Focus 3 Placement Test

Name: ___________________________________ 21 Students ___ a lot of homework every day.

Class: ___________________________________ A give B are given C given D gave
22 There are ___ biscuits here – would you like one?
Total: _________/100
A any B a few C much D lots
23 You’ll ___ over this headache soon.
1 Whenever I see him, he smiles all the time. He’s
A suffer B recover C get D take
very ___.
24 I phoned the ticket office but it ___ closed.
A caring B cheerful C sensible D generous
A has already B already C did already D had already
2 ‘Who lives in that house?’ ‘___’
25 Rob said he ___ the film before.
A Yes, I do. B I live C I am. D I do.
A didn’t see B hasn’t seen
3 How can Joe afford ___ a new laptop?
C doesn’t see D hadn’t seen
A buying B buy C buys D to buy
26 It’s important to feel comfortable in your own
4 Do you ___ any celebrities on Twitter?
___.
A see B update C collect D follow
A appearance B skin C face D fashion
5 What were you doing when you ___ the text?
27 He might come          as shallow, but in fact he’s
A were getting B got C get D getting
not.
6 ___ your parents use to have mobile phones when
A across B by C after D for
they were younger?
28 I          that aliens have visited the Earth.
A Were B Are C Did D Do
A haven’t believed B not believe
7 They’re showing the first ___ of a new sitcom
C ’m not believing D don’t believe
tonight.
29 I          to go out today.
A scene B episode C act D chapter
A ’m not wanting B don’t want
8 Is London ___ as Beijing?
C not want D haven’t wanted
A big B as big C more big D bigger
30 I’m sorry I’m late. How long         ?
9 Jenny is only eighteen but she’s ___ written two
A have you waited B do you wait
plays.
C have you been waiting D are you waiting
A yet B ever C never D already
31 I          three exercises. Can I have a rest now?
10 Can you help me? I’m not ___ to reach this shelf.
A am finishing B finish
A too much tall B too tall
C have been finishing D have finished
C tall enough D enough tall
32 The athletes are out on the          .
11 Our house hasn’t got any stairs. It’s ___.
A course B court C track D pitch
A a bungalow B detached C a cottage D terraced
33 He’s very ambitious. I’m sure he’ll           on any
12 Joe’s lived in that flat since ___.
challenge.
A a month B a long time C 2012 D two years
A run B take C go D put
13 I ___ you later if you like.
34 I          when I suddenly felt a pain in my leg.
A ’m helping B ’ll help C ’m going to help D help
A swam B have been swimming
14 Students have to pay tuition ___.
C was swimming D had swum
A costs B expenses C fees D prices
35 I got to the final in 2010 even though I          never
15 If we ___, we’ll catch the bus.
played tennis before.
A to hurry B hurry C are hurrying D will hurry
A hadn’t B haven’t C have D had
16 We’ve got a sofa ___ is also a bed.
36 The doctor advised          so much fast food.
A which B who C where D–
A not to eat B me not to eat
17 Nurses often ___ shifts.
C I don’t eat D not eat
A make B are C earn D do
37 Our teacher makes          homework every day.
18 If I ___ enough money, I’d go round the world.
A us to do B we do C us do D us doing
A have B will have C would have D had
38 I don’t mind          the party.
19 Everything’s free, so you ___ bring any money.
A missing B I missed C to miss D miss
A have to B can’t C needn’t D must
39 I ___ my bus so I had to wait for the next one.
20 My sister always picks up a(n) ___! Whenever I go
A caught B lost C missed D dropped
shopping with her, she finds something very
40 No one likes ___ stuck in a traffic jam.
cheap.
A gettingB picking C taking D catching
A sale B offer C bargain D brand

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41 This          be our hotel. It’s too old. 63 If I ___ my phone with with me, I would have
A could B mustn’t C can’t D might called you.
42 Don’t throw that shirt away. John          it. A would taken B would have taken
A must want B might want C had taken D took
C can’t want D would want 64 It’s a very popular programme, with over 2
43 The train          yet. It’s only 3.25pm. million ___.
A will have left B might have left A viewers B producers C panels D scripts
C can’t have left D mustn’t have left 65 Don’t ___ yourself up! You haven’t done anything
44 I          camping when I was younger. wrong.
A would hate B used to hate A let B blame C beat D turn
C have hated D was hating 66 She said that she          to school the following
45 This          be a beautiful, unspoilt resort. day.
A did B would C used to D used A wasn’t going B isn’t going
46 These biscuits are ___! I won’t eat them. C won’t go D hasn’t been
A crunchy B stale C ripe D mild 67 He told me that there          an accident the day
47 Don’t put too much vinegar on vegetables or they before.
will be too ___. A has been B was C had been D is
A tasty B sweet C sour D bitter 68 He asked me          to a wedding.
48 I’ll phone you when I          up. A have I ever been B if I had ever been
A will wake B woke C wake D ’d wake C if I ever went D did I ever go
49 We’ll go out          it rains. I don’t want to get wet! 69 She asked me where          going.
A as soon as B unless C until D if A was I B I was C I am D am I
50 This time tomorrow, we’ll          by the sea. 70 Two men broke into the bank and ___ all the
A sit B have sat C be sitting D have been sitting money!
51 How many exams          by the time we leave A stole B mugged C burgled D robbed
school? 71 The suspect hasn’t been arrested yet as not
A we will have done B we will be doing enough ___ has been collected.
C will we be doing D will we have done A witness B trial C evidence D penalty
52 The Carpathians are a mountain          in Europe. 72 My wallet          !
A range B group C top D link A has stolen B is stealing
53 When was the last volcanic          here? C has been stealing D has been stolen
A evacuation B eruption C explosion D expansion 73 Be careful, we          by those two men over there.
54 We live in          east of the country. A are watching B have watched
Aa B an C the D– C are watched D are being watched
55         electricity can be produced naturally. 74 Have you          your eyes checked?
AA B An C The D– A made B done C had D been
56 My uncle,          wife is Canadian, lives in Toronto. 75 Where did you          your hair cut? It looks great.
A who B which C whose D that A get B make C ask D do
57 Mr Davies,          worked here, left last month. 76 I don’t want to fall ___ with my homework.
A that B who C which D whose A out B away C behind D off
58 Mind you don’t ___ yourself on the hot pan. 77 My dad ___ always hide the newspaper so that
A scratch B bruise C burn D cut no one could read it before he did.
59 That can’t be true. You’re pulling my         . A used B did C would D was
A arm B hand C leg D foot 78 I can’t afford ___ my girlfriend to the cinema this
60 If only I          on holiday. weekend.
A was B am C would be D have been A to take B take C taking D for taking
61 If we          more money, we’d go on holiday more. 79 We should spend more time ___ exercise.
A had B would have C will have D have A do B with doing C doing D to do
62 If you hadn’t talked during the exam, the teacher 80 I thought Tom was so calm you couldn’t make
wouldn’t          you to leave. him angry, but yesterday he lost his ___.
A tell B had told C have told D told A temper B heart C will D soul

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81 We were late for the show. We ___ as usual. 97 Over one hundred million people are believed
A had talked B talked ___ blogs last year.
C had been talking D have been talking A to start B having started
82 My mum has got a new phone, ___ she hasn’t C to have started D have started
learned how to use yet. 98 Did you see the news report? There’s a lion on
A what B whose C that D which the ___. It escaped from the zoo!
83 What’s that ___ building over there? It looks A loose B release C captivity D area
awful. 99 I’d rather we ___ so much time indoors.
A picturesque B urban C shabby D bustling A didn’t spend B wouldn’t spend
84 When we get to New Zealand, we’ll ___ nearly C haven’t spent D don’t spend
19,000 kilometres. 100 Never ___ so scared as I was during the
A be flying B have been flying earthquake.
C fly D have flown A I had felt B I felt
85 My parents couldn’t come to the party. ___ of C have I felt D I did feel
them were ill.
A Either B Both C All D A couple /100
86 Sometimes it’s better to pay ___ for something
more expensive. The quality is usually much
better.
A out B away C down D up
87 Let’s celebrate our good luck, ___?
A won’t we B don’t we C will we D shall we
88 I ___ to have gone out on the night before my
exam.
A shouldn’t B ought not C needn’t D mustn’t
89 Before entering the job ___, she wants to
graduate.
A market B world C path D career
90 Our boss told us ___ talk while we were working.
A don’t B to not C not D not to
91 Our employer recommended ___ on a training
course.
A to go B us going C going D we to go
92 The advert didn’t give an accurate impression.
Why would anyone ___ the truth like that?
A distort B fake C mislead D misinform
93 ___ you been awake, you’d have known how the
film ended.
A Were B Had C If D Providing
94 We wouldn’t have to do this extra homework if
we ___ late this morning.
A wouldn’t be B wouldn’t have been
C haven’t been D hadn’t been
95 She made a huge ___ to science. If it hadn’t been
for her, we would still not know how easy it is to
treat the flu.
A potential B achievement
C contribution D recognition
96 Did you enjoy ___ on TV yesterday?
A be interviewed B to be interviewed
C being interviewed D been interviewed

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