn’t have to

87. .................. so busy, we could’ve

shopped around.
a. If we wouldn’t have been
b. That we hadn’t been
94. I don’t mind .................. shown 100. A: ..................
commercials during movies. It gives me time B: Actually, it kind of bothers me. I hope
to get a snack. that’s not a problem.
a. had I been a. Do you mind my smoking?
b. to have been b. Would you ever consider getting a pet?
c. being c. Can you believe that outfit?
d. to be d. Are you familiar with this CD?

95. The more education women 101. She’ll be thirty next month, and
get, .................. they marry. she .................. on a career yet.
a. later a. didn’t decide
b. latest b. doesn’t decide
c. the latest c. isn’t deciding
d. the later d. hasn’t decided

96. Are you going to wear that .................. 102. My cousin loves to write.
dress? She .................. more than twenty short
a. handmade beautitful silk stories.
b. beautiful handmade silk a. wrote
c. silk beautiful handmade b. has written
d. beautiful silk handmade c. had written
d. has been writing
97. Jeff uses his money carefully and wisely.
He’s ................... 103. It’s difficult to find people
a. thrifty today .................. take responsibility for their
b. a tightwad mistakes.
c. generous a. which
d. a spendthrift b. whom
c. who
98. He is so .................. He won’t go out if d. whose
his hair is a bit messy.
a. vain 104. Sara didn’t talk to Max. When she
b. clever called, he .................. on his business trip.
c. gullible a. left
d. wise b. had been getting ready to leave
c. was leaving
99. A: You should consider getting tropical d. had already left
fish. They’re low-maintenance and
interesting to watch. 105. I requested that he .................. early.
B: .................. a. arrive
a. You have a point there. b. arrived
b. Your guess is as good as mine. c. arrives
c. They really keep you on your toes. d. would arrive
d. You can’t believe everything you hear.
106. I really hope that Cara .................. time
to relax.
a. find
 b. finding a. would be made
c. to find b. are made
d. finds c. will make
107. They have just invented .................. that d. are going to be made
allows people to talk with their pets. 114. If the airplane hadn’t been invented,
a. some machines faster cars, boats, and trains ...................
b. a machine a. would have been engineered
c. machine b. would be engineered
d. the machine c. will be engineered
d. will have been engineered
108. If Alex .................. a little harder, he
would have been successful. 115. I have to call you back later. Something
a. would try important has ...................
b. tried come up
c. would have tried caught on
d. had tried brought about
come across
109. If my luggage hadn’t gotten lost,
I .................. to go shopping for new clothes 116. They offered me the job, but I think I’m
now. going to turn ...................
a. wouldn’t need a. down it
b. hadn’t needed b. it down
c. wouldn’t have needed c. it up
d. won’t need d. up it

110. We’re going to the beach next 117. I’m going for a walk. I need to ................
weekend .................. the weather’s bad. a. lose my temper
a. even if b. say what’s on my mind
b. provided that c. let off steam
c. even though d. make an issue out of it
d. as long as
118. I used to ................ until I trained myself
111. He doesn’t have enough to ignore noise and other interference.
experience. .................., he would have a. run out of ideas
gotten the job. b. get easily distracted
a. Consequently c. get absorbed in a task
b. Otherwise d. perform best under pressure
c. However
d. Therefore 119. A: I’m at my wits’ end!
B: ..................
112. They admitted that they .................. the a. What’s the matter?
joke I told at the meeting the day before. b. Are you sure?
a. hadn’t gotten c. What’s stopping you?
b. weren’t getting d. Do you think so?
c. wouldn’t get
d. don’t get 120. A: ...................
B:Well, you can’t be good at everything.
113. In the future, our lives .................. easier a. I’ve always wanted to take up piano.
by new home technologies. b. I wish I were mechanically inclined.
c. Nothing is ever good enough for me.
d. I wonder if you could do me a favor.

End of the test!